Yeah, that's NASCAR !
The acronym stands for National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing or NASCAR. This body governs or oversees the rules for three major racing series:
- Sprint Cup Series
- Nationwide Series
- Craftman Truck Series
Unlike the old days where Detroit model cars (stock cars) were souped up to run fast, today's autos have gotten it down to a science. Most teams build their cars from the ground up adhering to the provisions of the governing body. Comparing a Detroit model to a racing vehicle is like looking at snails compared to a thoroughbred.
Sprint cup racers weigh in at 3,400 pounds and carry a monster V8 cubic inch engine that will generate 750 horsepower to move the vehicle down that track at speeds up to and over 180 miles per hour. A showroom model may have a 400 horsepower with a tame V8.
A stock car is built for one thing and one thing only S P E E D !
Reminder -- Leave a comment and you may win three books!
In celebration of the 2010 NASCAR season, my dear author friend Nancy O'Berry and I are running a contest!
Leave a comment on this blog and/or Nancy's before the green flag drops on the Daytona 500 on Sunday and you'll be registered to win three NASCAR-related books. The covers for the books are shown below in the previous blog post.






