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Everything You Need To Know About NASCAR
NASCAR
- What's The Big Deal?
What makes NASCAR so special? Why do thousands
of fans wait eagerly for the Daytona 500, which signals the
beginning of the racing season? NASCAR is an acronym, which
stands for Nation Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. It
watches over racetracks and races all across the country. The
three top series of NASCAR are the NEXTEL Cup Series, the Busch
Series, and the Craftsman Truck Series. When race fans talk
about NASCAR they are talking about the NEXTEL Cup Series.
The racecars only have a small resemblance to the cars that
began in NASCAR. They are built to be strictly racing cars
instead of cars that were turned into racers from cars that
run on the street. The cars used are American made four-door
cars made by Ford, Chevrolet, Dodge, and Toyota. The Toyota
Camry will be used in the 2007 season. The Camry is an American
made car. The cars are completely different from the Formula
One cars. The NASCAR cars have fenders that allow the cars
to run side by side without locking wheels and causing wrecks.
A NEXTEL car weighs about 3400 pounds with a 358 cubic inch
V8 engine. It can generate over 750 horsepower. The Chevrolet
Corvette with a V8 engine will generate about 400 horsepower.
The tracks used in the NASCAR NEXTEL cup feature all left
turns on D shaped and oval tracks as well as two road course
tracks. 36 races are run in the season on 22 different racetracks.
The largest racetrack is the Talladega Superspeedway that is
2.66 miles long, and the Martinsville Speedway that has a small
.526-mile track. Each race is worth the same number of points
toward the NEXTEL Cup championship.
NASCAR was founded in 1948 by Bill France Sr. It originally
had three divisions Modifieds, Roadsters, and Strictly Stock.
The strictly stock division began in 1949 and has grown into
what we know as the NEXTEL Cup Series. The first race winner
was Jim Roper. Many early drivers got their start by running
moonshine whiskey and closely followed in the south. Today
NASCAR popularity spreads across the country and around the
world.
Great names in NASCAR history are Dale Earnhardt Sr., Richard
Petty, Donnie and Davey Allison, and Darrel Waltrip. Names
in NASCAR news today are Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth,
Michael Waltrip, Dale Jarrett, and newcomers Denny Hamblin,
and Clint Boyer.
The
secret to enjoying NASCAR is to pick a driver. Find a
driver that fits your taste. You may choose the wildly popular
and flamboyant Jeff Gordon, the quiet Matt Kenseth, or the
fireball Tony Stewart. Look at their personalities, and who
their rivals are. Look at all the drivers that start each week;
you will be sure to find one that you will feel an affinity
with. Drivers and point standings are easy to track and understand.
Knowing whom they consider their closest rivals, and the performance
of their cars and pit crews all add to the excitement of race
day. Some drivers have a flair for the dramatics when they
win the race. In addition to the donuts performed after the
race, some drivers personalize their winning by doing a back
flip out of their car door and climbing the fence to reach
the flag.
Then, attend a race in person. There is nothing like the experience
of sitting around the track, smelling the burning rubber, the
taste of your cold beverage of choice, and the sounds of the
engines as they scream around the track. You will enjoy the
company of people just like you feeling the rumble of the cars
in your seat and watching the colors of the cars as they spin
around the track. Once you have been to a race, you will be
hooked!
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