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[edit] The Future of NASCAR in General
Prior to the year 2017, the future of NASCAR (National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing) was largely dependent on fossil fuels. The full-time usage of unleaded fossil fuels began at the 2007 NASCAR season. However, hydroelectric fuels will probably be implemented by the year 2017 (as NASCAR's contract with Sunoco expires before then). Fossil fuels can declared obsolete on the NASCAR circuit at all levels well before the year 2080 (the year where the global supply of oil will finally run out permanently), similar to the move made at the Indy Racing League.
And the increasing influence by foreign race car drivers and international fans will force to switch NASCAR to the metric system (using kilometers per hour instead of miles per hour) by the year 2040. Pit crew will have a new responsibility as they have to recharge the electric battery, instead of adding new fuel through their specialized pumps.
In the year 2028, NASCAR and the stock car racing world will finally receive international recognition by being added to the Summer Olympic Games schedule along with war games, massive multiplayer online roleplaying, and American football. Either in or around the year 2030, NASCAR scientists will invent an invisible weather shield to ensure that no races are rained out in a season. Eventually, this technology would be used so that NASCAR events could be held year round (instead of from early February to late November).
While the main events will be held in the United States of America (which will eventually become Canadamerica) for decades to come, the invention of the maglev train means that exhibition matches in foreign countries will increase in frequency as maglev trains are faster than airplanes, thus leading to lower fares. As a result of this, more foreign-born citizens will defect from Formula One to NASCAR, eventually leading to the Formula One organization closing its doors and by the mid 21st century, stock car racing will have a monopoly on the automobile racing world.
[edit] The Car of Tomorrow
The "Car of Tomorrow" is currently used in some NASCAR races and will be considered mandatory by either 2008 or 2009. This car has focused mainly on safety, with the driver's seat being moved closer to the center of the car. The car's width has been increased by 4 inches, the front bumper has been re-designed to virtually eliminate bump-drafting, and the height of the car has increased to accommodate taller drivers. The most noticeable change to fans will be the addition of a rear wing. The spoiler currently used will be removed. This has generated some controversy, as teams that run cars in open wheel series (where cars have had wings on them for decades) will have a huge advantage. NASCAR is responding by closely regulating the wing, although some teams have requested that NASCAR issue the wing all together, like they issue restrictor plates.
This car's first scheduled race was the 2007 Bristol Sprint Cup series race (which resulted in a victory by Kyle Busch of Hendrick Motorsports). The second race using the Car of Tomorrow at Martinsville International Speedway was a clear victory for Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports. It was used in a limited number of races in 2007. It also saw action at Darlington Raceway, the fall event at Talladega Superspeedway and road-course events at Infineon Raceway and Watkins Glen International.
[edit] Who Will Not Benefit From the Car of Tomorrow
The radical new features will force the older racers like Mark Martin, Dale Earnhardt Junior, and Kyle Petty to retire due to personal reasons. Also, racers that retired prior to 2007 (Rusty Wallace, Terry Labonte, Darrell Waltrip are prime examples) will have a hard time winning NASCAR races in the Car of Tomorrow unless they earn some open-wheel or truck racing experience prior to making their comeback to the Sprint Cup Series. Also, at the Richard Petty Experience at Walt Disney World in Florida, the Car of Tomorrow is not used because it requires rigid training to drive this car of the future, while a normal NASCAR car can be driven with anyone with a "G" class drivers' license.
[edit] The NASCAR Effect on the Future
NASCAR will survive the Canadian Civil War, the merging of Canada and the United States into the Republic of Canadamerica, and the Carribean War where "The Draft" was implemented for the first time in Canadamerican history. Although many of their tracks will feel the brunt of war (and are eventually rebuilt, with greater popularity and respect for the tri-oval tracks), the professional stock car racing league will never be suspended or folded (as this will cause morale to plummet nationally).
