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Nobody Doesn t Like Sara Lee . or NASCAR Veteran Ken Schrader
Here s the real story behind Schrader s first NASCAR Cup Series win at Talladega in 1988.
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Long beloved because he’ll race anything anywhere against anyone at any time, the youngish 66-year-old Schrader is helping Tony Stewart and Ray Evernham with this year’s Superstar Racing Experience.
Schrader reached Cup in 1984 with five races in an Elmo Langley-owned Ford.
In July 1988, Schrader won at Talladega after starting seventh and perfectly executing a last-lap, high-side pass. It’s not as scientific as Gallup or Pew Research, but our unofficial