Waid’s World: Over Two Early Years, Ernie Irvan Made the Right Choices to Succeed
It took Ernie Irvan a little over two years to transform from a young talent to an unpopular menace to an established NASCAR star.
Ernie Irvan
Dropping the Hammer: Brickyard 400, Rebooted
Can the Next Gen car make the Brickyard 400 exciting again?
Only Yesterday: The 1994 Inaugural Brickyard 400 & Making History
It’s been 30 years since the first Brickyard 400. Take a look back at how the race came to be and how it played out.
Only Yesterday: The House That Earnhardt Built
The standard for what modern race shops look like was forged by Dale Earnhardt Inc.
33 Days ‘Til Daytona: The 33rd (1991) Daytona 500
1991 at Daytona saw strange new rules for pit stops under caution and a team coming into its own.
36 Days ‘Til Daytona: The 36th (1994) Daytona 500
The 36th rendition of the Great American is remembered for both the triumph of a previously winless veteran and the tragic deaths of two drivers.
NASCAR’s 75 Greatest Drivers: Stars of the ’80s & ’90s
Next up: a quartet of big-time drivers from the 1980s and ’90s.
Turn Back the Clock: 1993 NASCAR Season
While the 1992 NASCAR season is seen as the most pivotal year in the modern era of NASCAR, what followed in 1993 set the stage …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Safe at Any Speed? NASCAR Puts Safety to the Test at Michigan
At the conclusion of a one-day test at Michigan International Speedway, one thing is crystal clear: the track is blazing fast.
That’s History Profile: Ernie Irvan
Ernie Irvan was born in Salinas, Calif. on Jan. 13, 1959. He is the son of Vic and Jo Irvan, whose family moved to California following the Dust Bowls.