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Originally Posted by Terry S
It intrigues me that the cars come out and are lined up on the grid in starting order, or "formation".
Then they go off on a lap most commonly called "formation lap". But they were already in formation on the grid.
So why is it called a formation lap?
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Because the lap prior to a race start is called the formation lap. For races that have a National Start sequence, they also get an observation lap, which is the initial lap out of the pits.
State level races don't generally get the observation lap, so they only get a formation lap.