Generation 2 (NASCAR)

The Generation 2 in NASCAR refers to the cars used between 1967 and 1980. The second generation of stock cars featured stock body with a modified frame, and modified chassis became part of the sport with entities such as Holman-Moody, Banjo Matthews, and Hutcherson-Pagan building chassis for teams.

Although cars began to show modifications compared to the road-going versions, NASCAR still required a minimum number of cars (500 cars in 1969) to be sold to the general public. For 1969 and 1970, Ford and Chrysler developed aerodynamic homologation special models that were later dubbed the Aero Warriors.

Changes in the United States automotive market that downsized passenger cars led to the Generation 3 cars in 1981, which featured shorter wheelbase and the cars being increasingly purpose-built.

Models ManufacturerChassisUsageImageAMCMatador1971–1978BuickCentury1973–1979 Regal1973–1979 ChevroletChevelle1967–1972 Chevelle Laguna1973–1977 Malibu1967–1977 Monte Carlo1971–1980 ChryslerCordoba1975–1980 DodgeCharger1967–1977Charger Daytona1969–1970Magnum1978–1979 FordFairlane1967–1970 Torino1968–1976Thunderbird1977–1979 MercuryCyclone1968–1971Cyclone Spoiler II1969 Montego1968–1976 Oldsmobile4421977–1980 Cutlass1977–1979PlymouthBelvedere1967Road Runner1968–1977 Superbird1970PontiacGrand Am1973–1977

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