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Richard Patton & Nick Cruz-Hope

sportcenter.com. Richard Patton & Nick Cruz-Hope. www.businessinsider.com. Agenda. NASCAR’s History NASCAR’s Progression Most Memorable and Influential NASCAR Drivers Impacts on the NASCAR Fans Tragic Deaths Changes in NASCAR Conclusion. www.concordmonitor.com.

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Richard Patton & Nick Cruz-Hope

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  1. sportcenter.com Richard Patton & Nick Cruz-Hope www.businessinsider.com

  2. Agenda • NASCAR’s History • NASCAR’s Progression • Most Memorable and Influential NASCAR Drivers • Impacts on the NASCAR Fans • Tragic Deaths • Changes in NASCAR • Conclusion www.concordmonitor.com

  3. NASCAR’s History: The Beginning -In the 1920s and 1930s during the Prohibition, drivers were running illegal moonshine to supplement the family income. sports.espn.go.com sports.espn.go.com NASCAR Hall of Famer, and former bootlegger, Robert Glen “Junior” Johnson, started running moonshine at age 14.

  4. NASCAR’s history: the beginning cont. -At that time, these drivers had to have cars that were able to go faster that the police cars that would go after them. Niedermeyer, Paul. When The New 1960 Compacts Went Racing. 1960. Photograph. Daytona Beach Florida

  5. NASCAR’s History:The Beginning cont. -This became such a huge influence in the south. . -A dirt track racer named Bill France even came from Washington D.C. and learned all of the rules and regulations. www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com Bill France Sr. (left) with son Bill France Jr. (right)

  6. NASCAR’s History: The beginning cont. -In 1946, he established the National Championship Stock Car Circuit. Grissom, Jim. NASCAR's First Hall of Fame. 1957. Photograph. Daytona Beach Florida

  7. NASCAR’s Progression • -In 1947, it eventually became known as the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing, which is NASCAR. • -It was official on February 21, 1948. www.americanautomove.com Red Byron was one of NASCAR’s first drivers.

  8. Most Influential Drivers Richard Petty Dale Earnhardt, Sr. bbs.hupu.com Lucy, Michael. NASCAR Drivers. 2006. Photograph. Bristol, Tennessee. Lucia, Joe. NASCAR Drivers. 2001. Photograph. Bristol, Tennessee.

  9. Richard Petty • Inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee • Championships: 7 • Most Wins: 200 • Most wins in a season: 27 • Most consecutive wins: 10 sports.espn.go.com • www.cmt.com rubbingsracing.com

  10. Dale Earnhardt, Sr. Also known as “The Intimidator” for his driving style and black number 3 car Inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame class inductee Championships: 7 Wins: 76 1 Daytona 500 win "THE Car." Odom, Harry. NASCAR Influentials. 1983. Photograph. Bristol, Tennessee. “Lead, follow, or get the Hell out of the way!” – Dale Earnhardt bleacherreport.com

  11. Phillips, Frank. NASCAR Influentials. 1998. Photograph. Bristol, Tennessee. Dale Earnhardt, Sr. The 1998 Daytona 500 is considered to be Dale Earnhardt’s proudest moment.

  12. Safety With teams always trying to make their car faster, cars started becoming more aerodynamic. This was great! More exciting for fans But it also posed a problem. Faster cars = harder, more violent wrecks www.documentingreality.com What’s left of Michael Waltrip’s car after crash at Bristol in 1990.

  13. Safety cont. It was things like this that prompted NASCAR to look into better safety equipment. One of the things NASCAR would do is add restrictor plates to the cars at superspeedways. This cuts down the amount of air that can get to the carburetor, causing the car not to be able to go as fast as easily if at all. sports.espn.go.com

  14. 1987 Winston 500 attalledega Bobby Allison’s wreckthat drove NASCAR to use restrictor plates at superspeedways. "May 3, 1987 - Allison Stories Rule The Day at Dega - STOCK CAR RacersReunion."

  15. Safety cont. In the 2000s, a lot of drivers were wearing full racing helmets. These helmets were said to be lighter, safer, and more comfortable "Elliott Sadler full-scale racing promotional display helmet." Elliott Sadler’s full racing helmet

  16. Impact on the Fans Left: Dale and Ken Schrader racing each other. www.axlf.com • -But for Dale Earnhardt, he was too stubborn and old-fashioned to accept those new kinds of protective head gears. • -He still continued to race with his aggressive style. Right: Dale sits in his car waiting for the command to start his engine. boards.sportslogos.net

  17. Impacts on the NASCAR FansCont. Died on February 18, 2001 in a crash in the last corner of the 2001 Daytona 500. He was in third, fighting to give the team he owned a 1-2 finish. www.autoweek.com The crash that changed NASCAR

  18. Changes in NASCAR Because of this accident, all NASCAR drivers became required to use regulated safety head gear, fire suits, and restraints. Along with driver equipment, NASCAR has also implemented Safer Barriers Even with all these precautions, there have still been injuries but there have been very few deaths in NASCAR*. *-In other levels Sherman, Don Mulhern, Mike

  19. Work Cited • "NASCAR and Sports Betting." Sport Center. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2013. • "ANSWERED: Do They Really Hold NASCAR Races At Night These Days?." Business Insider. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2013. • Long, Mark. "NASCAR's redesigned race cars receive rave reviews." AP Online [Concord] 21 Feb. 2013: n. pag. Concord Monitor. Web. 22 Nov. 2013. • Hinton, Ed. "At least go back to making moonshine in the woods, Junior." ESPN.com. N.p., 19 Dec. 2008. Web. 24 Nov. 2013.

  20. Work Cited • Hinton, Ed. "Junior Johnson: The boys at JGR were just doing their jobs ... with creative flair." ESPN.com. N.p., 23 Aug. 2008. Web. 24 Nov. 2013. • Niedermeyer, Paul. When The New 1960 Compacts Went Racing. 1960. Photograph. Daytona Beach Florida • "France Sr., France Jr., Earnhardt, Petty And Johnson Set For Induction To The NASCAR Hall Of Fame."NASCAR Hall Of Fame Induction. N.p., 21 May 2010. Web. 5 Dec. 2013.  • Grissom, Jim. NASCAR's First Hall of Fame. 1957. Photograph. Daytona Beach Florida

  21. Work Cited • Lucy, Michael. NASCAR Drivers. 2006. Photograph. Bristol, Tennessee. • Lucia, Joe. NASCAR Drivers. 2001. Photograph. Bristol, Tennessee. • "'King Richard,' Queen Elizabeth II to meet at Derby?." ESPN: Sprint Cup. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2013. • Christie, Toby. "NASCAR Hall Of Fame Profile: Richard Petty | RubbingsRacing.com."RubbingsRacingcom RSS. N.p., 20 May 2010. Web. 27 Nov. 2013.  • Times-Union. Richard Petty stands in Victory Lane at Daytona in July 1984 after capturing his 200th win.. 1984. All-time Greatest NASCAR Rivalries, Daytona Beach, Florida. CMT. Web. 8 Dec. 2013.

  22. Work Cited • ESPN. "How restrictor plates work." ESPN.com. N.p., 4 June 2008. Web. 6 Dec. 2013.  • Odom, Harry. NASCAR Influentials. 1983. Photograph. Bristol, Tennessee. • "The Earnhardt Connection -- Dale Earnhardt NASCAR News." The Earnhardt Connection -- Dale Earnhardt NASCAR News. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2013. • Balton, Michael. "Hendrick Motorsports." Bleacher Report. N.p., 21 Jan. 2011. Web. 27 Nov. 2013. 

  23. Work Cited • Phillips, Frank. NASCAR Influentials. 1998. Photograph. Bristol, Tennessee. • Elliott Sadler full-scale racing promotional display helmet." Worlds largest online auction and online gallery site of l'art et l'automobile. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2013.  • "THE Car." THE Car. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2013. • "Unique equipment." Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Community. N.p., 30 May 2013. Web. 27 Nov. 2013. 

  24. Work Cited • Pearce, Al. "Earnhardt tragedy highlights Daytona 500's five most memorable crashes on video."Autoweek. N.p., 16 Feb. 2013. Web. 27 Nov. 2013.  • Youtube.com. N.p., 3 Jan. 2010. Web. 6 Dec. 2013. • Youtube.com. N.p., 31 Jan. 2012. Web. 6 Dec. 2013. • Youtube.com. N.p., 3 Jun. 2007. Web. 6 Dec. 2013. • Youtube.com. N.p., 13 Jan. 2008. Web. 6 Dec. 2013. • Sherman, Don. "The Physics Of: How the HANS Device Saves Lives." Car and Driver Jan. 2012: n. pag.Car and Driver. Web. 8 Dec. 2013.

  25. Work Cited • "May 3, 1987 - Allison Stories Rule The Day at Dega - STOCK CAR RacersReunion." May 3, 1987 - Allison Stories Rule The Day at Dega - STOCK CAR RacersReunion. N.p., 3 May 2013. Web. 8 Dec. 2013.  • Mulhern, Mike. "NASCAR cuts the Sprint Cup ribbon at Kentucky Speedway....but just how safe is this track? Tony Stewart raises questions." NASCAR Racing Breaking News: Trackside Live, Every Week, Every Sprint Cup Race. N.p., 7 July 2011. Web. 8 Dec. 2013.  THE END

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