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Originally Posted by dayvedayve
"When NASCAR was first formed by Bill France, Sr. in 1948 to regulate stock car racing in the U.S., there was a requirement that any car entered be made entirely of parts available to the general public through automobile dealers. Additionally, the cars had to be a models that had sold more than 500 units to the public. "
"The 1973 oil crisis meant that large displacement special edition homologation cars of all makes were suddenly sitting unsold. From this point forward, stock cars were quickly allowed to differ greatly from anything available to the public. Modern racing "stock" cars are stock in name only, using a body template that is vaguely modeled after currently-available automobiles. The chassis, running gear, and other equipment have almost nothing to do with anything in ordinary automobiles."
I say go back to the original rules and see if TOY-ota can handle it.
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The only thing I can add is: the LS series of V8's would DOMINATE!!!
With the power AND economy they produce, not one manufacturer could keep up!!!!!!