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This website tries to keep up to date information on NASCAR events and schedules. Member participation is required to update individual driver areas and information regarding NASCAR events.
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 and 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.
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in
the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup, the Nationwide
Series and the Craftsman 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. From 1996 to 1998, NASCAR held exhibition races in Japan and an exhibition race in Australia in
1988.
With roots as regional entertainment in the Southeastern U.S., NASCAR has grown to become the second-most
popular professional sport in terms of television ratings inside the U.S., ranking behind only the National Football
League. Internationally, NASCAR races are broadcast in over 150 countries. It holds 17 of the top 20 attended
sporting events in the U.S., and has 75 million fans who purchase over $3 billion in annual licensed product
sales. These fans are considered the most brand-loyal in all of sports and as a result, Fortune 500 companies
sponsor NASCAR more than any other governing body. In 2007 NASCAR made a profit of just under $3 billion,
and was the second richest motorsport (Formula One was first).
NASCAR's headquarters are located in Daytona Beach, Florida, although it also maintains offices in four North
Carolina cities: Charlotte, Mooresville, Concord, and Conover. Regional offices are also located in New York
City, Los Angeles, Arkansas, and international offices in Mexico City and Toronto. Additionally, owing to its
southern roots, all but a handful of NASCAR teams are still based in North Carolina, especially near Charlotte.
Stock car racing in the United States has its origins in bootlegging during Prohibition, when drivers ran bootleg whiskey made in Appalachia region of the United States. Bootleggers needed to distribute their illicit products, and they typically used small, fast vehicles to better evade the police. Many of the drivers would modify their cars for speed and handling, as well as increased cargo capacity, and some of them came to love the fast-paced driving down twisty mountain roads. One of the main 'strips' in Knoxville, Tennessee, had its beginning as a mecca for aspiring bootlegging drivers.
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in
the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup, the Nationwide
Series and the Craftsman 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. From 1996 to 1998, NASCAR held exhibition races in Japan and an exhibition race in Australia in
1988.
With roots as regional entertainment in the Southeastern U.S., NASCAR has grown to become the second-most
popular professional sport in terms of television ratings inside the U.S., ranking behind only the National Football
League. Internationally, NASCAR races are broadcast in over 150 countries. It holds 17 of the top 20 attended
sporting events in the U.S., and has 75 million fans who purchase over $3 billion in annual licensed product
sales. These fans are considered the most brand-loyal in all of sports and as a result, Fortune 500 companies
sponsor NASCAR more than any other governing body. In 2007 NASCAR made a profit of just under $3 billion,
and was the second richest motorsport (Formula One was first).
NASCAR's headquarters are located in Daytona Beach, Florida, although it also maintains offices in four North
Carolina cities: Charlotte, Mooresville, Concord, and Conover. Regional offices are also located in New York
City, Los Angeles, Arkansas, and international offices in Mexico City and Toronto. Additionally, owing to its
southern roots, all but a handful of NASCAR teams are still based in North Carolina, especially near Charlotte.
Stock car racing in the United States has its origins in bootlegging during Prohibition, when drivers ran bootleg whiskey made in Appalachia region of the United States. Bootleggers needed to distribute their illicit products, and they typically used small, fast vehicles to better evade the police. Many of the drivers would modify their cars for speed and handling, as well as increased cargo capacity, and some of them came to love the fast-paced driving down twisty mountain roads. One of the main 'strips' in Knoxville, Tennessee, had its beginning as a mecca for aspiring bootlegging drivers.
