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Racecar driving

Racecar driving. http://cdn-1.famouslogos.us/images/nascar-logo.jpg. Hannah Foust AP English Literature K. Saunders. Racecar Driving. Why? Interest for NASCAR Grew up around it Prior Knowledge Grandfather worked at STP as Richard Petty’s Public Relations manger

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Racecar driving

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  1. Racecar driving http://cdn-1.famouslogos.us/images/nascar-logo.jpg Hannah Foust AP English Literature K. Saunders

  2. Racecar Driving • Why? • Interest for NASCAR • Grew up around it • Prior Knowledge • Grandfather worked at STP as Richard Petty’s Public Relations manger • Works with Penzoil now

  3. History • Moonshiners ran from the cops in cars that they altered themselves • Raced for bragging rights of outrunning the law • Regular cars on the outside, have shocks on inside to absorb roughness of mountain tops http://www.palmettomoonshine.com/images/history/history1_sm.png

  4. History • Began in 1947, by Bill France • Created the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) • Grown to a $2 billion a year business https://ebooks-imgs.eb.sonynei.com/product/400/000/000/000/000/348/180/400000000000000348180_s4.jpg

  5. Bill France Sr. • Born in Washington, D.C. • Had a fascination for automobiles • Moved to Daytona Beach, Florida • Held the first stock car race on the beach in 1936 http://image.circletrack.com/f/25498241/ctrp_0910_03_z+nascar_hall_of_fame+bill_france_sr.jpg

  6. Tragedies • Dale Earnhardt Sr. • Going 180 mph • Was tapped from behind, then crashed into a wall • Remained unconscious • Most active for winnings in his time • 76 Winston Cup wins http://wtfrace.com/uploads_forum/535/1866/1989%20-%20Dale%20Earnhardt_s%20Busch%20GN%20car%20is%20taken%20to%20the%20pits%20following%20a%20practice%20crash___.jpg

  7. Tragedies • Adam Petty • Going 130 mph, trapped for 20 minutes • Brushed the wall in turn 3, spun out, smashed into the concrete • Died of head trauma • Made his debut a few days earlier finishing 40th in the Winston Cup in Texas http://worldcup.si.com/motorsports/news/2000/07/01/petty_investigation_ap/t1_petty_all-01.jpg

  8. Research • It’s a lot more work than just driving a car • Dealing with the “fight or flight” brain impulse • Must have mental and physical strength • Must have stamina • Cardio exercises • Arm, chest, leg, and brain exercises • Concentration is key

  9. Mentor • Bonnie Davis • Works at the Richard Petty Museum • Raised around racing

  10. Richard Petty • Born July 2, 1937 in Level Cross, NC • Petty became a driver in 1958 • Won Daytona 500 and NASCAR national championship each seven times during 1964-1981 • Gained 200 victories before retiring in 1992

  11. Product • Learning about Richard Petty and NASCAR • Power Point tour of the Richard Petty Museum on Wiki Space • http://graduationproject-foust.wikispaces.com/home • 15 hours with mentor

  12. Obstacles • Juggling work, school, and mentor hours • Time management • Deciding on a final product

  13. Closing • Thank you all for your time • If there are any questions, I will take them now.

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