Nascar Technology Magazine
Wednesday, August 10th, 2011Nascar Technology Magazine
Historic NASCAR Stars of Years Past
Most NASCAR race fans don’t know much about early NASCAR history, as it’s popularity was geographraphically located in Southern & South Eastern States. Most of the newer fans know Dale Earnhardt, Richard Petty and Junior Johnsson, but have never heard of some of the earliest stars who made the current NASCAR a success. Nascar Sprint Cup Tickets are almost out of tickets for this season.
Bill France Sr. founded NASCAR in 1948 on February 21st. France selected Erwin “Cannonball” Baker as the first NASCAR Commissioner. Baker was already a legend, having raced previously at Indianapolis and set over a hundred land speed records. The transcontinental race is named after him.
Junior Johnson was for sure on of NASCAR’s earliest stars, winning six championshipsand more than fifty races. Junior had a unique past, he was notorious for transporting moonshine. Upon retiring from NASCAR Racing in 1966 he moved on to become a team owner.
Ned Jarret the father of Dale Jarret was another early racing star. Nicknamed “Gentleman Jim”, Jarret was famous for selling one of his race cars to Wendell Scott, the first Black NASCAR participant. Jarret won 2 NASCAR Championships and fifty races. He then went into the booth to become an announcer, and his son Dale followed in his footsteps and became a race driver.
Past great Lee Petty’s son also followed his father into racing, and Richard Petty became the biggest star Nascar has ever seen. Lee was no slouch though, winning 3 race championships and the very first Daytona 500. The first Daytona race was so close; it took 3 days before Petty was finally decared the winner. Lee Petty started racing late, he had a late start getting his race career, as he didn’t start racing until he was 35 years old. It didn’t take long before he was a favorite amongst fans. When he retired from racing, he founded Petty Enterprises, one of the more successful racing teams. The number 43, Richard Petty is NASCAR’s has won mor races than anyone in history of racing.
Wendell Scott is a true pioneer, as he is the only black racer to ever win a NASCAR race. Wendell was a daredevil at the beginning, racing the (white|neighborhood} kids on his bike. After serving in World War II, Scott, like Junior Johnson, began running moonshine. He would also go to the races, and got his break when a promoter, desperate for a gimmick to fill stadium seats, thought he stir the pot somewhat by putting African Americam in in a real race. Scott had to deal with reacial aspect and white drivers trying to crash him. He endured, and won the only race negro driver has ever won in NASCAR in 1961. Wendell continued to race until injuries forced him into retirement in 1973.
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