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The car number was originally intended to be No. 46, a Hendrick car driven by Greg Sacks for the filming of Days of Thunder in 1989 and 1990, but was changed after a licensing conflict with Paramount Pictures. No. 24 was selected due to its insignificance in NASCAR history prior to Gordon; [2] at the time no driver had ever won a Cup race in ...
Betty Skelton Erde wasn't technically a NASCAR driver, but she drove the pace car at Daytona in 1954, and was clocked at a speed of 105.88 mph (170.40 km/h) on the sand, setting a stock car speed record for women. [6] No woman had raced NASCAR in a decade when Janet Guthrie started the 1976 World 600, [7] finishing 15th, ahead of Dale Earnhardt ...
Glass bead making has long traditions, with the oldest known beads dating over 3,000 years. [1] [2] Glass beads have been dated back to at least Roman times. Perhaps the earliest glass-like beads were Egyptian faience beads, a form of clay bead with a self-forming vitreous coating. Glass beads are significant in archaeology because the presence ...
About five years later, Haugen created "That Water Bead Lady," a nonprofit group that raises awareness about the dangers of water beads, supports families whose children get injured by them and ...
These are the men who define the competition of our sport. Their accomplishments are the benchmark that much of our history is identified by. Honoring them in this way, at the beginning of the NASCAR 50th Anniversary celebration, is one way of showing our true appreciation for them and the invaluable contribution they have given over the past 50 years.
Being a NASCAR car owner during the vintage years of NASCAR. Buying or sponsoring as many as 7 teams in any given race. James D. Stacy (March 27, 1930 – October 12, 2016), [ 1 ] frequently referred to as Jim Stacy or J.D. Stacy , [ 1 ] was an American entrepreneur and former NASCAR Winston Cup Series race car owner and sponsor whose career ...
Tyler Reddick is racing for the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series title.. Reddick made an incredible last-lap pass of Ryan Blaney to win his way into the the Championship 4. Reddick was third on the white ...
The first running of the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway in 1950 was the first NASCAR race on a large speedway. It has become known as NASCAR's "oldest superspeedway race". [citation needed] The Talladega event was originally known as the Alabama 500 in 1970, becoming the Winston 500 from 1971 to 1997. It has been scheduled in April or May ...