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The 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the thirty-third season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 10th modern-era Cup Season. It was the first year of the Gen 3 car. It was the first year of the Gen 3 car.
Richard Petty holds the record for the most NASCAR Cup Series wins in history with 200. David Pearson is second with 105 victories, and Jeff Gordon is third with 93 wins. [5] Petty also holds the record for the longest time between his first win and his last. He won his first race in 1960 and his last in 1984, a span of 24 years. [6]
The first driver to win multiple Championships was Herb Thomas in 1951 and 1953. The current Drivers' Champion is Joey Logano, who won his third NASCAR Cup Series championship in 2024. [2] The NASCAR points system has undergone several incarnations since its initial implementation.
The NASCAR championship season consists of a series of races, held usually on oval tracks, and in a few cases, road courses. [4] Each season throughout NASCAR history has consisted of between 8 and 62 races. [5] The results of each race are combined to determine two championships in each of the top series, one for drivers and one for manufacturers.
The thrilling win would propel him to that year's NASCAR Rookie of the Year award. Bouchard and Pete Hamilton are the only NASCAR Cup Series winners from Massachusetts to date. Terry Herman would make his first NASCAR Cup start in this race while Sandy Satullo, II would make his last. [4]
A look at the all-time winners list year by year in the NASCAR Daytona 500, which began in 1959. ... 1981: Richard Petty. 1980: Buddy Baker. ... ‘Yellowstone’ Season 5 Episode 13: Craziest ...
The 1981 Mason-Dixon 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on May 17, 1981, at Dover Downs International Speedway (now Dover International Speedway) in Dover, Delaware. During the preceding season , NASCAR had completely stopped tracking the year model of all the vehicles and most teams did not take stock cars to the ...
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