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