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This is a timeline based on the story Driving with the Devil which is also based off of Nascar History.
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Stock car racing gets its start during Prohibition, with moonshine runners attempting to flee federal tax agents.
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Bill France Sr. holds a meeting in Daytona Beach, Fla., to discuss the future of stock car racing and NASCAR is conceived.
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First NASCAR race is run in Daytona at the beach road course.
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NASCAR is incorporated
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Fireball Roberts is voted Professional Athlete of the Year by Florida sportswriters, the first time the honor goes to a race car driver.
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ABC Sports televises two hours of the Firecracker 250 from Daytona as part of its Wide World of Sports.
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Ricard Petty win the first of seven championships.
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Alabama International Speedway -- known today as Talladega Superspeedway -- opens.
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Motor Racing Network -- MRN -- broadcasts its first Daytona 500.
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Jimmy Carter invites NASCAR drivers to the White House.
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Bill Elliott sets fastest speed record at 212.809 miles per hour at Talladega.
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Every race in the NASCAR Cup Series is televised.
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Dale Earnhardt wins his seventh series title, matching Richard Petty's record.
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50th anniversery of NASCAR
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Dale Earnhardt Sr. dies in a final lap crash at the Daytona 500.
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Bill France Jr. dies at the age of 74 after many years of involvement in NASCAR.
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