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All pages related to NASCAR should have {{WikiProject NASCAR}} at the top of the talk/discussion page.

There is also a proposed standards page that can be found here.

Contents 1 WP:NASCAR Notability Standard 1.1 Definitions 2 Notability Standards 2.1 Driver 2.2 Teams 2.2.1 Standards regarding placement on List of NASCAR teams 2.3 Crew Chiefs 2.4 Non Drivers 2.5 Racetracks 2.6 Races 3 Standards of Quality 3.1 Track Pages 3.2 Race Pages 3.3 Driver Pages

[edit] WP:NASCAR Notability Standard

Overwhelming consensus on the following Notability Standards and definitions(17/1/2)

[edit] Definitions

The "fully professional" level (a.k.a. premiere level) of NASCAR racing is defined as:

• NEXTEL Cup/Winston Cup/Grand National/Strictly Stock
• Busch Series/Busch Grand National
• Craftsman Truck Series.

The regional NASCAR series level is defined as:

• NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
• NASCAR Grand National Division, AutoZone West Series/Winston West
• NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour
• NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Midwest Series
• NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Northwest Series
• NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Southwest Series
• NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Southeast Series

[edit] Notability Standards

[edit] Driver

Any driver can have an article considered to be a part of Wikipedia:WikiProject NASCAR if that driver meets ANY of the following criteria:

1. They have at least one start in any premiere NASCAR series.

• Regional NASCAR Series (and weekly)

1. They have at least one championship in a regional division.
2. They have at least one Weekly Racing Series national championship.
3. They have at least one championship in the Modified or Late Model Sportsman divisions when they were as national as NASCAR reached, and there was no higher division except Grand National.
4. They have been named to the Top 10 NASCAR modified drivers list.

Any driver who meets the above criterian for inclusion in Wikipedia may be placed on the List of NASCAR drivers.

[edit] Teams

Any team can have an article considered to be a part of Wikipedia:WikiProject NASCAR if that team meets ANY of the following critieria:

1. It has at least one career pole position in any premier NASCAR series.
2. It has at least one top-ten in any premier NASCAR series.
3. A driver won at least one award in a premier NASCAR series (i.e. Rookie of the Year, Most Popular Driver, etc.)
4. It has made at least fifteen starts in any premier NASCAR series.(Total for all 3?)
5. A driver died while racing one of their entries.
6. A notable celebrity outside of racing owns/owned the team.
7. Any car owner with five or more (lifetime) championships in regional divisions, or in the old national Modified or Late Model divisions

[edit] Standards regarding placement on List of NASCAR teams

A team may be placed on the List of NASCAR teams if they meet ANY of the following criteria:

1. Team names.—Preferably, the team's full name should be included, with a pipe link to their proper name, if applicable. I do not mean the LLC or anything like that(i.e. Waltrip-Jasper Racing Company LLC), but something like Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates. If a team name is not known, just put down the last name of the owner followed "Racing" or "Motorsports."
2. Listed owners—For each car, the person credited with owner's points should be listed as the owner. Obviously in the case of something like Hall of Fame Racing, additional personnel should be listed.(Not sure where to put Terry Bradshaw with his team though)
3. Who should be listed on here—Generally, "one-off" teams should not be listed on here. Unless they have a press release stating that they plan to run multiple races, they should not be included.
4. New Teams—Obviously, not every team that announces its intentions is going to run. My policy is to put them on there when announced. They should be removed if nothing is heard from them in a year, or if they announce they plan to run X race, but do not and do not provide a reason as to their absence.
5. Closed teams—If an operational team disappears and does not run immediately, they should be put in the "Teams with unknown status" section." If nothing is heard from them in a year, it would probably be safe to put them in the closed teams sections.
6. Full-time/Part-time teams—If a team announces it will run a full schedule, obviously put them in the full-time teams section, even if there are questions regarding its sincerity. If they choose to withdraw from a race, that does not automatically make them part-time. If they skip more than two races, the best thing to do would be to put them in the part-time section.

[edit] Crew Chiefs

Any crew chief can have an article considered to be a part of Wikipedia:WikiProject NASCAR if their crew chief career includes ANY of the following criteria:

1. They have at least one career win in any premier series.
2. They have at least one championship in any premier series.
3. They have helped a driver to at least one award in a premier NASCAR series.
4. They have an unususal piece of trivia surrounding them.

[edit] Non Drivers

1. They are a close relative of a NASCAR personality and are at least becoming notable themself.
2. NASCAR corporate management, including directors and above.
3. Officials such as chief stewart, flagman, and pace car driver.
4. Past and present track owners/co-owners of notable tracks.
5. Pit crew members that become household names to NASCAR fans (such as Chocolate Meyers).
6. People that have an unusual piece of trivia surrounding them, and are famous for their involvement in NASCAR (such as the "hat guy" Bill Broderick).
7. Pit crews (as a whole) that become household names (such as the Rainbow Warriors).

[edit] Racetracks

All racetracks that have hosted at least one premiere series race may be included in Wikipedia.

[edit] Races

All NASCAR premiere series races are notable for mention in the WikiPedia. If they meet any of the following criteria, they are notable enough for their own article:

1. Race is a race on the current schedule of a premiere series
2. Race has been held five or more times as a premiere series race.

If they do not meet this criteria, they may be merged/redirected into the article about the racetrack the event was held at.

[edit] Standards of Quality

[edit] Track Pages

All tracks that run a NASCAR race should include the following:

• {{NASCAR_track}} template at the top, with information filled in, as appropriate.
• Underneath the level 2 heading External Links, the following links should be present:
  • Track Official Site (where Track is the full title of the track)
  • Track Page on NASCAR.com (where Track is the full title of the track, and NASCAR.com get's its own link)
  • Satellite image from Google Maps (where Google maps is link)(if and only if hi-res map is available)
  • If available, use the template {{Mapit-US-hoodscale|29.18785|-81.06583}}
• At the bottom of the page, the following template(s), as appropriate:
  • {{Nextel Cup Series}}
  • {{Busch Series}}
  • {{Craftsman Truck Series}}
• At the bottom of the page, the following category
  • Category:NASCAR tracks

[edit] Race Pages

All race pages should include the {{NASCAR race infobox}} infobox at the top. (see details on that page.)

The first sentence of the article proper should be:

The RACE is a NASCAR Series Name stock car race held at (the) Race Track in City, State.

where

• RACE is the full formal name of the race
• Series Name is a wiki link to the correct series
• Race Track is a wiki link to the formal name of the track
• City is a wiki link to the city of the track
• State is a wiki link to the state of the track

A list of past winners should be included, tabled, and in chronological order. The formatting of the table should be as follows:

Year	Date	Driver	Car Make	Winner's Prize (USD)	Distance (miles)	Average Speed (mph)
Brickyard 400
1994	August 6, 1994	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	$613,000	400	131.932
Allstate 400 at the Brickyard
2005	August 7, 2005	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	$554,661	400	118.782
2006	August 6, 2006	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	$452,861	400	137.182

If required, any notes should utilize the ref tag system.

At the bottom of the page, the template {{NASCAR next race}} should be present.

The article should have one of the following categories present, as appropriate:

• Category:NASCAR Nextel Cup races
• Category:NASCAR Busch Series races
• Category:NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races

[edit] Driver Pages

All NASCAR drivers should have Category:NASCAR drivers|Last Name, First Name in the article, where the name is filled in, last name first, first name last.

All drivers that have won the Daytona 500 should have Category:Daytona 500 winners|Last Name, First Name in the article, where the name is filled in, last name first, first name last.

All female NASCAR drivers should have Female Category:NASCAR drivers|Last Name, First Name in the article, where the name is filled in, last name first, first name last.

All NASCAR drivers should have the {{Infobox NASCAR driver}} on their page.