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NASCAR stands for National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, organizing the biggest auto racing sports events in the world. Foundation stone of NASCAR was kept in US by William France on 21st of February, 1948, in cooperation with several enthusiastic drivers.

Grandson of William France, Brian France is the present Chief Executive Officer of NASCAR. Being one of the largest racing sports organizer in the world USA based NASCAR, organizes a variety of racing sports, such as Sprint Cup(It was known until 2008 as NEXTEL), Nationwide Series, Camping World Truck Series, NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, and the NASCAR Corona series. It arranges the NASCAR Local Racing, Whelen Modified Tour, and the Whelen All-American Series as well.

Facts About NASCAR

• NASCAR arranges about 1,500 races at over 100 tracks in 39 states including Canada and Mexico.
• NASCAR organizes sporting exhibitions on auto racing sports in other countries as well. It has organized so far several races in Suzuka and Motegi in Japan, and Melbourne in Australia.
• Its attractive colorful and thrilling auto races to be organized in the United States are watched across the world through the Televisions with a great curiosity.
• It is the largest sporting organization, next to the National Football League.
• All the sporting events to be organized under the banner of  NASCAR are viewed in more than 150 countries in the world.
• According to NASCAR it organizes 17 out of world’s top 20 popular sporting events in the USA.
• During sporting events being organized, the NASCAR bags more than $3 billion dollor annually out of its sales of official products.
• The main Head Quarter of NASCAR is situated near Daytona Beach in Florida, while its regional offices are situated in New York City, Los Angeles, Bentonville, Arkansas, and international offices in Mexico City and Toronto.
• The first NASCAR competition held outside the U.S. was in Canada in July 1, 1952.
• NASCAR has set up a Technical training institute in Mooresville (North Carolina) to help the young enthusiasts excel in the auto racing sports.