NASCAR no longer represents “Stock Cars”.
Long gone are the days when your car looked like the one on the track, Thunderbird vs. Camaro SS vs. Impala, etc.
No they are just expensive “formula” cars, and there is no real attachment to them.
I gave up on NASCAR in the early 80s with pretty much all sports. As a 70s kid, NASCAR races were actually kind of enjoyable.
I got to go to race in Charlotte as a teen. The only one I went to.
Dirt Track was something I went to some in the 80s. A couple of dad’s friends were doing really well. One an ace driver and the other a super ace mechanic. At times I wouldn’t mind going to a dirt track event. If I can ever talk the spouse on a hundred mile trek on a Friday evening, maybe. No luck in the past few years.
There is the Charlotte Auto Fair which some have said a lot about and I may just try to go this year. I love old cars in general.
The only thing stock on a NASCAR racer is the Ford, Chevy or Dodge name plate.