The two Ferrari drivers moved from fourth and fifth to second and third, with Felipe Massa ahead of Alonso.
His peers beat car hoods with the flats of their hands, hoping to get the drivers moving.
In addition, about 10,000 pedestrians are struck by drivers each year, with an average of about three being killed each week, many by drivers moving aggressively into turns.
The eye-catching car-wrap advertisements create plenty of buzz and draw stares as drivers move through the streets, building brand awareness.
Squatting along a metal fence, Hazaras, Tajiks, Pashtuns, Uzbeks and Baluchis from all corners of the country watch the local drivers move through a fleet of dilapidated pickups — raising hoods, inspecting dipsticks.
But Johnson is out of contention for a sixth title, and as the drivers move to Homestead, Fla., for the finale on Nov. 20, the series is finishing with a true chase.
With the amount of time needed to get a steamer started and ready to go, drivers moved quickly toward gas-powered cars when hand cranking was no longer needed.
Durham Police said it had received reports of "impatient drivers moving cones to drive through closed roads".
From an economic perspective, the latter hypothesis is understandable, as Uber would benefit from having their drivers move to areas with a high demand.
For example, in Lyft's case, the company is using the software to update routes in real-time and let drivers move between apps more seamlessly.
