NASCAR’s 75 Greatest Drivers: Stars of the ’80s & ’90s
Next up: a quartet of big-time drivers from the 1980s and ’90s.
Ernie Irvan
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 for the next two decades of competition, thrusting the sport from burgeoning regional underground sport to one of national prominence. Key events, new tracks, personalities and accomplishments help define the …
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.
Best of That’s History: Ernie Irvan’s Crash Remembered
On August 20, 1994, NASCAR nearly lost Ernie Irvan to a horrific crash at Michigan. Irvan doesn’t remember the crash that day.