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What was the NASCAR Grand National?
Nascar ran a series of races called the Grand National. It was a precursor of what is the largest spectator sport in the US today.
What is the NASCAR Winston Cup Series now called?
It is now called the Nascar Sprint Cup Series.
What year did Richard Petty drive in the Sprint Cup Series?
Richard Petty was a driver from 1958 to 1992 in the Nascar Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the Nascar Winston Cup Series. Richard retired when the name of the series was still called "Winston Cup". He never drove in the series when it was called "Sprint Cup".
What got Kasey Kahne into NASCAR driving?
He drove sprint cars before NASCAR. I think he did so well with sprint cars, someone noticed him and offered a job to race stock in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (then it was called the Busch Series) and moved up to Sprint Cup.
What does BNS in NASCAR mean?
BNS used to stand for Nascar's Busch North Series. It is now called the K&N Pro Series East.
What is the name of the NASCAR flagman?
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES Rodney Wise (Chief Starter) & Corey Richardson (Asst. Chief Starter) NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES Kevin Moss (Chief Starter) & Chuck Crouch (Asst. Chief Starter) NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES Kim Lopez (Chief Starter) NASCAR K&N PRO EAST SERIES Warren Alston & Sean Houlihan NASCAR K&N PRO WEST SERIES Andy ?? NASCAR CANADIAN TIRE SERIES Sean Gibbs
Who won the inaugural Nascar race at Dover Downs in 1969?
On September 25, 1949, Red Byron won the first Nascar race held at Martinsville Speedway. It was in the Strictly Stock Series.
What are the NASCAR flag holders called?
The person who waves the flags at a Nascar race is called the Nascar flagman.
What sport awards the Winston cup?
The sport of Nascar used to award the Winston Cup for its championship series. It is now called the Sprint Cup.
What does NASCAR stand for?
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing(NASCAR)NASCAR stands for National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. A mechanic from Atlanta named Red Vogt came up with the acronym and the name. Red Vogt was the mechanic for Red Byron, NASCAR's first champion. He owned a garage on Hemphill avenue in Atlanta where moonshiners running shine from Dawsonville, GA into Atlanta could get their cars "supped up" to outrun law enforcement. The owner of Red Byrons car was Raymond Parks a known moonshiner who still owns a liquor store on Northside drive in Atlanta. Parks, Byron and Vogt were NASCARs first 'team'. These men all met with Bill France in Daytona at Hotel on the beach. They all came together to form the oganization that we all know as NASCAR today. If this interests you please find a book called "Driving with the Devil." It tells the early history of NASCAR and is an easy read.
What was the MLB World Series called before it was the World Series?
It was always called the World Series.
Why was Nascar's top series called the Nextel Cup and now it's the Sprint Cup?
Now it is called the Sprint Cup because Sprint bought out Nextel.
