The DAYTONA 500---The Super Bowl of Stock Car Racing
On Sunday February 11, 2007, the Super Bowl of Stock Car
Racing kicks off the beginning of this years Nascar
Nextel Cup Series. Unlike other sports, where their
biggest event is usually held at the end of the season,
this race is one of the largest in fan support,
viewership and purse, with International coverage.
The Daytona 500 was first held in 1959 and was won by Lee
Petty, the father of Richard Petty. Prior to racing at
this track the races were held on the beach, as early as
1903.From beaches to a 2.5 mile tri-oval superspeedway
which covers nearly 500 acres.
The track is banked from only 3 degrees to 31 degrees in
the turns with aprons of 12-30 feet. The backstretch is
3400 feet long with a 3-degree bank. The infield is 180
acres with a 29-acre lake named Lake Lloyd.
To Qualify some teams must race their way into the Daytona 500 field, while all exempt teams (the top 35 teams of the previous year in owner points) are guaranteed a spot in the Daytona 500.
Row One is set by one round of qualifying, normally held one week before the race. The remainder of the field is set by qualifying races, about a week before the Daytona 500. After the exempt teams and top two non-exempt cars are added to the field, the top three non-exempt cars are added by fastest qualifying laps. A former Nextel Cup champion, if necessary, is added. Otherwise, the fourth fastest car is added to the field.
In 1959 the purse of $19,050 was awarded to the winner
Lee Petty. Last year's winner, Jimmy Johnson was awarded
$1,505,124, and went on to become the Nascar Nextel Cup
Champion.
Richard Petty has won the race 7 times, ran 4,860 laps
for 12,150 miles and led the most laps with 780.
The late Benny Parsons led the fewest laps in 1975 and
still won the race, by only leading 4 laps.
Dale Earnhardt started 20 times before he won in 1998.
Although it took him many years before he made it onto
Victory Lane he completed all 500 miles 14 different
times.
The fastest winning speed for the race was recorded by
Buddy Baker in 1980.
For more information about the track, the race or
accommodations you can go to:
http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Friday, February 9, 2007
Nascar Nextel Cup Series Stories For 2007
Nascar Nextel Cup Series Stories For 2007
This year seem to have a few more stories that will play out in the upcoming Nascar Nextel Cup Series. Each one has it own set of characters and story line so tune in throughout the season and follow along like you would any good television show.
The future largest automaker in the world has entered Nascar
competition. Toyota, who was previously in the Craftsman Truck Series and won 12 of 25 races last year, has come to the Big Show. It has funded 3 full time teams with a total of 7 full time drivers. The new term in Nascar is Globalization.
Dale Earnhardt Jr is in contract negotiations with his current team that was founded by his father. His sister is handling the negotiations with their step-mother, his two step-brothers work with or for Dale Jr and all four of the siblings would like to own a piece of their late father's organization. This could be the stuff that soap operas will be based on.
The Car Of Tomorrow will be introduced and race in 16 out of the scheduled 36 races in 2007.Early reviews are divided on it, which probably goes along the lines of whether a team or driver has found a good setup. The car is safer and has a wing instead of a spoiler on the back with an air splitter up front. Racing should be closer with the reduction of turbulence.
Nascar has tweaked the Chase Format and changed the Pass Champion Rule. The Nextel Cup past champions provisional may only be used by an eligible driver six times this season. Before this year there was no limit to usage of the past champions provisional. NASCAR has increased the Chase for the Nextel Cup championship field from 10 to 12 drivers and increased the points premium for winning races in seeding that 10-race title run. Yes the Officials have seen the need to make changes but what they have done will have little affect on fans and television viewing.
Last is the announcement that Anheuser-Busch has decided to stop sponsoring NASCAR's Busch series. I never thought a beer company would pull back on advertising or sponsorship, but times are a changing. Subway, Samsung and Wal-Mart have been mentioned as possibilities willing to pony up the $30 million annual price tag for the Triple A League of Racing.
Thirty-one year old driver JUAN PABLO MONTOYA is my pick for Rookie of the Year. Not a big stretch when you consider he was the 1999 Cart Champion, 2000 Indy 500 Winner and had 13 poles and 7 wins in Formula One Racing. Will he bring a new style of racing to the sport? Only time will tell.
Other stories that will have an impact are TV Ratings going up or down, Big City Markets for ratings and future races, the Silly Season which happens every year earlier and earlier and moving races to overseas cities.
Now sit back and enjoy the 2007 Nascar Nextel Cup Season.
This year seem to have a few more stories that will play out in the upcoming Nascar Nextel Cup Series. Each one has it own set of characters and story line so tune in throughout the season and follow along like you would any good television show.
The future largest automaker in the world has entered Nascar
competition. Toyota, who was previously in the Craftsman Truck Series and won 12 of 25 races last year, has come to the Big Show. It has funded 3 full time teams with a total of 7 full time drivers. The new term in Nascar is Globalization.
Dale Earnhardt Jr is in contract negotiations with his current team that was founded by his father. His sister is handling the negotiations with their step-mother, his two step-brothers work with or for Dale Jr and all four of the siblings would like to own a piece of their late father's organization. This could be the stuff that soap operas will be based on.
The Car Of Tomorrow will be introduced and race in 16 out of the scheduled 36 races in 2007.Early reviews are divided on it, which probably goes along the lines of whether a team or driver has found a good setup. The car is safer and has a wing instead of a spoiler on the back with an air splitter up front. Racing should be closer with the reduction of turbulence.
Nascar has tweaked the Chase Format and changed the Pass Champion Rule. The Nextel Cup past champions provisional may only be used by an eligible driver six times this season. Before this year there was no limit to usage of the past champions provisional. NASCAR has increased the Chase for the Nextel Cup championship field from 10 to 12 drivers and increased the points premium for winning races in seeding that 10-race title run. Yes the Officials have seen the need to make changes but what they have done will have little affect on fans and television viewing.
Last is the announcement that Anheuser-Busch has decided to stop sponsoring NASCAR's Busch series. I never thought a beer company would pull back on advertising or sponsorship, but times are a changing. Subway, Samsung and Wal-Mart have been mentioned as possibilities willing to pony up the $30 million annual price tag for the Triple A League of Racing.
Thirty-one year old driver JUAN PABLO MONTOYA is my pick for Rookie of the Year. Not a big stretch when you consider he was the 1999 Cart Champion, 2000 Indy 500 Winner and had 13 poles and 7 wins in Formula One Racing. Will he bring a new style of racing to the sport? Only time will tell.
Other stories that will have an impact are TV Ratings going up or down, Big City Markets for ratings and future races, the Silly Season which happens every year earlier and earlier and moving races to overseas cities.
Now sit back and enjoy the 2007 Nascar Nextel Cup Season.
Thursday, February 8, 2007
Mission Statement
I have never been a big fan of Mission Statements. I have understood what they were meant to do but they were not personally mine or I was not committed to them because they were someone else's words and goals.
With that said, I still have sat down and made a Mission Statement for Scott Motorsports and our Nascar race Team.
Scott Motorsports Mission Statement:
Our mission is to honor God, develope people, pursue excellence and win a championship in the Nascar Nextel Cup Series.
The above words carry a lot of weight if they are followed through on. Only time, actions and results will tell if we live up to them.
Doug
With that said, I still have sat down and made a Mission Statement for Scott Motorsports and our Nascar race Team.
Scott Motorsports Mission Statement:
Our mission is to honor God, develope people, pursue excellence and win a championship in the Nascar Nextel Cup Series.
The above words carry a lot of weight if they are followed through on. Only time, actions and results will tell if we live up to them.
Doug
Monday, February 5, 2007
Sunday, February 4, 2007
Nascar's Car of Tomorrow (COT)
Car Of Tomorrow (COT) Has Arrived
We are working on writing more articles and hope to be
posting more in the future as we ramp up.
Please leave a comment if you would like info about our
financial opportunity.
Although the Daytona 500 has not even been ran yet and the
Nascar Nextel Cup Season has not started, one of the most
discussed topics is the Car-Of-Tomorrow, which begins it racing
saga on March 25, 2007 at the Bristol Motor Speedway, in Bristol,
Tennessee. Since this Car-Of-Tomorrow (COT) is Nascar Racing's
future, let's see what is being discussed so much.
Since the car is so new to Nascar Race Teams and they did not
even have templates as late as the middle of January for their
Racecars, the first full testing of all teams will not take
place until about 3 weeks before the racecars first race. This
will be the race teams and their drivers’ opportunity to test
their cars with more track traffic then ever before.
The COT has a Rear Wing that will give better handling in
traffic. This replaces spoilers that are now used. The wing is
adjustable for down force and side force. The front of the car has
an Air Splitter that is also adjustable for down force as needed
for the driver and the various tracks.
The drivers will be getting a much safer racecar that protects
them better from side impacts, rollovers and fire. The use of
better materials shifting the driver more towards the center of
the car and a smaller fuel cell will help to prevent injuries
in the future.
An unforeseen result of Research for improved safety was a race
car that is quicker to build which means less cost per car, a
more versatile car that can run on different tracks. Savings to
owners will come from only having to have half as many racecars
and still be competitive.
The race fan at home will have more race views coming to them
because not only will there be a roof mount camera but also
side-mounted cameras and possibly one located on the lower front
end. Finally. the Car Of Tomorrow should also improve the
identity of the various manufacturers.
In 2007 the Car Of Tomorrow will race 16 times at 13 oval tracks
of 1.5 miles or less, on 2 road courses and at the Talladega
Superspeedway fall race. It looks like Nascar's Car Of Tomorrow
is here and the future begins March 25 at Bristol.
We are working on writing more articles and hope to be
posting more in the future as we ramp up.
Please leave a comment if you would like info about our
financial opportunity.
Although the Daytona 500 has not even been ran yet and the
Nascar Nextel Cup Season has not started, one of the most
discussed topics is the Car-Of-Tomorrow, which begins it racing
saga on March 25, 2007 at the Bristol Motor Speedway, in Bristol,
Tennessee. Since this Car-Of-Tomorrow (COT) is Nascar Racing's
future, let's see what is being discussed so much.
Since the car is so new to Nascar Race Teams and they did not
even have templates as late as the middle of January for their
Racecars, the first full testing of all teams will not take
place until about 3 weeks before the racecars first race. This
will be the race teams and their drivers’ opportunity to test
their cars with more track traffic then ever before.
The COT has a Rear Wing that will give better handling in
traffic. This replaces spoilers that are now used. The wing is
adjustable for down force and side force. The front of the car has
an Air Splitter that is also adjustable for down force as needed
for the driver and the various tracks.
The drivers will be getting a much safer racecar that protects
them better from side impacts, rollovers and fire. The use of
better materials shifting the driver more towards the center of
the car and a smaller fuel cell will help to prevent injuries
in the future.
An unforeseen result of Research for improved safety was a race
car that is quicker to build which means less cost per car, a
more versatile car that can run on different tracks. Savings to
owners will come from only having to have half as many racecars
and still be competitive.
The race fan at home will have more race views coming to them
because not only will there be a roof mount camera but also
side-mounted cameras and possibly one located on the lower front
end. Finally. the Car Of Tomorrow should also improve the
identity of the various manufacturers.
In 2007 the Car Of Tomorrow will race 16 times at 13 oval tracks
of 1.5 miles or less, on 2 road courses and at the Talladega
Superspeedway fall race. It looks like Nascar's Car Of Tomorrow
is here and the future begins March 25 at Bristol.
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