Friday, December 14, 2012

Happy Birthday, NASCAR!

   Dec. 14, 1947 - On this day, a group of businessmen led by Bill France Sr. met in the rooftop bar of the Streamline Hotel in Daytona Beach, Fla., to write out the rules for the then-chaotic group of dirt track races born from the days of running moonshine in Prohibition. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing would emerge a few months later.

   Enjoy the video testament to the "go
od 'ol days"
 

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