Subscribe to the daily Cincinnati. Keeping up can be tough A race scanner with headphones allows you to listen to drivers communications during the race. For those who have never seen a race in person, it's quite different than watching on TV, where the commentators keep you abreast and the standings are constantly flashed onscreen. These not essential but are standard for the serious fan.
Standard earplugs help quell the roar of the cars or trucks.
For those with cameras, a telephoto lens is best. The cars will line up in rows, according to their qualifying times. A pace car starts at the front, to keep the competitors lined up for an orderly start. The drivers usually take three warm-up laps at the start, swerving back and forth to get their tires acclimated. They pick up speed before they get off to a ''flying'' start.