drive-through penalty

noun

A type of in-race penalty sanction against a driver or a team for in-race infractions, which results in the driver having to leave the track and drive through the pit lane at the reduced pit-lane speed before rejoining the track.

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Meanings

noundrive-through penalty (plural drive-through penalties)

plural drive-through penalties · alternative drive through penalty

  1. hobbiesA type of in-race penalty sanction against a driver or a team for in-race infractions, which results in the driver having to leave the track and drive through the pit lane at the reduced pit-lane speed before rejoining the track.
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APA

drive-through penalty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drive-through%20penalty

MLA

“drive-through penalty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drive-through%20penalty. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drive-through penalty,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drive-through%20penalty.

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