| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| NASCAR | 9/8/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: Which Bank of America NASCAR Banking driver led the most laps in the 2007 Bank of America 500? The ...
A: The 2007 Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway was held on October 13, 2007. Jimmie Johnson ...
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| RESTARTS | 9/3/2008 | Chris |
Q: On restarts are when are cars allowed to start passing one and other ie before the start/finish ...
A: Cars may pass before the line on a restart, however it cannot be an inside pass, it must be to the ...
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| NASCAR Engine Blocks | 9/2/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: is it true that all manufacturers engine blocks come from Brazil?
A: Um...no. I cant say that i've heard that this is true. I was even told one time that every engine in ...
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| speed limit | 9/2/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: what is the speed limit on pit road? i was just wondering out of curiosity.
A: It varies from track to track. This past weekend at California the pace speed was around 65 ...
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| NASCAR TROPHIES | 9/1/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: DO SPRINT CUP NASCAR DRIVERS GET TROPHIES FOR 2ND AND 3RD PLACE THAT WE DONT SEE ON TV
A: Actually, all the 2nd and 3rd place drivers get is a nice sized check...the track company pays for ...
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| NASCAR trading cards | 8/12/2008 | Stooge |
Q: I was recently cleaning out my storage unit and came across about 100 trading cards. Looks like the ...
A: I am by no means an expert on trading cards (or diecast cars at that). As I tell everyone that ...
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| pit crew | 8/12/2008 | Stooge |
Q: Would like to know the names of Bill Elliott's pit crew in 1986 & 1987 and see photos if possible. ...
A: Unfortunately, crew members are never important enough for records of their names to be kept. I can ...
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| 1956 Southern 500 | 8/5/2008 | Stooge |
Q: I have a brass Seventh Annual Southern 500 award (?) pin from Darlington Raceway (Labor Day 1956), ...
A: Couldn't find you an answer on this one. At first, since you mentioned 421 I thought maybe Lee Petty ...
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| rain shortened race | 8/3/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: How many laps have to be ran to make a race an official race if the race is called due to rain.
A: According to the offical rulebook, a race must reach halfway before it can be called offical. So if ...
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| fly overs | 8/3/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: when was the first fly over? dose nascar pay for any fly overs
A: Sorry for the wait, i had some looking up to do for this one! Ok, i was reading an article about ...
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| Indianapolis Tire Debacle | 7/28/2008 | Stooge |
Q: On a whim this Saturday I bought tickets to today's Brickyard 400. I have been a big racing fan my ...
A: I'll try to explain as briefly as possible. Indy is an old track with a VERY rough surface. The ...
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| tires | 7/27/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: While watching the tire situation on todays race, I noticed the outer edge is a copper bead. My ...
A: I'm not too sure the employees at Goodyear know this much about tires, because it certainly didn't ...
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| Passing Under Caution | 7/20/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: I'm a relatively new NASCAR fan, so forgive me if this seems to be an ignorant question. I've always ...
A: The only ingnorant question is "Why do people bother to watch NASCAR?...it is so boring..." ...
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| MIKE HELTON | 7/18/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: Why is he such a pusssy? He won't let you know his email so you can't ask him direct questions!!!! ...
A: As much as i would love to agree with you and say that change is needed, i can't. First, if Helton ...
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| black flag | 7/14/2008 | Katie |
Q: If a driver gets black flagged for a fender draging and he knocks it off AFTER getting black ...
A: Usually the answer is no. Though NASCAR can be picky, and if the driver refused to pit for a while ...
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| starting nascar | 7/13/2008 | Stooge |
Q: I've always wanted to become a nascar driver for any series but nationwide series would probably be ...
A: Ahhh, the weekly "How do I become a NASCAR driver question?" Here's some of my previous answers: ...
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| nasscar need to check the 18 car good | 7/13/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: can you tell me why nasscar cant find what the 18 car has done to there car, most cars cant win ...
A: I will say that i really don't like Kyle Busch (driver #18). But i will admit that he does have ...
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| Drag Racing | 7/10/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: There is a RED button in the center of the steering wheel. What is it for? Thank you.
A: I only know NASCAR stuff. But i will venture a guess. In NASCAR, there are two buttons on the ...
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| NASCAR training | 6/29/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: Do the drivers train with saunas? I feel if I'd lose a race because of my crew, I'd drag them into ...
A: I wouldn't be surprised to hear that some of the drivers choose to train in some form with saunas. ...
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| Gas Man | 6/29/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: Gas Man: Empties two 12-gallon (81 pounds each) dump cans of fuel into the car's 17.75-gallon fuel ...
A: Sorry for the late response, but i was trying to find your answer and could never find it! I went ...
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| Autobiographies | 6/27/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: How many NASCAR drivers have autobiographies? Is it fair to expect one from Dale Earnhardt Jr.? ...
A: I do not know exactly if the drivers do the yacht racing. At the track in Daytona, Florida they ...
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| commentators | 6/26/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: Why can't we still have Darrel Waltrip and Jeff Hamond commenting on the race. They provide so much ...
A: Darrell Waltrip and Jeff Hammond are contracted by FOX who signs with NASCAR for the first half of ...
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| Autobiographies | 6/26/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: How many NASCAR drivers have autobiographies? Is it fair to expect one from Dale Earnhardt Jr.? ...
A: I get the 'auto' biography joke, very clever. Dale Jr has put one out called "Driver #8." It was ...
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| davey allison | 6/25/2008 | Chris |
Q: I have a 1992 trunk lid from the texaco (davey allison car) Where can i find more info about it?
A: You probably will have a difficult time trying to find out more info on it. The only thing I can ...
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| Drivers share of the Purse | 6/23/2008 | Stooge |
Q: When we check the sports page every weekend the money earnings of each drivers, it run by hundreds ...
A: Every driver has their own contract with what percentage of the purse goes to him. This is a closely ...
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| Flaga | 6/22/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: Under the last caution in Sonoma the flagger was waving both the yellow and blue flag. What does ...
A: The yellow flag obviously means that the caution is out on the race. Very few people know this, but ...
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| NASCAR Speedway Division | 6/22/2008 | Stooge |
Q: I have several photos from the NASCAR Speedway Division race at Langhorne, PA on June 29, 1952. I ...
A: I only have records for the Grand National Division in 1952. That year the GN race was in Langhorne ...
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| racer--kenneth spikes | 6/17/2008 | Katie |
Q: What can you tell me about a driver who raced in the 1960's, Kenneth Spikes? He is a pt of mine and ...
A: So sorry about the delayed response, I've been super busy lately. I personally have never heard of ...
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| Geigo Commercial for Mike Wallas | 6/15/2008 | Chris |
Q: Who is Warren Wallace? Is he REALLY a Wallace and if so, who's son is he. My husband and I are ...
A: Supposedly he is related to the three Wallace brother (Rusty, Kenny and Mike) but is the third ...
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| H.B. Bailey #36 Firebird | 6/10/2008 | Stooge |
Q: I've seen pictures on the web of magazine pages when he ran this car against Herb Adams and others. ...
A: Don't know what magazine you are talking about. I did find a Grand National East program with a ...
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| rockinghamn results in the 80's | 6/9/2008 | Stooge |
Q: I'm trying to figure out my first ever race. I believe it was the early to mid 80.s at Rockinghamn. ...
A: Elliott won twice at Rockingham, once in 1984, but Yarborough did not run in that race, and once in ...
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| Talk on scanner | 6/2/2008 | Stooge |
Q: I wanted to ask Nascar if they still listen to the scanner and the address when foul language is ...
A: If I remember, JR's got played on TV. Yes, they are public radio transmissions but they are still ...
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| Nascar 08 ps2 Online | 5/29/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: I got the setups ok and am using some you posted before but i was racing online the cot and this guy ...
A: I actually do not have those setups anymore. After a while, i ended up saving the adjusted setups ...
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| nascar racing trim | 5/29/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: WE'VE HEARD THE TERM RACE TRIM OR RACING TRIM USED, BUT DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT REALLY MEANS. ...
A: "Racing trim" is usually contrasted with "qualifying trim." When teams are at high risk for not ...
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| rules & regs | 5/24/2008 | Chris |
Q: Why can't NASCAR just let them race?Cars should meet manufacture body templates,have all safty ...
A: I have no idea as to why that is, I often ask myself the same question. I'm guessing they wanted to ...
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| nascar fees | 5/20/2008 | 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: NASCAR does not have a "school" that you can do courses on. If you are looking for mechanic schools ...
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| Wheel studs | 5/19/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: Are there ever any instances where cross-threaded assembly of wheel studs or other fasteners have ...
A: The teams in NASCAR hire only the best in the business, so they are not really prone to making ...
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| Looking for info/pic of 80's Bill Elliott | 5/19/2008 | Stooge |
Q: I collect Aurora AFX slot cars....in the mid 1980's they sponsored Bill Elliott in at least one ...
A: Found you a pic from the 1987 Talledega 500 on July 26th, he's holding the trophy in Victory Lane ...
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| Looking for info/pic of 80's Bill Elliott | 5/19/2008 | Stooge |
Q: I collect Aurora AFX slot cars....in the mid 1980's they sponsored Bill Elliott in at least one ...
A: It would be a big help if you could give me a year. With 30-36 races a year and 10 years in the 80's ...
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| Tires | 5/13/2008 | Coy Jordan |
Q: What is the average lap life of a NASCAR Goodyear Eagle tire.
A: Mulvey, It varies on different tracks. At darlington, a 1.5 mile track, they lasted about 58-62 ...
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