Whats stock in todays race car?Should they change the name?

Question

The real Question is should they change the name!!!!

Answer 1

The front and rear bumpers, hood, and rear deck lid are all considered "stock." In addition, the body lines are closely related to the stock body.

What are they going to change the name to- National Association of Purpose Built Semi-Stock Car Automobile Racing? That's going to make the acronym a little more difficult to pronouce.

Answer 2

The engine blocks and heads have to be made by the
manufacture. The can't change the location of the oil lines
or the journals for the crank, cam or the location of the valves.
Also the engine block and heads have to meet a height
requirement. Other than that, just about anything goes.
And as for a name change, no. It's just a name to represent
what NASCAR came from. The changes to the cars have
been made to make the cars safer to drive and for parity
between makes of cars. And yes it is becoming more like
IROC racing. LOL, I answered this before you asked that
question.

Answer 3

In order to prevent lawsuits from people who suddenly realize that hey! That car isn't stock! NASCAR requires that every car have a small metal canister, about 1" by 3", welded to the rollcage near the right-side window. This canister has a removable lid and during the race must be filled with several tablespoons of beef or chicken broth, also known as "stock." Thus the cars are "stock cars" in the same way that trucks carrying milk are "milk trucks."

During the prerace and postrace inspections, an official is required to taste a small sample of each car's stock. This is because clever crew chiefs have been known to substitute colored water, soy sauce, or even Worcestershire. Jeff Hammond now admits that Darrell Waltrip won one of his championships with a canister loaded with Angostura bitters.

Answer 4

Nothing Stock about them although they resemble a Stock Production available to the public Car. They were Stock Cars when Nascar was formed Wheels-Tires-Bumpers-Glass Winshields-and so forth but the Sport has evolved for what the fans wanted and the drivers needed.--Speed & Safety. All Sports Evolve in some form Basketball went from Peach Baskets to 3 point shots and Players 7 feet tall- Football was played for years with no Forward passing allowed only a running game and on and on and on..................

Answer 5

There is absolutely nothing stock on a Nascar cup car but fans know what a stock car is just like football fans know that footballs are passed with hands and caught with hands, arms and bodies. No need to call them foot/hand/arm/bodyballs.

No need to change the name stock car

Answer 6

"Stock" is the racing classification of the car. It means that the car has naturally aspirated engines (carbruators), fenders, and spark plugs. Being "Stock" in racing has little to do with what is "stock" from the manufacturer.

Answer 7

From what I was told before, only thing stock is the actual production engine block. I may be wrong.

Answer 8

No they shouldn't change the name! You are probably the same person that whines like Tony and Denny everytime Nascar makes a change and now you are wanting to change the name..................GET OVER IT!

Answer 9

...The distributor is in the stock location and the firing orders are the same as stock engines. Other than that I don't know.

...NASCAR ignition system rules require that the distributor be mounted in the stock location and maintain the same firing order as a factory produced engine. All ignition system equipment and wiring must be mounted to the driver's right.

Answer 10

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