The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the official sanctioning body of the sport of stock car racing in North America.
[1][2] It was formed in February 1948 by race car driver Bill France Sr. as the replacement for the National Championship Stock Car Circuit sanctioning body.
[1] The NASCAR championship season consists of a series of races, held usually on oval tracks, and in a few cases, road courses.
[5] The results of each race are combined to determine two championships in each of the top series, one for drivers and one for manufacturers.
The Drivers' Championship is awarded to each division's most successful NASCAR driver over a season, as determined by a points system, and has been awarded since the first NASCAR season in 1949.