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 races with 7 dirt tracks and 1 road course:
#1-Charlotte Speedway (NC) / 200 Laps / NC_StateFair_1970 (Substitute)
#2-Daytona Beach (FL) / 40 Laps / Daytona_Beach
#3-Occoneechee Speedway (NC) / 200 Laps / NC_StateFair_1970 (Substitute)
#4-Langhorne Speedway (PA) / 200 Laps / Langhorne_Dirt
#5-Hamburg Speedway (NY) / 200 Laps / lebanon_v2 (Substitute)
#6-Martinsville Speedway (VA) / 200 Laps / martinsville_1970
#7-Heidelberg Raceway (PA) / 200 Laps / Williams Grove (Substitute)
#8-Wilkes 200 (NC) / 200 Laps / North_Wilkes_1970
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 races with 7 dirt tracks and 1 road course:
#1-Charlotte Speedway (NC) / 200 Laps / NC_StateFair_1970 (Substitute)
#2-Daytona Beach (FL) / 40 Laps / Daytona_Beach
#3-Occoneechee Speedway (NC) / 200 Laps / NC_StateFair_1970 (Substitute)
#4-Langhorne Speedway (PA) / 200 Laps / Langhorne_Dirt
#5-Hamburg Speedway (NY) / 200 Laps / lebanon_v2 (Substitute)
#6-Martinsville Speedway (VA) / 200 Laps / martinsville_1970
#7-Heidelberg Raceway (PA) / 200 Laps / Williams Grove (Substitute)
#8-Wilkes 200 (NC) / 200 Laps / North_Wilkes_1970