| The National Association for Stock Car Auto | | | | special production was that of 'racing tires,' which |
| Racing (NASCAR) will be completing 60 years this | | | | in 1952, were manufactured and distributed by |
| December, when the first meeting was organized | | | | Pure Oil Company. |
| all those years ago by Bill France Sr., to discuss | | | | This made quite a change from the normal 'street' |
| problems faced by stock car racing. From that | | | | tires. Development in tires continued, with both |
| first humble meeting, NASCAR has become one | | | | Firestone, and Goodyear - to some degree - took |
| of the most popular spectator sports in the world. | | | | keen interest. Such developments were |
| No one present in that meeting could ever have | | | | necessitated by increase in car speeds. |
| dreamed that NASCAR would turn out to | | | | In 1952, two-way radios were used for the first |
| become what it is today! | | | | time in a NASCAR race, and today it is a vital |
| The Stock Car Evolution | | | | piece of equipment. Faced with a spate of hubs, |
| The first race under the aegis of NASCAR was | | | | axles, and suspension failures, the Oldsmobile, |
| held on February 15, 1948 at Daytona Beach. This | | | | Lincoln and Hudson car companies introduced |
| was the post WWII era. Obviously, there was a | | | | usage kits, in 1953. |
| shortage of new cars. Most people were driving | | | | In those early times, racing drivers did not stick |
| pre-war models, which were in a rattletrap | | | | to one particular model, or even make. They fairly |
| condition, to say the least. The cars were | | | | jumped from one model, or make, to another, |
| 'modified,' which consisted of merely tweaking and | | | | depending on what car or model they thought |
| tuning the engine. | | | | was suitable for their needs. |
| Ropes sufficed as seat belts, and the more | | | | Today, the cars and the tracks used in NASCAR |
| colorful drivers used aircraft harnesses. Roll bars, | | | | racing are a far cry from what they were all |
| which have been mandated since 1952, were not | | | | those five and six decades ago, when there were |
| in use during those early years. | | | | 'true' stock cars, racing on rough and dirt tracks. |
| The 'stock car' designation was strictly enforced | | | | The Tickets |
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| the greatest problems was the failure of the | | | | Your best option to lay your hands on your |
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