Nascar

By

Matt Beyer, Jason Briggs, Dan Esgar, and Adam

Griep

NASCAR

History

• Prohibition and bootlegging

• February 1948 NASCAR is formed

• Continually advancing in technology

Overview

• Comparison to other sports

• NASCAR basics

• NASCAR excitement & drama

• Strategy

• Conclusion

Misconceptions

• It is Boring

• Isn’t Safe (crashes and deaths)

• No strategy involved

• Redneck fan base

Statistics

NASCAR NFL NBA MLB

Events (per

year)36 256 1,230 2,430

Average Fan

Attendance

(per event)100,000

67,519

(2009)

17,149

(2009-10)

30,314

(2010)

Revenue3 billion

(2007)

7.8 billion

(2010)

4 billion

(2009-10)

6.8 billion

(2010)

Largest Event Attendance

NASCAR Brickyard 400 400,000 +

Football Super Bowl XLV 103,219

What is NASCAR?

National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing

• Founded in 1948

• Based in Daytona Beach, FL

• Sanctions over 1,500 races

• More than 100 tracks

Racing Series

The NASCAR Season: Part 1

Regular Season:

• 26 races

• February – September

• Max pts = 48 (per race)

Determines qualifiers

for “The Chase”

PlacePoints

Awarded

1st 43

2nd 42

3rd 41

4th 40

5th 39

6th 38

7th 37

…….. ………

+ 3 pts : Driver who wins the race

+ 1 pt : Driver who leads at any point

+ 1 pt : Driver who leads the most laps

The NASCAR Season: Part 2

“The Chase”• 10-race Final Competition

• Top Ten from regular season

• Two wild-cards

• Seeding

• Everyone’s points are reset

• September - November

+ 3 pts : For each race won

during the regular season

(only Top Ten)

Tracks

= Super Speedway = Road Course= Speedway = Short Track

NASCAR Team

• Driver

• Owner

• Team Manager

• Crew Chief

• Sponsors

• Hundreds of other

team members

Racing Flags

Caution

Start Stop

Penalty

Final

Lap

End

of

Race

Rules:

Drama

Feuds

Spencer vs. Busch 8/18/2003

Feuds

Feuds

Feuds

Feuds

Crashes!!!

Crashes: Location

Crashes

Crashes: Banking

Crashes: Banking

25-35 degrees

Crashes: Banking

Crashes

Drafting

Pit Stops

1. HANS device

2. Tether (one per side)

3. Helmet anchor (one per

side)

4. Shoulder support.

Safety

Too Redneck?

My Personal Experience

NASCAR racing isn’t just driving around in circles

- American History

- Fan base

- Strategy

- Sponsors

- Unique Experience

Conclusion

Give one NASCAR race a shot!

Questions?