Rusty Wallace ran a fast lap at Talladega with the restrictor plate taken off. He had an average speed of 221.00 mph. After the lap, he told Nascar officials that there was no way the drivers could drive that fast in a pack of 43 cars.
There is no license required to drive in the NASCAR series racing.
In the 2013 Nascar Nationwide Series, Danica Patrick will drive a limited schedule for Turner Scott Motorsports.
In a Nascar Cup and Nationwide Series race there are 43 drivers. In a Nascar Truck Series race there are 36 starting drivers.
No. Currently, the #8 car is not being used in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series.
In the Nascar Cup Series, Tony Stewart drives a Chevrolet SS.
Jeff Burton drives for Richard Childress Racing in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series.
No. Bill Elliott has never driven the number 8 car in any of the Nascar Series.
Before his 2004 rookie season in the Nascar Cup Series, Kasey Kahne drove in the Nascar Busch Grand National Series. This was during the 2002 and 2003 seasons. It is now known as the Nationwide Series.
All three major NASCAR Series use rear-wheel drive setups.
To drive in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, you must be at least 18 years of age.
No. Clint Bowyer drives the Cheerios car in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series.