![]() ![]() ![]() Today, that amount equates to around $801,816 according to the consumer price index (CPI). Consider this the 1964 NASCAR champion earned $114,771 in race winnings. One thing that hasn't changed over the years is the fact that the drivers focus on competing in as many races as possible in order to earn as much money as possible. Drivers in the series towed their cars from race to race, slept in seedy motels or camped out in their trucks - they definitely didn't live the high-profile lifestyle that modern drivers like Dale Earnhardt Jr. In the early days, NASCAR drivers had to race on a variety of surfaces, including dirt, asphalt and even a sandy beach. NASCAR races on privately owned race tracks - all of which are asphalt or concrete. ![]() Of course, times have changed and the NASCAR series (and its schedule) has continued to evolve. In the 1964 Grand National Series, now known as the Sprint Cup Series, drivers competed in 62 races that, oddly enough, ran from Novemto November 8, 1964. Amazingly, a 10-month, 36-race schedule (not counting the All-Star race and Bud Shootout) pales in comparison to what NASCAR drivers ran in years past. ![]()
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