NASCAR History

1957: Joe Weatherly storms to victory on Columbia (S.C.) Speedway’s half-mile dirt track, but Bob Welborn’s fourth-place finish is enough to clinch the second of […]

  1983: Sam Ard starts second and converts a dominant day into a Cardinal 250 victory at Martinsville Speedway and the first of two straight […]

  1967: Bobby Allison survives heavy attrition to prevail in the American 500 at North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham, notching the eighth victory of […]

1962: Rex White rallies for what would be his 28th and final victory in NASCAR’s top series, leading just the final three laps in the […]

  1997: Bobby Hamilton drives past Ricky Craven with 16 laps to go, landing his second triumph in NASCAR’s premier series by winning the ACDelco […]

  2001: Greg Biffle survives a green-white-checkered overtime finish, holding off Jack Sprague in the Chevy Silverado 150 for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series […]

  1959: Jack Smith roars from the middle of the pack on Concord (N.C.) Speedway’s half-mile dirt track to win the Lee Kirby 300, the […]

1976: Richard Petty turns in a dominant second half to roll to victory in the American 500, leading 193 of the 492 laps at North […]

  1955: Buck Baker steams from the pole position to prevail in the Wilkes 160, leading every lap at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway. Baker, a […]

1961: Joe Weatherly surges to the front in the late stages to win the Southeastern 500, just the second race for NASCAR’s top series at […]