How Do Nascar Race Cars Work?

Question

Im Doing a Reserch Paper for my Seinor Project and I need to know how a Nascar race car works!!

Answer 1

theoutlawmtomsik answered how the points work in NASCAR, but what part of a NASCAR car are you wanting to know how it works? There are several thousand parts to a NASCAR car, and each has a part in how that car works. There really isn't room here to explain how the entire car works, but I can give you a general idea of several of teh main components if you like, I just need to know which ones.......

Answer 2

The cars are basically skeletons of a factory car. They have sheet metal skins on a chassis built specifically for certain tracks. They are rear wheel drive cars. They have a high output-high horsepower v-8 engine which is built out of high performance internal components. They have safety features built into the chassis--roll cages and .090 tubing around the car on top of the frame. All 4 corners of the car have many built in adjustment factors such as wheel jack screws-track bars-adjustable shock packages and different rated springs on the corners. The rear end gears are inter changeable for different tracks. They have multiple back up systems such as 2 ignition boxes--2 batteries and so forth. They have 17-22 gallon fuel cells depending on the track they run with built in foam and rubber bladders for safety. They use a 4 speed manual transmission. They have many many other components not found on street drivable cars and all are made of lightweight durable alloys and high performance and or safety rated. Nascar engines are capable of producing 850 or more horsepower depending on the track they are setting up for. I have just barely scratched the surface with this answer.

Answer 3

The biggest barometer of how a NASCAR team determines its success or failure during a season is the number of series points it earns.


The winner of each NASCAR race receives 180 points. The runner-up in each event scores 170. From there, the point total declines in five-point increments for places two through six, points awarded drop four points per driver for positions seven through 11 and three-point increments separate drivers' points for finishers in 12th place or lower.

The 43rd, or last-place driver, gets 34 points.

There are also bonus points up for grabs at each event. Drivers receive five points for leading a lap and an additional five points for leading the most laps.

In Nextel Cup racing, following the 26th race of the season, all drivers in the NASCAR Top 10 and any others within 400 points of the leader will earn a berth in the "Chase for the Championship."

All drivers in the "chase" will have their point totals adjusted. The first-place driver in the standings will begin the chase with 5,050 points; the second-place driver will start with 5,045, etc. Incremental five-point drops will continue through the list of title contenders.

Owners are rewarded in the points race in much the same fashion but, unlike drivers, they earn points for merely attempting to make a race. If an owner shows up with a pair of drivers, and one fails to qualify, the owner still receives points for the non-qualifying effort.

The fastest non-qualifier on race day earns 31 points for his owner, three down from the 43rd-place points. The scale continues downward from there for all non-qualifiers, with the lowest possible point(s) awarded being one.

Manufacturers have a points race of their own. The car maker who has a driver take first place in a race earns nine points for that race. Second-best performance by a manufacturer gets six points, third place earns four points and fourth place, three points.

Answer 4

Just like any other car on the road. Except that NASCAR is
rear wheel drive and most American cars are front wheel
drive.

Answer 5

They build an engine, connect the engine in the car, put gas in the gas tank, driver gets in the car, turns car on, pushes on the gas pedal, there he goes driven down the road- it works basically like any other car, just better fuel and more power

Answer 6

Go to http://www.nascar.com. It couldn't be explained without diagrams and such.