Depends on the race, during NASCAR events the NASCAR stock cars race, during the 24 hours at Daytona event different sports cars race.
The "Pace Car" is the lighted safety car that leads the field of cars before the race and during caution periods.
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No, they do not. Manual transmissions are used in Nascar race cars.
It seems highly unlikely that Nascar will ever race strictly stock cars again.
Yes they can. Any race or gender can participate in Nascar racing.
The Nascar Cup Series fields 43 drivers at every race they go to on the schedule.
Talladega
43 cars race in each Nascar Sprint Cup race. The numbers change on how many enter.
No, they do not.
Chevy Volt
43 drivers are in one Nascar Sprint Cup Series race.