National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is an American
auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for
stock-car racing.[1] Its three largest series are
Monster Energy

Monster Energy Cup,
the
Xfinity

Xfinity Series, and the
Camping World

Camping World Truck Series.[citation
needed] Other series include
NASCAR

NASCAR Home Tracks, the Whelen Modified
Tour, the Whelen All-American Series, and iRacing.com. NASCAR
sanctions over 1,500 races at over 100 tracks in 39 US states as well
as in Canada and has presented races at the Suzuka and Motegi circuits
in Japan, the
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez

Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico, and the Calder
Park Thunderdome in Australia.[2]
The privately owned company was founded by
Bill France Sr.

Bill France Sr. in 1948,
and his grandson
Brian France

Brian France has been CEO since 2003.[3] The
company's headquarters is in Daytona Beach, Florida.[4]
Internationally, its races are broadcast on television in over 150
countries.[5]
Contents
1 History
1.1 Early stock car racing
1.2 Significant people
1.2.1 William
France

France Sr.
1.2.2 Erwin "Cannonball" Baker
1.2.3 Bob "Barky" Barkhimer
1.2.4 Wendell Scott
1.3 Founding
2 Sanctioned series
2.1
Monster Energy

Monster Energy
NASCAR

NASCAR Cup Series
2.2
NASCAR

NASCAR
Xfinity

Xfinity Series
2.3
Camping World

Camping World Truck Series
2.4 Pinty's Series
2.5 PEAK Mexico Series
2.6 Whelen Euro Series
2.7 Regional racing series
2.7.1 Whelen All-American Series
2.7.2 Whelen Modified Tour
2.7.3 K&N Pro Series
2.7.4 AutoZone Elite and other divisions
2.8
NASCAR

NASCAR iRacing.com Series
3 Driver safety
4 Criticism
5 Global expansion
6 NASCAR.com
7 Subsidiaries and 'sister' organizations
7.1
NASCAR

NASCAR Digital Media
7.2 International Speedway Corporation
7.3 Grand-Am
7.4 Education
8
NASCAR

NASCAR in culture
9 See also
10 Notes
11 References
12 External links
History
Early stock car racing
1985 photo of Junior Johnson, 1950s
NASCAR

NASCAR driver who began as a
bootlegging driver from Wilkes County, North Carolina
In the 1920s and 30s, Daytona Beach became known as the place to set
world land speed records, supplanting
France

France and
Belgium
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Belgium as the
preferred location for land speed records, with 8 consecutive world
records set between 1927 and 1935.[6][7] After a historic race between
Ransom Olds

Ransom Olds and
Alexander Winton

Alexander Winton in 1903, the beach became a mecca for
racing enthusiasts and 15 records were set on what became the Daytona
Beach Road Course between 1905 and 1935. By the time the Bonneville
Salt Flats became the premier location for pursuit of land speed
records, Daytona Beach had become synonymous with fast cars in
1936.[8] Drivers raced on a 4.1-mile (6.6 km) course, consisting
of a 1.5–2.0-mile (2.4–3.2 km) stretch of beach as one
straightaway, and a narrow blacktop beachfront highway, State
Road A1A, as the other. The two straights were connected by two
tight, deeply rutted and sand covered turns at each end.[9]
Stock car racing

Stock car racing in the United States has its origins in bootlegging
during Prohibition, when drivers ran bootleg whiskey made primarily in
the Appalachian region of the United States. Bootleggers needed to
distribute their illicit products, and they typically used small, fast
vehicles to better evade the police. Many of the drivers would modify
their cars for speed and handling, as well as increased cargo
capacity, and some of them came to love the fast-paced driving down
twisty mountain roads.
The repeal of Prohibition in 1933 dried up some of their business, but
by then Southerners had developed a taste for moonshine, and a number
of the drivers continued "runnin' shine", this time evading the
"revenuers" who were attempting to tax their operations.[1] The cars
continued to improve, and by the late 1940s, races featuring these
cars were being run for pride and profit. These races were popular
entertainment in the rural Southern United States, and they are most
closely associated with the Wilkes County region of North Carolina.
Most races in those days were of modified cars. Street vehicles were
lightened and reinforced.[10]
Significant people
William
France

France Sr.
Main article: Bill
France

France Sr.
Mechanic William
France

France Sr., moved to Daytona Beach, Florida, from
Washington, D.C., in 1935 to escape the Great Depression. He was
familiar with the history of the area from the land speed record
attempts.
France

France entered the 1936 Daytona event, finishing fifth. He
took over running the course in 1938. He promoted a few races before
World War II.
France

France had the notion that people would enjoy watching "stock cars"
race. Drivers were frequently victimized by unscrupulous promoters who
would leave events with all the money before drivers were paid. In
1947, he decided this racing would not grow without a formal
sanctioning organization, standardized rules, regular schedule, and an
organized championship. On December 14, 1947,
France

France began talks with
other influential racers and promoters at the Ebony Bar at the
Streamline Hotel

Streamline Hotel at Daytona Beach, Florida, that ended with the
formation of
NASCAR

NASCAR on February 21, 1948.[11]
Erwin "Cannonball" Baker
Main article: Erwin George Baker
The first Commissioner of
NASCAR

NASCAR was Erwin "Cannonball" Baker. A
former stock car, motorcycle, and open-wheel racer who competed in the
Indianapolis 500 and set over one hundred land speed records. Baker
earned most of his fame for his transcontinental speed runs and would
prove a car's worth by driving it from New York to Los Angeles. After
his death, the famous transcontinental race the 'Cannonball Run' and
the film that was inspired by it were both named in his honor. Baker
is enshrined in the Automotive Hall of Fame, the Motorcycle Hall of
Fame, and the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame. This level of
honor and success in each diverse racing association earned Baker the
title of "King of the Road".[12]
Bob "Barky" Barkhimer
Main article: Bob Barkhimer
In the early 1950s, the
United States Navy

United States Navy stationed Bill
France

France Jr.,
at the Moffett Federal Airfield in northern California. His father
asked him to look up
Bob Barkhimer in San Jose, California. Barkhimer
was a star of midget car racing from the World War II era, and later
ran about 22 different speedways as the head of the California Stock
Car Racing Association. Young Bill developed a relationship with Bob
Barkhimer and his partner, Margo Burke. He went to events with them,
stayed weekends with them and generally became very familiar with
racing on the west coast. "Barky", as he was called by his friends,
journeyed to Daytona Beach and met with
Bill France Sr.

Bill France Sr. In the spring
of 1954,
NASCAR

NASCAR became a stock car sanctioning body on the Pacific
Coast under Barky.
Wendell Scott
Main article: Wendell Scott
Wendell Scott

Wendell Scott was the first African-American to win a race in the
Grand National Series (now the
Monster Energy

Monster Energy
NASCAR

NASCAR Cup Series),
NASCAR's highest level. He was posthumously inducted into the NASCAR
Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C., January 30, 2015.[13]
Logo used from 1976 to 2016. It is still used on the logo of the
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and Whelen All-American Series.
Founding
On March 8, 1936, a collection of drivers gathered at Daytona Beach,
Florida. The drivers brought coupes, hardtops, convertibles, and
sports cars to compete in an event to determine the fastest cars, and
best drivers. Throughout the race, the heavier cars got bogged down in
the sand, while the lightweight Fords navigated the ruts of the
course, eventually claiming the top 6 finishes for the race. Of the 27
cars that started the event, only 10 managed to survive the ordeal, as
officials halted the event 10 miles short of the scheduled 250-mile
distance. Driver Milt Marion was declared the winner, and a young Bill
France

France placed 5th at the end of the day.[14]
By early 1947, Bill
France

France saw the potential for a unified series of
racing competitors.
France

France announced the foundation of the "National
Championship Stock Car Circuit", otherwise known as NCSCC.[15] France
approached the American Automobile Association, or AAA, in hopes of
obtaining financial backing for the venture. When the AAA declined
support of the venture,
France

France proceeded to announce a set of rules
and awards for the NCSCC.
France

France declared that the winner of the 1947
NCSCC season would receive $1000.00, and a trophy. The season would
begin in January 1947 at the Daytona Beach track, and conclude in
Jacksonville the following December. Nearly 40 events were logged
during the season, and attendance often exceeded the venue's capacity.
The competitors were paid as promised, and by the end of the season,
driver
Fonty Flock was declared the season champion after winning 7
events of the 24 that he entered. Bill
France

France delivered the $1000 and
4-foot high trophy to Flock at the end of the season, along with $3000
in prize money to other drivers who competed throughout the
season.[16]
At the end of the 1947 season, Bill
France

France announced that there would
be a series of meetings held at the
Streamline Hotel

Streamline Hotel in Florida,
beginning on December 14, 1947. At 1:00 pm,
France

France called to
order the 35 men who represented the NCSCC on the top floor of the
hotel. The meeting was the first of four seminars in which France
would outline his vision of an organized group of race car
drivers.[17] The name originally chosen for the series was National
Stock Car Racing Association; when it was pointed out that that name
was already in use by a rival sanctioning body, "National Association
for Stock Car Auto Racing", proposed by mechanic Red Vogt, was
selected as the organization's name.[18]
NASCAR

NASCAR was founded by William France, Sr., on February 21, 1948 with
the help of several other drivers of the time.[3] The points system
was written on a bar room napkin. The original plans for NASCAR
included three distinct divisions: Modified, Roadster, and Strictly
Stock. The Modified and Roadster classes were seen as more attractive
to fans. It turned out that
NASCAR

NASCAR fans wanted nothing to do with the
roadsters, which fans perceived as a Northeast or Midwest series. The
roadster division was quickly abandoned, while the modified division
now operates as the
NASCAR

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. The Strictly Stock
division was put on hold as American automobile manufacturers were
unable to produce family sedans quickly enough to keep up with
post-World War II demand.[19] The 1948 schedule featured 52 Modified
dirt track races. The sanctioning body hosted its first event at
Daytona Beach on February 15, 1948.
Red Byron

Red Byron beat
Marshall Teague

Marshall Teague in
the Modified division race. Byron won the 1948 national championship.
Things had changed dramatically by 1949, and the Strictly Stock
division was able to debut with a 20-mile (32 km) exhibition in
February near Miami.
The first
NASCAR

NASCAR "Strictly Stock" race ever was held at Charlotte
Speedway, although this is not the same track as the Charlotte Motor
Speedway that is a fixture on current
NASCAR

NASCAR schedule. The race was
held on June 19, 1949 and won by driver
Jim Roper when Glenn Dunaway
was disqualified after the discovery of his altered rear springs.
Initially, the cars were known as the "Strictly Stock Division" and
raced with virtually no modifications on the factory models. This
division was renamed the "Grand National" division beginning in the
1950 season. Over a period of more than a decade, modifications for
both safety and performance were allowed, and by the mid-1960s, the
vehicles were purpose-built race cars with a stock-appearing body.
Richard Petty's 1970 426 C.I.
Plymouth Superbird

Plymouth Superbird on display.
Early in NASCAR's history, foreign manufacturers had shown interest in
entering the series; the British car manufacturer, MG, found a few of
its vehicles entered, with some placing. For example, in August 16,
1963 in the International 200, Smokey Cook drove an MG to a 17th-place
finish.[20][21]
The first
NASCAR

NASCAR competition held outside of the U.S. 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, Ontario, near Niagara Falls.
Sanctioned series
Monster Energy

Monster Energy
NASCAR

NASCAR Cup Series
The start of the 2015 Daytona 500.
Main article:
Monster Energy

Monster Energy
NASCAR

NASCAR Cup Series
The
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series is the sport's highest level of
professional competition. It is consequently the most popular and most
profitable
NASCAR

NASCAR series. Since 2001, the Cup Series season has
consisted of 36 races over 10 months. Writers and fans often use "Cup"
to refer to the
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and the ambiguous use
of "NASCAR" as a synonym for the series is common. The 2017 Monster
Energy
NASCAR

NASCAR Cup Series Champion is Martin Truex, Jr.. Jimmie Johnson
won five consecutive Cup Series drivers' championships from 2006 to
2010. Previously, the most consecutive championships had been three in
a row by
Cale Yarborough

Cale Yarborough in the late 1970s, the only other time when a
driver has won three or more
NASCAR

NASCAR Cup Series championships in a row.
The Cup Series had its first title sponsor in 1972. R. J. Reynolds
Tobacco Company, which had been banned from television advertising,
found a popular and demographically suitable consumer base in NASCAR
fans and engaged
NASCAR

NASCAR as a promotional outlet. As a result of that
sponsorship, the Grand National Series became known as the Winston Cup
Series starting in 1971,[22] with a new points system and some
significant cash benefits to compete for championship points. In 1972,
the season was shortened from 48 races (including two on dirt tracks)
to 31.[22] 1972 is often acknowledged as the beginning of NASCAR's
"modern era". The next competitive level, called Late Model Sportsman,
gained the "Grand National" title passed down from the top division
and soon found a sponsor in Busch Beer.
Dale Earnhardt

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (bottom), and team in victory lane in 2004
In 2004,
Nextel Communications

Nextel Communications took over sponsorship of the premier
series from R. J. Reynolds, who had sponsored it as the Winston Cup
from 1972 until 2003, and formally renamed it the Nextel Cup Series. A
new championship points system, the "Chase for the Sprint Cup," was
also developed, which reset the point standings with ten races to go,
making only drivers in the top ten or within 400 points of the leader
eligible to win the championship. In 2007,
NASCAR

NASCAR announced it was
expanding "The Chase" from ten to twelve drivers, eliminating the
400-point cutoff, and giving a ten-point bonus to the top twelve
drivers for each of the races they have won out of the first 26. Wins
throughout the season would also be awarded five more points than in
previous seasons. In 2008, the premier series title name became the
Sprint Cup Series, as part of the merger between Nextel and Sprint.
In 2011,
NASCAR

NASCAR announced a number of major rules changes. The most
important was a simplified points system that is also being adopted by
the Nationwide and Truck Series. The winner of a race now receives 43
points, with one-point decrements for each subsequent position (42 for
second, 41 for third, and so on). The winner also receives 3 bonus
points, and single bonus points are awarded to all drivers who lead a
lap, plus the driver who leads the most laps. Another significant
change involves the qualifying process for the Chase. The number of
qualifying drivers will remain at 12, but only the top 10 will qualify
solely on regular-season points. The remaining two Chase drivers will
be the two drivers in the next 10 of the point standings (11th through
20th) with the most race wins in the regular season.
In 2014,
NASCAR

NASCAR announced another revamp to the Chase format,
expanding the Chase pool to 16 drivers, and eliminating four drivers
after every three races, leaving four drivers to compete for the
championship at the season finale at Homestead. In addition, wins were
given an increased emphasis, with the 16 drivers with the most wins
(15 if the points leader is winless; points leader will receive an
automatic berth) gaining a spot in the chase. If there are less than
16 winners, the remaining spots will be filled based on the
conventional points system.[23]
Monster Energy

Monster Energy became the title sponsor in 2017, which changed the
series' name to
Monster Energy

Monster Energy
NASCAR

NASCAR Cup Series.[24]
NASCAR

NASCAR
Xfinity

Xfinity Series
The Busch Series field following the pace car at the
O'Reilly 300

O'Reilly 300 at
Texas Motor Speedway

Texas Motor Speedway in 2007.
Main article:
NASCAR

NASCAR
Xfinity

Xfinity Series
The
NASCAR Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series is the second-highest level of professional
competition in NASCAR. The most recent series champion is William
Byron in 2017.
The modern incarnation of this series began in 1982, with sponsorship
by
Anheuser-Busch

Anheuser-Busch Brewing's
Budweiser

Budweiser brand. In 1984 it was renamed to
the Busch Grand National Series, then later just the Busch Series. The
Anheuser-Busch

Anheuser-Busch sponsorship expired at the end of 2007, being replaced
by
Nationwide Insurance

Nationwide Insurance from 2008–2014, and the series is now
sponsored by
Comcast

Comcast through its
Xfinity

Xfinity brand.[25]
The Nationwide Series at
Road America

Road America in 2011, using the Car of
Tomorrow design.
The season is usually a few races shorter than that of the Monster
Energy
NASCAR

NASCAR Cup Series, and the prize money is significantly lower.
However, over the last several years, a number of Cup Series drivers
have run both the
Xfinity

Xfinity and Cup Series events each weekend, using
the
Xfinity

Xfinity race as a warm-up to the Cup event at the same facility.
Furthermore, several drivers not only participated in both Cup and
Busch/Nationwide events in the same weekend but also began to compete
in both series on a full-time basis.
Kevin Harvick

Kevin Harvick was the first Cup
series driver to compete full-time in the Busch Series and win a
title, actually doing so twice; in 2001, he did this for Richard
Childress Racing but only did so out of necessity as Dale Earnhardt's
death forced him into the Cup series ahead of RCR's intended schedule
for him. His win in 2006, where he raced three separate cars for RCR
and his own race team, was the first of five consecutive titles in
NBS/NNS that were won by Cup series regulars.
The practice received criticism because it was thought to give the
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series teams an unfair advantage, and that
the presence of the Cup Series drivers squeezes out Nationwide Series
competitors who would otherwise be able to qualify. These dual-series
drivers have been labeled "Buschwhackers", a play on words which
combines the original series sponsor's name with the notion of being
bushwhacked. In May 2007, NNS director Joe Balash confirmed that
NASCAR

NASCAR was exploring options to deal with the Buschwhacker
controversy. One of the most often-cited proposals was for Cup Series
drivers participating in the Nationwide Series to receive no points
for their participation in a Nationwide race. In 2007,
NASCAR

NASCAR chairman
Brian France

Brian France indicated that all options, except an outright ban of Cup
competitors, were still being considered.[26] On January 11, 2011,
NASCAR.com reported that beginning with the 2011 season, drivers would
be allowed to compete for the championship in only one of NASCAR's
three national series in a given season, although they could continue
to run in multiple series.[27] This change was officially confirmed by
France

France in a press conference less than two weeks later, and has
remained in the
NASCAR

NASCAR rules ever since.[28]
Beginning in 2010, the Nationwide cars adapted somewhat to the current
"Car of Tomorrow" (or COT) design used by Cup cars, with different
bodies from the Cup Series.
In 2016, the Chase format was extended to both the
Xfinity

Xfinity and Truck
Series. Instead of the four-round, 10-race format used in the Cup
Series, the Chase in each of the two supporting series consists of
three rounds and seven races in all, with each preliminary round
consisting of three races. The
Xfinity

Xfinity Series Chase involves 12
drivers instead of the 16 participating in the Cup Series Chase. Four
drivers are eliminated at the end of each preliminary round of the
Chase in the
Xfinity

Xfinity Series, which also mirrors the Cup Series Chase.
This means that four drivers are eligible for the series title
entering the final race, as in the Cup Series.[29]
Camping World

Camping World Truck Series
Mike Skinner racing
Todd Bodine

Todd Bodine in the Texas Craftsman Truck Series
race.
Main article:
NASCAR

NASCAR
Camping World

Camping World Truck Series
The
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series features modified pickup trucks.
It is one of the three national divisions of NASCAR, together with the
NASCAR Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series and the
Monster Energy

Monster Energy
NASCAR

NASCAR Cup Series. The
most recent series champion is Christopher Bell in 2017; it was Bell's
first championship in the series.
In 1994,
NASCAR

NASCAR announced the formation of the
NASCAR

NASCAR SuperTruck
Series presented by Craftsman. The first series race followed in 1995.
In 1996, the series was renamed the
NASCAR

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series to
emphasize Craftsman's involvement. The series was first considered
something of an oddity or a "senior tour" for
NASCAR

NASCAR drivers, but
eventually grew in popularity and has seen drivers move straight to
the Cup Series without running a full season in
NASCAR

NASCAR
Xfinity

Xfinity Series
competition. These include
Kurt Busch

Kurt Busch and
Carl Edwards
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Carl Edwards (who both ran
for Roush Racing). In addition, veteran drivers who have had only
moderate success at the other two levels of the sport have revitalized
their careers in the truck series, including Ron Hornaday Jr., Todd
Bodine, Mike Skinner, and Johnny Benson.
Beginning in 2009, the series became the
Camping World

Camping World Truck
Series.[30]
As noted previously, the Chase format was extended to the Truck Series
in 2016. The format is identical to that used in the
Xfinity

Xfinity Series,
except that only eight drivers qualify for the Chase (instead of 12 in
the
Xfinity

Xfinity Series) and only two drivers are eliminated at the end of
each preliminary round (instead of four in the
Xfinity

Xfinity Series). As in
both the Cup Series and
Xfinity

Xfinity Series, four drivers are eligible for
the series title entering the final race.[29]
Pinty's Series
Main article:
NASCAR

NASCAR Pinty's Series
The
NASCAR Pinty's Series

NASCAR Pinty's Series is a
NASCAR

NASCAR racing series in Canada that
derives from the old
CASCAR

CASCAR Super Series (founded in 1981 and bought
out by
NASCAR

NASCAR in 2006). The new series has races through six of
Canada's provinces for a total of 13 events with TV coverage on TSN.
Many drivers are content running in Canada while others move up to
bigger
NASCAR

NASCAR series including
J. R. Fitzpatrick

J. R. Fitzpatrick and Andrew Ranger.
The cars are a bit different from the cars seen in America with more
of a street look with steel tube-framed silhouette bodies powered by
carbureted spec V8 engines.
PEAK Mexico Series
Main article:
NASCAR

NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series
In December 2006,
NASCAR

NASCAR also announced the creation of a new series
in Mexico, the
NASCAR

NASCAR Corona Series (now PEAK Mexico Series),
replacing the existing
Desafío Corona

Desafío Corona Series, to begin in 2007.[31]
Main article:
NASCAR Mexico
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NASCAR Mexico T4 Series
In 2004,
NASCAR

NASCAR also began to sanction a mini stock racing series in
Mexico, known as the Mexico T4 Series.
Whelen Euro Series
Main article:
NASCAR

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
In early 2012,
NASCAR

NASCAR announced that it would sanction the existing
European-based
Racecar Euro Series

Racecar Euro Series as a "
NASCAR

NASCAR Touring Series".[32]
On July 1, 2013, with partnership from
NASCAR

NASCAR Whelen Engineering, the
series was renamed the
NASCAR

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series.[33]
Regional racing series
Main article:
NASCAR

NASCAR Home Tracks
In addition to the six main national series,
NASCAR

NASCAR operates several
other racing divisions.[34][35]
Whelen All-American Series
Main article: Whelen All-American Series
Many local race tracks across the United States and Canada run under
the
Whelen All-American Series

Whelen All-American Series banner, where local drivers are
compared against each other in a formula where the best local track
champion of the nation wins the Whelen All-American Weekly Series
National Championship. The Whelen All-American series is split into
four car divisions as well as state and track championships
separately. Each division champion receives a point-fund money payout
and even more goes to the National champion (driver with most points
out of the four division winners). The
Whelen All-American Series

Whelen All-American Series is
the base for stock car racing, developing
NASCAR

NASCAR names such as Clint
Bowyer, Jimmy Spencer, Tony Stewart, the Bodine brothers, and many
others along the way.[36]
Whelen Modified Tour
Main article:
NASCAR

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
The Whelen Modified Tour races open-wheel "modified" cars in Northern
and Southern divisions. This is NASCAR's oldest division, and the
modern division has been operating since 1985 as the Winston Modified
Series and later in 1994 as the Featherlite Trailers Modified Series.
K&N Pro Series
Main articles:
NASCAR

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and
NASCAR

NASCAR K&N Pro
Series West
The K&N Pro Series, which consists of East and West divisions,
race pro-stock cars that are similar to older Nationwide Series cars,
although they are less powerful. The east division was originally
divided into the Busch North series, which raced in Northeastern
states, and the Busch East Series, which raced throughout Southeastern
and Mid-Atlantic states. The west division was originally known as the
Winston West Series and raced throughout Southwestern and Coastal
Pacific states. In 2008, the series came together in east and west
divisions under sponsorship from
Camping World

Camping World as the Camping World
Series. K&N Filters took over the sponsorship in 2010.
AutoZone Elite and other divisions
Main articles:
NASCAR

NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Southeast Series;
NASCAR

NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Northwest Series;
NASCAR

NASCAR AutoZone
Elite Division, Southwest Series; and
NASCAR

NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division,
Midwest Series
In the past,
NASCAR

NASCAR also sanctioned the AutoZone Elite Division, which
raced late-model cars that were lighter and less powerful than Cup
Series cars, and was originally split into four divisions: Northwest,
Southwest, Southeast, and Midwest. At the end of 2005, NASCAR
announced that the AutoZone Elite Division would be discontinued after
the 2006 season due to having trouble securing NASCAR-sanctioned
tracks to successfully host AutoZone Elite Division events, plus
escalating costs of competing and downsizing of the Division in recent
years. In 2003,
NASCAR

NASCAR standardized 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. The top 15 (Grand National) or 10 (AutoZone Elite) in each
series will race in a one-race playoff, called the
NASCAR

NASCAR Toyota
All-Star Showdown, to determine the annual AutoZone Elite and Grand
National champions. This event has been hosted at Irwindale Speedway
in California since its inception.
Many drivers move up through the series before reaching the Monster
Energy
NASCAR

NASCAR Cup Series. In 2002, over 9,000 drivers had licenses
from
NASCAR

NASCAR to race at all levels.
The winners of the All-American Series National Championship, the
K&N Pro Series East and West championships, the two Whelen
Modified and Grand National Divisions, and the three national series
are invited to Las Vegas in December to participate in Champions Week
ceremonies.
NASCAR

NASCAR iRacing.com Series
In 2010,
NASCAR

NASCAR officially sanctioned its first sim racing series,
partnering with iRacing.com to form the
NASCAR

NASCAR iRacing.com Series.
This sim racing series is made of up of five "Amateur Series"
divisions, the
NASCAR

NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series, and the NASCAR
iRacing.com World Championship Series. Each year, the champion of the
NASCAR

NASCAR iRacing.com World Championship Series is invited to NASCAR's
Championship Weekend at
Homestead-Miami Speedway

Homestead-Miami Speedway to receive their
prize money and championship at the track.
Driver safety
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2008
Dodge Charger

Dodge Charger "Car of Tomorrow", driven by Kurt Busch
Main articles: Safety in NASCAR, Death of Dale Earnhardt, and Car of
Tomorrow
Although
NASCAR

NASCAR frequently publicizes the safety measures it mandates
for drivers, these features are often only adopted long after they
were initially developed, and only in response to an injury or
fatality. The impact-absorbing "SAFER Barrier" that is now in use had
been proposed by legendary mechanic
Smokey Yunick during the 1970s,
but his idea had been dismissed as too expensive and unnecessary. Only
after the deaths of Adam Petty,
Kenny Irwin

Kenny Irwin and Tony Roper in 2000,
and
Dale Earnhardt

Dale Earnhardt in 2001 did
NASCAR

NASCAR revisit the idea of decreasing
the
G-forces

G-forces a driver sustained during a crash. Other examples of
available safety features that were slow to be implemented include the
mandating of a throttle "kill switch". The "kill switch" was mandated
after the death of Adam Petty, along with the requirements of an
anti-spill bladder in fuel cells. Fire-retardant driver suits were
required only after the death of Glen "Fireball" Roberts, who died
from complications of burns suffered in a crash when flames engulfed
his car during a Charlotte race.[37]
Dale Earnhardt

Dale Earnhardt was killed after
he received massive head and neck trauma from a hard crash in the 2001
Daytona 500. Earnhardt's death prompted
NASCAR

NASCAR to require all drivers
to use the "HANS device" (Head And Neck Support Device), a device that
keeps the driver's neck from going forward in a wreck. In the
mid-2000s,
NASCAR

NASCAR redesigned the racing vehicle with safety
improvements, calling it the Car of Tomorrow. The car has a higher
roof, wider cockpit, and the driver seat was located more toward the
center of the vehicle.
Criticism
Main article: Criticism of NASCAR
NASCAR

NASCAR has been the target of criticism on various topics from various
sources. Some critics note the significant differences between today's
NASCAR

NASCAR vehicles and true "stock" cars.[38] Others frequently cite the
dominance of the
France

France family in NASCAR's business structure,
policies, and decision making. Recently, the increased number of Cup
drivers competing consistently in the
Xfinity

Xfinity Series races has been
hotly debated. Another general area of criticism, not only of NASCAR
but other motorsports as well, includes questions about fuel
consumption,[39] emissions and pollution, and the use of lead
additives in the gasoline. Originally scheduled for 2008, NASCAR
adopted the use of unleaded fuel in all three of its top series in
2007.[40] In 2011,
NASCAR

NASCAR switched to E15 "green" fuel (15% ethanol
and 85% gasoline) for all three touring series.[41] As
NASCAR

NASCAR has made
moves to improve its national appeal, it has begun racing at new
tracks, and ceased racing at some traditional ones – a sore
spot for the traditional fan base. Most recently,
NASCAR

NASCAR has been
challenged on the types and frequency of caution flags, with some
critics[42][43][44] suggesting the outcome of races is being
manipulated, and that the intention is not safety, as
NASCAR

NASCAR claims,
but closer racing. There have been a few accidents involving fans
during races and even some off the tracks, but no spectator has ever
been killed during a race in an accident relating to the
race,[45][46][47] although a fan was killed by a lightning strike in
2012 after the
2012 Pennsylvania 400

2012 Pennsylvania 400 at Pocono was called short due to
the storm.[48] It was revealed in 2008 that a wrongful death lawsuit
against
NASCAR

NASCAR stemming from the crash of a company plane was settled
for $2.4 million.[49][50]
Global expansion
In 2006,
Toyota

Toyota announced they would be joining NASCAR's ranks.[51]
Toyota

Toyota generated early success winning several races off performances
from
Denny Hamlin

Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch.[52] Other foreign manufactures are
looking to jump in the mix of NASCAR.
Honda

Honda is speculated to be
interested in joining the
NASCAR

NASCAR ranks in the near future.[51] The
increase in foreign competition is expected to raise the price of
putting a car on the track.[51]
Another topic on the
NASCAR

NASCAR circuit is the increase in foreign born
drivers and the effects they may have on the future of
NASCAR.[citation needed] Juan Pablo Montoya, Patrick Carpentier, and
Dario Franchitti

Dario Franchitti are among the foreign-born big names who have crossed
over from
Formula One

Formula One and the
Indy racing

Indy racing circuit.[53] These drivers
have made an impact on
NASCAR

NASCAR not only by winning races and dominating
road courses, but by expanding NASCAR's point of view.[52]
NASCAR

NASCAR included a race at the Mexican road course Autódromo Hermanos
Rodríguez in the Nationwide Series schedule from 2005 through 2008,
as well as a race in Montreal, Canada at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
from 2007 through 2012, with the
Camping World

Camping World Truck Series adding a
date at
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in 2013. There has been talk of
possible expansion with exhibition races in Japan and a return to
Canada.[54]
Expanding into international markets could increase NASCAR's
popularity and allow foreign sponsors and manufactures to get involved
in the sport.[citation needed] Some think this could be a very
positive move for NASCAR, which has seen its television ratings drop
21 percent between 2005 and 2007.[55] During the same 2-year period,
NASCAR

NASCAR also saw the greatest drop in tickets prices observed in over a
decade.[55] In 2010,
NASCAR

NASCAR saw television ratings drop 10% from the
year before, which was down 33% off its peak in 2005.[56] Some think
that an increase in international diversity would translate into
growth and generate greater opportunities for
NASCAR

NASCAR fans.[53]
NASCAR.com
In October 2000,
Turner Sports

Turner Sports acquired the digital rights to NASCAR,
and subsequently took over its website, which features news,
information, and interactive features (such as RaceView and RaceBuddy)
surrounding its series. While
NASCAR

NASCAR had extended Turner's contract to
operate the site through 2016, the association announced in January
2012 that it would take operation of the site back in-house in 2013.
As a result, a new NASCAR.com was launched on January 3, 2013, which
features a multimedia-oriented design enhanced to provide a higher
level of fan interaction, and provide an improved second screen
experience for viewers on mobile devices.[57][58]
Subsidiaries and 'sister' organizations
NASCAR

NASCAR Digital Media
NASCAR Digital Media is a television production company located in
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. The company is a subsidiary
of
NASCAR

NASCAR and produces programs designed to promote the sport of
professional stock car racing. It also manages the
NASCAR

NASCAR website.[59]
International Speedway Corporation
While not officially connected to NASCAR, International Speedway
Corporation (ISC) was founded by
Bill France Sr.

Bill France Sr. in 1953 to construct
and manage tracks that
NASCAR

NASCAR holds competitions at. Since several
members of the
France

France family are executives at ISC, it is sometimes
the subject of antitrust lawsuits.[60]
Grand-Am
The
Grand American Road Racing Association

Grand American Road Racing Association (Grand-Am) was a
sanctioning body of sports car racing. While it was founded
independently of
NASCAR

NASCAR by several members of the
France

France family,
NASCAR

NASCAR took over Grand-Am, but allows it to operate autonomously. The
series merged with the
American Le Mans Series

American Le Mans Series in 2014 to form the
United SportsCar Championship.
Education
NASCAR

NASCAR Technical Institute located in Mooresville, North Carolina, is
the country's first technical training school to combine a complete
automotive technology program and a NASCAR-specific motor sports
program, and is the exclusive educational partner of NASCAR.
NASCAR Kinetics was established in 2009 with the mission of connecting
college students nationwide to NASCAR, and mentored its last round of
students in 2013.
NASCAR

NASCAR in culture
Movies about
NASCAR

NASCAR racing include
Days of Thunder

Days of Thunder (1990), Herbie:
Fully Loaded (2005), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
(2006), and
Logan Lucky (2017).
NASCAR

NASCAR drivers have made appearances in many television series, and TV
movies including The Cleveland
Show[better source needed][61] Sullivan & Son, Last Man
Standing.[better source needed][62]
See also
NASCAR

NASCAR portal
Book: NASCAR
Book:
Auto racing

Auto racing in North America
Criticism of NASCAR
NASCAR

NASCAR rules and regulations
NASCAR

NASCAR lore
List of
NASCAR

NASCAR champions
List of
NASCAR

NASCAR drivers
List of
NASCAR

NASCAR race tracks
List of
NASCAR

NASCAR seasons
List of
NASCAR

NASCAR series
List of
NASCAR

NASCAR teams
List of NASCAR drivers who have won in each of top three series
Closest
NASCAR

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series finishes
NASCAR

NASCAR dad
NASCAR

NASCAR Hall of Fame
NASCAR

NASCAR Rookie of the Year
NASCAR

NASCAR Video Games
NASCAR

NASCAR Angels
NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers
List of foreign-born
NASCAR

NASCAR race winners
NASCAR

NASCAR in Australia
Notes
Note 1: The largest
NASCAR

NASCAR tracks can accommodate upwards of 190,000
people in the stands and infield, far larger than any non-motorsport
venue in North America.
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