NASCAR History

  1972: David Pearson cruises to victory at Michigan International Speedway, leading 155 of 200 laps in the Motor State 400. Pearson, driving a Wood […]

  1962: Fred Lorenzen beat the field and the rain to the finish line to win an abbreviated Atlanta 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, scoring […]

  1985: Pole-starter Bill Elliott takes command to lead the last 11 laps of the Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500 at Pocono Raceway, marking his […]

  1952: Tim Flock outruns his brother Fonty to win a 100-lap main event at Occoneechee Speedway in Hillsborough, N.C., posting the third win of […]

  1992: Ernie Irvan rallies to win the Save Mart 300K at Sonoma, a race overshadowed by the death of NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. […]

  1968: Richard Petty pilots a Plymouth to the 80th win of his career, prevailing in a 200-lap main event at Smoky Mountain Raceway in […]

  1983: Ricky Rudd notches his first win in NASCAR’s premier series, taming the road course at Riverside (Calif.) International Raceway. The victory was also […]

  1961: Hall of Famer Ned Jarrett rolls to victory at Fairgrounds Raceway in Birmingham, Ala., outrunning Jim Paschal to score his eighth victory in […]

  1978: Cale Yarborough starts second but dominates in leading all 420 laps of the Music City USA 420 at Nashville Speedway. Yarborough, who took […]

  1967: Jim Paschal storms to the 24th of his 25 wins in NASCAR’s top series, leading 111 laps of the Asheville 300 at New […]