Nascar was founded in 1948 by William France Sr. in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is headquartered in Daytona Beach and hosts 36 races across 22 tracks annually. The top three Nascar series are the Sprint Cup, Nationwide, and Camping World Truck Series. Popular races include the Daytona 500 and Coke 600. Drivers earn points throughout the season to qualify for the final 10 races.

1. By: Tori Carter

3.  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!1s0x0:0x2a7a63514300
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4.  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.

5.  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.

6.  Three Top Series:
 Sprint Cup Series
 Nationwide Series
 Campus World Truck Series

7.  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

8.  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+)

9. Current teams for
Sprint Cup 2014
BK Racing
Chip Ganassi Racing with
Felix Sabates
Front Row Motorsports
Furniture Row Racing
Germain Racing
Go Fas Racing
Hendrick Motorsports
HSCOTT Motorsports
Joe Gibbs Racing
JTG Daugherty Racing
Leavine Family Racing
Michael Waltrip Racing
Richard Childress Racing
Richard Petty Motorsports
Roush Fenway Racing
Stewart- Haas Racing
Swan Racing
Team Penske
Tommy Baldwin Racing
Wood Brothers Racing

10.  Joey Logano
 Danica Patrick
 Jeff Gordon
 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
 Jimmie Johnson

11.  Watkins Glen (home), Watkins Glen, NY
 Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona
Beach, FL

12.  “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

13. Creative Artists Agency

14.  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

15. *Kevin Durant (by way of Roc Nation)

16.  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

18.  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