INTRODUCTIONS I IMPALA Nhe thrill of a NASCAR race starts long before the green flag waves With the sight of the colorful cars the EU and sound of the engines starting up and the smell of tires burning on E the asphalt fans and drivers alike experience pure adrenaline from beginning to end Soon the drivers are introduced individually They wave to the crowd as they walk across the track and then they crawl into the windows of their cars The crowd stands up to cheer yell clap their hands and whistle for their favorite driver Race time is close Finally there is the announcement Drivers start your engines The air is filled with the sound of dozens of roaring revving engines The pace car leads the NASCAR drivers out giving them a chance to warm up Then the pace car pulls over and the green
INTRODUCTION IMPAL REFE Law CHARGER Brad Keselowski right and Jimmie Johnson left lead a Sprint Cup race in November 2012 Beelde Photography Shutterstock com flag is waved The race has begun Cars speed up engines scream and the track is full of skilled drivers jockeying for the lead This volume is a look into the history of 9 NASCAR its rules and its most famous driv ers It has everything a fan needs to know N about NASCAR the fastest most exciting race in the U S
NASCAR TEEN AND Now rom its humble beginnings on the beaches of Florida NASCAR racing has grown to become one of the most popular spectator sports in the United States NASCAR in full the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the premier organization in American stock car racing which today features purpose built race cars that outwardly resemble standard model cars It s a far cry from the sport s early days when drivers might race acar they drove to the track NASCAR's BEGINNINGS Stock car racing is said to have originated dur ing the Prohibition period 1919 33 when the manufacture transportation and sale of alcoholic beverages was outlawed in the United States Illegal still operators needing cars capable of more than ordinary speed to
NASCAR THEN AND Now SHELL Car racing has a long history beginning with the first gas powered automobiles Fox Photos Hulton Archive Getty Images evade the law while transporting liquor tuned and altered ordinary passenger automobiles to make them faster After the endof Prohibition these cars were raced for pleasure particularly in the southeastern states Stock car racing became popular on the shores of Daytona Beach Fla in the 1930s The key figure on the Daytona race ing scene was Bill France an auto mechanic
