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Waid’s World: In 1986, Watkins Glen Returns, Controversy Erupts Over a Name, an Age & More, Part I

August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 by Steve Waid

The 1986 NASCAR Cup season ranks as one of the most compelling in stock car racing history for several reasons.

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Waid’s World: Ernie Irvan’s Successful Career Included a Brush With Death

August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 by Steve Waid

Ernie Irvan was given a 10 percent chance to live.

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Waid’s World: A Typical Hot NASCAR Day at Talladega Once Led to a Threatening Tornado

July 18, 2022 by Steve Waid

The summer event at Talladega Superspeedway was unique, part of Steve Waid’s fond memories covering the circuit as NASCAR’s growth began in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Waid’s World: Daytona in July — Race in the Morning, Hit the Beach in the Afternoon

July 5, 2022 by Steve Waid

The Firecracker 400 meant summer days at the beach at Daytona.

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Waid’s World: Nashville 1984 — A Teammate Protests a Victory and NASCAR Makes a Goof

June 20, 2022 by Steve Waid

Nashville hosted one of the most unusual, controversial — and in the case of the sanctioning body, embarrassing — events in the sport’s history.

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Waid’s World: When It Came to 1st Sonoma Event, Wine Was Just as Important as Competition

June 6, 2022 by Steve Waid

Steve Waid remembers the first NASCAR Cup Series visit to Sonoma in 1989. Wine was had.

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Waid’s World: A Special, One-Time Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway Worth Remembering

May 23, 2022 by Steve Waid

The Winston Legends Race didn’t become a regular feature at Charlotte — or anywhere else, for that matter. It’s merely a footnote in the long, colorful history of Charlotte Motor Speedway.

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Cheatin’ May Not Be What It Once Was, but It Certainly Ain’t Gone

May 10, 2022 by Steve Waid

When it comes to rule bending — or breaking — in NASCAR, it’s always been known as simply “cheatin’.” And it has had many practitioners.

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Waid’s World: An Unexpected Call Was Part of NASCAR’s Dinner at the White House

April 26, 2022 by Steve Waid

Certainly one of the most memorable events in NASCAR history occurred on July 4, 1984.

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Waid’s World: A Meeting, Yes, But Also a Sentimental NASCAR Reunion

April 12, 2022April 11, 2022 by Steve Waid

For me, March 22 was something of a reunion. Not a high school class reunion, where most folks congregate mainly to see who has become …

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