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Sitting too close to the steering wheel interferes with steering, increases fatigue, causes stress and can injure you if the airbag deploys. Drivers should aim for about 10-12 inches between the center of the steering wheel and your sternum (or breastbone).

Because a steering wheel airbag can generate a force of nearly two thousand pounds at speeds in excess of 200 miles an hour, sitting too close to the steering wheel and airbag can cause catastrophic injuries or death on impact.

The stock cars used in NASCAR racing are equipped with power steering. All cars have a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout. NASCAR allows racing teams to use V-8 engines with displacements no greater than 358 cubic inches.

NASCAR drivers travel at extremely high speeds, over 200 miles per hour. They accelerate so quickly that it takes them only around 3 to 3.5 seconds to go from zero to 60 mph. During this acceleration, the car must exert an average of 2,600 lbs of horizontal force each second against the track.

F1 cars would beat a NASCAR around a superspeedway oval track. The open-wheel, high downforce design of the F1 car would allow it to maintain a fairly constant speed around the oval, while stock cars lose speed on the banks, leading to a faster lap time.

Top 9 Banned Cars Too Powerful For Motorsports

• 1968 Lotus 56.
• 1967 Penske Chevrolet Camaro Z/28.
• 1973 Porsche 917/30.
• 2001 BMW M3 GTR.
• 1992 Williams FW14B.
• 1992 Nissan Skyline GT-R Group A.
• 1969 Dodge Daytona/1970 Plymouth Superbird.
• 1970 Chaparral 2J.

The HEMI engine was a mechanical marvel that was so successful it was banned from NASCAR after its first year. Today, it continues to be the basis of the engine that is used by ALL teams in the NHRA Nitro Top Fuel and Funny Car classes.

Do NASCAR Drivers Wear Diapers? That’s why fans want to know if NASCAR Drivers poop in their suits. The answer is NO. Before starting the race, drivers use the toilet and empty themselves.

The 426 Hemi was just too good at its job, and that was to win! During the 1964 stock car truck series, the Hemi was responsible for “winning 26 of 62 races.” Instead of trying to change the rules and regulations to force Dodge to redefine their Hemi’s, NASCAR just straight-up banned the Hemi all together.

The team also had a significant engine program that not only built motors for other race teams but for other series as well. According to rumors, a deal could not be put in place, and Dodge was forced to withdraw from competition without a team representing them.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

We’re not saying NASCAR is scripted, pro wrestling style, despite what some critics (and some drivers) would have you believe. But there is indeed manipulation of events to create drama, on both the micro (those phantom-debris caution flags) and macro (The Chase for the Sprint Cup) levels.

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NASCAR drivers do not wear diapers so, if a NASCAR driver needs to pee during a race, then they go right in their suit and onto the seat. Every moment counts and a driver is not going to waste time stopping. However, drivers will rarely need to urinate during a race due to careful planning and excessive perspiration.

Dodge has already announced that they’re looking into a return to NASCAR. Despite designing a Gen-6 car, Dodge stepped away from the sport after Brad Keselowski’s 2012 championship. The American automaker pulled its support, unable to find a flagship team to replace the departing Penske Racing.

With all those expensive parts, a pre-CoT NASCAR Sprint Cup race car costs between $125,000 and $150,000.

The cost of a single engine is about $100,000. The primary sources for engines in NASCAR are Toyota Racing Development, Earnhardt Childress Racing, Hendrick Motorsports and Roush Yates Racing. Those companies will provide as many as 40 engines for the Feb.

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So, how is it that NASCAR drivers shift? They have the clutch pedal, but they don’t use them. Instead, they go by the revs of the car and the speed they are driving to shift between gears, otherwise known as rev matching. Since their transmissions are straight cut, they don’t actually need to clutch between the gears.

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Most drivers will downshift from fourth to third gear at the apex of Turn 1 to keep RPMs high and get a strong drive off the corner. Some drivers, however, may shift in all three corners or only in Turns 1 and 3, depending on their preference and the performance of their cars.

The engines in today’s NASCAR race cars produce upward of 750 horsepower, and they do it without turbochargers, superchargers or particularly exotic components.