How much horsepower?

How much horsepower does your typical stock car have?

How much horsepower does your typical stock car have?


Um, I believe they're anywhere in the neighborhood of 650-750hp.

I believe they tune them to track specs... I'm not a huge NASCAR fan, I prefer races with a few more turns in them.

Although, I love the way a stock car sounds. :biggrin:

yes, the NNC cars have about 700hp, and it goes down from there.

I actually have to say they have around 750 horsepower. Though they do tune them for each track. But it is about 750.

i meant the cup cars got around 700(geeze, 750 if you want to be a perfectionist), then the busch cars got less HP.

im pretty sure that NNC has 750+ hp... BGN has about 650+ hp and NCTS has 500.. ive only been into nascar about 2 seasons thats about it. but im majorly in to it

650-800 hp typical range

restritor plates rop horse so at talledage and daytona u have about 500-550 hp

im pretty sure NCTS has about 500 hp... cuz DW says it in one of hes toyota commercial

Nextel Cup: 850 HP (890 CFM Carb)
Craftsman Trucks: 650 HP (650 CFM Carb)
Busch Series: 575 HP (390 CFM carb)
Restrictor Plate Engines: 450 HP

The carbs required and airflow into the engine is what is primarily responsible for the power levels. Internally they are all very similar.

I'd have to agree with kfoote. Every time i've heard comments on it during the races, it seems to be 800+ (except for talladega and daytona obviously)

ncts engine and busch engines are the same so they produce about the same horsepower. the only difference between cup engines and cts and busch engines is that cup engines have different carb rules that allow teams to use higher cfm carbs.

yea ur right busch has a little less hp than NCTS has.. at daytona they has the smallest restrictor plate in.(smallest holes). so what kfoote sed is right

Can't be the same engine NCTS/Busch. Cause the NCTS doesn't use restrictor plates and busch series does.

The NCTS trucks have A LOT more drag than the BGN cars do, which significantly lessens the need for restrictor plates to slow them down. The drag force is a function of velocity squared, meaning that the drag force on the vehicle at 200 MPH is 4 times what it is at 100 MPH. Once you get over about 120 MPH, it's a major difference between the NCTS and BGN vehicles.

it completely depends on team and track. at jeff burtons last year at roush it was said that he had only 630 hp while some of the other roush drivers had over 750. at one point trucks had more power than cup cars just to overcome the mass amount of drag they have. i volunteered with a truck team who claimed they were at 850hp, but they were also runnin ram air which used to be allowed in trucks. some teams now claim 800+ but perhaps just on the engine dyno. theres power lost thru the drivetrain just like evrything else. i have not seen a LEGAL cup motor puttin out more than 800 on a chassis dyno btu im sure theres a lot out there that many of us will never see. NASCAR claims 800+ in their advertising just how they always call em 200mph cars wherever they go. lol