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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That race is considered a key development for NASCAR as part of an initiative to bring high-level stock car racing to major metropolitan markets, as opposed to the majority of its tracks, which are located in less populated areas.
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Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 18 June 2025
The 44-year-old driver has switched to part-time racing in the stock car series.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
The North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame is a small museum in Mooresville devoted to motorsports history, from drag racing to stock cars, at 119 Knob Hill Road off Interstate 77 at Exit 36.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2025
Though Muniz has had great success racing stock cars and trucks in competitive tournaments like the ARCA Menards Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series, he's recently fallen on hard times.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 18 June 2025
The 44-year-old driver has switched to part-time racing in the stock car series.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
The North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame is a small museum in Mooresville devoted to motorsports history, from drag racing to stock cars, at 119 Knob Hill Road off Interstate 77 at Exit 36.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2025
Though Muniz has had great success racing stock cars and trucks in competitive tournaments like the ARCA Menards Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series, he's recently fallen on hard times.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Stock car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20car. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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