{"id":6758,"date":"2023-03-28T05:19:53","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T05:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/motorracingsports.com\/?p=6758"},"modified":"2023-03-28T05:25:29","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T05:25:29","slug":"do-nascar-race-cars-use-mufflers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/motorracingsports.com\/do-nascar-race-cars-use-mufflers\/","title":{"rendered":"Do NASCAR Race Cars Use Mufflers?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
One of the principal things that attracts people to NASCAR races is the \u201caudio\u201d experience. The sound of dozens of V8 stock cars roaring around the racetrack is what a lot of people say the sport is all about. Ever since 2017, however, there has been a proposal in the air to make NASCAR quieter, both for the health and safety of the fans who attend the races in person<\/strong>, and for the surrounding area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The most obvious piece of equipment that would help quieten a NASCAR race is a muffler — the clue is in the name — an item that regular street cars are required to have by law, but that NASCAR vehicles do not.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n So, in their efforts to reduce the overall number of decibels produced, has NASCAR yielded and started using mufflers? We\u2019ll explore the answer to that here<\/p>\n\n\n\n In general, NASCAR vehicles do not use mufflers,<\/strong> but NASCAR has been testing them recently in two of their larger city races, namely Chicago and Los Angeles. Despite the first proposals for mufflers emerging in 2017, it has taken this long for mufflers to actually be applied to real races<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The main reason NASCAR has resisted mufflers has been opposition from fans who loudly and proudly declare that the deafening noise is all part of the track experience,<\/strong> and that this shouldn\u2019t change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a>Does NASCAR Use Mufflers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n