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On super speedways, they can reach speeds of 200 miles per hour. They are slower on short tracks.
Today, the fastest they can go is 202 mph.
Currently with the restrictor plate carbs, they can go about 190, at tracks like Talladega and Daytona. Which they are tracks where you run wide open all the way around and is too fast for safety. Other tracks such as California (Auto Club Speedway) and Atlanta Motor Speedway they run about 200-205 mph.
A Nascar car can usually get up to about 200 miles per hour on a large track. However though, there is a thing called a restrictor plate that makes a Nascar car slow down. They use restrictor plates strictly as a safety matter so the car does not get thrown into the air because of all the air. So I guess it really depends on what kind of car, what kind of track and what the rules are on the race track.
NASCAR Cup stock cars are not built for acceleration from a dead stop. However, they are still pretty quick. In 2009, a Michael Waltrip Cup car was tested for 1/4 mile accerlation. They were able to run a 10.4@147, with the toughest part being the start. Current stats for a 2010 Cup car are roughly 860+ rear wheel horsepower (last official stat came in 2008 at Michigan where Kurt Busch's car made 839 rear wheel horsepower on a dynojet), and ~3500 lbs.
The average weight of a Nextel Cup Nascar car is approx 3,400 pounds.
IT DEPENDS ON THE TRACK. THE FASTEST THEY GO IS ON RESTRICTOR PLATE RACES AND THEY CAN REACH SPEEDS OF 190 TO 200MPH
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What are the strengths of NASCAR?
Fast cars never go out of style
Is there a limit to how fast you can go in NASCAR?
No, most street cars cannot accelerate faster than a nascar car, but some can. A typical nascar car can accelerate from 0-60 in about 4.0 seconds. Some street cars have acceleration times that are pretty close or even beat the times of nascar cars. For example a 2014 Corvette Stingray Z51 can accelerate from 0-60 mph in just 3.8 seconds. Additionally if a street car is modified with a turbocharger and cold air intake it could very well pass the time of a nascar. However NOT ALL cars can accelerate more quickly than a nascar car. For example a 2014 Honda Odyssey LX minivan accelerates from 0-60 in 7.7 seconds.
Why cant nasars truck series truck go as fast as the cars?
the nascar trucks cant go as fast as the cars can because there different areodynamically... they have the same amount of horse power and everything they wiegh the same amount just different areodynamically.
How fast stock cars go?
Stock production cars- 85-265mph Stock car(nascar)- slowest short tracks 140mph- 205mph speedways, record is around 225mph.
Are there lights on NASCAR cars?
No. Nascar cars do not have headlights.
How do you measure the speed in NASCAR?
They measure engine speed in RPM, but car speed in MPH. If you want to know how they know how fast the cars go from the stands or the officials' booths, that is what radar guns are for. Inside the cars, the speedometer tells how fast they are going, and the tachometer tells how fast the engine is running.
When did NASCAR beguin?
NASCAR began in 1948. At first it was just mainly men that would run from the sheriff because they were making moonshine, and that's why they had fast cars.
In the last two televised nascar races there were fiery crashes just a few laps from the end are the cars just going too fast for the tracks and how can nascar keep the cars at a safer speed?
Restrictor Plates.
How many cars does the Nascar Cup Series field at the Pocono race?
The Nascar Cup Series fields 43 drivers at every race they go to on the schedule.
Where might one find a good selection of Nascar diecast cars?
The best place you can find a good selection of Nascar diecast cars is on the official nascar store. You can go on google and type in "nascar store diecast" and click the first link. Another place would be EBay.
How was NASCAR racing started?
The bootleggers would get together on the weekends to race their moonshine running cars. These cars were highly modified, and very fast, to outrun the federal agents.
What is sound for fast cars?
One of the reasons why cars go fast is what size of an engine they have.
