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That car was the only one to exceed 200 in 1970. He became known for his skill at superspeedways; in his career, he won four races at Talladega and two at Daytona, including the 1980 Daytona 500. Baker's victory in that race remains the fastest Daytona 500 in NASCAR history, posting an average speed of 177.602 mph (285.809 km/h).
Season sweep and 3rd straight Talladega win for Dale Earnhardt Jr. With this win, he joins Buddy Baker as the only 2 drivers in NASCAR history to win 3 straight Talladega races. In a bizarre event, during the pace laps, Mark Martin had a steering problem and crashed into Jimmie Johnson.
The 2002 Aaron's 312 at Talladega was a NASCAR Busch Series stock car race held on April 20, 2002, at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. Johnny Sauter of Richard Childress Racing won the pole position, while Jason Keller of ppc Racing won the race. The race, however, was infamous for involving the largest accident in modern NASCAR ...
The 2002 Aaron's 499 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that was held April 21, 2002, at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. Dale Earnhardt Jr. of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. won the race, his first of the season and the second of his four straight wins at Talladega.
The race was the 30th in the 2002 Winston Cup season, and was broadcast by NBC. Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports was awarded the pole position after qualifying was canceled, [2] while Dale Earnhardt Jr. of Dale Earnhardt, Inc., who won the previous race, led the most laps and won his second consecutive EA Sports 500.
NASCAR Exhibition victories [5] No. Date Season Car # Driver Race Track Location 1 February 8 1964: 43 Richard Petty: Daytona 500 Pole Position Race #2 Daytona International Speedway: Daytona Beach, Florida: 2 July 29 1973: 43 Richard Petty: ACME Super Saver 500 [note 1] Pocono International Raceway: Long Pond, Pennsylvania: 3 February 17 1977: ...
Ryan Preece and Chase Briscoe will drive Stewart-Haas Racing Fords outfitted in the colors of Talladega Nights stars Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly. Talladega Nights, Shake 'N' Bake, come to ...
Talladega Superspeedway (formerly named Alabama International Motor Speedway from 1969 to 1989) is a 2.66-mile (4.28 km) tri-oval superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama.The track has hosted a variety of racing events since its inaugural season of racing in 1969; primarily races sanctioned by NASCAR.