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Dale Earnhardt
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This article is about the elder Dale Earnhardt. For his son, see Dale Earnhardt Jr. For the racing team he founded, see Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
"Intimidator" redirects here. For other uses, see Intimidator (disambiguation).
Dale Earnhardt
Earnhardt in 1997.
Born
Ralph Dale Earnhardt
(1951-04-29)April 29, 1951
Kannapolis, North Carolina, U.S.
Died
February 18, 2001(2001-02-18) (aged 49)
Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.[1]
Cause of death
Autoracing accident
Height
6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight
195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Achievements
1980, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994 Winston Cup Series Champion
1990, 1995, 1999, 2000 IROC Champion
1998 Daytona 500 winner
1995 Brickyard 400 winner
1987, 1989, 1990 Southern 500 winner
1986, 1992, 1993 Coca-Cola 600 winner
1990, 1994, 1999, 2000 Winston 500 winner
The Winston winner (1987, 1990, 1993)
Led Winston Cup Series in wins in 1987 and 1990
Led Winston Cup Series in poles in 1990
Winner of the first ever Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series race in 1982
Led Busch Series in wins in 1986
Awards
1979 Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year
2001 Winston Cup Series Most Popular Driver (posthumously)
Named as one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998)
2002 Motorsports Hall of Fame Inductee
2006 International Motorsports Hall of Fame Inductee
2010 NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductee
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career
676 races run over 27 years
2001 position
57th
Best finish
1st (1980, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994)
First race
1975 World 600 (Charlotte)
Last race
2001 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
First win
1979 Southeastern 500 (Bristol)
Last win
2000 Winston 500 (Talladega)
Wins
Top tens
Poles
76 428 22
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
136 races run over 13 years
Best finish
21st (1982)
First race
1982 Goody's 300 (Daytona)
Last race
1994 All Pro 300 (Charlotte)
First win
1982 Goody's 300 (Daytona)
Last win
1994 Goody's 300 (Daytona)
Wins
Top tens
Poles
21 75 7
Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr. (/ˈɜːrnhɑːrt/; April 29, 1951 – February 18, 2001),[1] known professionally as Dale Earnhardt, was an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner, best known for his involvement in stock car racing for NASCAR. The third child of racing driver Ralph Earnhardt and first of two to Martha Coleman, he began his career in 1975 in the World 600 as part of the Winston Cup Series.
Regarded as one of the most significant drivers in NASCAR history,[2][3] Earnhardt won a total of 76 Winston Cup races over the course of his career, including the 1998 Daytona 500. He also earned seven NASCAR Winston Cup championships, tying for the most all-time with Richard Petty. This feat, accomplished in 1994, was not equaled again for 22 years until Jimmie Johnson in 2016. His aggressive driving style earned him the nickname "The Intimidator" & "The Count of Monte Carlo".
In February 2001, Earnhardt was killed instantly after a collision with Ken Schrader during the final lap of the Daytona 500 – an unexpected event that was widely lamented in the racing industry.[4][5] Earnhardt has been inducted into numerous halls of fame, including the NASCAR Hall of Fame inaugural class in 2010.[6]
Contents
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1 Biography
1.1 Early and personal life
2 NASCAR career
2.1 Early Winston Cup career (1975–1978)
2.2 Rod Osterlund Racing (1979–1980)
2.3 Rod Osterlund Racing, Stacy Racing, and Richard Childress Racing (1981)
2.4 Bud Moore Engineering (1982–1983)
2.5 Return to Richard Childress Racing (1984–2001)
2.5.1 1984–1985
2.5.2 1986–1987
2.5.3 1988–1989
2.5.4 1990
2.5.5 1991
2.5.6 1992
2.5.7 1993
2.5.8 1994
2.5.9 1995
2.5.10 1996
2.5.11 1997
2.5.12 1998
2.5.13 1999
2.5.14 2000
2.6 Death
2.6.1 Aftermath
3 No. 3 car
4 Legacy
5 Awards
6 Motorsports career results
6.1 NASCAR
6.1.1 Winston Cup Series
6.1.1.1 Daytona 500
6.1.2 Busch Series
6.2 International Race of Champions
6.3 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series
6.4 24 Hours of Daytona
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
Biography[edit]
Early and personal life[edit]
Earnhardt had German ancestry.[7] He was born on April 29, 1951, in Kannapolis, North Carolina, as the third child of Martha (Coleman) and Ralph Earnhardt. Earnhardt's father was then one of the best short-track drivers in North Carolina and won his first and only NASCAR Sportsman Championship in 1956 at Greenville Pickens Speedway in Greenville, South Carolina. Although Ralph did not want his son to pursue a career as a race car driver, Dale dropped out of school to pursue his dreams. Ralph was a hard teacher for Dale, and after Ralph died of a heart attack at his home in 1973 at age 45, it took many years before Dale felt as though he had finally "proven" himself to his father. Earnhardt had four siblings: two brothers, Danny and Randy (died 2013);[8] and two sisters, Cathy and Kaye.
In 1968, at the age of 17, Earnhardt married his first wife, Latane Brown. With her, Earnhardt fathered his first son, Kerry, a year later. Dale and Latane divorced in 1970. In 1971, Earnhardt married his second wife, Brenda Gee, the daughter of NASCAR car builder Robert Gee. In his marriage with Gee, Earnhardt had two more children: a daughter, Kelley King Earnhardt, in 1972, and a son, Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr., in 1974. Not long after Dale Jr. was born, Earnhardt and Gee divorced. Earnhardt then married his third and final wife, Teresa Houston (Tommy Houston's niece), in 1982. She gave birth to their daughter, Taylor Nicole Earnhardt, in 1988. Taylor and her husband, Brandon Putnam, are professional rodeo performers.[9]
NASCAR career[edit]
Early Winston Cup career (1975–1978)[edit]
Earnhardt began his professional career in the Winston Cup in 1975, making his debut at Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina in the longest race on the Cup circuit—the 1975 World 600. He drove the No. 8 Ed Niegre Dodge Charger and finished 22nd in that race, just one spot ahead of his future car owner, Richard Childress. Earnhardt competed in eight more races until 1979.
Rod Osterlund Racing (1979–1980)[edit]
When he joined car owner Rod Osterlund Racing in a season that included a rookie class of future stars including Earnhardt, Harry Gant, and Terry Labonte in his rookie season, Earnhardt won one race at Bristol, captured four poles, scored eleven Top 5's and seventeen Top 10's, and finished seventh in the points standings despite missing four races due to a broken collarbone, winning Rookie of the Year honors.[10]
During his sophomore season, Earnhardt, now with 20-year-old Doug Richert as his crew chief, began the season winning the Busch Clash. With wins at Atlanta, Bristol, Nashville, Martinsville, and Charlotte, Earnhardt won his first Winston Cup points championship. He is the only driver in NASCAR Winston Cup history to follow a Rookie of the Year title with a NASCAR Winston Cup Championship the next season. He was also the third driver in NASCAR history to win both the Rookie of the Year and Cup Series championship, following David Pearson (1960, 1966) and Richard Petty (1959, 1964). Only seven drivers have joined this exclusive club since: Rusty Wallace (1984, 1989), Alan Kulwicki (1986, 1992), Jeff Gordon (1993, 1995), Tony Stewart (1999, 2002), Matt Kenseth (2000, 2003), Kevin Harvick (2001, 2014), and Kyle Busch (2005, 2015).
Rod Osterlund Racing, Stacy Racing, and Richard Childress Racing (1981)[edit]
In 1981, after Osterlund sold his team to J. D. Stacy, Earnhardt left for Richard Childress Racing and finished the season seventh in the points standings but winless.
Bud Moore Engineering (1982–1983)[edit]
Eartnhardt's 1983 Ford Thunderbird
The following year, at Childress's suggestion, Earnhardt joined car owner Bud Moore for the 1982 and 1983 seasons driving the No. 15 Wrangler Jeans-sponsored Ford Thunderbird (the only full-time Ford ride in his career). During the 1982 season, Earnhardt struggled. Although he won at Darlington, he failed to finish 15 races and completed the season 12th in points, the worst of his career. He also suffered a broken kneecap at Pocono Raceway when he flipped after contact with Tim Richmond. In 1983, Earnhardt rebounded and won his first of 12 Twin 125 Daytona 500 qualifying races. He won at Nashville and at Talladega, finishing eighth in the points standings.
Return to Richard Childress Racing (1984–2001)[edit]
1984–1985[edit]
After the 1983 season, Earnhardt returned to Richard Childress Racing, replacing Ricky Rudd in the No. 3. Rudd went to Bud Moore's No. 15, replacing Earnhardt. Wrangler sponsored both drivers at their respective teams. During the 1984 and 1985 seasons, Earnhardt went to victory lane six times, at Talladega, Atlanta, Richmond, Bristol (twice), and Martinsville, where he finished fourth and eighth in the season standings respectively.
1986–1987[edit]
The 1986 season saw Earnhardt win his second career Winston Cup Championship and the first owner's championship for RCR. He won five races and had ten Top 5's and sixteen Top 10's. Earnhardt successfully defended his championship the following year, going to victory lane eleven times and winning the championship by 489 points over Bill Elliott. In the process, Earnhardt set a NASCAR modern era record of four consecutive wins and won five of the first seven races. In the 1987 season, he earned the nickname "The Intimidator", and his final season for the blue and yellow Wrangler Jeans sponsorship. During this race, Earnhardt was briefly forced into the infield grass but kept control of his car and returned to the track without giving up his lead. The maneuver is now referred to as the "Pass in the Grass", even though Earnhardt did not pass anyone while he was off the track.
1988–1989[edit]
The 1988 season saw Earnhardt racing with a new sponsor, GM Goodwrench, after Wrangler Jeans dropped its sponsorship in 1987. During this season, he changed the color of his paint scheme from blue and yellow to black, in which the No. 3 car was painted. He won three races in 1988, finishing third in the points standings behind Bill Elliott in first and Rusty Wallace in second. The following year, Earnhardt won five races, but a late spin out at North Wilkesboro arguably cost him the 1989 championship, as Rusty Wallace edged him out for it. It was his first season for the GM Goodwrench Chevrolet Lumina.
1990[edit]
The 1990 season started for Earnhardt with victories in the Busch Clash and his heat of the Gatorade Twin 125's. Near the end of the Daytona 500, he had a dominant forty-second lead when the final caution flag came out with a handful of laps to go. When the green flag waved, Earnhardt was leading Derrike Cope. On the final lap, Earnhardt ran over a piece of metal, which was later revealed as a bell housing, in turn 4, cutting down a tire. Cope, in an upset, won the race while Earnhardt finished fifth after leading 155 of the 200 laps. The No. 3 Goodwrench-sponsored Chevy team took the flat tire that cost them the win and hung it on the shop wall as a reminder of how close they had come to winning the Daytona 500.[11] Earnhardt won nine races that season and won his fourth Winston Cup title, beating Mark Martin by 26 points. He also became the first multiple winner of the annual all-star race, The Winston.
1991[edit]
The 1991 season saw Earnhardt win his fifth Winston Cup championship. This season, he scored four wins and won the championship by 195 points over Ricky Rudd. One of his wins came at North Wilkesboro, in a race where Harry Gant had a chance to set a single-season record by winning his fifth consecutive race, breaking a record held by Earnhardt. Late in the race, Gant lost his brakes, which gave Earnhardt the chance he needed to make the pass for the win and maintain his record.
1992[edit]
Earnhardt's only win of the 1992 season came at Charlotte, in the Coca-Cola 600, ending a 13-race win streak by Ford teams. Earnhardt finished a career-low 12th in the points for the second time in his career, and the only time he had finished that low since joining RCR. He still made the trip to the annual Awards Banquet with Rusty Wallace but did not have the best seat in the house. Wallace stated he and Earnhardt had to sit on the backs of their chairs to see, and Earnhardt said, "This sucks, I could have gone hunting."[12] At the end of the year, longtime crew chief Kirk Shelmerdine left to become a driver. Andy Petree took over as crew chief.
1993[edit]
Hiring Petree turned out to be beneficial, as Earnhardt returned to the front in 1993. He once again came close to a win at the Daytona 500 and dominated Speedweeks before finishing second to Dale Jarrett on a last-lap pass. Earnhardt scored six wins en route to his sixth Winston Cup title, including wins in the first prime-time Coca-Cola 600 and The Winston both at Charlotte, and the Pepsi 400 at Daytona. He beat Rusty Wallace for the championship by 80 points. On November 14, 1993, after the Hooters 500 (Atlanta), the last race of that season, the race winner Wallace and 1993 series champion Dale Earnhardt ran a Polish Victory Lap together while carrying #28 and #7 flags commemorating Davey Allison and Alan Kulwicki, both drivers died during the season, respectively.
Earnhardt's 1994 racecar
1994[edit]
In 1994, Earnhardt achieved a feat that he himself had believed to be impossible—he scored his seventh Winston Cup championship, tying Richard Petty. He was very consistent, scoring four wins, and after Ernie Irvan was sidelined due to a near-deadly crash at Michigan (the two were neck-and-neck at the top of the points up until the crash), won the title by over 400 points over Mark Martin. Earnhardt sealed the deal at Rockingham by winning the race over Rick Mast. It was his final NASCAR championship and his final season for the GM Goodwrench Chevrolet Lumina.
1995[edit]
Earnhardt started off the 1995 season by finishing second in the Daytona 500 to Sterling Marlin. He won five races in 1995, including his first road course victory at Sears Point. He also won the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a win he called the biggest of his career. But in the end, Earnhardt lost the championship to Jeff Gordon by 34 points. The GM Goodwrench racing team changed to Chevrolet Monte Carlos.
1996[edit]
Earnhardt at Phoenix International Raceway.
1996 for Earnhardt started just like it had done in 1993—he dominated Speedweeks, only to finish second in the Daytona 500 to Dale Jarrett for the second time. He won early in the year, scoring consecutive victories at Rockingham and Atlanta. In late July in the DieHard 500 at Talladega, he was in the points lead and looking for his eighth season title, despite the departure of crew chief Andy Petree. Late in the race, Ernie Irvan lost control of his No. 28 Havoline-sponsored Ford Thunderbird, made contact with the No. 4 Kodak-sponsored Chevy Monte Carlo of Sterling Marlin, and ignited a crash that saw Earnhardt's No. 3 Chevrolet hit the tri-oval wall nearly head-on at almost 200 mph. After hitting the wall, Earnhardt's car flipped and slid across the track, in front of race-traffic. His car was hit in the roof and windshield. This accident, as well as a similar accident that led to the death of Russell Phillips at Charlotte, led NASCAR to mandate the "Earnhardt Bar", a metal brace located in the center of the windshield that reinforces the roof in case of a similar crash. This bar is also required in NASCAR-owned United SportsCar Racing and its predecessors for road racing.
Rain delays had canceled the live telecast of the race, and most fans first learned of the accident during the night's sports newscasts. Video of the crash showed what appeared to be a fatal incident, but once medical workers arrived at the car, Earnhardt climbed out and waved to the crowd, refusing to be loaded onto a stretcher despite a broken collarbone, sternum, and shoulder blade. Many[who?] thought the incident would end his season early, but Earnhardt refused to give up. The next week at Indianapolis, he started the race but exited the car on the first pit stop, allowing Mike Skinner to take the wheel. When asked, Earnhardt said that vacating the No. 3 car was the hardest thing he had ever done. The following weekend at Watkins Glen, he drove the No. 3 Goodwrench Chevrolet to the fastest time in qualifying, earning the "True Grit" pole. T-shirts emblazoned with Earnhardt's face were quickly printed up, brandishing the caption, "It Hurt So Good". Earnhardt led for most of the race and looked to have victory in hand, but fatigue took its toll and he ended up sixth behind race winner Geoff Bodine. Earnhardt did not win again in 1996 but still finished fourth in the standings behind Terry Labonte, Jeff Gordon, and Dale Jarrett. David Smith departed as crew chief of the No. 3 team and RCR at the end of the year for personal reasons, and he was replaced by Larry McReynolds.
1997[edit]
In 1997, Earnhardt went winless for only the second time in his career. The only (non-points) win came during Speedweeks at Daytona in the Twin 125-mile qualifying race, his record eighth-straight win in the event. Once again in the hunt for the Daytona 500 with 10 laps to go, Earnhardt was taken out of contention by a late crash which sent his car upside down on the backstretch. He hit the low point of his year when he blacked out early in the Mountain Dew Southern 500 at Darlington in September, causing him to hit the wall. Afterward, he was disoriented, and it took several laps before he could find his pit stall. When asked, Earnhardt complained of double vision which made it difficult to pit. Mike Dillon (Richard Childress's son-in-law) was brought in to relieve Earnhardt for the remainder of the race. Earnhardt was evaluated at a local hospital and cleared to race the next week, but the cause of the blackout and double vision was never determined. Despite no wins, the RCR team finished the season fifth in the final standings.
1998[edit]
1998 saw Earnhardt finally win the Daytona 500 in his 20th attempt after being shut out in his previous 19 attempts. He began the season by winning his Twin 125-mile qualifier race for the ninth straight year, and the week before was the first to drive around the track under the newly installed lights, for coincidentally 20 times. On race day, he showed himself to be a contender early. Halfway through the race, however, it seemed that Jeff Gordon had the upper hand. But by lap 138, Earnhardt had taken the lead and thanks to a push by teammate Mike Skinner, he maintained it. Earnhardt made it to the caution-checkered flag before Bobby Labonte. Afterwards, there was a large show of respect for Earnhardt, in which every crew member of every team lined pit road to shake his hand as he made his way to victory lane. Earnhardt then drove his No. 3 into the infield grass, starting a trend of post-race celebrations. He spun the car twice, throwing grass and leaving tire tracks in the shape of a No. 3 in the grass. He then spoke about the victory, saying, "I have had a lot of great fans and people behind me all through the years and I just can't thank them enough. The Daytona 500 is ours. We won it, we won it, we won it!" The rest of the season did not go as well, and the 500 was his only victory that year. Despite that, he did almost pull off a Daytona sweep, where he was one of the contenders for the win in the first nighttime Pepsi 400, but a pit stop late in the race in which he caught a rogue tire like a hockey puck cost him the race win. He slipped to 12th in the point standings halfway through the season, and Richard Childress decided to make a crew chief change, taking Mike Skinner's crew chief Kevin Hamlin and putting him with Earnhardt while giving Skinner Larry McReynolds (Earnhardt's crew chief). Earnhardt finished eighth in the final standings.
1999[edit]
Before the 1999 season, fans began discussing Earnhardt's age and speculating that with his son, Dale Jr., making his Winston Cup debut, Earnhardt might be contemplating retirement. Earnhardt swept both races for the year at Talladega, leading some to conclude that his talent had become limited to the restrictor plate tracks, which require a unique skill set and an exceptionally powerful racecar to win. But halfway through the year, Earnhardt began to show some of the old spark. In the August race at Michigan, he led laps late in the race and nearly pulled off his first win on a non-restrictor-plate track since 1996.
One week later, he provided NASCAR with one of its most controversial moments. At the Bristol night race, Earnhardt found himself in contention to win his first short track race since Martinsville in 1995. When a caution came out with 15 laps to go, leader Terry Labonte got hit from behind by the lapped car of Darrell Waltrip. His spin put Earnhardt in the lead with five cars between him and Labonte with 5 laps to go. Labonte had four fresh tires, and Earnhardt was driving on old tires, which made Earnhardt's car considerably slower. Labonte caught Earnhardt and passed him coming to the white flag, but Earnhardt drove hard into turn two, bumping Labonte and spinning him around. Earnhardt collected the win while spectators booed and made obscene gestures. "I didn't mean to turn him around, I just wanted to rattle his cage," Earnhardt said of the incident. He finished seventh in the standings that year.
2000[edit]
As part of a Winston No Bull 5 fan contest, Earnhardt drove a Bomb Lift Truck and attempts to load an AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM) missile as he competes in a load crew competition at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, September 2000. Coincidentally, this position on a load crew is known unofficially as "Jammer Driver" or officially as Number 3 man.
In the 2000 season, Earnhardt had a resurgence, which was commonly attributed to neck surgery he underwent to correct a lingering injury from his 1996 Talladega crash. He scored what were considered the two most exciting wins of the year—winning by 0.010 seconds over Bobby Labonte at Atlanta, then gaining seventeen positions in the final four laps to win at Talladega, claiming his only No Bull million-dollar bonus along with his record 10th win at the track. Earnhardt also had second-place runs at Richmond and Martinsville, tracks where he had struggled through the late 1990s. On the strength of those performances, Earnhardt got to second in the standings. However, poor performances at the road course of Watkins Glen, where he wrecked coming out of the chicane, a wreck with Kenny Irwin Jr. while leading the spring race at Bristol, and mid-pack runs at intermediate tracks like Charlotte and Dover in a season dominated by the Ford Taurus in those tracks from Roush, Yates, and Penske, coupled with Labonte's extreme consistency, denied Earnhardt an eighth championship title.
Death[edit]
Main article: Death of Dale Earnhardt
The final-lap crash that took Earnhardt's life. He and Ken Schrader (No. 36) have just made contact with each other.
During the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, 2001, Earnhardt was killed in a three-car crash on the final lap of the race. He collided with Ken Schrader after making small contact with Sterling Marlin and hit the outside wall head-on. Earnhardt and Schrader's cars both slid off the track's asphalt banking into the infield grass just inside of turn 4. Seconds later, his driver Michael Waltrip won the race, with his teammate and son Dale Earnhardt Jr. finishing second.[13][14] Earnhardt's death was officially pronounced at the Halifax Medical Center at 5:16 PM Eastern Standard Time (22:16 UTC); he was 49 years old. NASCAR president Mike Helton confirmed Earnhardt's death in a statement to the press.[15] An autopsy conducted on February 19, 2001 concluded that Earnhardt died instantly of blunt force trauma to his head due to the accident, and it also reported that Earnhardt sustained a fatal basilar skull fracture.[16] Days later, on February 22, public funeral services were held at the Calvary Church in Charlotte, North Carolina.[17][18][19]
Aftermath[edit]
After Earnhardt's death, both a police investigation and a NASCAR-sanctioned investigation commenced; nearly every detail of the crash was made public. The allegations of seatbelt failure resulted in Bill Simpson's resignation from the company bearing his name, which manufactured the seatbelts used in Earnhardt's car and nearly every other NASCAR driver's car.[20] NASCAR implemented rigorous safety improvements, such as mandating the HANS device, which Earnhardt refused to wear after finding it restrictive and uncomfortable.[21] Several press conferences were held in the days following Earnhardt's death. After driver Sterling Marlin and his relatives received hate mail and death threats from angry fans, Waltrip and Earnhardt Jr. absolved him of any responsibility. Richard Childress made a public pledge that the number 3 would never again adorn the side of a black race car with a GM Goodwrench sponsorship. Childress, who holds the rights from NASCAR to the No.3, placed a moratorium on using it; the number returned for the 2014 season, driven by Childress's grandson Austin Dillon.
"No fire could burn his character. No stone could break it."
—Dale Earnhardt Jr. on February 18, 2001.[22]
At this time, his team was re-christened as the No. 29 team. Childress' second-year Busch Series driver Kevin Harvick was named as Earnhardt's replacement, beginning with the 2001 Dura Lube 400 at North Carolina Speedway. Special pennants bearing the No.3 were distributed to everyone at the track to honor Earnhardt, and the Childress team wore blank uniforms out of respect, something which disappeared quickly and was soon replaced by the previous GM Goodwrench Service Plus uniforms. Harvick's car always displayed the Earnhardt stylized number 3 on the "B" posts (metal portion on each side of the car to the rear of the front windows) above the number 29 until the end of 2013, when he departed for Stewart-Haas Racing.
Fans began honoring Earnhardt by holding three fingers aloft on the third lap of every race, a black screen of No. 3 in the beginning of NASCAR Thunder 2002 before the EA Sports logo, and the television coverage of NASCAR on Fox and NASCAR on NBC went silent for each third lap from Rockingham to the following year's race there in honor of Earnhardt. On-track incidents brought out the caution flag on the third lap. Three weeks after Earnhardt's death, Harvick, driving a car that had been prepared for Earnhardt, scored his first career Cup win at Atlanta. On the final lap of the 2001 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500, he beat Jeff Gordon by .006 seconds (the margin being 0.004 of a second closer than Earnhardt had won over Bobby Labonte at the same race a year ago) in an identical photo finish, and the images of Earnhardt's longtime gas man Danny "Chocolate" Myers crying after the victory, Harvick's tire-smoking burnout on the frontstretch with three fingers held aloft outside the driver's window; and the Fox television call by Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, and Darrell Waltrip concluding with "Just like a year ago [with Earnhardt and Bobby Labonte], but he [Harvick] is gonna get him though...Gordon got loose... it's Harvick! Harvick by inches!" are memorable to many NASCAR fans. The win was also considered cathartic for a sport whose epicenter had been ripped away. Harvick would win another race at the inaugural event at Chicagoland en route to a ninth-place finish in the final points, and won Rookie of the Year honors along with the 2001 NASCAR Busch Series Championship.
Dale Earnhardt, Inc. won five races in the 2001 season, beginning with Steve Park's victory in the race at Rockingham just one week after Earnhardt's death. Earnhardt Jr. and Waltrip finished first and second in the series' return to Daytona in July for the Pepsi 400, a reverse of the finish in the Daytona 500. Earnhardt Jr. also won the fall races at Dover (first post 9/11 race) and Talladega and came to an eighth-place points finish.
Earnhardt's remains were interred in Kannapolis after a private funeral service on February 21, 2001.[17][19]
No. 3 car[edit]
Earnhardt in the No. 3 car
Earnhardt drove the No. 3 car for the majority of his career, spanning the early 1980s until his death in 2001. Although he had other sponsors during his career, his No. 3 is associated in fans' minds with his last sponsor GM Goodwrench and his last color scheme — a predominantly black car with bold red and silver trim. The black and red No. 3 continues to be one of the most famous logos in North American motor racing.
A common misconception is that Richard Childress Racing "owns the rights" to the No. 3 in NASCAR competition (fueled by the fact that Kevin Harvick's car has a little No. 3 as an homage to Earnhardt and the usage of the No. 3 on the Camping World Series truck of Ty Dillon), but in fact no team owns the rights to this or any other number. However, according to established NASCAR procedures, RCR would have priority over other teams if and when the time came to reuse the number. RCR owns the stylized No. 3 logos used during Earnhardt's lifetime; however these rights may not prevent a future racing team from using a different No. 3 design (also, a new No. 3 team would most likely, in any case, need to create logos which fit with their sponsor's logos).
In 2004, ESPN released a made-for-TV movie entitled 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story, which used a new (but similarly colored) No. 3 logo. The movie was a sympathetic portrayal of Earnhardt's life, but the producers were sued for using the No. 3 logo. In December 2006, the ESPN lawsuit was settled, but details were not released to the public.
It is generally believed that current NASCAR owners have agreed never to use the No. 3 in Sprint Cup competition again, although this is not official NASCAR policy. Dale Earnhardt Jr. made two special appearances in 2002 in a No. 3 Busch Series car: these appearances were at the track where his father died (Daytona) and the track where he made his first Winston Cup start (Charlotte). Earnhardt Jr. won the first of those two races, which was the season-opening event at Daytona. He also raced a No. 3 sponsored by Wrangler on July 2, 2010, for Richard Childress Racing at Daytona. In a green-white- checker finish he outran Joey Logano to win his second race in the No. 3.
Otherwise, the No. 3 was missing from the national touring series until September 5, 2009, when Austin Dillon, the 19-year-old grandson of Richard Childress, debuted an RCR-owned No. 3 truck in the Camping World Truck Series.[23] Dillon and his younger brother Ty Dillon drove No. 3s in various lower level competitions for several years, including the Camping World East Series.[24] In 2012, A. Dillon began driving in the Nationwide Series full-time, using the No. 3; he had previously used the No. 33 while driving in that series part-time.
Richard Childress Racing entered a No. 3 in the Daytona truck race on February 13, 2010, painted identically to when Earnhardt drove it, but with a sponsorship from Bass Pro Shops. It was driven by A. Dillon. It was involved in a wreck almost identical to that which took the life of Earnhardt: being spun out, colliding with another vehicle, and being turned into the outside wall in turn number four.[25] Dillon again returned to a number 3 marked racecar when he started fifth in the 2012 Daytona Nationwide Series opener in an Advocare sponsored black Chevrolet Impala. On December 11, 2013, RCR announced that A. Dillon would drive the No. 3 car in the upcoming 2014 Sprint Cup season, bringing the number back to the series for the first time in 13 years.[26]
Only the former International Race of Champions actually retired the No. 3, which they did in a rule change effective in 2004. Until the series folded in 2007, anyone wishing to use the No. 3 again had to use No. 03 instead.[citation needed]
Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo chose the number 3 as his permanent racing number when F1's rules changed to allow drivers to choose their own numbers for 2014 and stated on Twitter that part of the reason for his choice was that he was a fan of Earnhardt's,[27] while his helmet design features the number stylized in the same way.
Legacy[edit]
"Earnhardt Tower", a seating section at Daytona International Speedway was opened and named in his honor shortly after his death at the track.[citation needed]
Statue of Dale Earnhardt Sr. holding his winner's trophy at the Daytona International Speedway
Earnhardt has several roads named after him, including a street in his hometown Kannapolis. Dale Earnhardt Boulevard (originally Earnhardt Road) is marked as Exit 60 off Interstate 85, northeast of Charlotte. Dale Earnhardt Drive is also the start of The Dale Journey Trail,[28] a self-guided driving tour of landmarks in the lives of Earnhardt and his family. The North Carolina Department of Transportation switched the designation of a road between Kannapolis and Mooresville near the headquarters of DEI (that used to be called NC 136) with NC 3, which was in Currituck County. In addition, Exit 72 off Interstate 35W, one of the entrances to Texas Motor Speedway, is named "Dale Earnhardt Way".
Between the 2004 and 2005 JGTC (renamed Super GT from 2005) season, Hasemi Sport competed in the series with a sole black G'Zox sponsored Nissan 350Z with the same number and letterset as Earnhardt on the roof.
During the NASCAR weekend races at Talladega Superspeedway on April 29, 2006 – May 1, 2006, the DEI cars competed in identical special black paint schemes on Dale Earnhardt Day, which is held annually on his birthday—April 29. Martin Truex Jr., won the Aaron's 312 in the black car, painted to reflect Earnhardt's Intimidating Black No. 3 NASCAR Busch Grand National series car. In the Nextel Cup race on May 1, No. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr.; No. 1 Martin Truex Jr.; and No. 15 Paul Menard competed in cars with the same type of paint scheme.
On June 18, 2006, at Michigan for the 3M Performance 400, Earnhardt Jr. ran a special vintage Budweiser car to honor his father and his grandfather Ralph Earnhardt. He finished third after rain caused the race to be cut short. The car was painted to resemble Ralph's 1956 dirt cars, and carried 1956-era Budweiser logos to complete the throwback look.
In the summer of 2007, Dale Earnhardt, Inc. (DEI) with the Dale Earnhardt Foundation, announced it will fund an annual undergraduate scholarship at Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina for students interested in motorsports and automotive engineering. Scholarship winners are also eligible to work at DEI in internships.[29] The first winner was William Bostic, a senior at Clemson majoring in mechanical engineering.[30]
The former Earnhardt Grandstand at Daytona International Speedway
In 2008, on the 50th anniversary of the first Daytona 500 race, DEI and RCR teamed up to make a special COT sporting Earnhardt's 1998 Daytona 500 paint scheme to honor the tenth anniversary of his Daytona 500 victory. In a tribute to all previous Daytona 500 winners, the winning drivers appeared in a lineup on stage, in chronological order. The throwback No. 3 car stood in the infield, in the approximate position Earnhardt would have taken in the processional. The throwback car featured the authentic 1998-era design on a current-era car, a concept similar to modern throwback jerseys in other sports. The car was later sold in 1:64 and 1:24 scale models.
The Intimidator 305 roller coaster has been open since April 2010 at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. Named after Earnhardt, the ride's trains are modeled after his black-and-red Chevrolet. [31] Another Intimidator was built at Carowinds, in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Atlanta Braves assistant coach Ned Yost was a friend of Earnhardt, and Richard Childress. When Yost was named Milwaukee Brewers manager, he changed jersey numbers, from No. 5 to No. 3 in Earnhardt's honor. (No. 3 is retired by the Braves in honor of outfielder Dale Murphy, so Yost could not make the change while in Atlanta.) When Yost was named Kansas City Royals assistant coach, he wore No. 2 for the 2010 season, even when he was named manager in May 2010, but for the 2011 season, he switched back to No. 3.
During the third lap of the 2011 Daytona 500 (a decade since Earnhardt's death), the commentators on FOX fell silent while fans raised three fingers in a similar fashion to the tributes throughout 2001.[32]
The north entrance to New Avondale City Center in Arizona will bear the name Dale Earnhardt Drive. Avondale is where Earnhardt won a Cup race in 1990.[33]
His helmet from the 1998 season is at the National Museum of American History in the Smithsonian museum in Washington D.C.[34]
Weedeater, a sludge metal band from North Carolina, paid tribute to Earnhardt on their 2003 album Sixteen Tons, with the song "No. 3".[35] The song is played with audio clips from television broadcasts about Earnhardt mixed in the background.[36]
On February 28, 2016, after winning the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, during his victory lap, driver Jimmie Johnson held his hand out of his window, with three fingers extended in tribute to Earnhardt.[37][38] This was following Johnson's 76th Cup Series win, which tied the career mark of Earnhardt's. This is also the track where Earnhardt claimed his sixth Winston Cup Series title.[39]
Awards[edit]
Earnhardt's suit on display at the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
He was awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine by North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt in 1994.[40]:634
He was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 1994.[41]
Earnhardt was named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998.
Earnhardt was posthumously named "NASCAR's Most Popular Driver" in 2001. This was the only time he received the award.
He was posthumously inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2002, a year after his death.
He was posthumously inducted in the Oceanside Rotary Club Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame at Daytona Beach in 2004.[42]
He was posthumously inducted in the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2006.
Earnhardt was named first on ESPN's list of "NASCAR's 20 Greatest Drivers" in 2007 in front of Richard Petty.
He was posthumously inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 2006.
He was posthumously inducted in the Inaugural Class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame on May 23, 2010.
Motorsports career results[edit]
NASCAR[edit]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Winston Cup Series[edit]
[show]NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year
Team
No.
Make
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
NWCC
Pts
1975
Negre Racing
8
Dodge
RSD DAY RCH CAR BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT
22 RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH DAR DOV NWS MAR CLT RCH CAR BRI ATL ONT
NA
0
1976
Ballard Racing
30
Chevy
RSD DAY CAR RCH BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT
31 RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR
103rd
70
Johnny Ray
77
Chevy
ATL
19 ONT
1977
Gray Racing
19
Chevy
RSD DAY RCH CAR ATL NWS DAR BRI MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
38 CAR ATL ONT
118th
49
1978
Cronkrite Racing
96
Ford
RSD DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL DOV CLT
17 NSV RSD MCH DAY
7 NSV POC TAL
12 MCH BRI DAR
16 RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR
43rd
558
Osterlund Racing
98
Chevy
ATL
4 ONT
1979
2
RSD
21 CAR
12 RCH
13 NWS
4 BRI
1* DAR
23 MAR
8 NSV
4 DOV
5 CLT
3 TWS
12 RSD
13 MCH
6 NSV
3 POC
29 TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH
4 DOV
9 MAR
29 CLT
10 NWS
4 CAR
5 ATL
2 ONT
9
7th
3749
Buick
DAY
8 ATL
12 TAL
36
Olds
DAY
3
1980
Chevy
RSD
2 RCH
5 CAR
3 ATL
1 BRI
1* DAR
29 NWS
6 MAR
13 NSV
6 DOV
10 CLT
20 TWS
9 RSD
5 MCH
12 DAY
3 NSV
1 POC
4 MCH
35 BRI
2 DAR
7 RCH
4 DOV
34 NWS
5 MAR
1* CLT
1* CAR
18 ATL
3 ONT
5
1st
4661
Olds
DAY
4 TAL
2 TAL
3
1981
Pontiac
RSD
3 DAY
5 RCH
7 CAR
26 ATL
3 BRI
28 NWS
10 DAR
17 MAR
25 TAL
8 NSV
20 DOV
3 CLT
18 TWS
2* RSD
2 MCH
5
7th
3975
Jim Stacy Racing
DAY
35 NSV
7 POC
11 TAL
29
Richard Childress Racing
3
Pontiac
MCH
9 BRI
27 DAR
6 RCH
6 DOV
15 MAR
26 NWS
4 CLT
25 CAR
9 ATL
24 RSD
4
1982
Bud Moore Engineering
15
Ford
DAY
36 RCH
4 BRI
2* ATL
28* CAR
25 DAR
1* NWS
3 MAR
23 TAL
8 NSV
10 DOV
3 CLT
30* POC
34 RSD
4 MCH
7 DAY
29 NSV
9 POC
25 TAL
35 MCH
30 BRI
6 DAR
3 RCH
27 DOV
20 NWS
20 CLT
25 MAR
27 CAR
14 ATL
34 RSD
42
12th
3402
1983
DAY
35 RCH
2 CAR
33 ATL
33 DAR
13 NWS
29 MAR
26 TAL
24 NSV
24 DOV
8 BRI
9 CLT
5 RSD
4 POC
8 MCH
15 DAY
9 NSV
1* POC
30 TAL
1* MCH
7 BRI
2 DAR
11 RCH
22 DOV
35 MAR
4 NWS
2 CLT
14 CAR
17 ATL
33 RSD
4
8th
3732
1984
Richard Childress Racing
3
Chevy
DAY
2 RCH
6 CAR
14 ATL
2 BRI
7 NWS
8 DAR
5 MAR
9 TAL
27 NSV
19 DOV
5 CLT
2 RSD
5 POC
8 MCH
2 DAY
8 NSV
3 POC
10 TAL
1 MCH
7 BRI
10 DAR
38 RCH
3 DOV
5 MAR
12 CLT
39 NWS
7 CAR
13 ATL
1 RSD
11
4th
4265
1985
DAY
32 RCH
1 CAR
10 ATL
9 BRI
1* DAR
24 NWS
8 MAR
25 TAL
21 DOV
25 CLT
4* RSD
40 POC
39 MCH
5 DAY
9 POC
39 TAL
24 MCH
22 BRI
1* DAR
19* RCH
4 DOV
7 MAR
1 NWS
4 CLT
20 CAR
8 ATL
4 RSD
5
8th
3561
1986
DAY
14 RCH
3* CAR
8 ATL
2* BRI
10 DAR
1* NWS
1* MAR
21 TAL
2 DOV
3 CLT
1 RSD
5 POC
2 MCH
6 DAY
27* POC
7 TAL
26* GLN
3 MCH
5 BRI
4 DAR
9 RCH
2 DOV
21 MAR
12 NWS
9 CLT
1 CAR
6 ATL
1* RSD
2
1st
4468
1987
DAY
5 CAR
1* RCH
1* ATL
16* DAR
1* NWS
1* BRI
1 MAR
1* TAL
4 CLT
20 DOV
4 POC
5 RSD
7 MCH
1* DAY
6 POC
1* TAL
3 GLN
8 MCH
2* BRI
1* DAR
1* RCH
1* DOV
31 MAR
2* NWS
2 CLT
12 CAR
2 RSD
30 ATL
2
1st
4696
1988
DAY
10 RCH
10* CAR
5 ATL
1* DAR
11 BRI
14 NWS
3* MAR
1* TAL
9 CLT
13 DOV
16 RSD
4 POC
33 MCH
4 DAY
4* POC
11 TAL
3 GLN
6 MCH
29 BRI
1* DAR
3 RCH
2 DOV
2 MAR
8 CLT
17* NWS
6 CAR
5 PHO
11 ATL
14
3rd
4256
1989
DAY
3 CAR
3 ATL
2 RCH
3 DAR
33 BRI
16 NWS
1* MAR
2 TAL
8 CLT
38 DOV
1* SON
4 POC
3 MCH
17 DAY
18 POC
9 TAL
11 GLN
3 MCH
17 BRI
14 DAR
1* RCH
2 DOV
1* MAR
9 CLT
42 NWS
10* CAR
20 PHO
6 ATL
1*
2nd
4164
1990
DAY
5* RCH
2 CAR
10 ATL
1* DAR
1 BRI
19 NWS
3 MAR
5 TAL
1* CLT
30 DOV
31 SON
34 POC
13 MCH
1 DAY
1* POC
4 TAL
1* GLN
7 MCH
8 BRI
8* DAR
1* RCH
1* DOV
3 MAR
2 NWS
2* CLT
25 CAR
10 PHO
1* ATL
3
1st
4430
1991
DAY
5 RCH
1 CAR
8 ATL
3 DAR
29 BRI
20 NWS
2 MAR
1* TAL
3* CLT
3 DOV
2* SON
7 POC
2 MCH
4 DAY
7 POC
22 TAL
1* GLN
15 MCH
24 BRI
7 DAR
8 RCH
11 DOV
15 MAR
3 NWS
1 CLT
25 CAR
7 PHO
9 ATL
5
1st
4287
1992
DAY
9 CAR
24 RCH
11 ATL
3 DAR
10 BRI
18 NWS
6 MAR
9 TAL
3 CLT
1 DOV
2 SON
6 POC
28 MCH
9 DAY
40 POC
23 TAL
40 GLN
9 MCH
16 BRI
2 DAR
29 RCH
4 DOV
21 MAR
31 NWS
19 CLT
14 CAR
8 PHO
10 ATL
26
12th
3574
1993
DAY
2* CAR
2 RCH
10 ATL
11 DAR
1* BRI
2 NWS
16 MAR
22 TAL
4* SON
6* CLT
1* DOV
1* POC
11 MCH
14 DAY
1* NHA
26 POC
1* TAL
1* GLN
18 MCH
9 BRI
3 DAR
4 RCH
3 DOV
27 MAR
29 NWS
2 CLT
3 CAR
2 PHO
4 ATL
10
1st
4526
1994
DAY
7 CAR
7 RCH
4 ATL
12 DAR
1* BRI
1* NWS
5 MAR
11 TAL
1 SON
3 CLT
9 DOV
28 POC
2 MCH
2 DAY
3 NHA
2 POC
7 TAL
34 IND
5 GLN
3 MCH
37 BRI
3 DAR
2 RCH
3 DOV
2 MAR
2 NWS
7 CLT
3 CAR
1* PHO
40 ATL
2
1st
4694
1995
DAY
2 CAR
3 RCH
2 ATL
4 DAR
2 BRI
25 NWS
1* MAR
29 TAL
21 SON
1 CLT
6 DOV
5 POC
8 MCH
35 DAY
3 NHA
22 POC
20 TAL
3 IND
1 GLN
23 MCH
35 BRI
2 DAR
2* RCH
3 DOV
5 MAR
1* NWS
9 CLT
2 CAR
7 PHO
3 ATL
1*
2nd
4580
1996
DAY
2 CAR
1 RCH
31 ATL
1* DAR
14 BRI
4 NWS
3 MAR
5 TAL
3 SON
4 CLT
2 DOV
3 POC
32 MCH
9 DAY
4 NHA
12 POC
14 TAL
28* IND
15 GLN
6* MCH
17 BRI
24 DAR
12 RCH
20 DOV
16 MAR
15 NWS
2 CLT
6 CAR
9 PHO
12 ATL
4
4th
4327
1997
DAY
31 CAR
11 RCH
25 ATL
8 DAR
15 TEX
6 BRI
6 MAR
12 SON
12 TAL
2* CLT
7 DOV
16 POC
10 MCH
7 CAL
16 DAY
4 NHA
2 POC
12 IND
29 GLN
16 MCH
9 BRI
14 DAR
30 RCH
15 NHA
8 DOV
2 MAR
2 CLT
3 TAL
29 CAR
8 PHO
5 ATL
16
5th
4216
1998
DAY
1* CAR
17 LVS
8 ATL
13 DAR
12 BRI
22 TEX
35 MAR
4 TAL
36 CAL
9 CLT
39 DOV
25 RCH
21 MCH
15 POC
8 SON
11 NHA
18 POC
7 IND
5 GLN
11 MCH
18 BRI
6 NHA
9 DAR
4 RCH
38 DOV
23 MAR
22 CLT
29 TAL
32 DAY
10 PHO
3 CAR
9 ATL
13
8th
3928
1999
DAY
2 CAR
41 LVS
7 ATL
40 DAR
25 TEX
8 BRI
10 MAR
19 TAL
1* CAL
12 RCH
8 CLT
6 DOV
11 MCH
16 POC
7 SON
9 DAY
2 NHA
8 POC
9 IND
10 GLN
20 MCH
5 BRI
1 DAR
22 RCH
6 NHA
13 DOV
8 MAR
2 CLT
12 TAL
1 CAR
40 PHO
11 HOM
8 ATL
9
7th
4492
2000
DAY
21 CAR
2 LVS
8 ATL
1 DAR
3 BRI
39 TEX
7 MAR
9 TAL
3 CAL
17 RCH
10 CLT
3 DOV
6 MCH
2 POC
4 SON
6 DAY
8 NHA
6 POC
25 IND
8 GLN
25 MCH
6 BRI
4 DAR
3 RCH
2 NHA
12 DOV
17 MAR
2 CLT
11 TAL
1 CAR
17 PHO
9 HOM
20 ATL
2
2nd
4865
2001
DAY
12 CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MAR TAL PHO CAR HOM ATL NHA
57th
132
Daytona 500[edit]
Year
Team
Manufacturer
Start
Finish
1979 Osterlund Racing Buick 10 8
1980 Oldsmobile 32 4
1981 Pontiac 7 5
1982 Bud Moore Engineering Ford 10 36
1983 3 35
1984 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29 2
1985 18 32
1986 4 14
1987 13 5
1988 6 10
1989 8 3
1990 2 5
1991 4 5
1992 3 9
1993 4 2
1994 2 7
1995 2 2
1996 1 2
1997 4 31
1998 4 1
1999 4 2
2000 21 21
2001 7 12
Busch Series[edit]
[show]NASCAR Busch Series results
Year
Team
No.
Make
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
NBGNC
Pts
1982
Robert Gee
15
Pontiac
DAY
1* RCH DAR
21 HCY SBO DOV
18 HCY CLT
2 ASH HCY SBO CAR
2 CRW SBO HCY LGY IRP RCH
23 MAR CLT
DNQ HCY MAR
21st
1188
45
Pontiac
BRI
17 MAR
Robert Gee
15
Olds
CRW
1 RCH LGY
Whitaker Racing
Pontiac
BRI
30 HCY
1983
Robert Gee
DAY
21 RCH CAR
1* HCY MAR NWS SBO GPS LGY DOV
4 BRI CLT
1* SBO HCY ROU SBO ROU CRW ROU SBO HCY LGY IRP GPS BRI HCY DAR RCH NWS SBO MAR ROU CLT
2 HCY MAR
31st
790
1984
Whitaker Racing
7
Olds
DAY
37 RCH
3 CAR HCY MAR DAR
31 ROU NSV LGY MLW DOV
39th
553
Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
8
Pontiac
CLT
4 SBO HCY ROU SBO ROU HCY IRP LGY SBO BRI DAR
19 RCH NWS CLT
38 HCY CAR MAR
1985
DAY
35 CAR
1* HCY BRI MAR DAR
29 SBO LGY DOV CLT SBO HCY ROU IRP SBO LGY HCY MLW BRI DAR
22 RCH
21 NWS ROU CLT
4 HCY CAR MAR
47th
391
1986
DAY
1 CAR
1 HCY MAR DAR
2* SBO LGY JFC DOV CLT
15 SBO HCY ROU DAR
1* CLT
1* CAR MAR
25th
1611
Chevy
BRI
2 IRP
25 SBO RAL
3 OXF SBO HCY LGY ROU BRI
2 RCH
1* DOV MAR ROU
1987
DAY
27* HCY MAR DAR
1* BRI
4* LGY SBO CLT
5* DOV IRP
31 ROU JFC OXF SBO HCY RAL LGY ROU BRI
32 JFC DAR
35 RCH
31 DOV MAR CLT
21 CAR
3* MAR
33rd
1107
1988
DAY
37 HCY
8 CAR
27* MAR DAR
4 BRI
1 LNG NZH
6 SBO
25 NSV CLT
5 DOV ROU LAN LVL MYB
27 OXF SBO HCY LNG IRP
29 ROU BRI
3 DAR
32 RCH DOV MAR CLT
33 CAR
2 MAR
25th
1633
1989
3
Pontiac
DAY
4
25th
1637
Chevy
CAR
2 MAR HCY
10 DAR
6 BRI
27 NZH
37 SBO LAN NSV CLT
20 SBO
28 HCY DUB IRP
5 ROU BRI
5 DAR
4* RCH
5 DOV MAR CLT
27 CAR MAR
Frank Cicci Racing
87
Pontiac
DOV
3 ROU LVL VOL MYB
1990
Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
3
Chevy
DAY
1* RCH
2 CAR
1 MAR HCY
20 DAR
29 BRI
5 LAN SBO NZH HCY CLT
8 DOV ROU VOL MYB OXF NHA
7 SBO DUB IRP
3 ROU BRI
24* DAR
38 RCH
4 DOV MAR CLT
4 NHA CAR
2 MAR
26th
1947
1991
DAY
1* RCH
2 CAR
3 MAR VOL HCY DAR
3 BRI
3 LAN SBO NZH CLT
1* DOV ROU HCY MYB GLN OXF NHA
35 SBO DUB IRP
33 ROU BRI
11 DAR
1* RCH
7* DOV CLT
39 NHA CAR
6* MAR
27th
1799
1992
DAY
1* CAR
4* RCH ATL
31 MAR DAR
17 BRI CLT
28 DOV
16 ROU MYB GLN VOL NHA TAL
4 IRP ROU MCH
3 NHA
2 BRI DAR
4 RCH DOV CLT
41 MAR CAR
12 HCY
23rd
1665
Ken Schrader Racing
15
Chevy
HCY
12 LAN DUB NZH
1993
Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
3
Chevy
DAY
1* CAR
3 RCH DAR BRI HCY ROU MAR NZH CLT
36 DOV
13 MYB GLN MLW TAL
1* IRP MCH
41 NHA
42 BRI DAR
40 RCH DOV ROU CLT
3 MAR CAR HCY ATL
37th
989
1994
DAY
1 CAR
38 RCH
DNQ ATL
10 MAR DAR
6 HCY BRI ROU NHA
31 NZH CLT
23 DOV
39 MYB GLN MLW SBO TAL
3 HCY IRP MCH
32 BRI DAR
41 RCH
3 DOV CLT
45 MAR CAR
34th
1188
International Race of Champions[edit]
(key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)
[show]International Race of Champions results
Year
Make
Q1
Q2
Q3
1
2
3
4
Pos.
Pts
Ref
1979−80
Chevy
MCH
7 MCH RSD RSD ATL
NA
0
[43]
1984
MCH
7 CLE
10 TAL
3 MCH
11
9th
31
[44]
1987
DAY
2 MOH
11 MCH
12 GLN
9
10th
30
[45]
1988
DAY
2 RSD
12 MCH
2 GLN
7
5th
45
[46]
1989
DAY
3* NZH
7 MCH
2 GLN
5
4th
57
[47]
1990
Dodge
TAL
1 CLE
5 MCH
1*
1st
60
[48]
1991
DAY
12 TAL
9 MCH
9 GLN
4
9th
27
[49]
1992
DAY
1 TAL
2 MCH
5 MCH
5
2nd
63
[50]
1993
DAY DAR
2 TAL
3 MCH
5*
NA
0
[51]
1994
DAY
1 DAR
4 TAL
8 MCH
4
4th
56
[52]
1995
DAY
1 DAR
8 TAL
1* MCH
11
1st
61
[53]
1996
Pontiac
DAY
1 TAL
9 CLT
10 MCH
8th
39
[54]
1997
DAY
3 CLT
8 CAL
9 MCH
7
7th
35
[55]
1998
DAY
4 CAL
10 MCH
4 IND
8
7th
36
[56]
1999
DAY
1 TAL
1 MCH
1* IND
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1st
75
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3 IND
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1st
74
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2001
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NA
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ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series[edit]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
[show]ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series results
Year
Team
No.
Make
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
ARSC
Pts
Ref
1991
Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
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Chevy
DAY ATL KIL TAL TOL FRS POC MCH KIL FRS DEL POC TAL HPT
30 MCH ISF TOL DSF TWS ATL
113th
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1993
Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
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Chevy
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109th
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24 Hours of Daytona[edit]
(key)
[show]24 Hours of Daytona results
Year
Class
No
Team
Car
Co-drivers
Laps
Position
Class Pos.
2001
GTS 3 Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette Andy Pilgrim
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Kelly Collins 642 4 2
See also[edit]
Biography portal
NASCAR portal
Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
Ralph Earnhardt, father
Teresa Earnhardt, wife
Dale Earnhardt Jr., son
Kelly Earnhardt Miller, daughter
Jeffrey Earnhardt, grandson
Kerry Earnhardt, son
Bobby Earnhardt, grandson
Richard Childress Racing
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External links[edit]
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Preceded by
Kenny Irwin Jr. NASCAR Cup Series fatal accidents
2001 Succeeded by
Last NASCAR Cup fatality to date
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Richard Petty
Darrell Waltrip
Rusty Wallace
Alan Kulwicki NASCAR Winston Cup Series Champion
1980
1986, 1987
1990, 1991
1993, 1994 Succeeded by
Darrell Waltrip
Bill Elliott
Alan Kulwicki
Jeff Gordon
Preceded by
Terry Labonte
Terry Labonte
Mark Martin IROC Champion
IROC XIV (1990)
IROC XIX (1995)
IROC XXIII (1999) – IROC XXIV (2000) Succeeded by
Rusty Wallace
Mark Martin
Bobby Labonte
Achievements
Preceded by
Jeff Gordon Brickyard 400 winner
1995 Succeeded by
Dale Jarrett
Preceded by
Darrell Waltrip
Davey Allison Coca-Cola 600 winner
1986
1992, 1993 Succeeded by
Kyle Petty
Jeff Gordon
Preceded by
Jeff Gordon Daytona 500 winner
1998 Succeeded by
Jeff Gordon
Preceded by
Tim Richmond
Bill Elliott Southern 500 winner
1987
1989, 1990 Succeeded by
Bill Elliott
Harry Gant
Preceded by
Buddy Baker
Terry Labonte
Bill Elliott
Ken Schrader
Geoff Bodine
Jeff Gordon Busch Clash winner
1980
1986
1988
1991
1993
1995 Succeeded by
Darrell Waltrip
Bill Elliott
Ken Schrader
Geoff Bodine
Jeff Gordon
Dale Jarrett
Awards
Preceded by
Ronnie Thomas NASCAR Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year
1979 Succeeded by
Jody Ridley
Preceded by
Jeff Gordon NASCAR EA cover athlete
1999, 2000 Succeeded by
Tony Stewart
Preceded by
Bill Elliott NASCAR Winston Cup Series Most Popular Driver
2001 Succeeded by
Bill Elliott
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Richard Childress Racing
Personnel
Richard Childress
Mike Dillon
Dave Marcis
Chocolate Myers
Danny Efland
Jason Jarrett
Drivers
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
(3) Austin Dillon
(27) Paul Menard
(31) Ryan Newman
Xfinity Series
(2) Austin Dillon / Paul Menard / Ben Kennedy
(3) Ty Dillon / Scott Lagasse Jr. / Brian Scott
(21) Daniel Hemric
(33) Brandon Jones
(62) Brendan Gaughan
Crew chiefs
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
(3) Gil Martin / Slugger Labbe
(27) Justin Alexander
(31) Luke Lambert / Todd Parrott
Xfinity Series
(2) Mike Hillman Jr.
(3) Danny Stockman Jr. / Nick Harrison
(33) Nick Harrison / Danny Stockman Jr.
(62) Shane Wilson
Past drivers
A. J. Allmendinger
Dave Blaney
Clint Bowyer
Jeff Burton
Richard Childress
Cale Conley
Joey Coulter
Matt Crafton
Mike Dillon
Dale Earnhardt
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Tim George Jr.
Jeff Green
Robby Gordon
Kevin Harvick
Ron Hornaday Jr.
Sam Hornish Jr.
Scott Lagasse Jr.
Stephen Leicht
Michael McDowell
Casey Mears
Brandon Miller
Steve Park
Jeff Purvis
Ricky Rudd
Elliott Sadler
Jay Sauter
Johnny Sauter
Kirk Shelmerdine
Morgan Shepherd
Mike Skinner
Regan Smith
Scott Wimmer
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and affiliations
Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group
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GMS Racing
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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Drivers' Champions
1949 R. Byron
1950 B. Rexford
1951 H. Thomas
1952 T. Flock
1953 H. Thomas
1954 L. Petty
1955 T. Flock
1956 B. Baker
1957 B. Baker
1958 L. Petty
1959 L. Petty
1960 R. White
1961 N. Jarrett
1962 J. Weatherly
1963 J. Weatherly
1964 R. Petty
1965 N. Jarrett
1966 D. Pearson
1967 R. Petty
1968 D. Pearson
1969 D. Pearson
1970 B. Isaac
1971 R. Petty
1972 R. Petty
1973 B. Parsons
1974 R. Petty
1975 R. Petty
1976 C. Yarborough
1977 C. Yarborough
1978 C. Yarborough
1979 R. Petty
1980 D. Earnhardt
1981 D. Waltrip
1982 D. Waltrip
1983 B. Allison
1984 T. Labonte
1985 D. Waltrip
1986 D. Earnhardt
1987 D. Earnhardt
1988 B. Elliott
1989 R. Wallace
1990 D. Earnhardt
1991 D. Earnhardt
1992 A. Kulwicki
1993 D. Earnhardt
1994 D. Earnhardt
1995 J. Gordon
1996 T. Labonte
1997 J. Gordon
1998 J. Gordon
1999 D. Jarrett
2000 B. Labonte
2001 J. Gordon
2002 T. Stewart
2003 M. Kenseth
2004 Ku. Busch
2005 T. Stewart
2006 J. Johnson
2007 J. Johnson
2008 J. Johnson
2009 J. Johnson
2010 J. Johnson
2011 T. Stewart
2012 B. Keselowski
2013 J. Johnson
2014 K. Harvick
2015 Ky. Busch
2016 J. Johnson
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Kerry Earnhardt
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Bill France Sr.
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Junior Johnson
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Daytona 500 winners
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Seven-time
Richard Petty
Four-time
Cale Yarborough
Three-time
Bobby Allison
Dale Jarrett
Jeff Gordon
Two-time
Bill Elliott
Sterling Marlin
Michael Waltrip
Matt Kenseth
Jimmie Johnson
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
One-time
Lee Petty
Junior Johnson
Marvin Panch
Fireball Roberts
Tiny Lund
Fred Lorenzen
Mario Andretti
LeeRoy Yarbrough
Pete Hamilton
A. J. Foyt
Benny Parsons
David Pearson
Buddy Baker
Geoff Bodine
Darrell Waltrip
Derrike Cope
Ernie Irvan
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Dale Earnhardt
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Ryan Newman
Jamie McMurray
Trevor Bayne
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Kurt Busch
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Jeff Gordon
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Dale Jarrett
Tony Stewart
Kyle Busch
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Ricky Rudd
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Dale Earnhardt
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Tony Stewart
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Jeff Gordon
Ken Schrader
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Buddy Baker
Darrell Waltrip
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Sprint Cup
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1957: Rush
1958: Rollins
1959: R. Petty
1960: D. Pearson
1961: Wilson
1962: Cox
1963: Wade
1964: Cooper
1965: McQuagg
1966: Hylton
1967: Do. Allison
1968: P. Hamilton
1969: Brooks
1970: Dennis
1971: Ballard
1972: L. Smith
1973: Pond
1974: Ross
1975: B. Hill
1976: Manning
1977: Rudd
1978: Thomas
1979: Earnhardt
1980: Ridley
1981: R. Bouchard
1982: G. Bodine
1983: Marlin
1984: R. Wallace
1985: Schrader
1986: Kulwicki
1987: Da. Allison
1988: K. Bouchard
1989: Trickle
1990: Moroso
1991: B. Hamilton
1992: Hensley
1993: Gordon
1994: J. Burton
1995: Craven
1996: Benson
1997: Skinner
1998: Irwin
1999: Stewart
2000: Kenseth
2001: Harvick
2002: Newman
2003: McMurray
2004: Kahne
2005: Ky. Busch
2006: Hamlin
2007: Montoya
2008: R. Smith
2009: Logano
2010: Conway
2011: Lally
2012: Leicht
2013: Stenhouse Jr.
2014: K. Larson
2015: B. Moffitt
2016: C. Elliott
Xfinity Series
1989: K. Wallace
1990: Nemechek
1991: J. Gordon
1992: Craven
1993: H. Sadler
1994: Benson
1995: Fuller
1996: G. Allen Jr.
1997: Park
1998: Santerre
1999: Raines
2000: Harvick
2001: Biffle
2002: Riggs
2003: Stremme
2004: Ky. Busch
2005: C. Edwards
2006: O'Quinn Jr.
2007: Ragan
2008: Cassill
2009: Allgaier
2010: Stenhouse Jr.
2011: T. Hill
2012: A. Dillon
2013: K. Larson
2014: C. Elliott
2015: D. Suárez
2016: E. Jones
Camping World Truck
1996: Reffner
1997: Irwin
1998: Biffle
1999: Stefanik
2000: Ku. Busch
2001: Kvapil
2002: Gaughan
2003: C. Edwards
2004: Reutimann
2005: Kluever
2006: Darnell
2007: W. Allen
2008: Braun
2009: Jo. Sauter
2010: A. Dillon
2011: Coulter
2012: T. Dillon
2013: R. Blaney
2014: B. Kennedy
2015: E. Jones
2016: W. Byron
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Blunt force trauma

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North Carolina Speedway

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/wiki/NASCAR_on_Fox
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NASCAR on Fox

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/wiki/Danny_%22Chocolate%22_Myers
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Danny "Chocolate" Myers

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/wiki/Busch_Series
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Busch Series

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/wiki/Camping_World_East_Series
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Camping World East Series

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/wiki/2014_Formula_1_season
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2014 Formula 1 season

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/wiki/North_Carolina_Governor
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North Carolina Governor

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/wiki/Winston_Cup_Series
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Winston Cup Series

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/wiki/Richmond_500
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Richmond 500

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/wiki/Carolina_500
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Carolina 500

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/wiki/Southeastern_500
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Southeastern 500

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/wiki/Gwyn_Staley_400
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Gwyn Staley 400

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/wiki/Virginia_500
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Virginia 500

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/wiki/Mason-Dixon_500
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Mason-Dixon 500

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/wiki/Motor_State_400
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Motor State 400

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/wiki/Firecracker_400
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Firecracker 400

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/wiki/Nashville_420
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Nashville 420

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/wiki/Purolator_500_(Pocono)
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Purolator 500 (Pocono)

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/wiki/Talladega_500_(Fall_Race)
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Talladega 500 (Fall Race)

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/wiki/Southern_500
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Southern 500

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/wiki/Delaware_500
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Delaware 500

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/wiki/Old_Dominion_500
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Old Dominion 500

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/wiki/Capital_City_500
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Capital City 500

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/wiki/American_500
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American 500

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/wiki/Volunteer_500
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Volunteer 500

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/wiki/Richmond_400
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Richmond 400

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/wiki/Champion_Spark_Plug_400
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Champion Spark Plug 400

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/wiki/Capital_City_400
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Capital City 400

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/wiki/Coca-Cola_500_(Pocono)
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Coca-Cola 500 (Pocono)

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/wiki/Volunteer_400
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Volunteer 400

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/wiki/Winston_500_(Spring)
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Winston 500 (Spring)

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/wiki/Music_City_USA_420
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Music City USA 420

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/wiki/Gabriel_400
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Gabriel 400

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/wiki/CRC_Chemicals_Rebel_500
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CRC Chemicals Rebel 500

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/wiki/NAPA_Riverside_400
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NAPA Riverside 400

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/wiki/Busch_Nashville_420
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Busch Nashville 420

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/wiki/CRC_Chemicals_500
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CRC Chemicals 500

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/wiki/NAPA_National_500
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NAPA National 500

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/wiki/Holly_Farms_400
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Holly Farms 400

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/wiki/Valleydale_Southeastern_500
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Valleydale Southeastern 500

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/wiki/Northwestern_Bank_400
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Northwestern Bank 400

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/wiki/Busch_Volunteer_500
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Busch Volunteer 500

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/wiki/National_500
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National 500

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/wiki/Atlanta_Journal_500
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Atlanta Journal 500

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/wiki/Coca-Cola_500_(Atlanta)
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Coca-Cola 500 (Atlanta)

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/wiki/Valleydale_500
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Valleydale 500

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/wiki/Melling_Tool_420
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Melling Tool 420

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/wiki/Warner_W._Hodgdon_400
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Warner W. Hodgdon 400

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/wiki/Jim_Stacy_Racing
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Jim Stacy Racing

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/wiki/Mountain_Dew_500
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Mountain Dew 500

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/wiki/Wrangler_Sanfor-Set_400
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Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400

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/wiki/Cracker_Barrel_Country_Store_420
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Cracker Barrel Country Store 420

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/wiki/Van_Scoy_Diamond_Mine_500
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Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500

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/wiki/Warner_W._Hodgdon_American_500
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Warner W. Hodgdon American 500

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/wiki/TranSouth_500
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TranSouth 500

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/wiki/Virginia_National_Bank_500
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Virginia National Bank 500

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/wiki/Marty_Robbins_420
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Marty Robbins 420

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/wiki/Budweiser_500_(fall)
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Budweiser 500 (fall)

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/wiki/Goody%27s_500_(Fall_Martinsville)
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Goody's 500 (Fall Martinsville)

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/wiki/Warner_W._Hodgdon_Carolina_500
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Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500

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/wiki/Sovran_Bank_500
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Sovran Bank 500

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/wiki/Budweiser_500_(Spring_Dover)
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Budweiser 500 (Spring Dover)

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/wiki/Miller_High_Life_400_(Michigan)
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Miller High Life 400 (Michigan)

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/wiki/Like_Cola_500
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Like Cola 500

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/wiki/Miller_High_Life_500_(Charlotte)
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Miller High Life 500 (Charlotte)

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/wiki/Coca-Cola_World_600
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Coca-Cola World 600

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/wiki/Miller_400_(Michigan)
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Miller 400 (Michigan)

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/wiki/Pepsi_Firecracker_400
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Pepsi Firecracker 400

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/wiki/Nationwise_500
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Nationwise 500

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/wiki/Motorcraft_500
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Motorcraft 500

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/wiki/Miller_High_Life_500_(Pocono)
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Miller High Life 500 (Pocono)

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/wiki/Miller_American_400
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Miller American 400

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/wiki/The_Budweiser_At_The_Glen
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The Budweiser At The Glen

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/wiki/Wrangler_Jeans_Indigo_400
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Wrangler Jeans Indigo 400

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/wiki/Oakwood_Homes_500
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Oakwood Homes 500

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/wiki/Goodwrench_500
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Goodwrench 500

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/wiki/Motorcraft_Quality_Parts_500
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Motorcraft Quality Parts 500

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/wiki/Valleydale_Meats_500
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Valleydale Meats 500

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/wiki/AC_Delco_500
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AC Delco 500

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/wiki/Pontiac_Excitement_400
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Pontiac Excitement 400

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/wiki/AC_Spark_Plug_500
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AC Spark Plug 500

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/wiki/Talladega_DieHard_500
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Talladega DieHard 500

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/wiki/Checker_500
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Checker 500

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/wiki/Pannill_Sweatshirts_500
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Pannill Sweatshirts 500

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/wiki/Banquet_Frozen_Foods_300
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Banquet Frozen Foods 300

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/wiki/Heinz_Southern_500
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Heinz Southern 500

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/wiki/Peak_Performance_500
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Peak Performance 500

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/wiki/All_Pro_Auto_Parts_500
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All Pro Auto Parts 500

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/wiki/GM_Goodwrench_500
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GM Goodwrench 500

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/wiki/Hanes_Activewear_500
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Hanes Activewear 500

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/wiki/DieHard_500_(Fall_Talladega)
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DieHard 500 (Fall Talladega)

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/wiki/Budweiser_At_The_Glen
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Budweiser At The Glen

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/wiki/Peak_Antifreeze_500
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Peak Antifreeze 500

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/wiki/Mello_Yello_500
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Mello Yello 500

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/wiki/Hanes_500_(Spring_Martinsville)
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Hanes 500 (Spring Martinsville)

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/wiki/Champion_Spark_Plug_500
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Champion Spark Plug 500

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/wiki/Hardee%27s_500
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Hardee's 500

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/wiki/Save_Mart_300K
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Save Mart 300K

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/wiki/Mountain_Dew_Southern_500
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Mountain Dew Southern 500

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/wiki/Pyroil_500K
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Pyroil 500K

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/wiki/Save_Mart_Supermarkets_300K
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Save Mart Supermarkets 300K

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/wiki/Miller_Genuine_Draft_500_(Dover)
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Miller Genuine Draft 500 (Dover)

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/wiki/Slick_50_300
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Slick 50 300

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/wiki/SplitFire_Spark_Plug_500
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SplitFire Spark Plug 500

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/wiki/Slick_50_500
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Slick 50 500

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/wiki/Hooters_500
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Hooters 500

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/wiki/Purolator_500_(Atlanta)
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Purolator 500 (Atlanta)

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/wiki/Winston_Select_500
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Winston Select 500

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/wiki/UAW-GM_Teamwork_500
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UAW-GM Teamwork 500

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/wiki/The_Bud_At_The_Glen
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The Bud At The Glen

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/wiki/GM_Goodwrench_Dealer_400
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GM Goodwrench Dealer 400

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/wiki/Save_Mart_Supermarkets_300
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Save Mart Supermarkets 300

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/wiki/UAW-GM_Quality_500
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UAW-GM Quality 500

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/wiki/AC_Delco_400
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AC Delco 400

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/wiki/Dura_Lube_500
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Dura Lube 500

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/wiki/Golden_Corral_500
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Golden Corral 500

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/wiki/Miller_500_(Dover)
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Miller 500 (Dover)

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/wiki/Miller_500_(Pocono)
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Miller 500 (Pocono)

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/wiki/Miller_400_(Richmond)
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Miller 400 (Richmond)

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/wiki/Hanes_500_(Fall_Martinsville)
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Hanes 500 (Fall Martinsville)

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/wiki/Goodwrench_Service_400
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Goodwrench Service 400

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/wiki/Primestar_500_(Atlanta)
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Primestar 500 (Atlanta)

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/wiki/TranSouth_Financial_400
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TranSouth Financial 400

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/wiki/Jiffy_Lube_300
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Jiffy Lube 300

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/wiki/Pennsylvania_500
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Pennsylvania 500

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/wiki/DeVilbiss_400
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DeVilbiss 400

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/wiki/Exide_NASCAR_Select_Batteries_400
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Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400

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/wiki/Dura_Lube_500_Presented_by_Kmart
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Dura Lube 500 Presented by Kmart

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/wiki/GM_Goodwrench_Service_Plus_400
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GM Goodwrench Service Plus 400

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/wiki/DieHard_500_(Spring_Talladega)
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DieHard 500 (Spring Talladega)

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/wiki/California_500_Presented_by_NAPA
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California 500 Presented by NAPA

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/wiki/MBNA_Platinum_400
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MBNA Platinum 400

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/wiki/Miller_Lite_400
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Miller Lite 400

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/wiki/Save_Mart/Kragen_350
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Save Mart/Kragen 350

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/wiki/Pepsi_400_Presented_by_DeVilbiss
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Pepsi 400 Presented by DeVilbiss

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/wiki/Farm_Aid_on_CMT_300
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Farm Aid on CMT 300

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/wiki/Pepsi_Southern_500
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Pepsi Southern 500

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/wiki/MBNA_Gold_400
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MBNA Gold 400

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/wiki/NAPA_Autocare_500
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NAPA Autocare 500

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/wiki/Winston_500_(Fall)
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Winston 500 (Fall)

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/wiki/Dura_Lube/Big_K_400
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Dura Lube/Big K 400

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/wiki/Las_Vegas_400
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Las Vegas 400

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/wiki/Cracker_Barrel_500
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Cracker Barrel 500

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/wiki/Primestar_500_(Texas)
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Primestar 500 (Texas)

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/wiki/Goody%27s_Body_Pain_500
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Goody's Body Pain 500

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/wiki/Pepsi_400_Presented_by_Meijer
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Pepsi 400 Presented by Meijer

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/wiki/Dura_Lube/Kmart_300
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Dura Lube/Kmart 300

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/wiki/Pop_Secret_400
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Pop Secret 400

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/wiki/Checker_Auto_Parts/Dura_Lube_500
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Checker Auto Parts/Dura Lube 500

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/wiki/KMart/Dura_Lube_400
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KMart/Dura Lube 400

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/wiki/CarsDirect.com_400
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CarsDirect.com 400

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/wiki/Mall.com_400
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Mall.com 400

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/wiki/NAPA_Auto_Parts_500
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NAPA Auto Parts 500

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/wiki/Thatlook.com_300
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Thatlook.com 300

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/wiki/Global_Crossing_@_The_Glen
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Global Crossing @ The Glen

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/wiki/Goracing.com_500
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Goracing.com 500

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/wiki/Chevrolet_Monte_Carlo_400
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Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400

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/wiki/MBNA.com_400
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MBNA.com 400

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/wiki/Pennzoil_400
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Pennzoil 400

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/wiki/UAW-DaimlerChrysler_400
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UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400

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/wiki/Harrah%27s_500
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Harrah's 500

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/wiki/Tropicana_400
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Tropicana 400

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/wiki/New_England_300
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New England 300

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/wiki/Sharpie_500
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Sharpie 500

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/wiki/EA_Sports_500
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EA Sports 500

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/wiki/Checker_Auto_Parts_500
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Checker Auto Parts 500

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/wiki/Nationwide_Series
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Nationwide Series

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/wiki/Eastern_150
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Eastern 150

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/wiki/TranSouth_200
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TranSouth 200

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/wiki/Mountain_Dew_300
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Mountain Dew 300

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/wiki/Busch_200_(South_Boston)
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Busch 200 (South Boston)

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/wiki/Sportsman_200
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Sportsman 200

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/wiki/Mello_Yello_300
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Mello Yello 300

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/wiki/Coca-Cola_200_(Rockingham)
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Coca-Cola 200 (Rockingham)

values: Goody's 200 (Caraway) (page does not exist)

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/wiki/Lowe%27s_200_(South_Boston)
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Lowe's 200 (South Boston)

values: Goody's 200 (Hickory) (page does not exist)

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/wiki/Harvest_150
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Harvest 150

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/wiki/Miller_Time_300
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Miller Time 300

values: Southern Auto Racing News 200 (page does not exist)

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/wiki/Cardinal_250
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Cardinal 250

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/wiki/Southeastern_150
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Southeastern 150

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/wiki/Dogwood_500
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Dogwood 500

values: Budweiser 200 (Caraway) (page does not exist)

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/wiki/Pet_Dairy_150
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Pet Dairy 150

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/wiki/Bobby_Isaac_Memorial_200
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Bobby Isaac Memorial 200

values: 1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series

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/wiki/Mello_Yello_200_(Hickory)
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Mello Yello 200 (Hickory)

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/wiki/Miller_Time_250
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Miller Time 250

values: Coca-Cola 200 (Greenville) (page does not exist)

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/wiki/Budweiser_200_(Dover)
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Budweiser 200 (Dover)

values: L.D. Swain & Son 200 (page does not exist)

values: Roses Stores 200 (South Boston) (page does not exist)

values: Mason Day Paving 200 (page does not exist)

values: Mello Yello 200 (Rougemont) (page does not exist)

values: Coca-Cola 200 (South Boston) (page does not exist)

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/wiki/Free_Service_150
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Free Service 150

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/wiki/Darlington_250
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Darlington 250

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/wiki/Miller_Time_150
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Miller Time 150

values: Coca-Cola 200 (North Wilkesboro) (page does not exist)

values: Solomon Enterprises 200 (page does not exist)

values: 1984 NASCAR Busch Series (page does not exist)

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/wiki/Wrangler_150
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Wrangler 150

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/wiki/Komfort_Koach_200_(spring)
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Komfort Koach 200 (spring)

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/wiki/Mountain_Dew_200
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Mountain Dew 200

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/wiki/Dixie_Cup_200
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Dixie Cup 200

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/wiki/Nashville_200_(Busch)
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Nashville 200 (Busch)

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/wiki/Red_Carpet_200
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Red Carpet 200

values: Miller 200 (Rougemont) (page does not exist)

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/wiki/Busch_200_(Langley)
mw-redirect
Busch 200 (Langley)

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/wiki/Darlington_200_(Busch)
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Darlington 200 (Busch)

values: Coca-Cola 300 (North Wilkesboro) (page does not exist)

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/wiki/Komfort_Koach_200_(fall)
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Komfort Koach 200 (fall)

values: 1985 NASCAR Busch Series (page does not exist)

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/wiki/Mountain_Dew_400
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Mountain Dew 400

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/wiki/Budweiser_200_(Bristol)
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Budweiser 200 (Bristol)

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/wiki/Miller_200_(Martinsville)
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Miller 200 (Martinsville)

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/wiki/Winn-Dixie_300_(Charlotte)
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Winn-Dixie 300 (Charlotte)

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/wiki/Goody%27s_200
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Goody's 200

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/wiki/Miller_200_(South_Boston)
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Miller 200 (South Boston)

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/wiki/Milwaukee_Sentinel_200
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Milwaukee Sentinel 200

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/wiki/Tri-City_Pontiac_200
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Tri-City Pontiac 200

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/wiki/Pontiac_Winner%27s_Circle_200
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Pontiac Winner's Circle 200

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/wiki/7-Eleven_150
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7-Eleven 150

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/wiki/Miller_400_(Charlotte)
mw-redirect
Miller 400 (Charlotte)

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/wiki/Sandhills_200
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Sandhills 200

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/wiki/Winn-Dixie_500
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Winn-Dixie 500

values: 1986 NASCAR Busch Series (page does not exist)

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/wiki/Protecta-Liner_200
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Protecta-Liner 200

values: Budweiser 200 (Jefco) (page does not exist)

values: Pepsi 200 (South Boston) (page does not exist)

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/wiki/Gatorade_200
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Gatorade 200

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/wiki/Coors_200_(South_Boston)
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Coors 200 (South Boston)

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/wiki/Freedlander_200
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Freedlander 200

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/wiki/Grand_National_200
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Grand National 200

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/wiki/Nationwise_150
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Nationwise 150

values: 1987 NASCAR Busch Series (page does not exist)

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/wiki/Country_Squire_200
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Country Squire 200

values: Carpenter Chevy 150 (page does not exist)

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/wiki/AC_Delco_200
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AC Delco 200

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/wiki/Winston_Classic
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Winston Classic

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/wiki/Goodwrench_200
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Goodwrench 200

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/wiki/Miller_Classic
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Miller Classic

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/wiki/Pennsylvania_300
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Pennsylvania 300

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/wiki/CarQuest_200
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CarQuest 200

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/wiki/Myrtle_Beach_200
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Myrtle Beach 200

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/wiki/Pepsi_200_(Hickory)
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Pepsi 200 (Hickory)

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/wiki/Commonwealth_200
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Commonwealth 200

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/wiki/GM_Parts_300
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GM Parts 300

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/wiki/Granger_Select_200_(Nashville)
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Granger Select 200 (Nashville)

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/wiki/Champion_300
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Champion 300

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/wiki/Jay_Johnson_200
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Jay Johnson 200

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/wiki/Ames/Peak_200
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Ames/Peak 200

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/wiki/Carolina_Pride_/_Budweiser_200
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Carolina Pride / Budweiser 200

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/wiki/Pontiac_200_(Richmond)
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Pontiac 200 (Richmond)

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/wiki/Pontiac_200_(Darlington)
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Pontiac 200 (Darlington)

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/wiki/Budweiser_250
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Budweiser 250

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/wiki/Pontiac_300
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Pontiac 300

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/wiki/Granger_Select_200_(Hickory)
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Granger Select 200 (Hickory)

values: True Value Oxford 250 (page does not exist)

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/wiki/Budweiser_300
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Budweiser 300

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/wiki/Granger_Select_200_(Dublin)
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Granger Select 200 (Dublin)

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/wiki/Jay_Johnson_250
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Jay Johnson 250

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/wiki/Autolite_200
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Autolite 200

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/wiki/Ames/Splitfire_200
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Ames/Splitfire 200

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/wiki/NE_Chevy_250
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NE Chevy 250

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/wiki/Pontiac_200_(Nazareth)
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Pontiac 200 (Nazareth)

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/wiki/Granger_Select_400
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Granger Select 400

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/wiki/Coors_Light_300
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Coors Light 300

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/wiki/SplitFire_200
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SplitFire 200

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/wiki/Hardee%27s_200_(Richmond)
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Hardee's 200 (Richmond)

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/wiki/Atlanta_300
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Atlanta 300

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/wiki/Mark_III_Vans_200
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Mark III Vans 200

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/wiki/Goodwrench_200_(Dover)
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Goodwrench 200 (Dover)

values: X-1R Firecracker 200 (page does not exist)

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/wiki/Fram_Filter_500K
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Fram Filter 500K

values:
/wiki/Detroit_Gasket_200
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Detroit Gasket 200

values:
/wiki/Food_City_250
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Food City 250

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