Only Yesterday: Double-Digit Win Seasons Is a Mark of NASCAR’s Elite
Want to be considered one of the best ever? Win 10 or more races in a Cup season.
Want to be considered one of the best ever? Win 10 or more races in a Cup season.
From the grand marshals to the singer of the national anthem, here’s who to expect this weekend.
Bobby Allison. Darrell Waltrip. Today, we honor some of NASCAR’s legends.
Editor’s Note: For Part One of Matt’s retrospective on Davey Allison, click “here.”:https://frontstretch.com/mmclaughlin/34578/
Robert Yates Racing and the team’s talented young driver Davey Allison made their official debut at the 1989 Daytona 500. Things got off to an inauspicious start. Davey was running well when Geoff Bodine got into his rear bumper and sent the No. 28 car spinning. The car rolled, but came down on all four wheels, and Allison limped off to the pits, where the crew was able to repair the car well enough to get him back out there for points. Allison finished 25th in that year’s race.
This weekend marks the 56th running of the Coca-Cola 600, or, for longtime fans of the sport, the World 600. The premise of the race …
Some of today’s broadcasters need to dig up a copy of the ‘88 Daytona 500 and watch how the legends of NASCAR broadcasting actually promoted and grew the sport.
Was it a patch of really thick grass (thick enough to tear the front end off a racecar), or did Carl Edwards get caught on a drain? NASCAR intends to find out.
The mix of names covers all aspects of NASCAR – drivers in various series, crew chiefs, car owners and promoters.
So who should the five drivers inducted into the NASCAR Hall in 2011 be? In my mind there are four drivers that should automatically make the cut.
I am not a very patient person, especially when it comes to NASCAR. I can’t wait for the pre-race ceremonies to be over.
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