TY - BOOK ID - 149911137 TI - The Physics of Nascar : The Science Behind the Speed. AU - Leslie-Pelecky, Diandra. AU - Evernham, Ray. PY - 2008 SN - 1101213949 PB - East Rutherford : Penguin Publishing Group, DB - UniCat KW - Stock Car Racing KW - Nascar (Association) KW - Automobiles KW - Automobiles, Racing KW - Sports & Recreation KW - Technology & Engineering UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:149911137 AB - A physicist explores the science of speed racingWith 75 million fans, NASCAR is the #1 spectator sport in America. Now, in The Physics of NASCAR, a scientist explains the intricate and complex way the sport works, in terms that anyone who drives a car?or maybe occasionally looks under the hood?can easily comprehend. Based on her extensive access to NASCAR race shops, drivers, crew chiefs, engine builders, and pit crews during races, Diandra Leslie-Pelecky traces the life cycle of a race car from its creation at top race shops to competing in the door-todoor action of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.. ER -