NASCAR history
edit- http://www.nascar.com/news/features/nwide.series.history/index.html (one of the primary - mostly sportsman/Nationwide)
- http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/history/nascar-results.htm
- http://www.decadesofracing.net/TheBeginning.htm
- http://www.nascar.com/kyn/history/dbd/
- http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/season-recaps/1940s/1947-nascar.htm (1947)
- http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/season-recaps/1940s/1948-nascar.htm (1948)
- http://cotonapartners.com/images/Streamline_Hotel_-_Birthplace_of_NASCAR_-_49_Units_-_Adj_Prop.pdf (founders)
- http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news?slug=dw-wetzel-streamline-hotel-daytona-500-022512&ei=1EAQULfKLeii6wH5tYDYAQ&usg=AFQjCNGe4vMkZv9YndY6nCK7pWE2qptbHQ&sig2=JthkwjWuOiS1-Y1hEg_TBw (gar bar)
- http://www.autoanything.com/articles/the-history-of-nascar.aspx
- http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1998/02/15/oth_222544.shtml
- http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/season-recaps/1940s (multiple links to refs)
- http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nascar-founded
- http://bleacherreport.com/articles/327690-the-evolution-of-the-stock-car
- http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/The-History-Of-Nascar--1948-present/252443
- http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/racelist.php?year=1948 (all motor sports)
1961
edit- http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uyVSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CHkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6867,5449389&dq=1961+daytona+500&hl=en (Weatherly wins a compact car race at Daytona)
- http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YAoqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=q8wEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2586,3583205&dq=1961+daytona+500&hl=en
- http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zCFAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eFgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4053,3857872&dq=1961+daytona+500+qualifying&hl=en (cotton owens retires)
- http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qeENAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OXkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5143,236891&dq=nascar&hl=en (union barred)
- http://www.jayski.com/teams/nastuff.htm (Wendal scott)
- http://www.rtbot.net/1961_daytona_500
1961 Daytona 500
edit- http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/autoracing/articles/2006/02/11/daytona_finds_a_lost_treasure/
- http://www.thatsracin.com/2011/01/29/54531/horrific-wrecks-mar-1961-qualifying.html
- http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZAoqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=q8wEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1524,4246532&dq=1961+daytona+500+qualifying+races&hl=en
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7VrygkrD1c
- Petty and Beauchamp careers ended. ... Panch wins on one set of tires. ... L. Petty gets award .... Panch was second and one lap down when Roberts blew ... R. Petty gets glass in eyes .. comimg from infirmery when dad crashed... Pontiac's first win.... Petty and Beauchamp 59 race ...
- http://www.highperformancepontiac.com/features/hppp_0801_marvin_panch_daytona_500_winner/viewall.html
- http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/images/DIS%20timeline.pdf
- http://www.race2win.net/wc/05/race/dis/note.html
- http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/races/results/1961/daytona-international-speedway/daytona-500/688
- http://www.thatsracin.com/2011/02/02/54880/drivers-on-edge-as-61-daytona.html
- http://www.nascar.com/news/120323/today-in-history/index.html
- http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/features/02/22/where.is.mpanch/index.html
- http://www.nascar.com/2005/kyn/01/06/1961_short/index.html (trivia)
- http://www.essortment.com/biography-lee-petty-20419.html
- http://www.rtbot.net/1961_daytona_500
- http://www.jayski.com/next/2009/1dis2009.htm (fireball 3 poles in a row - ties record)
- http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/images/DIS%20timeline.pdf (average race speed faster than Indy qual.)
1962
edit1962 Daytona 500
editOn February 4th during the initial time trials which would set the starting line up for the twin qualifying races Glen Roberts, known as "Fireball", would set a new track record of 158.744 miles per hour average speed during his two lap run. The fast speed bested the previous record of 157.150 m.p.h. which was also held by Roberts.[1]
1963
edit1963 Daytona 500
edit- http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F2hPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PlIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5894,2917287&dq=1961+nascar&hl=en (Tiny Lund wins)
1964
edit1964 Daytona 500
edit- http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/opinion/01/28/retro.racing.maumann.1964.daytona500/index.html
- http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/News/DAYTONA-500-History/DAYTONA-500-Winners/1964-Daytona-500-Results.aspx
- http://www.racing-reference.info/race/1964-08/W
- http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/season-recaps/1960s/1964-nascar.htm
- http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1075692/index.htm
- http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=APscAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_5oEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6311,3471008&dq=1964+daytona+500&hl=en
- http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sGpJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3goNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3100,1445235&dq=1964+daytona+500&hl=en
- http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Cxk0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=x-AIAAAAIBAJ&pg=3399,4429011&dq=1964+daytona+500&hl=en
1964 in NASCAR
editUser:Chedzilla/sandbox/1964 in NASCAR
- http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/season-recaps/1960s/1964-nascar.htm
- http://www.nascar.com/news/101130/retro-racing-maumann-rpetty-1965/index.html
- http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Jn0oAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mMsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=965,5254585&dq=1964+daytona+500&hl=en
- http://www.nascar.com/2002/kyn/history/dbd/02/06/1964/index.html
1964 426 Hemi
edit- http://www.hemihaines.com/Hemihistory.html
- http://hemitruckclub.com/History/history.htm
- http://www.allpar.com/mopar/hemi/hemi.html
- http://www.streetlegaltv.com/news/hemi-doesnt-always-equal-426-chryslers-nascar-only-hemis/
1966
editDaytona
edit- http://www.racing-reference.info/tracks/Daytona_International_Speedway
- http://www.racing-reference.info/twin125.htm
- http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/News/DAYTONA-500-History.aspx
- http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlines/cup/12/03/daytona.countdown/
- http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news?slug=db-statsdaytona062906 (deaths at daytona)
Drivers
editPetty
edit- http://www.allpar.com/racing/petty-plymouth-racing.html
- http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/features/02/02/daytona.500.top.10.drivers/index.html
Nelson Stacy
editCotton Owens
edittable
editFin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor / Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Led |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | 29 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn | 1961 Pontiac | 194 | $600.00 | 0 |
12 | 41 | 4 | Rex White | Rex White | 1961 Chevrolet | 194 | $500.00 | 0 |
13 | 16 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed | 1961 Chevrolet | 194 | $400.00 | 0 |
14 | 46 | 23 | Sal Tovella | Bob Rose | 1961 Ford | 191 | $350.00 | 0 |
15 | 22 | 65 | Charlie Glotzbach | Melvin Black | 1961 Pontiac | 191 | $350.00 | 0 |
16 | 10 | 32 | Darel Dieringer | Ray Nichels | 1961 Pontiac | 191 | $325.00 | 0 |
17 | 32 | 52 | Tom Dill | Julian Buesink | 1961 Ford | 190 | $325.00 | 0 |
18 | 14 | 85 | Emanuel Zervakis | Toots Transfer (Monroe Shook) | 1961 Chevrolet | 189 | $300.00 | 0 |
19 | 49 | 37 | Joe Kelly | Don House | 1961 Ford | 188 | $300.00 | 0 |
20 | 1 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Smokey Yunick | 1961 Pontiac | 187 | $4,750.00 | 170 |