In 1948 Bill France Sr. founded the National Association for Stock Car Automobile Racing (NASCAR).
The first official season was in 1949 where the champion was Red Byron with 842.5 points and the runner-up was Lee Petty with 725 points (117.5 points behind Byron).
The schedule consisted of 8...
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