Amazing

Imagine you are driving down the interstate at 80 mph. You are near the city, so let's say there are three lanes of traffic. There are lots of cars out there, and it makes you a bit nervous. You are never sure what the car in front, beside, or behind you is going to do.


Well, that is nothing. . .

These guys are traveling at 190+ mph. More than double what you drive on the interstate.
They drive three or four wide going into the corner, while only using two or three actual lanes. Just like you, they really don't know what the car in front, beside, or behind them is going to do.
Did you catch that? 190 MILES PER HOUR! Inches apart from each other, and all 43 cars want to be in the same spot. I would imagine it is a challenge to keep your car stable at that speed in a corner. I would imagine it is a insane challenge to do that with people bumping into you!

Some of you that read this are not racing fans. You are the crowd that says it makes no sense watching cars go in circles.

To fully appreciate Nascar, you really need to attend a race in person. Just once. The sound. Oh, man, when the cars go by, you can not hear the person standing next to you. The sound is awesome. TV does it no justice. The speed! Lose focus for one second and your car can be airborne, barrel rolling down the back stretch. These tracks are not smooth. They have bumps, cracks, dips, just like the highway.

I have a video I took from Daytona. I held the camera still, pointed at one spot on the track. 40 cars drive by that spot in about 1.5 seconds. You see nothing but a blur of color.

Watching Talladega this past weekend just reminded me of the amazing achievement of Nascar racing.