| If you live in America, it is very likely
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| | them to compete for the cups each year.
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| you have heard the term NASCAR somewhere
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| | For instance, the NEXTEL cup has 36 races
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| about the place, yet you may be one of
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| | occurring on 22 different tracks. For
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| those few who do not know that the
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| | each race the driver will gain point's
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| acronym NASCAR stands for the National
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| | dependant on how well they do, and the
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| Association for Stock Car Auto Racing,
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| | person with the most points will win the
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| which leaves little to the imagination to
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| | cup at the end.
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| guess what its all about… that's right,
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| | Hopefully, reading this you are starting
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| you have got it, Stock Car Racing.
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| | to understand what NASCAR is all about,
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| The association was founded in the late
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| | speed and muscle. What is important is
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| 1940's by William France and Ed Otto, by
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| | not to get stock car racing mixed up with
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| realizing the need for setting up an
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| | other forms like Formula One. Rather than
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| organised body for stock car racing. It
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| | the sleek speedy cars you'll see at the
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| was clear people enjoyed the sport, so an
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| | Grand Prix, Stock Car racing is more
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| organised body would help enable it to
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| | about bulk. Due to the cars designs
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| flourish.
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| | having fenders, it enables side-to-side
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| If you are totally new to the concept of
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| | contact so that when drivers start
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| stock car racing, a good place to start
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| | bumping into each other, the wheels are
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| would be to explain a stock car. When it
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| | not going to hook around and cause a
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| started, a stock car was simply an
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| | crash.
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| unmodified car fresh from the
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| | You might also be reading this article
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| manufacture. Picture in your mind a
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| | and trying to find the appeal in such a
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| standard four door American car, add a
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| | fast paced yet seemingly dangerous sport.
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| lick of paint and you have your basic
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| | If high speed crashes are not your thing
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| stock car. However, as the years went by,
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| | there are a number of things to help you
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| the need for safety modifications became
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| | get more into the sport.
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| apparent, and then from these came speed
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| | For starters, its like following
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| and handling until present day where all
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| | baseball, its important to have a team to
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| you have is an appearance of a stock car,
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| | support, so if you want to get more into
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| all supped up underneath the hood.
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| | it, choose a driver to follow through a
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| With the creation of NASCAR came
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| | tournament. Having someone to cheer on
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| tournaments as well. The three main ones
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| | will give the race purpose to you. In
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| include:
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| | fact, take it a step further and start
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| 1.NEXTEL Cup Series 2 Busch Series 3
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| | participating in the single most
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| Craftsman Truck Series
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| | thrilling experience with NASCAR racing;
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| The biggest out of the three is the
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| | being there and watching a live race. The
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| NEXTEL cup series, and when people
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| | smell of burning rubber accompanied with
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| generally refer to NASCAR, they are
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| | the taste of a cheap beverage will ensure
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| talking about the NEXTEL Cup. The
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| | a thrilling experience, especially while
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| tournaments all have a series of races in
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| | cheering on your chosen driver!
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