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Only Yesterday: NASCAR’s Closest Cup Finishes Are a Modern Affair

February 27, 2024 by Amy Henderson
2003 Nascar Winston Series, Darlington Ricky Craven beats Kurt Busch by inches

Sunday’s finish at Atlanta was another entry on the all-time greatest finishes list.

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

Only Yesterday: Winning the Daytona 500 Tough Act to Follow

February 19, 2024February 19, 2024 by Frank Velat
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Only two drivers have managed to win the Daytona 500 and the second race of the season back-to-back.

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

Only Yesterday: What Racing Is

November 26, 2024February 14, 2024 by Amy Henderson
A general view of racing during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway on September 09, 2023 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

A new season is about to begin. Stories will unfold, chaos will reign and races will be won, and behind it all are the people of NASCAR.

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

Only Yesterday: Riverside’s Dan Gurney 500

February 11, 2024January 21, 2024 by Jack Swansey

The first time NASCAR started its season in Southern California, one local boy-turned-international hero left his mark on the sport.

Categories Cup Series, Featured Content, NASCAR, Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday: Ken Squier Was NASCAR’s Broadcasting Icon

November 17, 2023 by Anthony Damcott
The fight between Cale Yarborough and Donnie Allison

The NASCAR world will forever be indebted to the role that Squier played in NASCAR broadcasting.

Categories Anthony Damcott, Cup Series, Featured Content, Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday: The Future of NASCAR Paved By Its Past

November 7, 2023 by Anthony Damcott

Earnhardt, Petty, Elliott and now Blaney are names that come to mind when it comes to kids finding similar or greater success in NASCAR than their fathers.

Categories Anthony Damcott, Cup Series, Featured Content, Only Yesterday, Truck Series, Xfinity

Only Yesterday: What If Kurt Busch Hit the Barrels?

November 1, 2023October 31, 2023 by Amy Henderson
2014 Nascar Nextel Cup Series, Homestead, Kurt Busch. Photo NKP

What if Jimmie Johnson won his first of eight, instead of seven, titles in 2004?

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

Only Yesterday: Before 2011 NASCAR Cup Battle, There Was 2002

October 24, 2023 by Anthony Damcott
Tony Stewart celebrates his first NASCAR Cup Series win at Richmond Raceway in 1999. Photo: NKP

2002 was one of the best championship battles in NASCAR history but gets none of the attention others do.

Categories Anthony Damcott, Cup Series, Featured Content, Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday: Kevin Harvick Vs. Ryan Newman for a Championship

October 18, 2023October 17, 2023 by Michael Finley

How did 2014’s NASCAR Cup Series championship battle unfold? The answer starts with moves made the year before.

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

Only Yesterday: The Emotion of Winning Still Exists

October 10, 2023 by Anthony Damcott
#16: AJ Allmendinger, Kaulig Racing, Celsius Chevrolet Camaro celebrates his win

A.J. Allmendinger’s big win at Charlotte brings back memories of other drivers who were just as emotional about winning in NASCAR’s top echelon.

Categories Anthony Damcott, Cup Series, Featured Content, Only Yesterday
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