Thursday, June 19, 2014 will mark the 65th
anniversary of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series’ first race, held in 1949.
In what was then called the Strictly Stock division, the race was held
at Charlotte Speedway, a .75-mile dirt track, and won by Jim Roper. It
featured a 33-car field that included NASCAR Hall of Famers Tim Flock,
Buck Baker, Lee Petty and Herb Thomas. …
