There are no Chinese drivers currently in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series.
Yes.
Currently, no Nascar driver has openly admitted to being gay or bisexual.
Yes. Bill Elliott is one.
Like any other decade, there are many Nascar drivers who have not won a race in their career.
There are 2 , Bryan Ortiz and Victor Gonzalez
The drivers job is to compete in a series for the main organization, which is Nascar. The company is owned by the France family. Brian France is the CEO and Chairman of Nascar. Each driver has a team owner, who is the boss of the team. Just like in any other job, the drivers have an employer/employee relationship.
For the last ten races of the season the drivers in the Chase are the only ones to compete for the Cup, but all the drivers that normally run in NASCAR races are eligible to compete...and in 2014, non-Chase drivers won Chase races.
California is considered the "Golden State" for Nascar Drivers. California boasts more winners in the past two decades in the Sprint Cup series than any other state. There are nine drivers from California who have won this event.
Not many any more, but Brad Keselowski ,AJ Allmendinger, and Josh Wise did.
Yes, Akinori Ogata races in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series in the Charlotte NC area. He has a website at http://www.akinoriogata.com if you wish to learn more about him.
Kevin Lepage is the only one I know off right off hand. There may be others, but he's the only one I can think of who has achieved any form of success.