- help power the sport now.In 2001, at the season-opening Daytona 500, the sport lost a
legend when Dale Earnhardt died on the final lap, while holding off other competitors to
keep his son's car and another teammate's vehicle out in front on the final lap
of the race. The sport that used to be a bootleggers' paradise had turned into
a real sport - and the big rush would come three decades later, culminating at
the Daytona 500 in 1979. In addition, the current set of drivers - like Jeff
Gordon, Tony Stewart, Carl Edwards, and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. But the next sport on that
list is no longer baseball, not is it basketball - auto racing...specifically, NASCAR racing...has skyrocketed
in growth and popularity. Today, the most watched sport in America nike pas cher is football. Beginning with
its roots in the Prohibition Era, the sport began in earnest when Bill France created
the sanctioning body known as NASCAR in 1948. Millions of TV viewers had become a
captive audience due to a huge snowstorm in the East - now, the race itself
made them captive in a whole new manner.NASCAR racing is made up of a host
of series, including the well-known truck series, and the Nationwide Series. Whoever has emerged with
the best point total once those 10 races are over is the champion. Only the
top 12 regular season finishers are eligible for championship contention.For many, NASCAR racing is linked
to the faces and characters involved in the sport - legendary drivers like the late
Dale Earnhardt, as well as Richard Petty tn requin and others. What was once a small operation
in the South has turned into a global phenomenon raking in billions annually - an
amazing feat for a sport where disaster can be the main attraction.NASCAR racing has a
long, storied past. The Sprint series was once called the Winston Cup Series; in 2004,
the sport decided to get an image-friendly sponsor in NEXTEL. However, most mentions of the
sport of NASCAR racing are referring to the Sprint Cup Series, the top series on
the circuit. That year, the contest came down to the final laps, between drivers Cale
Yarborough and Donnie Allison. When they merged with Sprint, the new name was born.Drivers set
out on a 26-race schedule that paves the way for a 10-race championship push known
as the Sprint for the Cup. His loss touched racing fans around the country and
the world, and few losses have ever been reflected on in the way The Intimidator's
loss still is to this day. The bad blood shared between the two in this
close finish brewed over into a post-race fight that actually endeared a generation of new
fans to the sport. If there was any good to come from the passing of
a NASCAR racing legend, it was that the sport began a push to improve the
safety of the drivers and the tracks.Now, NASCAR racing is pushing forward to this generation
of drivers - and new innovations that will continue to grow and diversify this sport
now enjoyed by countless numbers of people.Matt D Murren owns and operates http://www.nascar-racing-fan.comNascar Racing.
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