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The Canadian Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (CASCAR), established in 1981 by President Anthony Novotny (who still serves in this capacity), is the governing body for amateur and professional stock car racing in Canada. Today it boasts the highest level of stock car racing in the nation and sanctions Canada’s only national stock car racing series, the CASCAR Super Series. Image File history File links Cascarlogo. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the sport of stock car racing. ... NEXTEL Cup drivers practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 This article is about the sport of stock car racing. ... The CASCAR Super Series is CASCARs preeminent racing event. ...


On November 16, 2004, CASCAR announced it had entered a multi-year operational and marketing agreement with NASCAR [1], after NASCAR had formed NASCAR Canada earlier in the year. November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Association for Stock Car Automobile Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... NASCAR Canada is the NASCAR office in Canada. ...


This also opened the way for NASCAR's purchase of CASCAR [2]. The purchase will allow Craftsman Truck Series and Busch Series races to take place at Canadian venues beginning in 2007. The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series presented this logo for the 2006 season. ... NASCAR Busch Series logo The Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs second division (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations top level, the Nextel...


On September 12, 2006, NASCAR completed its purchase of CASCAR and announced the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, a series of 10-12 races from May-October 2007. [3] Portal:Currentevents September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Association for Stock Car Automobile Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with CASCAR, NASCAR Canada and CASCAR Super Series (Discuss) The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series is a new NASCAR series in Canada. ... 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The Cars

Unlike NASCAR, which mandates the use of steel-bodied shells, CASCAR-approved cars consist of fiberglass bodyshells covering custom-made tube-frame racing chassis. Also, where NASCAR has strict rules concerning body shapes (in order to maintain as much parity as possible among the approved models), CASCAR's rules tend to be more lax.


However, as in NASCAR, CASCAR cars' engines are normally-aspirated, pushrod V8 units producing approximately 500 horsepower. The carburetor (or carburettor, carb for short) is a device which mixes air and fuel for an internal_combustion engine. ... The Liberty V8 aircraft engine clearly shows the configuration A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders. ... The horsepower (hp) is the name of several non-metric units of power. ...


The Tracks

Present CASCAR events are held exclusively on short track ovals, permanent road courses, temporary road courses and street courses. NASCAR's schedule, on the other hand, heavily favors larger oval courses with the occasional permanent road course event (such as the Nextel Cup Series events at Watkins Glen International and Infineon Raceway,) and have no street course events. In recent years, new additions to NASCAR schedules have tended to be 1.5 mile oval tracks. It has been suggested that Dirt track racing in the U.S. be merged into this article or section. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... Watkins Glen International (nicknamed The Glen) is an auto race track located near Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. ... Infineon Raceway, formerly Sears Point Raceway, is a road course and drag strip in the golden hills of northern California, near Sonoma, north of San Francisco. ...


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CASCAR - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (359 words)
On November 16, 2004, CASCAR announced it had entered a multi-year operational and marketing agreement with NASCAR [1], after NASCAR had formed NASCAR Canada earlier in the year.
However, as in NASCAR, CASCAR cars' engines are normally-aspirated, pushrod V8 units producing approximately 500 horsepower.
Present CASCAR events are held exclusively on short track ovals, permanent road courses, temporary road courses and street courses.
CASCAR Prepares For NASCAR Challenge (864 words)
CASCAR has been Canada’s premier motorsports series since 1981, and has grown into a series that is home to more than 150 race teams across Canada.
The CASCAR stars quickly put an end to any speculation about their road racing ability, and now the race is widely looked forward to by Molson Indy fans.
Contact CASCAR at (519) 641-1214 or visit www.cascar.ca If you know of someone else who would like to receive these releases, please send a note to: chris@cascar.ca If you wish to be removed from this release list, please send a note to the same address.
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