Something niggers have yet to take over. Surprising because of their car stealing and police chase background.
There aint no niggers in NASCAR.
by Bubba February 12, 2005
Get the nascarmug. by Silly silly Willy September 6, 2011
Get the nascarmug. So far I've gathered that all these people believe NASCAR is full of rednecks and that whoever wins the race is decided by how fast their car is. True, NASCAR was founded in the Southeast and still has a very large following in that region. But it is now a worldwide sport. The majority of the races are outside of the Southeast and most of the drives are from North and out West.
As for the non tallent part. All of these guys have gone through intense training. In racing there is something called the traction circle theory. A tire has only a certain amount of traction and in order to go fast and win races you have to keep it on the edge of traction at all times. This means when you brake you have to brake as hard as you can without spinning the tires, then you back off the brakes and wheel it into the corner, eventually you are going to have to combine turning out of the corner and accelerating at all times not breaking traction. A good car certaintly helps to win races. Thats why Hendrick Motorsports is doing so well because they have fast cars. But you couldn't walk out there and hop in a fast car and win a race. You guys are used to BS driving on the highway and stuff like that, not pushing the car to its true limits. From that perspective I can see where you are coming from.
Now for the athlete side of things. Those cars average around 120 degress inside. You must have the mental ability to be able to concentrate on driving at all times and pay attention to several things at all times. You have to keep the car on the edge of traction, feel what the car is doing to improve it, watch other cars, anticipate those cars moves and where to go in a crash, as well as listen to your spotter or crew cheif. No sport out there requires as much knowledge as NASCAR. Many of the drivers now are actually engineers and all of them have great mechanical know how and are versed in most of the race car engineering theories.
I always use this example when people say NASCAR isn't a sport. SI writer Pat Riley was once one of those people who talked bad about NASCAR. Until he went to do the Richard Petty driving experience. He said it was the hardest and most athletic thing he'd ever experienced. Those cars in the turns are turning 3 G's, thats 3 times your weight! Your muslces are all tensed just trying to hold onto the steering wheel. Everything in the car is hard in order for you to be able to feel every move the car makes and ever sound, smell, or noise it creates. Riley went onto say that he believes NASCAR drivers are every bit as good as athletes as bikers if not better due to their ability to withstand heat that the average person could not stand for over 4 hours. CNN went on to do a report that found Carl Edwards averaged 10 pounds of weith loss in a race throughout the 2004 season and the report went onto say that "NASCAR drivers are the most fit athletes when it comes to withstanding extreme conditions." They also found that the drivers had "an unordinary mental capacity and ability to process many things all at once and instantly make a decision." That explains why most drivers are control freaks. Keep in mind this isn't your average Saturday night short track racer. Many of those guys don't feature these things. But the ones that make it to the top in NASCAR NExtel Cup racing are found to be very unordinary.
As for the non tallent part. All of these guys have gone through intense training. In racing there is something called the traction circle theory. A tire has only a certain amount of traction and in order to go fast and win races you have to keep it on the edge of traction at all times. This means when you brake you have to brake as hard as you can without spinning the tires, then you back off the brakes and wheel it into the corner, eventually you are going to have to combine turning out of the corner and accelerating at all times not breaking traction. A good car certaintly helps to win races. Thats why Hendrick Motorsports is doing so well because they have fast cars. But you couldn't walk out there and hop in a fast car and win a race. You guys are used to BS driving on the highway and stuff like that, not pushing the car to its true limits. From that perspective I can see where you are coming from.
Now for the athlete side of things. Those cars average around 120 degress inside. You must have the mental ability to be able to concentrate on driving at all times and pay attention to several things at all times. You have to keep the car on the edge of traction, feel what the car is doing to improve it, watch other cars, anticipate those cars moves and where to go in a crash, as well as listen to your spotter or crew cheif. No sport out there requires as much knowledge as NASCAR. Many of the drivers now are actually engineers and all of them have great mechanical know how and are versed in most of the race car engineering theories.
I always use this example when people say NASCAR isn't a sport. SI writer Pat Riley was once one of those people who talked bad about NASCAR. Until he went to do the Richard Petty driving experience. He said it was the hardest and most athletic thing he'd ever experienced. Those cars in the turns are turning 3 G's, thats 3 times your weight! Your muslces are all tensed just trying to hold onto the steering wheel. Everything in the car is hard in order for you to be able to feel every move the car makes and ever sound, smell, or noise it creates. Riley went onto say that he believes NASCAR drivers are every bit as good as athletes as bikers if not better due to their ability to withstand heat that the average person could not stand for over 4 hours. CNN went on to do a report that found Carl Edwards averaged 10 pounds of weith loss in a race throughout the 2004 season and the report went onto say that "NASCAR drivers are the most fit athletes when it comes to withstanding extreme conditions." They also found that the drivers had "an unordinary mental capacity and ability to process many things all at once and instantly make a decision." That explains why most drivers are control freaks. Keep in mind this isn't your average Saturday night short track racer. Many of those guys don't feature these things. But the ones that make it to the top in NASCAR NExtel Cup racing are found to be very unordinary.
by Secret, though you might know me June 21, 2007
Get the nascarmug. no other series races three wide 10 rows
deep for 180 laps
ferrari does not race in nascar.
this is to the anynomus retard who said "i own a fucking nascar"he thinks nascar is a car and thinks a ferrari is to.
get out of your cave and watch some tv.
you probably have a pontiac fiero not a ferrari.
deep for 180 laps
ferrari does not race in nascar.
this is to the anynomus retard who said "i own a fucking nascar"he thinks nascar is a car and thinks a ferrari is to.
get out of your cave and watch some tv.
you probably have a pontiac fiero not a ferrari.
by CHRYSLER MAN August 1, 2004
Get the nascarmug. National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing
Best sport out there w/o question. NASCAR is getting bigger and more popular every year and isn't slowing down.
People say "wow left turns all day". I would like to see you take that left turn at 200 mph 2 inches off another car's bumper without crashing.
Best sport out there w/o question. NASCAR is getting bigger and more popular every year and isn't slowing down.
People say "wow left turns all day". I would like to see you take that left turn at 200 mph 2 inches off another car's bumper without crashing.
by Dan February 14, 2005
Get the nascarmug. the second most spectated sport in the us behind the nfl. It consists of 43 cars going speeds up to 200 mph on oval or road course tracks (just like the irl but the cars in nascar look actually like cars while irl cars look like sticks on wheels)
everyone is wrong saying that nascar is only for rednecks when its not. so everyone who stereotypes nascar fans should shut up.
everyone is wrong saying that nascar is only for rednecks when its not. so everyone who stereotypes nascar fans should shut up.
nascar was started in 1949
by norman calica October 25, 2007
Get the nascarmug. a very misunterstood type of racing that is usually criticized by fans of other types of racing or people that are just too damn lazy to sit down and WATCH a race (if you like other types of racing, you will be hooked afterwards, believe me).
idiot trailer trash rednecks have given this thrilling form of racing a very very bad image. Nascar originated in the south and east but has grown extensively to the West. most modern day NASCAR drivers are not what you would call "rednecks"
Judging from most of these definitions, people need to get the facts straight about the whole purpose of Nascar. no, its NOT an "excuse for a bunch of cousin fuckin inbreds to expose their beer bellies and drink booze". and YES, it does take alot of talent to fight a 800 horsepower, 4 gear manual 10,000 RPM rear wheel drive stock car, finding traction with NO driver-forgiving computers (such as ABS or Traction control), through the corners fighting the bumps and wake turbulence of other drivers that are within 1 inch, going 4 wide at 200 mph.
Nascar is all about close, white knuckle racing. To the oval racing haters, it looks too easy. Nascar IS real racing. Road racing such as F1 is all about the driving. F1 drivers and NASCAR drivers have an equal amount of talent. But I have nothing against F1, as they can manufacture some of the fastest cars known on earth, but they must whore them out with driver forgiving aids.
consider this also. when they do races on road courses (Watkins Glen and Infineon) they have NO absolutely NO driver aids! they have to be twice as careful with the brakes, not to lock them up, and have to fight the rear end from giving out on the corners with no traction control devices. and no they do NOT drive "30 mph" like that idiot said. They do very very well throughout the course and do not crash. and since nascar is all about passing and racing close, they pass quite often.
Nascar is, and will never be understood or appreciated by non-fans. it is too stereotyped. if you are a fan of racing in general, do yourself a favor and watch a Talladega race sitting in the front row. you'll think twice.
idiot trailer trash rednecks have given this thrilling form of racing a very very bad image. Nascar originated in the south and east but has grown extensively to the West. most modern day NASCAR drivers are not what you would call "rednecks"
Judging from most of these definitions, people need to get the facts straight about the whole purpose of Nascar. no, its NOT an "excuse for a bunch of cousin fuckin inbreds to expose their beer bellies and drink booze". and YES, it does take alot of talent to fight a 800 horsepower, 4 gear manual 10,000 RPM rear wheel drive stock car, finding traction with NO driver-forgiving computers (such as ABS or Traction control), through the corners fighting the bumps and wake turbulence of other drivers that are within 1 inch, going 4 wide at 200 mph.
Nascar is all about close, white knuckle racing. To the oval racing haters, it looks too easy. Nascar IS real racing. Road racing such as F1 is all about the driving. F1 drivers and NASCAR drivers have an equal amount of talent. But I have nothing against F1, as they can manufacture some of the fastest cars known on earth, but they must whore them out with driver forgiving aids.
consider this also. when they do races on road courses (Watkins Glen and Infineon) they have NO absolutely NO driver aids! they have to be twice as careful with the brakes, not to lock them up, and have to fight the rear end from giving out on the corners with no traction control devices. and no they do NOT drive "30 mph" like that idiot said. They do very very well throughout the course and do not crash. and since nascar is all about passing and racing close, they pass quite often.
Nascar is, and will never be understood or appreciated by non-fans. it is too stereotyped. if you are a fan of racing in general, do yourself a favor and watch a Talladega race sitting in the front row. you'll think twice.
If F1 raced on ovals such as Talladega superspeedway, and removed the driver aids, that would be funner than Nascar to watch. 43 cars doing 250+ MPH down the straights, 6 wide, inches apart, would be a thrill. On the other hand, it will then be criticized by idiots for not being real racing as they just turn left constantly...
by . . . . June 17, 2005
Get the nascarmug.