The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock-car racing. The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948, and his son, Jim France, has been the CEO since August 6, 2018. The company is headquartered in Daytona Beach, Florida. Each year, NASCAR sanctions over 1,500 races at over 100 tracks in 48 US states as well as in Canada, Mexico, and Europe.
The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's "minor league" circuit, and is considered a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organization's top level circuit, the NASCAR Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a support race on the day prior to a Cup Series event scheduled for that weekend.
The NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, and is the only series in all of NASCAR to race modified production pickup trucks. The series is one of three national divisions of NASCAR, ranking as the third tier behind the second-tier NASCAR Xfinity Series and the top level NASCAR Cup Series. Camping World was the title sponsor from 2009 to 2018; it replaced Craftsman, which served in that role from 1996 through 2008.
Homestead–Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the IndyCar Series, the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series, and the Championship Cup Series.
Timothy Fedewa is a NASCAR driver and son of former race car driver Butch Fedewa. Fedewa is a spotter in the NASCAR Cup Series and currently spots for Kevin Harvick in the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford.
Fairgrounds Speedway is a motorsport racetrack located at the Nashville Fairgrounds near downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The track is the oldest continually operating track in the United States. The track held NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup Series races from 1958 to 1984.
There were three NASCAR national series in 2007:
Jennifer Jo Cobb is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. She currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, driving the No. 0 and 10 Chevrolet Silverado for Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing, and part-time in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving the No. 1 Ford Mustang for Alex Caffi Motorsport in the Elite 1 class and the No. 10 Chevrolet Camaro for Racing-Total in the Elite 2 class.
The following NASCAR national series were held in 2005:
The following NASCAR national series were held in 2004:
The following NASCAR national series were held in 2003:
The following NASCAR national series were held in 2002:
There were three NASCAR national series in 2010:
Scott Gaylord is an American race car driver. He has competed in four NASCAR Winston Cup Series races, all at Sears Point Raceway, most recently in 1996. He has been a long time competitor in the NASCAR Camping World West Series. Many of his starts in NASCAR's highest levels have been on the West Coast of the United States and on road courses.
The following NASCAR national series were held in 2012:
Mike Chase is an American former stock car racing driver. Winner of the 1994 series championship in the NASCAR Winston West Series, he has also competed in the Winston Cup Series, Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series and currently works for Penske Racing as a crewman.
The following NASCAR national series were sanctioned in 2013:
In 2014, NASCAR sanctioned three national series, and five touring series.