NASCAR History

  1989: Davey Allison takes control when pole-starter Mark Martin runs out of fuel while leading with five laps left to win the Pepsi 400 […]

  1956: “Tiger” Tom Pistone prevails in the first of three races for NASCAR’s Convertible Series at Chicago’s Soldier Field. Pistone, a Windy City native, […]

  1958: Rex White takes command when Cotton Owens drops out with wheel bearing failure, notching win No. 2 in NASCAR’s top series at Asheville-Weaverville […]

  1931: NASCAR Hall of Famer Junior Johnson is born. Johnson, a mythic figure in his home of Wilkes County, N.C., won 50 races as […]

  1982: David Pearson rolls from the pole position to land his only victory in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, winning the Coca-Cola 200 at North […]

  1960: NASCAR Hall of Famer Glen Wood scores a wire-to-wire victory at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C., starting third and leading all 200 […]

  1972: Pole-starter Richard Petty laps the field on a steamy day at Texas World Speedway, leading 186 of 250 laps to win the Lone […]

  1951: Curtis Turner scores a convincing victory at Dayton (Ohio) Speedway, pulling away from Dick Rathman to win the 200-lap main event. Runner-up Rathman […]

  1971: Bobby Allison routs the field for his fifth consecutive victory, winning the Space City 300, the only event for NASCAR’s premier series at […]

  1985: Jimmy Hensley gets past Tommy Houston with 20 laps left and leads the rest of the way to win the Kroger 200 for […]