Red line in Nascar2

I was watching the Bud shootout today. They had onboard telemitry in Sterling Marlins car. Down the back straight his engine never went over 6750 rpm. When I setup gear ratios in Nascar 2,the red light on the dash doesn't start to flicker until 8700 prm. Just what is the real rev limit for a nascar engine? Joel Willstein

<<Just what is the real rev limit for a nascar engine?>> It varies from track to track. The reason the engines rev so relatively lowly at the restrictor plate tracks is because that is where they make power. The car is geared not to do any more or less. They typically turn around 8000 rpm peak at most other tracks. Some do more in qualifying. Nick _______________________________________________________________ #6, #99 & #94 in the quest for the Cup Owner, 1994 Ford SVT Mustang Cobra #728 My home away from home... http://ntotoro.home.mindspring.com/ _______________________________________________________________

Possibly what ever they set it at.

Depends on whose engine it is, but most redline somewhere around 8500.

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> I was watching the Bud shootout today. They had onboard >telemitry in Sterling Marlins car. Down the back straight his engine >never went over 6750 rpm. When I setup gear ratios in Nascar 2,the >red light on the dash doesn't start to flicker until 8700 prm. > Just what is the real rev limit for a nascar engine? >Joel Willstein

with the restrictor plate, 6700 or so, without it, about 9200