Season Recap

January 18 - Riverside 500 = Winner: David Pearson January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... David Pearson David Pearson (born December 22, 1934 in Whitney, South Carolina) is a former American racecar driver. ...

February 15 - Daytona 500 = Winner: David Pearson February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, 500 mile (805 km) NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ...

February 29 - Carolina 500 = Winner: Richard Petty February 29 is the 60th day of a leap year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 306 days remaining. ... Richard Petty (second from left) pictured with his father Lee (to his right), son Kyle (to his left), and grandson Adam (to his far left), in 2000 before the deaths of Lee and Adam. ...

March 7 - Richmond 400 = Winner: Dave Marcis March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in Leap years). ... Dave Marcis (born March 1, 1941) was a driver on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit from 1968 until 2002. ...

March 14 - Southeastern 500 = Winner: Cale Yarborough March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in Leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... William Caleb Cale Yarborough (born March 27, 1939) in Timmonsville SC, near the Famous Darlington Speedway, is a former NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver. ...

March 21 - Atlanta 500 = Winner: David Pearson March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ...

April 4 - Gwyn Staley Memorial 400 = Winner: Cale Yarborough April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ...

April 11 - Rebel 500 = Winner: David Pearson April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ...

April 25 - Virginia 500 = Winner: Darrell Waltrip April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... Darrell Waltrip (born February 5, 1947 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is a NASCAR driver, active from 1972 to 2000, who won three Nextel Cup titles (1981, 1982, 1985), the 1989 Daytona 500, 1992 Southern 500, and is the undisputed Memorial Day major race record holder, having won an unprecedented five Coca...

May 2 - Winston 500 = Winner: Buddy Baker May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... For the American composer, see Buddy Baker (composer). ...

May 8 - Music City USA 420 = Winner: Cale Yarborough May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ...

May 16 - mason-Dixie 500 = Winner Benny Parsons May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... Benny Parsons (born July 12, 1941 in Detroit) was an American motorsports driver in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series (now known as the Nextel Cup Series. ...

May 30 - World 600 = Winner: David Pearson May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... The Coca-Cola 600 (formerly World 600) is a six hundred mile stock car race held annually at Lowes Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) in Charlotte, North Carolina on Memorial Day weekend. ...

June 13 - Winston Western 500 = Winner: David Pearson June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ...

June 20 - Michigan 400 = Winner: David Pearson June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ...

July 4 - Firecracker 400 = Winner: Cale Yarborough July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ...

July 17 - Nashville 420 = Winner: Benny Parsons July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ...

August 1 - Purolator 500 = Winner: Richard Petty August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... Purolator is a Canadian courier service owned primarily by Canada Post. ...

August 8 - Talladega 500 = Winner: Dave Marcis August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ...

August 22 - Michigan 400 = Winner: David Pearson August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ...

August 29 - Bristol 500 = Winner: Cale Yarborough August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ...

September 6 - Southern 500 = Winner: David Pearson September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... The Mountain Dew Southern 500 is a 500 mile (805 km) NASCAR Nextel Cup race. ...

September 12 - Richmond 400 = Winner: Cale Yarborough September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ...

September 19 - Delaware 500 = Winner: Cale Yarborough September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ...

September 26 - Old Dominion 500 = Winner: Cale Yarborough September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. ...

October 3 - North Carolina 500 = Winner: Cale Yarborough October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in Leap years). ...

October 10 - National 500 = Winner: Donnie Allison October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ... Donnie Allison is a former driver on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit, who won ten times during his racing career, which spanned the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s. ...

October 24 - Rockingham 500 = Winner: Richard Petty October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ...

November 7 - Dixie 500 = Winner: Dave Marcis November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ...

November 21 - California 500 = Winner: David Pearson November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...