How come there are no asians, indians, hispanics, in Nascar? they seem to be all white people?

Question

How come there are no asians, indians, hispanics, in Nascar? they seem to be all white people

Answer 1

Because most prisons are too small to build a race track in.

Answer 2

Anyone can go out for it so if an asian, african american, hispanic, or indian person came to the track with a car and a team and raced his/her way in they could but it seems as if they dont have the talent or ambition at the moment to go into NASCAR its not a racist thing its just that they dong to into it. Look at Bill Lester and Juan Pablo Montoya an african american, and hispanic. If you can get in they let you race! not a hard concept.

Answer 3

Nascar does not discriminate. No doubt. But it is a fact that it takes a lot of experience and money, serious money, to race at Nascar. Even more at F1 racing. This budget fact, plus the fact that it takes time and experience and interest by anyone to get involved, means that the people that are already there, will carry on and train or involve others for the future. Now Toyota has started racing at Nascar, and maybe you will see some others join too? It is good for the sport and good for Toyota. But even with Toyota at Nascar, it is not a question so much of ethnic drivers. Toyota chooses the experienced drivers that can win for them? So this is normal and it takes years to change. Look at Drifting in Japan. Not too many white guys there!

Answer 4

Well I don't know why there aren't asian, indians, or hispanics in the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing or for those who don't know or watch racing NASCAR. I would love to see an asian person race in NASCAR that would be pretty cool. I'd be cheerin' for that there racer as long as he didn't beat ol' Dale Earnhart Jr. and then maybe more people would enjoy the great sport of NASCAR as i do.

Answer 5

Do we have to really ask that question??? The problem with the USA today is that people like yourself whine and complain while they wait for someone to wrong them so they can sue and make millions....race should be a thing of the past that we can leave alone by now. But bored little minds bring it up when it does not really need to be. If there was an asian, indian, hispanic(Juan Pablo Montoya) that aspired to become a driver.....get after it. Whining and asking questions like this one won't get it done.

Answer 6

Nascar is probably wishing for Asians, Indians or Hispanics. It would likely help them to reach new markets. Probably no drivers because of the people who associate themselves with racing. It is still mostly white people. I live in California and I went to my first Nascar even last year at Infenion raceway and it is definately a diffrent group of people their. The sports is changing but Nascar is still mostly has that Southern feeling to it. It is growing and I am sure as it grows their will eventually be a mixed group of drivers.

Answer 7

Formula One has more popularity so they tend to go there or another racing type. (Just think about the last time you saw a Nascar even in China.) There is a Nascar league which is out of the US and is sponsored by Corona. There are Hispanic drivers in that division.

Answer 8

Truth is like most things in American society, the problems of our past are still affecting issues of today. In the NFL it wasn't long ago that common sense said blacks couldn't be quarterbacks or coaches. But then one or two broke through the misconception and changed the paradigm. That didn't mean the next year we had 32 black quarterbacks and coaches. It meant a gradual change in thought. Once the paradigm changed though, it still took time for quality candidates to be developed through the high school, college and assistant coaching channels. Now we have a handful of coaches and several black quarterbacks in the NFL. This year we had the first ever black head coach make it to, and win the SuperBowl.

This also is true of NASCAR. It's roots are southern, confederate, redneck, etc... and if anyone has ever listened to, or read, some of the old timer's interview (such as Richard "the king" Petty), you know that racing wasn't a place for women and or minorities. However, times have changed. People like Joie Ray (BLK), Wendell Scott (BLK), Bill Lester (BLK), Montoya (HIS) and Hideo Fukuyama (ASIAN) have helped begin a paradigm shift that is taking better hold today. We also need to remember women such as Louise Smith,Janet Guthrie (whom "The King" badmouthed) and even Shawna Robinson (a favorite of Dale Jr's).

Maybe it's late in coming but as mentioned previously, NASCAR has a diversity program in place in the hopes of bringing new blood, chromozones, and skin tones to the sport as it expands its popularity. But like football it is going to take time to "fill the hopper" with quality candidates. We are beginning to see more and more potential candidates in the lower levels, such as the NASCAR West series and at the local tracks, or even in Busch with someone like Erin Crocker (woman).

If may take time but someday I'm sure we will crown a minority NASCAR champion (whatever they call it at the time).

Answer 9

First thing is that it cost a lot of money to get a back yard team that go to the local tracks, if you are lucky to get seen by the bigger teams.

Alot of the other race are into open wheel cars! If you watch them you will see them in open wheel. Time is changing give it some time there will mix race in NASCAR in the coming years. With Toyota and Hispanics getting more into the US, you you see it!

Answer 10

Juan Pablo Montoya isn't Irish...Bill Lester is African American and Boris Said...is actually pronounced SI-EED and he is of Lebanese/Jewish decent...and NASCAR,Gibbs,Hendrick and Roush all are participating in diversity programs...I believe it has been said that the issue today...is that many "ethnic"groups are interested in other sports and the Juan Pablos will change that...I know that here in Canada,our CASCAR series has added a few names in recent years that I can't begin to pronounce...don't go starting controversy for controversies sake...like the News channel that attempted to "bait"NASCAR and it's fans by sending a person of mid-east decent to tracks to see if he would be discriminated against...he wasn't...not by fans...and not by track officials.Now go plant a tree or do something else constructive with your time.
Oh I forgot...a Japanese driver competed in several events a few years back...in a Ford.

Answer 11

Most of them would rather devote themselves to actual racing on the open wheel market, which puts them out there world wide instead of being in a series like Nascar which is mainly just an American phenomenon.