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
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Public Hearing Held on Fairground Nashville s NASCAR Future
Central Tennessee residents debated the merits of renovating the legendary short track. Speedway Motorsports Inc
The latest step towards a potential NASCAR return to Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway played out through dramatic political theater during a Fair Board of Commissioners meeting at the Karl Dean Ballroom in Downtown Music City on Tuesday night.
Speedway Motorsports Inc., which also operates nearby Bristol Motor Speedway, is seeking to obtain the lease to the facility owned by the City of Nashville and Davidson County.
Such an agreement would see Bristol Motor Speedway become the de facto promoters of the historic short track, and pending an eventual renovation project, clear a pathway for all three NASCAR national touring divisions to return.
The Time in 1999 When America s Racer Tony Stewart Figured It Out in NASCAR Cup
Stewart s win at Richmond on September 11, 1999, was his first of 49 in the NASCAR Cup Series.
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Most of Tony Stewart’s fame came during 22 years in stock cars, but he actually began winning almost immediately as an Indiana pre-teen in go-karts and quarter-midgets.
The first of Stewart s 49 Cup victories came in just his 25th start, among the quickest by a NASCAR rookie in recent history. It came on September 11, 1999, at the ¾-mile Richmond Raceway
Later in the fall, Stewart won back-to-back at Phoenix and Homestead to set a record for rookie victories.
NASCAR s Most Memorable Moments at Martinsville Speedway The Short Track is the only venue that remains from the original 1948 schedule. Apr 7, 2021 Sarah CrabillGetty Images
Only one track from the original 1949 NASCAR Cup Series schedule remains there today, and Martinsville Speedway isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Virginia businessman H. Clay Earles carved a paperclip-shaped half-mile oval out of Henry County clay in 1947 with NASCAR founders Jim and Bill France serving as partners. In exchange for a quarter of the revenue from the first race, the Frances promised to delivered cars and advertising. It’s been on the schedule ever since. The track was paved in 1955 and has survived a series a series of national expansions that came at the expense of countless other short tracks that were on the initial schedules, including North Wilkesboro Speedway. While the track has undergone several modernization projects, Martinsville Speedway is revered due to its thr
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