NASCAR History

  1982: Tim Richmond caps a dominating day at Riverside (Calif.) International Raceway with his second victory in NASCAR’s top series as Darrell Waltrip finishes […]

1955: Pole-starter Fonty Flock holds off his brother Tim by half a car-length at Charlotte Speedway’s .75-mile dirt track to score the last of his […]

2004: Kasey Kahne prevails to go 2-for-2 in his first two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts while Bobby Hamilton finishes 16th to wrap up […]

1956: NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Buck Baker prevails with a last-lap pass, securing a thrilling victory by one foot over Joe Weatherly at Wilson […]

  1968: Richard Petty snags the lead from David Pearson with 21 laps remaining to win the Georgia 500 at Middle Georgia Raceway’s half-mile asphalt […]

  1952: Donald Thomas, brother to NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Herb Thomas, drives a Fabulous Hudson Hornet to his only victory in NASCAR’s premier […]

  1929: DeWayne “Tiny” Lund, one of NASCAR’s 50 greatest drivers, is born. Lund — nicknamed Tiny as a humorous contrast to his 6-foot-6, 275-pound […]

  1955: Pole-starter Tim Flock fends off hard-charging Curtis Turner to win at Hickory (N.C.) Speedway’s .4-mile dirt track, marking his 36th victory in NASCAR’s […]

1995: Dale Earnhardt dominates the race but comes up short in the final standings as Jeff Gordon clinches his first championship in NASCAR’s premier series […]

  1962: Richard Petty leads 158 of 200 laps to prevail in the only race for NASCAR’s top series at Golden Gate Speedway’s .3-mile paved […]