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Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing run on oval tracks and road courses.It originally used production-model cars, hence the name "stock car", but is now run using cars specifically built for racing.
Production car racing, known in the US as "showroom stock", is an economical and rules restricted version of touring car racing. [ 21 ] Major races include the Bathurst 6 Hour , Bahrain 24 Hour, Dubai 24 Hour and Malaysian 12 Hour and sanctioned by organisations such as the FIA and SCCA .
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. [1] It is considered to be one of the top ranked motorsports organizations in the world and is one of the largest spectator sports leagues in America.
A stock car, in the original sense of the term, is an automobile that has not been modified from its original factory configuration. Later the term stock car came to mean any production-based automobile used in racing. This term is used to differentiate such a car from a "race car", a special, custom-built car designed only for racing purposes.
Elon Musk’s Tesla has seen a meteoric rise in its stock price since its initial public offering (IPO) in June 2010. At the time, Tesla stock was valued at a mere $17 per share, according to the ...
Drivers race on the apron at Chicagoland Speedway (the area between the white and yellow lines). aero cover See wheel shroud. air jacks Pneumatic cylinders strategically mounted to the frame near the wheels of a racing car, which project downwards to lift the car off the ground during a pit stop to allow for quick tire changes or provide mechanics access to the underside of the car for repairs.
Late Model stock car racing, also known as late model racing and late models, refers to a type of auto racing that involves purpose-built cars simultaneously racing against each other primarily on oval tracks. This type of racing was early-on characterized by its participants' modification to the engines of post-World War II passenger cars, but ...
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