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MOTOR SPORT WAS FOUNDED ON THIS DAY

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On February 21, 1948, the National Association for Stock Car
Racing—or NASCAR, as it came to be widely known—was
officially incorporated. NASCAR racing went on to become
one of America’s most popular spectator sports, as well as
a multi-billion-dollar industry.

The driving force behind the establishment of NASCAR was
William “Bill” France Sr. (1909-1992), a mechanic and auto-
repair shop owner from Washington, D.C., who in the mid-
1930s moved to Daytona Beach,
Florida to escape the Great
Depression
.

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Bill France Sr. - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia
Bill France as a racer.

Bill France
After a short racing career, Bill France realized that
organizing races is business for him.

Bill France on the construcion site of the Daytona International Speedway
Bill France on the construction site of the Daytona
International Speedway.

1948 - Year in Review timeline | Timetoast timelines

Hari ini tahun 1948, NASCAR secara resmi didirikan - CONNX

NASCAR 1948 in Pictures : r/NASCAR

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‘’THE INTIMIDATOR’’ DIED ON THIS DAY IN 2001

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On February 18, 2001, Dale Earnhardt Sr., considered one of the
greatest drivers in National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) history,
died at the age of 49 in a last-lap crash at the
43rd Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach,
Florida.

Earnhardt was driving his famous black No. 3 Chevrolet and vying
for third place when he collided with another car, then crashed into
a wall. After being cut from his car, Earnhardt, whose tough,
aggressive driving style earned him the nickname “The Intimidator,”
was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.    

Earnhardt died of a basilar skull ring fracture, the most serious
type of skull fracture.        
        
        
   
       

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Dale Earnhardt ambulance after his crash

Cause of Death Dale Earnhardt - Best, Cool, Funny
Ralph Dale Earnhardt
(April 29, 1951 – February 18, 2001)

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Official 1969 Daytona 500 Program | Daytona 500, Vintage racing poster, Racing posters

1969 Daytona 500-LeeRoy Yarbrough and Ford on Top – Talladega and Spoiler Registry

LeeRoy Yarbrough chased down Charlie Glotzbach, who
had an 11-second lead, and passed him on the final lap
after starting 19th. It was the first Daytona 500 won on a
last lap pass.

Yarbrough won in a back-up Ford car after crashing his
primary one. This would also be the second-last Daytona
500 before the NASCAR Grand National Series became
the Winston Cup Series in 1971. Starting in 1971, all races
were to have 43 competitors maximum in a starting grid
starting with the
1971 Daytona 500
.

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‘’THE INTIMIDATOR’’ WON HIS FIRST 500

NASCAR - 20 years later, Dale Earnhardt's Daytona 500 win in 1998 remains one of a kind

On February 15, 1998, after 20 years of trying, racing great
Dale Earnhardt Sr. finally won his first Daytona 500, the
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR)
season opener and an event dubbed the “Super Bowl of
stock car racing.”

Driving his black No. 3 Chevrolet, Earnhardt recorded an
average speed of 172.712 mph and took home a then-record
more than $1 million in prize money.

Following his victory, crews from competing teams lined the
pit road at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona
Beach,
Florida
, to congratulate Earnhardt, who drove his car
onto the grass and did several celebratory doughnuts, or
circles (below).

‘NASCAR Race Hub’ looks back at Dale Earnhardt’s 1998 Daytona 500 Win | FOX Sports

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1998 Daytona 500: Untold stories of Dale Earnhardt's win | NASCAR.com

1998 Daytona 500 Archives - FanBuzz

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LAND-SPEED RECORD SET ON THIS DAY IN 1904

January 12, 1904: Henry Ford sets speed record - Henry Ford sets a land-speed record of 91.37 ...
Henry Ford, standing, and Barney Oldfield in 1902, with the
“999” racing automobile.

On January 12, 1904, Henry Ford set a land-speed record of 91.37
mph on the frozen surface of Michigan’s Lake St. Clair. He was
driving a four-wheel vehicle, dubbed the “999,” with a wooden
chassis but no body or hood. Ford’s record was broken within
a month at Ormond Beach, Florida, by a driver named William K. Vanderbilt; even so, the publicity surrounding Ford’s achievement
was valuable to the auto pioneer, who in June of the previous year
had incorporated the Ford Motor Company, which would eventually
go on to become one of America’s Big Three automakers.

Henry Ford 1863-1947 In 1904 Photograph by Everett - Pixels  Barney Oldfield—Master Driver of the World | Airport Journals
Henry Ford (1863-1947)    Berna Eli "Barney" Oldfield |
                                            (1878-1946)

January 12, 1904 - Ford sets new land speed record - This Day In Automotive History
The 999 today at The Henry Ford Museum.

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