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Weather.... Published: 8/19/2002  Watching fast, noisy cars has
huge fan appeal  BROOKLYN, Mich. - You don't have to understand
aerodynamics or know how to change a tire to enjoy a NASCAR
race.  It's simple enough so that even I can relate.  You just
have to know how to drive a car. Everyone can relate to that.
Mash your foot on the accelerator and keep turning left as fast
as you can while displaying nerves of steel. That's the life of
a NASCAR driver.  There's something about cars going more than
twice the normal turnpike speed limit on a two-mile oval track
and making lots of noise that makes watching them pretty darn
exciting.  We can identify with stock cars - souped-up Chevys,
Fords, Dodges and Pontiacs just like the ones sitting in our own
garages and driveways. That's one thing that makes the
popularity of NASCAR what it is.  It's why thousands of motor
homes camped in the Michigan International Speedway for
yesterday's Pepsi 400 and thousa