can anyone tell me which came first,the indy races or the stockcar races?
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Stock car races were first.  It began with the moonshiners.  They would get together and have "runs" or races.  It was a contest to prove who was the fastest runner.\n\n***EDIT***\n\nI stand corrected!!! Racingcowboy is right.  In 1948 Bill France founded the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) so the "contest" would be organized.
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car racing in america started way back in the 1920's on dirt tracks.it was moonshiner's that raced to see who was the fastest liqour runner.
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Back in the early days of NASCAR, they actually did race stock cars... That is, cars you could buy right off the showroom floor, with very few modifications for performance or safety.\n\nOver the years, as cars got bigger and engines more powerful, there were more accidents, and more drivers injured or killed. NASCAR started changing the rules to make the cars safer and more competative.  First, they required seat belts and roll bars, then full roll cages. They went from gas tanks to fuel cells. They restricted the horsepower of the engines and made other modifications to make the cars stronger and safer. \n\nOver the last 50 years, the race cars have evolved into what you see today... A completely hand-built racing machine that somewhat resembles a factory production car.  \n\nYou can find more information on the cars and the history behind them on the NASCAR web site.
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Open-wheel racing - Formula One, IRL, ChampCar, Formula Ford, Formula 2000, Formula Three, GP2 (Formula 3000 was a better name and before that Formula Two - sadly an early hero, Jim Clark, was killed on April 7, 1968 in an F2 race at Hockemheim), Formula Atlantic.\nAlso sportscars. The demise of Group C was sad; the Porsche 956 and 962 were beautiful cars as were the Tom Walkinshaw Jaguars. They were wonderful, zipping along the Mulsanne Straight - before the chicanes were installed.\nThis type of racing was my first exposure to the sport, hence my favourite.
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First Janet Guthrie, then Lyn St. James preceded her.\n\nFor Guthrie, it was the emerging movement of the '70s that thrust her into motor racing history. But Guthrie was not the first female to drive an Indy car. In March 1976, at Phoenix International Raceway, Arlene Hiss became the first woman to drive in an Indy Racing event. Hiss, who was the estranged wife of veteran Indianapolis 500 driver Mike Hiss, finished 14th and was running at the finish.\n\nIn May 1976, Guthrie became the first woman to be entered in the Indianapolis 500. She passed her driver's test, but did not make a qualifying attempt because of mechanical trouble. In 1977, she became the first woman to drive in the Indy 500 and in '78, she recorded a ninth-place finish, which is still the highest finishing position by a woman driver in Indianapolis 500 history. Guthrie represented a movement, but she was a societal footnote. She never was considered a driver without the term "female" attached.
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http://www.performanceracing.com/\n\nThis is the website of the people who put on the PRI show every year.  There are two major aftermarket shows, SEMA and PRI.  SEMA is more chrome, glitz, etc and PRI is more hardcore racer stuff.  You may be able to gauge growth by doing some research on their site.\n\nThe street racing thing is huge here in the northeast.  Actual dollar amounts are hard to gauge, but single races for $3000 + are not uncommon.  Multiply that figure by the hundreds who participate in illegal street racing and well, you get the picture.
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Looks like track time is what you need.  I don't think they are nationwide, just at the Michigan International Speedway. \n\n\nhttp://www.tracktime.com/index.html\n\nAlso check out racing schools .com - they have a searchable database that lists hundreds of possibilities.  Thanks for asking - got me interested. \n\nhttp://www.racingschools.com\n\n\n\nI want to do that too. \n\nCheers!
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Yes, it was included in the F1 calendar from 1950 through 1960. The sporting authorities (FIA) wanted to unify the two series. At one time (just prior to WW2 and just after) the engine formula for F1 and Indy were the same. So, when you look at lists of F1 race winners from those years, you will see the Indy winner.
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What are you asking? There are two companies I think you are talking about: 1) Unique Autosports, & 2) Unique Performance.
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The Springsteen version is a bit clearer. The version by Manfred Mann muddied the issues. The line refers to a "deuce" i.e.a two seater hot rod in street racing lingo.
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First organised motor race was Paris-Rouen in 1894, which was won by Count de Dion - although he was disqualified because he did not have a mechanic with him!\n\nThe first race to be called a Grand Prix was held in 1906.   I say this because it was called the 'Grand Prix de L'Automobile Club de France' and was held at Le Mans.   The second race was in 1907 and held in Dieppe.   The first GP not held in France was in 1908, in America.   They called it the 'American Grand Prize'\n\nthe first World Championship of Grand Prix Racing was held in 1925, as a manufacturers' title, with the Indy 500 joining national Grands Prix as qualifying rounds.   From what I can find out, Indianapolis is the oldest circuit, having been used since 1909\n\nIn 1935, the German national authority suggested that an official champion driver should be chosen for GP racing.   \n\nI hope, with all the answers, you can bore the pants off anyone who asks you!
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not enough info,every race track is not the same
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National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR)
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indy cars look like race cars and NASCAR cars look like a car you would buy at a dealership.  Even though they are really all tricked out inside, the outside looks like a normal car.  With F1/Indy cars, they look the way you'd expect a race car to look.  Not like a regular car.
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National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
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yea.. just gotta kno how to to drive.. better in tiptronic or stick tho.. and u can race a crappy car but its better to do it wiith a stock v8, v12.. or the new w12 volkswagon/audi engine... talk abt rippin stock ass!
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Start at a beginner lever. Midget racing, stock car racing, go cart to hone you fundamentals then and win win win races. The more you do that, you will more than likely get noticed by scouts and advertisers. And the rest will be history. And sell yourself to people.