Is a Formula 1 car faster than a NASCAR?
Is NASCAR Faster Than Formula 1? No — Formula 1 cars are significantly faster than NASCAR vehicles in nearly every aspect except raw straight-line speed on superspeedways. NASCAR stock cars are heavier, less aerodynamic, and run with vastly different engineering principles. NASCAR cars easily reach top speeds of over 200 mph (322 km/h) on superspeedways such as Daytona & Talladega, with an average speed of about 180 mph (290 km/h) across all types of tracks. Keep in mind, speed in NASCAR is not the same across all tracks.