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    Maybe the biggest edge sprint car racers have in making the transition to stock cars or trucks is the amount of racing they do in their formative years. "It teaches you how to drive a race car no matter what kind of car you're in" Fike said. "In USAC you run 100 races in a summer. Full Article at Mansfield News Journal
    It teaches you how to drive a race car no matter what kind of car you're in
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NASCAR truck racers share sprint-car past
  1. Open-wheel cars teach you how to drive because they are so light and have so much horsepower
    – Aaron Fike SOURCE: Mansfield News Journal 29 months ago
  2. It was a big change going from 100 times a year to 25 plus lots of test sessions (in NASCAR).
    SOURCE: Mansfield News Journal 29 months ago
  3. You have to start learning all over again. I got to a point where I thought I was good in a sprint car and was running good, but starting over is difficult
    SOURCE: Mansfield News Journal 29 months ago
  4. I can't point at one thing, but it teaches you throttle control and how to handle horsepower. It makes you respect cars more.
    SOURCE: Mansfield News Journal 29 months ago
  5. It's not easy by any means. If it was, I guess everybody would do it. Both (kinds of racing) are fun, and both give a good sensation when you're in them.
    – Aaron Fike SOURCE: Mansfield News Journal 29 months ago
  6. Yeah, it gives me a lot of confidence seeing them (succeed)
    – Aaron Fike SOURCE: Mansfield News Journal 29 months ago
  7. The way we run 100 times a year, you see so many different tracks. It makes you adapt
    SOURCE: Mansfield News Journal 29 months ago
  8. There's definitely a learning curve and it takes some seat time
    – Aaron Fike SOURCE: Mansfield News Journal 29 months ago
  9. They're both race cars and go in circles
    SOURCE: Mansfield News Journal 29 months ago

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