NASCAR History

  1984: Bill Elliott emerges from a stirring duel with Harry Gant, converting a last-lap pass to win the Warner W. Hodgdon American 500 at […]

  1963: Richard Petty works his way up from fourth starting position to land a convincing victory in the South Boston 400 at South Boston […]

  1969: Pole-starter Bobby Isaac leads all but two laps to coast to victory in the final race for NASCAR’s premier series at Augusta (Ga.) […]

  1986: Morgan Shepherd posts a dominant NASCAR Nationwide Series win, leading 144 of 197 laps in the Sandhills 200 at North Carolina Motor Speedway […]

  1971: Richard Petty takes advantage of Bobby Allison’s misfortune to prevail in the Delaware 500 at Dover International Speedway. It was the 18th of […]

  1949: Bob Flock surges to victory in the Wilkes 200 at North Wilkesboro Speedway as Red Byron wraps up the first championship in NASCAR’s […]

1961: Joe Weatherly leads only the final five laps, pouncing on a victory in the National 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway for his seventh win […]

  1963: Junior Johnson soars to a dominant victory in the National 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, leading 209 of 267 laps for his 34th […]

  1932: NASCAR Hall of Famer Ned Jarrett, a two-time champion in NASCAR’s premier series, is born. Jarrett, known as “Gentleman Ned” for his relaxed […]

  1964: Marvin Panch pulls ahead of Fred Lorenzen with 25 laps left to win an attrition-filled Wilkes 400 at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway. Panch […]