I need info on NASCAR ?

Question

I am doing a speech on presuaing the class that NASCAR is more than just cars making left turns I checked NASCAR web site and spent about 2 hours looking but nothing that I realy could use Please Help

Answer 1

If you are looking for evidence of credibility, every team has engineers overseeing building and racing the cars so there is a lot of credible science behind it. Example: physics, such as the g-loads placed on a driver's body driving in a corner. This fact alone qualifies the drivers as "athletes" not to mention they sit in a 150-degree racecar for four hours with no "time-outs."

Secondly, NASCAR is big business--second in viewership only e NFL. Lots of Fortune 500 companies have millions invested in NASCAR sponsorships and partnerships, namely Home Depot, Lowe's, Anheuser Busch, etc. NASCAR fans are brand loyal and are a close-knit community that raises millions of dollars for charity each year.

Third, many innovations made in racing make it to your passenger car. Example: "black boxes."

Fourth, NASCAR is very family-friendly. There are places for the driver's kids to go during the race, there is a non-denominational church service each week at the track, the National Anthem is always sung, and an invocation is given before the start of each race.

Fifith, people are on waiting lists for tickets at some tracks and for jobs in and around NASCAR. Sports marketing programs are becoming more popular in colleges around the U.S.

Go to http://www.iscmotorsports.com/ for more in depth info on ISC, which owns most of the tracks and is the parent company of NASCAR. Try some different searches besides NASCAR.com. It is a good site, but is geared mostly to fans. Jayski.com and thatsracin.com are two reliable sites with all sorts of information and links. There are also articles in USAToday, Sports Illustrated (si.com), and the Sporting News.

I just did a paper on the business of NASCAR myself and there is tons of stuff. With NASCARs recent popularity, there are a lot of books out, but a lot of them are filled with pictures (which is great) or are about individual drivers or car manufacturers. I agree with reading Liz Allison's book. It is great. Try NASCAR for Dummies, True Speed, Driver #8, One on One with Darryl Waltrip, etc. You can pick up an old NASCAR fact book (say 2004 or 2005) in the Bargain Bin at your local Borders or Waldenbooks. I try to stick to reliable sources such as writers I am familiar with and people who have actually been in or around the sport.

Answer 2

Watch a couple races you will learn alot from that about everything that they go through...also watch the practice and qualifying if you can. They give you alot of info on these too, another good show to watch is Nascar Race Day by Home Depot...it is on Sunday mornings before the race (i think that it start around 10:00 in the morning). They talk alot about the setups on the cars and what to watch for that day.
A really good magazine too check out is Nascar Scene, it is a weekly mag with alot of info. You can also find them on the web at scenedaily.com Hope this helps you with your report and make sure that you let us know how you did on it, or if you have any further questions that you need to know the answer too.

Answer 3

Read The Girls Guide to NASCAR by Liz Allison. You may not be able to find the book in a library, but buying it at the bookstore is cheap. The book is FULL of great facts about NASCAR racing and what it's all about. Don't go on the NASCAR site, because that's for people who already know about it...the site is for standings and driver updates, etc. Read books about it! That's how I learned a lot about it.

And THE BEST THING TO DO is....watch a race!!! Or two!! Or three! Watching teaches you more than anything else will...and you may even discover that you like the sport (like I fell in love with it). The best way to learn about rules and cars is to actually sit and watch ALL of the race. They are about 3-4 hours, but don't let that scare you! The races are pretty entertaining, and you will learn about the flags, rules, penalties, drivers, cars, car builds, teams, stats, rankings, standings, fans, tracks, crews, and everything else. I hope I help!!!

Answer 4

Nascar is more about physics than anything else. If the balance of the car isn't perfect then the car handles like crap. Every combination has to be right on. From the angle of the rear spoiler down to the tire pressure. Nascar is a team sport, if the engineers and the crew don't do their part then the car won't drive. If the spotters don't do teir part than the driver can't do his part. Not easy driving a car with no power steering 180mph threading a needle in between two other cars. Anyway, I hope I at least gave you a few ideas on your project. Good luck and feel free to contact me if you need more help.

Answer 5

NASCAR is one of the most facinating sports. It takes gutts to race around at 200 mph. Plus you have to have an awesome bladder to last that long to not pee before getting out of a car. How do you plan for that. Many people watch NASCAR for the guys and the fun that they put into it. They are very interesting they race in circles but there are few road courses were there is feel to it. It is a great sport for anyone to watch.

Answer 6

It is also about the driver and the team using stradgredy to win a race. They have to think how to make the car better under green fleg if there is a long green fleg run like most of the races this year had alot of green fleg racing. The driver has to drive a very heavy car at 120 m/h or faster. It is tuff for all of the drivers if it is really hot out. If this dose not help keep on reaching.

Answer 7

Do you watch any of the races? If not then it would be best for you to watch some of the races so you can learn more about what happens.

There are also books on Nascar so you may want to check out some of them as well.

Answer 8

there are several aspects you can talk about in your speech as how development of car parts and research on tire development improvements Goodyear takes the information from races and uses it in the tire industry to develop better tires , the possibilities are endless so just sit and think about what you want to go into that will be of interest and keep the class interested and best of luck hope it helped some tire carrier for Hixon Motor sports arca #23 Ron Cox

Answer 9

This seems to be one question that would normally take personal experience over research. If you haven't watched the sport and don't understand it, I don't think any form of research will help you.

Start this weekend by watching Dover. You may just learn something.

Answer 10

WHY DON'T YOU WATCH A RACE AND MAYBE YOU CAN GET SO IN SITE ON HOW THE SPORT IS. AND THEN WRITE YOUR REPORT THAT WAY YOU WILL HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT, AND NOT JUST GOING IN A CIRCLE AND TURNING LEFT LIKE SOME OF THESE BUTT HEADS