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What defines NASCAR?
noun. National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
What do you call someone who drives a race car?
racing driver in British English (ˈreɪsɪŋ ˈdraɪvə) noun. British. someone who drives a racing car in motor car races.
What is the goal of NASCAR?
NASCAR, in full National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, sanctioning body for stock-car racing in North America, founded in 1948 in Daytona Beach, Fla., and responsible for making stock-car racing a widely popular sport in the United States by the turn of the 21st century.
What kind of cars are NASCAR?
These days, NASCAR racing features only Fords, Chevrolets and Toyotas with the occasional independent Dodge/RAM straggler potentially hanging around in the Nationwide or Camping World Truck Series.
How does a NASCAR work?
Each finishing spot in the field earns a driver points, from a maximum of 40 points to the driver who finishes first, down to one point for the driver who finishes 40th. These points accrue over a season and determine the driver standings, as well as the owner standings.
What is a lap car in NASCAR?
A lap in NASCAR is when a driver makes one trip around the track; one full circle.
What is NASCAR Delta?
Delta Time (also Pit-Stop Delta) The entire time it generally takes a driver to enter the pit lane, make a full pit stop, and exit the pit area back to the track to resume racing at optimum pace.
Can you follow NASCAR if you don’t speak the language?
Mike Roush has been writing for many years about the world of NASCAR. Like many sports, NASCAR can be extremely difficult to follow if you don’t speak the language. There’s more to NASCAR than just “43 rednecks in flying billboards turning left,” as Jim Rome once so colorfully put it.
What does the flag mean at the end of a race?
The flag waved at the end of a race to indicate the race is over. In NASCAR, the flag waves when the race reaches its pre-scheduled distance (e.g., 500 laps) or is declared over; in some other forms of racing it is waved when the race reaches its pre-scheduled time (e.g., 24 hours of LeMans). Green Flag – Noun, Adjective.
Why do NASCAR cars have such a tight turn radius?
A tight car is also difficult to run lower on the racetrack; since the driver has trouble turning, he or she needs the larger turning radius provided by going higher on the track through the turns. When a car travels at the speeds NASCAR racers run at, the resistance of the air itself becomes a factor in how the car works.
Why do F1 cars run in the first place?
When a car is running in first place, it is said to be running in ‘clean air’ because there is no one in front of them to alter the direction of the air. The cars are tested extensively in wind tunnels by the teams and as a result, are designed to run best under these circumstances.