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What is bootlegging in NASCAR?

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Bootleggers were basically moonshine runners. Those that did this started racing their cars against each other, thus NASCAR was unofficially created.

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Did NASCAR start because of moonshine?

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Where did NASCAR racing get started?

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What was the punishment for bootlegging?

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