Drag race window numbers meaning

1. What do the numbers mean in drag racing?
2. How do you read drag racing times?
3. What do the numbers on race cars mean?
4. What is 660 in drag racing?

What do the numbers mean in drag racing?

These figures give you the elapsed times at the 60 foot, 330 foot, 660 foot or eighth mile, and 1,000 foot marks. You also get the MPH figure at the 660 foot mark, which is half-track. 1/4 and MPH QUARTER MILE ET AND MPH. These are your finishing elapsed time and mile per hour numbers.

How do you read drag racing times?

Reading the 'Slip

The 60 ft stat displays in seconds how quickly each vehicle made it to the 60-foot mark. The 330-foot elapsed time can be found on the next line, followed by the eighth-mile E.T. and then the eighth-mile trap speed.

What do the numbers on race cars mean?

The winning driver would get to drive car number 1 and his teammate was allocated car number 2. The rest of the field would be allocated a number based on their position in the Constructors Championship. From 2014 though the rules basically were changed so that drivers chose their own numbers.

What is 660 in drag racing?

660-Foot Timer

Measures elapsed time at the halfway point of a quarter-mile track. At some tracks, speed (in miles per hour) is also recorded. Some tracks also have timers at 330 and 1,000 foot intervals.