When you visit, go to a NASCAR race early, and walk through the tailgating area. Tell the people that you are British and it's your first time at a race. The people will give you free BBQ and a history lesson about NASCAR and its drivers. You guys will have a great time. Just remember to bring earplugs. 😎👍
@@walk_in_solo1543 - Absolutely. But to rule out that you're not an American faking the accent to get free food, you have to wear an All Blacks jersey so we know you're authentic. 😉
Nascar is raced on both ovals and road courses. On super speedways the cars are well over 200mph side by side for 500 miles which is also why the crashes are so terrifying. There are different size oval tracks from short tracks to the super speedways so you need a great team to have the cars setup to race well at all of them.
F1 drivers crossing over into NASCAR have typically struggled. Some have seen decent runs but none have truly excelled in the sport. They are two very different racing disciplines and both have some truly talented drivers.
NASCAR is one of the most family friendly events you can go to in America. They have concerts. Food entertainment rides for kids. Usually have a car or 2 out to see. It’s a whole weekend of events. Races Friday Saturday and Sunday, like a carnival during the day.
@@Hakuna65Matata…listening to the scanner and the radio broadcast! During the commercial, the broadcasters stay on! “Don’t forget to mention our new NASCAR sponsor, “Umpire Underwear!” “Never heard of them, who they?” “Umpire Underwear, they let you know when your balls are foul!” 😂😂👍, Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons!👍
You should clarify that they only hits those speeds on the long straight-a ways. Some of the shorter tracks they can't usually get up past 180/190 before the next turn - some even less for the really short tracks. But, considering they may get up to 3 or more cars wide, that is plenty fast.
Most stock cars now only top out at about 190 or so, unless you are in a draft down the long straight, you might see between 201 and 205 (if you're lucky)...
@@skyraider87 and Atlanta now from my understanding... yes, you're right. But on smaller tracks they just don't have the room to get over those kind of speeds, so... You MIGHT see a 210 or so on some of the more modern road/street circuits, but that's probably still pretty rare...
NASCAR used to be called stock car racing as the cars were pretty much modified cars that could be bought off the showroom floor (heavily modified). The saying for the manufacturers was "win on Sunday, sell on Monday"
They are going faster then you think. NASCAR speeds vary depending on the type of track.. On super speedways like Daytona International Speedway, cars can reach speeds of up to 205 mph. On intermediate tracks, speeds range from 175 mph to 190 mph.
Seeing other cultures enjoy Nascar makes me smile. Glad you all can appreciate it, it was a huge part of my childhood and I still watch every race. 🤘 Love F1 as well, both are their own art of racing.
They use vinyl wraps for the scheme of the car not paint lol. And yes the exhaust on the side of the car is real not part of the wrap. You guys should react to a Top Fuel Dragster’s video.
Honestly you guys should react to the most destructive NASCAR race car crashes ever because with the safety settings and everything that they have legislated now fatalities are rare and you walk away from some absolutely insane things
I'm from North Carolina, USA: the home of NASCAR. I can literally walk to Richard Petty's house. You have NO IDEA how insane these cars sound until you see it live!!! To hear 40+ massive "old-school" pushrod V8's at full tilt... it's f*cking indescribable. You can actually "feel" the noise, physically. Of course, we Americans are known for being loud AF 😂
It's called stock car racing because the basic car shape is stock or as sold by the manufacturer. A lot of the bits that will brake off such as the plastic lights are removed and metal is welded into the holes. The lights them painted on.
NASCAR race cars can reach top speeds of over 200 miles per hour (mph), but average speeds vary depending on several factors, including the track's length, banking, surface type, and race conditions. For example, during the Daytona 500, average speeds are usually between 150 and 180 mph due to the strategic nature of the race, but speeds can sometimes exceed 190 mph. On larger tracks like Talladega Superspeedway or Daytona International Speedway, NASCARs can reach speeds of over 200 mph because of the long straightaways and steep banking, which allow drivers to maintain high speeds.
You should also check out the NHRA DRAGS, Cars are now reaching 300 MPH, in 1/4 mile. They run several different classes of drag racing, They also RUN JET CARS. NHRA Stands for National Hotrod Association.
Welcome to the British NASCAR fan club! Sometimes the medium length tracks are boring. Super speedways, road courses, and short tracks are a lot of fun
These NASCAR cars can do over 200 mph (321 kph) in the straights...and that's with restrictor plates on them. Without the plates they can do about 225 mph (362 kph). Unlike American football NASCAR is a contact AND a and collision sport. But like almost every American sport NASCAR is extremely family friendly.
10:33 I'll always love this clip. It was the future of the sport battling it out for a spot in the all-star race! Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, and Ryan Blaney who at the time of this clip were the young faces that people hardly knew or hadn't found much success. Today, all three have a Cup Series championship and are the 3 most popular drivers!
See this is what i want. Instead of f1 and nascar fans talking shit about each other respective series, we come together and realize both are great with high caliber drivers and exciting racing. F1 is like a dance with driver's tip toeing around each other at high speed. Nascar is just a slugfest with the last man standing wins.
Lewis Hamilton and Tony Stewart (a time NASCAR Champion) swapped cars at Watkins Glen back in the day. The video is on UA-cam. I’d also recommend Jeff Gordon driving an Williams F1 car at Indianapolis.
NASCAR is raced on several different disciplines, they have 2.5 mile superspeedways which relys on handling, drafting and holding the throttle wideopen, your short tracks which requires you to be a little more physical with other cars ahead and around you. Alot of times drivers use the bump and run to advance their positions. You have road courses and a street courses just like Indy or F1. Then finally you have your 1.5miles which is all about driver vs car vs track. 1.5 mile tracks are very technical to get around despite how they're portrayed. All 1.5, 2mile and 2.5 mile tracks are D-shaped ovals as well.
The style of racing between NASCAR and F1 and its American Cousin, Indy Car, is that in NASCAR it's all aboug pack racing catching and keeping the drift. Itxsxall about using air flow around the cars to make your move. F1 fans tend to criticize NASCAR for its mostly oval racing, but the discipline used in NASCAR is just as strategic as whatever it is in F1 and Indy car.
Oval tracks are banked on the turns. You heard them talking about "5 wide" on one of the turns. The turns are where most of the action happens - passing, bumping into each other, and the monumental wrecks. If you get a choice, you want your tickets to be watching a turn. 🤠
If you think the cars sounded mad in the video, then I can't wait until you get to experience it in person at the track! It's 10x better!! Bristol Motor Speedway is the loudest track I've ever experienced because you cannot escape the sound there! Don't forget to bring the hearing protection!
Back in prohibition days, moonshiners had to run from the law to keep from getting arrested and their cargo destroyed. The Runners (delivery guys) would modify their cars so they looked every day and blended in with all the other cars on the road but had the power and suspension that would enable them to outrun the law. The Runners would take pride in their cars and so would race each other, which eventually turned into customers rewarding the first to arrive with their cargo intact for the sale, creating competition. Once Prohibition was lifted, the races became entertainment on the weekends and they called it Stockcar Racing because the cars were essentially your everyday stock car. When NASCAR formed out of all the leagues that were doing races, one of the rules they implemented was that your car had to be a production car with 1000 cars or more of that model made or ordered to be made. From this cars like Mustangs, Chargers, and Trans AMs were made so the car companies could profit off of the races by having that model of car for sale on the showroom floor. Today it is a huge event, boasting crowds in the +100Ks, plus they took from football the party effect and have the best tailgate parties you will find anywhere. There are way more people in the parking lots than in the stands as campers and tents are set up with the race on TVs while someone is cooking/BBQing and of course, it wouldn't be NASCAR without the alcohol, lots and lots of alcohol consumption.
The majority of tracks are ovals, they only race on a few "road courses" but the best thing about NASCAR compared to F1 or Indy is definitely the competition. They pass each other in stock car racing but Indy and especially F1 are mostly parades
That said, there has always been at least one road course in every NASCAR season. It is mostly hauling gas and turning left, true, but there are a few right turns to be had, here and there.
Nah man, IndyCar is great and also often full of passing, especially on ovals. This year's Indy 500 was awesome! That said I will always mainly be a NASCAR fan (#24ever). I like F1 but yeah, often it becomes a parade (but Austria last weekend was awesome).
22-year-old lifelong california nascar fan here. nascar is a MUST-SEE sporting event for all interested international visitors. trust me, it's an experience unlike any other in motorsport for the best reasons. if you come in not a fan, you will leave being one. and lewis hamilton has driven an older-generation nascar cup car before, it was a seat swap in 2011 with that year's nascar champion, tony stewart. it's on youtube if you guys want to see it haha
I haven’t watched this yet because I’m not a NASCAR fan (I will though), but from what I recall…at one time and because of the size of the speedway bleaches… More people attend NASCAR events than ANY other sport in any single year. Which is amazing considering how many football teams there are, plus baseball teams with 160 games per team each season.
not to speak bad about lewis hamilton but a lot of other drivers from othe typs of racing have come to nascar and found out that it is a whole nother beast to run because of all the contact that is allowed and how the changes to the car that are needed through out the race
NASCAR is mainly ovals, but they do race at a few road circuits too. The most they've raced at in a season is 7 and this season there are 4. The next one is actually a street circuit over July 4th Weekend in Chicago. Former F1 champ Jenson Button raced in that race last season, which was the inagural street race for the series. I understand that people more familiar to road racing generally seem to have preconcieved notions about NASCAR because it's mostly ovals, but oval racing is a whole different beast. People scoff at it, but it requires increeible car control and precision, especially on more worn surfaces that wear tires more quickly.
@@nathanwahl9224Drafting can easily be used as a weapon, as well. Ever heard of dirty air? Exact same thing as drafting, but _wildly_ different results. When following a car in an aero-sensitive corner like the turns at a typical 1.5 mile track, what little downforce you had is _slashed._ A driver who’s able to overcome that lack of aero on sheer talent alone is what separates the men from the boys.
Old school terms are bump and run chrome horn boogety boogety boogety let’s go racing boys Darrel Waltrip is a legend he was a a voice in the movie cars his name was Darrel cartrip
I believe it was Juan Pablo Montoya, not Sir Lewis. I remember watching it when I was a kid as a big time Gordon 24 fan, haha. They took each other's cars out to test on the Indy road course.
@@roguesquadron521 you're both partially right. Jeff Gordon and Juan Pablo Montoya did a seat swap in 2003. Lewis Hamilton and Tony Stewart did theirs in 2011 at Watkins Glen.
@@roguesquadron521 juan pablo montoya dropped out of his f1 deal early to race in nascar in 2006 or 2007. i presume thats why lol. jeff gordon did amazing in the f1 car and almost beat the track record and montoya did pretty good in nascar during his time racing
The cars are twice as heavy with tires half as wide as F1. And there's no anti-lock brakes or traction control. It's a lot more about driver talent than automation. Find a vid called Trading Paint, where Juan Pablo Montoya and Jeff Gordon trade cars and run a road course. It'll give you some perspective.
@@the_ultra_robot6884 It did a few years ago - - must have changed the rules Guess that shows how much I'm interested in F1 -- not that much. You should still watch that video -- Gordon absolutely kicked his ass
And they are "stock cars" because the original rules (prior to 1965) had them racing cars barely adapted from what you could drive off the showroom floor....
Nascar is a mix of small, med and super speedways aka ovals but they do have a few road courses on the schedule. On the speedways it's not uncommon to be running 150+ mph in the corners on the straights you'll see 180 to 200mph easy.
Those headlight lenses are real. There is just no lighting on the inside. It’s not painted on. Each car is to represent a certain car manufacturer, but they must all pass specific tests or they cannot use them. This is why they look so similar.
Nascar is the Best!! Ya'll have to watch more! Dale Earnhardt was my favorite driver until his death. Then Dale Junior. We used to go to two races a year. I absolutely love it! The cars are wrapped to show their sponsors. They can hit speeds of 180 mph and faster. Nascar races are so much fun. You have to watch the wrecks. Some races have several wrecks and a few fights between drivers. Always exciting! I've been to Texas Motor Speedway, but I always wanted to go to Talladega in Alabama! My fav driver now is #9 Chase Elliott!
Over the years there's been two or three "top" F 1 guys to do NASCAR, but they didn't fair to wheel. The difference seems to be too great. NASCAR cars weigh over twice as much and have less than half the downforce of an F1 car!
the car In first is gonna be the slowest during the race..look up the definition of drifting in nascar, it's not burning rubber in turns.. it's the air moving behind (pocket) the car
So glad you guys finally did a NASCAR video. There are better ones you should react to. At some tracks the cars go close to 200mph. Quite a few F1 drivers have tried racing in NASCAR but for the most part they don't do very well. The cars are pretty difficult to drive. Hope to see more reactions to NASCAR stuff.
-2:00 Most races are "a ring", but there is a road race or two like F1 that they do. ua-cam.com/video/XkNtOxnoHh0/v-deo.html -11:05 There's a reason why things are "painted on"... ua-cam.com/video/V1yXr1xVOQQ/v-deo.html You should check out the crashes... ua-cam.com/video/BPqzbxdUYI4/v-deo.htmlsi=2oBU4C1b8sK5jBFH ua-cam.com/video/xoWujs5NACs/v-deo.htmlsi=uMnRoY765EDJ9fO0
The bodies of the car are covered in a large vinyl decal. That has all the colors and numbers, etc. They drive on ovals, road courses, an elongated triangle, and dirt. All they need now is a figure eight. There are a dozen NASCAR series. The three top are two car series and one truck series. They run up to 200+ mph in a draft at the larger tracks. NASCAR deems the cars are too fast for safety, so they have restrictor plates on the engine to reduce the horsepower.
Nascar races on 4 types of tracks: - Road courses: Like F1 tracks. There's not a lot of them on the calendar, but they go to some pretty famous tracks like watkins glen and circuit of the americas, and a couple that are hybrid road courses like the indy road course and the charlotte roval. - Short tracks: These are basically stadiums with a racetrack, usually the track is between 0.5-0.75 miles in length. These tracks have the most casual bumping and shoving, because they are so tight and so short that you have to get the elbows out if you want to get past. - Speedways: This is your bread and butter oval track...only many of them arent actually ovals. These tracks are 1-2 miles in length and feature a variety of actual shapes, ranging from the Monster Mile at Dover (which is an actual oval) to Pocono Raceway, which looks more like a triangle than a race track. - Super Speedways: There's only 2, Daytona and Talledega. These tracks are long (2.5 and 2.66 miles respectively), and feature high banking in the corners, so the drivers are at full throttle for 100% of the lap. These tracks use something called a restrictor plate, a metal plate that limits the airflow into the engine, to reduce the engine power so the cars dont get too dangerously fast and end up killing fans in the stands as nearly happened at Daytona in the 80s. This plate makes it so that exploiting the draft is the only way to move up, and whenever you see a video of a huge pack of cars all clustered tight AF together thats one of these two tracks.
The main differences between the 2 types of racing is basically down to the cars. Nascar uses a v8 engine versus 6 cylinders in f1. The Nascar uses no driving aids like anti-lock brakes, traction control, or computers on the cars. The Nascar is basically meant to be a familiar look of the cars you can buy for street use (Toyota camry, Ford Mustang, Chevrolet camaro, etc). The only difference is the engine is custom built & makes around 700 horsepower. Most Nascar drivers spend lots of time working out at the gym similar to what a professional athlete would do. They spend 4-6 hrs in a fireproof suit inside a car that's close to 150 degrees Fahrenheit or around 65 Celsius. As far as car control they have brakes & a steering wheel, nothing else
The exhaust on the new Gen 7 car are actually on each side of the car along the bottom of the "door" and closer to the front. The exhaust pipes in the rear of the car are just a part of the livery wrap.
the nascar chassis are made from chromoly tubular chassis, with composite body's. The body's are the wrapped with a gigantic sticker with all the sponsor on it, there is no paint on the body's.. The car's weigh 3200 pounds without fuel @ driver, now with fuel @ driver the cars weight is 3400 pounds.
you will like NASCARs greatest saves also the front/rear bumpers, hood, roof and decklid are regulated templates too keep the car makes similar on an aerodynamic aspect if teams where allowed to shape the bumpers they would not look like a car.
NASCAR started in the south of the US from guys transporting illegal alcohol (moonshine) years ago. They doctored the cars up to outrun the police and eventually they started racing them and NASCAR was born.
They are modeled after regular street cars but are far from it. They're longer and wider, and more powerful usually. Although we're making street cars that could probably keep up on short tracks.
NASCAR is the governing body for stockcar racing. Like the NFL is the governing body for American football, MLB for baseball and the NBA for basketball.
I’ve been to a NASCAR race once and let me just tell you the sound these cars make are absolutely insane. These things absolutely roar and produce a sound and sensation unlike any other racing series. I could literally feel my entire body vibrate as each car passed by. I highly recommend you go to one if you can.
In that last clip, the cars pass the finish line long before the yellow car got there. It's just hard to see as it passes by so quickly. Ricky Craven in the orange tide car won by .002 of a second
The brake light and headlights are REAL. They have to have brake lights just like any other motorsport of any kind, even drag racing. The headlights are also real because, just sometimes, it comes a hard, steady rain and I'm not really sure they'd stop for a hurricane if one just sprung up. BTW, please check out, "Fire Breathing Monsters". It's a good video about drag racing. (FYI, 10,000 to 12,000 hp 1000 feet, 320 mph *305 m/515 kph*)
Sorry, but the headlights and taillights on NASCAR race cars are decals and not functional. There is no need for lights as the race facilities have powerful lights. Even the front grill on the cars are decals. Anything not absolutely necessary are left off to reduce weight. Also NASCAR will stop races when it begins to rain, specially on ovals, due to having no treads on the tires. NASCAR will try to wait the weather out to finish the race. If rain isn’t expected they will either postpone the race till the next day or if over half the laps of the scheduled lap they will declare the leader when the race is stopped!
Yass & Fats, NASCAR started doing a street race in Chicago, Illinois last year. The event takes place over two days during the Independence Day Holiday (the 4th of July). The Grant Park 165 is an annual NASCAR Cup Series race held on the Chicago Street Course, a street circuit in Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States. The race was first held in 2023 and was the first ever street race contested in the NASCAR Cup Series.
They hit top speeds of about 200 miles per hour on long straightaways. The races in person are INSANELY loud. Check out some videos of NASCAR crashes, they get wild!
It’s usually a ring although it’s more oval. I’m close to Daytona where NASCAR starts every season at the Daytona Speedway. There have been some epic crashes every season. It’s always fun though.
So, a lot of times the drivers are really pushing their cars hard as hell towards the last few laps and there is inevitably crashes. That results in a restart and with only 2 or 3 laps left they end up a lot closer at the end because they don't have more time to spread out. It's balls to the wall for 2 or 3 laps.
When you visit, go to a NASCAR race early, and walk through the tailgating area. Tell the people that you are British and it's your first time at a race. The people will give you free BBQ and a history lesson about NASCAR and its drivers. You guys will have a great time. Just remember to bring earplugs. 😎👍
Check online first. many races are sold out.
If they came to a NASCAR race, I'd recommend the Daytona 500 or Bristol...
Does the same go for New Zealanders? I'm a fan of bbq.
@@walk_in_solo1543 - Absolutely. But to rule out that you're not an American faking the accent to get free food, you have to wear an All Blacks jersey so we know you're authentic. 😉
If they tell them they're a youtuber they might even get a ride along.
Much like American football, NASCAR is a contact sport...
Most American sports tend to contact sports. Even if they’re not supposed to be. 😂 🇺🇸
Rubbing is racing.
F1 is like boxing hit without getting hit. Precision over power. Nascar is like a bare knuckle street fight. Last man standing wins.
Football isn't a contact sport. It's a collision sport. 😉
@@trl2828 very very true
Now react to the biggest NASCAR crashes in history lol
thats where the funs at lmao
Do it do it do it 😂
Yeah. Worst NASCAR Crashes.
Nascars most destructive crashes is a better video. !
Lmao
Nascar is raced on both ovals and road courses. On super speedways the cars are well over 200mph side by side for 500 miles which is also why the crashes are so terrifying. There are different size oval tracks from short tracks to the super speedways so you need a great team to have the cars setup to race well at all of them.
And there's many different shapes of oval tracks too! Not even to mention the variations of banking track to track and even corner to corner.
Super speedways haven’t been over 200 mph in decades. Spacers currently keep them below 190 unless in draft.
@@dnboii4404 do they run in draft during the race
@@cnking27all the time
Lmao turn ‘em loose bc 87 was the real deal! -OR- just watch Indycar racing 25% faster & as close.
In NASCAR, if you aren't rubbin', you aren't racing.
I was coming to say he did hit him and didn't ram him he rubbed him and rubbing son is racin
The word is ain’t, if you AINT rubbin you AINT racin!
"He didn't hit you, he didn't run into you, he didn't nudge you... he RUBBED you, and rubbin' son... is racin'..."
F1 drivers crossing over into NASCAR have typically struggled. Some have seen decent runs but none have truly excelled in the sport. They are two very different racing disciplines and both have some truly talented drivers.
Jean Girard did pretty well
Be real please@@HallStevenson
Cole Trickle also done pretty well
This is true but if you google Tony Stewart x Lewis Hamilton
Hamilton does a damn good job and almost beat Tonys time if i remember correctly
Cole trickle was an indycar driver@@jeffreyklass6171
NASCAR is one of the most family friendly events you can go to in America. They have concerts. Food entertainment rides for kids. Usually have a car or 2 out to see. It’s a whole weekend of events. Races Friday Saturday and Sunday, like a carnival during the day.
It’s family friendly until you put that headset on your ears to listen into the scanner. You have no idea how many cussing is on there scanner
Hell no its not, double fingers to bubba wallace every lap lol
COUGH talladega infield
@@Hnascar11and Hamlin, Lagona, and used to be busch
@@Hakuna65Matata…listening to the scanner and the radio broadcast! During the commercial, the broadcasters stay on! “Don’t forget to mention our new NASCAR sponsor, “Umpire Underwear!” “Never heard of them, who they?” “Umpire Underwear, they let you know when your balls are foul!” 😂😂👍, Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons!👍
The speeds often exceed 200 mph with everyone bumper to bumper. It's really exciting to watch even with them just driving on an oval.
You should clarify that they only hits those speeds on the long straight-a ways. Some of the shorter tracks they can't usually get up past 180/190 before the next turn - some even less for the really short tracks. But, considering they may get up to 3 or more cars wide, that is plenty fast.
Most stock cars now only top out at about 190 or so, unless you are in a draft down the long straight, you might see between 201 and 205 (if you're lucky)...
@@therayven3147that's only with the restrictor plates, which are run on super speedways like Daytona or Talladega
@@skyraider87 and Atlanta now from my understanding... yes, you're right. But on smaller tracks they just don't have the room to get over those kind of speeds, so...
You MIGHT see a 210 or so on some of the more modern road/street circuits, but that's probably still pretty rare...
@@therayven3147 with a good driver, maybe
Bumping is part of the race and taking your opponent out is a strategy drivers use. They race on road courses, ovals, and street courses as well
Drafting and team racing is also another big strategy as well that drivers tend to fall back on
NASCAR used to be called stock car racing as the cars were pretty much modified cars that could be bought off the showroom floor (heavily modified). The saying for the manufacturers was "win on Sunday, sell on Monday"
''there's nothin stock about a stock car''
@@tc3501 Not since the early 70's
it's still called stock car racing
Now, big money ruined the sport of this form of racing. Most of fans don't watch NASCAR anymore because these "Cars of Tomorrow".
@@MrTech226 the car of tomorrow we 17 years ago
They are going faster then you think. NASCAR speeds vary depending on the type of track..
On super speedways like Daytona International Speedway, cars can reach speeds of up to 205 mph.
On intermediate tracks, speeds range from 175 mph to 190 mph.
You have to watch NASCAR'S greatest crashes. They're CRAZY
Seeing other cultures enjoy Nascar makes me smile. Glad you all can appreciate it, it was a huge part of my childhood and I still watch every race. 🤘 Love F1 as well, both are their own art of racing.
They use vinyl wraps for the scheme of the car not paint lol. And yes the exhaust on the side of the car is real not part of the wrap. You guys should react to a Top Fuel Dragster’s video.
Honestly you guys should react to the most destructive NASCAR race car crashes ever because with the safety settings and everything that they have legislated now fatalities are rare and you walk away from some absolutely insane things
I'm from North Carolina, USA: the home of NASCAR. I can literally walk to Richard Petty's house. You have NO IDEA how insane these cars sound until you see it live!!! To hear 40+ massive "old-school" pushrod V8's at full tilt... it's f*cking indescribable. You can actually "feel" the noise, physically. Of course, we Americans are known for being loud AF 😂
I was 6 years old and I fell in love with Nascar I'm 43 now still a fan
That final clip held the record for the closest finish in Nascar cup series history until May of this year.
It's called stock car racing because the basic car shape is stock or as sold by the manufacturer. A lot of the bits that will brake off such as the plastic lights are removed and metal is welded into the holes. The lights them painted on.
Also if you go to a race bring ear plugs, rent the ear phones and buy a pit pass.
Everyone adding speed in MPH, the general range of these races are in the 280-325kmh range
NASCAR race cars can reach top speeds of over 200 miles per hour (mph), but average speeds vary depending on several factors, including the track's length, banking, surface type, and race conditions. For example, during the Daytona 500, average speeds are usually between 150 and 180 mph due to the strategic nature of the race, but speeds can sometimes exceed 190 mph. On larger tracks like Talladega Superspeedway or Daytona International Speedway, NASCARs can reach speeds of over 200 mph because of the long straightaways and steep banking, which allow drivers to maintain high speeds.
@@YoungBusterx thanks for helping me clarify the speeds in KPH that they will more easily understand
You should also check out the NHRA DRAGS, Cars are now reaching 300 MPH, in 1/4 mile. They run several different classes of drag racing, They also RUN JET CARS. NHRA Stands for National Hotrod Association.
Welcome to the British NASCAR fan club! Sometimes the medium length tracks are boring. Super speedways, road courses, and short tracks are a lot of fun
These NASCAR cars can do over 200 mph (321 kph) in the straights...and that's with restrictor plates on them. Without the plates they can do about 225 mph (362 kph). Unlike American football NASCAR is a contact AND a and collision sport. But like almost every American sport NASCAR is extremely family friendly.
F-1 drivers don't know how to race with a stick shift.
As if they have room for a stick in a coffin-sized car.
@@MGower4465 They had stick shifts in the 70's in smaller cars.
@@MGower4465 let's be honest, f1 cars are basically coffins already
@@dusktodawn3796no, F1 cars are more like missiles on wheels...
In nascar they don’t really use the stick shift. In nascar they stay in the same gear when driving, also f1 used to be stick shift.
10:33 I'll always love this clip. It was the future of the sport battling it out for a spot in the all-star race! Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, and Ryan Blaney who at the time of this clip were the young faces that people hardly knew or hadn't found much success. Today, all three have a Cup Series championship and are the 3 most popular drivers!
Nailed it
See this is what i want. Instead of f1 and nascar fans talking shit about each other respective series, we come together and realize both are great with high caliber drivers and exciting racing. F1 is like a dance with driver's tip toeing around each other at high speed. Nascar is just a slugfest with the last man standing wins.
Lewis Hamilton and Tony Stewart (a time NASCAR Champion) swapped cars at Watkins Glen back in the day. The video is on UA-cam. I’d also recommend Jeff Gordon driving an Williams F1 car at Indianapolis.
NASCAR is raced on several different disciplines, they have 2.5 mile superspeedways which relys on handling, drafting and holding the throttle wideopen, your short tracks which requires you to be a little more physical with other cars ahead and around you. Alot of times drivers use the bump and run to advance their positions. You have road courses and a street courses just like Indy or F1. Then finally you have your 1.5miles which is all about driver vs car vs track. 1.5 mile tracks are very technical to get around despite how they're portrayed. All 1.5, 2mile and 2.5 mile tracks are D-shaped ovals as well.
That Watkins Glenn finish always gives me goosebumps man… that was one of the best races I’ve ever watched
This is pure NASCAR and it’s why we love it
The style of racing between NASCAR and F1 and its American Cousin, Indy Car, is that in NASCAR it's all aboug pack racing catching and keeping the drift. Itxsxall about using air flow around the cars to make your move. F1 fans tend to criticize NASCAR for its mostly oval racing, but the discipline used in NASCAR is just as strategic as whatever it is in F1 and Indy car.
Oval tracks are banked on the turns. You heard them talking about "5 wide" on one of the turns. The turns are where most of the action happens - passing, bumping into each other, and the monumental wrecks. If you get a choice, you want your tickets to be watching a turn. 🤠
Unlike F1 racing these cars do not use fuel injection, but a big four barrel carburetor.
No dude, they use fuel injectors
The two things to remember about NASCAR....rubbing is racing and, if you're not cheating you're not trying.
If you think the cars sounded mad in the video, then I can't wait until you get to experience it in person at the track! It's 10x better!!
Bristol Motor Speedway is the loudest track I've ever experienced because you cannot escape the sound there!
Don't forget to bring the hearing protection!
Back in prohibition days, moonshiners had to run from the law to keep from getting arrested and their cargo destroyed. The Runners (delivery guys) would modify their cars so they looked every day and blended in with all the other cars on the road but had the power and suspension that would enable them to outrun the law. The Runners would take pride in their cars and so would race each other, which eventually turned into customers rewarding the first to arrive with their cargo intact for the sale, creating competition. Once Prohibition was lifted, the races became entertainment on the weekends and they called it Stockcar Racing because the cars were essentially your everyday stock car. When NASCAR formed out of all the leagues that were doing races, one of the rules they implemented was that your car had to be a production car with 1000 cars or more of that model made or ordered to be made. From this cars like Mustangs, Chargers, and Trans AMs were made so the car companies could profit off of the races by having that model of car for sale on the showroom floor. Today it is a huge event, boasting crowds in the +100Ks, plus they took from football the party effect and have the best tailgate parties you will find anywhere. There are way more people in the parking lots than in the stands as campers and tents are set up with the race on TVs while someone is cooking/BBQing and of course, it wouldn't be NASCAR without the alcohol, lots and lots of alcohol consumption.
No, Not just a ring. Some are half ring half road course called a Roval, and some pure road courses on calendar too
The majority of tracks are ovals, they only race on a few "road courses" but the best thing about NASCAR compared to F1 or Indy is definitely the competition. They pass each other in stock car racing but Indy and especially F1 are mostly parades
IndyCar is hardly a parade-fest like Formula 1 is.
That said, there has always been at least one road course in every NASCAR season. It is mostly hauling gas and turning left, true, but there are a few right turns to be had, here and there.
Nah man, IndyCar is great and also often full of passing, especially on ovals. This year's Indy 500 was awesome! That said I will always mainly be a NASCAR fan (#24ever). I like F1 but yeah, often it becomes a parade (but Austria last weekend was awesome).
F1 drivers wouldn't know what to do to be side by side by 20 cars
Nascar has been adding more "road" tracks in recent years. and last year they did the Chicago Street Race which is similar to Monaco in F1.
I love F1, but the closeness of racing in NASCAR is just amazing and exciting.
They start with 40 cars. Most tracks are all left turns. However, they do have some that F1 would race on
I wish they still had 40 car fields
22-year-old lifelong california nascar fan here. nascar is a MUST-SEE sporting event for all interested international visitors.
trust me, it's an experience unlike any other in motorsport for the best reasons. if you come in not a fan, you will leave being one.
and lewis hamilton has driven an older-generation nascar cup car before, it was a seat swap in 2011 with that year's nascar champion, tony stewart. it's on youtube if you guys want to see it haha
I haven’t watched this yet because I’m not a NASCAR fan (I will though), but from what I recall…at one time and because of the size of the speedway bleaches…
More people attend NASCAR events than ANY other sport in any single year. Which is amazing considering how many football teams there are, plus baseball teams with 160 games per team each season.
not to speak bad about lewis hamilton but a lot of other drivers from othe typs of racing have come to nascar and found out that it is a whole nother beast to run because of all the contact that is allowed and how the changes to the car that are needed through out the race
NASCAR is mainly ovals, but they do race at a few road circuits too. The most they've raced at in a season is 7 and this season there are 4. The next one is actually a street circuit over July 4th Weekend in Chicago. Former F1 champ Jenson Button raced in that race last season, which was the inagural street race for the series.
I understand that people more familiar to road racing generally seem to have preconcieved notions about NASCAR because it's mostly ovals, but oval racing is a whole different beast. People scoff at it, but it requires increeible car control and precision, especially on more worn surfaces that wear tires more quickly.
And the really critical area is the aerodynamics and how the cars can impact each other. One of its components, drafting is an artform in itself.
There are 5 this season
@@nathanwahl9224Drafting can easily be used as a weapon, as well. Ever heard of dirty air? Exact same thing as drafting, but _wildly_ different results. When following a car in an aero-sensitive corner like the turns at a typical 1.5 mile track, what little downforce you had is _slashed._ A driver who’s able to overcome that lack of aero on sheer talent alone is what separates the men from the boys.
Certain tracks allow for speeds exceeding 200 MPH.
NASCAR doesn't just go around in circles, they also have road courses.
And now a street course in Chicago.
Old school terms are bump and run chrome horn boogety boogety boogety let’s go racing boys Darrel Waltrip is a legend he was a a voice in the movie cars his name was Darrel cartrip
There's video of Lewis Hamilton and Jeff Gordon driving each others car!!!
I believe it was Juan Pablo Montoya, not Sir Lewis. I remember watching it when I was a kid as a big time Gordon 24 fan, haha. They took each other's cars out to test on the Indy road course.
@@roguesquadron521 you're both partially right. Jeff Gordon and Juan Pablo Montoya did a seat swap in 2003. Lewis Hamilton and Tony Stewart did theirs in 2011 at Watkins Glen.
@@ChrisBl33p Ahh I didnt know about the Tony Stewart-Lewis Hamilton swap. Thanks for the info!
@@roguesquadron521 juan pablo montoya dropped out of his f1 deal early to race in nascar in 2006 or 2007. i presume thats why lol. jeff gordon did amazing in the f1 car and almost beat the track record and montoya did pretty good in nascar during his time racing
The cars are twice as heavy with tires half as wide as F1. And there's no anti-lock brakes or traction control. It's a lot more about driver talent than automation. Find a vid called Trading Paint, where Juan Pablo Montoya and Jeff Gordon trade cars and run a road course. It'll give you some perspective.
F1 doesn't have abs or tc
@@the_ultra_robot6884 It did a few years ago - - must have changed the rules Guess that shows how much I'm interested in F1 -- not that much. You should still watch that video -- Gordon absolutely kicked his ass
Nascar started off in the south and the drivers were moonshine drivers.
And they are "stock cars" because the original rules (prior to 1965) had them racing cars barely adapted from what you could drive off the showroom floor....
Nascar is a mix of small, med and super speedways aka ovals but they do have a few road courses on the schedule. On the speedways it's not uncommon to be running 150+ mph in the corners on the straights you'll see 180 to 200mph easy.
Those headlight lenses are real. There is just no lighting on the inside. It’s not painted on. Each car is to represent a certain car manufacturer, but they must all pass specific tests or they cannot use them. This is why they look so similar.
The lenses are not real, its just graphics on the wrap.
Nascar has road courses like Watkins Glenn
Rubbing is racing 🤘🤘
They also go to COTA and the ROVAL, Sonoma, and Watkins Glen, all road courses
Need to check out NHRA
NASCAR has road courses too just like F1.
Super impressed with the racing at fontana. Pity they demolished the track.
The lights are vinyl decals. If they were real there would be constant cautions for broken pieces all over the track. Lots of contact in NASCAR
Nascar is the Best!! Ya'll have to watch more! Dale Earnhardt was my favorite driver until his death. Then Dale Junior. We used to go to two races a year. I absolutely love it! The cars are wrapped to show their sponsors. They can hit speeds of 180 mph and faster. Nascar races are so much fun. You have to watch the wrecks. Some races have several wrecks and a few fights between drivers. Always exciting! I've been to Texas Motor Speedway, but I always wanted to go to Talladega in Alabama!
My fav driver now is #9 Chase Elliott!
Over the years there's been two or three "top" F 1 guys to do NASCAR, but they didn't fair to wheel. The difference seems to be too great. NASCAR cars weigh over twice as much and have less than half the downforce of an F1 car!
the car In first is gonna be the slowest during the race..look up the definition of drifting in nascar, it's not burning rubber in turns.. it's the air moving behind (pocket) the car
drafting
So glad you guys finally did a NASCAR video. There are better ones you should react to. At some tracks the cars go close to 200mph. Quite a few F1 drivers have tried racing in NASCAR but for the most part they don't do very well. The cars are pretty difficult to drive. Hope to see more reactions to NASCAR stuff.
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No, technically. Sometimes it is an oval, but there is a triangle track, and a few road courses, and a street course.
-2:00 Most races are "a ring", but there is a road race or two like F1 that they do.
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-11:05 There's a reason why things are "painted on"...
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You should check out the crashes...
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On the bigger tracks they can reach 225 mph on the straight a way.
Exactly and they normally hover anywhere around 145 on The shorter spots
The bodies of the car are covered in a large vinyl decal. That has all the colors and numbers, etc. They drive on ovals, road courses, an elongated triangle, and dirt. All they need now is a figure eight. There are a dozen NASCAR series. The three top are two car series and one truck series. They run up to 200+ mph in a draft at the larger tracks. NASCAR deems the cars are too fast for safety, so they have restrictor plates on the engine to reduce the horsepower.
Nascar races on 4 types of tracks:
- Road courses: Like F1 tracks. There's not a lot of them on the calendar, but they go to some pretty famous tracks like watkins glen and circuit of the americas, and a couple that are hybrid road courses like the indy road course and the charlotte roval.
- Short tracks: These are basically stadiums with a racetrack, usually the track is between 0.5-0.75 miles in length. These tracks have the most casual bumping and shoving, because they are so tight and so short that you have to get the elbows out if you want to get past.
- Speedways: This is your bread and butter oval track...only many of them arent actually ovals. These tracks are 1-2 miles in length and feature a variety of actual shapes, ranging from the Monster Mile at Dover (which is an actual oval) to Pocono Raceway, which looks more like a triangle than a race track.
- Super Speedways: There's only 2, Daytona and Talledega. These tracks are long (2.5 and 2.66 miles respectively), and feature high banking in the corners, so the drivers are at full throttle for 100% of the lap. These tracks use something called a restrictor plate, a metal plate that limits the airflow into the engine, to reduce the engine power so the cars dont get too dangerously fast and end up killing fans in the stands as nearly happened at Daytona in the 80s. This plate makes it so that exploiting the draft is the only way to move up, and whenever you see a video of a huge pack of cars all clustered tight AF together thats one of these two tracks.
Pocono and Indy are superspeedways sir.
Nascar races on Ovals, road courses, street courses, and even on dirt
Our sport is a great one! Thanks for checking it out and giving it some shine!
NASCAR has road courses as well. This weekend is a road course downtown Chicago
The main differences between the 2 types of racing is basically down to the cars. Nascar uses a v8 engine versus 6 cylinders in f1. The Nascar uses no driving aids like anti-lock brakes, traction control, or computers on the cars. The Nascar is basically meant to be a familiar look of the cars you can buy for street use (Toyota camry, Ford Mustang, Chevrolet camaro, etc). The only difference is the engine is custom built & makes around 700 horsepower. Most Nascar drivers spend lots of time working out at the gym similar to what a professional athlete would do. They spend 4-6 hrs in a fireproof suit inside a car that's close to 150 degrees Fahrenheit or around 65 Celsius. As far as car control they have brakes & a steering wheel, nothing else
F1 doesn't have any of the assists you mentioned either
its so refreshing to see f1 fans appreciate nascar for what it is! cheers to both of you, coming from a nascar and f1 fan ❤️
I am a fan of Nascar Racing,I try to watch it every Sunday.
The exhaust on the new Gen 7 car are actually on each side of the car along the bottom of the "door" and closer to the front. The exhaust pipes in the rear of the car are just a part of the livery wrap.
the nascar chassis are made from chromoly tubular chassis, with composite body's. The body's are the wrapped with a gigantic sticker with all the sponsor on it, there is no paint on the body's.. The car's weigh 3200 pounds without fuel @ driver, now with fuel @ driver the cars weight is 3400 pounds.
Nothing like driving in heavy traffic at 200 miles an hour.
you will like NASCARs greatest saves
also the front/rear bumpers, hood, roof and decklid are regulated templates too keep the car makes similar on an aerodynamic aspect if teams where allowed to shape the bumpers they would not look like a car.
NASCAR started in the south of the US from guys transporting illegal alcohol (moonshine) years ago. They doctored the cars up to outrun the police and eventually they started racing them and NASCAR was born.
They get in first fights after NASCAR races pretty often. Those are some good videos too.
They are modeled after regular street cars but are far from it. They're longer and wider, and more powerful usually. Although we're making street cars that could probably keep up on short tracks.
NASCAR is the governing body for stockcar racing. Like the NFL is the governing body for American football, MLB for baseball and the NBA for basketball.
NASCAR is mostly oval track racing but they do have road circuits as well, they are doing 200 mph at Daytona
I’ve been to a NASCAR race once and let me just tell you the sound these cars make are absolutely insane. These things absolutely roar and produce a sound and sensation unlike any other racing series. I could literally feel my entire body vibrate as each car passed by. I highly recommend you go to one if you can.
In that last clip, the cars pass the finish line long before the yellow car got there. It's just hard to see as it passes by so quickly. Ricky Craven in the orange tide car won by .002 of a second
Until Kansas 2024
Ovals in different sizes and road courses
The headlights & tail lights are not drawn on , they are all real .
The brake light and headlights are REAL. They have to have brake lights just like any other motorsport of any kind, even drag racing. The headlights are also real because, just sometimes, it comes a hard, steady rain and I'm not really sure they'd stop for a hurricane if one just sprung up. BTW, please check out, "Fire Breathing Monsters". It's a good video about drag racing. (FYI, 10,000 to 12,000 hp 1000 feet, 320 mph *305 m/515 kph*)
Sorry, but the headlights and taillights on NASCAR race cars are decals and not functional. There is no need for lights as the race facilities have powerful lights. Even the front grill on the cars are decals. Anything not absolutely necessary are left off to reduce weight. Also NASCAR will stop races when it begins to rain, specially on ovals, due to having no treads on the tires. NASCAR will try to wait the weather out to finish the race. If rain isn’t expected they will either postpone the race till the next day or if over half the laps of the scheduled lap they will declare the leader when the race is stopped!
The brake lights are NOT real, and neither are the headlights. But they do have rain lights for the tracks they can run in the wet
Yass & Fats, NASCAR started doing a street race in Chicago, Illinois last year. The event takes place over two days during the Independence Day Holiday (the 4th of July). The Grant Park 165 is an annual NASCAR Cup Series race held on the Chicago Street Course, a street circuit in Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States. The race was first held in 2023 and was the first ever street race contested in the NASCAR Cup Series.
They hit top speeds of about 200 miles per hour on long straightaways. The races in person are INSANELY loud. Check out some videos of NASCAR crashes, they get wild!
Yup. Ear protection is a must.
It’s usually a ring although it’s more oval. I’m close to Daytona where NASCAR starts every season at the Daytona Speedway. There have been some epic crashes every season. It’s always fun though.
these cars are based on actual cars so there is a real association with the cars from the fans
Y’all have it better than us when it comes to watching NASCAR because premier sports shows races without commercials
The Day… Dale Earnhardt video watch would be great from y’all. Enjoy the NASCAR
There’s a EuroNasacr league as well and they upload all their races on both the US and Euro league channels
There have been several f1 drivers move to nascar. A couple of them with good success.
You guys need to react to drivers race at Bristol race track. It’s short track but so many crashes.
Those engine rumbling that’s a feeling you’ll never forget.
So, a lot of times the drivers are really pushing their cars hard as hell towards the last few laps and there is inevitably crashes. That results in a restart and with only 2 or 3 laps left they end up a lot closer at the end because they don't have more time to spread out. It's balls to the wall for 2 or 3 laps.