Waid’s World: In 1986, the Bright but Falling Star That Was Tim Richmond, Part IV
By the end of 1986 his achievements had raised his status to that of superstar. And he relished all of it.
By the end of 1986 his achievements had raised his status to that of superstar. And he relished all of it.
Was Richard Petty’s 1,000th start actually his 1,000th start in NASCAR’s top series?
As soon as the 1986 race was over, controversy erupted. Johnson and Waltrip were furious.
The 1986 NASCAR Cup season ranks as one of the most compelling in stock car racing history for several reasons.
Ernie Irvan was given a 10 percent chance to live.
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.
The Firecracker 400 meant summer days at the beach at Daytona.
Nashville hosted one of the most unusual, controversial — and in the case of the sanctioning body, embarrassing — events in the sport’s history.
Steve Waid remembers the first NASCAR Cup Series visit to Sonoma in 1989. Wine was had.
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.
When it comes to rule bending — or breaking — in NASCAR, it’s always been known as simply “cheatin’.” And it has had many practitioners.
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 a success — or failure — who has gained weight, lost hair and so forth. Rather, it was more of a military reunion, one in which former warriors who served …
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