NASCAR History

1959: Junior Johnson starts 22nd in a 24-car field and roars to victory in a 200-lap main event at Wilson (N.C.) Speedway’s half-mile dirt track. […]

1982: Sam Ard rolls to his first win of the season in NASCAR’s Nationwide Series in the Dogwood 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Butch Lindley finishes […]

  1967: NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Allison drives from the pole position to land his fourth victory in NASCAR’s premier series, winning by two […]

1961: Bob Burdick races to the only victory in his brief career in NASCAR’s top series, prevailing in the Atlanta 500 at Atlanta International Raceway. […]

1979: Bobby Allison uses a late-race surge past Richard Petty to win the Northwestern Bank 400 at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway. Petty, who led 211 […]

1963: NASCAR Hall of Famer Junior Johnson drives a Ray Fox-owned Chevrolet to a one-lap victory over Richard Petty in the Hickory 250 at Hickory […]

1923: Johnny Beauchamp, a two-time winner in NASCAR’s top series, is born. The Harlan, Iowa, native, who died in 1981, is forever linked to two […]

  1998: Dale Jarrett fends off Jeff Gordon’s late charge to win the Transouth Financial 400 at Darlington Raceway. Jarrett leads 68 of the 293 […]

  1954: Pole-starter Herb Thomas guides his Fabulous Hudson Hornet to victory at Lakewood Speedway in Atlanta, prevailing by one car-length over Buck Baker. Thomas’s […]

  1967: David Pearson outruns Cale Yarborough down the stretch to score his first win at Bristol International Speedway in the Southeastern 500. Pearson, driving […]