How much fuel is used during the average race by any given driver... on average?
2007-11-09 09:42:48 · 7 answers · asked by SARswimmer95 6 in Sports ➔ Auto Racing ➔ NASCAR
Fuel consumption
According to NASCAR, about 6,000 US gallons of fuel are consumed during a typical NEXTEL Cup weekend. For the 2006 season, which includes 36 points races, the total for the season would be 216,000 US gallons. One environmental critic recently estimated NASCAR's total fuel consumption across all series at 2 million US gallons (7.57 million liters) of gas for one season; however, the methodology used has been a point of dispute.
At race speeds, NEXTEL Cup cars get 2 to 5 miles per gallon. Consumption under caution can be estimated at 14-18 mpg, based on comparable engines generally available to the public. Interestingly, the rate of fuel consumption tends to be the same regardless of the actual speeds of the cars, as teams change gear ratios for each race to ensure that the engine always operates in its optimum power band; however, the fuel mileage will vary for each race, depending on the maximum speeds attained.
2007-11-09 10:00:38 · answer #1 · answered by sllde 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The wikipedia has some bad info regarding fuel mileage. Racing mileage is 4 to 6mpg....never 2 mpg. Caution mileage is 8 to 10mpg no where near 14 let alone 18. There are no passenger cars with engines similar to a cup engine.
2007-11-09 10:26:49 · answer #2 · answered by beth 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-23 22:47:08 · answer #3 · answered by oiler 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure,but i drive a '69' Ranger,and I bet I could run OUT before they do !!! lol I always said : If the fuel guage ever stops working, I could easily replace it with an hour glass lol
2007-11-09 18:39:10 · answer #4 · answered by Bow-legged Snake 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On average per driver who runs all 500 mile or laps 85 Gallons!!!!!
2007-11-09 11:58:57 · answer #5 · answered by Ed P 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Interesting question.
A gallon of gas gets them through about two laps.
2007-11-09 09:55:43 · answer #6 · answered by I love watching cars turn left 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interesting question but I can't really answer it. Sorry
2007-11-09 10:03:01 · answer #7 · answered by Joe-O 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋