The wait is over. The first official race of the year — the Daytona 500 — has come and gone. It was nothing like NASCAR fans expected considering the weather decided to play havoc and shortened the “biggest race of the year” by 48 laps. It was pretty much a sour end to a much anticipated race and week. Read the rest of this entry »
A First Time For Everything
On August - 6 - 2008
Who would have ever thought NASCAR would run a race in the rain? Not many people, but for Saturday’s Nationwide race in Montreal, Canada that is just what happened.
NASCAR and Goodyear were a step ahead of themselves as they learned of the high possibility of rain for Saturday’s race. The two decided to bring rain tires. These tires had a “tread pattern designed to push water away” and were also made in 1999, a fact that didn’t play a huge role in the race.
Windshield wipers were also mandated for the drivers’ cars, although a few teams opted not to use it — the one wiper per car. Back break lights were also mandated. Read the rest of this entry »
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