Does a NASCAR car actually have ANY stock manufacturer parts in it? Or is a Ford or Chevy just a name?

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Nascar often post the manufacturers position during a race. But since the cars are tube framed and thin sheet metal, is a Ford or Chevy or Dodge actually a Ford, Chevy or a Dodge? Are the engines or transmissions maufacturers parts? I know that NASCAR stands for "stock car" and in the past the cars realy were stock cars but is that at all true today?

Answer 1

Nascar cars today have few stock parts. Stock engine blocks are used and that about where stock ends. Stock heads and engine blocks are modified almost beyond belief. The frame is built to nascar specs........Stock cars are unibody and have no frame now. None of the suspension parts are available in the showroom. U ain't getting no 700 hp V8 off yer local Chevy, Ford, Dodge, Toyota showroom. No stock transmissions or rear ends on the track. Matter of fact most of the stock versions of Nascar cars are front wheel drive these days. Nascar smart enuf to retain rear wheel drive. Hood, roof,rear deck and fenders must look brand speficic but also must conform to Nascar profile. If you want to see cars race off the showroom floor go to your local short track. Watch the "Late Model" stock cars run. Another class U might like is "Street Stock" There will be some suspension and some tranny and rear end changes there too but it will be WAY closer to what you can buy and drive. I got a very nasty 350 4 bolt main Chevy smallblock in the 1 ton PU it came in in 1971. It been tweaked a bit over the yrs. Makes 326 HP on unleaded regular gas on it's best day. Stock Dana rear end and 4 spd Muncie. Ya, low geared........top end about 124mph. Newer is not necessarily better. GVW around 4,400 empty. Makes some Camaros and Firebirds and 'Stangs look pretty silly at stoplights. I don't suppose U seen any of them pull 8,000 lb off the back bumper at 80mph? Not the fastest car I ever had.....................It's a freaking PU truck! Don't expect to see a Nascar racer on the road. I hear they only turn left! I had some fast street cars...........1964 Olds Dynamic 88 .........stock 394 cu in........4 spd hydramatic.........Positrack rear end. Do like 136mph 6 yrs old. Get a feel for rear wheel drive cars. Drive one if you can find one. Wimpy fwd cars these days Just don't compare. That why Nascar put a frame under them. OK, Nascar teams put big bucks into a 700 hp 9,000 rpm 200 mph car. My HS Hotrod would do 154 mph, Made 415 Hp, at 7,200 rpm. Year? 1965. Blow the doors off a new GTO. Had $3,000 in the car. Street legal. 1/4 mi ET..........10.4 sec. For my sins that was a ford. Radically modified. blew several clutches. Hp exacts it's price.

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Does a NASCAR car actually have ANY stock manufacturer parts in it? Or is a Ford or Chevy just a name?
Nascar often post the manufacturers position during a race. But since the cars are tube framed and thin sheet metal, is a Ford or Chevy or Dodge actually a Ford, Chevy or a Dodge? Are the engines or transmissions maufacturers parts? I know that NASCAR stands for "stock car" and in the...

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Not really that much difference. Everything is to NASCAR's specifications so there isn't much room for the best and the worst, there's pretty much an equality across the board. Some teams get more money spent on their cars because of success or sponsership money and get special attention to make sure they're in top condition. But that happens between different cars owned by the same owner, and there isn't a huge difference there either. With the diferent manufacturers, there isn't usually that much of a difference other than like with teams. Toyota is the newest manufacture and will take a while to gain recognition needed to get more money needed to have better cars and more importantly better drivers. Same with Dodge a few years ago, they were awful for a couple years and are starting to hold their own every week. So, I really don't see that big of a difference across the board. A little better treatment of equipment, but the driver is the biggest thing. And the difference will be even more magnified as the COT's are even more equal than the cars before.

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Used Nascar Parts

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The shape of the nose and the tail are distinct to each manufacturer (within the stock templates that NASCAR has). The power plants (ei engines) are also different for each manufacturer.
The suspensions, chassis,rear ends, transmissions and all the rest are specific racing parts and interchangeable between the manufacturers cars. For instance, a Richmond or Jericho transmission will fit in any of the cars racing...

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The only thing stock on it is the engine block, which is supplied by the individual manufacturers. Other parts are supplied by the manufactor but the are race specific parts. Most people think that Hendrick or RCR or Yates builds their own blocks, but they are a stock part that you and I could go buy. They race teams motor departments buy racing parts for and build the rest of the engine.

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Answer 10

No, not really. They may use the same bolts in certain places, or something, but other than something small and unnoticable, Nope!

Oh, I got it. They both have a functioning trunk!