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NASCAR origins and rise from stock cars to national sport
In the late 1940s Bill France Sr founded NASCAR to race street-worthy cars, evolving from modified family sedans to high tech speedways. By 2000s NASCAR topped many sports in attendance and ratings, with 2,000 sanctioned events across 135 tracks in 41 states, feeding a national following.
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