| * What is NASCAR?
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| | suspension, and aerodynamic components
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| NASCAR is the abbreviation for National
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| | are carefully selected in order for them
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| Association of Stock Car Auto Racing,
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| | to adapt to different race tracks. The
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| which is the largest sanctioning body for
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| | adjustment of both front and rear
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| one of the United States' premier sports:
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| | aerodynamic down force, rear track bar
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| motorsports. NASCAR sponsors 17 out of
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| | geometry, spring rate, and brake
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| the top 20 most-attended sporting events
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| | proportioning are also critical when it
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| in the country, the second-rated regular
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| | comes to the so-called cornering
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| sport season on network television with
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| | characteristics of the cars.
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| broadcasts over 150 countries, and has an
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| | The aforementioned specifications are
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| estimated 75 million fans who purchase no
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| | common to most NASCAR cars (except for
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| less than 2 billion dollars in licensed
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| | some modifications that are allowed)
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| products annually.
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| | regardless of the make or model.
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| NASCAR is composed of 3 national stock
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| | * When did NASCAR racing begin?
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| car racing series (NASCAR NEXTEL Cup
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| | NASCAR racing began on February 21, 1948,
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| series, NASCAR Busch series, and NASCAR
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| | by mechanic William France Sr. with the
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| Craftsman truck series) as well as
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| | help of several stock car drivers at that
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| sanctioning 7 regional tours and one
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| | time who were victims of corrupt racing
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| local grassroots series. It also
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| | promoters who took all the money before
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| sanctions 1,500 races over a hundred
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| | the drivers were paid.
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| tracks in 38 states across the country.
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| | NASCAR's first sanctioned racing event
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| * What type of cars are raced?
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| | was held at the Daytona Beach Road Course
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| The cars fielded on NASCAR's race tracks
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| | circuit on February 15, 1948. In that
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| are rear-wheel-drive (RWD), high powered
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| | race, Red Byron beat Marshall Teague in
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| and low tech hot rods equipped with a
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| | the modified division category.
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| roll cage chassis and skinny sheet metal
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| | * What is the top speed of a NASCAR car?
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| covering. These are all powered by
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| | The top speed of a NASCAR car varies
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| carbureted engines with four-speed manual
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| | depending the race track where it runs.
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| transmissions. Its engines are limited to
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| | For instance, on the Talladega
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| carry 358 cubic inches or 5.8 liters of
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| | Superspeedway the top speed is 212 miles
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| fuel with cast iron blocks, single
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| | per hour, set by Bill Elliot in 1988. At
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| camshaft, and a pushrod valve train.
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| | the Infenion raceway, the top speed is
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| Furthermore, NASCAR cars' brakes,
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| | recorded as 99 miles per hour.
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