Record #:

24615

Author(s):

Crossman, Matt

Abstract:

NASCAR has its roots in North Carolina, for it began with mountain moonshiners who rigged to cars fast enough to run from the law and turned into a race culture following the end of Prohibition. With the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, and a number of older speedways throughout the western part of the state, North Carolina continues to cultivate the rich NASCAR culture.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 82 Issue 5, October 2014, p176-186, 188, 190, 192, il, por, map

Subject(s):

North Carolina, Western--History; NASCAR (Association); Stock car racing--North Carolina; Charlotte Motor Speedway