The American Stock Car

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From the early cars that rolled out of dealer showrooms and family garages straight onto the track, to the highly customized, handbuilt racers of today, The American Stock Car traces the evolution of the cars that are the cornerstone of this uniquely American form of motorsport. For more than a half-century, stock cars have raced around oval tracks, both dirt and paved, providing an exciting spectacle that has become one of America's most popular sports. The story of the stock car in America is tightly linked with the growth and development of the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing, or NASCAR, the product of founder Bill France's vision to create a unified sport that would benefit the racers, fans, and sponsors. The rules of NASCAR have been the primary catalyst of change in stock cars, either by forcing compliance or by inspiring creative rule bending. All aspects of the stock car—safety devices, engine displacements and configurations, chassis construction and body shapehave matured under the watchful eye of NASCAR. Author William Burt explains these changes and shows how the strictly stock cars of the early years were modified little by little, eventually becoming stock cars in name only. Follow the battles between Detroit's big manufacturers and relive the incredible feats of stock car racing's greatest cars and drivers in this comprehensive look at the history of The American Stock Car.

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