Know about NASCAR history?

Question

i have to write a paper about nascar for history. i want to write about how the wars and other events in history shaped nascar, but i cant find aby information. do you know any sites?

Answer 1

Go to the library and see if they have the book " A Celebration of 50 Years of NASCAR" by Bob Latford. I have it.It is very informative.

Answer 2

This person isn't asking for the history of NASCAR as much as they are asking how other events such as wars have shaped or affected NASCAR, right?

Several people have given you answers. I don't really have a lot for you to add except a few. One thing I can say is that NASCAR is true to its country, USA, the flag always flies high and the National Anthem is sang before every race. One event that effected it is Sept. 11th. One of the races was actually canceled that weekend and rescheduled at the end of the year for fear of an attack b/c of the large crowds. Also, since Sept 11th, NASCAR has become extremely involved in supporting our troops in Afghan, Iraq, and everywhere else. Before the races fighter jets, bombers, and other such aircraft are flown over the racetrack during the National Anthem, and sometimes soldiers will jump out of planes and parachute down to the front of the track as well.

I hope that will ad at least a little bit of something to your paper.

Answer 3

Nascar was originally called :The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. Stared by Bill France's in 1948.
Nascars inaugural,1948 races were mostly prewar vintage because newer models were in short supply because of the war.
When young Americans started buying current model cars france's started races for current models called "Strictly Stock"in 1949.(only 8 races held) By 1950 now called the Nascar Grand National Series was a top attraction.
By the mid 1950's to make a buck the auto makers were taking notice such as Nash and Hudson so with their sponsership the money was rolling in for everyone.
Nascar became business.
Problems with the auto makers almost ruined Nascar in the 1960's,strikes,boycotts etc.
By 1972 they were gone(auto makers).Thats when Nascar turned to corporate sponsership who else but R.J. reynolds(Winston cigarettes)
Tv did a little in the 60's but one station carried the entire 1979 Daytona 500 and on the last lap the two leaders crashed with each other and got in a fight,it was a great ending in front of millions of people and put Nascar on the map.(My favorite driver at the time won) Richard Petty.
Good luck

Answer 4

In the late 50's early 60's the automakers didn't want to be associated with 'racing' anymore. They thought it wasn't the image they wanted since racing is dangerous etc. so they stopped putting money into the sport after they helped build it up to a higher level leaving the drivers high and dry. That's when sponsors as we know today started stepping in to fund the drivers by putting there brand name on the car. The manufactures returned to the sport in the late 60's.
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At one of the very first 'all stock' NASCAR event's, the man that won the race was found to have put different springs in his car and Bill France stripped him of the win and the prize money. The man sued NASCAR in federal court. NASCAR won the case, forever setting the NASCAR rule book and France's iron fist control into stone.
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The very first ever modification that was allowed in the rule book was the use of racing tires. This was done for safety reasons.
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When the 426 Dodge Hemi hit the track, it took 1st 2nd and 3rd place at the Daytona 500 and dominated that year. It was the Hemi that convinced NASCAR to make the maximum cubic inch rule of 358 C.I. which still stands today.
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Benny Parson's was the 1st to break 200 MPH in qualifying with a speed of 200.something at Talladega.
Bill Elliott set the fastest ever qualifying speed of 212 MPH in 1989 at Talladega. It was the next year that NASCAR mandated carb. restrictor plate's quite possibly cementing Elliott's record forever. It's said that today, without the plates, qualifying speeds would be close to 250 MPH.

If I think of more 'key' moments I'll add them.

Gotta love Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR
Also, Google: nascar history

Answer 5

Go to smokeyyunick.com and click on Reviews under Books.

Read some of that and see if it may be an angle from which to attack your paper.

Smokey's exploits in the Indy 500 and NASCAR are legendary to those in the know and he was no doubt one of the more colorful characters to ever race. E-V-E-R !



"Smokey" Yunick was a WWII veteran, flew for the Flying Tigers in China and then on to the Army Air Corps as a B-17 pilot.

Smokey left the military because he was sick of bloody war and eventually wound up in a technological war with the France family of Nascar.

In 1996, Smokey sat down and started writing his history of racing to make sure that it would be preserved. What he ended up with is an 1,100 page, three-volume set that covers a history of his life, stock car racing, his years at Indy and all of his inventions.

Answer 6

Wars have not effected NASCAR in any way. As for events, the only ones I can think of was the early 70's oil crisis and how NASCAR shortened all races by 10% in 1974. And, in 2001, due to September 11th, the Loudon race was cancelled and rescheduled in November and was the last race of the season. Oh, and when they went to Dover for the next regularly scheduled race, there were a ton of special Americanish paint schemes. Hope this helps!! :)

Answer 7

By the way NASCAR still stands for National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. It has it's roots in bootleggers trying to see who had the fastest cars. So in a sense Prohibition was what started it all. It inspired drivers to try and see just how fast they could make their cars go. When prohibition was over they took it the tracks and the rest is history!

Answer 8

Instead of searching about NASCAR search for the Bill France Sr. He and a group of beach racers started the National Association Stock Car Auto Racing in Daytona Beach Florida. His vision helped create Daytona International Speedway and many other race tracks. Here's a couple of links:

www.nascar.com/kyn

www.nascar.about.com/od/nascarhistory/History_of_Nascar.htm

Answer 9

i looked for you but with no luck.you may have to pick another topic about nascar,these is somthing about why the guy started nascar i typed in general search (why did nascar start and some stuff popped up,just type in a few differant questions and see what you get .good luck sorry i couldnt find it

Answer 10

hi, check out nascar on [e-mail]. also check out your local library in the sports section. there are books on nascar history out there.