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August 4, 2011

Power

850 horses all lined up--that's how much power a NASCAR Sprint Cup engine has. The engine's job is to convert the energy in fuel to speed. NASCAR engines do it faster and more efficiently than passenger car engines.

Credit: National Science Foundation and Santa Fe Productions


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