The first NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ... vied for the loyalty of drivers and the public. In the 1960s and 70s, NASCAR began to shed its amateur roots to become a ...

NASCAR was only an 11-year-old organization in 1960. The cars in the highest division were still so stock that they were raced with the windows rolled down and headlights taped to prevent a sharp ...

At the time, NASCAR race cars still ran more-stock-than-not sheetmetal ... Enterprises had been running and perfected since the 1960s. Petty won ten races during 1974 and beat out Cale Yarborough ...