I have this really awesome book that my uncle gave me, and it’s called The NASCAR Vault. It basically tells the important highlights of NASCAR’s history throughout every decade from the 1930s to present. I was flipping through it when I got home from the All-Star race, and it was really interesting to me how drastically the paperwork, advertisements, and credentials have changed in the last century. Here’s a few examples.
Tickets -
1939. Check this out, 55¢ to get into a NASCAR race. Could you imagine paying that much to go see a race nowadays? I wish!
1998. This is the next ticket example in the book, and it’s a little bit more like what we’re used to. A total of $125.
2012. Here’s my ticket from the Kobalt Tools 400 this year, a grand total of $176.00. How crazy is that, compared to a mere 55¢ just 73 years ago?
Credentials -
1938. This is Bill France’s garage pass for Indy. It would be pretty easy to replicate in this day and age, wouldn’t you say?
2012. My hot pass from Charlotte, allowing me all-access.. similar to what Bill France had in 1938, despite the “working in the garages” part. Fancy, huh?
