Today in Nascar History June

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Today in Nascar History June 21st:

Winners on this date: Dick Rathmann, Tom Pistone, Ned Jarrett, Bobby Isaac, Bobby Allison, Tim Richmond, Davey Allison, Jeremy Mayfield, and Kasey Kahne.

June 21st, 1953: Dick Rathmann leads all 200 laps and wins the race at Langhorne Speedway. It is the first Nascar event open to both domestic and foreign vehicles. Lloyd Shaw wins the pole in a Jaguar for the event.

June 21st, 1981: Bobby Allison comes from 7th place to 1st place on the last lap of competition to win at Michigan. When Kyle Petty blows an engine in turn 2, most of the 10 car lead pack spins in the oil and crashes while Allison maneuvers his way through the carnage to come out leading and takes the win under the yellow.

June 21st, 1998: Jeremy Mayfield dominates the Pocono 500, leading 122 of the 200 laps to score his first career Cup Series Victory in his 125th career start.

June 21st, 2009: Kasey Kahne wins at Sonoma, his first victory since June of 2008 and the first for the newly merged RPM motorsports team. Kahne endures many yellow flags and in turn many late double file restarts, holding off road course aces Tony Stewart and Marcos Ambrose to take his first ever career win on a road course.

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Today in Nascar History June 22nd:

Winners on this date: Speedy Thompson, Bill Amick, Jim Paschal, Richard Petty, Jeff Gordon, Robby Gordon, and Kyle Busch.

June 22nd, 1997: Jeff Gordon wins the inaugural event at the brand new California Speedway in Fontana, CA. Teammate Terry Labonte finishes 2nd making it a 1-2 for Hendrick Motorsports.

June 22nd, 2003: Robby Gordon, driving Richard Childress' #31 car, holds off Jeff Gordon in a spirited late race duel to win at Sonoma.

June 22nd, 2008: After starting 30th, Kyle Busch uses pit strategy to gain track position and never looks back after inheriting the lead, to win at Sonoma in dominant fashion.

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Today in Nascar History June 23rd:

Winners on this date: Herb Thomas, Buck Baker (2 times), Rex White, Bobby Allison, Davey Allison, Rusty Wallace, and Ricky Rudd.

June 23rd, 2002: Jerry Nadeau breaks a rear end gear while leading with 3 laps to go at Sonoma, opening the door for veteran Ricky Rudd to take the victory at the road course, his first road course victory since 1990.

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Today in Nascar History June 24th:

Winners on this date: Curtis Turner, Tim Flock, John Kieper, Junior Johnson, Dick Hutcherson, Richard Petty, David Pearson, Dale Earnhardt, Tony Stewart, Juan Pablo Montoya, and Clint Bowyer.

June 24th, 2001: Tony Stewart passes Robby Gordon with 11 laps to go and goes on to win at Sonoma. Gordon's lead is diminished greatly when teammate Kevin Harvick holds him up on track, allowing Stewart to catch up to Gordon.



June 24th, 2007: Formula 1 and Indy Car star Juan Pablo Montoya scores his first career Cup Series Victory by winning on fuel mileage at Sonoma.



June 24th, 2012: Clint Bowyer dominates much of the event and holds off a spirited charge from Kurt Busch in the unsponsored and underfunded 51 car to score an upset victory at Sonoma.

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Today in Nascar History June 25th:

Winners on this date: Jimmy Florian, Lee Petty (2 times), David Pearson, Richard Petty (2 times), Bill Elliott, and Jeff Gordon (2 times).

June 25th, 1950: Jimmy Florian takes the first Grand National (Cup) Series win for the Ford nameplate by winning at Dayton. The race is held in close to 100 degree temperatures, so Florian drives the race with no shirt.

June 25th, 2006: Jeff Gordon racks up another Road Course win in Sonoma.

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Today in Nascar History June 26th:

Winners on this date: Glen Wood, Richard Petty (3 times), David Pearson, Rusty Wallace, Tony Stewart, and Kurt Busch.

June 26th, 2005: Tony Stewart wins at Sonoma.



June 26th, 2011: Kurt Busch destroys the competition in route to an easy victory at Sonoma, his first ever road course triumph.



June 26th, 2012: Matt Kenseth and Roush Fenway Racing announce that they will part ways at the end of the season ending a highly successful 13 year relationship.

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Today in Nascar History June 27th:

Winners on this date: Fonty Flock, Herb Thomas, Rex White, Cale Yarborough, Jim Paschal, Bobby Isaac, Jeff Gordon (2 times), and Jimmie Johnson.

June 27th, 1965: Cale Yarborough wins his first career Cup Series Race.

June 27th, 2004: Jeff Gordon racks up another win at Sonoma.

June 27th, 2010: Jimmie Johnson loses the lead at New Hampshire after a late race bump and run from Kurt Busch but catches back up to the 2 car and returns the favor, allowing Johnson to take the checkers for the 5th time in 2010 and the 52nd time in his career.

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Today in Nascar History June 28th:

Winners on this date: Fonty Flock, Lee Petty, Rex White, Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon, Joey Logano, and Kyle Busch.

June 28th, 2009: After receiving two lucky dog free passes and spinning out, rookie Joey Logano uses brilliant strategy and a little bit of luck to score his first career Cup Series win. The New Hampshire event is halted by rain in the late going and Logano is the beneficiary. The 19 year old's win makes him the youngest driver ever to win a Cup Series race, breaking Kyle Busch's record.

June 28th, 2015: In his 5th race back from injury, Kyle Busch holds off brother Kurt and Clint Bowyer to win at Sonoma, his 2nd career victory at the California road course.

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Today in Nascar History June 29th:

Winners on this date: Tim Flock, Lee Petty, Rex White, and Kurt Busch.

June 29th, 2008: With rain closing in on the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Kurt Busch uses strategy to get the lead late in the going and is at the point when the race is stopped and eventually called due to rain, giving Busch his 3rd career victory at the track.

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Today in Nascar History June 30th:

Winners on this date: Lou Figaro, Junior Johnson, and Brad Keselowski.

June 30th, 2012: Brad Keselowski drives a bad fast backup car to a convincing victory in the 2nd ever Cup Race at Kentucky Speedway.