JUNE 19, 1949 – The first NASCAR “Strictly Stock” (current NASCAR Cup Series) race is held at Charlotte Fairgrounds Speedway. Jim Roper wins the race, Bob Flock wins the first pole and Sara...

The first NASCAR competition held outside the US was in Canada, where on July 1, 1952, Buddy Shuman won a 200-lap race on a half-mile (800 m) dirt track in Stamford Park, Ontario, near Niagara Falls.

The very first NASCAR Strictly Stock race was held June 19 at Charlotte Speedway, a 3/4 mile dirt track in Charlotte, North Carolina owned by Carl C. Allison on Little Rock Rd. Bob Flock won the pole.

Dec 8, 2022 · The first NASCAR Cup race covered 200 laps and 150 miles on a ¾-mile dirt track near Charlotte, North Carolina. The race report shows only the top-20 finishers getting paid from the $5,000...

Jun 28, 2021 · The first NASCAR race took place in 1948, and the first officially sanctioned stock car race was held in 1949. NASCAR has experienced many milestones and has become the world's largest governing body for stock car racing.

Nov 30, 2023 · Since its inception, NASCAR has seen numerous key milestones. Its first Strictly Stock race, recognized as the true beginning of NASCAR as a competitive series, was held on June 19, 1949, at Charlotte Speedway in North Carolina.

In 1949, NASCAR introduced the Strictly Stock division, after sanctioning Modified and Roadster division races in 1948. Eight races were run on seven dirt ovals and on the Daytona Beach beach/street course. [5]The first NASCAR "Strictly Stock" race was held at Charlotte Speedway on June 19, 1949. Jim Roper was declared the winner of that race after Glenn Dunaway was disqualified for having ...

NASCAR made it official on February 15, 1948, when it ran its first sanctioned points race on Daytona Beach. Seventy-five years ago, shortly after the end of World War II, NASCAR was in its infancy, one of many fledgling auto racing sanctioning bodies trying to establish itself.

Dec 5, 2023 · The very first NASCAR race, recognized as the start of the Strictly Stock series, was a pivotal event that took place on June 19, 1949, and marked the beginning of what would become a major motorsport series.

Jan 15, 2022 · It took the court system to confirm Jim Roper as NASCAR's first Strictly Stock (later NASCAR Cup) winner at Charlotte. It’s funny how Jim Roper won the first race in what is …