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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In the heart of Uptown Charlotte sits a 150,000-square-foot tribute to America’s most popular motorsport — a place where visitors can climb behind the wheel of a racing simulator, test their skills as a pit crew member and walk among the legendary machines that defined stock car racing history.
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Bill Bootz, Charlotte Observer, 12 Jan. 2026
There, more than 10,000 stock cars per year dropped off hundreds of thousands of cattle, hogs, sheep, horses and mules.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Phelps was also lauded for expanding NASCAR's international footprint, securing long-term media rights and charter agreements, and building a leadership team that is focused on building the future of stock car racing with fan experience at its core.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Jan. 2026
Phelps also was lauded for expanding NASCAR’s international footprint, securing long-term media rights and charter agreements and building a leadership team that is focused on building the future of stock car racing with fan experience at its core.
—Jenna Fryer, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
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Bill Bootz, Charlotte Observer, 12 Jan. 2026
There, more than 10,000 stock cars per year dropped off hundreds of thousands of cattle, hogs, sheep, horses and mules.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Phelps was also lauded for expanding NASCAR's international footprint, securing long-term media rights and charter agreements, and building a leadership team that is focused on building the future of stock car racing with fan experience at its core.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Jan. 2026
Phelps also was lauded for expanding NASCAR’s international footprint, securing long-term media rights and charter agreements and building a leadership team that is focused on building the future of stock car racing with fan experience at its core.
—Jenna Fryer, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Stock car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20car. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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