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Ricky Craven (No. 32) edges out Kurt Busch (No. 97) at the line in the 2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400, it was the closest NASCAR finish until the 2024 AdventHealth 400. Prior to the introduction of integrated electronic scoring in May 1993, margins of victory were scored in laps, car lengths, or feet, or inches, using handheld stopwatches or ...
The superspeedway track limits (often referred as the "yellow line rule") have been part of considerable criticism and controversies, such as when Regan Smith was stripped of the win at the 2008 AMP Energy 500 following a last-lap pass attempt that went below the line [54] [55] and controversies surrounding the finish of the 2020 YellaWood 500 ...
Byron led the Cup Series with an average finish of 11th. Chris Buescher was second at 12.1. Blaney’s average finish was seventh among full-time Cup Series drivers (Chase Elliott included) at 14.1.
The 1976 Music City USA 420 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on May 8, 1976, at Nashville Speedway (now Fairgrounds Speedway) in Nashville, Tennessee.. The five drivers that dominated the 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season were David Pearson (average finish of 7th place), Cale Yarborough (average finish of 8th place), Richard Petty (average finish of 9th place), Benny ...
The cars slid down the banking and came to rest in the infield. Petty, who was over half a lap behind both drivers before the incident, went on to win, [3] beating Waltrip by one car length. After the wrecked cars of Donnie and Yarborough settled in the infield grass short of the finish line, the two drivers began to argue.
Lowest average race speed (winner) 53.583 km/h (33.295 mph) 2022 Japanese Grand Prix (Max Verstappen) (Race stopped twice. Firstly, due to rain and Carlos Sainz Jr.'s crash. Secondly, as three-hour time limit reached, after which the race was not restarted) [15] Lowest average race speed (winner) without a red flag: 98.701 km/h (61.330 mph)
The contact caused the drivers to spin into the grass in the infield just short of the finish line. Petty's car didn't start, but Pearson was able to keep his car running and limp over the finish line for the win. Many fans consider this finish to be the greatest in the history of NASCAR.
The Daytona 500 is a 500-mile-long (805 km) NASCAR Cup Series motor race held annually at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.It is the first of two Cup races held every year at Daytona, the second being the Coke Zero Sugar 400, and one of three held in Florida, with the annual fall showdown Straight Talk Wireless 400 being held at Homestead south of Miami.