How did NASCAR ("stock car") get to how it is now?

[speedminded]

I do, however, want to retract the professional comment since professional and drifting shouldn't really be used together. Enough about JDM figure skating weaksauce. I have no clue what this has to do with NASCAR:

What do you refer to dirt track racing as? What do you think Stock car was back in the day on the beaches of Daytona? You think either was or is "grip" driving? Drifting is simply a differant form of the same thing.

x2,nascar was at its best when dale was racing,when he died i quit watching it

Dale commited suicide. He refused to use safety equipment any more advanced then said STOCK CAR from 40+ years ago. Since the invention of the Hans device in 1991 there has not been a single neck or head injury with a driver equipped with one...you were lucky to see him even using the harness By 1998 9/10 Nascar drivers still hadn't even heard of the Hans device, 7-8 years LATER! Then the Hutchens device or equivalent wasn't mandated until 2001. How many Nascar drivers died from 1991-2001 from neck and head injuries?

Much like their 1964-1972 General Motors suspension they don't adapt to change unless its a direct monetary benefit.