Nascar 101
Do you have a friend or family member that is into Nascar while you do not understand everything that is going on and what the excitement is about? Nascar explains on their web site in a Nascar 101 section exactly what everything that you may hear about actual means and consists of.
My relatives in Georgia and North Carolina are all into Nascar. To them, its a lifestyle not a sport. I have browsed this site and find it very informative for us non-nascar watchers. Don't get me wrong, I like watching the big races. But I'm usually at work and the sound is down on the TV so I don't know allot of the terminology. Great site if you want to fit in around Nascar fans, you just need to learn the drivers on your own.
I live in Clint Bowyer's home town, and NASCAR fever is pretty high here, even for those who aren't a big fan of Bowyer.
I am NASCAR illiterate, so the site is perfect for me. Although I'm more interested in horse racing than cars, it's good to at least know what people are talking about.
What I don't understand is why NASCAR, which has cars, or trucks, all drive in the same direction, turning all the same direction, is SO popular in America, but Rally races, which is off-track, drive in all different directions, not just one turn the same time ALL the time, is NOT popular, in America. I would think that Rally races, or any other driving sport, that has different turns, would be more fun to watch then watching cars turn the same direction all the time.
For Earnhardt, closing out a win can't be easy (PA SportsTicker)
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Only Earnhardt knows what was going through his mind with that long-overdue victory finally in sight. All he's heard for three years is how NASCAR's success depends on him, and if Earnhardt was winning again, then just maybe the television ratings and attendance problems would be solved. By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer
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Expect the 2-car tandem at Talladega Superspeedway (AP)
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Talladega Superspeedway has long been celebrated for it's 500 miles of white-knuckle racing, the kind of bumper-to-bumper action that keeps fans on their feet from flag to flag.
Source: Yahoo! Sports - NASCAR News