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National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the NEXTEL Cup, the Busch Series and the Craftsman Truck Series. It also oversees NASCAR Regional Racing, the Whelen Modified Tour, and the Whelen All-American Series. NASCAR sanctions over 1,500 races at over 100 tracks in 39 states, Canada, and Mexico. From 1996 to 1998, NASCAR held exhibition races in Japan, and an exhibition race in Australia in 1988. NASCAR's headquarters are located in Daytona Beach, Florida, although it also maintains offices in four North Carolina cities: Charlotte, Mooresville, Concord, and Conover as well as New York City, Los Angeles, California; Arkansas, and international offices in Mexico City and Toronto, Ontario. NASCAR and the Universal Technical Institute (UTI) cooperated and opened a technical school in North Carolina called NASCAR Technical Institute, where aspiring students train to be NASCAR mechanics. |
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NASCAR made major changes in its structure in
the early 1970s. The top series found sponsorship from R.J. Reynolds
Tobacco Company (RJR) (tobacco companies had been banned from television
advertising and were looking for a promotional outlet). The "Winston
Cup" (begun in 1971) became the top competitive series, with
a new points system and some significant cash benefits to compete
for championship points. The next division down, called Late Model
Sportsman, gained the "Grand National" title passed down
from the top division and soon found a sponsor in Busch Beer. In
the mid-1970s some races began to get partial television coverage,
frequently on the ABC sports variety show Wide World of Sports. |
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