NASCAR History

  1992: Jeff Gordon takes command after Mark Martin retires with battery failure to win the All Pro 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, marking his […]

  1955: Speedy Thompson takes the lead from Tim Flock in the 43rd of 200 laps and rolls to victory at Memphis-Arkansas Speedway in LeHi, […]

  1972: Bobby Allison emerges from a late-race battle with Buddy Baker to win the National 500, securing his third victory out of the previous […]

  1956: Fireball Roberts storms from 14th starting position to lead the final 51 laps of a 200-lap main event at Newport (Tenn.) Speedway’s half-mile […]

  2002: Dale Earnhardt Jr. outlasts the field in a rare caution-free, fuel-mileage race at Talladega Superspeedway, winning the EA Sports 500 to extend his […]

  1980: Dale Earnhardt holds off Cale Yarborough down the stretch to win the National 500, scoring his first Charlotte Motor Speedway victory. Earnhardt, who […]

  1953: Herb Thomas dominates from the pole position, leading all 200 laps in a Fabulous Hudson Hornet at Wilson (N.C.) Speedway’s half-mile dirt track. […]

  1998: Mike McLaughlin made the most of his fuel mileage over the final green-flag stretch, winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series’ All Pro Bumper to […]

1927: Paul Goldsmith, a nine-time winner in NASCAR’s premier series who also enjoyed a successful motorcycle racing career, is born. Goldsmith prevailed in the final […]

  1961: Rex White passes pole-sitter Junior Johnson just past halfway to win the Wilkes 200 at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway. White, a 28-time winner […]