NASCAR Winston Cup Series archive news coverage of the premier NASCAR division. This series was sponsored by the Winston Cigarette company from 1971-2003. This section covers the NASCAR Cup Series between those years.
NASCAR, Indycar, IMSA and NHRA driver has passed
John Andretti comes from arguably the most famous racing family there is. He was a versatile driver that ran across multiple racing disciplines.
Indycar and NASCAR are the obvious ones. But, Andretti also ran some straight line stuff in an NHRA Top Fuel dragster.
Read MoreA piece of NASCAR history has been sold at the Barrett Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona
In 1997, Jeff Gordon claimed his first career road-course victory in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. The August 10, 1997 win was the first of many to come.
He proceeded to win the next four road course races on the schedule between late 1997-early 2000.
Read MoreTony Stewart broke the contract within a month due to his love of dirt racing
Tony Stewart is now a retired NASCAR driver who’s an inductee in the 2020 NASCAR Hall of Fame class.
In 1999, he made his debut in the NASCAR Cup Series will Joe Gibbs Racing.
Read MoreOnce pardoned by the president; Junior Johnson leaves his mark on NASCAR history
Junior Johnson: 1931-2019
Junior Johnson has passed. The NASCAR Hall of Fame driver was one of the few left that reaches back to the roots of NASCAR. Junior Johnson has died at age 88.
His career began in the moonshining days of the sport and reached into the modern era.
Read MoreDale Earnhardt Jr gathered a group to help clean North Wilkesboro Speedway and preserve it forever
North Wilkesboro Speedway opened in May 18, 1947. The 0.625-mile track is located in North Carolina and collected fans worldwide.
Enoch Staley visited a NASCAR race in South Carolina. He was so impressed that he decided to build a track of his own.
Read MoreMarlin has a new car for short track racing at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville; He tried to debut it over the weekend, it didn’t work out
Sterling Marlin has been in a battle with Parkinson’s Disease in recent years. However, multiple brain surgeries haven’t kept him out of the race car or victory lane.
Read MoreDale Earnhardt commissioned this custom yacht before he passed
On February 18, 2001, Dale Earnhardt lost his life on the final lap of the Daytona 500. The sport lost the face of NASCAR in tragedy.
Before that, Earnhardt had a custom built yacht commissioned. It’s a 100′ sea cruiser that goes by the name ‘Sunday Money’.
Read MoreDarby is the former Managing Director of Competition at NASCAR
The United States Auto Club (USAC) announced its USAC.25 Series (quarter midgets) has retained the services of seasoned motorsports official John Darby to oversee the technical and safety processes of USAC.25 effective immediately.
Darby, the former Managing Director of Competition at NASCAR,
Read MoreLyn St. James on going 232.4 mph in a 1989 stock car: “Your desire and your passion outweighs rational thinking.”
The car was prepared by Bill Elliott, giving the NASCAR team a leg up on the competition for the 1989 season
If you look at the photo above,
Read MoreJeff Gordon wanted to be a World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series driver
Gordon: “I wasn’t thinking NASCAR at all.”
As Jeff Gordon was coming up, an open wheel driver had a tendency to move into the open wheel side of professional motorsports. Yet, Jeff Gordon moved into cars with fenders and went on to set record after record in the world of NASCAR.
Read MoreJeremy Mayfield was once suspended from NASCAR following two failed tests – Yet, always claimed innocence
Was he right?
On May 9, 2009, Jeremy Mayfield was suspended from NASCAR for failing the substance abuse policy.
“I believe that the combination of a prescribed medicine and an over the counter medicine reacted together and resulted in a positive drug test.
Read MoreTerry Labonte sheds new details about one of the most famous NASCAR finishes in history
Dale Earnhardt: “I didn’t mean to really turn him around. I meant to rattle his cage though.”
1990’s NASCAR was something special. More specifically, 1990’s Bristol was the apex that made NASCAR drivers and fans lose their minds.
Read MoreRay Evernham: “It ran one race. It dominated that race and was banned by NASCAR.”
Hendrick Motorsports – Chassis No. 2429
The car featured a promotional campaign for Jurassic Park: The Ride. On the hood of the #24 sat a T-Rex decal. The car naturally picked up the nickname.
Read MoreDale Earnhardt was testing the waters with Martin; They both ended up wrecked in a practice session
Mark Martin is known as the gentleman’s racer. If you had a faster car, it wasn’t uncommon for Mark Martin to wave you by.
Martin spent 31 years in the NASCAR Cup Series.
Read MoreRay Evernham’s first race was on an asphalt track – He used dirt tires
Jeff Gordon introduced Ray to the stage at the NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Friday night. Before giving Ray the microphone, Jeff recalled a moment from their history.
In 1995, Jeff Gordon won the NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship after taking 7 race wins.
Read MoreWritten by Robert Yates, read by Dale Jarrett
Robert Yates passed away on October 3, 2017 at age 74. However, before he passed, Robert Yates wrote a speech for his NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
Dale Jarrett, the former driver and NASCAR champion for Robert Yates, read the speech.
Read MoreDale Earnhardt Sr: “I’m sorry, I saw two racetracks”
It happened back on August 31, 1997 at Darlington Raceway.
Dale Earnhardt Sr fell asleep on pit road, twice. The second one came right as drivers were being ordered to fire the engines and hit the track for pace laps.
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