NASCAR

In 1994, NASCAR introduced roof flaps to the car, which designed to keep cars from getting airborne and rolling down track. Set on Wisteria Lane in the fictional town of Fairview, the series tracks the lives of four housewives, following their domestic struggles while several mysteries unfold in the background. Two flexible tethers on the collar are attached to the helmet to prevent the head from snapping forward or to the side during a wreck. Desperate Housewives is an American television series, created by Marc Cherry, that began airing on ABC in 2004. It is a semi-hard collar made of carbon fiber and Kevlar, and it is held onto the upper body by a harness worn by the driver. Portugal: May 22, 2005 on SIC. The HANS device is designed to reduce the chance of injury caused by unrestrained movement of the head during crashes. Hong Kong: May 12, 2005 on TVB Pearl.

Since a string of accidents in 2000 and 2001 that killed Adam Petty, Kenny Irwin and Dale Earnhardt under similar circumstances, NASCAR has made it mandatory for the drivers to wear the HANS Device (Head And Neck Support) as the only device for use as of 2005. However, it was initially broadcasted in Sony Entertainment Television several months ago. The seat belts used are the five-point harness, which is two straps coming down over the driver's shoulders, two straps wrap around the waist and one comes up between the legs. Mexico: May 3, 2005 on Canal 7 (VHF). They are built to be stronger than a normal seat belt. Germany: April 12, 2005 on PRO 7 (free-to-air, dubbed in German). The seat belt in a stock car is very important. Switzerland: April 11, 2005 on SF DRS.

However, even though the seats are safer for the driver, some don’t like them due to the fact that it takes away some of the feel for the track. Sweden: March 29, 2005 on Kanal 5. Some of the newer seats wrap around the driver's shoulders as well, which provides better support because the shoulders are more durable than the rib cage. Spain: March 3, 2005 on FOX. Most of the seats found in the race cars wrap around the driver's rib cage which provides some support during a crash, spreading the load out over the entire rib cage instead of letting it concentrate in a smaller area. Denmark: March 2, 2005 on TV2. The seats that the drivers sit in have evolved over the past few years. Netherlands: March 1, 2005 on Net 5.

Using new technology, they have tried to make racing as safe, and still as thrilling as ever to protect the drivers, fans, and keep racing exciting. Turkey: February 28, 2005 on CNBC-é. Safety in racing has come a long way since the first green flag dropped. Italy: February 22, 2005 on FOX Life. The winners of the Dodge Weekly Series National Championship, the four AutoZone Elite Divisions, the two Whelen Modified and Grand National Divisions, and the three national series are invited to New York City in December to participate in Champions Week ceremonies which conclude with the annual awards banquet at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Croatia: February 17, 2005 on Nova TV. In 2002, 9,000 drivers had licenses from NASCAR to race at all levels. Singapore: January 31, 2005 on MediaCorp TV Channel 5.

Many drivers move up through the series before reaching the Nextel Cup series. This registered 2.5 million viewers, one of the highest for a premiere in Australian history. The top 15 (Grand National) or 10 (AutoZone Elite) in each series will race in a one-race playoff at Irwindale Speedway in California to determine the annual AutoZone Elite and Grand National champions. Australia: January 31, 2005 on the Seven Network. In 2003, NASCAR standardised rules for its AutoZone Elite and Grand National divisions regional touring series as to permit cars in one series to race against cars in another series in the same division. Belgium: January 21, 2005 on één. Grand National cars are similar to Busch Series cars, although they are less powerful. United Kingdom: January 5, 2005 on Channel 4 (each episode followed by a première of the next on E4 - which therefore did not initially screen episode 1, but re-ran episodes 1 and 2 later in the first week).

NASCAR sanctions three regional racing divisions, the Whelen Modified Tour, which races open wheel "modified" cars in Northern and Southern divisions, the AutoZone Elite Division, which races late-model cars which are lighter than Nextel Cup cars, and less powerful cars, split into four divisions, Northwest, Southwest, Southeast, and Midwest, and the Grand National Division, which races in the Busch North and the West Series. Ireland: January 4, 2005 on RTE2. Many local racetracks across the United States and Canada run under the Dodge Weekly Series banner, where local drivers are compared against each other in a formula where the best local track champion of the nation, as based on a formula, wins the Dodge Weekly Series National Championship. Brazil: November 4, 2004 on Sony Entertainment Television. In addition to the Nextel Cup, Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series, NASCAR operates several other racing circuits. Germany: October 14, 2004 on Premiere (German pay TV, undubbed original version). Which you can interact with your teammates.Instead of being by yourself. United States and Canada: October 3, 2004 on ABC (US) and CTV (Canada).

In 2006 they came out with Total team contral. Theme music composer: Danny Elfman. When the circut changed its name to Nextel Cup, the name of the game changed to NASCAR: Chase for the Cup. Producer: Touchstone Television. While the circuit was still called the Winston Cup, the game was called NASCAR Thunder. He also said that the cast is expendable and at any time a character can die without the actor knowing. Every year, NASCAR and EA Sports team up to create a video game based on the Nextel Cup Series. Steven Culp confirmed on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, he would not return at all next year and that his character really is dead.

In the United Kingdom, television coverage is available on NASN (North American Sports Network), a subscription channel on satellite. [1] (http://terraservice.net/image.aspx?T=4&S=8&Z=11&X=7519&Y=75568&W=2). MRN Radio broadcasts are also available (for a fee) via the web at NASCAR.com [4] (http://www.NASCAR.com). An aerial photograph of the set is available from Microsoft TerraServer. Performance Racing Network, a subsidiary of Bruton Smith's Speedway Motorsports, airs ten Cup races and nine Busch races, and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's network carries the Brickyard 400. It includes the houses used in The Munsters and the 1989 film The Burbs. can be found here:[3] (http://www.racingone.com/mrn/stationaffiliates.asp). The show's set is on the Universal Studios backlot and has been used for decades in many TV and movie productions to represent a typical American suburban neighborhood.

A list of MRN Radio broadcast affiliates in the U.S. On April 22, Touchstone announced Mehcad Brooks would also join as Woodard's son. MRN Radio (Motor Racing Network), a subsidiary of NASCAR, holds the over-the-air broadcast radio rights of 25 Nextel Cup races, all truck races and 26 Busch Series races, as well as the Budweiser Shootout and Nextel All-Star Challenge. On April 13, 2005, Touchstone Television announced Alfre Woodard would join the Desperate Housewives cast starting from the second season as the first African-American 'wife' on the street. On February 23, 2005, NASCAR awarded the satellite radio contract to XM Radio's primary competitor Sirius Satellite Radio for exclusive satellite radio rights to the 2007 through 2011 racing seasons in exchange for $107 million dollars.[2] (http://money.cnn.com/2005/02/23/technology/sirius_nascar/). Various sources on the Internet and in the press have stated that the likes of Madonna, Britney Spears, Oprah Winfrey and Miranda Richardson (Richardson, in fact was considered, but declined the role of an English nanny) have expressed interest in guest starring on the show, however, it is unlikely they will ever get the opportunity as the producers do not want big names to distract the viewer from the plot. XM Radio currently holds the exclusive satellite radio broadcast rights for all NASCAR coverage through the end of the 2006 season. Every episode title in the first season references a song title, many of them by Stephen Sondheim: they include Every Day a Little Death and The Ladies Who Lunch.

Audio coverage of all Nextel Cup, Busch Series and the Craftsman Truck Series races is available in the United States on both satellite radio and regular over-the-air broadcast radio on both the AM and FM bands. Opening credits contain references to famous pieces of art, including American Gothic and The Arnolfini Portrait. Fox-owned Speed Channel carries the entire Craftsman Truck Series schedule. Lee was replaced, of course, by Brenda Strong for the series; both had played regular roles as dead people before, Strong on Everwood and Lee on Twin Peaks. The current television contract was signed for eight years for FOX/FX and six years for NBC/TNT and is valued at $2.4 billion (US) [1] (http://www.forbes.com/2003/10/07/cx_pp_1007nascar.html). In the original pilot, Mary Alice Young was played by Sheryl Lee; Gardener John Rowland by Kyle Searles; and Rex Van De Kamp by Michael Reilly Burke. The networks alternate coverage of the first and most famous race of the season, the Daytona 500, with Fox getting the odd years and NBC the even ones. Ryan O'Neal - Rodney Scavo (1 Episode).

In the United States, television broadcast rights are split between FOX/FX and NBC/TNT, with FOX/FX airing the first half of the season and NBC/TNT airing the second half. Rick Ravanello - Bill Cunningham (1 Episode). See the picture here. (http://www.nascar.com/2003/news/headlines/wc/03/16/carolina_400/finish.jpg). Marlee Matlin - Alisha Stevens (1 Episode). Craven came in ahead by .002 seconds after the drivers raced the last stretch with their cars touching each other. Kathryn Joosten - Karen McCluskey (2 Episodes). The closest finish in NASCAR history was at Darlington Raceway between Ricky Craven and Kurt Busch on March 16, 2003. Bob Newhart - Morty (2 Episodes).

NASCAR racing has its share of great finishes. Heather Stephens - Kendra Taylor (2 Episodes). While one that has a tendency to slide the rear end out is said to be "loose", causing the back end of the car to slide around usually resulting in a car spinning out. These characteristics are also affected by tire stagger (tires of different circumference at different positions on the car, the right rear being largest to help effect left turns) and tire pressure (softer being "grippier"). Sharon Lawrence - Maisy Gibbons (3 Episodes). A car that is difficult to turn in a corner is said to be "tight", causing the car to want to keep going up the track with the wheel turned all the way left. Marla Sokoloff - Claire (3 Episodes). The automobiles' suspension, brakes, and aerodynamic components are also selected to tailor the cars to different racetracks. The adjustment of front and rear aerodynamic downforce, spring rates, rear track bar geometry, and brake proportioning are critical to the cornering characteristics of the cars. Emily Christine - Ashley Bukowski (3 Episodes).

However, significant engine development has allowed these engines to reach exceedingly high levels of power with essentially 1950s technology. Richard Burgi - Karl Mayer (3 Episodes). The engines are limited to 355 cubic inches (5.8 L), with cast iron blocks, one camshaft and a pushrod valvetrain. Albert Goldfine (4 Episodes). The cars are high-powered, low-tech hot rods with a roll cage chassis and thin sheet metal covering, and are powered by carbureted engines with 4 speed manual transmissions. Sam Lloyd - Dr. In the Craftsman Truck Series, the Chevrolet Silverado, the Dodge Ram and the Ford F150, as well as the only non-American brand, the Toyota Tundra namesakes are used. Melinda McGraw - Annabel Foster (4 Episodes).

A fourth model, the Pontiac Grand Prix, was used until it was retired in 2004, when Pontiac ended its sponsorship with NASCAR. Lesley Ann Warren - Sophie Bremmer (4 Episodes). While the manufacturers and models of automobiles for Nextel Cup and Busch Series racing are named for production cars (Dodge Charger, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, and Ford Taurus, with the Fusion replacing the Taurus for 2006), the similarities between Nextel Cup cars and actual production cars are limited to some shaping of the nose and grill areas. Bob Gunton - Noah Taylor (5 Episodes). The winner of this twisty road course event was defending series champion, Martin Truex Jr.. Ryan Carnes - Justin (5 Episodes). On March 6, 2005 the first ever NASCAR points-paying race outside of the United States was held for the minor league NASCAR Busch Series at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez racetrack in Mexico City. Lupe Ontiveros - Juanita Solis (6 Episodes).

This exhibition race was won by Rusty Wallace. Lucille Soong - Yao Lin (7 Episodes). In 1996, NASCAR went to Japan for Suzuka NASCAR Thunder 100 at Suzuka Circuitland in Suzuka City on November 24, 1996. Richard Roundtree - Jerry Shaw (7 Episodes). He completed 55 laps before crashing, while father Lee won the 100-lap feature. Christine Estabrook - Martha Huber (9 Episodes). On July 18, 1958, Richard Petty made his premiership debut in a race at Toronto at the Canadian National Exhibition Grounds. Joy Lauren - Danielle Van De Kamp (9 Episodes).

The first NASCAR competition held outside of the United States was in Canada, where on July 1, 1952, Buddy Shuman won a 200-lap race on a half-mile (800 m) dirt track in Stamford Park, ON, near Niagara Falls. Harriet Sansom Harris - Felicia Tilman (10 Episodes). The closest European equivalent is touring car racing, although the European circuits are on road courses. Shawn Pyfrom - Andrew Van De Kamp (12 Episodes). Unrestricted, NASCAR cars run at over 800 horsepower (600 kW). Brent Kinsman - Preston Scavo (24 Episodes). While Atlanta Motor Speedway, is generally considered the fastest track where restrictor plates are not mandated, in 2004 and 2005 higher qualifying speeds were posted at Texas Motor Speedway, earning it the title of the circuits fastest track. Shane Kinsman - Porter Scavo (24 Episodes).

As a safety measure to reduce speeds at the two fastest tracks (Daytona and Talladega), a restrictor plate must be placed between the carburetor and intake manifold to restrict air and fuel flow and, therefore, power. Zane Huett - Parker Scavo (24 Episodes). Tracks between 1 and 2 miles in length are called "intermediate" tracks. Steven Culp - Rex Van De Kamp (Season 1). Tracks on todays standards are now considered superspeedways if they are over 2 miles (3 km) in length. James Denton - Mike Delfino. Initially tracks of over one mile were referred to as "superspeedways", but many NASCAR venues now are 1.5 miles or 2 miles (2.4 or 3 km) in length. Brenda Strong - Mary Alice Young/Angela Forrest.

Generally, tracks with a length of less than one mile (1.6 km) are referred to as "short tracks". Cody Kasch - Zach Young. The average speed is figured out based upon the winner's lap speeds throughout the entire races including laps spent under caution. Jesse Metcalfe - John Rowland. The slowest tracks are Infineon Raceway, a road course, with a record race average speed of only 81 mph (130 km/h) and qualifying lap of 99 mph (159 km/h); and Martinsville Speedway, a very short, nearly flat "paper clip" oval, with a record race average speed of 82 mph (132 km/h) and a qualifying lap of only 97 mph (156 km/h). Andrea Bowen - Julie Mayer. The fastest track is Talladega Superspeedway where the record race average speed is 188 mph (303 km/h) with the record qualifying lap of 212.809 mph (342.483 km/h) set by Bill Elliott. Mark Moses - Paul Young.

Race speeds vary widely based on the track. Ricardo Chavira - Carlos Solis. Two courses (Sonoma and Watkins Glen) are complex shaped road courses. Doug Savant - Tom Scavo. Courses also differ in degree of banking on the curves, with differences in degree of banking and course length contributing to different top speeds on various courses. Roger Bart - George Williams. Other configurations are quad-oval, oval with unequal ends (Darlington), and triangular (Pocono Raceway in Pennsylvania). Mehcad Brooks - Matthew Applewhite.

While some tracks are ovals, many are tri-ovals. Alfre Woodard - Betty Applewhite. Oval tracks vary in length from 0.526 miles (847 m) (Martinsville Speedway) to 2.66 miles (4280 m) (Talladega Superspeedway). Nicolette Sheridan - Edie Britt. NASCAR races are not conducted on identical tracks. Eva Longoria - Gabrielle Solis. When the checkered flag dropped on the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway(the last race of the 2004 season), Kurt Busch won the championship by a mere eight points over Jimmie Johnson. Marcia Cross - Bree Van De Kamp.

As part of bringing attention to NASCAR during the busiest part of the sports calendar in the United States with the climax toward Major League Baseball's World Series, the start of the college and NFL seasons and later, the onset of the NBA and NHL seasons (the 2004-05 NHL schedule was never played due to a labor impasse between the league's owners and players union), it was decided that the top ten point earners would participate in a ten-race "playoff" called "The Chase for the Nextel Cup" as points earned through the first 26 races (the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 was the last "regular season" race) would decide the ten drivers who would compete for the championship, as well as anyone within 400 points of the leader. Felicity Huffman - Lynette Scavo. In 2004, Nextel took over sponsorship of the premiere series from RJR after the Federal Government cracked down on tobacco advertising, renaming it the Nextel Cup Series. Teri Hatcher - Susan Mayer. Now, their standing in championship points became an important factor. He was beaten up by Carlos Solis on suspicion of having an affair with Gabrielle. Previously, drivers were mostly concerned about winning individual races. Justin: John's roommate, he has been having a sexual relationship with Andrew Van De Kamp, and he - at least - has developed emotional feelings.

The purse awarded for championship points accumulated over the course of the season began to be significant. Martha has a sister, Felicia Tilman, who coincidentally knew Mary Alice and was very suspicious of Paul Young. The beginning of the modern era, which NASCAR defines as 1971, also brought a change in the competitive structure. She was killed by Paul Young in the first season. This underlined the drama and emotion of the sport and increased its broadcast marketability. Martha Huber: a nosy neighbor who sent Mary Alice Young the blackmail note which led to her suicide, which was discovered by her after hearing a shot from her kitchen. The leaders going into the last lap, Cale Yarborough and Donnie Allison, wrecked on the backstretch while dicing for the lead, and Richard Petty passed to win. Immediately, Yarborough, Allison, and Allison's brother Bobby were engaged in a fistfight—on national television. She was arrested during season one and her "little black book" with all the names of her clients was publicly exposed.

Finally, in 1979, the Daytona 500 became the first stock car race that was nationally televised from flag to flag on CBS. Maisy Gibbons: a woman who was found to be selling sex to various men around the neighborhood, including Rex Van De Kamp. In the mid-1970s some races began to get partial television coverage, frequently on the ABC sports variety show, Wide World of Sports. But she was attacked with a hockey stick courtesy of Zach and it is unknown what condition she is in. The next division down, called Late Model Sportsman, gained the "Grand National" title passed down from the top division and soon found a sponsor in Busch Beer. She had been entrusted with Zach's care after she blackmailed Paul Young into giving him up. The "Winston Cup" became the top competitive series, with a new points system and some significant cash benefits to competing for championship points. She was originally working in Utah with Mary Alice Young when she was a nurse by the name of Angela Forrest, she came to Fairview to find out what happened to her sister, and ends up exposing Zach Young to the truth about himself that Paul has kept hidden from him.

Reynolds tobacco (tobacco companies had been banned from television advertising and were looking for a promotional outlet). Felicia Tilman: Martha Huber's sister, she always hated Martha. The top series found sponsorship from R.J. She appears in the last episode of season one. NASCAR made major changes in its structure in the early 1970s. Dierdre Taylor: Mike Delfino's ex-girlfriend who was on drugs, Zach's real mother and the woman Mary Alice killed and stuffed inside a toy chest. An exception was Riverside Raceway, in Riverside, California; because of the travel distances involved, it traditionally either started the Grand National season, or ended it. However, she was fired by Lynette after it was found out she was sexually exciting her husband.

Many of the venues were county fairgrounds or local tracks that hosted local racing on Saturday night when the touring stars were not in town. Claire: a nanny who was hired by Lynette to help her take care of her kids. Almost all the races were held in southeastern U.S., because the economics of traveling with racecars, parts and mechanics demanded it. She gets the promotion of Vice President which Tom was eyeing. Although stock racing did not have much following outside the Southeast, people like Lee Petty, Curtis Turner, Fireball Roberts, Smokey Yunick and Junior Johnson became well known within the racing world. Annabel Foster: Tom Scavo's ex-fiancee, Lynette is extremely jealous of her and has been doing anything she can to break her up from Tom. The teams became full-time jobs for the top drivers and owners. He is now responsible for the death of Rex Van De Kamp through his tampering with Rex's prescription drugs, though some speculate that the so-called "death" may have been a stunt pulled of by Rex himself.

At various times Ford Motor Company (Ford and Mercury), General Motors (Chevrolet and Pontiac), and Chrysler (Dodge, Chrysler, and Plymouth), all supported factory teams, openly and sometimes covertly when they pretended "not to be involved in racing". It had been found out that he is obsessed with Bree, as can be noted by the scene showing him watching survielence footage of her, and had been doing anything in his power to destroy the Van De Kamps' already rocky marriage. The sport began to attract more attention through the 1950s as manufacturers realized the opportunity to promote sales through racing. Rex immediately took offence to his advances on his wife and it culminated with him being pushed into a pool at Carlos Solis's going-away party. The famous Daytona, Florida race used a two mile (3 km) stretch of the beach as one straightaway and the beachfront highway as the other, prior to the construction in 1959 of the Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 mile (4 km) high-banked track that became the icon of the sport. He returned after a short absence and started to lust after Bree. This track, at 1.38 miles (2220 m), was wider, faster, and higher-banked than the racers had seen. Things were going extremely well until Bree shot off his toe (by accident) with a gun that was given to her as a gift by George.

However, the first "superspeedway" was built in Darlington, South Carolina in 1950. George Williams: The Van De Kamp family pharmacist, who started to have a sexual relationship with Bree after she found out that Rex was having an extra-marital affair with Maisy Gibbons. Most races were on half-mile to one mile (800 to 1600 m) oval tracks. Carlos found out that John was the one having the affair with Gabrielle at the end of season one, Carlos promised John that he "would kill him". However, over a period of about a dozen years, modifications for both safety and performance were allowed, and by the mid-1960s the vehicles were purpose-built racecars with a stock-appearing body. However after Carlos abused Gabrielle, she came running right back into his arms. This division was renamed "Grand National" in 1950. John also had a relationship with Danielle Van De Kamp, until Bree asked him to be brutally honest with her.

Initially the cars were known as the "Strictly Stock" Division and raced with virtually no modifications from the factory models. He proposed to her, but Gabrielle, who was threatened with legal proceedings by his parents, talked him out of it. (This is not the same speedway as Lowe's Motor Speedway that is near Charlotte). John was then convinced that the connection between Gabrielle and him meant a lot more than just sex. The first NASCAR race ever was held at the old Charlotte Speedway in North Carolina on June 19, 1949. John Rowland: Gabrielle and Carlos's (former) 18 year old gardener, he was having an affair with Gabrielle until Juanita discovered their secret. This led to the formation of NASCAR in 1948. Mike is possibly Zach Young's biological father. There is also a possibility that the corrupt cop could be Zach's biological father however either way this has not yet been revealed.

In 1947, he decided that this racing would not grow without a formal sanctioning organization, standardized rules, a regular schedule, and an organized championship. Delfino was at one point convicted of dealing drugs and committing manslaughter when he accidentally killed a corrupt cop who was forcing Dierdre to have sex with him to keep quiet about her drug addiction (Dierdre, not Mike, was the drug dealer). had the notion that people would enjoy watching unmodified, "stock" cars racing and promoted a few races before WW II. It was discovered that the toy chest that was dug up from the Young family pool contained the remains of Dierdre. William France, Sr. Mike Delfino: a man who posed as the friendly neighborhood plumber, but who was actually working to find his former girlfriend (Dierdre Taylor) who had been missing for years and whose father, Noah, was dying. Most races in those days were of "modified" cars, street vehicles which were lightened and reinforced. In the pilot episode, Martha Huber mentions Edie has a son but he is never seen or mentioned again in season 1, however it was recently confirmed that he will appear in season 2.

These races were popular entertainment in the rural South, and they are most closely associated with the Wilkes County region of North Carolina. It was found out that even after all this time she was still interested in trying to move in on Mike. It was a logical step for the owners of these cars to race them. Edie Britt: a serial divorcee, man-hungry real estate agent who tried to steal Mike away when not having sex with someone else. The drivers would modify their cars in order to create a faster more maneuverable car. He is suspected to have a future role on the show in the field of carpentry, as a side plot to Mike Delfino's plumbing business. Many early racing drivers were involved in bootlegging, the illegal transportation of alcohol. Matthew Applewhite: Matthew is Betty's only child, and struggles under her extreme religious views and her over-protectiveness.

The majority of NASCAR drivers maintain their primary residences near Charlotte. Betty Applewhite: The first African-American housewife joined the series as a recurring guest in the final episode of season one, and will join as part of the main cast in season two. She is a single mother, with strong religious beliefs. Michigan, Kentucky, Alabama, Virginia and Tennessee also host teams. There is a possibility that Zach's biological father is Mike Delfino, however Mike was not aware that Dierdre had a son until the season one finale. Specifically, 82 % of Nextel Cup teams, 72 % of Busch Series teams, and 55 % of Craftsman Truck Series teams are based in North Carolina. Zach has been commonly referred to in many forums now as "Zana." Zach is the biological son of Dierdre Taylor, who was killed by Mary Alice while attempting to take her child back after recovering from drug addiction. Cities in North Carolina that are home to NASCAR teams include: Charlotte, Wilkesboro, Mooresville, Concord, Statesville, Huntersville, Welcome, Kernersville, Randleman, Greensboro, and High Point. However, later it was discovered that Zach's original name was "Dana".

The majority of NASCAR teams are located in or near the Charlotte-metro area. Early in season one Zach was disturbed with visions of killing his younger sister, Dana. However, North Carolina has been deemed "NASCAR Valley" as 73 % of all American motorsports employees work in North Carolina (this includes other motorsports series such as CART and ARCA). This innocent infatuation turned into a strong obsession, and he was dumped by Julie. NASCAR's headquarters are located in Daytona Beach, Florida, although it also maintains many offices in and near Charlotte, North Carolina, New York City, Los Angeles, and Arkansas. Zach eventually got her to agree to let him stay in her bedroom after he had escaped from a juvenile rehabilitation center. Despite its regional beginnings as Southern entertainment, NASCAR is now the second most popular professional spectator sport in the entire U.S., behind only the National Football League. Zach Young/Dana: The mentally unstable son of Paul, he found love in the form of Julie Mayer who befriended him.

The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Nextel Cup, Busch Series and the Craftsman Truck Series. It was believed that Mike wanted to kill him to get revenge for Dierdre, however, Mike spared him. Officially incorporated on February 21, its purpose was to organize and promote the sport of stock car racing. He also had been drugging his son with tranquilizers to keep him from seeing Felicia Tillman. and Ed Otto in 1948 in the USA. He helped his wife dispose of Dierdre Taylor's body after Mary Alice killed her. It was co-founded by William France Sr. When he found out it was his neighbour Martha Huber, he strangled her and dumped the body, but he also put Martha Huber's bracelet and ring in Mike Delfino's garage to try and frame him.

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. Paul Young: The widower of Mary Alice, who tried to find out exactly what caused her death and who sent the note to her. NASCAR Realignment. Witnessed by a Zach as a small child. Stock car racing. Also Mary Alice is the murderer of Dierdre Taylor (when Dierdre returned several years later and demanded the child back) whom she stabbed in the chest, before cutting her body up and stuffing her in a toy chest. NASCAR Championship. Huber to avenge his wife's death.

List of current NASCAR races. Later Paul Young killed Mrs. List of NASCAR race tracks. After receiving this note, Mary Alice killed herself. List of NASCAR drivers. Huber who in turn writes the blackmail note which gets sent to Mary Alice. 2005 in NASCAR. Mary Alice was scared the police might find out that she had "Dana" in her possession, so she moved to Fairview where she re-named the baby Zach and changed her name to Mary Alice Young (to try and avoid being traced). In a flashback we see Felicia Tillman explaining the whole story to Mrs.

Deirde sold the baby to her in order to feed her drug habit. One of her patients at the rehabilition clinic was a drug-addict (Dierdre Taylor) who gave birth to a baby boy named "Dana". Her real name is Angela Forrest and she worked with Martha Huber's sister Felicia Tillman at a rehabilitation clinic in Utah several years ago. Mary Alice Young/Angela Forrest: The deceased wife of Paul Young, who one day decided to end her life by committing suicide, narrates the show from beyond the grave.

Before dying Juanita told a nurse of Gabrielle's infidelity; however, the nurse couldn't hear her because she was wearing headphones and listening to loud music. She remained in a coma for five months before awakening, only to fall to her death down a flight of stairs at the hospital. Juanita Solis: the deceased nosy mother of Carlos, who was convinced that Gabrielle was cheating on him with another man, she had obtained photographic evidence of the affair moments before being accidentally run over by Andrew Van De Kamp. Gabrielle originally refused to get him off doing extra time after finding out it was him who messed with her birth control, but then she decided to blackmail him into taking complete care of the baby in exchange for her testimony.

Due to apparent financial difficulties, Carlos took a plea bargain which forces him to serve eight months in jail; separately, he was going to be tried in two hate crimes against two gay men (the family cable guy & Justin) whom he thought were having affairs with Gabrielle. Carlos wants to begin a family, so much so that he secretly replaced his wife's birth control pillswith M&Ms since Gabrielle is against the idea of getting pregnant. Carlos Solis: the husband of Gabrielle who has some trouble with the law and a very meddling mother. She almost left Carlos after finding out the truth about her birth control pills, but she eventually decided to blackmail him into taking complete care of the baby in return for her testimony.

Towards the end of season one, Gabrielle learns she's pregnant and that her husband has been replacing her birth control pills with sugar pills. She absolutely despises Carlos' mother Juanita. She questions her relation ship with Carlos, commenting once that she loved him, and all her teenage fantasies had been fulfilled, yet she still wasn't happy. Gabrielle Solis: a former model who married her husband Carlos for money, but found satisfaction with her teenage gardener John Rowland.

Danielle Van De Kamp: seemingly the most normal member of the family, 15-year-old daughter Danielle was the head of her school's abstinence club, but Bree discovered she had planned to give up her virginity to her ex-boyfriend, John Rowland, in order to lure him back to her. After using his sexuality to manipulate his way out of a juvenile delinquent boot camp, Andrew vowed to play the perfect son for his mother until the day he gets his revenge and destroys her world. It has also been revealed that he is gay (or bisexual) following his 'escapades' with John Rowland's roommate Justin. He was expelled from school for smoking marijuana on school grounds and was involved in a hit-and-run while under the influence that landed Juanita Solis in the hospital.

Andrew Van De Kamp: the highly troubled and possibly sociopathic 16-year-old son of Bree Van De Kamp. Creator Marc Cherry has stated that Rex is truly dead, however Marcia Cross has stated that Rex is dead, at least to Bree. Rex's "death" may or may not be completely as it seems. As a result, Rex appears to die, due to a heart failure on the season finale, convinced by the doctor that Bree altered his diet and killed him.

However, because his pharmacist was in love with Bree and jealous of their marriage, Rex was not receiving the proper medication to prevent further heart complications. Rex had a near-fatal heart attack. He also wanted to divorce Bree because he could no longer "live in this detergent commercial" and because of his inability to ask his wife to dominate him. Rex Van De Kamp: the doctor husband of Bree, it was found out that he had an extra-marital affair with local homemaker/prostitute Maisy Gibbons.

At the end of Season One, she reconciled with Rex over what happened with their family before he died. She was fiercely determined to save her marriage and would do anything to protect her family, as evidenced by her cover-up of son Andrew's hit-and-run. Bree is obsessively concerned with perfection, keeping up appearances, as shown when Rex claimed "I find it bizarre that your hair never moves from its place," and showing as little emotion as possible, much to the displeasure of her family. Bree Mason Van De Kamp: described as "Martha Stewart on steroids," Bree is a deeply religious WASP, ultra-conservative ex-young Republican control freak who was trapped in a sterile marriage with Rex, her fed-up husband, and her rebellious children.

Penny Scavo: A baby girl, 18 months old. After the twins put gum in his hair, Lynette shaved his head and used Parker to get into a yoga class by pretending he was afflicted with cancer. Parker Scavo: The third son of the Scavos. They repeatedly misbehave and drive Lynette to distraction.

Preston and Porter Scavo: The Scavos' twin boys. He seems to genuinely care about Lynette, being prepared to discuss family matters with her if she feels that they need to. Tom decides to become a house-husband after he loses his promotion to Annabel and subsequently quits his job. Tom has been keeping a secret from his wife that only his father, Rodney Scavo, knows about.

Tom Scavo: Lynette's husband, who is frequently out of town. However, this pushes her to the limit as the children become more and more badly behaved. She was hit by her mother, and refuses to spank her own children as a result. This ties to her desire to keep her family together, to the extent that she asks Tom's boss not to promote him, so that he won't take trips away.

Her husband, Tom, has been working with his ex-fiancee, Annabel; Lynette will do anything to keep them apart. Lynette Lindquist Scavo: an ex-career woman, now mother to three boys (two of whom are twins) and a baby girl. Considered to have been a corporate "shark", she has declined the option to go back to work, but misses it. Shes gets engaged in the episode "Sunday In the Park With George" after reconciling with ex-boyfriend Morty. Sophie Bremmer: Susan's meddling mother, who came to stay with her after she had exaggerated that her boyfriend Morty was abusing her.

Karl is somewhat jealous of Mike, and actually asks to get back together with Susan. Susan also discovers that he flirted with Edie whilst they were married. Karl Mayer: Susan's no-good ex-husband, Susan divorced him after he left her for his secretary, Brandi. She was briefly romantically involved with Zach Young, but came to find him disturbing and broke up with him.

She also helped to care for her mother after her divorce. Julie Mayer: Susan's 14 year old daughter, who usually helps her deal with problems regarding her love life. She also has a long-running competitveness with Edie Britt. Susan is also a neighborhood gossip and busy-body as she hired a private investigator to uncover the dark secrets of the Youngs and Mike Delfino.

She dislikes Zach, and worries about the threat he poses to her daughter, describing him as 'rampage-crazy' (whilst admitting that she herself is 'adorable-crazy'). She is particularly suspicious of Paul Young. She is naturally inquisitive, and is perhaps the driving force behind the housewives' efforts to discover the truth about Mary-Alice. She sees Mike as an opportunity to find a better life than the one she has been living.

After a difficult break-up with Karl, her ex-husband, she sufferred from depression for a long time, and was essentially cared for by her daughter, Julie. Susan Mayer: an attractive but annoyingly self-righteous single mother, dating Mike Delfino, the handsome plumber who has just moved in across the street.