All About Nascar
Your favorite form of racing might be formula 1, but if you ask a person living in Florida what his favorite motor sport is, you’ll get NASCAR for an answer. The thrilling speed and the stiff competition have had the people’s attention for more than 60 years after it was founded by William France Sr. in Feb.’48. Millions vie to see their racing heroes in action every year, but it is just a few who get their hands on the elusive Nascar Tix. Here is a look at the best crowd pullers.
Richard petty
The seven time NASCAR champion is nicknamed as ‘The King’ around the track and what else would you expect after all the time that he ruled. A second generation driver, he ended his 35 year long career in’92 at the age of 55, amassing 200 wins and 126 career poles along the way. He won his last championship in’79, before passing on the mantle to his able successor Dale Earnhardt SR. Petty lives in North Carolina and has 4 daughters and 12 grand children.
Dale Earnhardt Sr.
Earnhardt is tied with Richard Petty for the most sprint cup wins at 7. His aggressive driving style gave him the nickname ‘the intimidator’ and ‘ironhead’ among many others. One of the biggest NASCAR tickets sellers, Dale won 76 races of the 677 that he drove in a career spanning 25 years. Sadly, the champion died on the race track in 2001, aged 49. Many believed he still had many racing years in him and could have gone on to break Petty’s record. Unfortunately, that would never be found out.
David Gene Pearson
Pearson stands at second position on in terms of race victories in NASCAR, Behind Richard Petty at 105 wins. He popularly came to be known as the silver fox in his time and is best remembered for his many duels on the track with Petty. In a fourteen year period the two of them finished 1-2 on 63 different occasions, with Pearson outpacing his favored competitor 33 times. He won the sprint cup three times in his career and was inducted in the motor sports hall of fame in’90.
Jeff Gordon
He was the first man to surpass the $100 million mark in NASCAR earnings and is the holder of four sprint cup titles (1995,’97,’98 and 2001). Gordon began racing in’93 and needs just three more race victories to climb to third position in the list of most race wins. Another interesting fact is that he is the co-owner of the #48 Hendrick motorsports team in which Jimmie Johnson has won 3 championships for himself.
Jimmy Johnson
Born in El Cajon, California, Jimmie Johnson began his driving career in 2001. His first race win came next year in NAPA Auto parts 500, California. It took him five more years before he could win his first sprint cup, but since then he has not relinquished the title. An interesting point is that he drives for a Jeff Gordon, a man whose record he is set to equal if he wins the NASCAR championship at the end of the season.
If you are not a fan of NASCAR already, chances are after reading this you will have become one. There is so much more to these men than we could have told you in a few words, and there is so much more to the sport, than you can understand from reading a few pages. So go buy yourself NASCAR tickets, or find a dealer to find your NASCAR TIX for you and begin your affair with the sport.
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