In Sprint Cup, yes. In the Nationwide series and the Camping World Series, it goes down from there.
Yes, there have been several NASCAR races in recent years without 43 drivers. The Kentucky Speedway racetrack does not race 43 cars.
43 drivers are in one Nascar Sprint Cup Series race.
Their are several cars that don't qualify for a race because they where to slow. Only 43 race cars can be allowed to race so its not over crowded on the race track.
at the begining of the race, 43.
The Nascar Cup Series fields 43 drivers at every race they go to on the schedule.
43 cars race in each Nascar Sprint Cup race. The numbers change on how many enter.
in Nascar it is 43 world of outlaws sprint cars is 24 and any other unknown race track has as many cars that enter the race in each class
The standard amount of cars in NASCAR is 43.
The 2014 Daytona 500 had 43 cars in the starting grid.
If race cars didn't race they wouldn't be race cars.
They have to qualify. Only the top 43 fastest cars get in. Usually the SPEED channel shows the qualifying on Thursday, or Friday.
Because NASCAR mandates the number of cars in each division...just like everything else. Mostly because the way tracks were built, namely pit roads and track sizes; along with the experience level of each division. 43 is the top number, that is the "Sprint Cup" division, the top level of experience.