Why Does Nascar Have 43 Cars In The Field For The Races?
Posted on January 18, 2010
Is this a magic number?Why not 39 or 44?Why is it always 43 and when did they start this?
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Is this a magic number?Why not 39 or 44?Why is it always 43 and when did they start this?
January 18th, 2010 - 06:51
Here’s the article that explains how the 43 car field came to be..http://www.nascar.com/2002/news/headline…
January 18th, 2010 - 06:51
from what i have heard,back in the early days of nascar there were no set limits of cars.some races even fielded over 100 cars.
the best reason i can come up with is safety and money.http://www.ask.com/bar?q=why+does+nascar…
Source(s):http://www.ask.com/bar?q=why+does+nascar…
January 18th, 2010 - 06:51
Then real answer is that NASCAR(brian France and Mike Helton ) don’t have the kahunas to retire race numbers. this is their subtle way to honor King richard petty and his # 43