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- Founded: 1948Fanbay.net: History
- Founder: Bill France, sr.Fanbay.net: History
- First race: February 15, 1948Fanbay.net: History
- First Grand national: June 19, 1949Fanbay.net: History
- First champion: Red Byron, 1949Fanbay.net: NASCAR Facts, Tracks, and History
- Corporate sponsorship began: 1950sFanbay.net: NASCAR Facts, Tracks, and History
- First live telecast: Daytona 500, 1979Fanbay.net: History
- Headquarters: Daytona Beach, Florida
- President: Mike HeltonOfficial Site:Executives
- Chairman: Brian Z. FranceOfficial Site:Executives
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The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the United States' largest sanction of motorsports.
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NASCAR sanctions numerous racing series, including the Sprint Cup, the Nationwide Series and the Craftsman Truck Series. NASCAR holds 17 of the top 20 most attended sporting events in the U.S. and is broadcast in over 150 countries. NASCAR is the second most profitable motorsport behind only Formula One. -
Daytona 500
The Daytona 500 is the first race of the NASCAR season. It is run every February in Daytona Beach, Florida. The 51st Daytona 500 was held on February 15, 2009 at 3:30 p.m. ET. Martin Truex, Jr. earned the pole position for the race recording his best lap at 188.001 miles per hour.ESPN.com: Truex in pole position for Daytona 500 Matt Kenseth won the race by passing Elliot Sadler on lap 146. The race ended due to weather on lap 152.http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/cup/news/story?id=3909632NASCAR Tracks
- Atlanta Motor Speedway
- Bristol Motor Speedway
- California Speedway
- Chicagoland Speedway
- Darlington Raceway
- Daytona Inernational Speedway
- Dover Int'l Speedway
- Homestead-Miami Speedway
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway
- Infineon Raceway
- Kansas Speedway
- Las Vegas Motor Speedway
- Lowe's Motor Speedway
- Martinsville Speedway
- Michigan Int'l Speedway
- New Hampshire Int'l Speedway
- North Carolina Speedway
- Phoenix Int'l Raceway
- Pocono Raceway
- Richmond Int'l Raceway
- Talladega Superspeedway
- Texas Motor Speedway
- Watkins Glen International
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NASCAR Questions
Do you think the dead coyote vs. Nascar images are real? 1 AnswerI'd say that it's fake. The impact damage seems to be roughly what you'd see with something like that. However, the impalement of the coyote into the front gril... read more
How do you play fantasy NASCAR? 3 AnswersThe official NASCAR website has a pretty easy to use Fantasy Nascar web app. http://fantasy.nascar.com/ read more
How much do NASCAR drivers make per year? 1 AnswerThere is a list of different drivers on http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/financial_literacy/nascar_drivers_salary.asp that shows their salary but ultimately i... read more
Is Scott Speed better for NASCAR or Formula One? 2 AnswersI think he will do better than some of the other drivers that made the jump. He had a respectable finish in the Daytona 500. Compare his finish with Montoya and... read more -
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