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Transcript of Auto Racing in the USA review and reasons of popularity Gentlemen, start your engines!
Auto Racing in the USAreview and reasons of popularity
Gentlemen, start your engines!
Auto Racing in the USA
• Auto racing is a motorsport involving racing cars. It is one of the world’s most popular sports. And it is very, very popular in the USA.
But why is auto racing so popular in the USA? In this presentation I want to overview what American racing consist of and explain why is it popular.
Series
Tracks
Fans
Let’s overview three sides of the American racing
What race drivers drive
Where race drivers drive
Whom race drivers drive for
Open-wheel racing Stock car racing
Nowadays there are more than 50 racing series in the USA andI tell you about two main racing types.
Series
Open-wheel carHistory Series
Open-wheel car is a car with the wheels outside the car’s main body. Open-wheel racing in the USA has a very great history.The first open-wheel race was 100 years ago.
Stock carHistory Series
Stock car is a production-based automobile used in racing.Stock car racing in the USA has a great history.The first stock car race was 50 years ago.
History
1902 - American Automobile Association was founded
1909 – first racing competitions
1916 – first championship
1955 – United States Automobile Club was founded
1979 – Championship Auto Racing Teams was founded
Open-wheel racing
1996 – Indy Racing League was founded
2008 – ChampCar and IRL were merged
2003 - CART was renamed to ChampCar
1979-1996 – CART Indycar World Series
1955-1979 – USAC National Championship
1996-2003 – CART FedEx Championship
2003-2008 – ChampCar World Series
1996-2008 – IRL Series
Since 2008 – Indycar Series
History
1948 – National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing was founded
1949 – first NASCAR race
1949 – first NASCAR championship
Stock car racing
1949 – Strictly Stock Series
1950-1970 – Grand National Series
1971-2003 – Winston Cup Series
2004-2007 – NEXTEL Cup Series
Since 2008 – Sprint Cup Series
Main series
Open-wheel racing
IndyCar Series
Indy Lights
Main series
Stock car racing
Sprint Cup Series
Nationwide Series
Camping World Truck Series
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Opened – August 12, 1909Capacity – 257,325Length – 2.500 mi (4.023 km) Turns – 4Lap Record – 37.895 (385.052 km/h)
Major Events:IndyCar Series – Indianapolis 500-Mile Race NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – Allstate 400 at The BrickyardFIM MotoGP – Red Bull Indianapolis GP
There are 220 international-class racing track in the USA. Most of them are ovals and has capacity more than 100,000 people (except special “short-tracks”)Because of great capacity tickets are cheaper than to European racing events.
I will present you the most famous one – Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It is the largest stadium in the world.
Tracks
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Some facts
Auto racing is the 3rd popular sport in the USA after football and baseball
TV audience is more than 300 million people every year
George W. Bush went to races during his pre-election campaign
There are 2 world-class racing series and more than 50 other racing series.
There are 220 international-class racing tracks and they have great capacity.
Tickets to the races are cheaper than in Europe
There are autographs sessions every race day
There are several sport channels broadcasting racing events
My opinion: Auto racing is very popular in the USA, because it is very well developed and available for fans. Everything in racing events is made for people and they like it.
Fans
So, why do fans love auto racing? Why is it so popular?
References
IndyCar.com – The Official Site of IndyCar
NASCAR.COM – The Official Site of NASCAR
Official Sprint Cup website
Indianapolis Motor Speedway - Official website
Auto racing governing bodies in the USA
Thank you for attention, please visit following web-sites, if you want to learn more about auto racing in the USA