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Start Of NASCAR
Bill France Sr. organized a meeting in Daytona Beach to work out the problems with stock car racing in America. Some of the problems were the fact that some tracks couldn't hold the number of people or cars in the field and the rules of the tracks varied from location to location. http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/nascar-nation/nascar-edu/nascar-basic/how-nascar-was-started.html -
Generation 1 NASCAR
The first NASCAR cars were raced in Daytona Beach. The course was well known to Bill France Sr. and the location of the track helped promote Bill and NASCAR itself. The first race was won by Red Byron in his Ford Modified. http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/nascar-nation/nascar-edu/nascar-basic/how-nascar-was-started.html -
Generation 2 NASCAR
In the fall of 1968, Richard Petty left the Plymouth NASCAR Racing Team for Ford's. Charlie Grey, director of the Ford stock car program felt that hiring Petty would send the message that "money rules none". However, the Superbird was designed specifically to lure Petty back to Plymouth for the 1970 season. Petty did reasonably well against strong Ford opposition on the NASCAR tracks that year, winning eight races and placing well in many more. http://tinyurl.com/ob4evmf -
Generation 3 NASCAR
In 1981, came a more race-centered series of vehicles. The wheel base was reduced to 110 inches; and NASCAR downsized cars to better resemble cars on the showroom floor, though body panels were still purchased through the manufacturers. Race teams started to builld their own cars moving from cars bought off the lot. https://www.mispeedway.com/~/media/6C61AF04EBFA46E29922B433918C16ED.ashx -
Generation 4 NASCAR
From 1972 until the cars end of production, the Monte Carlo was a solid success in NASCAR racing. The big (1973–1977) bodied cars were the dominant body style through the years until 1980, when NASCAR mandated the move to the smaller (110-inch-wheelbase) cars being built in Detroit. The 1981 and 82 stock (referred to as the "flat-nose") Monte Carlo was raced by very few teams and as such only won three races in those years. http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/a6318/4303620/ -
Generation 5 NASCAR
The so-called Car of Tomorrow introduced a new era in car safety. It featured a common body and chassis for all manufacturers designed to reduce the need for track-specific race cars. It included a front splitter and rear wing to offer teams aero adjustment options during the race. http://athlonsports.com/nascar/nascar-how-stock-cars-have-changed-over-years -
Generation 6 NASCAR
The Generation 6 car marks the return of the showroom look, as seen with this 2013 Ford Fusion. Manufacturer-unique body panels are placed on the existing chassis. Enhanced body designs are built to more closely resemble the cars found in showrooms across the US and the design aims to put the stock back into stock-car racing. http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/lists/NASCAR-evolution-of-race-car-to-Generation-6-models-012813#photo-title=Generation+2%253A+1967-80&photo=31560142
