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    the big dogs, Nascar is not just about left turns, there is a lot more than just that in the sport. It is about how much banking and routs to take on certain tracks, it is about the history of the sport. Drivers have to know when to pit and change tires, get more fuel and tell the pit crew to adjust the wedge. Nascar requires years and years of training, You also have to have sponsors to get a race car. In this paper you will find out what nascar is really about. The history of Nascar starts way back

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    all-important carotid artery and cause instant death,” (Torre). Kenny Schrader really took a toll on the event because he felt guilty about the situation. NASCAR is a definitely a dangerous sport, there is no denying that! Simeone responded to a question about the risk of driving in a race by saying, “Well, that’s part of the paradox of NASCAR racing, and, indeed, the appeal of this sport is the speed; it’s the noise; it’s the fact that you get these modern-day

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    NASCAR has seen great success with branding by differentiating the racing events from other racing series, especially with the overall race experience. Whether a fan attends the live venue, watches from the television, or listens through radio they are able to experience the exhilaration of the racing experience. Fans stand 75 million strong, and are the second highest in television ratings second only to the National Football League (Ferrell, Hartline, 2014). The sense of community within the

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    NASCAR Driver I did my research on being a NASCAR driver. I would like to be in this profession as a career. I enjoy racing. I find car racing interesting and would like to make it my profession. January 1, 1948 NASCAR is formed. NASCAR President, Bill France Sr.at that time. Re-visited the idea of racing the cars that people would drive on the street like late model family sedans, and since no other racing organization was using the idea. In December 1947 auto racing was born to do racing

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    100 mph and make a living doing it? The event I am researching is NASCAR. NASCAR is which a multibillion dollar industry they race 1500 races a year in 39 states and 100 tracks. NASCAR is the 2nd most watched sport in the United States. The major race series they are the sprint cup series, nationwide series, and the camping world truck series. NASCAR is the largest sanctioning body of stock car racing in the United States. NASCAR headquarters are located in Daytona Beach Florida. The temperance

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    with Two Different Approaches The number of laps around a race track depend on the size of the track itself. A complete race around the Dayton 500 track, the most popular track in NASCAR, consist of 200 laps. Many compete in these races, but it all comes down to the order in which everyone finishes the races. Most NASCAR analysts deem a top-ten finish as a success, but to the racers, one must come in first place in order to consider it a victory. Most assume that the racer with the fastest car will

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    Susan Neilson English 1010-126717 Evaluation Argument October 25, 2011 NASCAR Drivers Elite Athletes In 2011 Golden Tate, Detroit Lions wide receiver, tweeted that driving a car does not make someone athletic. In 2013 Donovan McNabb, retired NFL quarterback, made a comment that he did not consider Jimmie Johnson an athlete. The remarks were fueled when Jimmie Johnson, six-time champion in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series, was nominated for Best Male Athlete at ESPN’s Espy Awards in 2011. Merriam-Webster

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    all trying to achieve the same goal: to be the first racer to cross the checkered line. The sport, is called NASCAR, it attracts hundreds of thousands of people to watch each and every race. NASCAR was started by back country bootleggers in Georgia; in late 1947, a meeting was held to discuss the future of stock car racing, and NASCAR was conceived. It takes extreme skill to race in the NASCAR world; it is a crazy fast paced sport that has an incredible, humble beginning. Back in the 1940s, there were

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    The High Speed, High Skill Sport of NASCAR Sports are a very big part of the culture in the United States. They are also a vital part of the society and the interaction of the people within the society in many other nations as well. Many activities or games are clearly recognized as a sport throughout the world. An example of this would be soccer which is world renown. However, there are other activities that do not fit so clearly into the description of a sport, like soccer does. Upon looking

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    The impact of NASCAR in the American sports culture and socio-economic activities National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is an imagined community that promoted nationalism in the US. Anderson Benedict categorically presented insightful information about the imagined communities through his numerous pieces of writing. He noted that the imagined communities promoted social integration, sporting activities among the US people, economic growth and cultural practices that include a new

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