Archive for the 'Nascar Fans' Category
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 Scanning – Things that You Can Expect to Hear
Friday, March 7th, 2008If you’re new to NASCAR, you’re probably wondering why so many people that you see on television watching the race are wearing headsets. Perhaps you’ve thought that it’s to drown out the noise of the cars, and if you thought that, you’d be partially right. In fact, underneath those big headsets that seem identical to […]
Need for Speed at a NASCAR Driving School
Thursday, March 6th, 2008Considering the current popularity of NASCAR, it’s no surprise the number of driving schools that have popped up across the nation in order to bring programs of high-speed driving (on a track, not the highway!) to drivers across the nation who have an intense desire to do what they watch NASCAR drivers do every week. […]
High Safety Standards Rule at NASCAR
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008In 2001 the racing car lost a legend and great racer. Dale Earnhardt died in a crash that occurred at the Daytona 500 in Florida. Anyone who was watching that terrible day will never be able to forget the stunned moment when the crowd was told that Dale Earnhardt had died. Many drivers have been […]
Explaining The Point System to Newbie NASCAR Fans
Saturday, March 1st, 2008The NASCAR point system is one of the most exciting innovations to racing in recent years. The “Chase” gives fans the atmosphere of a play-off series and the point system is what makes it work. If you are new to NASCAR you may not be familiar with how the point system works. Let’s take a […]
Die Hard NASCAR Fans May Want a Boostaroo for their Scanners
Friday, February 29th, 2008Those of you who are new to the world of NASCAR scanners probably think that anything called a Boostaroo must be completely unnecessary or really silly. That is not actually the case. A Boostaroo is not a spring to put in your shoes and make you jump higher; it is not the ultimate way to […]
Defining the Flags that Fly at NASCAR
Thursday, February 28th, 2008You are all familiar with the normal racing flags. The green flag that starts the race, the yellow caution flag that tells everyone to stay in order and line up behind the pace car, and the white flag that signals there is one more lap to race. Of course the most famous is the checkered […]
Determine if Having a NASCAR Scanner is Worth the Purchase
Thursday, February 28th, 2008While NASCAR scanners are great accessories to your NASCAR experience, they are not a necessity for the average fan. Of course, for the die-hard fan, a scanner is the only way to get the real inside info on the race, so die-hard fans really need a scanner. Probably, if you are a die-hard fan, you […]
Classifying NASCAR—What’s the Big Deal About It Anyway?
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008What 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 […]
