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NASCAR 75: Car evolution includes stock, wings, safety. EV?

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2001, file photo, Dale Earnhardt's (3) window pops out of the car after being hit by Ken Schrader (36) during the Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. NASCAR’s next 75 years almost certainly will include at least a partially electric vehicle turning laps at Daytona International Speedway. It’s unfathomable to some, unconscionable to others. (AP Photo/Greg Suvino, File) FILE -Drivers take the green flag to start the Subway Fresh Fit 500 NASCAR auto race on Saturday, April 21, 2007, in Avondale, Ariz. NASCAR’s next 75 years almost certainly will include at least a partially electric vehicle turning laps at Daytona International Speedway. It’s unfathomable to some, unconscionable to others. (AP Photo/Ken Sklute, File) FILE -Stock car racer Richard Petty, of Randleman, N.C., sits on a stack of tires, smoking a cigar, while his crew prepares his 1972 Plymouth for a practice run before qualifying Saturday, Feb. 12, 1972, for the Daytona 500, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Fla. NASCAR’s next 75 years almost certainly will include at least a partially electric vehicle turning laps at Daytona International Speedway. It’s unfathomable to some, unconscionable to others. . (AP Photo/James P. Kerlin, File) FILE -NASCAR driver Kurt Busch drives his car through turn three during NASCAR Car of Tomorrow testing at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa., Wednesday, May 28, 2008. NASCAR’s next 75 years almost certainly will include at least a partially electric vehicle turning laps at Daytona International Speedway. It’s unfathomable to some, unconscionable to others. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File) FILE -Carl Edwards flips after hitting Ryan Newman, left, on the last lap of the Aaron's 499 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala. on Sunday, April 26, 2009. NASCAR’s next 75 years almost certainly will include at least a partially electric vehicle turning laps at Daytona International Speedway. It’s unfathomable to some, unconscionable to others. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt, File) FILE - Red Farmer (61) goes airborne after hitting a hole on the four-mile Daytona Beach road course during the 100-mile Modified and Sportsmen type stock car race in Daytona Beach, Fla., Feb. 14, 1953. NASCAR marks its 75th year in 2023, recalling both its highs and lows. (AP Photo/James P. Kerlin, File)
NASCAR 75: Car evolution includes stock, wings, safety. EV?