NASCAR Sportsman Division

NASCAR Sportsman Division
CategoryStock car racing
CountryUnited States, Canada
Inaugural season1950
Revised1968 (Late model)
Final season1981
SuccessorNASCAR Xfinity Series

NASCAR's Sportsman Division was formed in 1950, one year after the Strictly Stock (now NASCAR Cup Series) was launched and two years after NASCAR’s formation. It gave NASCAR three major series, along with the original Modifieds. It was replaced with the Late Model Sportsman Series in 1968.