How Did You Get into NASCAR and Why?

Question

I got in to NASCAR because My Uncle Was Watching it and I just started to. I loved it and that's how I became apart of Earnhardt Nation and Now JR Nation . I Never Miss a Weekend !!!!! I am a Diehard Earnhardt Fan.

I also want to know for how long have you watched and who is your favorite Driver?

I hve watched NASCAR for about 13 Years I am only 15 but I remember when Dale Sr won Daytona and Died At Daytona

My Favorite Driver is Dale Earnhardt Jr

I Love Dale Jr

Answer 1

Well, i really got into NASCAR 5 years ago (July 2003). I saw my little brothers watching the Pepsi 400 (Greg Biffle won that year) I thought it was the most interesting sport i had ever seen. From that night on, i found myself watching it every weekend.

Answer 2

well, i have always known who dale jr was and some other big names, like stewart, kahne, johnson, and gordon, but, i actually started watching it last year, when harvick won the 500, i was like, who is that i have never heard of him, actually, i had watchd some nascar in 2006, my dad was flipping thru the channels, and my aunt and uncle were over (nascar fans) and they  told him to put it on  i guess, so when i walked in, it was a cup race, towards the end, and my dad automatically liked mark martin (he liked the car) so, ya, and he liked the 6, i guess david ragan had made a few starts or something, but anyway, last year, since i had known the most about jr, i decided he was my man (my driver)  i have missed a few races, but i try not to, i went to the coca cola 600 this year, it was sooooooooooo cool, except for when my driver wrecked in front of me (i was in turns 3 and 4)  and i was disappointed to c kyle busch win nationwide, and when hamlin hit keselowski under caution, cuz he didnt deserve that, i love keselowski, so, ya, im 15, and have watched nascar since last year, i didnt se dale sr. die, but i have always known how he died, plus i have the movie Dale, and the movie 3

Answer 3

I grew up watching NASCAR.  So it's been in my blood all my life.  My most endearing memories are of my Dad in the yard drinking beers with my uncles and all of them just cursing the new idiot, which was Dale Earnhardt.  LOL!!  

Which then of course led me (ya know the kid that always had to go against the grain) to fall in love with Senior then Junior when he started racing.  The louder they yelled the louder I cheered till I was banned from the backyard.  

Took a few years to bring them all around to my way of thinking but they too did learn to respect, admire, root & in the end cry for the Intimidator.

Answer 4

got into it in 2002ish...i've always liked racing, but never really got into NASCAR, till i started getting into cars.  I use to hate NASCAR when i was little, cause i wanted to watch football on sundays not racing (i didn't know how the seasons work..i was young..etc...)  

Jeff Gordons the man cause he's from my hometown

VALLEJO, B*TCH!!

Answer 5

I never watched it until I met Dale Sr. by chance.  Then I was curious just to see who this man was.  LOL  I have been a fan of his and NASCAR ever since...attending races every year and have just two more this year.   I am just addicted.

Answer 6

My dad used to race trucks and jeeps before I was born.  He got my mom into NASCAR and they used to go to the races every year.  I was born and they still watched racing with me.  My dad would take me to drag racing, short track racing, soap box derby racing.  I even started soap box derby and was fairly successful.

I'm 25 and I've been watching NASCAR for 25 years.  My favorite driver is Bobby Labonte and he has been for about as long as you've been alive, lol!

Answer 7

NASCAR has always been big here (SW Va); it's like it's in the air. My dad used to listen to the race on his car radio while he washed or worked on the car when I was a kid; if any uncles came by for a visit while the race was on they always gathered around the car to listen. My mom loved the Alabama Gang. That's what got me into it.

So I've watched it, or listened to it, for most of my life.

My favorite drivers are Mark Martin and Elliott Sadler.

Answer 8

my youngest brother was watching it one day and i went in to his room i like the color of the number18 car and i thought the driver of bobby was cute ever since i been watching it now and i am so in love with bobby go bobby

Answer 9

I grew up (and still live) between Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Indianapolis Raceway Park (now O'Reilly Raceway), so I can't really remember when I didn't watch racing. I'm from Pittsboro, Indiana, so I grew up watching Gordon race at local tracks and kept rooting for him when he started moving up in different series. GO GORDON! I am sooooooo ready for the Brickyard!!!!!!!

Answer 10

My father was way into it.  Like you, I was brought in as a toddler.  I stayed into it because I love the rivalries and speed and emotion, and because there are cute guys in snug-fitting uniforms,and because it's one of the few things I have in common with many of my relatives.  My favorite driver is Tony Stewart.

Answer 11

My Dad was into it when I was little and he took me to races when I was 4 and I have been a Nascar fan since the 60's. Favorite driver ,Jeff Gordon .

Answer 12

Like you, I was introduced very young, in fact, I attended a race before I was born! Both my parents are fans, so when I was little I'd sit around and watch the race with them, now I am a diehard fan.  Technically, since I'm 13, I have watched for 13 years, but I have TRULY watched for about 9 years now. Favorite drivers are Dale Jr, Kasey Kahne and Casey Mears.

Answer 13

I watched it for the wrecks when i was young (9 or 10) then i started learning the drivers names and got into who was passing who, and before I knew it I started getting p*ss*d when drivers would wreck the driver I was pulling for.

Answer 14

if i knew the answer to that question.

id be racing in nascar right now

its always been my dream to be a nascar driver since age 12

Answer 15

My childhood best friend's dad was a big Sr fan, then my cousin gave me a Goodwrench hat that I thought was the coolest thing ever.  I watched some races before 1999-2000 but didn't get HOOKED until then...right around the time Dale Jr came into the Cup Series.

I regret not watching Dale Sr more closely in the 90's.

Answer 16

I got into it after the latest baseball strike and have been hooked ever since. I used to believe they just drove around and around but have found out that it is so much more complicated than that. Many of my friends that used to feel that way are hooked on it now and only check the base-bore scores in the newspaper!!

Answer 17

I started watching at the 2001 Daytona 500. But I liked NASCAR before 2001. But the 2001 Daytona 500 was my first race to watch. I was a NASCAR Fan since 1995. I was 3 years old. Than I started watching some Busch races and IROC races. And I have been watching NASCAR since 2001. I go to NASCAR.com and JAYSKI.com 500 times a day! LOL I love NASCAR it is the best sport in the entire world!

Favorite Driver Paul Menard and Martin Truex Jr

Answer 18

I watched some races when I was around 6 and I wrote stats on paper...lol!

Taped some races...dad enjoys it.

I watched IROC races when they use to air on tv.

and when i got internet...i followed it even more!

Best sport ever!  And it led to me owning a NASCAR based site filled with stats, rants, and blogs!

www.xanga.com/true_nascar_fan

Answer 19

I have been watching it for 12 years now.  My husband was a huge Dale Senior fan and watched the races all the time. So naturally I started to watch. Now I am a bigger fan than he is.

My favorite driver is Dale Junior.

I did happen to see Dale Senior finally win the Daytona, but unfortunately did not see the one when he died, I knew something was wrong when I seen my husband crying, (yes he cried) that was a sad day for everyone.