Stock car racing turns 70: Richard Petty recalls wild first race in 1949
On Jan. 19, 1949, drivers and moonshiners arrived in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Buicks, Mercurys and Cadillacs with numbers duct-taped on the car doors — and made history.
On Jan. 19, 1949, drivers and moonshiners arrived in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Buicks, Mercurys and Cadillacs with numbers duct-taped on the car doors — and made history.