Nascar has been Americas #1 sport since 2014 and is still growing as of today.but not every
American knows about the sport and how it became the way it is today. Bill France Sr; the supporter and creator of nascar has a deep background and this is where it began.
September 26, 1909 in Washington D.C . This is where and when nascar really started as bill
France Sr Was born. "big bill" as some called him use to skip school as a teenager and go make laps at a high banked track that was 1.5 miles long in his family model T ford near laurel
Maryland. This need for speed led him to learning about Daytona beach's land speed record history. He set in spring of 1935 with his family moving to Daytona beach, for not the racing but for trying to escape …show more content…
In 1935 the year he moved to Daytona, the track lost its world fame for racing because the track had became deeply rutted.
1949, big Bill had talked to his insurance company and made sure he could guarantee the purse and was able to build the soon to be home of the Daytona beach international speedway! 4 years later of construction and major loans, he proposed the new speed way to the public. the first race was in 1959 as it started the yearly event of the big Daytona 500!
With the engines roaring and a crowd of 41,921 spectators , the pressure was rising on the competitors.During qualifying speeds of 140mph and more were rolling around the track.
Cotton Owens ended up starting pole in the race but with a pack of vultures behind him that are willing to do anything for the 1st position. But during the 500 miles haven been completed ,
Cotton Owens ended up finishing 4th letting the future 7 time Nascar champion Lee Petty winning the first ever Nascar race at the Daytona international speedway.
The history of Nascar started with the need for speed of Bill France SR. He was the reason
Nascar is Americas #1 sport and still making history every race of the year just like Lee Petty starting off this competitive series with a win!
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American knows about the sport and how it became the way it is today. Bill France Sr; the supporter and creator of nascar has a deep background and this is where it began.
September 26, 1909 in Washington D.C . This is where and when nascar really started as bill
France Sr Was born. "big bill" as some called him use to skip school as a teenager and go make laps at a high banked track that was 1.5 miles long in his family model T ford near laurel
Maryland. This need for speed led him to learning about Daytona beach's land speed record history. He set in spring of 1935 with his family moving to Daytona beach, for not the racing but for trying to escape …show more content…
In 1935 the year he moved to Daytona, the track lost its world fame for racing because the track had became deeply rutted.
1949, big Bill had talked to his insurance company and made sure he could guarantee the purse and was able to build the soon to be home of the Daytona beach international speedway! 4 years later of construction and major loans, he proposed the new speed way to the public. the first race was in 1959 as it started the yearly event of the big Daytona 500!
With the engines roaring and a crowd of 41,921 spectators , the pressure was rising on the competitors.During qualifying speeds of 140mph and more were rolling around the track.
Cotton Owens ended up starting pole in the race but with a pack of vultures behind him that are willing to do anything for the 1st position. But during the 500 miles haven been completed ,
Cotton Owens ended up finishing 4th letting the future 7 time Nascar champion Lee Petty winning the first ever Nascar race at the Daytona international speedway.
The history of Nascar started with the need for speed of Bill France SR. He was the reason
Nascar is Americas #1 sport and still making history every race of the year just like Lee Petty starting off this competitive series with a win!
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