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Only Yesterday: When Jack Roush Launched ‘Tiregate’ With Accusations of Cheating

September 1, 2026 by Frank Velat
Jack Roush

Jeff Gordon’s stellar summer of 1998 was too much for Roush to believe the wins were legitimate.

Categories Cup Series, Featured Content, Frank Velat, Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday: Jeremy Mayfield Wins His Way Into The Chase

August 26, 2026August 26, 2026 by Michael Finley
#19: Jeremy Mayfield 11 September 2004, Richmond, Virginia, USA

The Chase cut-off race from 2004 has some similarities to this year’s bubble contenders.

Categories Cup Series, Featured Content, Michael Finley, Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday: When Tony Stewart Dropped an Epic NASCAR Diss

August 5, 2026 by Frank Velat

Stewart is certainly among the greatest drivers in NASCAR history, but when it comes to insults, he may be in a category all his own.

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Only Yesterday: Tim Flock & His Magical 1955 Season

July 29, 2026 by Michael Finley
UNKNOWN: Tim Flock won the NASCAR Cup Series title in 1952 and 1955, when he won a record 18 times. Richard Petty outdid the record in 1967 with 27 wins.

Looking back at the early years of Carl Kiekhaefer’s career in NASCAR, starting with Tim Flock in 1955.

Categories Cup Series, Featured Content, Michael Finley, Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday: Jason Leffler Delivers Toyota Its First O’Reilly Series Win

July 21, 2026 by Frank Velat
INDIANAPOLIS - JULY 28: Jason Leffler, driver of the #38 Great Clips Toyota, crosses the finishline to win the Kroger 200 at O'Reilly Raceway Park on July 28, 2007 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR)

Leffler’s victory in the 2007 O’Reilly race at IRP represented a huge breakthrough for Toyota in NASCAR.

Categories Featured Content, Frank Velat, O'Reilly, Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday: When Winning Wasn’t Enough to Keep a Ride

July 15, 2026 by Landon Quesinberry
NTT IndyCar Series driver Christian Lundgaard with Arrow McLaren during the 2026 season.

Christian Lundgaard being booted from Arrow McLaren has us thinking about winning NASCAR drivers who couldn’t keep their rides.

Categories Cup Series, Featured Content, Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday: Shades of the 2001 Spring Atlanta Race Incoming?

July 7, 2026 by Michael Finley
Kevin Harvick races at Atlanta Motor Speedway in front of Jeff Gordon in the NASCAR Cup Series race

It will be Austin Hill’s eighth race replacing Kyle Busch, who drove No. 8 for Richard Childress Racing before his death.

Categories Cup Series, Featured Content, Michael Finley, Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday: NASCAR’s Greatest Drivers & the Tracks They Could Not Beat

July 1, 2026 by Amy Henderson
20-22 November, 2015, Homestead, Florida USA Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson © 2015, Nigel Kinrade NKP

Even the best of the best have a track or two they haven’t been able to master.

Categories Amy Henderson, Cup Series, Featured Content, Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday: When Jeff Gordon’s Car Was Damaged by a Faulty Track

June 24, 2026 by Frank Velat
Jeff Gordon No. 24 car at Martinsville

Corey Day should consider himself rather fortunate as he was given a break that even a four-time champion didn’t get.

Categories Cup Series, Featured Content, Frank Velat, Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday: NASCAR’s Firsts & Lasts Are Something to Savor

June 17, 2026 by Amy Henderson
Kyle Busch truck at Dover Motor Speedway NASCAR Craftsman Truck series

The knowledge that you witnessed a first win is instant. The knowledge that you witnessed a last one is heavy, especially if it comes after a long successful career.

Categories Amy Henderson, Cup Series, Featured Content, Only Yesterday
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