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National Association for Stock Car Auto Feb 21st, 1948 – Nascar is founded William “Bill” France Sr. Headquarters: Daytona Beach, Florida http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series.html
(official website) Current President: Mike Helton Current CEO & Chairman of Board: Brian Z. France https://www.google.com/maps/place/Nascar+Inc/@2
9.1929,-81.070328,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x2a7a63514300388
Stock Cars: large, late model sedans that have built for racing. Allows speed to reach 200 mi/hr.
Stock Car races are held on oval asphalt tracks, the distance varies from 5/8 of a mile to 2 2/3 mile.
Season last from February to November.
Colored flags in order to direct drivers:
Green – Beginning of the race and any restarts
Yellow – Track is not clear, slow down & hold your position. Used to signal an accident, debris or mechanical failure
Red – Cars must go to a designated location and stop immediately for safety issues
White – There is one lap remaining
Checkered Flag – The end of the race.
36 races on 22 different race tracks. Daytona 500, first race of the year. Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor
Speedway August race at Bristol Motor Speedway Memorial Day Weekend Coca- Cola 600 at
Lowes Motor Speedway near Charlotte, NC Watkins Glen
Points are tallied after 26 races, and the top 10 scorers are locked in to compete for the last ten races
Top 10 will be awarded for three bonus points for each race they won in the first 26 races
The most points you can receive is 43 points for winning a race
Bonus points include:
Leading in Laps (3+)
Current teams for Sprint Cup 2014BK RacingChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesFront Row MotorsportsFurniture Row RacingGermain RacingGo Fas RacingHendrick MotorsportsHSCOTT MotorsportsJoe Gibbs RacingJTG Daugherty Racing
Leavine Family RacingMichael Waltrip RacingRichard Childress RacingRichard Petty MotorsportsRoush Fenway RacingStewart- Haas RacingSwan RacingTeam PenskeTommy Baldwin RacingWood Brothers Racing
Watkins Glen (home), Watkins Glen, NY Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL Daytona International Speedway, Daytona
Beach, FL
“Commercialization and Automobile Racing in the United States: A Case Study in the Rise of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing”
International Journal of Applied Sports Sciences
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/lisa-keller-bartelli/98/b26/a50
Represents over 1, 000 Athletes in all sports ranging from basketball, baseball, hockey, soccer & Football
Provides unique opportunities for clients off the field, in areas like licensing, endorsements, speaking, philanthropy and digital content
Partnership with Roc Nation Leading entertainment and sports agency
Offices all over the world:
LA
NY
Chicago
London
Munich
Stockholm
Mumbai
Beijing
Jobs & Internships
www.caa.com
Link to current career opportunities
Description of Internship opportunities and email internships@caa.com
www.nascar.com http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/06/us/nascar-
fast-facts/ http://nascar.about.com/ www.wikipedia.org/nascar http://www.shavemagazine.com/cars/090601
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