nascar

nascar — noun

1. the US body that governs professional stock car racing, a motorsport where stand

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Definition

the US body that governs professional stock car racing, a motorsport where standard road vehicles get rebuilt for high-speed competition on oval tracks

Example

Yan's father subscribes to NASCAR's official streaming channel to watch every race.

collocation: NASCAR race / NASCAR team

NASCAR official Christopher announced new safety rules at the Daytona Beach inspection center before the season started.

subject is the organization itself, implying regulatory authority

Common collocations
  • NASCAR race
  • NASCAR team
  • NASCAR driver
  • NASCAR event
  • NASCAR season
  • NASCAR championship
  • NASCAR track

Usage Note

NASCAR is a proper noun and is always capitalized. It can be used attributively before nouns such as 'race', 'driver', 'team', or 'event' to describe things related to the organization or the sport it governs.

Common Mistakes

I watch NASCAR race every week.
I watch a NASCAR race every week.' or 'I watch NASCAR every week.
when used attributively with a countable noun, an article is needed; 'NASCAR' alone can refer to the sport itself.
Nascar is popular in the southern US.
NASCAR is popular in the southern US.
the name is conventionally written in all capital letters.

Synonym discussion

Sense: noun/1

NASCAR, FIA, IndyCar, and Formula One all refer to organizations or series that govern motorsport, but they differ in vehicle type, geography, and track style. NASCAR manages stock car racing in the US using modified production cars on oval tracks. The FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile) is the global governing body for motorsport, overseeing Formula One and World Rally Championship among others. IndyCar is a US-based open-wheel series where cars have exposed wheels and race on a mix of oval and road courses. Formula One is the premier international open-wheel championship with cutting-edge engineering, road-style circuits, and a global calendar. For example, a NASCAR driver races a heavy sedan-like car on a banked oval at Daytona, while a Formula One driver races a lightweight open-wheel car on the street circuit in Monaco.

FIAIndyCarFormula One

Common collocations

Nouns

Phrases

  • NASCAR race
  • NASCAR team
  • NASCAR driver
  • NASCAR championship

Prepositions

  • in NASCAR
  • at a NASCAR event
  • for a NASCAR team

Etymology

English

NASCAR is an acronym coined in 1948 when the organization was founded by Bill France Sr. in Daytona Beach, Florida. The letters stand for National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, where 'stock car' originally meant a standard factory car that had been modified for racing. The name was chosen to emphasize that the cars raced were based on ordinary production vehicles, unlike the specialized open-wheel cars used in other racing series.