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| NASCAR attendance | 5/8/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: Sick of "NASCAR fan" being used as perjorative. Please tell me how to find annual attendance figs by ...
A: Well, the teams and NASCAR are choosey about what information they release to the press, but i did ...
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| NASCAR attendance | 5/5/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: Sick of "NASCAR fan" being used as perjorative. Please tell me how to find annual attendance figs by ...
A: Well, your quote about "any jerk can drive a car in a circle for 300 miles" is certainly not true, ...
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| kyle busch | 5/4/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: at the race in richmond and kyle recked dale jr. do you think that was a on perpis reck or its ...
A: First i would like to bias the opinion of this response: I HATE KYLE BUSCH!! Second, if you look at ...
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| lugnuts | 5/4/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: I have long understood about the fresh lugnuts, the ones on the replacement tire, but where do the ...
A: You see the pit guys take those lugnuts off really, really fast. They hit the ground and just roll ...
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| Rules | 5/3/2008 | Katie |
Q: In todays team environment, it might be possible for a team mate to help a another in the final ...
A: Sorry for the delayed response, I've been pretty busy. The driver that recieves the lucky dog can ...
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| driving | 5/3/2008 | Chris |
Q: you say you only have to have experience and money to race nascar ? but is there any kind of test ...
A: Honestly, I can't give you a truthful response because I do not quite know that. But from my guess ...
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| NASCAR attendance | 5/3/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: Sick of "NASCAR fan" being used as perjorative. Please tell me how to find annual attendance figs by ...
A: Rich, I don't really know about the decrease in attendance and what to attribute it to. It could ...
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| nascar fees | 4/20/2008 | Stooge |
Q: My ultimate aim is to be a NASCAR racer,but i have no idea about its fees (yearly) or which is the ...
A: See previous answer. Contact NASCAR for the yearly license fee at And at the NASCAR.com site: ...
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| nascar fees | 4/20/2008 | Stooge |
Q: My ultimate aim is to be a NASCAR racer.but i dont know how much expence (yearly) it needs or where ...
A: A question like this is hard to answer. Expense....years of racing experience. Without learning ...
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| Vehicle Manufacturers? | 4/14/2008 | Chris |
Q: I know there are Fords, Chevys, Dodge and Toyotas racing. My question is how much of that vehicle ...
A: I can't say I know the full truth behind your follow up question, but I'm pretty sure the ...
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| Vehicle Manufacturers? | 4/14/2008 | Chris |
Q: I know there are Fords, Chevys, Dodge and Toyotas racing. My question is how much of that vehicle ...
A: No part is actually made by the company. The engines aren't really even a Ford, Chevy, Dodge, or ...
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| penalty? | 4/4/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: Kenseth s two lap NASCAR penalty, like Kyle Petty s penalty inspiring the SABCO earnhartd paint ...
A: I send this just a minute or so after replying to your previous email. If you want to knock ...
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| penalty? | 4/3/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: Kenseth s two lap NASCAR penalty, like Kyle Petty s penalty inspiring the SABCO earnhartd paint ...
A: Well, it appears that we disagree. I guess we will not find out what would have happened had ...
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| Pit Road Exit - Tie? | 4/3/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: Under a green flag condition, how does NASCAR score the car/driver if they exit pit road at the ...
A: To the naked eye, a lot of ties have occured on exiting pit road. But NASCAR has two tools it uses ...
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| Racing In Rural Afrighanistan | 4/3/2008 | Chris |
Q: I have a hobby of running through markets with a rikshaw, pretending to be Jeff Gordon. This ...
A: That was quite a laugh you gave me there upon reading your question. If its your dream, pursue it I ...
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| penalty? | 3/30/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: Kenseth s two lap NASCAR penalty, like Kyle Petty s penalty inspiring the SABCO earnhartd paint ...
A: NASCAR has changed throughout the years, sad to say. It originally started out as a loosely tied ...
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| Dale Earnhearht | 3/21/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: I was just watching a race from 2001 at Rockingham. On lap 3, while under caution, Dale's number 3 ...
A: It really would have lost its value and significance if they did it too often. That probably is ...
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| Sponsership | 3/16/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: Why didn't Budweiser go with Dale Jr to Hendrick? I thought they might have had a contract with DEI ...
A: Budweiser may have been looking for an image change. Dale Jr represent the young, rock n roll ...
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| Nascar 08 | 3/15/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: Hey i just got this new game and i dont know anything about setups its for ps2 thanks
A: NASCAR 08 for the ps2 is not as great as 07 was. With the car of tomorrow everything changes. I ...
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| taping | 3/14/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: why do they put the tape on the grill does the car go faster when it runs hotter
A: They put the tape on the grill to affect the car's performance, obviously. More tape: Less air to ...
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| Documentation for tires | 3/11/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: tire from the last Michigan race I was wondering if you knew the website to get the certificate of ...
A: To be honest, i do not know about the tire documentation except to advise that you search on the ...
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| Tire changing | 3/10/2008 | Stooge |
Q: "So when the wheel is slid onto the hub and the holes are slid over the lugs.." How do they get the ...
A: Actually, it's pretty simple....the center hub sticks out far enough to catch the wheel before the ...
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| Do car models really matter | 3/9/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: With all the regulations on the cars, the additions to cars and the engines, does it really matter ...
A: The quick answer is: No. NASCAR's regulations on the stuff you mentioned are tight so that no ...
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| Autograph | 3/2/2008 | Stooge |
Q: What is the best way to get autographs I already have Ricky Rudd's, Denny Hamlin, and Morgan Shepard ...
A: I don't know that there is a "best" way. I tended to collect them on 3X5 cards, easy to carry, easy ...
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| Long Long night in Cali | 2/26/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: Are teams allowed to work on their cars during rain delays? If not, can a car that has wrecked ...
A: The answer to both of the questions is no. They treat all the red flags the same, whether its a bad ...
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| red flags | 2/25/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: Do driver's nowmally shut their engines off if there is a red flag and they are stuck out on the ...
A: If it is a wreck, like lap 21 during the race, then they will stop the cars on the track and they ...
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| OK - Why 42 ? | 2/25/2008 | Stooge |
Q: You explained how the field got from 42 to 43 drivers in each race. But how was 42 decided on prior ...
A: Over the years NASCAR had finally settled on 40 starters at the large tracks but then when they kept ...
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| Foreigners | 2/19/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: Coy I am familiar with NASCAR but just started getting into it this year watching the Daytona 500. I ...
A: Hey Bud, In fact, toyota had a weak year last year. However, they got the team of Joe Gibbs racing ...
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| racing | 2/17/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: before nacars start to race, why do they zig-zag in and out?
A: The tires on the cars come brand new. They cross in and out to clear the debris off of the tires. ...
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| restrictor plate rules | 2/17/2008 | Stooge |
Q: My son and I would like to know about the rules and requlations of the restrictor plates. Are ...
A: The restrictor plates are currently used only at Daytona and Talledega but I believe they could ...
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| Racing Toyota Cars | 2/17/2008 | Harrison |
Q: How do I contact NASCAR and complain about foreign cars running in the "All American" race. I can't ...
A: I dont know man but i do sympathize with you. Yesterday in the Great AMERICAN race we had drivers ...
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| Credentials | 2/17/2008 | Harrison |
Q: Is there a place where you can see what type of credentials will get you into what areas? There seem ...
A: Credentials are only available to the drivers, teams, and media. I think you are talking about ...
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| Chili Bowl, etc | 2/16/2008 | Harrison |
Q: I am familiar with Cup racing, and just found out that Sprint cars are the cars with those wings ...
A: Cars raced in the Sprint Cup Series arent usually called sprint cars to avoid confusion. The Chili ...
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| Tony Stewart Kurt Bush Penaltys | 2/12/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: As far as I am concerned,Nascar blew it again... Kurt Bush should have been sat down for the Bud ...
A: NASCAR is in some heat about getting too far away from the basis of the sport. This is somewhat ...
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| "Car Of Tomorrow?" | 2/12/2008 | Stooge |
Q: Why is the "car-of-tomorrow" being forced to be the "standardized" racecar for each driver??
A: Why? Because NASCAR says so and they make the rules. This is supposed to make the field more even ...
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| Nascar rules | 2/10/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: I've got two questions. One - when multiple driver's want to use the the single past champion's ...
A: First, if multiple past champions want to use the provisional to make the race, it goes to the most ...
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| Engine changes after qualifying | 2/9/2008 | Chris |
Q: What are the rules regarding changing the cars engine after qualifying in both impound and non ...
A: Rules for changing engines are simple. If you change your engine after qualifying, you lose your ...
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| Photo Request from Rockingham 2-23-01 | 2/8/2008 | Stooge |
Q: I was seated in turn 4 at the Daytona 500 2001. I took 200 pictures that day. The following ...
A: I do not know of anyone else that has the photo but that doesn't mean that nobody else in those ...
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| Ownership and Sponsorship | 1/29/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: What are the basic steps that need to be taken in order to get into ownership of a Team? What are ...
A: One option is to get to be really good friends with the owner, and get him to put you into his will. ...
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| top 10 winners | 1/29/2008 | Stooge |
Q: who are the top 10 finishers for the past 3 yrs?
A: 2007: 1 Jimmie Johnson 6723 2 Jeff Gordon 6646 3 Clint Bowyer 6377 4 Matt Kenseth 6298 5 ...
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