A lot of the things you use on the short tracks are the same types of things you use on the road courses. Brakes are crucial, keeping them and using them wisely. Sometimes you lean a little bit on people and sometimes you get leaned on a little bit. The key is knowing how much to give and how much to take, just like you would on a short track. There are a lot of differences too, of course.
Transmissions are very important.
It's more than just shifting the things back and forth when you go around the track. You'd better have the right gearing and the right ratios in the transmission to begin with, or it's going to be a long, long day. And you absolutely have to have a bullet-proof transmission. That thing takes a lot of beating through a race. There is a lot of conservation too.