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    Today in Nascar History August 21st:

    The date of the first ever Cup Series race I attended in person when I was 6 in 1994 at Michigan.

    Winners on this date: Rex White, Richard Petty, David Pearson, Darel Dieringer, Bobby Isaac, Cale Yarborough, Davey Allison, Geoff Bodine, Jeremy Mayfield, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch (2 times), and Kevin Harvick.

    August 21st, 1994: Geoff Bodine starts on the pole and absolutely dominates in route to victory at Michigan. Ernie Irvan is critically hurt and given a 10% chance of survival after a practice crash on Saturday.



    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weGSg2Z5AoQ







    August 21st, 2005: Jeremy Mayfield uses fuel strategy to score an upset win at Michigan.



    August 21st, 2007: In a race delayed both Sunday and Monday due to rain-Kurt Busch dominates the rare Tuesday event at Michigan and cruises to victory.



    August 21st, 2010: Kyle Busch becomes the first driver to sweep a whole Nascar weekend by winning the Cup race at Bristol. Busch had won the Truck and Nationwide races earlier in the week.



    August 21st, 2011: Kyle Busch holds off Jimmie Johnson on a late Green-White-Checkered restart to score his first career Cup Series victory at Michigan.



    August 21st, 2016: Kevin Harvick wins at Bristol for the 2nd time in his career as he dominates the 2nd half of the race at Thunder Valley. The race is run on Sunday afternoon and into Sunday night after being postponed by rain.



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    Today in Nascar History August 22nd:


    Winners on this date: Hershel McGriff, Billy Myers, Lee Petty, Buck Baker, Junior Johnson, Richard Petty, Bobby Allison (2 times), David Pearson, Darrell Waltrip (2 times), Dale Earnhardt, Mark Martin, Bobby Labonte, Greg Biffle, and Kyle Busch.

    August 22nd, 1969: Richard Petty takes his Ford to the win at Bowman Gray Stadium. It is Petty's 100th career Cup Series victory.



    August 22nd, 2009: Kyle Busch holds off Mark Martin on a flurry of late race restarts to win the Sharpie 500 at Bristol.


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    Today in Nascar History August 23rd:

    Winners on this date: Herb Thomas, Ralph Moody, Bob Welborn, Glen Wood, Junior Johnson, Richard Petty, Pete Hamilton, Cale Yarborough, Darrell Waltrip, Dale Jarrett, Kurt Busch, and Carl Edwards.

    August 23rd, 2008: Carl Edwards takes his 2nd straight victory in the Bristol night race by using the bump and run late in the race to move the leader and dominate car of the night Kyle Busch up the track. After the race Busch runs into Edwards to show his displeasure, and Edwards retaliates much to the delight of the 160,000 strong at Bristol.



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    Today in Nascar History August 24th:

    Winners on this date: Tim Flock, Dick Hutcherson, Bobby Allison, David Pearson, Bobby Isaac, Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, Alan Kulwicki, Rusty Wallace, Jeff Gordon, and Matt Kenseth.

    August 24th, 2002: Jeff Gordon bumps Rusty Wallace out of the way at Bristol with 3 laps to go and goes onto win, breaking a 31 race winless drought. The race is a typical Bristol basher-with 15 cautions.



    August 24th, 2013: After the dominant car of the night in Carl Edwards blows up Matt Kenseth assumes control late in the going and holds off a surging Kasey Kahne over the final 10 laps to score the victory at Bristol, his 5th win of the season.




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    Today in Nascar History August 25th:

    Winners on this date: Bob Flock, Fireball Roberts, Ned Jarrett (2 times), Richard Petty, Buddy Baker, David Pearson, Darrell Waltrip, Terry Labonte, Ernie Irvan, Tony Stewart, Carl Edwards, and Denny Hamlin.

    August 25th, 1984: Terry Labonte recovers from 2 different accidents to win the 500 miler at Bristol. Dale Earnhardt and Neil Bonnett both make contact with Labonte and force him into spins during the race, but Labonte takes the lead late and goes on to win. The victory also put Labonte into the points lead.





    August 25th, 2007: Carl Edwards passes Kasey Kahne midway through the Sharpie 500 and dominates the 2nd half of the race, going onto win his first Cup Race at the World's Fastest Half Mile.



    August 25th, 2011: Danica Patrick officially announces a full-time move to Nascar in 2012. She will run a full-time Nationwide schedule and 10 Cup Series races before a full-time move to Cup in 2013. Danica will become the first full-time female Nationwide driver since Patty Moise and the first female driver in a Cup Series event since Shawna Robinson.



    August 25th, 2012: Denny Hamlin emerges victorious in the first race on Bristol Motor Speedway's revamped surface. Tempers flare during the race as a unique battle for the top groove of the track results in numerous accidents and tempers reminiscent of the old Bristol. After wrecking out of the lead Tony Stewart chucks his helmet in disgust at Matt Kenseth's car much to the delight of the crowd during the event.

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    Today in Nascar History August 26th:

    Winners on this date: Royce Hagerty, Gwyn Staley, Cale Yarborough, Darrell Waltrip, Terry Labonte, Rusty Wallace, and Matt Kenseth.

    August 26th, 1995: Terry Labonte crashes across the finish line in first place after Dale Earnhardt taps him coming out of the last corner-Earnhardt charges through the pack late and catches Labonte with a few laps to go-setting up what would be one of the most memorable finishes in Nascar History.



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    Today in Nascar History August 27th:

    Winners on this date: Dick Linder, Junior Johnson, David Pearson, Richard Petty, Bobby Allison, Darrell Waltrip, Dale Earnhardt, Rusty Wallace, Matt Kenseth, and Brad Keselowski.


    August 27th, 2011: Brad Keselowski continues his amazing summer run of success and wins the Bristol Night Race with a combination of speed both on the racetrack and on pit lane. Brad's 3rd win of the year assures himself a spot in the Chase.



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    Today in Nascar History August 28th:

    Winners on this date: Junior Johnson, Richard Petty, Tiny Lund, Cale Yarborough, Darrell Waltrip, Mark Martin, Dale Earnhardt, Dale Earnhardt Jr, and Kyle Larson.

    August 28th, 1977: Cale Yarborough wins at Bristol to take his 8th win of the season, but his car fails post-race inspection for the 2nd straight race-for that Junior Johnson the team owner is fined 500 dollars. Female driver Janet Guthrie enjoys her best ever Cup series outing in the race, finishing 6th.




    August 28th, 1999: In one of the most memorable races in Nascar history, Dale Earnhardt spins Terry Labonte out on the last lap at Bristol and takes the win in controversial fashion. Labonte passes Earnhardt going into turn 1 on the last lap and Earnhardt spins him off of turn two. In victory lane-Earnhardt said he was "just trying to rattle his cage" not spin him out.



    August 28th, 2016: In his 99th career start Kyle Larson gets the jump on Chase Elliott on the final restart of the day and claims victory at Michigan for his 1st career win. The win locks Larson in the chase and also brings a little bit of history to the weekend-as for the first time in Nascar history all 3 national divisions racing had 1st time winners on the same weekend. (Brett Moffitt, Michael McDowell, and Larson).

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    Today in Nascar History August 29th:


    Winners on this date: Fonty Flock, Lee Petty (2 times), Richard Petty, and Darrell Waltrip.


    August 29th, 1992: Darrell Waltrip takes the win at Bristol. It is the first race at the 1/2 mile since it became a concrete surface.

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    Today In Nascar History August 30th:


    Winners on this date: Jeff Gordon.


    August 30th, 1998: Jeff Gordon takes the win at Loudon in the only Cup race ever held on this date.

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