The Beams (Drag Racing)

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As it applies to drag racing, the beams refers to a light beam projected across a lane of a drag strip. A race car's front tires breaks this beam when it crosses it for a timing event. On a 1/4 miles drag strip, there will be a beam for:

• Lighting the prestaging lights
• Lighting the staging lights
• The start of the race
• The 60' mark
• The 330' mark
• The 1/8 mph calculation start
• The 1/8 mile mark
• The 1000' mark
• The 1/4 mile mph start
• The 1/4 mile finish line

See the Drag Racing 201 wiki for more information