Top Gear, the world's
biggest car show, sends host Richard Hammond to Texas, fully immersing
the native-Brit in the world of NASCAR.
During his visit to Texas Motor
Speedway, Hammond explores the history of NASCAR and discovers how the
sport evolved into the spectacle that it is today. He also discusses
American motorsport culture and learns what it's like to be behind the
wheel of a machine running 800-850 horsepower from those who know best,
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stars Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and Juan
Pablo Montoya.
Hammond even gets a driving lesson from Kyle Petty,
former NASCAR driver and son of NASCAR legend Richard Petty. NASCAR
fans and petrol-heads alike can catch all the action from race weekend
when this episode of Top Gear premieres on BBC AMERICA Monday, April 30
at 8:30pm et/pt
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