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Who was the first Winston Cup driver to win a race on Hoosier tires?

Neil Bonnett. Neil Bonnett won on February 21, 1988, at Richmond International Raceway.

Bill Elliott was the first person to go faster than 200 mph on a closed course?

f. Buddy Baker was the first person to break the 200 mph barrier. He was recorded as going 200.447 mph in 1970 in a Dodge at Talladega.

Who gave Chevrolet their first NASCAR victory?

Fonty Flock. Fonty won on March 26, 1955, in Columbia, South Carolina.

Which one of these was the first superspeedway to be built?

Darlington. Darlington was constructed in 1950.

Who was the first person to ever crash in a Winston Cup race?

Lee Petty. Lee, father of King Richard, flipped his Buick 107 laps into the very first race of the series.

Richard Petty was the first person to win three consecutive championships?

f. Cale Yarborough won three consecutive titles from 1976-1978.

Who was the first driver to win the Daytona 500 while driving a Chevrolet?

Junior Johnson. Junior won in 1960 while driving a 1959 Chevrolet.

Lee petty gave Cadillac their first pole?

f. Gober Sosebee got the pole for Cadillac on June 10, 1951, at Columbus Speedway in Georgia.

Loy Allen Jr. was the first rookie to win the pole for the Daytona 500?

t. Loy captured the pole in 1994. He finished 22nd.

Who was the first person to finish a 500 mile race in under three hours?

Buddy Baker. Buddy won the Winston 500 at Alabama International Motor Speedway on May 2, 1976, in a Dodge in 2:56:37 with an average speed of 169.887.

Cale Yarborough was the first person to win four consecutive Superspeedway events?

t. Cale won four consecutive superspeedway races, and had a total of ten wins and won the championship.

Who won the first restrictor-plate race at Talladega?

Pete Hamilton. Pete won on August 23, 1970.

Richard Petty was the first person to win a NASCAR race in a car bearing number 43?

f. Lee Petty was the first person with a win in the number 43 car.

Where was Dale Earnhardt's first career start?

Charlotte. On May 25, 1975, he drove a Dodge and finished 22nd, 45 laps down in front of his future car owner Richard Childress. Richard Petty won the race.

Who was the first Winston Cup driver to win a race on radial tires?

Dale Earnhadt. Dale won on April 16, 1989, at the North Wilkesboro Speedway.

Who won the first race outside of the United States?

Buddy Shuman. Buddy won on July 1, 1952, at Stamford Park in Niagra Falls, Ontario, Canada.

Who was the first person to win a race from the pole?

Curtis Turner. Curtis won on July 2, 1950, at the Monroe County Fairgrounds in Rochester, New York.

Who was the first person to qualify at over 100 mph for a race?

Tim Flock. Tim was clocked at 102.20 mph in 1951, at the Daytona Beach and Road course.

Which driver was the first to win a race with power steering?

Bobby Allison. Bobby won on May 16, 1982, at Dover Downs International Speedway.

Which driver was the first to lead a race that was 250 miles or longer from flag-to-flag?

Darel Dieringer. Darel led from flag-to-flag on April 16, 1967, at the North Wilkesboro Speedway.