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Early History of NASCAR

Shortly after the invention of theAmericans did not want to give up their fast
automobile, Americans fell in love with carcars. Many Americans living in the South
racing. Europe started the tradition ofEast of the United States started to set up
setting speed records, but starting in theraces featuring their tricked out cars. Once
1920s America started setting many of thesethese races started being held, the fans
speed records. In fact, most of these worldstarted pouring in to watch the car races.
records  were  being  set  in  Daytona Beach.From this moment, stock car racing was born.
The birth place of these early races was
That's right, even in the early days carNorth Carolina. To this day NASCAR is huge
racing centered around Daytona Beach. Racingin  North  Carolina.
fans from all over the United States and the
rest of the world started coming to DaytonaToday, NASCAR is popular all across the
Beach to watch the Daytona Beach road course.country. While many of the nascar drivers
For those of you who don't know you NASCAR,still come out of North Carolina and
the Daytona 500 is the biggest race in NASCARTennessee, many more are coming from states
today.like California, New York and Indiana. No
longer is the sport just enjoyed in the
As many know, stock car racing spawned out ofsouth. Cities like Philadelphia are now some
America's Prohibition period. Theof the largest markets for television viewers
bootleggers needed fast cars to out run theof the sport. Race tracks have been built in
police when they were transporting illegalLas Vegas, New Hampshire and many
whiskey throughout the south and innon-southern  states.
particular the mountains of Appalachia.
These bootleggers started to modify theirWhile the South East region of the United
cars to increase their speed and performance.States was the birthplace of NASCAR, today
In order to out run the law, you needed tothe sport is loved throughout the county.
have a great car. And, as the bootleggersToday there are race tracks all across
upped the ante, the police did so too. TheseAmerica and it is the fastest growing sport
suped up cars eventually turned into thein the country. Despite its regional roots,
stock cars that we recognize today. The realNASCAR is today the most popular sport in the
life game of cops and robbers turned into theUnited States. Every Sunday during race
sports that millions of Americans love today.season, over 100,000 screaming fans show up
to see the NASCAR drivers start their
After the end of Prohibition in 1933,engines. Not bad for a bunch of bootleggers.



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