Alright, let’s talk about them NASCAR gas cans, ya know, the things them fellas use to fill up them cars real fast. Folks keep askin’ how much they weigh, so let’s figure it out, shall we?
Now, I ain’t no engineer or nothin’, but I heard them fellas on the TV talkin’. They say them gas tanks in them race cars, they hold about 18 gallons of gas. Eighteen gallons! That’s a whole lotta gas, enough to drive my old pickup truck around the farm for a month, I tell ya. But them race cars, they burn through that stuff like a hot knife through butter.
But we’re talkin’ about the cans, not the tanks. See, them cans, they gotta be filled up just right. Them fellas in the pit crew, they ain’t just pourin’ gas willy-nilly. They know exactly how much they need, down to the pound. Yep, pounds. They don’t talk about gallons much, they talk about weight.
Why weight? Well, a full tank weighs more, see? And more weight means a slower car. So them fellas, they wanna put in just enough gas to finish the race, but not too much to slow ’em down. It’s a real balancing act, like carryin’ eggs in a basket, gotta be careful.
- The gas tank holds about 18 gallons. That’s what them smart fellas on TV said, so I guess it’s true.
- The cans themselves weigh somethin’ too. They ain’t made of paper, ya know. I heard tell one can weighs about 18 pounds empty. Heavy stuff!
- But the real weight comes from the gas. Gas is heavy, like water but smellier. You fill up a can, it gets real heavy real quick.
Now, how much does a full can weigh? That’s the tricky part. See, they don’t always fill them cans all the way up. Sometimes they just put in a little bit, sometimes they fill ‘er up to the brim. It all depends on how much gas they need for that part of the race.
But let’s say they fill a can all the way up with 11 gallons. I heard someone say that much gas weighs about 69.3 pounds. That’s a lot, ain’t it? Heavier than a sack of potatoes, that’s for sure. And don’t forget the can itself weighs about 18 pounds empty! So, a can with 11 gallons would be close to 87 pounds, give or take.
And them race cars, they use more than one can during a race. They use a whole bunch of ’em, especially on them long races. I seen ’em pit crews flyin’ around, luggin’ them cans, dumpin’ gas, and gettin’ them cars back on the track faster than a greased pig at the county fair. Them fellas are strong, I tell ya, luggin’ all that weight around.
So, there ain’t no one answer to how much a NASCAR gas can weighs. It depends on how much gas is in it. But we know the can itself is about 18 pounds, and the gas weighs a whole lot more. A full can, that’s gotta be close to 90 pounds or more, maybe even a hundred if they stuff it full. That’s like liftin’ a small child, or a big ol’ sack of feed. Heavy stuff, I tell ya.
Them NASCAR fellas, they gotta think about all this weight. They gotta figure out how much gas they need, how much that gas weighs, and how that weight is gonna affect the car’s speed. It’s a whole lot of thinkin’ for somethin’ that just goes round and round in a circle. But that’s racin’ for ya, always tryin’ to go faster and faster.
Now, I ain’t never been to a NASCAR race myself, but I seen ’em on TV. And I gotta say, them fellas are somethin’ else. They drivin’ fast, pit crews flyin’ around, and all that gas smellin’ up the place. It’s a real spectacle, even if I don’t understand all the ins and outs of it. But one thing I do understand is weight. And them gas cans, they weigh a whole heck of a lot.
So next time you see them fellas luggin’ them cans, you remember what I told ya. They ain’t just carryin’ cans, they’re carryin’ weight. And that weight, well, it can make all the difference between winnin’ and losin’. And that, my friends, is why they care so much about how much them NASCAR gas cans weigh.
