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July 25, 1982 - Mountain Dew 500
NASCAR's 1981 season saw a ton of change.A reduction in the wheelbase of Cup cars to 110 inches. A non-aero friendly notchback rear window on all but one model.Several notable driver / team changes...
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July 30, 1979 - Coca-Cola 500
From 1974 through 1981, Pocono Raceway hosted only one Winston Cup race per season. The track was a bit ahead of its time in that Pocono signed title sponsors for its races. The first three were...
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August 5, 1972 - Nashville's STP 200
Forty-five years ago, several of NASCAR's national Late Model Sportsman drivers traveled to Nashville's Fairground Speedways. They prepared to race against many of the local drivers in the STP...
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August 14, 1982 - Nashville's Winston 200
On June 5, 1982, Mike Alexander and Sterling Marlin crashed as Marlin attempted to pass Alexander for the lead late in the 50-lap Grand American feature. Both went home with wrecked cars, but Alexander...
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August 22, 1982 - Champion Spark Plug 400
Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip both changed teams in 1981, and both tangled for the Winston Cup title. Waltrip prevailed over Allison as the the championship battle came down to the final race of...
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August 26, 1972 - Nashville 420
Nashville's Fairgrounds Speedway hosted Grand National / Cup racing from 1958 through 1984. The original track that opened in '58 was reconstructed in 1970. The banking was increased to 35 degrees -...
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August 28, 1976 - Nashville's Bob Hunley 100
A couple of NASCAR's national late model sportsman drivers came to Nashville in late summer '76 to race against the local heroes in the third annual Bob Hunley Memorial 100.Bob Hunley was an amateur...
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September 1, 1975 - Southern 500
Richard Petty had a season for the ages in 1967. He won 27 of 48 races - including ten in a row. One of the signature wins that season was the Southern 500 at Darlington. The King had won Darlington's...
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September 3, 1973 - Nashville's Frank Reed 100
Some of NASCAR's finest national late model sportsman drivers in 1973 filed entry forms to race in the Frank Reed Memorial 100 on Labor Day night at Nashville's Fairground Speedways - later known as...
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September 6, 1982 - Southern 500
The 1982 Southern 500 was the 22nd race of a 30-race Winston Cup season, and was the next-to-last Southern 500 held on Monday - true Labor Day.The season's points battle was shaping up as a repeat of...
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September 6, 1971 - Southern 500
Winston cigarettes became the title sponsor of NASCAR's top series in 1971. Because of the timing of the contract, the 1971 schedule was left largely "as is" with 48 races. Many races - primarily short...
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September 19, 1976 - Delaware 500
Richard Petty dominated the 1975 season. He won 13 races and captured his sixth title. He seemed positioned to keep the momentum rolling in 1976 with an oh-so-close loss to David Pearson in the Daytona...
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September 22, 1974 - Wilkes 400
The 1974 Winston Cup season neared its end in late September as the teams headed for North WIlkesboro's Wilkes 400, the 26th race of the 30-race season.Richard Petty was having yet another incredible...
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October 1, 1978 - Nashville's Marty Robbins 500
Throughout the 1960s, the signature and final late model race of the season at Nashville's fairgrounds speedway was the Southern 300. When the track was reconfigured to its current 5/8th-mile length...
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October 7, 1973 - National 500
The next to last event of the 28-race 1973 Winston Cup season was the National 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The 1973 schedule is tied with 1985 for the fewest Cup races in the modern era.The...
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October 22, 1972 - American 500
For the next to last race of the 1972 Winston Cup season, NASCAR's finest raced in the American 500 at North Carolina Motor Speedway - known simply to most as Rockingham.Source: Motor Racing Programme...
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November 5, 1967 - Western North Carolina 500
Asheville-Weaverville Speedway's half-mile track was the scene of several memorable NASCAR events for almost 20 years between 1951 and 1969. The 1967 Western North Carolina 500 was the season-ending...
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1966 Flameless 300
The current footprint of Nashville's Fairgrounds Speedway debuted in July 1958. The abbreviated first season concluded with the Southern 200 modified-sportsman race. The race was extended by 100 laps...
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1967 Flameless 300
With the success of the Flameless 300 as the 1966 season opener at Nashville's Fairground Speedways, the track chose to again have the big race start the 1967 season. The second annual Flameless was...
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1968 Flameless 300
Drivers belted in for the third annual Flameless 300 on April 20, 1968 - once again, the season opener for Nashville's Fairground Speedways.Long-time Nashville racer and future NASCAR official, Walter...
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