In NASCAR what does "starting from the pole" mean?
493942
On many early race tracks there was a pole located at the start line.  The winner of the race was the car that came around the track and passed the pole first.  Races are often started with the fastest car at the front of the group of entrants.  Qualifying in prelimenary events awards that car the "Pole" position or the first spot on the starting grid.  It is the award for finishing first in qualifying and allows the driver to start closest to the pole and a great advantage over the rest of the field.
198044
That is really strange.  He's definitely listed as having 0 points overall.  When I look at the Official Results for the Golden Corral 500, he's listed in the points column as "PE."  (First link below.)\n\nOkay.  I looked this up, and apparently it stands for "Post Entry" and means that his "entry blank was submitted to NASCAR past the due date, hence disallowing . . . the ability to earn championship points despite starting the race."  (Second link below; describing another driver, but the same situation.)
650688
A banked curve is the same in F1 as in any other motor sports. It's when the curve is tilted upwards (it has an incline), this to facilitate higher speed in the turn. All NASCAR (nextel cup, busch, etc.) use ovals with banked curves. In F1 it is not very common because they don't run on ovals. In F1 the scope is to balance the car in very different series of curves, chicanes, and straight-aways. However, there are a few F1 tracks which comprise some banked curves. Indianapolis (because they use a portion of the famous oval, including one banked curve), Monza, Italy, with its "Parabolica" curve (which in Italian it literally means "banked curve"), and the Shanghai Int'l Circuit in China has a semi-banked curve as well. The set up for downforce in banked curves (which are usually long curves with a wide radius) is totally different that the set up necessary for slow and narrow curves. This makes it tricky to have a well balanced set-up to be competitive in all parts of the track.
864111
Look in http://www.nascar.com\nthey will DEFENTAILY have it listed there. Gordon,Harvick,Someone,Dale JR so on so on
682719
Restrictor plates are devices installed between the carborator and intake manifold that restrict the amount of air and fuel entering the engine's combustion chamber. Nascar currently uses restrictor plates at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.\nCars were going to fast as these tracks(212mph) so Nascar Had to limit the power of the engines that teams used.  The restrictor plate is what they came up with.
474625
CONCORD, N.C. -- On Tuesday NASCAR announced three rules changes for the Craftsman Truck Series that become effective Thursday, Sept. 19. \n\nThe front air dams of the Dodge Rams must now have a minimum ground clearance of four inches, reducing them from the previous measurement of four and one-quarter inches. Chevrolet Silverados and Ford F-150s must maintain a ground clearance of three and three-quarter inches. \n\nAll teams are permitted to utilize electronic oil and fuel pressure gauges as long as the gauges are wired separately and are completely independent of the truck's ignition system. The electronic gauge and spring rules are identical to rules used in the Winston Cup and Busch Series.
1086095
pit selection is normally done by the crew chiefs. they all get to pick their pit in order of their qualifying. if you notice chad knauss will always be walking around pit lane during the races. he is one very deep though crew chief. he's looking for simple things like a crack in the pavement, or a bump..ya know, something that can catch up the jack or something.. they also measure (b/c sometimes you can find that extra 1/8th of an ince to make the difference) to make sure their driver's have a better position to get in and out, and also get out quicker w/o speeding.. \nAs to which one gets picked by the top qualifiers depends on the track. Some tracks it's better to get into the first spot, some last, some mid-way in where there is the split.. It all depends on the tack, and where the guys ahead of you pick.
846143
hey skip,\nin fact they do!!!\nThere are 2 road courses in Nascar\nInfineon in CA   and Watkins Glen in NY\nthey are road courses, run in the opposite direction to what the drivers are used to, so, in theory these tracks are run with more right turns than left.\n\nHope this helps, check the links\n\nHave a good one, dude
305885
go to http://www.nascar.com/2002/kyn/nascar_101/02/02/Money/index.html
1129958
Left side to right side? If you mean from the inside lane of the track to the outside lane, that's exactly why. Lane one is always the lane that's closest to the infield.\n\nIf you mean as you're watching from the stands, that's not true. I've seen races run from "right to left". Also if you're sitting in the opposite stands.
648809
Daytona Beach, Florida. Thats where the sport started in 1948 and its spiritual home. NASCAR has its headquarters nearby.
103241
They only drive it to lead the cars to the green flag.  NASCAR has hired pace car drivers for the rest of the race.
3772
It is really unknown because unlike many sports, NASCAR and it's teams do not release contract information. Recently a couple of lawsuits made a few drivers contracts public information. These contracts gave the driver a base salary, then incentives. I believe it was Kasey Kahne's contract where he got a base of $3 million, and if he won he would get 45% of the the teams winnings, 2-5th he'd get 40%, 6-10 he'd get 30% and anyhting else was 25%. There were other bonuses for winning big races like the Daytona 500 and the Championship. It is widely thought that even on a bad team that if you are signed and scheduled to compete for a full season the least base you will make is $1 million.
969205
wow, now that would be great to be in the drivers seat, If I were a driver I would say Talladega. Yes many drivers complain that this track as well as Daytona is just a place waiting for accidents. True, but the excitement of driving 4 wide coming out of turn 3 into the sunset and then bump drafting down the back stretch would make even the non believers believe that NASCAR is a sport that takes a special kind of athlete to drive that car.
51446
You can find the points rules on the website www.nascar.com  I don't know about all the other rules for the car specs, etc.  They change so much that the teams can't keep up, let alone us fans!
741157
Actually, this is not true. NASCAR is controlled by Hendrick, Roush, Yates, Childress, and possibly DEI. They all own at least 5-10% stock in ISC, and bought it when Bill France Jr. gave up control of it. Everybody should know this.
602234
I'd start with NASCAR.Com. If that does not work, try Silly Season.com. This is a site that has nothing but NASCAR news and rumors. \n\nI didn't hear their show today, so I'm not sure what else to tell you. You could e-mail the show and see if they can give you more details.