The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the NEXTEL Cup, the Busch Series and the Craftsman Truck Series. It also oversees seven regional series and one local grassroots series. NASCAR sanctions over 1,500 races at over 100 tracks in 38 states, Canada, and Mexico. In 1996, 1997 and 1998 NASCAR also held exhibition races in Japan. Australia held one race in 1988 and Neil Bonnett won.
Beginning as regional entertainment in the Southeastern U.S., NASCAR has grown to become the second most popular professional sport in terms of television ratings inside the U.S., ranking behind only the National Football League. Internationally, NASCAR races are broadcast in over 150 countries. It holds 17 of the top 20 attended sporting events in the U.S.1, and has 75 million fans who purchase over $2 billion in annual licensed product sales. These fans are considered the most brand-loyal in all of sports, and as a result, Fortune 500 companies sponsor NASCAR more than any other sport.
NASCAR's headquarters are located in Daytona Beach, Florida, although it also maintains offices in four North Carolina cities: Charlotte, Mooresville, Concord and Conover as well as New York City, Los Angeles, Arkansas, and international offices in Mexico City, Mexico, and Toronto, Canada. NASCAR and UTI cooperated and opened a technical school in North Carolina called NASCAR Technical Institute, where aspiring students train to be NASCAR mechanics.
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NASCAR Online - Official site from the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. Includes news, schedules, points, driver and team information, statistics, merchandise, history, message boards and multimedia downloads.
Crew Chief Club - Founded by Jimmy Makar, Larry McReynolds, Todd Parrott and Robin Pemberton, the goal is to provide fans with an inside look behind the shop wall and into the garage area. Articles and chat.
Daytona USA - Interactive motorsports attraction adjacent to Daytona International Speedway. Gallery, events, travel packages, and merchandise.
Hot Tamales - Bid on race related merchandise with points from Hot Tamales and Mike Ike packages. Monthly auction updates and events.
HowStuffWorks: NASCAR Race Cars - Illustrated narrative shows how race cars are made. Information on the frame, tires, bodies, and engine.
Meta Description: [ The original NASCAR races were run on dirt tracks in regular street cars. Today, almost every piece of a NASCAR race car is handmade. Get a behind-the-scenes look at how these amazing machines come together. ]
ISC Motorsports - In addition to 12 sanctioned tracks, the International Speedway Corporation owns and operates MRN Radio, Daytona USA, Americrown Service Corporation and Motorsports International. Tickets, press releases, investor relations and employment opportunities.
Lori's War Wagon - 200mph cartoons - Cartoon documentary about the world of racing. Driver caricatures and cartoon art updated weekly.
Meta Description: [ Lori's War Wagon - Nascar Cartoons at 200mph. Updated weekly with new racing cartoons featuring YOUR favorite drivers! Nascar Flash and editorial cartoons, caricatures ]
Most Popular Driver Award - Voted on by racing fans nationwide, awards a check to the winning driver at the close of voting.
Meta Description: [ Vote for your favorite NASCAR Most Popular Driver Sponsor by Chex ]
NASCAR Garden - Garden with replicas of all the tracks on the Nextel Cup circuit.
Meta Description: [ Reverend Victoria's NASCAR Nextel Cup Racetrack Garden - to honor NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt and five important children's charities ]
The Coca-Cola Racing Family - Information about the drivers and photographs of team members. Includes games, videos, merchandise and appearance schedule of the drivers plus the Wall of Speed
Meta Description: [ My Coke Rewards is the place to get rewards for drinking Coca-Cola products. Simply enter codes, collect points and redeem for cool rewards and promotional items. ]
Track Laughs - Official site of NASCAR Scene cartoonist, Matt Dorton. Weekly feature, archive and merchandise.
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