NASCAR History

  1982: NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip edges Buddy Baker by a car-length at Talladega Superspeedway to become the first repeat winner of the […]

  1977: Benny Parsons holds off Richard Petty by .45 seconds to win the Coca-Cola 500 at Pocono Raceway, his seventh career victory in NASCAR’s […]

1946: Neil Bonnett, an 18-time winner in NASCAR’s premier series, is born. Bonnett, an original member of the famed Alabama Gang, was named one of […]

  1951: Fonty Flock starts from the pole position and holds off Gober Sosebee to prevail on Asheville-Weaverville (N.C.) Speedway’s half-mile dirt track. The win […]

  1956: Curtis Turner starts on the outside of the front row and roars to victory in the NASCAR Convertible Series at Ft. Wayne (Ind.) […]

  1969: Richard Petty outruns David Pearson for a one-car-length win at Smoky Mountain Raceway in Maryville, Tenn. Petty led 127 of 200 laps on […]

  1987: Bill Elliott storms to victory from the pole position to win the Talladega 500 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, marking the last race at […]

  1970: Bobby Isaac survives a race of attrition to post a dominant win in the Nashville 420 at the .596-mile Nashville Speedway at the […]

  1966: Paul Goldsmith passes Richard Petty with five laps left to win the Volunteer 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, marking the last of his […]

  1941: Richie Evans, a nine-time NASCAR Modified champion, is born. The “Rapid Roman” from Rome, N.Y., is credited with 28 track championships at 11 […]