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Talladega Superspeedway is a motorsport

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Motorsport is the collection of sports which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles. It was a Olympic_sports#Demonstration_sports event in the 1900 olympics....
s complex located in Talladega, Alabama, United States. It was constructed in the 1960s in place of abandoned airport

Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as Fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and Non-rigid airship take off and land. Aircraft may also be stored or maintained at an airport....
runway

Runway

A runway is a strip of land on an airport, on which aircraft can Takeoff and landing. Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface ....
s by International Speedway Corporation

International Speedway Corporation

International Speedway Corporation is a corporation whose primary business is the ownership and management of NASCAR race tracks. ISC was founded by NASCAR founder Bill France, Sr....
, a business controlled by NASCAR

NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
's founding France family

France Family

The France Family is known as the "first family" of NASCAR racing. NASCAR was founded by Bill France, Sr. in 1948 and to this day France family members hold many high-ranking positions within the company....
along with Daytona International Speedway

Daytona International Speedway

Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home to the most important race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the Daytona 500....
and several other racetracks. At 2.66 miles (4.28 km) long, Talladega is the largest (and most steeply banked) oval track in the Sprint Cup Series and has seating provisions for over 175,000 patrons.

The start/finish line is placed after the pit exit because Bill France wanted to have higher ticket sales towards that side, as well as centered with pit road.

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Talladega Superspeedway is a motorsport

Motorsport

Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as Fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and Non-rigid airship take off and land. Aircraft may also be stored or maintained at an airport....
runway

Runway

A runway is a strip of land on an airport, on which aircraft can Takeoff and landing. Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface ....
s by International Speedway Corporation

International Speedway Corporation

NASCAR

France Family

Daytona International Speedway

Interstate 20

Interstate 20 is a major east-west Interstate Highway in the southeastern United States. I-20 runs 1,535 miles from near Kent, Texas, at Interstate 10 to Florence, South Carolina, at Interstate 95 in South Carolina....
.

The International Motorsports Hall of Fame

International Motorsports Hall of Fame

The International Motorsports Hall of Fame is a Hall of Fame dedicated to enshrining those who have contributed the most to auto racing either as a driver, owner, developer or engineer....
is adjacent to the Talladega Superspeedway.

History

In the early days of NASCAR, a one-mile, oval track was originally planned to be built in Hillsborough, North Carolina

Hillsborough, North Carolina

Hillsborough is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,446 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Orange County, North Carolina....
. Local religious leaders opposed the construction of such a large track, and NASCAR founder Bill France

William France Sr.

William "Bill" Henry Getty France, Sr. "Big Bill" , was the co-founder of NASCAR, the sanctioning body of United States-based stock car racing....
decided to instead build the track in Alabama at Talladega.

Talladega got off to a controversial start when the Professional Drivers Association, a union of drivers led by Richard Petty

Richard Petty

Richard Lee Petty is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the Winston Cup Series. "The King", as he is nicknamed, is most well-known for winning the Nascar Championship seven times , winning a record 200 races during his career, winning the Daytona 500 a record seven times, and winning a record 27 rac...
, went on strike the night before the inaugural Talladega 500. The union was concerned with the speed which could be attained due to the track's length and steep banking, and the perceived threat to driver safety that this posed. Bill France took to the track himself in a car and drove around it at high speeds. NASCAR also ran a successful support race, but it was not enough, and the PDA drivers went on strike. Replacement drivers from the previous day's race were asked to race, and tickets were good for future races. The race was the only win for Richard Brickhouse

Richard Brickhouse

Richard Brickhouse was a journeyman NASCAR driver when he won the inaugural Aaron's 499 in 1969 after a boycott of the top stars of the sport at the time because of the high rate of speeds at the racetrack....
and was the debut race for six-time championship team owner Richard Childress

Richard Childress

Richard Childress is a former NASCAR driver and successful team owner of Richard Childress Racing in NASCAR Sprint Cup competition. As a business entrepreneur, Childress has become one of the wealthiest men in North Carolina....
.

Since 1970, the year after the track opened, Talladega has held two Sprint Cup races. Traditionally the first race was in the spring (April/May) and the second was at the end of July. In 1997, the track moved the summer race back to October, responding to the requests of fans because of the uncomfortably hot summer temperatures at the track and the unpredictability of summer thundershowers in the area. Since then, the fall race has become a part of the 10-race Chase for the Sprint Cup.

Restrictor Plates and "The Big One"

Speeds well in excess of 200 mph (320 km/h) were commonplace at Talladega. Talladega Superspeedway has the record for the fastest recorded time by a NASCAR stock car in a closed oval course, with the record of 216.309 mph set by Rusty Wallace

Rusty Wallace

Russell William "Rusty" Wallace is a former NASCAR champion, NASCAR Nationwide Series car owner, and television broadcaster with NASCAR on ESPN and ESPN on ABC and co-host of NASCAR Angels....
on June 9, 2004.. Wallace circled the 2.66-mile (4.28-km) trioval in 44.270 seconds, which surpassed the previous record held by Bill Elliott

Bill Elliott

William Clyde Elliott is a part-time driver and former champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Elliott was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on August 15, 2007....
(212.809 mph) set in 1987, but doesn't replace the record due to the fact it was practice. Buddy Baker

Buddy Baker

Elzie Wylie Baker, Jr. is a former United States NASCAR racecar driver....
was the first driver to qualify at a speed over 200 mph, with a 200.447 mph lap during testing on March 24, 1970. Bakers record was set while driving the #88 Chrysler Engineering Charger Daytona, which is currently undergoing restoration in Detroit, after being found in the late 1990s in Iowa.

In 1987 Bobby Allison

Bobby Allison

Robert Arthur Allison is a former NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver and was named one of NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers. His two sons, Clifford Allison and Davey Allison followed him into racing, and both died within a year of each other....
experienced a tire failure while going through the trioval portion of the track, which sent his car airborne. His car tore out a portion of the frontstretch catch fence, nearly entering the crowd.( Bobby's son Davey's earned his first win in this race after pole-sitter Bill Elliott blew an engine). NASCAR imposed rule changes to slow the cars after the incident, with a 1988 rule requiring cars running there and at Daytona to use restrictor plate

Restrictor plate

A restrictor plate or air restrictor is a device installed at the intake of an engine to limit its power. This kind of system is occasionally used in road vehicles for insurance purposes, but mainly in automobile racing, to limit top speed and thus increase safety, to provide equal level of competition, and to lower costs....
s. The most often cited reason is a fear that the increasing speeds were exceeding the capabilities of the tires available at the time, as high-speed tire failure had led to some gruesome crashes at slightly lower speeds. The plates limit the amount of air and fuel entering the intake manifolds of the engine, greatly reducing the power of the cars and hence their speed. This has led to the style of racing held at Talladega and Daytona to be somewhat different from that at other superspeedways and to be referred to by NASCAR fans as "restrictor-plate racing".

The reduced power affects not only the maximum speed reached by the cars but the time it takes them to achieve their full speed as well, which can be nearly one full circuit of the track. The racing seen at Talladega today is extremely tight; often in rows of three or four cars, and sometimes even 5 wide on the straightaways throughout most of the field, as the track is wide enough to permit such racing.

Such close quarters, however, makes it extremely difficult for a driver to avoid an incident as it is unfolding in front of him, and the slightest mistake often leads to massive (and often frightening) multi-car accidents – dubbed "the Big One

The Big One

The Big One, or Big One may refer to:* Pepsi Max Big One, a roller coaster in Blackpool Pleasure Beach* The Big One , a film by Michael Moore...
" by fans and drivers – and Talladega is notorious for such, and always has been. It is not uncommon to see 20 or more cars collected in the crashes. Such huge crashes are less frequent at Daytona, which is a more handling-oriented track.

The danger of "The Big One" not only can cause extensive damage to cars during a race, but it can affect points standings overall, especially since the second race was moved from July to October because of the Alabama heat, and the development of NASCAR's playoff system that incorporates the second race, currently the AMP Energy 500, although such big wrecks occasionally occurred even before the restrictor plates were introduced as well.

Talladega facelift

Talladega Superspeedway went under heavy re-construction on the pavement of the racing surface and down on the apron (trouble lane). Construction began on May 1, 2006 and ended September 18, 2006. The first NASCAR race after the face-lift was the John Deere 250, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series on October 7th. Mark Martin qualified on the pole for the race, and turned out to be the winner in the end after the hard crash on the last lap in turn 3 involving Mike Wallace

Mike Wallace (NASCAR)

Mike Wallace is a NASCAR race car driver. He is a younger brother to Rusty Wallace, older brother to Kenny Wallace, and uncle to Steve Wallace ....
in the GEICO Chevrolet and Derrike Cope

Derrike Cope

Derrike Cope is a race-car driver in NASCAR, best known for his win at the 1990 Daytona 500. He currently drives the #31 car for Rick Ware. He is owner of the #73 and #78 teams in the Nationwide Series and the #73 and #74 trucks in the Camping World Truck Series....
in the Key Motorsports Chevrolet.

Scheduled races

Talladega hosts two Sprint Cup Series races and one Nationwide Series race annually. Both of the Sprint Cup Series races are 500.08 miles (188 laps) (800 km) in length. The names by which the races are called now vary due to the purchase of naming rights

Naming rights

Naming rights are the right to name a piece of property, either tangible property or an event, usually granted in exchange for financial considerations....
, with the spring Sprint Cup Series race since spring 2002 (2002

2002 in sports

2002 in sports saw the Brazilian football team win its fifth World Cup....
) being referred to as the Aaron's 499
Aaron's 499

The Aaron's 499 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup stock car racing held at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama, Alabama. The race has always been held in late April or early May....
after the Atlanta-based rent-to-own chain. The Nationwide Series race has historically been a 500 kilometer race (117 laps) since its 1992 inception, but was cut to 300 miles (483 km – 113 laps) in 1998 because of a spectator's letter questioning the metric distance, but restored to 500 kilometers by its current sponsor. The Craftsman Truck Series race is 250 miles (94 laps) and the ARCA race, once a 500 kilometer affair, was shortened to 300 miles in 1998, and to 250 miles in 2006 when it was moved to Friday.

The Aaron's 499, then sponsored by Winston, was known as one of the sport's four legs of the traditional "Winston Million

Winston Million

The Winston Million was a cash prize award program on the NASCAR Nextel Cup series, based on the Grand Slam concept. From 1985-1997, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, the title sponsor of NASCAR's premier circuit at the time, offered an award of United States Dollar1 million for any driver who won three of the four crown jewels on the schedule....
", with the Daytona 500

Daytona 500

The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, -long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida....
, Coca-Cola 600

Coca-Cola 600

The Coca-Cola 600 , and also known as the "Coke 600" is a in length stock car race held annually at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina on Memorial Day weekend....
, and the Southern 500 being the other three. With the demise of the Southern 500 by a lawsuit, there are only three majors remaining. (From 1985 until 1997, a driver who won three of the four majors won a one million dollar bonus.)

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Stats

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Records

Most Wins – (10) – Dale Earnhardt
Dale Earnhardt

Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt....
Most Top 5's – (23) – Dale Earnhardt
Dale Earnhardt

Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt....
Most Top 10's – (27) – Dale Earnhardt
Dale Earnhardt

Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt....
Starts – (61) -Dave Marcis
Dave Marcis

Dave Marcis was a driver on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit from 1968 until 2002. Marcis won five times over this tenure, twice at Richmond International Raceway, including his final win in 1982....
Poles – (8) – Bill Elliott
Bill Elliott

William Clyde Elliott is a part-time driver and former champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Elliott was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on August 15, 2007....
Laps Led – (1377) – Dale Earnhardt
Dale Earnhardt

Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt....
Avg Start (Minimum 10 starts) – (5.3) – Davey Allison
Davey Allison

David Carl "Davey" Allison was a NASCAR race car driver, best known as the driver of the Robert Yates Racing #28Texaco-Havoline Ford. Born in Hollywood, Florida, he was the eldest of four children born to NASCAR driver Bobby Allison and wife Judy....
Avg Finish (Minimum 10 starts) – (10.0) – Kurt Busch
Kurt Busch

Kurt Thomas Busch is a professional United States race car driver. He drives the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series....

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Winners

Season	Date	Winning Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Make	Margin of Victory
1969	September 14	Richard Brickhouse Richard Brickhouse Richard Brickhouse was a journeyman NASCAR driver when he won the inaugural Aaron's 499 in 1969 after a boycott of the top stars of the sport at the time because of the high rate of speeds at the racetrack....	99	Nichels Engineering	’69 Dodge	7 sec
1970	April 12	Pete Hamilton Pete Hamilton Pete Hamilton is a retired American NASCAR racer. He won four times in his career , 3 times driving for Petty Enterprises. His father was a Ph.D....	40	Petty Enterprises	’70 Plymouth	44 sec
1970	August 23rd	Pete Hamilton Pete Hamilton Pete Hamilton is a retired American NASCAR racer. He won four times in his career , 3 times driving for Petty Enterprises. His father was a Ph.D....	40	Petty Enterprises	’70 Plymouth	10 sec
1971	May 16	Donnie Allison Donnie Allison Dunkiny "Donnie" Allison is a former driver on the NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup circuit, who won ten times during his racing career, which spanned the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s....	21	Wood Brothers	’69 Mercury	6 cl
1971	August 22	Bobby Allison Bobby Allison Robert Arthur Allison is a former NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver and was named one of NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers. His two sons, Clifford Allison and Davey Allison followed him into racing, and both died within a year of each other....	12	Holman-Moody	’69 Mercury	2.1sec
1972	May 7	David Pearson David Pearson David Gene Pearson is a former United States NASCAR racecar champion.Known as the "Silver Fox", he debuted on the NASCAR racing circuit in 1960 and earned NASCAR Rookie of the Year honors that same season....	21	Wood Brothers	’71 Mercury	4.9 sec
1972	August 6	James Hylton James Hylton James Hylton is a part-time race car driver. He is a two-time winner in NASCAR and competed part-time in the ARCA RE/MAX Series until 2006, finishing 16th in points....	48	Hylton Engineering	’71 Mercury	1 cl
1973	May 6	David Pearson David Pearson David Gene Pearson is a former United States NASCAR racecar champion.Known as the "Silver Fox", he debuted on the NASCAR racing circuit in 1960 and earned NASCAR Rookie of the Year honors that same season....	21	Purolator Purolator Purolator may refer to:Purolator Courier, a Canadian courier company Purolator Filters, NA, a joint venture of Robert Bosch GmbH and Mann-Hummel, which distributes the Purolator brand of automotive filtration products...	’71 Mercury	1 lap
1973	August 12	Dick Brooks Dick Brooks Dick Brooks was an United States NASCAR driver. Born in Porterville, California, he was the 1969 NASCAR Rookie of the Year, and went on to win the 1973 Talladega 500....	22	Eastern Airlines	’72 Plymouth	7.2 sec
1974	May 5	David Pearson David Pearson David Gene Pearson is a former United States NASCAR racecar champion.Known as the "Silver Fox", he debuted on the NASCAR racing circuit in 1960 and earned NASCAR Rookie of the Year honors that same season....	21	Purolator Purolator Purolator may refer to:Purolator Courier, a Canadian courier company Purolator Filters, NA, a joint venture of Robert Bosch GmbH and Mann-Hummel, which distributes the Purolator brand of automotive filtration products...	’73 Mercury	0.17 sec
1974	August 11	Richard Petty Richard Petty Richard Lee Petty is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the Winston Cup Series. "The King", as he is nicknamed, is most well-known for winning the Nascar Championship seven times , winning a record 200 races during his career, winning the Daytona 500 a record seven times, and winning a record 27 rac...	43	STP STP (motor oil company) STP is a brand name and trade name for the automotive additives and performance division of the Clorox Corporation.Founded in 1953 in Saint Joseph, Missouri, the company?s name, STP, was derived from ?Scientifically Treated Petroleum?....	’74 Mercury	UC
1975	May 4	Buddy Baker Buddy Baker Elzie Wylie Baker, Jr. is a former United States NASCAR racecar driver....	15	Sunny King	’75 Ford	1 cl
1975	August 17	Buddy Baker Buddy Baker Elzie Wylie Baker, Jr. is a former United States NASCAR racecar driver....	15	Sunny King	’75 Ford	5 feet
1976 1976 in NASCAR The 1976 season in NASCAR auto racing:Season recap Daytona 500...	May 2	Buddy Baker Buddy Baker Elzie Wylie Baker, Jr. is a former United States NASCAR racecar driver....	15	Norris Industries	Ford	35 sec
1976 1976 in NASCAR The 1976 season in NASCAR auto racing:Season recap Daytona 500...	August 8	Dave Marcis Dave Marcis Dave Marcis was a driver on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit from 1968 until 2002. Marcis won five times over this tenure, twice at Richmond International Raceway, including his final win in 1982....	71	K&K Insurance	Dodge Dodge Dodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, sport utility vehicles, and trucks, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide....	29.5 sec
1977	May 1	Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Darrell Lee Waltrip is a three-time former NASCAR Championship champion, the 1989 Daytona 500 winner, current television race commentator with Fox Broadcasting Company and columnist at Foxsports.com....	88	Gatorade Gatorade Gatorade is a brand of flavored non-carbonation sports drinks manufactured by the Quaker Oats Company, now a division of PepsiCo. Intended for consumption during physically active occasions, Gatorade beverages are formulated to rehydrate and replenish fluid, carbohydrates and electrolytes....	Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet is a brand of automobile, produced by General Motors . It is the top selling GM marque, with "Chevrolet" or "Chevy" being at times synonymous with GM....	0.29 sec
1977	August 7	Donnie Allison Donnie Allison Dunkiny "Donnie" Allison is a former driver on the NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup circuit, who won ten times during his racing career, which spanned the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s....	1	Hawaiian Tropic Hawaiian Tropic Hawaiian Tropic is a brand of Sunscreen sold around the world, but more widely available in the United States. It is a competitor to Coppertone girl....	Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet is a brand of automobile, produced by General Motors . It is the top selling GM marque, with "Chevrolet" or "Chevy" being at times synonymous with GM....	UC
1978	May 14	Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough William Caleb Yarborough , is a businessman and former NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver and owner. He is the one of only two drivers in NASCAR history to win three consecutive championships, before Jimmie Johnson in 2006-2008....	11	First National City Citibank Citibank is a major international bank, founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, later First National City Bank of New York. Citibank is now the consumer banking arm of financial services giant Citigroup, one of the largest companies in the world....	Oldsmobile Oldsmobile Oldsmobile was a brand name of automobile produced for most of its existence by General Motors. It was founded by Ransom E. Olds in 1897. In its 107-year history, it produced 35.2 million cars, including at least 14 million built at its Lansing, Michigan factory....	2 cl
1978	August 6	Lennie Pond Lennie Pond Lennie Pond is a former NASCAR driver. He won NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year honors in 1973, and won his only race at Talladega Superspeedway in 1978 for Ronnie Elder and Harry Ranier....	54	W.I.N.	Oldsmobile Oldsmobile Oldsmobile was a brand name of automobile produced for most of its existence by General Motors. It was founded by Ransom E. Olds in 1897. In its 107-year history, it produced 35.2 million cars, including at least 14 million built at its Lansing, Michigan factory....	2 cl
1979	May 6	Bobby Allison Bobby Allison Robert Arthur Allison is a former NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver and was named one of NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers. His two sons, Clifford Allison and Davey Allison followed him into racing, and both died within a year of each other....	15	Hodgdon/Moore	Ford	1 lap + 50 sec
1979	August 5	Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Darrell Lee Waltrip is a three-time former NASCAR Championship champion, the 1989 Daytona 500 winner, current television race commentator with Fox Broadcasting Company and columnist at Foxsports.com....	88	Gatorade Gatorade Gatorade is a brand of flavored non-carbonation sports drinks manufactured by the Quaker Oats Company, now a division of PepsiCo. Intended for consumption during physically active occasions, Gatorade beverages are formulated to rehydrate and replenish fluid, carbohydrates and electrolytes....	Oldsmobile Oldsmobile Oldsmobile was a brand name of automobile produced for most of its existence by General Motors. It was founded by Ransom E. Olds in 1897. In its 107-year history, it produced 35.2 million cars, including at least 14 million built at its Lansing, Michigan factory....	62 sec
1980	May 4	Buddy Baker Buddy Baker Elzie Wylie Baker, Jr. is a former United States NASCAR racecar driver....	28	NAPA	Oldsmobile Oldsmobile Oldsmobile was a brand name of automobile produced for most of its existence by General Motors. It was founded by Ransom E. Olds in 1897. In its 107-year history, it produced 35.2 million cars, including at least 14 million built at its Lansing, Michigan factory....	3 feet
1980	August 3	Neil Bonnett Neil Bonnett Lawrence Neil Bonnett was a NASCAR driver who compiled 18 victories and 20 Pole Position over his 18-year career. The Hueytown, Alabama native currently ranks 35th in all time NASCAR Cup wins....	21	Purolator Purolator Purolator may refer to:Purolator Courier, a Canadian courier company Purolator Filters, NA, a joint venture of Robert Bosch GmbH and Mann-Hummel, which distributes the Purolator brand of automotive filtration products...	Mercury Mercury (automobile) Mercury is an automobile marque of the Ford Motor Company founded in 1939 by Edsel Ford, son of Henry Ford, to market entry-level-luxury cars slotted between Ford-branded regular models and Lincoln -branded luxury vehicles, similar to General Motors Corporation' Buick brand and Chrysler's Chrysler brand....	6 cl
1981	May 3	Bobby Allison Bobby Allison Robert Arthur Allison is a former NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver and was named one of NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers. His two sons, Clifford Allison and Davey Allison followed him into racing, and both died within a year of each other....	28	The 5 Racers	Buick Buick Buick is a marque of automobile sold in the United States, Canada, China, Taiwan, Qatar, Kuwait, and Israel by General Motors Corporation. Since the demise of Oldsmobile in 2004, it is GM's only North America-based entry-level luxury brand....	0.1 sec
1981	August 2	Ron Bouchard Ron Bouchard Ron Bouchard is a former NASCAR driver who was the 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year. His brother Ken Bouchard was the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year....	47	Race Hill Farm	Buick Buick Buick is a marque of automobile sold in the United States, Canada, China, Taiwan, Qatar, Kuwait, and Israel by General Motors Corporation. Since the demise of Oldsmobile in 2004, it is GM's only North America-based entry-level luxury brand....	2 feet
1982	May 2	Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Darrell Lee Waltrip is a three-time former NASCAR Championship champion, the 1989 Daytona 500 winner, current television race commentator with Fox Broadcasting Company and columnist at Foxsports.com....	11	Mountain Dew Mountain Dew Mountain Dew is a soft drink distributed and manufactured by PepsiCo. The main formula was invented in Knoxville, Tennessee, named and first marketed in Knoxville and Johnson City, TN in the 1940s, then by Barney and Ally Hartman, in Fayetteville, North Carolina and across the United States in 1964....	Buick Buick Buick is a marque of automobile sold in the United States, Canada, China, Taiwan, Qatar, Kuwait, and Israel by General Motors Corporation. Since the demise of Oldsmobile in 2004, it is GM's only North America-based entry-level luxury brand....	3 cl
1982	August 1	Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Darrell Lee Waltrip is a three-time former NASCAR Championship champion, the 1989 Daytona 500 winner, current television race commentator with Fox Broadcasting Company and columnist at Foxsports.com....	11	Mountain Dew Mountain Dew Mountain Dew is a soft drink distributed and manufactured by PepsiCo. The main formula was invented in Knoxville, Tennessee, named and first marketed in Knoxville and Johnson City, TN in the 1940s, then by Barney and Ally Hartman, in Fayetteville, North Carolina and across the United States in 1964....	Buick Buick Buick is a marque of automobile sold in the United States, Canada, China, Taiwan, Qatar, Kuwait, and Israel by General Motors Corporation. Since the demise of Oldsmobile in 2004, it is GM's only North America-based entry-level luxury brand....	1 cl
1983	May 1	Richard Petty Richard Petty Richard Lee Petty is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the Winston Cup Series. "The King", as he is nicknamed, is most well-known for winning the Nascar Championship seven times , winning a record 200 races during his career, winning the Daytona 500 a record seven times, and winning a record 27 rac...	43	STP STP STP may refer to:...	Pontiac Pontiac Pontiac is a brand of automobiles, produced by General Motors Corporation that has been sold in the United States, Canada and Mexico since 1926....	2 cl
1983	July 31	Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt....	15	Wrangler Wrangler Jeans Wrangler is a manufacturer of jeans. The brand is owned by the VF Corporation, who also own Lee , JanSport and The North Face, among others. Its headquarters are located in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina, with production plants in a variety of locations throughout the world....	Ford	4 cl
1984	May 6	Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough William Caleb Yarborough , is a businessman and former NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver and owner. He is the one of only two drivers in NASCAR history to win three consecutive championships, before Jimmie Johnson in 2006-2008....	28	Hardee’s Hardee's Hardee's is a restaurant chain, located mostly in the Midwest United States and Southeast regions. It has evolved through several corporate ownerships since being established in 1960....	Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet is a brand of automobile, produced by General Motors . It is the top selling GM marque, with "Chevrolet" or "Chevy" being at times synonymous with GM....	2 cl
1984	July 29	Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt....	3	Wrangler Wrangler Jeans Wrangler is a manufacturer of jeans. The brand is owned by the VF Corporation, who also own Lee , JanSport and The North Face, among others. Its headquarters are located in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina, with production plants in a variety of locations throughout the world....	Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet is a brand of automobile, produced by General Motors . It is the top selling GM marque, with "Chevrolet" or "Chevy" being at times synonymous with GM....	1.66 sec
1985	May 5	Bill Elliott Bill Elliott William Clyde Elliott is a part-time driver and former champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Elliott was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on August 15, 2007....	9	Coors Coors Coors may refer to:...	Ford Thunderbird Ford Thunderbird The Thunderbird, often abbreviated as T-Bird, was an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United States from 1955 through 2005 — through thirteen generations and various body types....	1.72 sec
1985	July 28	Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough William Caleb Yarborough , is a businessman and former NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver and owner. He is the one of only two drivers in NASCAR history to win three consecutive championships, before Jimmie Johnson in 2006-2008....	28	Hardee’s Hardee's Hardee's is a restaurant chain, located mostly in the Midwest United States and Southeast regions. It has evolved through several corporate ownerships since being established in 1960....	Ford Thunderbird Ford Thunderbird The Thunderbird, often abbreviated as T-Bird, was an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United States from 1955 through 2005 — through thirteen generations and various body types....	0.66 sec
1986 1986 in NASCAR The 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season began February 16 and ended November 16. Dale Earnhardt of RCR Enterprises won his second championship this year....	May 4	Bobby Allison Bobby Allison Robert Arthur Allison is a former NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver and was named one of NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers. His two sons, Clifford Allison and Davey Allison followed him into racing, and both died within a year of each other....	22	Miller American SABMiller File:SABMiller beers.JPGSABMiller plc is one of the world's largest brewers; the company has brewing interests and distribution agreements on six continents....	Buick Regal Buick Regal The Buick Regal is a mid-size car produced by General Motors' Buick division from 1973 through 2004, during which Buick also used the Buick Century name on mid-size models; the two frequently shared bodies and powertrains....	0.19 sec
1986 1986 in NASCAR The 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season began February 16 and ended November 16. Dale Earnhardt of RCR Enterprises won his second championship this year....	July 27	Bobby Hillin Jr	8	Miller American SABMiller File:SABMiller beers.JPGSABMiller plc is one of the world's largest brewers; the company has brewing interests and distribution agreements on six continents....	Buick Regal Buick Regal The Buick Regal is a mid-size car produced by General Motors' Buick division from 1973 through 2004, during which Buick also used the Buick Century name on mid-size models; the two frequently shared bodies and powertrains....	3 cl
1987 1987 in NASCAR The 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season began February 8 and ended November 22. Dale Earnhardt of RCR Enterprises won the championship for the third time....	May 3	Davey Allison Davey Allison David Carl "Davey" Allison was a NASCAR race car driver, best known as the driver of the Robert Yates Racing #28Texaco-Havoline Ford. Born in Hollywood, Florida, he was the eldest of four children born to NASCAR driver Bobby Allison and wife Judy....	28	Texaco Havoline Chevron Corporation Chevron Corporation is the world's fourth largest non-government energy corporation. Headquartered in San Ramon, California, United States, and active in more than 180 countries, it is engaged in every aspect of the Petroleum and gas industry, including exploration and Petroleum#Extraction; refining, marketing and transport; chemicals m...	Ford Thunderbird Ford Thunderbird The Thunderbird, often abbreviated as T-Bird, was an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United States from 1955 through 2005 — through thirteen generations and various body types....	0.78 sec
1987 1987 in NASCAR The 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season began February 8 and ended November 22. Dale Earnhardt of RCR Enterprises won the championship for the third time....	July 26	Bill Elliott Bill Elliott William Clyde Elliott is a part-time driver and former champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Elliott was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on August 15, 2007....	9	Coors Coors Coors may refer to:...	Ford Thunderbird Ford Thunderbird The Thunderbird, often abbreviated as T-Bird, was an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United States from 1955 through 2005 — through thirteen generations and various body types....	0.15 sec
1988 1988 in NASCAR The 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began February 7 and ended November 20. Bill Elliott of Melling Racing won the championship.See also: 1988 in NASCAR Busch Series...	May 1	Phil Parsons Phil Parsons Phil Parsons , is a former NASCAR driver. He is also the younger brother of 1973 Winston Cup champion and former NBC/Turner Network Television commentator Benny Parsons....	55	Crown Petroleum / Skoal Classic UST UST is a three letter acronym that can refer to:* Equatorial Guinea Workers' Union* Hong Kong University of Science and Technology * St. Augustine Airport in St....	Oldsmobile Cutlass Oldsmobile Cutlass The Oldsmobile Cutlass is an automobile made by the Oldsmobile division of General Motors. The Cutlass was introduced in 1961 as a unibody compact car....	0.21 sec
1988 1988 in NASCAR The 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began February 7 and ended November 20. Bill Elliott of Melling Racing won the championship.See also: 1988 in NASCAR Busch Series...	July 31	Ken Schrader Ken Schrader Kenneth Schrader is a second-generation race car driver. He is currently driving in the Sprint Cup series part time for Phoenix Racing. He occasionally appears as a television analyst on This Week In NASCAR on the Speed Channel....	25	Folgers Folgers Folgers Coffee is a major brand of coffee in the United States, part of the food and beverage division of The J.M. Smucker Co....	Chevrolet Monte Carlo Chevrolet Monte Carlo The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American-made automobile. Originally introduced by Chevrolet for the 1970 model year , it has gone through six generations as of 2007....	2 cl
1989 1989 in NASCAR The 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began February 12 and ended November 19. Rusty Wallace of the #27 Kodiak Pontiac for Blue Max Racing won the championship....	May 7	Davey Allison Davey Allison David Carl "Davey" Allison was a NASCAR race car driver, best known as the driver of the Robert Yates Racing #28Texaco-Havoline Ford. Born in Hollywood, Florida, he was the eldest of four children born to NASCAR driver Bobby Allison and wife Judy....	28	Texaco Havoline Chevron Corporation Chevron Corporation is the world's fourth largest non-government energy corporation. Headquartered in San Ramon, California, United States, and active in more than 180 countries, it is engaged in every aspect of the Petroleum and gas industry, including exploration and Petroleum#Extraction; refining, marketing and transport; chemicals m...	Ford Thunderbird Ford Thunderbird The Thunderbird, often abbreviated as T-Bird, was an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United States from 1955 through 2005 — through thirteen generations and various body types....	2 cl
1989 1989 in NASCAR The 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began February 12 and ended November 19. Rusty Wallace of the #27 Kodiak Pontiac for Blue Max Racing won the championship....	July 30	Terry Labonte Terry Labonte Terrance Lee Labonte is a semi-retired NASCAR driver who now races part-time in the Sprint Cup Series. Labonte was introduced to the sport through his father, who had worked on racecars as a hobby for his friends....	11	Budweiser Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch) Budweiser is an American-style lager and is one of the most popular beers in the United States. Budweiser is made with a proportion of rice in addition to hops and barley malt, for which it has received some criticism, though the company takes the position that the rice gives the beer a lighter taste....	Ford Thunderbird Ford Thunderbird The Thunderbird, often abbreviated as T-Bird, was an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United States from 1955 through 2005 — through thirteen generations and various body types....	0.2 sec
1990 1990 in NASCAR The 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup began on Sunday February 11 and ended on Sunday November 18. Dale Earnhardt with Richard Childress Racing was crowned the Winston Cup champion for the fourth time....	May 6	Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt....	3	Goodwrench	Chevrolet Lumina Chevrolet Lumina The Chevrolet Lumina sedan and minivan were first introduced in 1989 for the 1990 model year as a new range of vehicles from the Chevrolet brand of General Motors to replace both the Chevrolet Celebrity sedan and coupe, and the Chevrolet Monte Carlo coupe....	2 cl
1990 1990 in NASCAR The 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup began on Sunday February 11 and ended on Sunday November 18. Dale Earnhardt with Richard Childress Racing was crowned the Winston Cup champion for the fourth time....	July 29	Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt....	3	Goodwrench	Chevrolet Lumina Chevrolet Lumina The Chevrolet Lumina sedan and minivan were first introduced in 1989 for the 1990 model year as a new range of vehicles from the Chevrolet brand of General Motors to replace both the Chevrolet Celebrity sedan and coupe, and the Chevrolet Monte Carlo coupe....	0.26 sec
1991 1991 in NASCAR The 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began February 10 and ended November 17. Dale Earnhardt of Richard Childress Racing was crowned champion at the end of the season....	May 6	Harry Gant Harry Gant Harry Phil Gant is a retired American racecar driver best known for driving the number 33 Skoal Bandits car on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit....	33	Skoal Bandit	Oldsmobile Cutlass Oldsmobile Cutlass The Oldsmobile Cutlass is an automobile made by the Oldsmobile division of General Motors. The Cutlass was introduced in 1961 as a unibody compact car....	11 sec
1991 1991 in NASCAR The 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began February 10 and ended November 17. Dale Earnhardt of Richard Childress Racing was crowned champion at the end of the season....	July 28	Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt....	3	Goodwrench	Chevrolet Lumina Chevrolet Lumina The Chevrolet Lumina sedan and minivan were first introduced in 1989 for the 1990 model year as a new range of vehicles from the Chevrolet brand of General Motors to replace both the Chevrolet Celebrity sedan and coupe, and the Chevrolet Monte Carlo coupe....	1.5 cl
1992 1992 in NASCAR The 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season began on February 9 and ended on November 15. Alan Kulwicki of AK Racing won the championship....	May 3	Davey Allison Davey Allison David Carl "Davey" Allison was a NASCAR race car driver, best known as the driver of the Robert Yates Racing #28Texaco-Havoline Ford. Born in Hollywood, Florida, he was the eldest of four children born to NASCAR driver Bobby Allison and wife Judy....	28	Texaco Havoline Chevron Corporation Chevron Corporation is the world's fourth largest non-government energy corporation. Headquartered in San Ramon, California, United States, and active in more than 180 countries, it is engaged in every aspect of the Petroleum and gas industry, including exploration and Petroleum#Extraction; refining, marketing and transport; chemicals m...	Ford Thunderbird Ford Thunderbird The Thunderbird, often abbreviated as T-Bird, was an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United States from 1955 through 2005 — through thirteen generations and various body types....	2 cl
1992 1992 in NASCAR The 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season began on February 9 and ended on November 15. Alan Kulwicki of AK Racing won the championship....	July 26	Ernie Irvan Ernie Irvan Virgil Earnest Irvan, more commonly known as Ernie Irvan, is a former race driver in NASCAR. He is best remembered for his comeback after a serious head injury at Michigan International Speedway which earned him numerous awards and respect from his fellow drivers....	4	Kodak Film	Chevrolet Lumina Chevrolet Lumina The Chevrolet Lumina sedan and minivan were first introduced in 1989 for the 1990 model year as a new range of vehicles from the Chevrolet brand of General Motors to replace both the Chevrolet Celebrity sedan and coupe, and the Chevrolet Monte Carlo coupe....	0.19 sec
1993 1993 in NASCAR The 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season began on February 7 and ended on November 14. Dale Earnhardt of Richard Childress Racing won the title, the sixth of his career....	May 2	Ernie Irvan Ernie Irvan Virgil Earnest Irvan, more commonly known as Ernie Irvan, is a former race driver in NASCAR. He is best remembered for his comeback after a serious head injury at Michigan International Speedway which earned him numerous awards and respect from his fellow drivers....	4	Kodak Film	Chevrolet Lumina Chevrolet Lumina The Chevrolet Lumina sedan and minivan were first introduced in 1989 for the 1990 model year as a new range of vehicles from the Chevrolet brand of General Motors to replace both the Chevrolet Celebrity sedan and coupe, and the Chevrolet Monte Carlo coupe....	2 cl
1993 1993 in NASCAR The 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season began on February 7 and ended on November 14. Dale Earnhardt of Richard Childress Racing won the title, the sixth of his career....	July 25	Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt....	3	Goodwrench	Chevrolet Lumina Chevrolet Lumina The Chevrolet Lumina sedan and minivan were first introduced in 1989 for the 1990 model year as a new range of vehicles from the Chevrolet brand of General Motors to replace both the Chevrolet Celebrity sedan and coupe, and the Chevrolet Monte Carlo coupe....	0.005 sec
1994 1994 in NASCAR The 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 20 and ended on Sunday November 13. Dale Earnhardt of Richard Childress Racing was crowned champion at season's end, winning consecutive Winston Cups for the third time in his career and tying Richard Petty for the record of most top-level NASCAR championships with seven....	May 1	Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt....	3	Goodwrench	Chevrolet Lumina Chevrolet Lumina The Chevrolet Lumina sedan and minivan were first introduced in 1989 for the 1990 model year as a new range of vehicles from the Chevrolet brand of General Motors to replace both the Chevrolet Celebrity sedan and coupe, and the Chevrolet Monte Carlo coupe....	0.06 sec
1994 1994 in NASCAR The 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 20 and ended on Sunday November 13. Dale Earnhardt of Richard Childress Racing was crowned champion at season's end, winning consecutive Winston Cups for the third time in his career and tying Richard Petty for the record of most top-level NASCAR championships with seven....	July 24	Jimmy Spencer Jimmy Spencer Jimmy Spencer is an United States NASCAR driver and commentator. During his days racing modifieds, he was nicknamed "Mr. Excitement" for his sometimes aggressive racing style....	27	McDonald’s	Ford Thunderbird Ford Thunderbird The Thunderbird, often abbreviated as T-Bird, was an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United States from 1955 through 2005 — through thirteen generations and various body types....	0.025 sec
1995 1995 in NASCAR The 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on February 12 and concluded November 12. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won his first career championship....	April 30	Mark Martin	6	Valvoline	Ford Thunderbird Ford Thunderbird The Thunderbird, often abbreviated as T-Bird, was an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United States from 1955 through 2005 — through thirteen generations and various body types....	0.18 sec
1995 1995 in NASCAR The 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on February 12 and concluded November 12. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won his first career championship....	July 23	Sterling Marlin Sterling Marlin Sterling Marlin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver who drives the #09 Finch Racing car on a part time basis. He is the son of former NASCAR driver Coo Coo Marlin....	4	Kodak Film	Chevrolet Monte Carlo Chevrolet Monte Carlo The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American-made automobile. Originally introduced by Chevrolet for the 1970 model year , it has gone through six generations as of 2007....	0.05 sec
1996 1996 in NASCAR The 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series started on February 18 1996 and ended on November 10 1996 with Terry Labonte pulling off a massive upset and winning his second championship....	April 28	Sterling Marlin Sterling Marlin Sterling Marlin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver who drives the #09 Finch Racing car on a part time basis. He is the son of former NASCAR driver Coo Coo Marlin....	4	Kodak Film	Chevrolet Monte Carlo Chevrolet Monte Carlo The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American-made automobile. Originally introduced by Chevrolet for the 1970 model year , it has gone through six generations as of 2007....	0.22 sec
1996 1996 in NASCAR The 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series started on February 18 1996 and ended on November 10 1996 with Terry Labonte pulling off a massive upset and winning his second championship....	July 28	Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina....	24	DuPont DuPont E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company is an United States chemical industry that was founded in July 1802 as a gunpowder mill by Eleuth?re Ir?n?e du Pont.... Refinishes	Chevrolet Monte Carlo Chevrolet Monte Carlo The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American-made automobile. Originally introduced by Chevrolet for the 1970 model year , it has gone through six generations as of 2007....	0.146 sec
1997 1997 in NASCAR The 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 9 and ended on Sunday November 16. Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon was crowned champion at season's end....	May 10	Mark Martin	6	Valvoline	Ford Thunderbird Ford Thunderbird The Thunderbird, often abbreviated as T-Bird, was an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United States from 1955 through 2005 — through thirteen generations and various body types....	0.146 sec
1997 1997 in NASCAR The 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 9 and ended on Sunday November 16. Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon was crowned champion at season's end....	October 12	Terry Labonte Terry Labonte Terrance Lee Labonte is a semi-retired NASCAR driver who now races part-time in the Sprint Cup Series. Labonte was introduced to the sport through his father, who had worked on racecars as a hobby for his friends....	5	Kellogg's	Chevrolet Monte Carlo Chevrolet Monte Carlo The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American-made automobile. Originally introduced by Chevrolet for the 1970 model year , it has gone through six generations as of 2007....	0.146 sec
1998 1998 in NASCAR The 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 8 and ended on Sunday November 8. Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon was crowned champion for the third time in four years....	April 26	Bobby Labonte Bobby Labonte Robert Alan Labonte is an United States race car driver in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series. He currently drives the #96 Ask.com/Texas Instruments DLP/Academy Sports and Outdoors Ford Fusion for Hall of Fame Racing, in an association with Yates Racing....	18	Interstate Batteries Interstate Batteries Interstate Battery System of America, Inc., a.k.a. Interstate Batteries, is a privately-owned company that markets car battery manufactured by Johnson Controls through nearly 300 independent distributors....	Pontiac Grand Prix Pontiac Grand Prix The Pontiac Grand Prix was an automobile produced by the Pontiac division of General Motors. First introduced as part of Pontiac's full-size model offering for the 1962 model year, the Grand Prix name was also applied to cars in the personal luxury car market segment and the mid-size offering, slotting below the large Pontiac Bonneville in th...	0.167 sec
1998 1998 in NASCAR The 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 8 and ended on Sunday November 8. Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon was crowned champion for the third time in four years....	October 11	Dale Jarrett Dale Jarrett Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former United States Auto racing driver. He is the 1999 NASCAR NASCAR Championship and the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett....	88	Quality Care/Ford Credit	Ford Taurus Ford Taurus The Ford Taurus is an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United States. Originally introduced in the 1986 model year, it has remained in near continuous production for more than two decades, making it the fourth oldest nameplate that is currently sold in the Ford lineup....	0.14 sec
1999 1999 in NASCAR The 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 7 and ended on Sunday November 21. Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett was crowned the champion....	April 25	Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt....	3	Goodwrench	Chevrolet Monte Carlo Chevrolet Monte Carlo The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American-made automobile. Originally introduced by Chevrolet for the 1970 model year , it has gone through six generations as of 2007....	0.137 sec
1999 1999 in NASCAR The 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 7 and ended on Sunday November 21. Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett was crowned the champion....	October 17	Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt....	3	Goodwrench	Chevrolet Monte Carlo Chevrolet Monte Carlo The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American-made automobile. Originally introduced by Chevrolet for the 1970 model year , it has gone through six generations as of 2007....	0.114 sec
2000 2000 in NASCAR The 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 13 and ended on Sunday November 20. Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte was crowned champion at season's end....	April 16	Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina....	24	DuPont DuPont E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company is an United States chemical industry that was founded in July 1802 as a gunpowder mill by Eleuth?re Ir?n?e du Pont....	Chevrolet Monte Carlo Chevrolet Monte Carlo The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American-made automobile. Originally introduced by Chevrolet for the 1970 model year , it has gone through six generations as of 2007....	0.189 sec
2000 2000 in NASCAR The 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 13 and ended on Sunday November 20. Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte was crowned champion at season's end....	October 15	Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt....	3	Goodwrench	Chevrolet Monte Carlo Chevrolet Monte Carlo The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American-made automobile. Originally introduced by Chevrolet for the 1970 model year , it has gone through six generations as of 2007....	0.119 sec
2001 2001 in NASCAR The 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup season began on February 11 at the Daytona International Speedway. With the Daytona 500 and ended on November 23 at the New Hampshire International Speedway....	April 22	Bobby Hamilton Bobby Hamilton Charles Robert Hamilton, Sr. was a driver and owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuit and the winner of the 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship....	55	Square D Square D Square D is an United States manufacturer of equipment used to control and distribute Electricity headquartered in Palatine, Illinois.First formed in 1903 as the McBride Manufacturing Company, they subsequently changed their name to the Detroit Fuse and Manufacturing Company with their logo being a "D" enclosed in a square....	Chevrolet Monte Carlo Chevrolet Monte Carlo The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American-made automobile. Originally introduced by Chevrolet for the 1970 model year , it has gone through six generations as of 2007....	0.163 sec
2001 2001 in NASCAR The 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup season began on February 11 at the Daytona International Speedway. With the Daytona 500 and ended on November 23 at the New Hampshire International Speedway....	October 21	Dale Earnhardt Jr	8	Budweiser Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch) Budweiser is an American-style lager and is one of the most popular beers in the United States. Budweiser is made with a proportion of rice in addition to hops and barley malt, for which it has received some criticism, though the company takes the position that the rice gives the beer a lighter taste....	Chevrolet Monte Carlo Chevrolet Monte Carlo The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American-made automobile. Originally introduced by Chevrolet for the 1970 model year , it has gone through six generations as of 2007....	0.388 sec
2002 2002 in NASCAR The 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup began on Saturday, February 10, and ended on Sunday, November 17. Tony Stewart with Joe Gibbs Racing was crowned the Winston Cup champion....	April 21	Dale Earnhardt Jr	8	Budweiser Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch) Budweiser is an American-style lager and is one of the most popular beers in the United States. Budweiser is made with a proportion of rice in addition to hops and barley malt, for which it has received some criticism, though the company takes the position that the rice gives the beer a lighter taste....	Chevrolet Monte Carlo Chevrolet Monte Carlo The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American-made automobile. Originally introduced by Chevrolet for the 1970 model year , it has gone through six generations as of 2007....	0.060 sec
2002 2002 in NASCAR The 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup began on Saturday, February 10, and ended on Sunday, November 17. Tony Stewart with Joe Gibbs Racing was crowned the Winston Cup champion....	October 6	Dale Earnhardt Jr	8	Budweiser Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch) Budweiser is an American-style lager and is one of the most popular beers in the United States. Budweiser is made with a proportion of rice in addition to hops and barley malt, for which it has received some criticism, though the company takes the position that the rice gives the beer a lighter taste....	Chevrolet Monte Carlo Chevrolet Monte Carlo The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American-made automobile. Originally introduced by Chevrolet for the 1970 model year , it has gone through six generations as of 2007....	0.118 sec
2003 2003 in NASCAR The 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup began on Saturday February 8 and ended on Sunday November 16. Matt Kenseth with Roush Racing driving a Ford was crowned the Winston Cup champion, despite winning only one race all year....	April 6	Dale Earnhardt Jr	8	Budweiser Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch) Budweiser is an American-style lager and is one of the most popular beers in the United States. Budweiser is made with a proportion of rice in addition to hops and barley malt, for which it has received some criticism, though the company takes the position that the rice gives the beer a lighter taste....	Chevrolet Monte Carlo Chevrolet Monte Carlo The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American-made automobile. Originally introduced by Chevrolet for the 1970 model year , it has gone through six generations as of 2007....	0.125 sec
2003 2003 in NASCAR The 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup began on Saturday February 8 and ended on Sunday November 16. Matt Kenseth with Roush Racing driving a Ford was crowned the Winston Cup champion, despite winning only one race all year....	September 28	Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Michael Curtis Waltrip is a professional race car driver and co owner of Michael Waltrip Racing. He is the younger brother of Darrell Waltrip, a three-time NASCAR champion ....	15	NAPA	Chevrolet Monte Carlo Chevrolet Monte Carlo The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American-made automobile. Originally introduced by Chevrolet for the 1970 model year , it has gone through six generations as of 2007....	0.095 sec
2004 2004 in NASCAR The 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup season began on Saturday, February 7 and ended on Sunday, November 21. Kurt Busch with Roush Racing driving a Ford was the Nextel Cup champion....	April 25	Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina....	24	DuPont DuPont E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company is an United States chemical industry that was founded in July 1802 as a gunpowder mill by Eleuth?re Ir?n?e du Pont.... /Pepsi Pepsi Pepsi is a Carbonation that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo. It is sold in retail stores, restaurants, cinemas and from vending machines....	Chevrolet Monte Carlo Chevrolet Monte Carlo The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American-made automobile. Originally introduced by Chevrolet for the 1970 model year , it has gone through six generations as of 2007....	UC
2004 2004 in NASCAR The 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup season began on Saturday, February 7 and ended on Sunday, November 21. Kurt Busch with Roush Racing driving a Ford was the Nextel Cup champion....	October 3	Dale Earnhardt Jr	8	Budweiser Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch) Budweiser is an American-style lager and is one of the most popular beers in the United States. Budweiser is made with a proportion of rice in addition to hops and barley malt, for which it has received some criticism, though the company takes the position that the rice gives the beer a lighter taste....	Chevrolet Monte Carlo Chevrolet Monte Carlo The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American-made automobile. Originally introduced by Chevrolet for the 1970 model year , it has gone through six generations as of 2007....	0.117 sec
2005 2005 in NASCAR The 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series began on Saturday, February 12. The ten race 2005 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup started with the Sylvania 300 on Sunday, September 18, and ended on Sunday, November 20, with the Ford 400....	May 1	Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina....	24	DuPont DuPont E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company is an United States chemical industry that was founded in July 1802 as a gunpowder mill by Eleuth?re Ir?n?e du Pont....	Chevrolet Monte Carlo Chevrolet Monte Carlo The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American-made automobile. Originally introduced by Chevrolet for the 1970 model year , it has gone through six generations as of 2007....	0.193 sec/GWC
2005 2005 in NASCAR The 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series began on Saturday, February 12. The ten race 2005 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup started with the Sylvania 300 on Sunday, September 18, and ended on Sunday, November 20, with the Ford 400....	October 2	Dale Jarrett Dale Jarrett Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former United States Auto racing driver. He is the 1999 NASCAR NASCAR Championship and the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett....	88	UPS United Parcel Service United Parcel Service, Inc. , commonly referred to as UPS, is the world's largest package delivery company. UPS delivers more than 15 million packages a day to 6.1 million customers in more than 200 countries and territories around the world....	Ford Taurus Ford Taurus The Ford Taurus is an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United States. Originally introduced in the 1986 model year, it has remained in near continuous production for more than two decades, making it the fourth oldest nameplate that is currently sold in the Ford lineup....	UC/GWC
2006 2006 in NASCAR The 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season started at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, February 12 with the Bud Shootout and ended on Sunday, November 19 with the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway....	May 1	Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Kenneth Johnson is a current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car driver who drives the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet Impala Super Sport co-owned by Rick Hendrick and his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Hendrick Motorsports....	48	Lowe’s Lowe's Lowe's Companies, Inc. is a United States-based chain of retail home improvement and major appliance stores. Founded in 1946 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, the chain now serves over 14+ million customers a week in its 1,616 stores in every state and Canada....	Chevrolet Monte Carlo Chevrolet Monte Carlo The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American-made automobile. Originally introduced by Chevrolet for the 1970 model year , it has gone through six generations as of 2007....	0.120 sec
2006 2006 in NASCAR The 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season started at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, February 12 with the Bud Shootout and ended on Sunday, November 19 with the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway....	October 8	Brian Vickers Brian Vickers Brian Lee Vickers is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver. Vickers was the 2003 NASCAR Busch Series Nationwide Series champion, and at age 20, the youngest champion in any of NASCAR's three top-tier series....	25	GMAC	Chevrolet Monte Carlo Chevrolet Monte Carlo The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American-made automobile. Originally introduced by Chevrolet for the 1970 model year , it has gone through six generations as of 2007....	UC
2007 2007 in NASCAR The 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season began on February 10, 2007 at Daytona International Speedway with the Budweiser Shootout and ended on November 18 of that same year at Homestead-Miami Speedway with the Ford 400....	April 29	Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina....	24	DuPont DuPont E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company is an United States chemical industry that was founded in July 1802 as a gunpowder mill by Eleuth?re Ir?n?e du Pont....	Chevrolet Monte Carlo Chevrolet Monte Carlo The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American-made automobile. Originally introduced by Chevrolet for the 1970 model year , it has gone through six generations as of 2007....	UC/GWC
2007 2007 in NASCAR The 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season began on February 10, 2007 at Daytona International Speedway with the Budweiser Shootout and ended on November 18 of that same year at Homestead-Miami Speedway with the Ford 400....	October 07	Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina....	24	Pepsi Pepsi Pepsi is a Carbonation that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo. It is sold in retail stores, restaurants, cinemas and from vending machines....	Chevrolet Impala SS	0.066
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UC = Race finished under caution GWC = Race extended by green-white-checkered finish. Starting in 1993, timing has been scored by electronic means.

Current races

NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
Sprint Cup Series: Aaron's 499
Aaron's 499

The Aaron's 499 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup stock car racing held at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama, Alabama. The race has always been held in late April or early May....
NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
Sprint Cup Series: AMP Energy 500
NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
Nationwide Series: Aaron's 312
Aaron's 312 (Talladega)

The Aaron's 312 is a NASCAR Nationwide Series race held at Talladega Superspeedway. The race's sponsor, Aaron Rents, is a Rent to own retailer. The twelve extra miles are tacked on to what would normally be a 300-mile race for targeted advertising purposes....
NASCAR
NASCAR

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Camping World Truck Series: Mountain Dew 250
ARCA RE/MAX Series
ARCA RE/MAX Series

The series races on tracks as varied as small ovals and as large as Daytona International Speedway during the Daytona Speedweeks. It is one of the last major oval track circuits to still compete on dirt tracks....
: Food World 250
Food World 250

The Food World 250 is a ARCA RE/MAX Series held during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy 500 weekend at Talladega Superspeedway....

The circuit's infield also hosts the Birmingham Ultimate Disc Association Mud Bowl tournament in the winter.

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Records

March 24, 1970: Buddy Baker, driving the Chrysler Engineering #88 Dodge Charger Daytona, officially becomes the first driver in NASCAR history to break the 200 mph barrier by turning a lap of 200.447 mph (322.588 km/h). This was also a World Record at the time for any vehicle on a closed course. It was achieved using official Nascar Scoring and Timing equipment.
August 20, 1971: Paula Murphy, "Miss STP" made a record closed course run for a female at 171.499 mph (276.001 km/h).
August, 1974: A.J. Foyt tests an Indy car at a speed of 217.854 mph (350.602 km/h).
August 9, 1975: Mark Donohue
Mark Donohue

Mark Neary Donohue, Jr. was an USA racecar driver known for his ability to set up his own race car and drive it consistently on the absolute limit....
sets a closed-course world record in a Porsche 917-30
Porsche 917

The Porsche 917 is a racecar that gave Porsche its first overall wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans and 1971 24 Hours of Le Mans....
at 221.160 mph. It would stand as a world record for four years, and as a United States record until 1986.
1984: The Winston 500
Winston 500

At one time, two different NASCAR Sprint Cup races were known as the Winston 500:* For the race at Talladega Superspeedway, held in late April or early May, from 1971 to 1993 and in 1997, see Aaron's 499....
set a still standing NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
record with 75 lead changes in a single race.
May 5, 1985: Bill Elliott
Bill Elliott

William Clyde Elliott is a part-time driver and former champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Elliott was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on August 15, 2007....
sets a 500-mile race record, winning the Winston 500
Winston 500

At one time, two different NASCAR Sprint Cup races were known as the Winston 500:* For the race at Talladega Superspeedway, held in late April or early May, from 1971 to 1993 and in 1997, see Aaron's 499....
at an average speed of 186.288 mph. Elliott won the race despite losing nearly two laps during a lengthy early pit stop to fix a broken oil line, and despite the race only having two caution flags. Elliott made up the entire distance he lost under one lengthy, green-flag period. The record stood as the fastest 500-mile race of any kind until 1990, when Al Unser, Jr.
Al Unser, Jr.

Alfred Unser, Jr. , nicknamed "Little Al", "Al Junior" or simply "Junior" is an United States race car driver and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner....
broke it by winning the CART
Champ Car

Champ Car, was the name for a class and specification of automobiles used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades, primarily for use in the Indianapolis 500 auto race....
Michigan 500
Firestone Indy 400

The Firestone Indy 400 is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan.Since 1970, Michigan International Speedway has hosted at least one open-wheel race in every season, hosting 55 open-wheel races over 38 years....
at Michigan International Speedway
Michigan International Speedway

Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile moderate-banked D-shaped superspeedway located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than near Brooklyn, Michigan, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan....
at an average speed of 189.727 mph (305.336 km/h). Mark Martin later broke the record for fastest 500-mile NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
race (see below).
November 26, 1985: Lyn St. James
Lyn St. James

Lyn St. James is a retired professional IndyCar driver with 8 CART and 5 Indy Racing League starts to her name. She is just one of five women who successfully qualified for the Indianapolis 500, and became the first woman to win the Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year award....
sets a record closed course run for a female, at over 200 mph (320 km/h).
March 24, 1986: Bobby Unser
Bobby Unser

Robert William "Bobby" Unser is a retired United States automobile racer. He is the brother of Al Unser and Jerry Unser, the father of Robby Unser, and the uncle of Al Unser, Jr....
sets a closed-course speed record for four-wheel drive vehicles with an Audi
Audi

AUDI AG, is a Germany car manufacturer which produces cars under the Audi brand, . The name Audi is based on a latin translation of the last name of the founder August "Horch", itself the German word for ?hear." Another explanation for the origin of the name is as an acronym for ?Auto Union Deutschland Ingolstadt."...
5000CS Turbo Quattro at 206.825 mph (332.853 km/h).
1986: The Saab Long Run – set of 2 world and 21 international records with three series SAAB 9000 Turbo
Saab 9000

The 9000, Saab Automobile's first executive car, was released in 1985. It was replaced by the Saab 9-5 in the fall of 1998 for the 1999 model year....
– 100,000 km with an average speed of 213.299 km/h and 50,000 miles with an average speed of 213.686 km/h.

*May 1, 1987: Bill Elliott sets the all-time NASCAR

NASCAR

Winston 500

At one time, two different NASCAR Sprint Cup races were known as the Winston 500:* For the race at Talladega Superspeedway, held in late April or early May, from 1971 to 1993 and in 1997, see Aaron's 499....
at a speed of 212.809 mph (342.483 km/h) (44.998 seconds). The record still stands due strictly to the use of the carburetor

Carburetor

A carburetor or carburettor , is a device that blends Earth's atmosphere and fuel for an internal combustion engine. It was invented by Karl Benz before 1885 and patented in 1886....
restrictor plate

Restrictor plate

October 11, 1988: Lyn St. James sets a record closed course run for a female at 212.577 mph (342.110 km/h), driving a Ford Thunderbird.
December 14, 1989: Patty Moise
Patty Moise

Patty Moise is a former NASCAR driver. She drove in five Winston Cup races from 1987 to 1989, and 133 Busch Series races from 1986 to 1998. She is the wife of former fellow NASCAR driver Elton Sawyer....
sets a record closed course run for a female at 216.607 mph (348.595 km/h), driving a Buick
Buick

Buick is a marque of automobile sold in the United States, Canada, China, Taiwan, Qatar, Kuwait, and Israel by General Motors Corporation. Since the demise of Oldsmobile in 2004, it is GM's only North America-based entry-level luxury brand....
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January 23, 1990: Patty Moise sets a record closed course run for a female at 217.498 mph (350.029 km/h), driving a Buick.
1996 Saab
Saab Automobile

Saab Automobile AB, better known as Saab, is a Swedish automaker and currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Motors. It is the exclusive automobile royal warrant holder as appointed by Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden....
set endurance and speed record-breaking runs in their 900.
May 10, 1997: Mark Martin wins the Winston Select 500, a race which had no caution flags, at a NASCAR 500-mile record speed of 188.354 mph (303.126 km/h), nearly ten years after the introduction of restrictor plates.
June 10, 2004: Rusty Wallace
Rusty Wallace

Russell William "Rusty" Wallace is a former NASCAR champion, NASCAR Nationwide Series car owner, and television broadcaster with NASCAR on ESPN and ESPN on ABC and co-host of NASCAR Angels....
tests a stock car without a restrictor plate for series sponsor Nextel to test communication capabilities, and hits a speed over 228 mph (367 km/h) on the straights (some reports say the speeds were close to 235 mph / 378 km/h), and 221 mph (356 km/h) average speed for the lap.

Memorable races at Talladega

2007: Kyle Busch
Kyle Busch

Kyle Thomas Busch nicknamed "Rowdy Busch," "Wild Thing," and "Shrub" is an United States of America auto racing. He drives the #18 M&M's Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Sprint Cup Series, the #18 Interstate Batteries / Z-Line Designs / NOS Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Nationwide Series, and the #51 Miccosukee Toyota T...
goes for a terrifying tumble into the 3rd turn during the spring Busch Series race, after making contact with Tony Stewart. Numerous other cars are involved in other small wrecks during the race that whittled the field down. Jeff Gordon wins the spring Cup race the next day, and, like the 2004 race, a few fans litter the track in debris (especially beer cans) in protest of Gordon passing Dale Earnhardt
Dale Earnhardt

Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt....
in career wins. Gordon won the fall race in the same year in the first ever COT restrictor plate race by passing teammate Jimmie Johnson and fellow competitor Tony Stewart to lead from the entrance of turn 3 to the finish line on the last lap with Johnson coming up short on a late pass attempt. This also marked a milestone as it was Gordon's 80th career win and a personal achievement.
2007 (Fall): Jeff Gordon
Jeff Gordon

Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina....
had a pit-road penalty for taking pit equipment from his stall earlier in the race, went to the back, but made a charge to the front late in the race and on the final lap, he was running second behind teammate Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Johnson

Jimmie Kenneth Johnson is a current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car driver who drives the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet Impala Super Sport co-owned by Rick Hendrick and his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Hendrick Motorsports....
until Tony Stewart
Tony Stewart

Anthony Wayne Stewart is an American race car driver/car owner/entrepreneur, in NASCAR's Sprint Cup . During his career he has won championships in the Winston Cup, Nextel Cup and IndyCar Series....
led a group of cars on the outside, heading down the backstretch, Gordon went up in front of Stewart which gave him a draft push by Johnson and into the lead and held him, Stewart and Dave Blaney
Dave Blaney

David Blaney is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver. He currently pilots the #66 Toyota Camry for Prism Motorsports. Blaney was a successful Sprint car racing driver before he started racing in NASCAR....
off for the win. This was Gordon's 80th career win, 6th at Talladega and 12th restrictor-plate win, passing Dale Earnhardt
Dale Earnhardt

Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's Winston Cup. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt....
for the most restrictor-plate wins, he also sweeps the races at Talladega for 2007, becoming the 6th person to sweeps both races at Talladega on the same year and wins the first Car of Tomorrow
Car of Tomorrow

The Car of Tomorrow , sometimes called CoT or "Car of Today", is the car style for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Larger and boxier than the design it replaced, the Car of Tomorrow is safer, costs less to maintain, and makes for closer competition....
race on a Superspeedway. Gordon won the race with a special Pepsi
Pepsi

Pepsi is a Carbonation that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo. It is sold in retail stores, restaurants, cinemas and from vending machines....
paint scheme designed by a fan, quoting after he won that "they should do this again next year.", this is Gordon's 3rd win at Talladega with a Pepsi paint scheme. Toyota was the spotlight of the weekend, celebrating its first pole on a Superspeedway courtesy of Michael Waltrip
Michael Waltrip

Michael Curtis Waltrip is a professional race car driver and co owner of Michael Waltrip Racing. He is the younger brother of Darrell Waltrip, a three-time NASCAR champion ....
, five Toyotas in the top 6 starting spots, and drivers in outside the Top 35 in owners points qualifying unusually well. The Big One also happened in the race, involving 11 cars. Also the first appearance in victory lane by his new daughter Ella.

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