{"id":6831,"date":"2023-05-13T08:24:28","date_gmt":"2023-05-13T08:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/motorracingsports.com\/?p=6831"},"modified":"2023-05-13T08:24:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-13T08:24:35","slug":"how-do-you-make-a-nascar-street-legal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/motorracingsports.com\/how-do-you-make-a-nascar-street-legal\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do You Make a NASCAR Street Legal?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Have you ever dreamed about driving a NASCAR vehicle? You\u2019d look pretty unique heading down Main Street in a Toyota, Ford, or Chevrolet capable of doing some 200-mph. But as we know, these race cars are not street legal. You couldn\u2019t take a NASCAR vehicle directly from the track and drive it on the road. But why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cars that NASCAR drivers use aren’t street legal for a number of reasons, but does that mean you couldn\u2019t take one and modify it to become street legal? In today’s blog, we are going to try and answer this question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>How Do You Make a NASCAR Vehicle Street Legal?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For those wanting to know, the good news is that it is absolutely possible to make a NASCAR street<\/a> legal. It requires satisfying a list of requirements that are needed for any vehicle before you can title and register it with the DMV (or equivalent in your home state in the US). The main components in need of change will be the tires, seat belts, and steering wheel<\/a>. At the same time, other components will need to be added, such as a muffler, proper horn, new brakes, headlight, taillights, reflectors, and possibly a vehicle identification number (VIN).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>What Changes Are Needed to Make a NASCAR Vehicle Street Legal?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As we mentioned above, the first important step to making a NASCAR vehicle street legal is ensuring that it has all the proper equipment that other regular passenger cars have. If you are in the US, specific rules and requirements vary from state to state, but there is a common core of requirements that tend to be shared by all states. These say that every car should have:<\/p>\n\n\n\n