NASCAR: A sport?
By jedikat13
@jedikat13 (2)
United States
July 9, 2009 6:43pm CST
Well, recently, while at work my husband and I were having an argument (a fun argument!) with one of our co-workers. We were talking about NASCAR - and our love for watching it - when we were bluntly told that "NASCAR is not a sport" this lead to a very long discussion, not only between us three, but also with other co-workers and even some guests, about if NASCAR is a sport or not!
For one, there is and always will be: A team.
Without a pit crew, a driver doesn't have much of a chance of winning, now does he/she?
That should help get the tires rolling! Feel free to agree, disagree and post what you think on the subject.
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5 responses
@meandmy3 (2227)
• United States
10 Jul 09
There was a time that I would have agreed with you, then I had a chance to go to a race, to be in the garage and see first hand what the drivers and teams go through. I got to know several team members very well, first name basis and was able to learn a great deal about the SPORT and what it takes to field a successful team.
Trust me if you are not in shape, if you do not know the in's and out's of the track, car etc and without the use of your well trained team you can not win a race.
if the temperature is 90 for the day the temperature on the track is well over 110 imagine racing for 500 miles with no air conditioner for 500 miles in that heat. You can not do that if you are not in shape and seriously do you believe that just anyone can get behind the wheel of one of those cars and win
@charblaize (1026)
• United States
6 Nov 09
I love NASCAR opposed to others I have read on here. For my own restrospect, I have got speeding tickets and I am not a NASCAR driver, I know ones who don't watch this "sport" and still get speeding tickets. many boys per se, its in their blood as they grow up. The fuel and harming the environment, they are looking for ways to help the environment and themselves. There are other sports and events out there that also containment the earth.
Anyway, had to vent... It is a sport. You have a team, crew, mechanics, spotters, uniforms, equipment and you have to be in shape. You have to have the stamina to be in a tight spot for 3-4 hours, in the heat not only the cars heat but the track heat. Needless to say, you have to work out, be physically fit, be healthy. It is not just sitting in the car, but watching gauges, knowledge of the mechanics of the car, is the car set up, too tight, too lose, paying attention to other cars around you, then sometimes you will have issues with sun being in your way. To be in one of these cars you have to go to classes and train in a car and get a specific license to even drive one of these babies. It is not easy as some may think it is. It is a sport......Motorsport.
@meandmy3 (2227)
• United States
10 Jul 09
Nascar is a sport and anyone whom has actually gone to a race and seen first hand what these drivers go through would agree. You can not get behind the wheel of one of those cars and drive 500 miles with a track temperature of over 100 and not be an athlete. There is so much more to it than just driving in circles, you have to have a lot of knowledge of the track, the weather and how it is going to effect your car, your opponents and how the car works in the draft with the wind, with the track cooling off or heating up and what to do to make your car the best out there.
@zubairsk (341)
• India
16 Oct 09
I have no idea about Nascar sport but i have listened it is official race and so many people are watching in TV and i think it is a huge waste of time and money.Nascar race is a different to F1 race so many petroleum will be waste to cars and its very loss.Nascar is not a sport its a race game.
@TreeMarie84 (104)
• United States
17 Oct 09
NASCAR is definitely a sport. I love it, everything about it. I agree with you though, it's a team and honestly without that team, the driver wouldn't have much of a chance of winning races or a championship for that matter. You have the pit crew, crew chief and all the people back at the shop. They all fit together like a puzzle, you need each and every one of them. They all have a job to get done and if it gets done right than the team runs well.
