Why doesn't anyone use the Ford GT in NASCAR?

Question

I've noticed that no one is using the Ford GT or Chevy Corvette in NASCAR. Is there some rule that they have to use wimpy cars?

Answer 1

hahahaha, it's about using "stock" cars (that's what NASCAR means!) based on sedans with certain specs. and if it went to sports cars, i'd much rather have a ferrari, lamborghini, or bugatti than a ford or chevy.

Answer 2

First, Nascar cars are not that wimpy considering that with the right gearing they can reach about 240 mph (a magazine did this back in the 80's).
Second, nascar has very tight car specifications to keep costs down and make the racing very even between cars since that is more entertaining.
Third, someone in a car magazine (I think Road and Track) wrote in this question a few years ago and the answer was basically the following:
The sideways centrifugal forces in nascar ovals when they are at speed will pull the coolant and oil away from the pickup points in the engine or at least make the coolant and oiling systems work much harder. Without appropriate cooling or oil, the engines in street cars will be much less reliable and probably blow up before the finish.
Fourth, crash safety is much greater in nascar cars than street cars. Nascar cars are basically designed to be able to hit a wall at 200mph or be hit by another car going over 100 mph and have the driver survive. Street cars in the US are only crash tested up to 50mph and corvettes and other sportscars are famous for having inadequate crash protection for the amount of speed they can easily generate.

Answer 3

NASCAR does not use "wimpy" cars these cars will easily beat a GT or Corvette.

there are many rules that govern the type of veh a team can use to race in a NASCAR race

Answer 4

ford, Chevy, Pontiac and Toyota all use name of cars they sell to the public, for advertising, although the cars they race are nothing like the ones they sell to the public.
When Nascar first started, a certain amount of identical cars had to be available to the general public,( that rule has changed)

Answer 5

Those cars are not approved by Nascar. They have to be passenger cars.

Answer 6

Yep. They have to be sedans of a certain size with a certain suspension design and a certain engine size and type. Otherwise it would get too expensive.

Answer 7

Well if you were as sharp as your name you would know the answer.So cut the bull and use your head this is not sports car racing.It"s stockcar racing.

Answer 8

its called STOCK car racing