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What are ‘undercut’ and ‘overcut’?

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What are ‘undercut’ and ‘overcut’?

By RACER Staff - Aug 29, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

These are pit stop strategy terms, most commonly used in F1 and IndyCar, though the concept applies anywhere strategic pit timing matters.

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