March 29, 1987: Rusty Wallace in action during the TranSouth 500 NASCAR Cup race at Darlington Raceway.
May 26, 1985: Darrell Waltrip waves his cap in victory lane at Charlotte Motor Speedway after winning the Coca-Cola World 600 NASCAR Cup race, one of...
Driving the Folgers Coffee Chevrolet for car owner Rick Hendrick, Tim Richmond ran the final NASCAR Cup races of his career in 1986 and 1987....
Racing team members load Goodyear Eagle racing tires in the speedway garage area following the running of the 1983 Daytona 500 stock car race at...
Driving his CRC Chemicals-sponsored Oldsmobile NASCAR Cup car at Daytona International Speedway, Richard Childress finished 13th in the Daytona 500...
Member of NASCAR driver Rodney Combs's crew prepares racing tires prior to the start of the 1987 Daytona 500 race at Daytona International Speedway...
Driver Neil Bonnett signs an autograph prior to the start of the 1984 Daytona 500 stock car race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach,...
Driver Dale Earnhardt Sr. Stands beside his racecar as a crew member checks tire pressures prior to the start of the 1982 Daytona 500 stock car race...
Crew members for NASCAR driver Harry Gant prepare to change Gant's tires during a pit stop at the 1983 Daytona 500 stock car race at Daytona...
April 3, 1982: Drivers fire-up their engines at Darlington Raceway just before the start of the TranSouth 200 NASCAR Busch Grand National Race. Harry...
May 29, 1983: Neil Bonnett is joined in victory lane by Miss Winston after he won the World 600 NASCAR Cup race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
For the SunBank 24 at Daytona International Speedway, car owner Jack Roush used a quartet of NASCAR Cup drivers for his Folgers/Motorcraft-sponsored...
Driver Darrell Waltrip and crew chief Tim Brewer combined to win the season NASCAR Cup championship for Junior Johnson’s race team.
Driving the Wrangler Jeans Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing, Dale Earnhardt won four NASCAR Cup races during the season and finished eighth in...
Richard Petty driver of the STP Buick celebrates in victory lane after winning the Winston Cup Daytona 500 on February 17, 1974 at the Daytona...
Benny Parsons becomes the first driver in NASCAR history to record an official qualifying lap over 200 mph, accomplishing the feat at Talladega...
Driving for car owner Junior Johnson with sponsorship from Pepsi and Burger King, Darrell Waltrip finished in the top 10 in 25 of the 30 NASCAR Cup...
Dale Earnhardt ended a winless streak dating back to 1980 by capturing the Rebel 500, his first win in a Ford, owned by Bud Moore.
1980s: The Richard Childress pit crew won the World Pit Crew Championship from 1985 through 1988, with Kirk Shelmerdine as crew chief.
Larry Pearson primarily participated in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, often times with his dad, David, in his pits circa 1986.
Darrell Waltrip driver of the Tide Chevrolet celebrates in victory lane after winning the Winston Cup Daytona 500 at the Daytona International...
Dale Earnhardt Wrangler earned his first ever win at Richmond in 1985 by defeating Geoff Bodine by 0.3 seconds.
Richard Petty driver of the STP Dodge is taken off the track in a stretcher after he crashed during the Daytona 500 at the Daytona Speedway on...
David Pearson ran nine NASCAR Cup races in the Hawaiian Tropic Chevrolet for car owner Hoss Ellington during the season and won the CRC Chemicals...
Bobby Allison had a long association with the Miller Brewing Company which sponsored Allison’s NASCAR Cup racers from 1983 through 1988.
Fans harass a woman with "Show us your tits" signs as she walks past them in the speedway infield during the running of 1984 Firecracker 400 race at...
Fans harass a woman with "Show us your tits" signs as she walks past them in the speedway infield during the running of 1984 Firecracker 400 race at...
Driver Alan Kulwicki rolls a tire in the speedway garage prior to the start of the 1987 Pepsi Firecracker 400 race at Daytona International Speedway...
Daytona 500: Bill Elliott and Geoff Bodine in action, leading the field during race at Daytona International Speedway. Daytona, FL 2/16/1986 CREDIT:...
Driver Cale Yarborough sits in his racecar prior to the start of the 1986 Pepsi Firecracker 400 stock car race at Daytona International Speedway in...
Benny Parsons accepts the Pole Winner Award from Ned Jarrett at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 24, 1987 in Concord, North Carolina.
1980s: A.J. Foyt drives an Oldsmobile Chevrolet at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Darrell Waltrip joined forces with car owner Junior Johnson in 1981 to form one of his most successful campaigns. Pictured is Waltrip and crew in...
April 24, 1983: Bobby Allison leaves pit road after getting service during the Virginia National Bank 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Still in the pits...
May 17, 1987: Dale Earnhardt is joined by his wife Teresa and the Richard Childress Racing crew in victory lane at Charlotte Motor Speedway after...
Driver Tom Sneva makes a pit stop while competing in the 1983 Daytona 500 stock car race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Rusty Wallace drove on the NASCAR Cup circuit for car owner Raymond Beadle with sponsorship from Kodiak from 1987 through 1989. Barry Dodson was the...
Driver Dale Earnhardt Sr. Sits in his race car while it is repaired after an accident during the 1981 Firecracker 400 on July 4, 1981 at the Daytona...
Scuffed sponsor decals on the side of a NASCAR race car involved in an accident during the running of the 1986 Daytona 500 stock car race at Daytona...
Alan Kulwicki takes his famed ÒPolish victory lapÓ following his first career NASCAR Cup win in the Checker 500 at Phoenix International Raceway.
Racecar with Hoosier tires is embelllished with sponsor decals at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Cale Yarborough carries a CBS camera in his car for the second time and wins. He carried a camera at the Daytona 500 and won. Yarborough said, "As...
May 11, 1986: Bill Elliott and his crew enjoy victory lane at Atlanta International Raceway after winning “The Winston.” This was the only time the...
Sam Ard of Asheboro, NC, won the 1983 NASCAR Busch Late Model Sportsman Series championship. The following year, he repeated as champion when it was...
Driving for car owner Dick Simon, Arie Luyendyk finished in the top 10 in 10 of 15 CART Indy Car races during the year and finished 10th in CART...
February 1988: Although Bill Elliott started the NASCAR Cup year with a 12th place finish in the season-opening Daytona 500 at Daytona International...
April 29, 1984: Geoff Bodine leads Bobby Allison and Richard Petty during the Sovran Bank 500 NASCAR Cup race at Martinsville Speedway. Bodine went...
While working as a crew chief for Junior Johnson’s NASCAR Cup team, Tim Brewer won the Cup title with drivers Cale Yarborough in1978 and Darrell...
Dale Earnhardt Sr, driver of the Wrangler Ford Thunderbird, is interviewed by Motor Racing Network broadcaster Mike Joy prior to the start of the...
Prior to the start of the 1982 Daytona 500 auto race, NASCAR driver Darrell Waltrip is interviewed by MRN radio reporter Dr. Jerry Punch in the...
Darrell Waltrip won the Goody's 300 in a Chevrolet, winning over $34,000. He won 13 NASCAR Busch Series races from the series beginning in 1982...
Richard Petty experienced a horrifying series of flips just after halfway during the 1988 Daytona 500. The incident began when there was contact with...
Darrell Waltrip and Junior Johnson at the Waldorf in 1981. NASCAR makes the Òbig timeÓ when the Awards Banquet is moved to the Big Apple's...
President Ronald Reagan with Richard Petty at the 1984 Firecracker 400 at Daytona. Bobby Allison looks on.