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Ford NASCAR engine. NASCAR engine bay. 1987 Ford Thunderbird stock car engine. Chevrolet NASCAR V-8 motor. Ford V-8 stock car engine. NASCAR, the highest governing body and top level division for stock car racing in the United States, has used a range of different types of engine configurations and displacements since its inaugural season in 1949.
[3] [7] [1] Roush Yates Engines is the exclusive Ford engine builder for NASCAR and builds over 900 engines annually in their 75,000 square-foot facility in Mooresville, North Carolina. [ 1 ] [ 6 ] Doug's father, Robert, retired from racing at the end of 2007, allowing Doug the opportunity to become the team owner of Yates Racing. [ 8 ]
At racing speeds approaching 200 miles per hour, a modern NASCAR race car can generate enough lift to get airborne if it spins sideways. To keep cars firmly planted, roof flaps were required in 1994. [3] 1994 was also the final year that V6 engines were used in the Busch Series, as many short track series had abandoned six-cylinder engines.
2006 911 Carrera S engine bay 2007 911 Turbo engine bay 2007 911 GT3 engine bay 2006–2008 3.6 L (3,596 cc) 325 PS (239 kW; 321 bhp) 370 N⋅m (270 lbf⋅ft) water-cooled DOHC 24-valve boxer flat-six (VarioCam Plus) (Carrera/Targa 4)
Founded in 1988, the NASCAR program is built around having multiple cars and providing engine, engineering and race car build services to other NASCAR teams fielding Ford branded vehicles. The multi-team aspect of the company allows for information and resources to be shared across the enterprise, improving the performance of all of the teams.
In addition, Toyota examined the engines of Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. after their cars experienced engine failures during the race. [113] At the 2022 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 at Texas, Cody Ware survived a hard crash, colliding with the turn 4 wall before violently hitting the pit wall. [ 114 ]
NASCAR Sprint Cup races can start in temperatures as low as 50 °F (10 °C) without making the vehicles suffer through major engine problems. [ 16 ] One of the downsides of allowing 15% ethanol fuel is the big jump in corn prices in recent years. [ 17 ]
The trucks of Lance Norick (No. 90) and Terry Cook (No. 88) racing in 1998 Ford F-150 Chevrolet C/K. The idea for the Truck Series dates back to 1991. [1] A group of SCORE off-road racers (Dick Landfield, Jimmy Smith, Jim Venable, and Frank "Scoop" Vessels) [2] had concerns about desert racing's future, and decided to create a pavement truck racing series.