nascar fast facts
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for one of the premier sports in Amer- ica and the premier stock car racing series in the world. NASCAR operates three national series: The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series (the No. 2 racing series in the U.S.) and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (a leading national racing series featuring full-sized pickup trucks). NASCAR also oversees various regional racing series, which provide a feeder system for three national series of NASCAR. The top regional racing series is the NASCAR K&N Pro Series. In addition, NASCAR sanctions two open-wheel racing series: the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour.
NASCAR also sanctions two international series: NASCAR Canadian Tire Series and NASCAR Mexico Series. The NASCAR Whe- len All-American Series, which is a local rac- ing series of NASCAR, is the grassroots foundation of NASCAR racing.
NASCAR headquarters have been located
since its inception in 1947, nascar has become a major force in racing GEnEraL
in Daytona Beach, Fla., since its inception in 1948. Additional offices are in New York City (corporate marketing / sales), Los Ange- les (broadcasting media and entertainment), Charlotte, N.C. (licensing and automotive aftermarket), Concord, N.C. (competition, research and development), Conover, N.C. (transportation) and Bentonville, Ark. (li- censing), Mexico City and Toronto.
BOarD Of DIrEctOrs Brian France, chairman and CEO; Jim
France, vice chairman and executive vice president; Lesa Kennedy, executive vice president; Mike Helton, president; Gary Crotty, senior vice president, secretary and general counsel.
fOUnDED
NASCAR was founded on December 14, 1947, when Bill France Sr. organized a meet- ing at the Streamline Hotel in Daytona Beach, Florida, to discuss the future of stock car racing. It was on that day that the Na- tional Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) was conceived. The first race was
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NASCAR is a leading sports property with global, world-class media partners, and it is a property that helps build other media brands. NASCAR is the No. 2 rated regular season sport on television in the United States. NASCAR media partners include FOX,
TNT, ABC/ESPN, SPEED, Showtime, DirecTV, Turner Sports Interactive (
NASCAR.COM), SIRIUS XM Radio, MRN (Motor Racing Net- work), PRN (Performance Racing Network) and a variety of NASCAR licensed publica- tions including
SceneDaily.com and NASCAR Illustrated.
These partners combine to provide their viewers, users, listeners and readers with su- perior programming and unparalleled behind the scenes and insider access.
fan BasE / attEnDancE
The NASCAR fan base is 60% male and 40% female. NASCAR fans are spread across all age groups; 30% are 18-34 and about half are 18-44. NASCAR is the no. 1 spectator sport in the U.S., with more of the top 20 most-attended events in the U.S. than any other sport.
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Bill France Sr., on Daytona Beach. NASCAR Archives
held on February 15, 1948, on a beach/road course in Daytona Beach, Florida. The race was won by Red Byron in a Ford.
scHEDULE
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series consists of 36 points races at 23 tracks in 20 states, in- cluding events in the Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas/Ft. Worth and Miami areas. Overall, NASCAR, through all its series, reaches across the Americas with more than 1,200 events in more than 30 U.S. states, Canada and Mex- ico.
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