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NASCAR question: they still use the term "stock" car and I know that's out

dated, but, do the car companies use nascar as kind of R&D for their regular cars? No way Newman should've survived that. Will Ford use that safety tech in building regular cars?

Posted: 02/18/2020 at 10:28AM

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NASCAR question: they still use the term "stock" car and I know that's out -- RhinoVT 02/18/2020 10:28AM

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