Fact...Richard Petty drove a car that had much more horsepower than his opponents...this was long before restrictor plates and horsepower rules.
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Petty raced most of his career when there were sometimes close to 50 races a year and the cars weren't regulated like today. Back then almost any advantage you could give your car to make it stronger/faster was ok. So its no wonder he is soooo far ahead in total victories.
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McLaren's lack of reliability is not only due to the drivers, but also because of some design faults. Just look at what happened in Monaco. There was a heat shield made of carbon that malfunctioned and caught fire probably because it was too close to the engine. It affected the wiring of the car and that was it. And I believe that Kimi only has chances to shine if he joins Ferrari or Renault.
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The cars might look alike but there is a huge difference. On speed, Indy cars are faster but this is more due to the type of track that they race on. You can go flat out better on an oval track than a track with turns and chicanes. And especially now that F1 uses V8s instead of the V10s. On an oval track you make very few gear changes while on a specially designed F1 track as more as 3,000 gear changes. On the design, F1 cars a built with a focus on aerodynamic efficiency. And each car has a specific aero specification for each circuit. The FIA have limited development on very few areas of the car. So that's were geniuses like Adrian Newey and Rory Byrne work their magic. On tracks like Monaco cars use more downforce. In F1, teams have to construct their own chassis while in IRL they are allowed to buy it. F1 is also the riches with Team Mclaren-Mercedes being the highest spender for 2005. An F1, team employs about 500 or more people for engine development, aero and etc. And in terms of popularity, F1 is reportedly the second most watched sporting event next to the World Cup.
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I believe that, technically, boss' car is correct, however boss's car is accepted nowadays as correct.  I'm sorry not to be of more help.
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Yes there is a record for leading the most laps overall. I think Richard Petty has it. I think Jeffy Gordon is way up on the list as well. Maybe check the NASCAR or JAYSKI web sites.\n\nTodays race was strange. Entertaing though.
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Looks like Dale Sr. with a total of 29 wins in 76 starts, Don't remember when plates came about, but Jeff Gordon has 15 wins among active drivers..
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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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Tony Stewart, because he doesn't take sh_t from the other drivers. It seems like other drivers dislike his style of driving and he doesn't care. It's his race to win.
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Probably the dodge hemi..I think the truck doubles the top fuels weight. The dragster would probably just smoke the tires. If it was a diesel than for sure the dodge.
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Actually, the GTO is faster in every kind of straight line racing. Nissan sucks at making cars with good acceleration.
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Also, you cant go by just numbers alone.  When a car has X amount of Horsepower and X amount of Torque that means its maximum of each at a certain RPM.  Some cars have high numbers but are slower than others.  My friend had a 350Z brand new.  I had a 15 year old 5.0 mustang stock.  My car was rated around 225 hp 300tq his was rated at 300hp 260tq.  His Z was much smaller and lighter and brand new.  My car spanked his at off the line, rolling, freeway, anything.  My car did not have a good max hp but it had good power throughout the rpms rather than just peaking at a certain rpm.  So you cant go by just hp,tq and weight.  You really have to just drive the car.
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Mark Martin is awesome in anything he drives Cup,Busch,Trucks or IROC. I don't think Jack Roush was giving any of his teams the equipment needed to win this year. How can only 2 of the 5 best drivers out there only make the chase? You mean to tell me the Carl Edwards just mysteriously stops winning on his own? I don't think so Scooter!
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It was a slow evolution over time. There used to be no limits, but then they would have over 50 cars racing at some tracks. There is a good article at the link below. Enjoy.
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i agree with you and papabil. he has gotten better as the year has gone on. in his first full year with tony jr. as his crew chief(from 2000-2004 tony sr. was crew chief and tony jr. car chief), they started out so-so but they have gotten stronger and stronger all year long. they have run well enough during the chase to win the title, but they just haven't gotten the finishes. they led for a while at kansas, talladega, and atlanta, and have been strong at every chase track. i think next year is going to be juniors year. i think they're going to come out of the gate strong and not look back. that budwieser team is really starting to gel.
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I really like Jeff Gordon and Kurt Busch. Now I don't like Kyle but that's another story. But I think the greatest driver ever was Richard Petty!!
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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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Well people i am sorry but it is all to do with the sponserships and if they say "winston cup" it help the WINSTON SIGERETS Not the NEXTEL CUP. So if you still wondring ask dave dispane on wind tunnel on speed.