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| what happens to the tires after the race? | 7/7/2004 | Stooge |
Q: I was wondering what each team did with the used tires after the race? Also, do you think they ...
A: The used tires are usually returned to Goodyear and a "jobber" is usually given the job of hauling ...
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| Points and Winning | 7/6/2004 | Stooge |
Q: Two part question here....I am a Kyle Petty fan for some reason or another. I always wondered why, ...
A: First, there's nothing wrong with being a Kyle fan. I always root for him to do well. He's one of ...
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| Career in NASCAR | 7/4/2004 | Stooge |
Q: Stooge, My son is 17 and dreams to get into NASCAR. He races go karts (and is quite good) and is ...
A: I'm sorry but I know of no apprenticeship type programs in NASCAR. Most drivers move up by ...
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| Why have a mirror where cars are closer than you think | 6/8/2004 | Stooge |
Q: Many auto side mirrors say "Cars may be closer than they appear"? There must be some good thing ...
A: The distortion is from having a convex mirror. The convex allows for a wider field of view, allowing ...
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| Vintage NASCAR | 5/26/2004 | Stooge |
Q: HEY STOOGE.I AM ABSOULUTLY CRAZY ABOUT OLD NASCAR IN THE 1959-1969 ...
A: Not exactly sure what you are looking for. I really don't know of websites that deal with old ...
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| 1950 1rst Ford win # 27 jimmy Florian | 5/26/2004 | Stooge |
Q: i'm a french nascar fan & try to build models of old time with 1/43 models < i got a 1950 ford & ...
A: Sorry Patrick. The question before that had a place to find the photo you were looking for: "Did ...
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| number of cars starting race | 5/6/2004 | Stooge |
Q: why do they have 43 cars to start race regardless of qualifying? how did they pick the magic number, ...
A: I call it the Richard Petty rule. The field kept getting expanded until it eventually reached 42 ...
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| pitting outside pit box | 4/18/2004 | Stooge |
Q: what is the rule on pitting outside the pit box? what part of car can be over the side line of ...
A: Sorry for the delay but I was out of town and forgot to post it at allexperts.com The front and ...
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| tires | 4/6/2004 | Stooge |
Q: hey stooge i have a simple question if you were on a pit crew (what pit crew ?) i would like to know ...
A: I worked throughout the 80's with Roger Hamby, owner of the car that Sterling Marlin won Rookie of ...
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| winning | 4/5/2004 | Kristen |
Q: whats the matter with gordon this year he cant win a race, he came in 3rd today but he should have ...
A: Well, if you remember yesterday Robbie said that one of the problems was that they couldn't get a ...
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| NASCAR Accident | 3/23/2004 | Stooge |
Q: A few years ago, I'm guessing 10 or so, a car flipped over the wall in a NASCAR Winston Cup race. I ...
A: The last time I can remember a car going OVER the wall and outside the track was in 1965. You may ...
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| HOW DID NASCAR DETERMINETHE... | 3/15/2004 | Stooge |
Q: HOW DID NASCAR DETERMINETHE NUMBER OF CARS IN A RACE?(43) WHY NOT (42)OR (44)THE 43RD CAR IS ALL ...
A: I call it the Richard Petty rule. The field kept getting expanded until it eventually reached 42 ...
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| Mike Harmon Bristol Picture | 2/26/2004 | Stooge |
Q: I am interested in a picture to mount on the wall. I am looking for the picture of the Bristol crash ...
A: Sorry John but I don't know a good source for BGN photos. Have you tried contacting BMS? They might ...
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| tim richmond | 2/19/2004 | Stooge |
Q: did tim richmond die of aids, and was this because of dirty needle use? Also did NASCAR do a drug ...
A: Yes Richmond did die from AIDS related illnesses but there was never any proof of any drug problem. ...
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| 1968 -1985 late model sportsman | 1/21/2004 | Stooge |
Q: i am looking for good source for photos and info on lm-sportsman cars 68-85 books with picts on how ...
A: I don't have nor know of any one book that would fit your wants. I do have a vast collection of ...
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| what do u think the most popular sport is | 9/23/2003 | Kristen |
Q: Good day, name is Jenny and I am working on a project for my Information Technology class. I was ...
A: I really do think NASCAR is the most popular sport because the seating at a lot of the NASCAR ...
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| NASCAR rules | 5/15/2003 | Tim |
Q: I used to watch NASCAR several years ago. At that time all teams were using nitrogen in their ...
A: Back then that was legal to use the nitrogen during the tire wars was going between,goodyear and ...
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| 1999 Fontana race | 4/26/2003 | Stooge |
Q: How many cautions flags where there during this race..and how many where due to accidents.... nascar ...
A: 5 cautions, 1 for Benson hitting the wall, 1 for Nemechek hitting the wall, 1 for Marcis blowing a ...
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| Dale Earnhardt rough driving | 1/25/2003 | Stooge |
Q: Was Dale Earnhardt Sr. ever black flagged for rough driving? If so what race or races. Thanks, ...
A: Yes, at least twice that I can remember. Unfortunately, this is one of those stats that weren't ...
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| Starting grid | 10/17/2002 | Stooge |
Q: Why do they have 43 cars in the starting line-up, not 42 or 44?
A: Over the years the starting grid evolved to 42 cars at the large tracks and 36 at the short tracks ...
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| Track position after pits | 9/28/2002 | Stooge |
Q: I am a NASCAR freak with Jeff Gordon and Mikey being my favorites. I have not been able to figure ...
A: Every car that pits gives up their track position. As they exit pit road they cross a white line at ...
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| NASCAR/Stock Car | 7/22/2002 | Stooge |
Q: I have a bet with my brother on when NASCAR quit racing stock cars (stock frame/body/blocks). I ...
A: This one's a tough one. It was such a long evolution that you really can't put a date or year when ...
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| Pricing on collectibles | 5/24/2002 | Stooge |
Q: I am wonder what the prices on a Dale Earnhardt plate would be I have the plate # 0306E. It's a 1996 ...
A: I don't do collectibles because there is just too many factors on establishing a price. When you ...
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| Terry Bivins | 5/10/2002 | Stooge |
Q: I would appreciate any info you have on the winston cup career of Terry Bivins of Shawnee Mission, ...
A: Bivins' career spanned 3 years, 1975-77. In 75 he ran 2 races with 1 top 10, in 76 he ran 18 races ...
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| local hero | 4/22/2002 | Stooge |
Q: Looking for any info, about Larry phillips of Springfield, Mo. in Winston Cup. This would be mid to ...
A: Finding an "attempt to make a race" is darn near imposiible if they didn't make the race so I can ...
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| HELP! | 4/15/2002 | Stooge |
Q: I'm in a Nascar pool at work. We draw numbers 1 through 43 and that's our starting position. After ...
A: That is correct. When the #29 goes to the rear every car in the inside moves 1 space forward meaning ...
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| seating | 3/11/2002 | Stooge |
Q: my question is, why are the nascar drivers seating so far forward? i remember when the driver's ...
A: There is no set rule on distance, it is driver preference. The way Ol' DW explained it once was take ...
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| Drivers winning share of prize money | 3/9/2002 | Stooge |
Q: I am curious of how NASCAR figures how much money a driver earns for a particular race. At Daytona, ...
A: This is one of those questions I get asked quite often. In the purse is differing amounts of ...
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| Dale Earnhart's car? | 9/20/2001 | Stooge |
Q: Do you know if Dale ever drove a Pontiac with a green with white color scheme for "Lowes Foods"? ...
A: Dale NEVER drove a car of that description in WC. I don't profess to be an expert on BGN but DE did ...
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| pitstop tire changes | 8/27/2001 | Stooge |
Q: when they are changing tires out, where are the lugnuts for the new tires/rims? are they attached ...
A: Each lugnut is glued to the hub over each lug hole with weatherstripping (or "yellow") glue. This ...
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| Roof Flaps | 8/6/2001 | Julianna Williams Pluff |
Q: What University helped in the design of the roof flaps used on NASCAR Stock Cars? Thank you
A: That would be the University of Michigan , Jack Rouse who is in Michigan helped to design the roof ...
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| my first race | 8/1/2001 | Julianna Williams Pluff |
Q: I am going to my first race this Sunday at the Brickyard and I need to know everything. Can I bring ...
A: It usually depends on where your going to be , if its the pits and or field you cant wear shorts ! ...
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| ancient NASCAR GN racing picture | 7/29/2001 | Stooge |
Q: I'm looking for a picture of a car that scored Ford's first Grand National win in 1950 at Ohio's ...
A: Lou, I searched and searched and just couldn't come up with one. Matter of fact I could only find ...
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| TERMINOLOGY - Definition | 7/28/2001 | Julianna Williams Pluff |
Q: I've noticed that there are some entries in the Winston Cup lineup who failed to qualify on ...
A: Provisionals, means different things , if a driver fails to complete the race they can take a ...
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| Grand Marshall Selection | 7/11/2001 | Stooge |
Q: I don't know if you can help or not, but I'm racking my brain trying to find out. Who is responsible ...
A: Each track is in charge of the Grand Marshal. Most times they allow the race sponsor to decide who ...
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| NASCAR's email address | 7/10/2001 | Stooge |
Q: I am a little upset with the ruling against Tony Stewart this weekend and would like to email NASCAR ...
A: That's one of the things I don't have. Since NASCAR is not a "public" company they don't have to ...
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| Nascar | 7/4/2001 | Stooge |
Q: I have problem with Nascars changing of the rules during a season! This is called stock car racing ...
A: I am so very sorry for the delay in answering your question. I did not receive an email on this one ...
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| Earnhardt collectables | 6/30/2001 | Stooge |
Q: I know this may not be your area of expertise, probably; but I hope you don't mind me asking. Do ...
A: Collectibles are a very hard item to put a set price on. There are so many factors that change a ...
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| Pepsi 400 Nascar Race | 6/29/2001 | Julianna Williams Pluff |
Q: Greetings Julianna! My adult daughter and I will be attending our first Nascar Pepsi 400 race on ...
A: Well congrats on being able to attend , you'll have a blast !!! One thing about being in the pits or ...
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| NASCAR AUTOS | 6/24/2001 | Stooge |
Q: I don't know if this question qualifies as "mechanical" so I will ask you anyway. How are the wheels ...
A: Yes, there are five "studs" or lugs like most factory cars, with lugnuts just like the factory lugs. ...
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