http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/articles/NascarQuestions http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/rss/NascarQuestions.xml Nascar Questions from PrettyGreatAnswers.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ NASCAR is the abbreviation for National Association of Stock Car AutoRacing, which is the largest sanctioning body for one of the United States' premier sports: motorsports. NASCARsponsors 17 out of the top 20 most-attended sporting events in the country, the second-rated regular sport season on net Mon, 02 Oct 2006 23:28:19 -0400 http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/02-10-2006What-is-NASCAR.htm http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/02-10-2006What-is-NASCAR.htm The cars fielded on NASCAR's race tracks are rear-wheel-drive (RWD), high powered and low tech hot rods equipped with a roll cage chassis and skinny sheet metal covering. These are all powered by carbureted engines with four-speed manual transmissions. Its engines are limited to carry 358 cubic inch Mon, 02 Oct 2006 23:28:19 -0400 http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/02-10-2006What-type-of-cars-are-raced.htm http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/02-10-2006What-type-of-cars-are-raced.htm NASCAR racing began on February 21, 1948, by mechanic William France Sr. with the help of several stock car drivers at that time who were victims of corrupt racing promoters who tookall the money before the driverswere paid. NASCAR's first sanctioned racing event was held at the Daytona Beach Road Mon, 02 Oct 2006 23:28:19 -0400 http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/02-10-2006When-did-NASCAR-racing-begin.htm http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/02-10-2006When-did-NASCAR-racing-begin.htm Before the actual race, there are so-called qualifying laps where the drivers will be making laps around the track individually for the time record. Their individual time record is used as a basis to decide on the starting order of the actual race. The driver with the fastest time in the qualifying Mon, 02 Oct 2006 23:28:19 -0400 http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/02-10-2006How-is-it-decided-who-gets-the-pole-position-in-a-NASCAR-race.htm http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/02-10-2006How-is-it-decided-who-gets-the-pole-position-in-a-NASCAR-race.htm The top speed of a NASCAR car varies depending the race track where it runs. For instance, on the Talladega Superspeedway the top speed is 212 miles per hour, set by Bill Elliot in 1988. At the Infenion raceway, the top speed is recorded as 99 miles per hour. keywords: NASCAR | Stock Cars | Stock Mon, 02 Oct 2006 23:28:19 -0400 http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/02-10-2006What-is-the-top-speed-of-a-NASCAR-car.htm http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/02-10-2006What-is-the-top-speed-of-a-NASCAR-car.htm Everything here is © Pretty Great, Copyright 2006, All Rights Reserved.