The Evolution of Stock Car to Race Car: Seven generations of NASCAR race cars explained

The spotlight shines on all seven generations of NASCAR race cars as we explain why every version is special and how innovation made each generation great.

The NASCAR race cars in the 1950s and '60s were truly stock cars. The evolution of the car took on many forms through the years to bring us to where we are now with the sophisticated Next Gen race car.

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