"NASCAR" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈnæs.kɑɹ/ [US]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} NASCAR
  1. (sports) Acronym of National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, a U.S. auto racing organization founded in 1948. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (extra: a U.S. auto racing organization founded in 1948.) Categories (topical): Motor racing, Organizations, Sports Related terms: ARCA, stock car
    Sense id: en-NASCAR-en-name-16UJXpIl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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          "text": "2008 February 16, Peter Sagal (host), Wait, Wait...Don’t Tell Me!, National Public Radio\nChuck Liddell, also known as Ice Man, is one of the stars of the sport that has been called the NASCAR of the twenty-first century, mixed martial arts."
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          "ref": "2022 January 5, “NASCAR rejects ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ sponsorship”, in RT:",
          "text": "Unfortunately for Brown, the reaction was negative. Despite being a rising NASCAR star, he said it became “extremely difficult” to attract sponsors because major corporations saw his unintentional association with the LGB meme to be divisive.",
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