'''NASCAR''' is an [[acronym]] that stands for '''National Association for Stock Car Automobile Racing''', a sanctioning body for stock [[car]] racing in [[United States of America|America]] ranging all the way from local dirt track racing on up to the national Sprint Cup Series (as of the 2008 season, formerly the Winston Cup, and more recently, the Nextel Cup). NASCAR is currently developing the Sprint Cup Series into a major American [[sport]], along with taking their brand international with their second-tier series, the Nationwide Series (formerly the Busch Series). NASCAR still has strong roots in the American Southeast, which is its primary fanbase, but it is now considered a staple of American life. | '''NASCAR''' is an [[acronym]] that stands for '''National Association for Stock Car Automobile Racing''', a sanctioning body for stock [[car]] racing in [[United States of America|America]] ranging all the way from local dirt track racing on up to the national Sprint Cup Series (as of the 2008 season, formerly the Winston Cup, and more recently, the Nextel Cup). NASCAR is currently developing the Sprint Cup Series into a major American [[sport]], along with taking their brand international with their second-tier series, the Nationwide Series (formerly the Busch Series). NASCAR still has strong roots in the American Southeast, which is its primary fanbase, but it is now considered a staple of American life. |