Auto Racing Super Stats

Auto Racing Super Stats — page 1 — INTRODUCTION WORLD OF RACING uto racing is the world's fastest sport Drivers propel their cars at incredible speeds on tracks all around the world How do fans land racing teams the drivers mechanics and others who make race cars go keep up with it all They study statistics stats What are auto racing's most important stats First it's helpful to know about different types of popular auto races NASCAR The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing NASCAR began competing in 1949 It is second in sports to the National Football League NFL in the number of fans and television viewers in the United States Since 2001 36 Cup Series races are held each year Most NASCAR tracks are shaped like ovals but each track is unique A 2016 CUP SERIES RACE

Auto Racing Super Stats — page 2 — O FUNNY CAR R DRAG RACING This is racing in which two cars line up side by side and roar down a straight track to the finish line The National Hot Rod Association NHRA holds the most popular drag races in the United States including the fastest professional classes of drag racing Top Fuel and Funny Car FORMULA ONE Formula One F1 is the world's most popular auto racing series A formula is a set of rules that car designers must follow These open wheel race cars are built to make sharp turns at high speeds A series of races called Grands Prix French for grand prizes are held on twisty courses that often include city streets About half the races are in Europe INDYCAR This series of races is the United States version of open wheel racing The name comes from one of INDYCAR the country's most famous races the Indianapolis 500 The race debuted in 1911 The IndyCar series features races on oval tracks as well as courses road

Auto Racing Super Stats — page 3 — CHAPTER ONE DRIVER SUPER STATS HOT WHEELS Sometimes a racing team can fine tune a car so perfectly that it's nearly impossible to beat In 1967 the great Richard Petty's Plymouth Belvedere GTX was fast on any type of NASCAR course dirt tracks short tracks and speedways The car helped the legendary driver win more races in a row than anyone in NASCAR history 10 coopfYA Most NASCAR Wins in a Row DRIVER WINS IN A ROW YEAR Richard Petty 1967 Richard Petty 1971 Bobby Allison 1971 Jimmie Johnson 2007 Jeff Gordon 1998 Mark Martin 1993 Bill Elliott 1992 Harry Gant 1991 Dale Earnhardt 1987 Darrell Waltrip 1981 Cale Yarborough 1976 David Pearson 1968 David Pearson 1966 Billy Wade 1964 RICHARD PETTY O

Auto Racing Super Stats — page 4 — TAKING THE CHECKERED FLAG The great Richard Petty sped around NASCAR tracks from the 1960s to the 1990s He is the all time runaway leader in races won for NASCAR's top racing series But Petty had more chances to enter victory lane than racers who began their NASCAR careers later From 1956 to 1965 there were more than 50 races most years with a high of 62 races in 1964 Since 2001 the series has had exactly 36 races each year HISTORY HIGHLIGHT Richard Petty was called the King He comes from a family of race car drivers His father Lee won the first Daytona 500 NASCAR's most famous race In 1959 in Lakewood Georgia Richard Petty won his first race or so he thought His father complained about an error saying his son hadn't driven enough laps The laps were checked and Lee Petty was awarded the victory instead Richard Petty won his first race a year later and 200 in his career Most Career NASCAR Wins Richard Petty David Pearson Jeff Gordon Bobby Allison Darrell Waltrip Driver Cale Yarborough Jimmie Johnson Dale Earnhardt Rusty Wallace Lee Petty O 20 40 6080 100 120 140 160 180 200 Number of wins

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