# NASCAR Question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nascar-question/822227>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [September 30, 2018, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nascar-question/822227 "2018-09-30T20:31:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![SanDiegoTim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2018, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nascar-question/822227/1 "2018-09-30T20:31:24Z")

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I notice some of the cars in today’s race seem to have a windshield wiper. If so, why? If not, what is it?

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**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2018, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nascar-question/822227/2 "2018-09-30T21:37:07Z")

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if they do have one it’s likely to clean the windshield of dirt or debris that can get kicked up by other cars.

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**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2018, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nascar-question/822227/3 "2018-09-30T22:20:00Z")

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On non-ovals they do in fact run in the rain if it’s not too severe.

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nascar-question/822227/4 "2018-10-02T13:23:39Z")

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Presumably for the same reason these touring cars have windscreen wipers:

NASCAR in the rain with wipers running:
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/WytUNtPew2E/maxresdefault.jpg "When NASCAR meets Rain - NASCAR Xfinity Mid Ohio 2016") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WytUNtPew2E)