NASCAR History

   1991: Ken Schrader lands his third victory in NASCAR’s top series, pulling away to a 3.02-second victory over hometown favorite Bill Elliott at Atlanta […]

  1968: David Pearson finishes strong at Bristol (Tenn.) International Speedway, leading the final 31 laps of the Southeastern 500.  

  1980: Dale Earnhardt races to his second triumph in NASCAR’s premier series, driving from the 31st starting spot to win the Atlanta 500 at […]

1958: Curtis Turner surges to victory on third-mile Champion Speedway in Fayetteville, N.C., for his 12th win in NASCAR’s top series. Turner leads 145 of […]

  1992: Jeff Gordon notches his first-ever NASCAR victory, starting from the pole and dominating the Atlanta 300 Busch Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. […]

1983: Richard Petty scores his 196th career win, leading the final 29 laps at North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham, N.C. Petty prevailed by half […]

  1961: Fireball Roberts laps the field twice to win the final NASCAR Grand National race at Marchbanks Speedway in Hanford, Calif. Roberts, driving the […]

1979: Cale Yarborough roars to his 60th NASCAR Grand National victory, cruising to a six-second win at Richmond (Va.) Fairgrounds Raceway’s .542-mile track. Bobby Allison […]

1986: Ronnie Silver snares the lead from pole-sitter Jack Ingram with 11 laps remaining to win the Mountain Dew 400 in the NASCAR Busch Series […]

1976: Dave Marcis takes the lead from Richard Petty with 11 laps left to win the Richmond 400 at Richmond (Va.) Fairgrounds Raceway. Petty finishes […]