The History of

NASCAR
Samantha Darwin, Joe Whitley,
Brenden Streuber
How It All Began.
- January 16, 1919 - Eighteenth Amendment Ratified
- Prohibition begins:
- Gang violence
- Organized crime
- Moonshining
- Bootlegging

Fig. 1

Bootlegger Big Red Hydrick with Old

Cad
Moonshining v. Bootlegging
Moonshine - Illicitly manufactured alcohol.

Moonshining - The process of manufacturing illegal

Fig. 2
alcoholic beverages. A moonshine bust in Johnston county,
NC

Bootlegging - The process of transporting illegal alcoholic beverages

The Dangers of Bootlegging
- Bootlegging was dangerous for 3
very important reasons

- High speed collisions

- Extremely flammable cargo

- High likelihood of getting caught

Fig. 3

Bootleggers Being Carted off to Prison after

Their Car Was Wrecked in a Police Chase
Fig. 4

The Ford V8 Coupe was

popularized due to its
superior engine and
ability to stand up to the
abuse of racing through
the southern landscape.
The Founders:
Louis Jerome Red Robert Red Byron
Vogt
- Was one of the two
founders of NASCAR
- Named the sport
- Is known as the sports
first master mechanic
- Was part of the team
that won the first two
NASCAR championships
- Retired in 1968
Raymond Parks
- Was one of the two - Began running
founder of NASCAR moonshine at the age of
- Began racing in the early 14
30s at unorganized
- Owned Red Byrons car
races in Talladega
that Red Vogt was the
- Won the first NASCAR
mechanic for
Strictly Stock
Championship in 1949 - His team won the first
- Raced for Raymond two NASCAR
Parks championships ever
- Retired in the early 50s
 Fig. 7

Raymond Parks (left) pictured in

front of one of Red Byrons car

Fig. 5

Red Vogt in front of his garage in GA.

Fig. 6

Red Byron with first-place

trophy.
 Origins
On Daytona Beach in
December, 1947, Bill France
met with other racers to
discuss the issues associated
with racing
Issues included:
Large crowds and poor seating
Various rules with little
consistency Fig. 8
Some tracks could only handle a Bill France Sr. officially creating the National
Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
small amount of racers
They concluded that the
problems could be solved by
creating an organization
The First NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series
The first ever NASCAR Energy
Cup was held on Charlotte
fairgrounds in 1949
It was NASCARs first grand
national event
Jim Roper from Kansas was
announced the winner of the
race

Fig. 9
The First NASCAR Monster Energy Cup in
Charlotte
The First Daytona 500
In 1959, the first Daytona 500 race
was held.
The finish was so close that it took
three days to decide who won
Lee Petty was finally announced the
winner over Johnny Beauchamp
Today, the Daytona 500 is known as
one of the biggest races around the
world
https://www.youtube.com
Fig. 10
/watch?v=1gCXbtWcUH Lee Petty (#42) winning the first Daytona 500
Y (4:30)
Charlotte Motor Speedway Charlottes major
speedway opened in
1960
It was built and
designed by O.
Bruton Smith
Known as "One of
The Greatest Places
to See the Race."
6 NASCAR race series
are held here each
year
http://www.charlottemotorspeedway.c
Fig. 11
Charlotte Motor Speedway om/handler.cfm/template,video/cat_id,
51401?med_id=1753393
 Fig. 13

Fred Lorenzen, in his self-owned #28 Ford, battles

Joe Weatherly's #12 Holman-Moody Ford in the early
stages of the Daytona 500.

Fig. 12

The Charlotte Motor Speedway

being constructed in 1960.

Expansion and Growth

Notable Racer: Junior
Johnson
- His family is credited with the
largest moonshine raid of all
time
- Began racing in 1949
- He earned 50 victories in his
career
- Was convicted once for
bootlegging in 1956
- Was inducted into the NASCAR
Hall of Fame in 2009

Fig. 14

Junior Johnson and his #26 Ford

 Evolution of Technology

Fig. 16

Ford 1969 Torino Talladega

Fig. 15

Ford 1968 Torino

Notable Figures:
Wendell Scott Richard Petty

- First African-American to - Nicknamed The King

compete full-time in the - Began racing in 1947
NASCAR premier series. Fig 17 (above) and 18 (below) - Followed after his fathers
- Won at NASCARs footsteps
(above) Richard Pettys car
highest level - Won both the Daytona
- Began racing in 1947 (below) Wendell Scotts car 500 and the NASCAR
- Won 100 local track National Championship
races seven consecutive times
- 1959 NASCAR - Won and started more
Sportsman races than any stock-car
Championship driver in history
- 2015 Hall of Fame - Earned more money than
Inductee any other stock-car racer
in history.
Fig. 19

Wendell Scott, The first African-American

NASCAR racer Fig. 20

Richard Petty and his #43 Plymouth

Evolving Races
In 1982, NASCAR the
developed the XFINITY
Series
The cars are known as
the late model
sportsman series
The idea was to bring Fig. 19
The First XFINITY Series
the best racers from
separate regions to
race against each other The race idea was thought of because prices were
becoming higher and higher to host average drivers
Going National
NASCAR really began to take off in
the early 1990s
Tracks were built in big cities such as
Dallas, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas
From 1993 to 1998, the Monster
Energy NASCAR Cup Series
attendance grew from 2.2 million to Fig. 20
Broadcasters Going with the retro look
6.3 million.
NASCAR also signed with major
television networks in the late 90s,
some being TNT, NBC, and Fox
Change in Presidents
Part of the greatness NASCAR holds
is held in its culture
They have been able to keep this
culture to the best of their ability
NASCAR management has been
kept in the France family for almost
seventy years and counting
In 2003, Brian France replaced Bill
France, Jr. as the president of
NASCAR Fig. 21
Bill France Jr. congratulating Brian France
Change in Culture: Where is NASCAR Now?
While the principles of NASCAR have
stayed the same over the years, the
culture has changed along with society
NASCAR has recently taken a bad hit in
nearly every aspect, whether it is TV
viewers or track attenders
Some say the reason is because it has
gotten away from its roots, and rules
have been changed to prevent the same
culture it was founded on
Fig. 22
Charlotte Motor Speedway with Diminishing Fans
Scott Lampe - CFO of Hendrick Motorsports
- How do you feel about the origins of NASCAR, regarding
moonshining and bootlegging?
- One of the boring things about our world is that its very
sanitized, (and) politically correct- at least the origins of NASCAR
arent that way- it gives it some character.
Fig. 23

Scott Lampe
- What is Mr. Hendrick like?
- He is a very charismatic salesman and a leader. Hes like a lot of
successful Ive gotten to meet in that he has a vision for how he
thinks the world ought to be, or his company, or the race team, or,
you know, whatever it might be, and he does not let problems or
facts or impediments get in the way. He has a very singular sort of
focus.
Why Charlotte?
- Centrally located between the moonshiners and the racers

- Two interstates running through it so it would be easy to get from place to

place

- Racing teams started popping up in the smaller areas surrounding

Charlotte, and eventually Charlotte was the place that unified it all.
 I like that NASCAR is about the
things that make America great.
What makes NASCAR Its about competition, its about
hard work, its about good people
great? who appreciate where they come
from, they believe in family, they
believe in good values, and I think
that appeal and that part of the
sport is still very much alive and

well. - Scott Lampe

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