User:Recury/NASCAR Temp
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The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States.
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[edit] History
[edit] Before NASCAR (need better title)
- Land speed records on the beach, bootleggers, crooked promoters, etc
[edit] Beginnings of NASCAR (need better title)
- Story of the founding of NASCAR
- What NASCAR was like up until 1972
[edit] The Golden Age of NASCAR (isn't that what they call it?)
- 1972-???
- 1979 CBS Daytona 500 broadcast
- Mention the big names of the era (Petty, Pearson, Yarborough, etc.)
[edit] ???
- One or two more sections about Earnhardt and the very recent changes and mainstream popularity
- Not sure where a good place to start/end this would be
[edit] Structure (need better title)
[edit] NASCAR, Inc.
- Info about managerial structure, CEOs, etc.
- Related companies
- Maybe more info into what is involved in them sanctioning a series
- Sourced criticism about near-monopolies, rule enforcement, etc.
[edit] Nextel Cup
[edit] Busch Series
[edit] Craftsman Truck Series
[edit] Other series
- Dodge Weekly Series
- Regional series
- Canadian series
[edit] NASCAR today
[edit] NASCAR racing
- Info about what makes on-the-track NASCAR unique
- Different types of tracks and how they affect the racing
- Sourced criticism about what people don't like about it
[edit] The race weekend
- Practice, qualifying, race
[edit] The NASCAR season
- How long and "grueling" it is
- Some info about the points system, though not as much as we have now (a good-sized separate article could be made from what is in the article now though)
[edit] Chase for the Cup
- A short paragraph including how/why it was created and an explanation of what it is
