How an OPEC Oil Embargo Forced NASCAR to Set an Example in 1974

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NASCAR 75: No. 27 in a series of 75 stories that helped define the first three quarters of a century of NASCAR.

Some 50 cars line up off the interstate waiting for gas outside of Norwood, Mass., in early 1974. The scene was repeated all over the country that year due to gasoline rationing.

With Bill France Sr. having stepped down in retirement at the end of the 1972 season , NASCAR was virtually helpless to adhere to increasing demands by the federal government.

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