The Most Dangerous Tracks in NASCAR

Braupht to pau by AUTOINSURANCE.US The Most Dangerous TRACKS IN NASCAR MAHLE COMPR POCONO RACEWAY Blakeslee, PA MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY Ridgeway, VA WHERE'S THE RISK? CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY Charlotte, NC P. TALLADEGA SSUPERSPEEDWAY Lincoln, AL DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY Daytona Beach, FL OPENED: 1959 DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY 12 37 1/31k CONSTRUCTION COST: $3 MILLION CAPACITY: 167,785 TOP SPEED: 210 MPH Track record by Bill Elliot (1987) NOTABLE CRASH: DALE EARNHARDT Fatal crash (2001) DRIVER FATALITIES TOTAL CHANCE OF FAN INJURY O DAYTONA BEACH, FL FANS INJURED OPENED: 1969 TALLADEGA SUPER SPEEDWAY 2 11 1/47x CONSTRUCTION COST: $4 MILLION CAPACITY: 175,000 TOP SPEED: 212 MPH Track record by BilI Ellot (1987) NOTABLE CRASH: BOBBY ALLISON "The Big One" (1987) DRIVER FATALITIES TOTAL FANS INJURED CHANCE OF FAN INJURY O LINCOLN, AL OPENED: 1960 CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY 117 1/2 MIL CONSTRUCTION COST: $1.25 MILLION CAPACITY: 140,000 TOP SPEED: 193 MPH Track record by Elliot Sadler (2005) NOTABLE DISASTER: BRIDGE COLLAPSE DRIVER FATALITIES TOTAL FANS INJURED CHANCE OF FAN INJURY Bridge Collapse (2000) O CHARLOTTE, NC OPENED: 1971 POCONO RACEWAY 1 10 1/2 MIL- CONSTRUCTION COST: UNKNOWN CAPACITY: 76,812 TOP SPEED: 144 MPH Track record by Rusty Wallace (1996) NOTABLE CRASH: ELLIOT SADLER DRIVER FATALITIES TOTAL FANS INJURED CHANCE OF FAN INJURY Hardest Hit in Nascar History (2010] O BLAKESLEE, PA OPENED: 1947 MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY 1/2 MIL CONSTRUCTION COST: UNKNOWN CAPACITY: TOP SPEED: 82 MPH Track record by Jeff Gordon (1996) CRASH RATE: 15% HIGHER Doubles Talladega's crash rate DRIVER FATALITIES TOTAL FANS INJURED CHANCE OF FAN INJURY O RIDGEWAY, VA "Fan injuries cannet e electy attuted Drivers vs FANS KNGRR Budwai WHO'S AT RISK? AVERAGE AGE: 25-40 NASCAR DRIVERS 44 200 50% AVERAGE SALARY: $2.5-3.5 MILLION AVERAGE HEIGHT: 5'9" AVERAGE WEIGHT: 159 LBS Michael Waltrip is NASCAR's heaviest (210 Ibs) MOST WINS: RICHARD PETTY TOTAL DRIVER FATALITIES YEARLY CRASH AVERAGE CHANCE OF CRASHING NASCAR's most successful driver (200 wins) AVERAGE AGE: 42" NASCAR FANS 150+ 2.3 1/2 MIL MALE: 60% FEMALE: 40% BEER CONSUMED: 250,000 BOTTLES Average amount of beer consumed per race HOT DOGS CONSUMED: 1.1 MILLION TOTAL FAN INJURIES YEARLY INJURY AVERAGE CHANCE OF FAN INJURY Amount consumed at the Indianapolis 500 (2010) Accident.rates besed on USA Today crash report evereges fram 2007 hltpusetoday30.usal newers googie.con/answers/thresdviewd-4762OG AUTOINSURANCE.US CO