NASCAR drivers are considered professional athletes. However, as in any professional sport, a few very well-paid stars are at the top, and many more aspiring athletes do not earn as much money. It is also essential to remember that drivers do not keep the entire purse when they win a rac...
Gordon said it’s pretty easy to sell NASCAR racing to fans especially when you have three and four wide races at 200 mph. “Our racing is about side-by-side, cars sliding around. The drivers really play a big big role in how they maneuver that car around,” Gordon said. U.S. Stoc...
This kind of reach means big money all around -- for the drivers, their teams, the team owners, NASCAR itself, sponsors of races and cars, and especially for the networks that pay dearly to broadcast the races to the masses. High ratings allow networks to secure top dollar from advertisers...
NASCAR's sanctioning body used to display career winnings and each race's total purse on the official box score within the official results up until the 2016 season. It had provided race winnings ever since its 1948 inception because money earned was synonymous with motorsports heritage. Then, ...
Now that you know the basics of drafting, it's time to discover how NASCAR drivers use the air to their advantage. The Origin of NASCAR Drafting Racing legend Junior Johnson is acknowledged as the first driver to use drafting as a competitive tactic. In 1960, at the second Daytona 500, ...
This kind of reach means big money all around -- for the drivers, their teams, the team owners, NASCAR itself, sponsors of races and cars, and especially for the networks that pay dearly to broadcast the races to the masses. High ratings allow networks to secure top dollar from advertisers...
Here’s what’s happening in the world of NASCAR with Talladega in the rearview and the Charlotte Roval (Sun., 2 p.m. ET, NBC) up next. THE LINEUP 1️⃣ How many Hendrick drivers will land in the Championship 4? 2️⃣ Will we see a Round of 12 sweep by non-playoff ...
Hendrick Motorsports will have two of its drivers among the eight competitors remaining in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs as the elimination-style postseason moves on to the Round of 8. William Byron raced his way in with a solid points day at the Charlotte Motor Sp...
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This Sunday kicks off the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Round of 8, where four drivers will advance to race for the NASCAR Cup Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway in early November. Luckily for the remaining title contenders, this round will revisit Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Martinsville Speedw...