Archive for April, 2008
Simmering Safety Issues in NASCAR
Friday, April 11th, 2008Safety has always been an important issue in NASCAR, but only recently has it become a real focus of not only drivers, but also of NASCAR as an entity itself and an issue for the fans as well. When NASCAR started out, regular cars didn’t have seat belts, so of course their race cars […]
NASCAR State of Shocks – Why They Must Be Adjusted for Each Racing Track
Thursday, April 10th, 2008It’s easy enough to understand that different cars and trucks have different requirements when it comes to having an efficient and effective shocks system, but it comes as a surprise to many when they find out that NASCAR drivers change their shocks according to many more factors than simply the kind of car or truck […]
NASCAR Stock Cars: Past, Present and Future
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008Although it’s certainly true that the most hard-core of NASCAR fans must know what stock cars actually are, there is a huge gray area in which the term stock car all too often is synonymous with racing car. At its inception, stock cars were not at all racing cars, stock cars were stock cars […]
NASCAR Terms Every Race Enthusiast Should Know
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008NASCAR race fans have a language all their own. There are terms you will only hear around a track that features the NEXTEL Cup race. You can add enjoyment to your race day experience if you are familiar with some of the most common racing terms.
The first term that most everyone […]
NASCAR with a Latin Flavor – A Glimpse into Juan Pablo Montoya
Monday, April 7th, 2008Juan Pablo Montoya, joining NASCAR in the end of 2006, comes to NASCAR after a lengthy career as an open-wheel driver. Born in Bogota, Columbia, Montoya has raced all over the world. He began racing at the tender age of 6, and apparently, hasn’t stopped yet. He began as a child with […]
New Kid on the NASCAR Block – Kasey Kahne
Sunday, April 6th, 2008Though Kasey Kahne is still fairly new to NASCAR, he is not at all new to car racing. The 26 year-old from Washington State has been racing since his early teen years, and of course, winning since then. Kahne entered the NASCAR world for the first time in 2002, running a few series […]
Paying Tribute to NASCAR Driver Dale Earnhardt
Saturday, April 5th, 2008Americans who’ve never even seen a NASCAR race know the name Dale Earnhardt; perhaps in the 90’s it wasn’t yet a household name in America, but after his death in 2001, his name has definitely become one known to all Americans. However, a lot of Americans who know his name don’t really know who […]
Profiling the Texas Motor Speedway and its NASCAR Highlights
Friday, April 4th, 2008The Texas Motor Speedway is one of the homes of NASCAR races, and although it hosts a short list of races each year, it’s one of the commonly heard names among NASCAR news buffs and NASCAR fans. Located between Fort Worth, Denton, and Justin, Texas, the speedway is a big one in more ways […]
Provisional and Guaranteed Starts in NASCAR Explained
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008Do you know the difference between provisional and guaranteed starts in NASCAR? I didn’t. I thought if your time trials were good enough you were in the line up! That is not how it works. NASCAR is all about speed and the two-lap trial will give you the position start for […]
Quickie Guide of How NASCAR Got Its Start
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008The roots of NASCAR are found deep in the southern part of the United States. During the prohibition period drivers were running moonshine to supplement the family income. Moonshine running paid well in an era where wages were small and many men went unemployed. For a 120-gallon load of white lightening a […]
