NASCAR

NASCAR, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, is the most popular auto racing circuit in the United States. Given its broad success, it is relatively surprising that it has had few interactions with the Transformers brand.

2000

• January: Hasbro released its NASCAR Racers toyline, a futuristic take on the racing series.
• 10/11: As part of a sponsorship deal with ABC and ESPN, televised coverage of the 2009 Pepsi 500 was "presented by" ROTF, and race winner Jimmie Johnson celebrated his finish in the Transformers Victory Circle.

Toys

The Go-Bot Gearhead mold (and thus, all the other redecos of said mold) turns into a mid-90s Ford Thunderbird NASCAR racer.