Street stock car racing is consisting of only street vehicles which can be bought by the general public. Stock car racing has different classes and each of them has slightly different rules. In the present time, most of the stock cars in America resemble a standard American family sedan but they are in fact purpose-built racing machines. The standards of stock cars have changed over the years and it now varies from country to country. But later on, the term stock car meant any production-based automobile used in racing. Originally, a stock car is an automobile that has not been modified from its original factory configuration. In fact, every Nationwide Series, NASCAR Sprint Cup, and Camping World Truck Series race is televised. Its events are also covered by the media.
For example, if their favorite driver is sponsored by a soft drink producer, that will be the product they’ll buy. Its fans are also loyal to the brands their favorite driver is sponsored by. Today, stock car racing annually draws ten million fans in America.
After many years, stock car racing has evolved from drivers who raced for gas money on tracks to millionaire owners and drivers who raced at tracks across the country. That was the time the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) was founded which is the motorsport’s well-known stock car racing organization. In 1948, Bill France saw the need to formally organize the race. This led to weekend races at tracks which were carved out of meadows and corn fields. Their goal was to prove who had the fastest car. They were trying to get away from the revenue agents while driving without headlights along dark roads at speeds exceeding 120 miles per hour. Stock car racing began in the Southern Appalachians from good old boys transporting a lot of illegal moonshines using their souped-up ’34 Fords. It organizes premiere racing events such as the Daytona 500, Southern 500, and Sprint Cup Series.
The largest governing body in stock racing is the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing or NASCAR. Eventually, these cars were raced for pleasure and it became a popular racing event in the southeastern states.
They turned and altered ordinary cars to make them faster. Stock car racing is said to have originated in 1919 to 1933 from illegal operators who needed private cars that are capable of more than ordinary speed to evade the law while transporting liquor. The race events are usually done on an oval, paved tracks and racers are pushed to the limits over a great number of laps. It uses production cars which are customized for racing purposes. Stock car racing is a popular form of automobile racing in the United States.