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Special Sub-Topic: NASCAR History 1980-2002


In 1985 Bill Elliott won 11 races, and the Winston Million. He won the Million by winning the Daytona 500, The Winston 500, and the ___ ?

    Southern 500. Bill won the Winston Million, 11 races, but failed to win the Winston Cup championship, losing to Darrell Waltrip.

Who won the 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Championship?
    Darrell Waltrip. 1981 was the 1st of Darrell's 3 NWC titles.

In what year did Bobby Allison win his only Winston Cup title?
    1983. Bobby won his only title in 1983 after several years of trying.

Which driver won the 1986 Daytona 500?
    Geoff Bodine. Geoff won it in 1986 when Dale Earnhardt ran out of gas with less than 4 laps to go.

What was Dale Earnhardt's sponsor when he won the 1987 Winston Cup title?
    Wrangler. Wrangler pulled sponsorship of the RCR Chevy's at the end of the '87 season because they "did not like the image Earnhardt portrayed".

Who won the pole for Davey Allison's first win at the Talladega Superspeedway?
    Bill Elliott. Bill won the pole with a record lap of 212.809 MPH. Bobby Allison went airborn on lap 22 and tore out the catch fencing. A long red flag delay ensued as the fence was repaired.

Who won the 1988 Valleydale Meats 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway?
    Bill Elliott. This was Bill's first short track win. He was spun out late in the event by Geoff Bodine, who finished third, the last car on the lead lap. Mark Martin finished second.

Who won the 1992 Daytona 500?
    Davey Allison. Davey won his only 500 in 1992.

Who won the Nascar Winston Cup title in 1989?
    Rusty Wallace. Rusty won the title over Dale Earnhardt taking the points lead from Dale Earnhardt late in the season.

Who was the only Winston Cup Champ in the modern era not to compete in every race the following season?
    Alan Kulwicki. Alan was killed in a plane crash on April 1st, 1993, the year following his triumphant championship season.

Who won the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup title?
    Jeff Gordon. Gordon won the first of his 4 titles in '95.

Including the 2002 season, which of the following drivers had the least number of victories?
    Jeff Gordon. Gordon only has 58 wins. Earnhardt had 76, Waltrip 81, and Allison 83.

Who won the 1984 Firecracker 400, with Ronald Reagan on hand to cheer him on?
    Richard Petty. Petty's 200th win in Daytona in 1984.

Which driver won the final event held at Riverside Raceway in 1988?
    Rusty Wallace. June 12, 1988, in the last race at Riverside it was Rusty Wallace.

What was Tim Richmond's sponsor and number when he crashed in the 1985 Daytona 500?
    Old Milwaukee #27. Tim Pancaked the Old Milwaukee Chevy on lap 72 of the Great American Race.

How many drivers have driven a race for Richard Childress in the top 3 series' of NASCAR (Winston Cup, Busch, and Craftsman Truck)
    11. The 11 driver who drove for Childress are as follows: Richard Childress, Dale Earnhardt, Neil Bonnett, Mike Skinner, Mike Dillon, Kevin Harvick, Jay Sauter, Johnny Sauter, Jeff Green, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Kenny Wallace.

Who was the last driver to lead every lap in a NASCAR Winston Cup race?
    Jeff Burton. Jeff Burton in the 2000 New Hampshire 300, following the deaths of Adam Petty and Kenny Irwin at the speedway.

Who is the youngest driver to win a race at Talladega
    Bobby Hillin Jr. Bobby Hillin won the 1986 Winston 500, in a huge upset for his only Winston Cup career win.

Who won the 2002 NAPA 500 at California Speedway?
    Jimmie Johnson & Jimmy Johnson & 48 & Johnson. Jimmie won his 1st career Winston Cup race in just his 13th start.

At which track did Jeff Gordon visit victory lane first in a Winston Cup car?
    Daytona. 1993, Daytona, 1st Gatorade Twin 125. Gordon's first points win was the 1994 Coke 600 at Charlotte.

Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon and Bobby Labonte have more No Bull 5 starts than any other drivers. How many do they have? (As of the next NO Bull event)
    10. Jeff Gordon has won more than any other driver, with 4 No Bull wins.

How many Daytona 500 wins does Dale Jarrett have?
    3. Dale won the 1993, 1996, and 2000 500's.

Which track did Sterling Marlin win the first race for Dodge in their return to WC in 2001
    Michigan International Speedway. The Pepsi 400, rain shortened.

What year was Dale Earnhardt's last Winston Cup title?
    1994 & 94. Dale's record tying 7th championship.

How many drivers have won NASCAR Winston Cup races for Rick Hendrick?
    9 & nine. The nine drivers who have won NWC races for Hendrick are, Geoff Bodine, Tim Richmond, Ricky Rudd, Darrell Waltrip, Ken Schrader, Terry Labonte, Jeff Gordon, Jerry Nadeau, and Jimmie Johnson.


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