Unfortunately, much of value in documenting the sport is being lost because of its lack of a written history. Resources are scattered and too often not available to the public at all. While there are other motorsports libraries, none are devoted exclusively to stock car racing and aim to be exhaustive.
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The Living Legends of Auto Racing, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation formed in 1993 to promote the history of stock car racing and to gain recognition for the pioneers of the sport.
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­Stock car racing is a quintessentially American pastime. Many other sports originated in ancient times or as variations of classic games, but stock car racing has uniquely American roots. ­­Born in the days of Prohibition, stock car racing...
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Bill France's role in stock car racing history is legendary. Learn more about Bill France's role in stock car racing history at HowStuffWorks. ... Auto Manufacturers' Roles in Stock Car Racing History...
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This section of Florida Stock Car Racing is where we remember. Or perhaps, like myself, it's a process of discovery. I truly began to have an inkling of the history of Florida stock car racing in 1998, as the longevity of the Governor's Cup was revealed to me.
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History Made Every Day™ ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) was founded at the Streamline Hotel in Daytona Beach, Florida. It was the first formal organization for stock-car racing, a sport said to have begun with souped-up bootlegger hot rods during Prohibition.
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History of; ... (NASCAR) in 1947. Although stock cars had raced before NASCAR became a "sanctioning body...the vision and perseverance of 'Big Bill' France...organized and united stock car racing," making it into an empire, a sport of the South (Burt 14). France devoted himself to promoting the sport,
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The Complete Statistical History of Stock-Car Racing: Records, Streaks, Oddities, and Trivia was intended to be the best reference book about stock-car racing ^ the one source that no fan of the sport can live without.
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Subject: Stock car racing ... Subject: Stock car racing -- United States -- History. ... 50 Years of Stock Car Racing: A History of Collectibles and Memorabilia...
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