High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Start and park is a term used in NASCAR-sanctioned and other auto racing sanctioning bodies to describe the practice of racing teams starting races but pulling the car off the track after just a few laps in order to collect prize money while avoiding expenses such as replacement tires, engine wear and tear, and/or hiring a pit crew. In some cases, a team will use a start-and-park car to help fund a team that runs one car full-time.