| A recent research made by Gallup discovered that 28% of the Americans are true race fans. The most interesting
fact is that 38% of these fans are women and more then half of them work in professional,managerial or
skilled labor positions. The early earnings of the race fans are about $50,000.
The nascar races has evolved through the years to become nation wide. The nascar races were once popular
only in the Southeastern places but it didn't take a lot of time to spread among the high speed lovers all
over the states. There even have been an exhibition race held in Suzuka, Japan in 1996.
Winston Cup races are now held in New Hampshire, Michigan, California, Arizona, New York, Pennsylvania,
Indiana, Texas and Nevada.
Racing was not always that succesful and popular. Today everyone knows what nascar is and car racing is
somethin normal but in the beginning there were law restrictions and other problems relevant to the so called "redneck" fans. The Nascar history starts back from the beginnign of the year 1794. That's a century before the 
automobile was invented. That year was the year of the Whiskey Rebellion. Frontier farmers were protesting against the federal tax on whiskey. Instead of paying the tax many ot these frontiersman decided
to build secret stills, manufacture and distribute their product in secret. This information on the origin
of Nascar is rarely mantioned but it's ture!
This undercover whiskey business needed something - people who had to drive at night,at high speed
often with the police in pursuit! That's quite dangerous and if they lose the race they lose also their
freedom or even life. |
