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It was called Strictly Stock.
Nascar ran a series of races called the Grand National. It was a precursor of what is the largest spectator sport in the US today.
Oldsmobile has won 4 Nascar Manufacturers championships in Nascar. They were in 1949 (Strictly Stock Series), 1950 (Grand National Series), 1951 (Grand National Series) and 1978 (Winston Cup Series).
Strictly Stock Series (1949)Grand National Series (1950-1970)Winston Cup Series (1971-2003)Nextel Cup Series (2004-2007)Sprint Cup Series (2008-present)
Dale Earnhardt Sr. won 76 Winston Cup races. Dale started driving in 1975, after the Grand National Series name was changed to the Winston Cup Series.
Dale Drove the #3 Wrangler Pontiac Ventura in 1981, but not in the Busch Grand National Series. It was in the Nascar Sportsmans Division.
Chuck Hiller In 1962
In 1957, Buck Baker was the Nascar Grand National Series champion.
The Grand Theft Auto (GTA) series is produced by the Rockstar Games company, originally British, but not Japanese.
Here is the remainder of the 2010 seson: PRO TOUR-AMSTERDAM QUALIFIERS Grand Prix-Lyon Grand Prix-Washington D.C. Pro Tour-San Juan Grand Prix-Sendai Grand Prix-Manila Japan National Championship Australia National Championship Canada National Championship France National Championship Grand Prix-Columbus Italy National Championship Spain National Championship China National Championship Germany National Championship Great Britain National Championship United States National Championship Grand Prix-Gothenburg Pro Tour-Amsterdam Grand Prix-Portland Brazil National Championship Grand Prix-Sydney Grand Prix-Toronto Grand Prix-Bochum Grand Prix-Nashville Grand Prix-Florence 2010 Worlds - Chiba, Japan
Ned Jarrett won the 1961 Championship, driving the #11 Chevy Impala for W.G. Holloway Jr. He won one race and finished in the top ten 34 times. He also won four pole positions.