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Max Fun @ Aug 5th 2007 9:50PM
I tried watching NASCAR on TV the last summer when I was in the US, and I do feel that it is a legitimate sport, maybe even more so than the other motorsports. If you think about it, what sport actually emphasizes on the technology rather than the sportsmen? It might help to push the athlete that tiny bit more to break the work record by a fraction of the second, but it's always the athlete's main effort that pays off.
There is a lot of strategy involved in racing in NASCAR, from learning how to pass the leader to the best way to utilize your fuel to when to pit.
I can understand if people prefer F1 for the turns and cornerings, but I suspect that many people thumb their noses at NASCAR just because it's considered a 'redneck' sport.