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With a nickname like Happy Harvick you would expect a cheerful guy but with some poor results in recent years Kevin Harvick was anything but happy. However with wins in his last three outings you can see a different outlook from Kevin. Click to Place a bet with Willhill Now!

Nascar started with Drivers going out and buying a brand new car from a dealership and then racing it. In the early days this was fine but in 1947 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), created a set of rules for stock car racing and initiated the first system for creating a National Champion based on a set of races across the US.

Being originally run on dirt tracks that deterioted as the race progressed drivers soon discovered that the standard car couldn't hack it.

NASCAR began allowing modifications to the stock cars to increase their durability. Over the intervening years modifications have been made some for obvious safety reasons and some to increase competition. The NASCAR rule book clearly states what modifications can be made and each car is checked prior to a race to ensure complaince.

The modern NASCAR race cars have very little in common with street cars. Just about every detail of a 'NASCAR' is handmade. The bodies are built from flat sheet metal, the engines are assembled from a bare block and the frame is constructed from steel tubing. Click to Place a bet with Willhill Now!