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How much weight does a Nascar driver lose during a race?

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posted Dec 30, 2016 by Atindra Kumar Nath

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Temperature in the car often exceed 100 degrees, reaching as much as 170 degrees by the floorboards. Driver can lose 5-0 pounds in sweat during a race. If a driver loses more than 3 percent of his body weight in sweat and doesn't replace those fluids, focus and reflexes starts declining.

answer Dec 30, 2016 by Harshita Dhaliwal
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