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—  Ched  ZILLA  17:45, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

NASCAR history

 * 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

 * 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

 * 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 Daytona 500
On 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.


 * http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s3ocAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W1EEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3579,5648808&dq=nascar&hl=en (Petty cry - protest)

1963 Daytona 500

 * http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F2hPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PlIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5894,2917287&dq=1961+nascar&hl=en (Tiny Lund wins)

1964 Daytona 500

 * 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
User: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

 * 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

 * http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UH4sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=A80EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7208,2378631&dq=1966+daytona+500&hl=en (petty gets daytona pole)
 * http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/News/DAYTONA-500-History/DAYTONA-500-Winners/1966-Daytona-500-Results.aspx

Daytona

 * 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)

Petty

 * 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

 * http://www.stacymotorsports.com/nelson_stacy.htm

Cotton Owens

 * http://www.highperformancepontiac.com/features/hppp_0802_pontiac_nascar_cotton_owens/viewall.html