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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The organization made the transition to stock cars in 2005.
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Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2025
As a result, the real impact of these tariffs on stock car racing remains to be seen.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
Essentially, if it’s got four wheels, a stock car body, and runs under NASCAR’s umbrella, Phelps now has his hands on it.
—Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, what tempered some of Legge’s disappointment afterward was the reaction that so many people had to her racing as the first woman in stock cars’ premier series since Danica Patrick in 2018.
—Don Riddell, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
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Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2025
As a result, the real impact of these tariffs on stock car racing remains to be seen.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
Essentially, if it’s got four wheels, a stock car body, and runs under NASCAR’s umbrella, Phelps now has his hands on it.
—Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, what tempered some of Legge’s disappointment afterward was the reaction that so many people had to her racing as the first woman in stock cars’ premier series since Danica Patrick in 2018.
—Don Riddell, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Stock car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20car. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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