The 1949 NASCAR Strictly Stock season was the inaugural season of professional stock car racing in the United States. Beginning at Charlotte Speedway on June 19, 1949, the season included eight races
Red Byron's car, the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series champion.
Trophies from the inaugural season
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The NASCAR Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, the most prestigious stock car racing series in the United States.
1949 NASCAR Strictly Stock Series
…The 1949 NASCAR Strictly Stock season was the inaugural season of professional stock car racing in the United States. Beginning at Charlotte Speedway on June 19, 1949, the season included eight races and two exhibition races. The…
Seven-time Winston Cup champion Richard Petty
Seven-time Winston Cup champion Dale Earnhardt
Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, Jimmie Johnson
A Studebaker driven by Dick Linder in the 1951 Daytona Beach Road Course race.