Why is the NASCAR race "The Subway 500" only 312 miles?
459524
It was 312 laps which equals 499.2 miles at Phoenix.
765207
Off the showroom floor they would be fine IF ONLY racing each other.It would turn a 3hr race into a 5 or 6 hr race, though. Tires, engine rpm&horsepower, brakes, transmission, suspension telemetry, weight and car balance would prevent showroom cars from performing at the level the Nextel/Busch cars do(eg.150mph LAP). The NNS/NBS cars would leave them so far behind you would think Kyle Petty was driving them. The stock cars look "the same" because of the evolution of racing.  In the spirit of competition more equal cars provide closer (more exciting) racing.
1144956
drag racing rules!but here's a question,alot of women in drag racing now,but is there in nascar?i personally think nascar is boring,anybody can race a lap,but can you go 442,3 at 327mph?
322182
Well it really depends what kind of event you are talking about. The average speed for the Nextel Cup event this past weekend was 102.707 mph. The average speed for the Busch event was 92.25 mph. Of course qualifying speeds will always be higher because there is no traffic and more controled conditions. Also Indy cars and nascar trucks may have different average speeds. I would think though the fastest a race car could do would be about 133 to 135 at the track!
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TO MAKE THE GAME FURTHER INTERESTING..\nTO MAKE THE GAME A RUN-FEAST..\nTHATS WHY NOW A DAYS TEAMS CROSSING 300 RUNS EASILY.
711454
Just because a car can go 200 mph doesn't make it one of the better cars on Earth.\n\nIt just means it's fast.
811066
Originally each race dependent on the size of the track had varying number of drivers.\n\nIn 1975 Winston suggested a standard field of 28 to 39 cars, asuggestion took from the primary sponser. Nascar later add 3 provisional starting positions to allow 'stars' who couldn't qualify on time a chance to be in the race (to sell tickets). The 43rd starting position was added at the last minute, when Richard Petty failed to qualify on time, or be owner points during qualifying for a race in the 1980's. This then was legitimized with the creation of the final provisional position, the 'Champions Provisional'.
499773
One lap of a STANDARD track is 400meters. Only the inside lane is 400meters...and rest are slightly longer.
997737
Why not? Traffic always sucks where I live during the 500. It might as well be a holiday.
564845
I will turn 50 in November.  I grew up with stock car racing, even spending many Saturday nights the at old dirt track at Rockingham.  I grew up about 15 miles from there.  I went to the first and last race at the Rock and was fortunate enough that my girlfriend came with me from Alaska to see that last one.  I am sickened, horrified, perplexed, mad as hell and disgusted with the way Brian France and Bill Helton and crew have changed NASCAR.  It is only about the money, and they don't give a tinkers damn about the fan.  They have done permanent damage, and hopefully the money will somehow make up for the fact that they have alienated the people that got them to where they are today.  I am a Ford man, but I sure miss Dale Earnhardt.  He would stand up I think to this onslaught.  There are a few good new drivers, but many are just whiney kids!!
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I think they used to have 40 cars qualify for each race with 3 additional provisional slots for points leaders, former champions, drivers who had won a race, etc just in case one of their stars didn't make the field. This past season the rules changed and now after the 6th race of the season, the top 35 in points are assured of a spot, with the nest eight slots being available for the provisionals and the remaining fastest qualifiers. Why they decided on 43, I don't know. It's too many at some of the smaller tracks.
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The difference is as listed\n\n1 The horsepower on the motors are less than the cup cars\n2 The cars are built very close to the cup cars and with slight mods can race in the cup series.\n3 Less Laps equals less $$$ tires and fuel cost alot of money.\n4 The teams and only use so many sets of tires during yellow flag stops. Once again helping with the money factor.\n5 As far as the semi pro crap. Its not semi pro. Many of the cup race in the busch series "Buschwackers" For more track time and race time. The talent is said to be less in the Busch series when most of the time its just equipment and money that will hold down a great driver. Example Jimmy Johnston never won a Busch race goes to Hendrix and has had more win than Jeff Gordon in the last two Years. Tony Stewart great drive Busch stats not that great. Cup stats two champ years and alot of wins. \n\n6. rubbing is racing\n\nhope this helps\nCoach tim
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It's on from 5-6:30 eastern time on NBC. The actual race will probably be sometime from 6pm on.\nIf you want to see more ESPN2 will take over from 6:30-7pm.
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I don't think they should cut a short race based on time. On top of that you go to a course like Watkins Glen and you know that it will take a little extra time. If anything they should be kicking idiots out of the race who are going around intentionally wrecking people. That crap about the cold tires isn't believable anyone who watched it. You could see him clearly steer over there like that. Anyway you cut down the length if you don't want the race to take as long. That's why NASCAR cuts down the length of it's road races.
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B/c they thought 43 was enough. I think 43 is a good number 4 the bigger tracks, but way too many 4 the smaller tracks..............\nThey r always crashing on the small tracks or half the field is a lap down. 4 the small tracks, like martinsville & bristol, they should have like 22 instead.
84470
track took some rain this weekend. It was probably sealed and will be speed biased. play front runners
572166
Because Jeff is in a lifetime contract to drive the #24 Chevrolet with HMS. He owns Jimmie's car because there is technically a limit to the # of cars that one individual can be listed as the owner of.