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In this edition of This Week in Business History, Kelly Barner turns back the clock and marks the incorporation of NASCAR, the governing body instrumental in turning stock car racing into one of the most popular spectator sports in history. She shares some history as well as the many rules and regulations that they are responsible for detailing and enforcing – some based on safety and others based on the wild circumstances that often results from 40+ cars going 200 miles an hour.

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