Nascar

Author
Hi my name is **Sean Stone** and i am the author of this page. I am a third year marketing student at the University of Ottawa. Although I am not a Nascar fan, I enjoyed researching and making this wikispace. So please go ahead and read my wiki space, and enjoy the different Nascar video's, pictures, articles, and news that is offered on my wiki.

Description of NASCAR
The **National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing** (**NASCAR**) is a family-owned and operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple [|auto racing] sports events. It was founded by [|Bill France Sr.] in 1947-48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is [|Brian France], grandson of the late Bill France Sr.[|[1]] NASCAR is the largest sanctioning body of [|stock car racing] in the [|United States].[|[2]] The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the [|Sprint Cup], the [|Nationwide Series] and the [|Camping World Truck Series]. It also oversees [|NASCAR Local Racing], the [|Whelen Modified Tour], and the [|Whelen All-American Series]. NASCAR sanctions over 1,500 races at over 100 tracks in 39 states, [|Canada], and [|Mexico]. NASCAR has presented exhibition races in Suzuka City, [|Japan], Motegi City, Japan, and Melbourne, [|Australia].[|[3]]

History


In the 1920s and 1930s, Daytona Beach  became known as the place to set world l and speed records, supplanting France and Belgium  as the preferred location for land speed records, with 8 consecutive world records set between 1927 and 1935. [10 ] After a historic race between Ransom Olds and Alexander Winton  in 1903, the beach became a mecca for racing enthusiasts and fifteen records were set on what became the Daytona Beach road course   between 1905 and 1935. By the time the <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-decoration: none;"><span class="wiki_link_ext">Bonneville Salt Flats <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> became the premier location for pursuit of land speed records, in 1936, Daytona beach had become synonymous with fast cars. <span class="wiki_link_ext">[11 ] Drivers raced on a 4.1-mile (6.6 km) course, consisting of a 1.5 to 2-mile (3.2 km) stretch of beach as one straightaway, and a narrow blacktop beachfront highway, <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> <span class="wiki_link_ext">A1A,  <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">as the other. The two straights were connected by 2 tight, deeply rutted and sand covered turns at each end.

Nascar Wrecks
tocmedia type="youtube" key="vh5GcesvcxM" height="344" width="425"

Current Standings
= __**Dale Earnhardt**__ =
 * ~ RANK ||~ +/- ||~ DRIVER ||~ POINTS ||~ BEHIND ||~ STARTS ||~ POLES ||~ WINS ||~ TOP 5 ||~ TOP 10 ||~ WINNINGS ||
 * 1 || -- || [|Mark Martin] || 5551 || Leader || 29 || 7 || 5 || 11 || 17 || 4,462,050 ||
 * 2 || -- || [|Jimmie Johnson] || 5533 || -18 || 29 || 2 || 4 || 11 || 18 || 5,771,980 ||
 * 3 || -- || [|Juan Montoya] || 5500 || -51 || 29 || 2 || 0 || 5 || 15 || 4,364,310 ||
 * 4 || +1 || [|Tony Stewart] || 5484 || -67 || 29 || 0 || 4 || 14 || 20 || 6,041,430 ||
 * 5 || -1 || [|Kurt Busch] || 5460 || -91 || 29 || 0 || 1 || 8 || 16 || 3,871,110 ||
 * 6 || -- || [|Denny Hamlin] || 5452 || -99 || 29 || 0 || 2 || 11 || 16 || 4,116,840 ||
 * 7 || +1 || [|Jeff Gordon] || 5448 || -103 || 29 || 0 || 1 || 13 || 20 || 5,416,600 ||
 * 8 || +1 || [|Greg Biffle] || 5437 || -114 || 29 || 0 || 0 || 9 || 14 || 4,037,910 ||
 * 9 || -2 || [|Ryan Newman] || 5387 || -164 || 29 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 14 || 4,191,980 ||
 * 10 || +1 || [|Carl Edwards] || 5386 || -165 || 29 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 12 || 4,656,460 ||
 * 11 || +1 || [|Kasey Kahne] || 5361 || -190 || 29 || 0 || 2 || 5 || 12 || 4,733,020 ||
 * 12 || -2 || [|Brian Vickers] || 5301 || -250 || 29 || 6 || 1 || 4 || 13 || 3,967,130 ||  ||

Dale Earnhardt "The Intimidator" was Nascar's most famous driver. He made a Nascar empire around himself. Not only was he a driver but also a team owner within the sport. Dale was father to Dale Earnhardt Jr. who has continued his Fathers legacy after his death at the Daytona 500 2001. His death has caused a growing of more passion for this sport. Although there is a declining rate of occupancy at races these days there is still a substantial amount of people ranging from 500,000 to almost 1.2 million per race. Dale Earnhardt was a a hero to many and because of his aggressive driving style and determination to win he will always be remembered by all racing fans. media type="youtube" key="5atbfSJyNmY" width="425" height="350" media type="youtube" key="4PTkM3mzhYM" width="425" height="350"

News
rss url="http://rss.nascar.com/rss/news_business.rss" link="true" description="true" number="10" date="true" author="true" enclosure="true"http://rss.nascar.com/rss/news_business.rss