| The National Association for Stock Car
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| | these 'special' parts to be used in
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| Auto Racing (NASCAR) will be completing
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| | NASCAR racing. The first special
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| 60 years this December, when the first
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| | production was that of 'racing tires,'
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| meeting was organized all those years ago
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| | which in 1952, were manufactured and
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| by Bill France Sr., to discuss problems
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| | distributed by Pure Oil Company.
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| faced by stock car racing. From that
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| | This made quite a change from the normal
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| first humble meeting, NASCAR has become
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| | 'street' tires. Development in tires
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| one of the most popular spectator sports
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| | continued, with both Firestone, and
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| in the world. No one present in that
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| | Goodyear - to some degree - took keen
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| meeting could ever have dreamed that
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| | interest. Such developments were
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| NASCAR would turn out to become what it
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| | necessitated by increase in car speeds.
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| is today!
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| | In 1952, two-way radios were used for the
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| The Stock Car Evolution
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| | first time in a NASCAR race, and today it
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| The first race under the aegis of NASCAR
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| | is a vital piece of equipment. Faced with
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| was held on February 15, 1948 at Daytona
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| | a spate of hubs, axles, and suspension
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| Beach. This was the post WWII era.
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| | failures, the Oldsmobile, Lincoln and
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| Obviously, there was a shortage of new
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| | Hudson car companies introduced usage
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| cars. Most people were driving pre-war
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| | kits, in 1953.
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| models, which were in a rattletrap
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| | In those early times, racing drivers did
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| condition, to say the least. The cars
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| | not stick to one particular model, or
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| were 'modified,' which consisted of
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| | even make. They fairly jumped from one
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| merely tweaking and tuning the engine.
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| | model, or make, to another, depending on
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| Ropes sufficed as seat belts, and the
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| | what car or model they thought was
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| more colorful drivers used aircraft
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| | suitable for their needs.
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| harnesses. Roll bars, which have been
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| | Today, the cars and the tracks used in
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| mandated since 1952, were not in use
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| | NASCAR racing are a far cry from what
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| during those early years.
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| | they were all those five and six decades
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| The 'stock car' designation was strictly
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| | ago, when there were 'true' stock cars,
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| enforced and brought cars from diverse
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| | racing on rough and dirt tracks.
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| manufacturers, such as Buick, Cadillac,
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| | The Tickets
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| Chrysler, Ford, Hudson, Kaiser, Lincoln,
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| | The NASCAR race calendar is always full,
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| Mercury and Oldsmobile. One of the
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| | and its fans all over the country eagerly
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| greatest problems was the failure of the
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| | look to purchase NASCAR tickets for the
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| wheels and the suspensions, as the racing
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| | races of their choice.
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| surfaces were rough, dirt tracks.
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| | Your best option to lay your hands on
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| As stock car racing gained popularity,
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| | your choice of NASCAR tickets is through
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| there was fierce competition, and this
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| | legitimate and professional ticket
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| made modifications necessary. Many
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| | brokers. Competent ticket brokers have
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| modifications were brought in, in the
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| | the resources to arrange to procure your
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| interest of safety, and many special
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| | NASCAR tickets for you, and have them
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| 'high performance' parts found there way
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| | delivered to your doorstep.
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| into the mainstream models. This enabled
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