OK so why do all of these NASCAR races have a number at the end of them? The Coca Cola 600? The Ford 400? Daytona 500? Well these numbers actually represent the distance (in miles) of each of these races. This is the distance that each driver drives But it’s important to think about what this actually means for racers. They complete these races in 4 hours or less, driving at grueling speeds (up to 200 MPH – a third of the speed of a...

NASCAR 2011 was a season full of turns and surprises…and exciting as ever. T.J. Bell finished his rookie season on a high, with the Ford 400 at the end of November – the best race of his career. We’re all rooting for him and hoping his momentum will carry over into the 2012 NASCAR season! And what a season we are all in store for! It all kicks off on February 27th, at the Daytona 500. There are storylines galore that fans...

NASCAR was off to a great start. From that point forward there was nothing stopping it from become the biggest racing organization in the world As my dad use to say, “with all good things, the best way to top it is to make it bigger and better. “ …and that’s what NASCAR fans were demanding – bigger and better races. So in 1969, NASCAR’s founder Bill France Sr. gave it to them and opened the largest and fastest car-racing...

Trust me, NASCAR wasn’t all wine and roses when it started. In fact there were quite a number of people who were convinced that it would never get off the ground and would roll into a quite page in the back of some history book. But I can tell you, Bill France Sr. was determined to make his vision come to reality and he worked hard to make NASCAR successful. After months of hard work NASCAR’s first major race took place in Charlotte, NC...

We know NASCAR as an action packed, cut-throat, wild ride – 43 racers competing against each other as they race neck ‘n neck, doing anything they can to get to the finish line first. The fast paced action of NASCAR is undeniably awesome. Have you ever wondered how it all got started? I’ll bet you didn’t know that NASCAR began with illegal whiskey smuggling during a very dark time in American history… “The time may come when...

First electronic cigarette company to sponsor NASCAR driver in 52nd running of  NASCAR’s longest race (Miami, FL May 9, 2011) – Green Smoke®, one of the nation’s leading electronic cigarette brands, is proud to announce that it will sponsor T.J. Bell in the 52nd running of the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday, May 29th at Charlotte Motor Speedway.  Bell, who is known to NASCAR fans in the Camping World Truck and Nationwide Series, will...

TJ Bell hopes his road racing experience will lead to a great performance at Pocono Raceway ini the # 50 Green Smoke Camry today, June 12. TJ Bell and Green Smoke® learned together what many teams and accomplished drivers have learned before them – starting a new team in the highest level of competition in NASCAR is not the path of least resistance but you have to be really talented to even try. “Racing in the Sprint Cup Series means...

Lately, men have been shocked to find their wives avoiding their Sunday race to the mall, only to spend the afternoon hammering a new female friendly sport, NASCAR! With over 75 million followers, NASCAR estimates that over 40 percent of their fan base is of the female persuasion. The feminine contribution to auto racing is one of the fastest growing trends in sports. So, with only one in every two current race fans wearing the pants at...