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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From midgets to Indy cars, from sprint cars to stock cars, Stewart was at home behind the wheel.
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Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2026
The dates appear to align with the 2013 Quaker State 400, a NASCAR stock car race at the Kentucky Speedway in Sparta that was run on June 30, 2013, after being delayed due to rain.
—Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Feb. 2026
The Zilisch bandwagon has been a runaway train ever since, except no one in the family ever thought it would be headed toward stock cars.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
But the Cup rookie does not have your typical stock car pedigree.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
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Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2026
The dates appear to align with the 2013 Quaker State 400, a NASCAR stock car race at the Kentucky Speedway in Sparta that was run on June 30, 2013, after being delayed due to rain.
—Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Feb. 2026
The Zilisch bandwagon has been a runaway train ever since, except no one in the family ever thought it would be headed toward stock cars.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
But the Cup rookie does not have your typical stock car pedigree.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Stock car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20car. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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