NASCAR vs. IndyCar?

May be...

Ya they have to be since they do run 200mph plus which is more than NASCAR.

The IndyCars weight less, hence there faster than NASCAR's cars.

Indy cars have a better turning radius and don't have to break as much. That is why they go faster. Indy cars don't neccessarily have more power, they just don't have to break as much as nascar does. And plus indy cars are lighter than nascar's cars

maybe more like 30 or 40 but when your going 200 whats the difference, and plus NASCAR rubs and bumps and pushes each other and if a Indy car even touches another car its done, and plus NASCARs are more like ruged and Indy cars seems like a little girl could drive it, and in indy races you know who is gonna win like with 5 laps left most of the time and not in NASCAR they fight all rubbin and stuff all the way till the end cause they dont have like 30 lap leads on everyone in INDY

Here are the different qualifying speeds for both Nascar & Indy Car (IRL) at Indianapolois Speedway where they both run each year.

IRL - 239.260 MPH by Arie Luyendyk in 1996
Nascar - 186.293 MPH by Casey Mears in 2004

So you're right - IRL is 50+ MPH faster than Nascar.

Yep, the Indy cars are way faster. But once an Indy car is wrecked, it's done for the day.
Cars in the NASCAR series, unless they're totally trashed, can be repaired. They can at least return to the race to collect points. Sometimes, they can still even win.

yes, there are large speed differences between nascar's cars and indycars. but they are completely different beasts. indycars weigh what, about half of what a COT weighs, but they have tons (literally) more downforce to hold them to the track. yesterday's interview with dario franchitti on trackside made that all very clear.

Indy cars are fun and fast, they just are not as good from a spectator point of view. They're more fun to drive ( but you actually have to be driving one ) But they can't configure a race track to make it exciting. NASCAR is based on more "real world" American automotive industry type racing and is more exciting to watch, because of all the passing and contact between the cars, on a track which can be viewed better by the spectators. NASCAR has more "bang for the buck" than any other motorsport on this planet.

Yes, Stock Cars are significantly slower than INDY cars. Look how sleek and aerodynamic those INDY cars are as compared to the big, heavy, 4-wheeled "bricks" in NASCAR. The Stock cars are also, literally, TWICE as heavy as an INDY car. Combine the big, heavy car with the fact that they don't create even half of the aerodynamic downforce of the INDYs and you will find that it is impossible to maintain the speed through corners without sliding off the track - just one of the many reasons that the NASCAR cars are slower. We do have an advantage - we can rub and beat and push and bang and "punt" each other. Try that you little open-wheeled b*st*rds!

yeah look at them
that dont make them better to watch though

INDY CAR IS MORE LIGHT THAN NASCAR CAR. Report It

Lets take Texas for example

NASCAR gets 190
INDY gets 220

so i say on averagre 30-50

YES..

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What was the question!?

What are the speed diferences between NASCAR and IndyCar? Is NASCAR really 50+ mph slower than IndyCar at some tracks?