NASCAR History

  1986: Pole-starter Darrell Waltrip takes the lead from Tim Richmond with two laps left to prevail at Riverside (Calif.) International Raceway’s 2.62-mile road course. […]

  1970: Bobby Isaac rolls to victory in the rain-shortened Virginia 500 at Martinsville Speedway, leading 223 of the 377 laps. Bobby Allison finishes second […]

  1952: Herb Thomas, a 2013 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee, drives a Fabulous Hudson Hornet to victory in the Poor Man’s 500 at Canfield […]

  1922: Joe Weatherly, two-time champ in NASCAR’s top series, is born. Weatherly, who also won numerous times in modified competition, earned the nickname “The […]

  1923: Smokey Yunick, one on NASCAR’s most colorful and creative car builders, is born. Yunick, who for years operated his well-known garage in Daytona […]

  1987: Kyle Petty survives a race of attrition to score his first superspeedway victory in NASCAR’s premier series, winning the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte […]

  1954: Lee Petty laps the field to notch a rain-shortened win in the only appearance for NASCAR’s top series at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, […]

  1966: Marvin Panch scores his final victory in NASCAR’s premier series in unusual fashion, with Richard Petty taking over his car in relief and […]

  1978: NASCAR Hall of Famer David Pearson outruns Cale Yarborough at the finish to win the Mason-Dixon 500 at Dover (Del.) International Speedway. Pearson, […]

  1956: Buck Baker starts from the pole position and rallies to win the Virginia 500 by half a lap at Martinsville Speedway. Speedy Thompson […]