NASCAR Dale Earnhardt

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Throwback Thursday: Davey Allison Leaves Phoenix with Points Lead

Photo - 1992 Winston Cup Yearbook Cover
Photo – 1992 Winston Cup Yearbook Cover

Davey Allison’s 1992 season started off with a bang. The 31-year-old driver won the season opening Daytona 500 for Robert Yates Racing. It was the start to a great season.

Along the way, he picked up wins at North Wilkesboro and Talladega in the spring and Michigan in June. No other win was more prominent than the Winston in May, featuring a last-lap duel between Allison, Dale Earnhardt and Kyle Petty. Continue reading

#1 Duel Moment – Dale Earnhardt’s Domination

Photo - @NascarMemories.
Photo – @NascarMemories.

No driver has ever won more races at the Daytona International Speedway than Dale Earnhardt. .He amassed a total of 34 victories across three series.

Earnhardt won his first Twin 125 qualifying race in 1983 and would again in 1986.
It was the only the beginning of his domination at the 2.5 mile track.

The Intimidator started a streak in 1990 no driver may ever replicate again.
Every year in the ’90s, he won his Twin 125 qualifying race. And to go along with them, Earnhardt won five straight NASCAR Busch (now Nationwide) Series races at Daytona from 1990 to 1994. Continue reading

Austin Dillon Captures the Daytona 500 Pole with Iconic No. 3

 

Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 DOW Chevrolet, poses for a photo with the Coors Light pole award after winning pole position for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 16, 2014  Photo - Patrick Smith/Getty Images
Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 DOW Chevrolet, poses for a photo with the Coors Light pole award after winning pole position for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 16, 2014
Photo – Patrick Smith/Getty Images

Driving Iconic No. 3, Dillon will Lead the Field to Green in ‘The Great American Race’

Austin Dillon, driving the historic No. 3 car in its return to NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition for the first time since 2001, won the Coors Light Pole for the 56th running of the Daytona 500 – NASCAR’s most prestigious race and season opener. “The Great American Race” is scheduled to take place on Sunday, Feb. 23 at Daytona International Speedway. Fans can watch at 1 p.m. on FOX, and listen on Motor Racing Network Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.  Continue reading

Day One: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion’s Week

NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet and Miss Sprint Cup Brooke Werner pose for a photo at the 'Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas' sign on December 3, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Johnson is in Las Vegas for a week of 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship activities.  Photo - Tom Pennington/Getty Images
NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s Chevrolet and Miss Sprint Cup Brooke Werner pose for a photo at the ‘Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas’ sign on December 3, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Johnson is in Las Vegas for a week of 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship activities.
Photo – Tom Pennington/Getty Images

Day One: NASCAR Champion’s Week In Las Vegas Officially Begins

Jimmie Johnson Answers Media Questions, Meets Fans During Busy Day One 

Jimmie Johnson’s four-day, Las Vegas whirlwind odyssey has begun. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion’s Week™ in Las Vegas officially is underway.  Continue reading