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In racing you need a car. A track. You race around a track for first place hoping not to get hit. You need a helmet.

= Origins and history =

Between Daytona Beach and its northern neighbor Ormond Beach held the world-record automobile speed trails that started in 1902 and picked up speed up to the 1930’s. • From 1902-1930 the speed of a car was approaching 300 mph.

• In 1905-1935 15 world records were set at Daytona when Bonneville Salt Flats became the premiere place to host land speed record attempts.

• 1907: the first purpose built auto racing circuit opens in Brook lands, England, 2.77 miles cement oval. • NASCAR racing began from people delivering Moonshine in the mountains and running from the cops at amazing speeds on the 17th of January 1920. • • 1936 the famous course first started the hosting the car events. • • 1947 Bill France Sr. organized the racing aspects • • June 19, 1949 is considered to have been the first official NASCAR race • • In the 1990’s Daytona was known for its world records, the beach was also known by its name Mecca from racing enthusiast. • <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 20.25pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">• Stock car racing began to spread in the 1920s and by the late '40s was a common source of entertainment. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 20.25pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">• <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 20.25pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">• Sir Malcolm Campbell took his Bluebird rocket car to Daytona Beach in hopes of running 300 mph, for yet another land-speed-record. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 20.25pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">• <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 20.25pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">• Drivers raced a 1.5 to 2 mile stretch of beach as one straightaway, and beachfront highway A1A as the other.

NASCAR stands for National Association For Stock Car Auto Racing

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