Are there schools, or just working up from gocarts or what? I would really like to know. Some of those guys are so young.
2007-04-07 09:22:47 · 6 answers · asked by Railr0ader 4 in Sports ➔ Auto Racing ➔ NASCAR
There are no formal schools.Most drivers started in go-carts or legends cars and moved up to the Saturday night short tracks.After e few years there they advanced to a regional touring series like Hooters Cup or that level in the late models or sprints .
If lucky and can get a sponsor they might go to ARCA then to the truck series or Busch series.If they have success there they could end up on the cup level.
If you want to see what it feels like in a cup car try a driving experiance,Petty,Gordon,Jarrett,all have a driving school,NASCAR Driving Experiance or Fast Track.You can do a driving or ride along experiance.
Good Luck.
That's all I have to say about that.
2007-04-07 16:49:48 · answer #1 · answered by blakree 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are schools you can go to, but if a driver goes to one, it is often after they have worked their way up the ranks (for example, most guys go to a road-course racing school). Many guys do start in go carts. Some guys work up through local late stocks(i.e. Hamlin). Some other guys come up through through Sprints/Midgets and race in USAC (Kahne, Stewart). Often guys will come through the ASA (Sorenson). But, no matter the road they take, the rule of thumb is ATBC. ARCA, Trucks, Busch, Cup. It used to be ABC before the advent of Trucks. Depending on experience, some levels are skipped (i.e. Montoya skipped the A, T, and B!).
2007-04-07 09:54:05 · answer #2 · answered by jaynarie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There really is no formal traing progression. Some started out racing carts, some dirt bikes, some started out racing on dirt tracks.
Usually, most cup drivers start out in the truck or busch series, but not always.
2007-04-07 09:31:56 · answer #3 · answered by Patrick H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know that the pit crews train hard, on 7 days that TV show
that was on the Speed Channel, one of the episodes last year
they did one on the crew cheifs I can't remember who it was,
and his pit crew train almost all week long, they have a weight lifting room in the shop and when there not busy lifting weights they are practicing on there pit stops, they have a practiice car come down and stop and the crew does a mock pit stop.
2007-04-07 09:49:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
most cup drivers start out in the truck or busch series
2007-04-07 11:09:29 · answer #5 · answered by Bunner 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most cup drivers start out in the truck or busch series
2007-04-07 10:20:44 · answer #6 · answered by jerry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋