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First ever Nascar winner
1940sFirst Ever Nascar Winner
Although he only competed in three seasons of NASCAR Stock Car Racing, Robert “Red” Byron holds two records that will never be beaten. He was the true first NASCAR winner winning both the first ever sanctioned NASCAR race on February 15th 1948 at Daytona Beach as well as the first stock car “National Championship” title.
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Added: 2nd July 2007
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Posted by: Steve on 2007-07-02 
They actually had the presense of mind to photograph it, I actually thought NASCAR started on a whim of a couple of moonshiners going at it!

Go Jeff #24 Go!
Posted by: BKV on 2007-07-02 
Keep in mind that this was the first sanctioned event for Nascar. The moonshine runners did their racing on the side which eventually led to this.
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