NASCAR Sprint Cup Vs Formula One

CAMRY NASCAR= VS. FORMULA ONE CAMRY SPRINT CUP RedBull PROFESSIONAL RACING'S TWO BIGGEST SPORTS GO HEAD-TO-HEAD. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is the highest level of NASCAR-and the most popular in the United States. However, internationally, Formula One racing is seemingly the world's second most popular sport after soccer. Our side-by-side comparison pits the two racing superpowers against each other. RACING, BY THE NUMBERS NASCAR SPRINT CUP FORMULA ONE NUMBER OF DRIVERS NUMBER OF RACES 50 24 36 20 TOP SPEEDS LATERAL G FORCE CAR WEIGHT 00 120 14 200 220 240 260 2G 5G 200 MPH 200 220 240 260 3,400 LBS 1,300 LBS 205 MPH LARGEST FAN ATTENDANCE 2011 ANNUAL REVENUE TOP 20 TEAM BUDGET Daytona 500 Attendance 182,000 PEOPLE $629 MILLION $6.5 MILLION Australian Grand Prix Attendance 298,000 PEOPLE $1.5 BILLION $325 MILLION HIGHEST-PAID DRIVERS NASCAR SPRINT CUP $37 FORMULA ONE $40 MILLION $28 $24 $22 $30 MILLION $21 $20 $20 $12 MILLION MILLION MILLION MILLION MILLION $20 MILLION $10 DALE EARNHARDT JR. JEFF GORDON TONY STEWART JIMMIE JOHNSON FERNANDO ALONSO LEWIS JENSON NICO ROSBERG HAMILTON BUTTON POLAR OPPOSITES NASCAR SPRINT CUP FORMULA ONE PIT STOPS TRACK LAYOUT 15 Predominantly oval with 2 12 SECONDS road courses SECONDS Circuit tracks that include both left and right turning RACING LOCATIONS GLOBAL UNITED STATES BRISTOL DAYTONA INDIANAPOLIS 19 COUNTRIES 4 CONTINENTS CITIES INCLUDE MONACO, ABU DHABI, SHANGHAI TOP CONSTRUCTORS Ford McLaren CHEVY FORD TOYOTA RED BULL FERRARI MERCEDES MCLAREN POLAR OPPOSITES NASCAR SPRINT CUP FORMULA ONE CAR CHARACTERISTICS High-tech wings in front and back to cut through wind Stock car resembles a 4-door sedan Specifically engineered to be as aerodynamic as possible Lots of dents Drawn-on 6 tire compounds for all weather conditions headlights HOME DEPOT RedBal 20 LONEIO RedBull Hard, Medium, Soft, Super-soft, Intermediate, Full wet Damage fixed with duct tape during race Sponsored by some sort of paint company Sponsored by major brands like Ferrari, Red Bull, and Mercedes Every piece on the car goes through a wind tunnel for quality assurance COST -$1.5 MILLION COST -$7 MILLION STEERING WHEEL COMPARISON FORMULA ONE, STEERING WHEEL MAIN DISPLAY MINUS RPM LIGHTS NUETRAL PLUS CLUTCH PADDLE SPEED LIMITER NASCAR SPRINT CUP, STEERING WHEEL ENGINE START RADIÓ GEAR SHIFT PADDLE DRIVER DRINKING PUMP FUEL HATCH DISPLAY SCREEN SCROLL OIL PUMP MULTIFUNCTION DIAL TRACTION CONTROL ENGINE STOP Formula One returns to the United States from November 16-18 at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Six F1 champions will be on the track in the United States Grand Prix, including Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel, who has won the drivers' championship the past two years and is gunning for his third. SOURCES: Created by Column Five www.NASCAR.COM // Www.BBC.CO.UK // WwW.FORMULA1ONLIVE.COM // Www.FT.COM //