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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The plaintiffs contend that NASCAR is engaged in unlawful monopolistic conduct over premier stock car racing in violation of the Sherman Act.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Dec. 2024
But the feel and the way stock cars drive are just so drastically different from an open-wheel car, and other open-wheel racers who have tried to make the transition have repeatedly struggled.
—Jeff Gluck, The Athletic, 24 Aug. 2024
But that ambition can only be pursued within NASCAR, which has monopolized the market as the sole top-tier circuit for stock car racing.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
The lawsuit, initially lodged in October 2024, highlights how NASCAR allegedly maintains a monopoly over the top-tier stock car racing series in the United States, a violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Dec. 2024
But the feel and the way stock cars drive are just so drastically different from an open-wheel car, and other open-wheel racers who have tried to make the transition have repeatedly struggled.
—Jeff Gluck, The Athletic, 24 Aug. 2024
But that ambition can only be pursued within NASCAR, which has monopolized the market as the sole top-tier circuit for stock car racing.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
The lawsuit, initially lodged in October 2024, highlights how NASCAR allegedly maintains a monopoly over the top-tier stock car racing series in the United States, a violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Stock car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20car. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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