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.
Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly and most prominently in the United States and Canada, with New Zealand, Australia, Mexico, Great Britain and Brazil also having forms of stock car auto racing. Traditionally, races are run on oval tracks measuring approximately 0.25 to 2.66 miles. The world's largest governing body for stock car racing is the American NASCAR, and its NASCAR Cup Series is the premier top level series of professional stock car racing. Top level races typically range between 200 to 600 miles in length. The cars were originally production models, but are now highly modified.
Kerry Dale Earnhardt is a former NASCAR driver and the elder son of seven-time Winston Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt. He is the half-brother of former Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. He was employed by Dale Earnhardt, Inc. as a consultant, specializing in driver development, until 2011. His younger son, Jeffrey Earnhardt, began racing for DEI in 2007, and currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series. Kerry is known for his physical similarity to his father.
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.
Michael "Mike" Joseph Harmon is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 74 Chevrolet Camaro for Mike Harmon Racing. In the past, he drove in the NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro Series, finishing 8th in points in 1997.
Donnie Neuenberger is an American professional stock car racing driver. Neuenberger is a cancer survivor. During the 2004 season, he was diagnosed after nerves were pinched by the tumor during a race.
Norm Benning Jr. is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, driving the No. 6 Chevrolet Silverado for Norm Benning Racing. He also works as a driver analyst for TheRacingExperts.com.
David Starr is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 53 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE for Rick Ware Racing. He has also raced in the Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series, the latter in which he is a four-time race winner.
The Baptist Health 200 is an annual 200-mile (321.869 km) NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series race held at the Homestead–Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. The race began as a 250-mile race in 1996, but beginning with the 2002 season, the race was shortened by 50 miles.
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 2003:
The following NASCAR national series were held in 2001:
A "late model car" is a car which has been recently designed or manufactured, often the latest model. The term is broadly used in car racing, and often appears in common use, as in: "The officer was driving an unmarked, late model sedan."
The following NASCAR national series were held in 2012:
The following NASCAR national series were sanctioned in 2013:
Jason Rudd is an American former professional stock car racing driver. Last racing for Means Racing in the NASCAR Busch Series, Rudd never ran a full-time season. He is the nephew of former NASCAR Cup Series driver Ricky Rudd.