Only Yesterday: Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt & the Beginning of NASCAR’s Last Great Rivalry
One of NASCAR’s greatest rivalries was between these two.
One of NASCAR’s greatest rivalries was between these two.
It’s hard to win at the Cup Series level. Really, really hard. It’s so difficult that just six percent of drivers who enter the series have done it.
But not even the seven-time champions met the bar for rookie performance that Tony Stewart would set.
You can compare races and even entire seasons, but comparing drivers isn’t so easy.
How has the NASCAR Cup Series points system progressed throughout its history?
What was the NASCAR Cup Series points system like in history, and how did drivers enter each race?
California was the stuff of dreams in NASCAR’s early days, holding the magic of Hollywood and the solitude of the coastline and forests. And NASCAR was not immune to the lure.
They said he could see the air. So legendary was Dale Earnhardt’s prowess at Daytona International Speedway, that was the only way others could explain it.