NASCAR
NASCAR
· NASCAR races are one of the most popular sports in USA.
· NASCAR Sprint cup features 36 races on 22 different race tracks-34 of those races
feature all left turns on ovals or D shaped race tracks. Two races are held on road
courses
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· The most important race of the year is Daytona 500 and it's also the first race of the
year.
· With every race you earn points.
· The first race took place in 1949 at Charlotte Speedway.
· Fatal incidents, by decade: 1950s - 14; 1960s - 9; 1970s - 6; 1980s - 15; 1990s - 11;
2000s - 9; 2010s - 0; total - 64.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZFJHi-mNd4 Worst crashes