stock car

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Recent Examples of stock car Martinsville Speedway opened in 1947 and has hosted NASCAR Cup Series races since the premier stock car racing series began in 1948. Since 1964, the winning driver at Martinsville Speedway has been given a full-sized grandfather clock as the trophy for their victory. Bruce Martin, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Announced by Anheuser-Busch, Budweiser will sponsor Dale Earnhardt Jr. in a select series of grassroots late-model stock car races over the next year, bringing back a celebrated alliance that first began during Earnhardt Jr.'s NASCAR career from 1999 to 2007. Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024 As the plaintiffs tell it, NASCAR has too much control over premier stock racing series and abuses that control to suppress competition and curtail economic opportunities for stock car racing teams and potential rivals. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2024 Andretti is the son of racing legend Mario Andretti, 84, who won an F1 driver’s championship in 1978, the 1969 Indianapolis 500 and the Dayton 500 stock car race in 1967. Bill Koenig, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stock car 
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Noun
  • During his tenure, Dodge reestablished itself as a quintessential American muscle car brand.
    Michael Wayland, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Classic car enthusiasts could pick up one of these conversion kits to transform a vintage muscle car or truck into a battery-electric vehicle.
    Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Seville, Deville, Eldorado, Fleetwood — the names of the brand’s land yachts are legendary, having graced generation after generation of enormous, sybaritic sedans, coupes, and convertibles across the span of the 20th Century.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2024
  • For decades, the full-size luxury sedan—functionally land yachts loaded with creature comforts—was the pinnacle of American carmaking.
    Patrick George, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • For two decades, Charger and Challenger sports cars were on sale alongside the Durango, a family-sized sport utility vehcile (SUV).
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • High-speed driving is also commendable—even with velocities approaching 90 mph on some of the open stretches (the speed limit on I-80 is 80 mph in Nevada!), the MVP still has plenty of power in reserve, and the chassis is as stable as a sports car.
    Michael Harley, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024

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“Stock car.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stock%20car. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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