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The complexities of racing an oval: it's more than just turning left

Most people think of NASCAR as one thing: "Just a bunch of left turns." But NASCAR is so much more than that -- it's a 200-mph test of skill, speed, endurance, and rule-bending.

To put that effort into words, ESPN went to Texas Motor Speedway with one question for competitors: "What do you say when people reduce your job to 'left turns'?"

"Oval racing is managing tiny, minute differences that have huge effects," Parker Kligerman, who drives the Big Machine Racing No. 48 car in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, told ESPN. "You're always changing.