Glossary / General

warm-up

11 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

Warm-up is the practice session before the race. It helps drivers and teams figure out how the car feels and how the tires are working, which can affect how confident everyone is going into the race.

Technical Definition

Warm-up is the session right before the race where teams and drivers dial in setup and tire behavior. Performance during warm-up can reveal whether the field is confident or uncertain, and it can hint at whether the race will be calm or chaotic.

Hear It Discussed

"You're not You're waking up in Pilly and you're driving twenty miles out and twenty miles back, or ten miles out and ten miles back, and there's warm up, there's cool down there, stop and go."
Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - July 11, 2026 Hour 2 - The Little Things That Make Cars Last Ron Ananian The Car Doctor 16:41

"...rebuilding the motor, warm up, drag it back up there, make the run..."
Tony Stewart Finally Opens Up About Leaving NASCAR Oil and Whiskey with Roadster Shop 55:15

"...to let it warm up a little bit longer before it starts to drive like a Porsche should because it's a little grumpy."
Best $40k Porsche and is Porsche the Next Ferrari? Eleven After Nine | A Porsche Culture Podcast 29:12