How are ';NASCAR'; cars made,painted,and decals applied to match the regular cars?

I have been looking for information on how these cars are made, and I can't find anything. I collect die-cast N-A-S-C-A-R.How are ';NASCAR'; cars made,painted,and decals applied to match the regular cars?
Not sure if I have THE answer but here goes.





The car bodies today are all the same (thank goodness). Once they build out the roll cage they move the car into a paint booth and spray it.


Then they add the body panels to it and they tape off the cage and spray the body.


Then they apply any sponsor decals or paint them on as required. These are generally decals as well.


They lay out the car ID's (Chevy, Ford, Dodge etc..) numbers and decals they are going to use for each side and in the pattern they are going to use before applying them. (they have done this so many times that it is easy for them to know what decals fit where and look the best once applied)


The car type markings used as identifiers are applied second. Then they apply the other decals/stickers accordingly.





I am not sure how true this is but I have heard that some teams spray clear coat over the finised product to make them stay in place better and shine more!





You should visit one of the shops. I realize they are plentiful here in NC but there may be a team near you which allows tours to their facility.





The link below has some good information on how the body is made as well. They have templates to ensure all lines are within the tolerances set forth by NASCAR. You may have seen them with some of these templates at the races where officials check each car.