Today in Nascar History July

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Today in Nascar History July 1st:

Winners on this date: Marshall Teague, Buddy Shuman, Lee Petty, Davey Allison, Jeff Gordon, Jeff Burton, Tony Stewart, and Denny Hamlin.

July 1st, 1952: The first Nascar Grand National (Cup) event is held outside of the United States. It is held in Stamford Park in Niagra Falls, Ontario, Canada. Buddy Shuman wins the 100 mile contest by over two laps in his Hudson Hornet.

July 1st, 1995: Jeff Gordon holds off Dale Earnhardt in a one lap dash to the checkers after a late caution to win the Pepsi 400.

July 1st, 2000: Jeff Burton holds off the competition to win the Pepsi 400. (Note this was the final broadcast for the CBS network of Nascar)

1st Wreck: (Terry Labonte was injured in the crash)

2nd Wreck-Bill Elliott on the backstretch:

Finish:

Still one of my favorite paint schemes ever.

July 1st, 2006: Tony Stewart holds on at Daytona to score his 2nd consecutive Pepsi 400 victory.

Finish: (man double file restarts woulda been sweet right there ha)

July 1st, 2007: Denny Hamlin holds off a fast charging Jeff Gordon to take the win at New Hampshire.

Last 9 Laps:

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I dont know why the youtube links posted 2 videos-when i go to edit it says theres only one link-so please ignore ha.

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a year ago today this hapened:
http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/head...box/index.html
tampering

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Today in Nascar History July 2nd:

Winners on this date: Curtis Turner, Bill Elliott, Jimmy Spencer, and Tony Stewart.

July 2nd, 1964: Fireball Roberts succumbs to injuries suffered in his crash at the World 600 in Charlotte. :(

July 2nd, 1994: Jimmy Spencer and Ernie Irvan race side by side to the line with Spencer edging out Irvan in a photo finish to win the Pepsi 400 and score his first career Cup Series victory.

Start of the Race and a few great opening laps of racing:

Mini Big One:

Finish:

July 2nd, 2005: Tony Stewart wins a marathon of a Pepsi 400. The race is hampered by rain and ends close to 2 AM ET time and Stewart celebrates his dominating win by climbing the fence to the delight of the fans. (I definitely remember this race-very entertaining ha)

First Big One:

Big One #2:

Finish:

July 2nd, 2009: Nascar releases its list of the 25 Nascar Personalities nominated for the 1st Hall of Fame Class-the list will be narrowed down to 5. (Pete I copied your list-hope thats ok ha)

Bobby Allison-1983 Cup Champ, 84 Career Wins (T-3rd all time), 3 Dayona 500 Wins
Buck Baker-First repeat Cup Champ (1956-1957), 46 Career Wins (13th all time)
Red Byron-Won First Ever NASCAR Sanctioned race (1948), 1949 Cup Champ
Richard Childress-6 time Cup Champ Owner, 11 NASCAR Championships as an owner, 89 career wins as an owner
Dale Earnhardt-7 Time Cup Champ (T-1st), 76 Career wins (7th all time), only driver to win ROY honors and Cup Championship in successive years, 34 career wins at Daytona, 1998 Daytona 500 Winner
Richie Evans-9x NASCAR modified Champ, including 8 in a row (1978-1985)
Tim Flock-2x Cup Champ (1952, 1955), 39 Career Wins (16th all time)
Bill France Jr.-Became President in 1972, succeeding his father William H.G. France, Served until 2000, Guided NASCAR to become the 2nd most popular sport!
William H.G. France-Founded the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) in 1947, served as President until 1972, helped lay out the first beach/road course race in Daytona.
Rick Hendrick-11 Career NASCAR owners championships (T-1st), 8 Career Cup Chapionships as owner, recently celebrated 25 years as an owner
Ned Jarrett-2x Cup Champ (1961, 1965), 50 Career Wins (T-10th all time), Won 1964 Southern 500 by 14 laps, still the largest margin in history
Junior Johnson-50 Career wins as a driver (T-10th all time), 132 Career wins and 6 titles as an owner
Bud Moore-63 wins and 2 titles as an owner, crew chief for Buck Baker's 1957 Championship team
Raymond Parks-one of the earliest and most successful team owners, team had 12 top 10's in 18 career races
Benny Parsons-1973 Cup Champ, 21 Career wins, 1975 Daytona 500 winner, First driver to qualify at over 200 mph
David Pearson-3x Cup Champ (1966, 1968, 1969), 105 Career Wins (2 all time), 1976 Daytona 500 Winner
Lee Petty-3x Cup Champ (1954, 1958, 1959), 54 Career Wins (9th all time), Won Very first Daytona 500, a race that took 3 days to decide a winner
Richard Petty-"The King" won 7 Cup Championships (T-1 all time), 200 Career wins (1st all time), 123 Career Poles (1 All time), Most wins in a season (27, Most races (1,185), Most Daytona 500 Wins (7), 10 Consecutive wins (1st all time)
Fireball Roberts-33 Career Wins, 1962 Daytona 500 Winner
Herb Thomas-2x Cup Champ (1951, 1953), 48 Career Wins (12th All Time), Has record 21.05 Career winning percentage (48 wins/228 starts)
Curtis Turner-17 Career Wins, won in only his 6th career start, Only driver to win 2 consecutive races from the pole leading every lap
Darrell Waltrip-DW won 84 Career Races (T-3 All Time), 3 time Cup Champ (1981, 1982, 1985), 1989 Daytona 500 Winner
Joe Weatherly-2x Cup Champ (1962-63), 25 Career Wins
Glen Wood-97 Career Wins as Cup Owner, 4 Wins as a driver in brief career
Cale Yarborough-First driver to win 3 consecutive Cup Championships (1976-78), 83 Career wins (5th all time), 4x Daytona 500 winner (1968, 1977, 1983-84)

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Today in Nascar History July 3rd:

Winners on this date: Herb Thomas (2 times), Dale Earnhardt, Dale Jarrett, and Jeff Gordon.

July 3rd, 2004: Jeff Gordon and teammate Jimmie Johnson hold off Kurt Busch and Dale Jr to the line giving Hendrick Motorsports a 1-2 finish and Gordon another win at Daytona.

Last 12 Laps:

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Today in Nascar History July 4th-one of if not the busiest day in Nascar History-every Firecracker (Pepsi and now Coke Zero lol) 400 used to be run on July 4th up until 1988 for those that dont know-so that makes for a LOT of stuff.

Winners on this date: Fonty Flock, Tim Flock, Lee Petty, Herb Thomas, Fireball Roberts (5 times), Paul Goldsmith, Jack Smith, David Pearson (5 times), AJ Foyt (2 times), Sam McQuagg, Cale Yarborough (4 times), LeeRoy Yarbrough, Donnie Allison, Bobby Isaac, Richard Petty (3 times), Neil Bonnett, Bobby Allison (2 times), Buddy Baker, Greg Sacks, Tim Richmond, Ernie Irvan, and Tony Stewart.

July 4th, 1952: Curtis Turner beats a 56 car field in the Modified Sportsman race at Darlington. Rex Stansell is fatally injured in a late race crash :(.

July 4th, 1953: Junior Johnson takes the win in the Modified Sportsman race at Darlington. In another event on the same day in Spartanburg, SC, Tim Flock is run over by a car while taking a nap in the infield. Flock sustains injuries that keeps him out of competition for a few weeks! (WOW thats crazy lol)

July 4th, 1956: Fireball Roberts takes his first ever win on a superspeedway by winning at Raleigh.

July 4th, 1957: Paul Goldsmith takes his Smokey Yunick prepared Chevy to the win in the race at Raleigh. Herb Thomas makes his first start of the year after returning from injuries suffered in October of the previous year.

July 4th, 1958: Fireball Roberts outruns 55 cars to take another win in the event at Raleigh Speedway.

July 4th, 1959: Fireball Roberts takes a hometown victory in the inaugural Firecracker 250 at Daytona International Speedway. The race is run caution free.

Fireball is the 47 car

July 4th, 1960: Jack Smith beats Cotton Owens to the line to win the 2nd annual Firecracker 250. Smith becomes the first driver to win on a superspeedway using radio communications with his crew during the event.

July 4th, 1961: David Pearson passes Fred Lorenzen with 2 laps to go and goes on to win the Firecracker 250.

July 4th, 1962: Fireball Roberts continues his dominance of Daytona International Speedway by winning the Firecracker 250. Fireball had already won the Daytona 500 earlier in the year. Race officials also announce that the race distance will be increased to 400 miles starting in 1963.

July 4th, 1963: Fireball Roberts passes Fred Lorenzen on the final lap to win the Firecracker 400. Fireball holds off Lorenzen and Marvin Panch in a race in which there were 39 lead changes.

July 4th, 1964: AJ Foyt prevails in a classic dual with Bobby Isaac to win the Firecracker 400. Foyt and Isaac swap the lead 16 times in the last 56 laps.

July 4th, 1966: Sam McQuagg takes his first ever career Grand National (Cup) Series win by taking the checkers at the Firecracker 400. McQuagg's Dodge Charger has a strip of aluminum on the back decklid of the car making the car more stable. This was the first Nascar Grand National event to permit cars equipped with rear spoilers.

July 4th, 1972: David Pearson beats Richard Petty to the line by 4 feet to win the Firecracker 400 at Daytona.

July 4th, 1974: David Pearson outfoxes Richard Petty on the last lap to take the win in the Firecracker 400. Pearson is leading coming to the white flag, but pulls to the low side and slows down allowing Petty by. Pearson wanted to be behind him to utilize the draft, and he uses it to his advantage by drafting by Petty just before the finish line to take the win. (Ive seen a video of this-wish i could find it)

July 4th, 1977: Richard Petty wins the Firecracker 400 at Daytona. For the first time since 1949, 3 women are in the starting field-Janet Guthrie, Christine Beckers, and Lella Lombardi.

July 4th, 1983: Buddy Baker takes the lead and goes on to the win in the Firecracker 400 when Terry Labonte runs out of gas while leading with 2 laps to go.

July 4th, 1984: With President Ronald Reagan in attendance, Richard Petty wins the race to the caution flag and wins the Firecracker 400 for his 200th and final career victory, a record that is very unlikely to be matched.

Finish:

July 4th, 1985: Relative unknown Greg Sacks wins the Firecracker 400 at Daytona in an unsponsored car. Sacks beats 2nd place Bill Elliott by 23 seconds for his first career Cup Series Victory.

July 4th, 1987: Bobby Allison charges from 13th place to 1st in 3 laps to win the Firecracker 400 at Daytona in impressive fashion.

Final Laps: (thats Ken Schrader flipping in the 90 car)

July 4th, 1992: Ernie Irvan passes Sterling Marlin to win the Pepsi 400 at Daytona. President George Bush accompanies Richard Petty in pre race ceremonies, commemorating the King's final Daytona start.

July 4th, 1998: Huge Forest Fires in Florida force Nascar to postpone the Pepsi 400 until October. It is the first time the July classic is postponed since the track was built in 1959.

July 4th, 2009: Tony Stewart collides with Kyle Busch just before the finish line sending Busch into the wall and partially airborne in a huge crash at the finish of the Coke Zero 400-Stewart takes his 3rd win in the last 5 years in the 400 mile July classic.

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Today in Nascar History July 5th:

Winners on this date: John Andretti, Greg Biffle, and Kyle Busch.

July 5th, 1997: John Andretti holds off Dale Earnhardt and Terry Labonte in the late laps to score his first Nascar Cup Series victory in the Pepsi 400 at Daytona. It is also Cale Yarborough's first win as a car owner.

Finish: (wreck, restart, and another big wreck before the finish-crazy racing!!)





July 5th, 2003: Greg Biffle uses fuel strategy to win the Pepsi 400 at Daytona and score his first ever Cup Series victory.

Start:



The Big One:



Finish:





July 5th, 2008: Kyle Busch inches ahead of Carl Edwards while chaos ensues behind them on the final lap and goes onto win the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona.

Finish:

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Today in Nascar History July 6th:

Winners on this date: Tim Flock (2 times), Richard Petty, Bill Elliott, Sterling Marlin, and Michael Waltrip.

July 6th, 1969: Richard Petty wins at Dover by over 6 laps in a dominating performance.



July 6th, 1991: Bill Elliott dominates the Pepsi 400 at Daytona leading a Ford 1-2-3 finish. Darrell Waltrip survives a horrible tumble on the backstretch during the event.

DW's crash:



Finish:



July 6th, 1996: Sterling Marlin prevails in a rain shortened Pepsi 400.



July 6th, 2002: Michael Waltrip dominates much of the night and prevails when the caution comes out late to win the Pepsi 400.

Start:



Da Big One: (deg remember this one-Jarrett and Burton-Bodine and Nemechek took hard hits)



Finish:

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Today in Nascar History July 7th:

Winners on this date: Lee Petty, Rex White, Ned Jarrett, Elmo Langley, Bobby Allison, Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Jamie McMurray.

July 7th, 1990: A massive 24 car accident on the 2nd lap of the Pepsi 400 depletes half of the field allowing Dale Earnhardt to cruise to an easy victory at Daytona. It was Earnhardts first points win at the track.

DW Happy Hour crash for this race-would keep him out of action for a few months due to injury.



Plane Aborts Landing at the Airport during the race-ha!



THE BIIIIIGGG ONE-lap 2 no less:



Finish: holy cow Earnhardts car was fast that day lol-jeez. (also notice Dale Jr in VL)



July 7th, 2001: In the first race back at Daytona since his father's death on the last lap of the Daytona 500, Dale Earnhardt Jr scores an emotional feel good win with his DEI teammate Michael Waltrip finishing in 2nd right behind him. (very memorable race for me-even as a non Jr fan, I wanted him to win this one).

Pre Race-nice Dale Sr tribute and Dale Jr interview.



Start:



The...Big One:



Last restart-Dale Jr 6th to 1st to score the win:



Post Race:







July 7th, 2007: After winning the Busch race earlier in the day, Kyle Busch comes just short of doubling up, losing to Jamie McMurray in one of the closest finishes in Nascar history. McMurray breaks a long winless drought by taking the win in a very competitive and exciting Pepsi 400 at Daytona-it is also the last Pepsi 400 (Coke now) and the last for the old style car.

Start:



Hamlin/Stewart wreck:



Finish-last 7 laps: (I was on my feet for this one pullin for Jamie to beat Kyle to the line!)

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Ahhh...the memories! :)