Why does it seem that southerners have such a large attraction towards cars zooming around a track at 160 miles an hour? Is it because the sport originated in the south, and just kind of stayed there through the generations as a pleasurable thing to watch, or is it more a lifestyle that people carry around day to day? If it is indeed the latter, what would constitute a "NASCAR lifestyle"? Is it just the "white trash" apparel seen on TV (such as in "Talladega Nights"), the family gathering and the tailgating? Or is it something more? I searched online to see what exactly a NASCAR lifestyle would be, and came up with "NASCAR Illustrated" (sort of like Sports illustrated except solely devoted to the cars). [1]
NASCAR Illustrated is very similar to the magazine Southern Living, where it portrays how true NASCAR racers and fans should act, dress and fashion their home. It interviews NASCAR stars on their day to day hobbies and apparel.
I also referenced another blog that talked about a NASCAR lifestyle [2]. In this blog, the writer interviews his friend on what constitutes a NASCAR lifestyle. His friend states that you have to "live in a small town, drive a pickup truck, have a NASCAR plate on the front on my truck have a “14” sticker on my back bumper, I enjoy drinking beer versus wine, listen to and enjoy country music – mostly “old school” country, get to races on a Thursday and generally on leave on Mondays and enjoy the parties / atmosphere of a race weekend a great deal. "
It seems that this lifestyle plays off of rather general stereotypes of "redneck" southerners. Perhaps those two stereotypes intertwine with each other, some stuff being truth and some stuff being fiction.
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