num5labonte - 21 February 2008 04:14 PM

February 21

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Sixty years ago Thursday, the intent of Bill France Sr. became clear. Determined to bring organization to the long-disjointed sport of stock car racing, France had his newly formed sanctioning body -- the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing -- incorporated.

It became official, on Feb. 21, 1948. NASCAR had been born.

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And, I was born six months later!

Today in Nascar History February 21st:

Birthdays:

Lias Piatak
J. D. Gibbs

Events:

Feb 21st, 1948: Louis Ossinki, an attorney and aide to Bill France, completes the paperwork for the new stock car racing organization. Nascar becomes incorporated.

Feb 21st, 1954: Tim Flock finishes first but is disqualified from his apparent win at Daytona, elevating Lee Petty to the official winner. Flock quits Nascar in disgust. Flock's car had been equipped with a two-way radio, the first such use in Nascar Grand National Competition.

Feb 21st, 1964: Junior Johnson and Bobby Isaac win the twin 100 mile qualifying races to kick off speedweeks. Johnson's win is his first start in a Ray Fox dodge. Isaac's victory in a three-abreast photo finish is his first Nascar Grand National win.

Feb 21st, 1982: Dave Marcis stays on the track as rain begins to fall at Richmond and is the surprise winner when Nascar calls the race after 250 of the 400 scheduled laps. Marcis is the only driver on the lead lap not to pit during the rain shower.

Races:

Feb 21st, 1954: Daytona Beach, FL: Winner: Lee Petty (started 1st), chrysler, race avg at 89.108, 2 lead changes among 2 drivers, 0 cautions. Pole Winner: Lee Petty at 123.410 mph.

Feb 21st, 1964: Daytona Beach, FL: Winner: Junior Johnson (started 2nd), dodge, race avg at 170.777, 4 lead changes among 3 drivers, 0 cautions. Pole Winner: Paul Goldsmith at 174.910 mph.

Feb 21st, 1964: Daytona Beach, FL: Winner: Bobby Isaac (started 4th), dodge, race avg at 168.811, 1 lead change among 2 drivers, 0 cautions. Pole Winner: Richard Petty at 174.418 mph.

Feb 21st, 1982: Richmond, VA: Winner: Dave Marcis (started 6th), chevy, race avg at 72.914, 11 lead changes among 7 drivers, 6 cautions for 33 laps. Pole Winner: Darrell Waltrip at 93.256 mph.

Feb 21st, 1988: Richmond, VA: Winner: Neil Bonnett (started 3rd), pontiac, race avg at 66.401, 11 lead changes among 6 drivers, 14 cautions for 83 laps. Pole Winner: Morgan Shepherd at 94.645 mph.

Feb 21st, 1999: Rockingham, NC: Winner: Mark Martin (started 5th), ford, race avg at 120.750, 25 lead changes among 6 drivers, 6 cautions for 39 laps. Pole Winner: Ricky Rudd at 157.241 mph.

Today in Nascar History February 22nd:

Birthdays:

Scott Robinette
Karla Lampe
Chuck Bown
Larry Foyt

Events:

Feb 22nd, 1959: Johnny Beachamp is flagged the winner of the first Daytona 500 in a photo finish with Lee Petty. Beauchamp and Petty cross the finish line abreast after 500 miles of green flag racing. Most observers feel that Petty had reached the finish line first. Bill France announces the results are unofficial and solicits all still photos and film so a decisive winner can be determined.

Feb 22nd, 1963: Johnny Rutherford takes the lead with five laps remaining and wins the second Twin 100 mile qualifying race at Daytona. Rutherford becomes only the sixth driver to win in his first career Nascar start.

Feb 22nd, 1970: Pete Hamilton, recently signed to drive a Petty Enterprises Plymouth, posts an upset victory in the Daytona 500. Hamiltion passes Ford's David Pearson with nine laps to go and wins by three car lengths.

Feb 22nd, 2004: Matt Kenseth beats rookie Kasey Kahne to the line in a photo finish at Rockingham.

Races:

Feb 22nd, 1959: Daytona Beach, FL: Winner: Lee Petty (started 15th), olds, race avg at 135.521, 33 lead changes among 7 drivers, 0 cautions. Pole Winner: Bob Welborn at 140.121 mph.

Feb 22nd, 1963: Daytona Beach, FL: Winner: Junior Johnson (started 2nd), chevy, race avg at 164.083, no lead changes, 0 cautions. Pole Winner: Fireball Roberts at 160.943 mph.

Feb 22nd, 1963: Daytona Beach, FL: Winner: Johnny Rutherford (started 9th), chevy, race avg at 162.969, 4 lead changes among 3 drivers, 0 cautions. Pole Winner: Fred Lorenzen at 161.870 mph.

Feb 22nd, 1970: Daytona Beach, FL: Winner: Pete Hamiltion (started 9th), plymouth, race avg at 149.601, 24 lead changes among 10 drivers, 6 cautions for 45 laps. Pole Winner: Cale Yarborough at 194.015 mph.

Feb 22nd, 1981: Richmond, VA: Winner: Darrell Waltrip (started 7th), buick, race avg at 76.570, 6 lead changes among 4 drivers, 7 cautions for 50 laps. Pole Winner: Morgan Shepherd at 92.821 mph.

Feb 22nd, 1998: Rockingham, NC: Winner: Jeff Gordon (started 4th), chevy, race avg at 117.065, 27 lead changes among 12 drivers, 6 cautions for 50 laps. Pole Winner: Rick Mast at 153.645 mph.

Feb 22nd, 2004: Rockingham, NC: Winner: Matt Kenseth (started 23rd), ford, race avg at 112.016, 15 lead changes, 7 cautions. Pole Winner: Ryan Newman at 156.475 mph.

Today in Nascar History February 23rd:

Birthdays:

Dawn Piatak
Mike Marriner
Dean Combs
Bobby Moody

Events:

Feb 23rd, 1958: Paul Goldsmith drives Smokey Yunick's pontiac to victory in the 160 mile race on Daytona's beach-road course. The event is the final Nascar race staged on the picturesque 4.1 mile course on the beach.

Feb 23rd, 1964: Driving a plymouth with a new hemi engine in it, Richard Petty leads 184 of the 200 laps to win the Daytona 500 going away. Plymouths run 1-2-3 at the finish. The triumph is Petty's first on a superspeedway.

Feb 23rd, 1969: LeeRoy Yarbrough passes Charlie Glotzbach on the final lap to win the Daytona 500. Yarbrough wins in his back-up car.

Feb 23rd, 1986: Kyle Petty comes from fifth to first when the top four cars are wiped out in a crash and wins the Miller High Life 400 at Richmond. Dale Earnhardt triggers a massive pileup in the final laps when he hooks Darrell Waltrip's rear bumper.

Races:

Feb 23rd, 1958: Daytona Beach, FL: Winner: Paul Goldsmith (started 1st), pontiac, race avg at 101.113, 0 lead changes, 0 cautions. Pole Winner: Paul Goldsmith at 140.570 mph.

Feb 23rd, 1964: Daytona Beach, FL: Winner: Richard Petty (started 2nd), plymouth, race avg at 154.334, 6 lead changes among 4 drivers, 3 cautions for 19 laps. Pole Winner: Paul Goldsmith at 174.910 mph.

Feb 23rd, 1969: Daytona Beach, FL: Winner: LeeRoy Yarbrough (started 19th), ford, race avg at 157.950, 17 lead changes among 8 drivers, 5 cautions for 38 laps. Pole Winner: Buddy Baker at 188.901 mph.

Feb 23rd, 1975: Richmond, VA: Winner: Richard Petty (started 1st), dodge, race avg at 74.913, 2 lead changes among 2 drivers, 7 cautions for 89 laps. Pole Winner: Richard Petty at 93.340 mph.

Feb 23rd, 1986: Richmond, VA: Winner: Kyle Petty (started 12th), ford, race avg at 71.078, 12 lead changes among 8 drivers, 8 cautions for 63 laps. Pole Winner: No time trials (rained out).

Feb 23rd, 1997: Rockingham, NC: Winner: Jeff Gordon (started 4th), chevy, race avg at 121.371, 9 lead changes among 6 drivers, 7 cautions for 47 laps. Pole Winner: Mark Martin at 157.885 mph.

Feb 23rd, 2003: Rockingham, NC: Winner: Dale Jarrett (started 9th), ford, race avg at 117.852, 20 lead changes, 7 cautions. Pole Winner: Dave Blaney at 154.683 mph.

Today in Nascar History February 24th:

Birthdays:

Gilbert King
Aaron Daniel
Jason Schuler
Michael Ritch

Events:

Feb 24th, 1946: Red Byron captures a stock car race in Orlando, FL in his first competitive start since spending 27 months in an Army hospital. Byron had been shot down during the war.

Feb 24th, 1948: Fonty Flock wins the Nascar modified race at Jacksonville, FL. The steering wheel breaks on Flock's 1939 ford, but he drives the late stages using only the remaining steering spoke.

Feb 24th, 1961: Fireball Roberts and Joe Weatherly share victory lane in Daytona's crash-marred twin 100 qualifying races. Lee Petty is badly injured when he sails over the guardrail in the second event. Richard Petty sprains his ankle after soaring over the rail in the opening 100-miler.

Feb 24th, 1963: DeWayne "Tiny" Lund, filling in for the injured Marvin Panch, drives the Wood Brothers ford to victory in the Daytona 500. Lund leads a 1-2-3-4-5 sweep for the ford nameplate. The lead changes hands five times in the final 17 laps.

Feb 24th, 1967: Fred Lorenzen scores his 26th career victory in the 100-mile qualifying race at Daytona. Lorenzen drives the 100 miles without making a pit stop. LeeRoy Yarbrough wins the other 100 miler.

Races:

Feb 24th, 1948: Jacksonville, FL: Winner: Fonty Flock (started 2nd), ford. Pole Winner: Bill Snowden (won heat race).

Feb 24th, 1961: Daytona Beach, FL: Winner: Fireball Roberts (started 1st), pontiac, race avg at 129.711, 3 leaders, 5 cautions for 10 laps. Pole Winner: Fireball Roberts at 155.709 mph.

Feb 24th, 1961: Daytona Beach, FL: Winner: Joe Weatherly (started 1st), pontiac, race avg at 152.671, 8 lead changes among 3 drivers, 0 cautions. Pole Winner: Joe Weatherly at 154.122 mph.

Feb 24th, 1963: Daytona Beach, FL: Winner: Tiny Lund (started 12th), ford, race avg at 151.566, 29 lead changes among 10 drivers, 2 cautions for 10 laps. Pole Winner: Fireball Roberts at 160.943 mph.

Feb 24th, 1967: Daytona Beach, FL: Winner: LeeRoy Yarbrough (started 3rd), dodge, race avg at 163.934, 14 lead changes among 4 drivers, 1 caution. Pole Winner: Curtis Turner at 180.831 mph.

Feb 24th, 1967: Daytona Beach, FL: Winner: Fred Lorenzen (started 6th), ford, race avg at 174.587, 15 lead changes among 6 drivers, 0 cautions. Pole Winner: Richard Petty at 179.068 mph.

Feb 24th, 1974: Richmond, VA: Winner: Bobby Allison (started 1st), chevy, race avg at 80.095, 11 lead changes among 4 drivers, 3 cautions for 16 laps. Pole Winner: Bobby Allison at 90.353 mph.

Feb 24th, 1980: Richmond, VA: Winner: Darrell Waltrip (started 1st), chevy, race avg at 67.703, 19 lead changes among 7 drivers, 9 cautions for 72 laps. Pole Winner: Darrell Waltrip at 93.695 mph.

Feb 24th, 1985: Richmond, VA: Winner: Dale Earnhardt (started 4th), chevy, race avg at 67.945, 9 lead changes among 6 drivers, 10 cautions for 74 laps. Pole Winner: Darrell Waltrip at 95.218 mph.

Feb 24th, 1991: Richmond, VA: Winner: Dale Earnhardt (started 19th), chevy, race avg at 105.937, 25 lead changes among 7 drivers, 6 cautions for 23 laps. Pole Winner: Davey Allison at 120.428 mph.

Feb 24th, 2002: Rockingham, NC: Winner: Matt Kenseth (started 25th), ford, race avg at 115.478, 17 lead changes among 7 drivers, 10 cautions for 57 laps. Pole Winner: Ricky Craven at 156.008 mph.

Today in Nascar History February 25th:

Birthdays:

Derick Jennings
Butch Gilliland
Mike Stefanik
Davey Allison (RIP)

Events:

Feb 25th, 1959: Lee Petty is officially declared the winner of the Daytona 500-mile race 61 hours after the checkered flag fell on the historic event. Nascar president Bill France says photographs and film evidence "substantiated" that Petty won the hard-fought race.

Feb 25th, 1968: Cale Yarborough wins the Daytona 500 by less than a second over LeeRoy Yarbrough. Gordon Johncock's Smokey Yunick- prepared Chevy is not permitted to compete when Nascar officials find a number of rules violations during inspection. (maybe Chad Knaus was his crew chief j/k)

Feb 25th, 1990: Mark Martin finishes first at Richmond, leading the final 16 laps of the Pontiac Excitement 400. Martin's Roush Racing Ford is docked 46 points and crew chief Robin Pemberton is fined 40,000 when Nascar officials find an unapproved carburetor spacer plate. Martin is allowed to keep the win.

Feb 25th, 1996: Dale Earnhardt swats erst-while leader Bobby Hamiltion out of the way with 50 miles to go and sprints to a controversial win in the Goodwrench 400 at Rockingham.

Races:

Feb 25th, 1962: Concord, NC: Winner: Joe Weatherly (started 1st), pontiac, race avg at 53.161, 0 lead changes, 0 cautions. Pole Winner: Joe Weatherly (not sure why though)

Feb 25th, 1966: Daytona Beach, FL: Winner: Paul Goldsmith (started 8th), plymouth, race avg at 160.427, 5 lead changes among 3 drivers, 1 cautions for 3 laps. Pole Winner: Richard Petty at 175.165 mph.

Feb 25th, 1966: Daytona Beach, FL: Winner: Earl Balmer (started 6th), dodge, race avg at 153.191, 5 lead changes among 5 drivers, 1 caution for 7 laps. Pole Winner: Dick Hutcherson at 174.317 mph.

Feb 25th, 1968: Daytona Beach, FL: Winner: Cale Yarborough (started 1st), mercury, race avg at 143.251, 21 lead changes among 9 drivers, 11 cautions for 60 laps. Pole Winner: Cale Yarborough at 189.222 mph.

Feb 25th, 1973: Richmond, VA: Winner: Richard Petty (started 8th), dodge, race avg at 74.764, 19 lead changes among 7 drivers, 8 cautions for 78 laps. Pole Winner: Bobby Allison at 90.952 mph.

Feb 25th, 1990: Richmond, VA: Winner: Mark Martin (started 6th), ford, race avg at 92.158, 18 lead changes among 8 drivers, 12 cautions for 75 laps. Pole Winner: Ricky Rudd at 119.617 mph.


Feb 25th, 1996: Rockingham, NC: Winner: Dale Earnhardt (started 18th), chevy, race avg at 113.959, 22 lead changes among 6 drivers, 10 cautions for 66 laps. Pole Winner: Terry Labonte at 156.870 mph.

Feb 25th, 2001: Rockingham, NC: Winner: Steve Park (started 2nd), chevy, race avg at 111.877, 20 lead changes among 10 drivers, 4 cautions for 52 laps. Pole Winner: Jeff Gordon at 156.455 mph.

Birthdays:

Colton Meyer
Bob Eolin
Carl Haas
Terry Cook

Events:

Feb 26th, 1956: Tim Flock outruns and outlasts a huge 76-car field to score his second straight win in the Daytona Beach Nascar event. African-American driver Charlie Scott posts a 19th-place finish.

Feb 26th, 1961: Marvin Panch takes the lead 13 laps from the finish and wins the third annual Daytona 500. Panch cruises into first place when teammate Fireball Roberts blows his engine while holding a commanding lead.

Feb 26th, 1967: USAC star Mario Andretti leads the final 33 laps and wins the Daytona 500. It is Andretti's first Nascar win.

Feb 26th, 1984: Ricky Rudd posts a heart-warming victory in the 400-lapper at Richmond Fairgrounds raceway. Rudd was battered and bruised after a crash in Daytona's Busch clash invitational race two weeks earlier. Rudd's Bud Moore Ford finishes 3.2 seconds ahead of Darrell Waltrip.

Feb 26th, 2006: Matt Kenseth assumes the lead 40 laps from the finish and wins the Auto Club 500 at California. Race dominators Greg Biffle and Tony Stewart fall out late due to engine failure allowing Kenseth to take control.

Races:

Feb 26th, 1956: Daytona Beach, FL: Winner: Tim Flock (started 1st), chrysler, race avg at 90.657, 2 lead changes among 2 drivers, 1 caution for 2 laps. Pole Winner: Tim Flock at 135.747 mph.

Feb 26th, 1961: Daytona Beach, FL: Winner: Marvin Panch (started 4th), pontiac, race avg at 149.601, 9 lead changes among 5 drivers, 0 cautions. Pole Winner: Fireball Roberts at 155.709 mph.

Feb 26th, 1967: Daytona Beach, FL: Winner: Mario Andretti (started 12th), ford, race avg at 146.926, 36 lead changes among 9 drivers, 6 cautions for 54 laps. Pole Winner: Curtis Turner at 180.831 mph.

Feb 26th, 1978: Richmond, VA: Winner: Benny Parsons (started 3rd), chevy, race avg at 80.304, 10 lead changes among 6 drivers, 5 cautions for 33 laps. Pole Winner: Neil Bonnett at 93.382 mph.

Feb 26th, 1984: Richmond, VA: Winner: Ricky Rudd (started 1st), ford, race avg at 76.736, 11 lead changes among 4 drivers, 9 cautions for 40 laps. Pole Winner: Ricky Rudd at 93.439 mph.

Feb 26th, 1995: Rockingham, NC: Winner: Jeff Gordon (started 1st), chevy, race avg at 125.305, 19 lead changes among 7 drivers, 11 cautions for 58 laps. Pole Winner: Jeff Gordon at 157.620 mph.

Feb 26th, 2006: Fontana, CA: Winner: Matt Kenseth (started 31st), ford. Pole Winner: Kurt Busch.

Today in Nascar History February 27th:

Birthdays:

Dennis Setzer
Todd Bodine

Events:

Feb 27th, 1949: A second experimental Strictly Stock Late Model race is added to the three-event racing card at Broward Speedway. Benny Georgeson drives a 1947 Buick to victory in the 10 mile contest. Roadsters and Sports Cars are the headlining attraction, but much interest is focused on the new Strictly Stock event. Bob Flock wins the roadster race at an average speed of 104.5 mph.

Feb 27th, 1955: Tim Flock is declared the winner of the 160 mile Daytona Beach race when Fireball Roberts' Buick is disqualified on a technicality. Flock wins for team owner Carl Kiekhaefer, who makes his maiden voyage in Nascar a successful one.

Feb 27th, 1965: Ned Jarrett wins the 100-mile race at Spartanburg by an incredible 22 laps (talk about stinking up the show ) Only 16 cars start the race. Independent driver G. C. Spencer finishes second despite only completing 178 of the 200 laps.

Feb 27th, 1966: Richard Petty overcomes a two-lap deficit and wins the Daytona 500 in a blowout. Petty is a full lap in front of runner-up Cale Yarborough when a thunderstorm halts the race after 198 of the scheduled 200 laps.

Feb 27th, 1994: In Rusty Wallace's second start in a ford, he rides to victory in the Goodwrench 500 at Rockingham. Wallace and the Roger Penske team switched from pontiacs to fords during the off-season.

Races:

Feb 27th, 1955: Daytona Beach, FL: Winner: Tim Flock (started 1st), chrysler, race avg at 91.999, 0 lead changes, 0 cautions. Pole Winner: Tim Flock at 130.923 mph.

Feb 27th, 1965: Spartanburg, SC: Winner: Ned Jarrett (started 5th), ford, race avg at 66.367, 5 lead changes among 3 drivers, 0 cautions. Pole Winner: Dick Hutcherson at 70.644 mph.

Feb 27th, 1966: Daytona Beach, FL: Winner: Richard Petty (started 1st), plymouth, race avg at 160.927, 14 lead changes among 6 drivers, 4 cautions for 22 laps. Pole Winner: Richard Petty at 175.165 mph.

Feb 27th, 1972: Richmond, VA: Winner: Richard Petty (started 3rd), plymouth, race avg at 76.258, 13 lead changes among 3 drivers, 3 cautions for 46 laps. Pole Winner: Bobby Allison at 90.573 mph.

Feb 27th, 1977: Richmond, VA: Winner: Cale Yarborough (started 7th), chevy, race avg at 73.084, 9 lead changes among 7 drivers, 4 cautions for 35 laps. Pole Winner: Neil Bonnett at 93.632 mph.

Feb 27th, 1983: Richmond, VA: Winner: Bobby Allison (started 6th), chevy, race avg at 79.584, 15 lead changes among 8 drivers, 5 cautions for 25 laps. Pole Winner: Ricky Rudd at 93.439 mph.

Feb 27th, 1994: Rockingham, NC: Winner: Rusty Wallace (started 15th), ford, race avg at 125.239, 19 lead changes among 8 drivers, 5 cautions for 38 laps. Pole Winner: Geoff Bodine at 151.716 mph.

Feb 27th, 2000: Rockingham, NC: Winner: Bobby Labonte (started 3rd), pontiac, race avg at 127.875, 22 lead changes among 10 drivers, 4 cautions for 22 laps. Pole Winner: Rusty Wallace at 158.035 mph.

Feb 27th, 2005: Fontana, CA: Winner: Greg Biffle (started 5th), ford, race avg at 139.697, 26 lead changes, 7 cautions. Pole Winner: Kyle Busch at 188.245 mph.

Today in Nascar History February 28th:

Birthdays:

Jeff Almond
Teddy McClure
Mario Andretti

Events:

Feb 28th, 1960: Young Richard Petty scores the first win of his career in the 100 mile event at the Charlotte Fairgrounds speedway. The 22-year old Petty collects 800 dollars for his first win.

Feb 28th, 1965: Richard Petty loses control of his 1965 Plymouth Barracuda drag car at a dragstrip in Dallas, GA. The car veers into a group of spectators killing an eight-year-old boy .

Feb 28th, 1971: A.J. Foyt drives the Wood Brothers Mercury to victory in the 500-miler at the new Ontario Motor Speedway. Foyt goes down in the record book as winning the 1000th Nascar Winston Cup Grand National Race.

Races:

Feb 28th, 1960: Charlotte, NC: Winner: Richard Petty (started 7th), plymouth, race avg at 53.404. Pole Winner: Lee Petty at 62.110 mph.

Feb 28th, 1965: Weaverville, NC: Winner: Ned Jarrett (started 1st), ford, race avg at 75.678, 2 lead changes among 2 drivers, 2 cautions. Pole Winner: Ned Jarrett at 84.230 mph.

Feb 28th, 1971: Ontario, CA: Winner: A.J. Foyt (started 1st), mercury, race avg at 134.168, 28 lead changes among 7 drivers, 5 cautions for 21 laps. Pole Winner: A.J. Foyt at 151.711 mph.

Feb 28th, 1993: Rockingham, NC: Winner: Rusty Wallace (started 10th), pontiac, race avg at 124.486, 20 lead changes among 9 drivers, 7 cautions for 40 laps. Pole Winner: Mark Martin at 149.547 mph.

Today in Nascar History March 1st:

Birthdays:

Jim Horton
Tim Steele
Travis Kvapil
Dave Marcis

Events:

March 1st, 1970: James Hylton holds off Richard Petty to win the 500 miler at Richmond. It is Hylton's first career win and his first start in a ford after driving a dodge for four years.

March 1st, 1981: Darrell Waltrip wins at Rockingham in Junior Johnson's buick. Waltrip has won two of the first four races with Johnson's high powered team.

March 1st, 1998: Mark Martin wins the inaugural Nascar race at the new Las Vegas Motorspeedway. Martin beats his teammate Jeff Burton by 1.6 seconds in a 1-2 showing for Roush Racing.

Races:

March 1st, 1959: Hillsboro, NC: Winner: Curtis Turner (started 1st), thunderbird, race avg at 81.612, 7 lead changes among 3 drivers, 2 cautions. Pole Winner: Curtis Turner at 87.544 mph.

March 1st, 1970: Richmond, VA: Winner: James Hylton (started 3rd), ford, race avg at 82.044, 2 lead changes among 3 drivers, 1 caution for seven laps. Pole Winner: Richard Petty at 89.137 mph.

March 1st, 1981: Rockingham, NC: Winner: Darrell Waltrip (started 4th), buick, race avg at 114.594, 36 lead changes among 10 drivers, 14 cautions for 75 laps. Pole Winner: Cale Yarborough at 140.448 mph.

March 1st, 1987: Rockingham, NC: Winner: Dale Earnhardt (started 14th), chevy, race avg at 117.566, 26 lead changes among 10 drivers, 10 cautions for 55 laps. Pole Winner: Davey Allison at 146.989 mph.

March 1st, 1992: Rockingham, NC: Winner: Bill Elliott (started 2nd), ford, race avg at 126.125, 11 lead changes among 5 drivers, 7 cautions for 28 laps. Pole Winner: Kyle Petty at 149.926 mph.

March 1st, 1998: Las Vegas, NV: Winner: Mark Martin (started 7th), ford, race avg at 146.554, 24 lead changes among 12 drivers, 2 cautions for 9 laps. Pole Winner: Dale Jarrett at 168.224 mph.