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The Southern Stock Car Tradition

3 sample features from the HotRodHistory.com demonstration.

All 01 West Coast 02 Midwest 03 The South 04 Aftermarket 05 People

Illustration of a 1940 coupe on a mountain dirt road at dusk

The South1920s – 1950s

Moonshine Runners and the Roots of Stock Car Racing

Ordinary-looking cars, extraordinary engines, and the back roads where stock car skills were born.

Illustration of stock cars racing on beach sand beside the ocean

The South1903 – 1959

Daytona Beach: Racing on the Sand

From land speed records to the beach-road course, the Florida shore was racing's original superspeedway.

Illustration of 1940s stock cars racing side by side

The South1947 – 1949

Bill France Sr. and the Founding of NASCAR

A series of meetings at a Daytona Beach hotel in December 1947 produced the most successful stock car organization in history.