Everything you must know about the 2019 NASCAR Cup

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The 71st season has begun! The 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) has its place in the United States in its first car race at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, home for the most prestigious NASCAR race, the Daytona 500, with its 500-mile-long.

You can assist all track on FOX Sports and NBC Sports with a television audience of about 9.17 million U.S. viewers. This year is the first season for the sixth generation Ford Mustang GT (S550) replacing the Ford Fusion, introduced in 2006.

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) season is divided into two segments and use a points system to determine the championship. These points are granted according to the number of laps led and the finish placement. Regular season races used to be raced in Canada, and exhibition races were held in Australia and Japan. The Daytona 500 is the most prestigious race of its type.

With so powerful engines enough for speeding more than 200 mph, with a relatively simple aerodynamic package. The chassis of the cars and electronic devices are (traditionally Spartan in nature) are strictly regulated to guarantee equality. Just like racing horses!

Drivers’ Championship

The Chairman of NASCAR awards the most successful Cup Series driver over a season with The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Drivers’ Championship, based on their victories and results. Here is a list of some all-time winners:

Red Byron: First winner in 1949.

Herb Thomas: The first driver to win multiple Championships in 1951 and 1953, respectively.

Lee Arnold Petty: First three-time winner in 1954, 1958 and 1959.

Jeffery Michael Gordon: Won four titles in 1995, 1997, 1998 and 2001.

Richard Lee Petty (The King): Seven-time winner. Record for the most Championships in 1964, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975 and 1979. He shares this record with also seven titles Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr. (1980, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993 and 1994) and Jimmie Kenneth Johnson (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013 and 2016).

Manufacturers’ championship       

1st Position:  Toyota, 6 wins and 343 points.

2nd Position: Ford, 3 wins and 326 points.

3rd Position: Chevrolet, no wins, 292 points.

2019 package: Rule changes

The 2019 season comes with very interesting things and one of them is the new rules package. “Spoilers, spoilers, spoilers” is the word we are going to hear throughout the year.

The spoilers of previous cars were 2,375 inches wide and now 8 inches tall. The upper part of the spoiler will be “clear” to promote the visibility of the pilot in the rear view mirror.

However, what is this for? First of all, to promote resistance in the vehicle by creating “drag” and creating more “jump force” in the car. In addition, it allows the pilot to go up and down the runway and execute phases in a more efficient way.

There are also significant changes in the front of the vehicle. The Splitter or also known as the front fin of the car will now be 2 inches wide forward.

Another part that will receive a very important change is the engine of the vehicle since the first race of the 2019 season, the Daytona 500, will be the last time a restriction plate is used. From now on, the engines will be regulated by means of tapered spacers of 1.18 inches or 0.922 inches, which will be inside the engine and which will restrict to 550 horsepower on a track greater than one mile. On tracks less than one mile, horsepower control will be maintained at 750 horsepower.

This whole package rule is implemented with the purpose of creating more drag, to create better grip, more resistance in the vehicle and above all, give more control to the pilot.

In addition, the Superspeedway classifications will maintain their two-lap intervals with no time in the single-lap qualifying. The circuits will maintain their two qualifying rounds: First round of 25 minutes and the final round 10 minutes.

For short tracks and mid speed tracks, the first round is reduced from 15 to 10 minutes. The second and third round will be maintained in 10 and five minutes, singly. The inactivity time intervals on all tracks will be reduced from seven to five minutes.

Some Interesting NASCAR Facts

  • NASCAR is the second sport with more fans in the United Started after professional football.
  • Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr, Tony Stewart, and Dale Earnhardt are some of the most famous NASCAR drivers of all time.
  • Some movies made involving NASCAR: Days of Thunder, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.
  • A NASCAR team uses 15 tire sets in just a week.
  • NASCAR drivers do not need a driver’s license for racing, they must pass a physical and drug test instead.
  • The Daytona 500 is the first and the biggest NASCAR race of the year.
  • A NASCAR driver can lose up to ten pounds of weight just from sweating. They can lose their focus if they don’t stay hydrated.

If they are ready for this season, you should be excited too. Put on that helmet and start racing. It is a long competition for you to enjoy the most extreme speed car racing. Start waving the flags and have a great NASCAR season!

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