You really should go to www.masterskinners.com and sign up, they have nice templates and such in the popular formats. you aslso can get excellent advise there too!
Yes there is. Look harder. Edit2:
No there isn't, stop looking!
And please God get rid of that sig. Not only is it annoying, it's rubbish. The oval is a) easy b) populated by lesser forms of life c) improperly simulated d) a complete waste of LFS's physics engine. You will never ever learn to drive on an oval. Why do you think Americans struggle when they come to Europe (with a few obvious exceptions)?
Edit: If you want proper oval racing, get Nascar Racing 2003 - the best oval simulator to date.