Talk:NASCAR

Edit request from 216.8.232.221, 19 July 2010

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In the Driver Safety section: The line, "Fire-retardant driver suits were required only after the death of Glen "Fireball" Roberts, who died from complications of burns suffered in a crash when flames engulfed his car during a Talladega race," is incorrect. It should read, "Fire-retardant driver suits were required only after the death of Glen "Fireball" Roberts, who died from complications of burns suffered in a crash when flames engulfed his car during a Charlotte race," as Fireball died as a result burns while racing in the World 600.

216.8.232.221 (talk) 03:41, 19 July 2010 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Salvio ( ^{Let's talk 'bout it!}) 10:32, 19 July 2010 (UTC)

Done. Used source that was used on Fireball's own page. --Khajidha (talk) 11:21, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Archive

http://mobile.nascar.com/ WhisperToMe (talk) 19:37, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

What does this have to do with the article? --Michael Greiner 21:38, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

Add the challenge of Electric vehicle racing to NASCAR?

Add the challenge of Electric vehicle racing to NASCAR, i.e. the future of NASCAR subsection? 99.190.86.252 (talk) 06:52, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

• Strong Oppose without very solid sources per Crystal Ball. Sounds like original research. I doubt this will happen for many years. They still run carburetors instead of fuel injection! I saw an electric car race over a decade ago and the only noise that you could hear was squealing tires. That won't go over very big compared to roaring engines! Royalbroil 03:09, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

Source

putting this here to possibly use as a source for future edits to history section. [1] — Ched :  ?  02:03, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Early stock car racing

The race between R. E. Olds "Pirate" and Alexander Wintons "Bullet" was held in April 1902, not 1903. The place was Ormond Beach, not near-by Daytona Beach, and the event was not yet sanctioned by AAA. It ended without a winner as both gentlemen quoted a speed of 57 mph. In March 1903, the "Pirate" returned to Ormond were it was driven by H. T. Thomas at 54.38 mph in the first ever AAA sanctioned competition, a record speed in the gasoline-powered 1,000-pound class. References: Olds Pirate at conceptcarz.com and Standard Catalogue of American Cars, 1805-1942, Beverly Rae Kimes (editor) and Henry Austin Clark, jr., 2nd edition (1985); Krause Publications, Iola WI 54990, ISBN 0-87341-111-0; p. 1017--Chief tin cloud (talk) 11:46, 20 August 2011 (UTC)

"Criticism" section source?

It says, "There have been numerous accidents during races and even some off the tracks, with several spectators receiving fatal injuries." But I have never heard of a spectator being killed during a race by anything. As a matter of fact, there has never been a spectator killed on or off track during a race[2] [3]. That source they have, is not race or pre/post race related. As a matter of fact, the 3 people killed in those links were innocent people, not spectators. Spectators are fans who watch an event. Unless that airplane that crashed in to their hose was in an airshow, and they were watching, they are not spectators. So will someone remove that part of the subject? --Akemi Loli Mokoto (talk) 19:24, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

NASCAR Speedpark

Kinda weird that there are 4 US and 1 Canadian[4] NASCAR Speedpark family fun centers, and not even a mention here, much less an article on the enterprise. — SMcCandlish Talk⇒ ʕ(^Õل^ō)ˀ Contribs. 12:22, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

They aren't owned by NASCAR so I don't really see why they would be mentioned here. Licensing isn't all that notable. They are listed in the article of their owners, PARC Management. --Michael Greiner 19:40, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

I agree with Michael. Lots of companies are licensed by NASCAR. Royalbroil 01:46, 9 January 2012 (UTC)