What was the first nascar cup race ever aired on national TV?

May be...

i believe it was the 1952 daytona 500

1971 @ Greenville-Pickens.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR_on_t…

tv.....

not live on a pc..lol

It was the Feb 15, 1979 Daytona 500. This was the first entire race aired on tv. The 1960 Daytona 500 was aired in parts on the news.four stroke diesel engine