stock car
noun
1
: a latticed railroad boxcar for carrying livestock
2
: a racing car having the basic chassis of a commercially produced assembly-line model
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Meanwhile, Jim France, Chairman of NASCAR, and the organization itself have maintained their current approach to stock car racing, which the plaintiffs contest.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
That’s because a new policy announced Friday by NASCAR will allow any world-famous driver from outside the NASCAR bubble to gain an automatic spot in a Cup Series race before ever turning a single lap in a stock car — even if the driver tries and fails to qualify for the race.
—Jeff Gluck, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Cars owned and prepared by Team Penske have produced more than 640 major race wins, over 690 pole positions and 47 championships across open-wheel, stock car and sports car racing competition.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
The greatest basketball player of all time taking on the world’s leading sanctioning body for stock car racing.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
That’s because a new policy announced Friday by NASCAR will allow any world-famous driver from outside the NASCAR bubble to gain an automatic spot in a Cup Series race before ever turning a single lap in a stock car — even if the driver tries and fails to qualify for the race.
—Jeff Gluck, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Cars owned and prepared by Team Penske have produced more than 640 major race wins, over 690 pole positions and 47 championships across open-wheel, stock car and sports car racing competition.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
The greatest basketball player of all time taking on the world’s leading sanctioning body for stock car racing.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Stock car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20car. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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