I have been a Nascar fan for several years now but don't tell anybody. Go #24!\nSo, my question is, those races are LONG, what if they need to relieve themselves? WHat do they do?
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it is so hot inside the cars they sweat it out.they asked kyle petty that question once and thats what he said they take in alot of water before and during the race and just like anyone else when your hot your body sweats to cool you and lets out the water you drank through your skin.
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I think that more points should be awarded for a win, but not too many more because consistancy is very important in my opinion.  \n\nThis is kind of off topic, but I agree with Kenny Wallace that the Chase drivers should have their own point system...
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They issued an indefinite suspension and a $10K fine to the crewmember. Evernham says they will not appeal. Full story below. As to what they SHOULD do...tricky here. The whole deal started on the track with a little "tit-for-tat" payback between Riggs and Harvick, which ended when Harvick pulled up tight on Riggs bumper and pulled the air off him making him loose and causing him to crash hard into the wall. The real issue is that the on-track disagreement spilled over into a full scale ruckus in the pits and a NASCAR official and Harvick's wife got caught up in it. NASCAR has a long history of post-race incidents but they normally are driver to driver or involve just the crew. With an official and a wife being involved the fines/punishment have to be more severe. We wouldn't tolerate this on a football field or a basketball court, if NASCAR is serious about being a premiere sporting event, they can't tolerate it at the track either.
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Wow, I wonder if it hurts to be that big of a moron (a select few above answers)\n\nI think the go or go home policy is good, but it should be done by driver points. I give a darn that your teammate is really good and can save your rear..No, prove your dang self.. \n\nSome of the times they really need to reevaluate the double file restarts. Hello.. last race in the chase in 2004 anyone?? Yeah, I rest my case. I know they have made some adjustments..but sometimes it still realy irks my bubble. \n\nI think they should really re-format the chase. Three years, and I still can't get to it. It makes Nascar more about luck than ever before. A great skilled driver can miss the chase b/c of some crappy luck. Jeff Gordon last year. Tony Stewart is sitting in the do or die seat right now, b/c he's had some bad luck with accidents, but not b/c of his skill as a driver. \n\nYa know, I really don't have a great answer to this..b/c quite honestly, I don't know. I mean, it's hard to say as a spectator what would be better for the well-being of the sport. I suppose that's why I sit in front of my tv screen everday, and don't sit in the big exec chair.
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I DON'T THINK ITS RIGHT THAT NASCAR DOES THAT. I THINK THE MEDIA NEEDS TO QUITE SHOVING A MIC IN FRONT OF THEM AFTER SOME ONE JUST WRECKED THEM.. LET THEM COOL OFF FIRST.. SOMETIMES IT CAN BE COMPLETELY TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT
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No, they don't get paid too much, NASCAR drivers EARN THEIR MONEY by playing(racing)hard just as much as other sports stars do. Driving a NASCAR stocker, or ANY race car for that matter, is PHYSICALLY DEMANDING, a lot more than some people think. Why do you think certain drivers pay attention to exercise(Carl Edwards and Mark Martin both exercise daily)...to give them an edge when racing! Look at a Nextel Cup driver right after a race...they look really exhausted and sweaty..because they ARE. A Nextel Cup or Busch Series car gets pretty d*mn hot, add to that the length of the race(usually at least 4 hours)...And yes, they put their lives on the line...but it's not only for the money. They do it because they love what they do, and they do it for us fans who support them week after week. Could any of you who say stupid things about NASCAR do that? I don't think so.
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I can't believe 48 won another restrictor plate race. I hope Nascar finds something illegal on his car and penalize him. Are the 17, 26, 99 team mates, cause they don't drive like they are.
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If I had a dollar for every time I have heard "NASCAR is just driving around in a circle/oval" or "its just a bunch of left turns"   I would own it. \n\nNASCAR (stock car racing/motor sports in general)  rocks, for the last time. If you don't like it, it is because you never took the time to understand it.
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Because people have a love for speed! There is nothing like being at a track and have a line of cars whipping by you at 180+ MPH! (Depending on which track you might be at )... the bigger the track, the faster they go. And to me that is an awesome, awesome feeling! Also, to pick one guy to win the race... stick with him through thick and thin, not throwing him to the curb should he decide to change to a new team ( like the 18 to the 43 ), yep, thats right I am sticking with my driver... been with him since he was in the 22, then the 18, and now the 43... the fan appreciation is nascar is huge! How many times have you gone to a baseball game and got on the field to meet your favorite player? hmmmm... I can't count one time thats ever happened to me. I have met many, many drivers over the years... Including my man, Bobby Labonte. I just hope that as it continues to grow that part of meeting the drivers doesnt close down. We are devoted fans... pulling for one guy, one team, looking forward to every race weekend. Go 43!
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I watched most of the truck race last night as well.  I think that NASCAR should allow a Green-White-Checker restarts until they are able to complete it.  I know that the trucks were doing that a couple years back and they had about 6 green-white-checker restarts in one race.
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Man people are clueless and ignorant, the question says NASCAR!  \n\nI think if a driver can't drive he should lose his points, not have a sub...how fair is that!?!?\n\nI also think they should give tougher penalties, as they are starting to now, on agressive driving...we don't need anymore deaths!  We have too many hotheads (Stewart, Kenseth, Busch brothers, etc.) they should be worrying about the most!\n\nFor the record:  How do any of us KNOW Johnson had a clue what Knaus did, Johnson may have he may not have, WE will never KNOW!  People need to get over it, he got penalized and is still winning, if they cheated anymore...they would've caught it as they did that time!
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I don't like the chase the way it is.  It's just a matter of time before some one who does not have a win in the first 26 races and is in tenth in points but out 500 plus points puts together 10 trouble free races and wins the championship.  Since I am stuck watching a nasty system I don't like.  I think I would change it 1) must win to qualify 2) must be within 300 points of first 3) more points for winning 4) some points for pole 5) laps lead bonus must be under green flag.  I thought about someone's comment about defending champ should get a free pass and although I like the idea of being able to defend the title, I think not.  That would be like the Superbowl champion or the World Series winner getting a free pass to the playoffs.  Sometime, teams don't deserve a shot.  Even if I think Stewart should have been in this year.  Fans vote in?  Terrible idea.
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I hate it.  They already got rid of the "racing the leader back to the flag" and now the cars are all going to be the same.  As they are making it more competitive for the racers, they are making it boring for the fans.  Not to mention, Nascar is completely losing it's roots.  What happened to going out there and racing with what you got?
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Juan who?  You mean Won Ton Soup, I love that stuff.  F1 drivers will never make it in NASCAR, the snobs thought they would come in and dominate.  Let's just say they were dead wrong.  I agree with you though, their multiple crashes were quite entertaining.  I guess if your name is Juan and you bump Ryan Newman you better get ready for a ride you weren't expecting that ends with a fire spectacular, LOL.  I'm glad he didn't get hurt but I wish they would all go back to their F1 where the nearest car is either 2 seconds in front or behind you.  At least they got a first hand experience of what real racing is.
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I've gone to two races, and am going to two more this season. I Loooooooved my experience at Pocono Raceway- this track is beautfiful!! We were able to get pit-passes, meet the guys in the pit crew, I met Jeremy Mayfield, Casey Mears, and Kurt Busch...(autographed from their trailor)...we had OK seats, but at Pocono i dont think theres a bad seat in the house. Race was amazing, i have nothing bad to say about it. \n\nDOVER, on the other hand, wasnt much fun. The worst part was GETTING to dover. we had to take buses from a local mall and it took HOURS!!!! we didnt get pit passes, and i dont recall any of the drivers signing that day...\nto make things worse, our seats were up near turn one- and our view of turn three was blocked by that big bridge-thingy they have over the track. it was frustrating. it didnt ruin the day, but POCONO was wayyyyyyyy better. just my opinion.\n\ni hope you get to go to a track, there really is nothing like it-\n\n*24forever*
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To fans of Nascar and other forms of stock car racing it does sometimes seem as if there are a lot of those that hate the sport.\n\nHowever if you attend a local dirt track or even some of the paved tracks on the weekends, you will find that love of the sport is huge.\n\n"Haters" are just like any person has dislikes any given sport, but it sometimes seems as though the detractors of Nascar are a little louder.\n\nI for one do not like basketball at any level, but I don't make an issue of.\n\nWe motorsport fans are a little louder, a little longer than most other sports, and it is much easier to have strong opinions about the sport because we look at one or two drivers, not a team with many characters.\n\nIt's easier for us to identify with our favorites, and is actually much easier to show our interest with a multitude of fanwear.\n\nOther sports trade so many players every season its hard to make a personal commitment to any single player.\n\nThat said,  the "haters" are always going to be there, just ignore them and raise your pennant high and look for the checkered-flag.\n\nGO JIMMIE JOHNSON, GO HENDRIK MOTORSPORTS
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I have to agree. Of all of them I can't say that I have had a bad experience with any of them. I know people have gotten rubbed the wrong way, but in the driver's defense: there is a certain time to bother them and a lot more inappropriate times. \n\nI think it stems from their upbringing. Most of these guys grew up in smalltown USA and with families just like their fans. Some of the young ones grew up as fans of some of the major names in this sport. So they also know what's it's like to be a fan. Racing is bred in southern region where there is such a thing as manners. That has been bred into the sport. The elders in this sport have passed down the appropriate way to act to some of the younger ones and have set a mold of how driver's should act in response to their fans. \nA lot of their parents worked overly hard just to put the money into racing. A lot of them struggled, and I think they can relate to where their fans come from. Most of them did not grow up with money. Most of them grew up just like most of their fans did. Too most of them the money is just an added bonus..it's getting to ride every week that makes them happy, and they know the reason they get to do that is their fans, and they are thankful to the fans that support them, and realize that you tick your fans off and there's a good chance you'd be gone tomorrow. These sponsers pay a crapload of money for driver's that can reach out to the fans, and they lose that ability and the sponser will go with someone else. Most of these driver's know they can go from hero to zero real quick fast and in a hurry and they could be back on the short track wondering if they've got enough gas to get home from next weekend's race or not.