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Stock Car Racing Info |
There are different types of car racing sport such as dirt car racing, car track racing, car drag racing, nascar racing. Stock
car racing is
known to be one of the most wide spread types of car
racing in the USA. The combination of words "stock car"
appeared
because of the rule saying that all the automobiles used are to be
original automobiles. They may be changed for action, but they
can’t be specially produced for car racing. An instance of
such a
change is the spoiler which is added to the automobile used for stock
car racing. The spoiler helps to stabilize the car and protects from
overturning during stock car racing.
Stock car racing usually takes place on the tracks which have oval form
and may be made from dirt as well as of asphalt. There are cases when
stock car racing is run on the roads, but these cases are uncommon. The
stock car racing tracks may be of different length varying from short
distance tracks, having one quarter of a mile, to long distance ones
which may be to 2.66 miles. The speed limit for short tracks is 220
mph, and for long distance tracks the speed limit of 187 mph is set.
Stock car racing can be traced back to the racing competitions which
were then outlawed. It was necessary to avoid the punishment when
running a car race that the participators modified their automobiles to
make them faster. Car modifying became a contest between the car racers
and in the early 30's stock car racing sport was organized. The rules
for car racing were not the same. Many participators wanted rules to be
unified. It happened in 1948. Stock car racing clubs include the
International Motor Contest Association, Automobile Racing Club of
America, and the Championship Racing Association.
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