Nascar: Not Just Mullets and Beer Bellies
Laura Dale Mumm
English 111 – L41
Beth Loring
September 16, 2013
Nascar: Not Just Mullets and Beer-Bellies Nascar (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) was created in 1945 by Bill France. His dream was to create such a race that people from all over the world would come to see it. The three largest racing series in Nascar are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series, and the Camping World Truck Series. These series use three types of tracks throughout the United States: speedways, super-speedways, and a single road course. Generally, when someone mentions Nascar, one perceives a stereotypical image of mullets, beer-bellies, or in easier terms, a “Redneck.” Society’s general perception of a redneck is low-income, with little civic interest, and someone who is not very intelligent. But little do they know, this image is not exactly what one sees at a Nascar race. Nascar fans include a wide variety of people. This is not fair for Nascar fans to be put in this common category. In fact, many “Yankees” and Canadians are fans of the sport. Employees of Nascar can vary from venders, sponsors, pit crews, media, and much more.
Behind the scenes are always very hectic and rushed because they are trying to get ready for the big events of race weekend such as the qualifying for the races and the races themselves. Workers usually begin getting ready for each race as early as two weeks ahead of time. Nascar drivers would probably be considered to have the best jobs in Nascar. Their main responsibilities are to make sure they arrive at the track as least two days ahead of time, qualify, practice, and race. The rest of the time, they are hanging out with their families at their campsites or touring the town together. From a distance, this sport may seem like just a lot of fast and loud cars driving around in circles really fast, but it means a lot more than that to the fans, venders, sponsors, drivers, and the media. Lots of people, from the millions of
English 111 – L41
Beth Loring
September 16, 2013
Nascar: Not Just Mullets and Beer-Bellies Nascar (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) was created in 1945 by Bill France. His dream was to create such a race that people from all over the world would come to see it. The three largest racing series in Nascar are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series, and the Camping World Truck Series. These series use three types of tracks throughout the United States: speedways, super-speedways, and a single road course. Generally, when someone mentions Nascar, one perceives a stereotypical image of mullets, beer-bellies, or in easier terms, a “Redneck.” Society’s general perception of a redneck is low-income, with little civic interest, and someone who is not very intelligent. But little do they know, this image is not exactly what one sees at a Nascar race. Nascar fans include a wide variety of people. This is not fair for Nascar fans to be put in this common category. In fact, many “Yankees” and Canadians are fans of the sport. Employees of Nascar can vary from venders, sponsors, pit crews, media, and much more.
Behind the scenes are always very hectic and rushed because they are trying to get ready for the big events of race weekend such as the qualifying for the races and the races themselves. Workers usually begin getting ready for each race as early as two weeks ahead of time. Nascar drivers would probably be considered to have the best jobs in Nascar. Their main responsibilities are to make sure they arrive at the track as least two days ahead of time, qualify, practice, and race. The rest of the time, they are hanging out with their families at their campsites or touring the town together. From a distance, this sport may seem like just a lot of fast and loud cars driving around in circles really fast, but it means a lot more than that to the fans, venders, sponsors, drivers, and the media. Lots of people, from the millions of