NASCAR's deep history is surprisingly not very well known, even for avid fans; this article is meant to get fans in the know of the most notable NASCAR history that happened throughout this week.
November 7th, 1951 - The first official newsletter for NASCAR is published from its brand new offices at Daytona Beach in Florida; dubbed the NASCAR Newsletter, it is only 4 pages long.
November 12th, 1951 - It is announced that NASCAR will be sanctioning a separate division for open-wheel racing, called Speedway Division. The first event of the new series is to take place during the 1952 NASCAR Speedweek action.
November 11th, 1956 - During a double-header day, Marvin Panch takes the checkered flag at the race in Lancaster, C.A., winning what was scored as the opening race of the 1957 season; however, Speedy Thompson wins the same-day event at Hickory Speedway, and - oddly enough - that race was still considered a 1956 season event.
November 8th, 1964 - Ned Jarrett grabs his 15th victory of the season by winning the season finale at Jacksonville, N.C. Richard Petty claims his very first NASCAR Grand National championship, while having only 9 wins out of 62 races in the season; this number of events is the record most amount of races in only one NASCAR season.
November 11th, 1984 - Rookie driver Terry Schoonover is fatally injured in the 129th lap of the "Journal" 500 at Atlanta; it was only his second career NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National start.
November 10th, 2004 - President of NASCAR Mike Helton officially lifts the ban on sponsors from liquor companies; starting in 2005, all NASCAR teams are permitted to recruit sponsorship from companies who produce and sell alcohol.
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