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Topic: Current NASCAR Races


  
 NASCAR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Race speeds vary widely based on the The fastest track is Talladega Superspeedway where record race speed is 188 mph (303 with the record qualifying lap of 212.809 (342.483 km/h) set by Bill Elliott.
The first NASCAR competition held in Japan was the Suzuka NASCAR Thunder 100 Suzuka Circuitland in Suzuka City on November 24 1996.
NASCAR racing has its share of great The closest finish in NASCAR history was Darlington Raceway between Ricky Craven and Kurt Busch.
www.freeglossary.com /NASCAR   (872 words)

  
 NASCAR - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lower ranked teams sometimes use a road racing specialist when the race is one of the few each year held on a road course to maximize the owner points of the car, especially when they are near the top 35 exemption.
NASCAR is sometimes perceived as requiring less driving skill to race, compared with the rough terrain and sharp turns of Rally as well as the complicated twists and turns seen in the typical Formula One course that put up to 3 or 4 G's of stress on the driver's body.
NASCAR supporters counter that NASCAR is not the only racing league to run a large number of races on "simple" oval tracks; the Indy Racing League also runs many oval track races, although it is difficult to see how this argument serves to bolster NASCAR's reputation seeming instead to point to IRL's limitations.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/NASCAR   (6381 words)

  
 Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on NASCAR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
NASCAR races in Canada are available on Rogers Sportsnet or TSN, in addition to FOX, NBC, or Speed Channel which are available in Canada and Mexico.
NASCAR Racing 2003 Season by Papyrus Design Group is acknowledged by many to be the best simulation of the sport for the PC, even 3 years after its release.
NASCAR is also criticised by some for its business structure, particularly its familial control of a majority of the overwhelming revenue that the sport generates (compared to other sports where the owners and players split revenue almost evenly).
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 NASCAR
The first NASCAR race ever was held at the old Charlotte Speedway in North Carolina on June 19, 1949 (this is not the same speedway as Lowe's Motor Speedway that is near Charlotte).
The famous Daytona, Florida race used a two mile (3 km) stretch of the beach as one straightaway and the beachfront highway as the other, prior to the construction in 1959 of the Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 mile (4 km) high-banked track that became the icon of the sport.
NASCAR races in Canada are available on Rogers Sportsnet or TSN, in addition to FOX, NBC, or Speed Channel which are available in Canada.
www.paleorama.com /Eponyms-N/NASCAR.php   (4578 words)

  
 NASCAR
The fastest track is Talladega Superspeedway where the record race speed is 188 mph (303 km/h) with the record qualifying lap of 212.809 mph/44.998s (342.483 km/h) set by Bill Elliott.
The closest finish in NASCAR history was at Darlington Raceway between Ricky Craven and Kurt Busch.
The current television contract was signed for six years and is valued at $2.4 billion [1] (http://www.forbes.com/2003/10/07/cx_pp_1007nascar.html).
www.askfactmaster.com /NASCAR   (512 words)

  
 SportingNews.com - Your expert source for NASCAR auto racing news, information and blogs from NASCAR auto racing experts
Jim Aust, vice president of Toyota Motorsports and president and CEO of Toyota Racing Development, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that two of its current teams in the Craftsman Truck Series are hoping to run some races in 2007 with the new Car of Tomorrow that NASCAR plans to launch at Bristol next spring.
Germain Racing, which fields trucks for Todd Bodine and Ted Musgrave, and Wyler Racing, which has Jack Sprague as its truck driver, have told Aust they are looking for sponsorship to run a limited Car of Tomorrow schedule next season.
Aust said the teams are uncertain at this time how many races they would run in Cup in 2007 but that their schedules would definitely not include any races with the current cars.
www.sportingnews.com /nascar/articles/20060531/743462.html   (573 words)

  
 Revved Up Racing
NASCAR racing is one of the fastest growing spectator sports in this country, with millions of loyal fans.
NASCAR, which stands for the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, was born in 1948.
Racing tires were some of the first products developed specifically to withstand the demands of racing and, as a result, contribute to driver safety.
www.riverdeep.net /current/2000/07/072000_nascar.jhtml   (993 words)

  
 NASCAR.com - Races - Standings
After each race, NASCAR scoring officials at the track file a report sheet to Points and Membership.
A driver is eliminated when the maximum number of points he can accumulate by race 26 is less than either what it would require to get into the top 10 or stay within 400 points of the leader.
A driver can clinch when the minimum number of points he can accumulate by race 26 is still greater than either what it would require to remain in the top 10 or stay within 400 points of the leader.
www.nascar.com /races/cup/2005/data/standings_official.html   (175 words)

  
 NASCAR Thunder 2004 Impressions - PlayStation 2 News at GameSpot
NASCAR Thunder 2004's gameplay is designed to be for the everyman NASCAR fan, so even beginners can pick up the game and start playing it right out of the box.
For example, when racing, if you have a racer who is an ally, he will attempt to help you out periodically by cutting off other racers, or even wrecking other cars.
Graphically, NASCAR Thunder 2004 seems to be a fairly drastic improvement on recent installments in the series, since the game has a number of new effects and design elements that really enhance its realism.
www.gamespot.com /ps2/driving/nascar2004/preview_6071357.html   (612 words)

  
 NASCAR Race Day - NASCAR Racing Tickets Exchange - NASCAR Tickets - Race Day Tickets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
From the 1970s to the end of 2000, races usually alternated from one to the other from week to week with CBS and the Daytona 500 and then moving on the other networks over the rest of the schedule.
There are also NASCAR critics claiming that the old technologies used in the 'stock cars', such as the use of carburetors, cast-iron pushrod engine block, and leaded racing fuel bears little resemblance to modern day street vehicles.
It may also be noted that NASCAR vehicles may share very few attributes of the commercial models they are associated with; for example, the production Chevrolet Monte Carlo weighs nearly the same as the NASCAR Chevy Monte Carlo, but the NASCAR vehicle has an eight-cylinder V-type engine, whereas the production car has a V6.
www.sportsbusinesssims.com /nascar-racing-tickets-exchange.htm   (5571 words)

  
 Daytona 500, 2006, Pictures, Race Time, TV Schedule, Racing Party Ideas
ET (race time 2:30 p.m.) with plenty of 2006 Winter Olympics coverage before and after.
American race car fans number in the millions, and although a vast majority of them can't make it to the Daytona 500 - the day is traditionally celebrated with virtual race car tailgate parties across the country.
From the 12th through the big race on the 19th, Speedweeks featured traditional action-packed races - like the Gatorade Duel - to decide starting positions.
www.chiff.com /recreation/sports/daytona-500.htm   (536 words)

  
 NASCAR Wikipedia, Flickr, Delicious Bash at Bashr.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Since its founding in 1947 by William France Sr., the overall NASCAR organization has been majority owned by the France family, ensuring that the family controls a majority of the overwhelming revenue that the sport generates (compared to other sports where the owners and players split revenue almost evenly).
For the 2006 season, which includes 36 points races, the total for the season would be 216,000 US gallons.
NASCAR and Sunoco have recently announced that they are moving up their timeline and will be fully switching over to unleaded gasoline in 2007, with certain races in the latter half of the 2006 season being run with the unleaded fuel as well.
www.bashr.com /en_bio_pics/NASCAR   (6103 words)

  
 List of current NASCAR races - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The following is a list of current (as of 2006) NASCAR races from the Nextel Cup, Busch Series, and Craftsman Truck Series, along with their venues.
The naming rights for NASCAR races are usually sold to companies looking to advertise in the sport.
Races are usually on the Saturday before the Nextel Cup Series race, except where noted.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_current_NASCAR_races   (558 words)

  
 NASCAR.com : races : tracks : Atlanta Motor Speedway
The track was recognized under Chapter Ten bankruptcy proceedings in the 1970s and went through several general managers before settling down with Walt Nix, who served as general manager for much of the next two decades except for a brief period when current NASCAR president Mike Helton was in charge.
Despite the great racing and national attention, Atlanta International Raceway was still a meager facility struggling to get by.
Miraculously, the track was more than ready for that October race, and it went off without a hitch.
cgi.nascar.com /races/tracks/ams   (521 words)

  
 WSOCTV.com - NASCAR
Dave Blaney wound up the winner Friday night at Lowe's Motor Speedway in a NASCAR Busch Series finish that included red flag stoppages for a scoring glitch and a crash by Carl Edwards and Casey Mears while battling for the win.
The Charlotte region keeps pace with racing both on and off the beaten track.
Whether you want to see drag racing or prefer dirt and asphalt ovals, there are dozens of opportunities to make tracks to see your favorite sport.
www.wsoctv.com /nascar   (624 words)

  
 NASCAR.COM : races
Follow Nextel Cup practice Saturday at 10:30 a.m.
NASCAR 24/7: Montoya set for his NBS debut at Memphis
Carl Edwards on not making the 2006 Chase
www.nascar.com /races   (139 words)

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