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backstraightaway

backstraightaway noun: the straight part of an oval racetrack that does not include the finish line.

Noun

backstraightaway (plural backstraightaways)

  1. the straight part of an oval racetrack that does not include the finish line.
    • as well as dropping the drivers into the clutches of other cars with an advantage in straight line speed down the long backstraightaway at CTMP.2018 July 9, IMSA, “Sixth Place In Canada For Mazda Team Joest”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)
    • More recently, a “short course” was created by connecting the exit of Turn One to the backstraightaway,, “Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)

Examples of backstraightaway in a sentence

  • Ricky Stenhouse Jr. threw a huge block on Blaney down the backstraightaway, resulting in contact that sent Stenhouse sideways in front of the field.,2018 February 18, Steven Taranto, “Aggressive driving triggers multi-car wreck in Daytona 500”, in (Please provide the book title or...
  • From the start-finish line to halfway down the backstraightaway, we had the fastest car1995 July 8, Roy Hasty, “Martin Has Smooth Ride At Nhis”, in Hartford Courant:
  • in fact i passed an old 911 turbo with slick coming out of the corkscrews and down the backstraightaway1999 August 5, Dralwhite, “A driving issue”, in alt.autos.porsche (Usenet), message-ID <19990804230638.10608.00006679@ng-fb1.aol.com>:
  • The 6 car (Mark Martin) pushed me all the way down the backstraightaway pretty hard2002 July 7, Ryan Newman, “NASCAR-WCS: Daytona II: Raybestos Rookie race quotes”, in rec.autos.sport.info (Usenet), message-ID...

Forms of backstraightaway

pluralbackstraightaways
alternative formback straightaway

Questions about backstraightaway

What does backstraightaway mean?
Backstraightaway means the straight part of an oval racetrack that does not include the finish line.
How do you use backstraightaway in a sentence?
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. threw a huge block on Blaney down the backstraightaway, resulting in contact that sent Stenhouse sideways in front of the field.,
What part of speech is backstraightaway?
Backstraightaway is a noun.
What is the plural of backstraightaway?
The plural of backstraightaway is backstraightaways.

Words near backstraightaway in the dictionary

  1. backstore
  2. backstores
  3. backstories
  4. backstory
  5. backstraight
  6. backstraightaway
  7. backstraightaways
  8. backstraights
  9. backstrap
  10. backstraps
  11. backstream

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