Did u know that Dale Earnhardt, Sr. had a son that went on to be one of the best NASCAR drivers ever? Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is a NASCAR driver who is famous, but is really quite a shy guy. He ha won many cups, one of the most well known, the Daytona 500. There many acheivments that Dale has accomplished in his life, these are some of them. Dale was born in Concord, North Carolina, on October 10,1974. His father, Dale Earnhardt, Sr., was a successful NASCAR driver and built cars(“Dale Earnhardt, Jr
Danica Patrick, is a name commonly heard when talking about women competing in sports. Danica Patrick became famous by trying to be the fastest driver in NASCAR. Even before Danica there has been a total of 18 women that have competed in NASCAR (yahoosports). Many of these women are never really talked about, but now there is a new one on the track, and she’s making history with each lap on her race called life. With every race there has to be a starting line which is one true statement for Danica
anticipation to see the most famous race in the world. The Indianapolis 500 is an annual IndyCar race that has been run since 1916 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It is a race of great tradition that is supposed to represent the fastest racers in the sport at the fastest raceway in the sport. However, Tony George, President of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the IRL, is changing everything about the race and the sport. This year at Indy, Tony George and his Indy Car Racing League (IRL)) broke
It’s race day and life in the pit crew is like being a goalie, 99% boredom and 1% panic, working 12 hours a day every day. When I arrived at LOWES motor speedway in North Carolina, everyone was in this 99% boredom phase, or their “down time”. It’s 7 a.m. and the cars of each team sit in the one story tin garage building with unfinished concrete floors looking almost like it was temporary, halfway equipped for the upcoming race and surrounded by their respective crewmembers. As I walk through the
Looking at the 1.5 mile length of asphalt, the track was awaiting the roar of the cars racing inches from each other and the speed that shall come. I couldn’t wait tell race day was here at Texas Motor Speedway. We drove up to the bare camping grounds, all that was there were the few campers that have been waiting for the cars to hit the track. We would always be camping in the camper camping spots because of the possibility of really drunk neighbours. Plus the RV’s and Campers would block some
The Amish community, Charlotte North Carolina, and the community in the novel “The Giver” are all places that have a successful society in which many people live or choose to live in. All of these communities have “pros” and “cons” that interest people or turn people away from living in the community. Despite the fact that many people think that living in an Amish community would not be something they were willing to do, there must be some pros of living there or no one would be living in an Amish
The green flag drops on the first race in The National Dirt Racing Association(NDRA). It doesn’t matter where people go, on some little road in a small town, people will find a small dirt track. The speedways are mostly always located in city areas where a large amount of people live. After a weekend of racing the teams head to the shop to fix the car up again. Despite the fact, that racing had been around since before 1978; whenever Mr. Robert Smawley introduced NDRA, and later Mr. Bill France
are found on automobile race tracks intended to absorb and reduce kinetic energy during the impact of the accident, and also help reduce the injuries sustained to drivers. It was developed from 1998-2002, and first installed at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May 2002. The final major safety improvement was to the NASCAR vehicle itself. Introduced for 16 races in 2007, the NASCAR “Car of Tomorrow” was implemented for the entire 2008 schedule for the Sprint Cup Series. The Car of Tomorrow is wider
Dalton Inman Ms. Smith Business English January 8, 2015 Dale Earnhardt Sr. Dale Earnhardt Sr. was born in Kannapolis, North Carolina on April 29, 1951. Dale was raised by Ralph and Martha Earnhardt. He grew up around dirt track racing. Dale always went with his dad, Ralph Earnhardt, to the small dirt tracks. Ralph Earnhardt never was as famous as his son Dale, but was known for his very clean driving style. Dale Earnhardt quit school in ninth grade to race and to work as a mechanic. Dale started