Did stock car racing begin in Georgia?

Answer 1

It's hard to say where stock car racing originated, here is a brief excerpt:

Before NASCAR was founded in the 1920's, moonshine runners during the prohibition era would often have to outrun the authorities. To do so, they had to upgrade their vehicles and eventually started getting together with fellow runners and making runs together. They would challenge one another and eventually progressed to organized events in the early 1930s. Please see related link.