History of NASCAR
Money developed independently in different parts of the world, the concept
of money datesNASCAR history dates as far back as 1794, it began
when farmers protested against federal tax on whiskey and began manufacturing
their own product and delivering it. There was a boom in the illegal whiskey
trade during prohibition from 1920 to 1930. During this time bootleggers
as they were known as delivered their product in secret often driving at
high speeds with police in close pursuit. This often led them to racing
among themselves to determine who drove the fastest.
In 1938 a race was organized in Daytona, FL by Bill France, with the races
getting more and more popular he realized that for the sport to thrive
a professional organization was required. France gathered promoters from
the Southeast, Northeast and Midwest of United States to draw rules for
the association and the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
(NASCAR) was born. The first race was held in Charlotte, N.C. in 1949 and
was called strictly stock division because the racing was open to only
American made passenger cars. All parts of the car were required to be
listed in the manufacturers catalog. This race started the Winston cup
series.
The first superspeedway opened in 1950 in South Carolina and the Southern
500 racing was held here. With NASCAR growing in popularity lot of companies
came forward to sponsor individual drivers to drive their products. In
1954 Bill France put forth his plan to build a speedway in Daytona, the
plan met with a lot of skepticism from his detractors. By 1959 the Daytona
speedway was constructed and France was able to silence his critics with
the success of the crowd turnout. The Daytona 500 is a race which stills
keeps bringing fans back every year. Some of the famous NASCAR racers of
our time are Dale Earnhardt, Richard Petty and David Pearson.
