THE OFFICIAL NASCAR 2020 prEVIEW & PRESS GUIDE 183
TRACK RECORDS & PAST winners
Most Wins: 10 – Dale Earnhardt
Most Poles: 8 – Bill Elliott
Most Top Fives: 23 – Dale Earnhardt
Most Top 10s: 27 – Dale Earnhardt
Most Lead Changes: 88 – 2 times, most recently 4/17/11
Fewest Lead Changes: 13 – 5/6/73
Most Leaders: 29 – 4/25/10
Fewest Leaders: 4 – 5/16/71
Most Cautions: 11 – 4/25/04
Fewest Cautions: 0 – 3 times, most recently 10/6/02
Most Caution Laps: 62 – 5/7/72
Fewest Caution Laps: 0 – 3 times, most recently 10/6/02
Most on the Lead Lap: 34 – 10/23/16
Fewest on the Lead Lap: 1 – 2 times, most recently 5/6/79
Most Running at the Finish: 40 – 4/22/01
Fewest Running at the Finish: 14 – 7/27/86
Most Laps Led by a Race Winner: 153 – 8/23/70
Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: 1 – 2 times, most recently 4/26/09
Most Wins by a Manufacturer: 40 – Chevrolet
Closest Margin of Victory: 0.002 Seconds – 4/17/11
Greatest Margin of Victory: 0.388 Seconds – 10/21/01
Margins of Victory under electronic timing since 1993.
TRACK RECORDS
PAST WINNERS
Year Event Race Winner Car
Make
Start
Pos.
Car Owner Pole Winner Year Event Race Winner Car
Make
Start
Pos.
Car Owner Pole Winner
1969 Talladega 500 Richard Brickhouse Dodge 9 Ray Nichels Bobby Isaac 1995 Winston Select 500 Mark Martin Ford 3 Jack Roush Terry Labonte
1970 Alabama 500 Pete Hamilton Plymouth 6 Petty Enterprises Bobby Isaac Diehard 500 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 1 Larry McClure Sterling Marlin
Talladega 500 Pete Hamilton Plymouth 4 Petty Enterprises Bobby Isaac 1996 Winston Select 500 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 4 Larry McClure Ernie Irvan
1971 Winston 500 Donnie Allison Mercury 1 Wood Brothers Donnie Allison Diehard 500 (a) Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 2 Rick Hendrick Jeremy May��eld
Talladega 500 Bobby Allison Mercury 2 Holman-Moody Donnie Allison 1997 Winston Select 500 (b, c) Mark Martin Ford 18 Jack Roush John Andretti
1972 Winston 500 David Pearson Mercury 2 Wood Brothers Bobby Isaac Diehard 500 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 6 Rick Hendrick Ernie Irvan
Talladega 500 James Hylton Mercury 22 James Hylton Bobby Isaac 1998 Diehard 500 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 1 Joe Gibbs Bobby Labonte
1973 Winston 500 David Pearson Mercury 2 Wood Brothers Buddy Baker Winston 500 Dale Jarrett Ford 3 Robert Yates Ken Schrader
Talladega 500 Dick Brooks Plymouth 24 Crawford Brothers Bobby Allison 1999 Diehard 500 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 17 Richard Childress Ken Schrader
1974 Winston 500 (d) David Pearson Mercury 1 Wood Brothers David Pearson Winston 500 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 27 Richard Childress Joe Nemechek
Talladega 500 Richard Petty Dodge 3 Petty Enterprises David Pearson 2000 Diehard 500 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 36 Rick Hendrick Jeremy May��eld
1975 Winston 500 Buddy Baker Ford 1 Walter “Bud” Moore Buddy Baker Winston 500 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 20 Richard Childress Joe Nemechek
Talladega 500 Buddy Baker Ford 2 Walter “Bud” Moore Dave Marcis 2001 Talladega 500 (c) Bobby Hamilton Chevrolet 14 Andy Petree Stacy Compton
1976 Winston 500 Buddy Baker Ford 12 Walter “Bud” Moore Dave Marcis EA Sports 500 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 6 Teresa Earnhardt Stacy Compton
Talladega 500 Dave Marcis Dodge 1 Nord Krauskopf Dave Marcis 2002 Aaron’s 499 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 4 Teresa Earnhardt Jimmie Johnson
1977 Winston 500 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 11 M. DiProspero/B. Gardner A.J. Foyt EA Sports Thunder 500 (c) Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 13 Teresa Earnhardt None (weather)
Talladega 500 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 2 Hoss Ellington Benny Parsons 2003 Aaron’s 499 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 13 Teresa Earnhardt Jeremy May��eld
1978 Winston 500 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 1 Junior Johnson Cale Yarborough EA Sports 500 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 18 Teresa Earnhardt Elliott Sadler
Talladega 500 Lennie Pond Oldsmobile 5 Harry Ranier Cale Yarborough 2004 Aaron’s 499 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 11 Rick Hendrick Ricky Rudd
1979 Winston 500 Bobby Allison Ford 12 Walter “Bud” Moore Darrell Waltrip EA Sports 500 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 10 Teresa Earnhardt Joe Nemechek
Talladega 500 Darrell Waltrip Oldsmobile 8 M. DiProspero/B. Gardner Neil Bonnett 2005 Aaron’s 499 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 2 Rick Hendrick Kevin Harvick
1980 Winston 500 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 2 Harry Ranier David Pearson UAW-Ford 500 Dale Jarrett Ford 2 Robert Yates Elliott Sadler
Talladega 500 Neil Bonnett Mercury 2 Wood Brothers Buddy Baker 2006 Aaron’s 499 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 16 Rick Hendrick Elliott Sadler
1981 Winston 500 Bobby Allison Buick 1 Harry Ranier Bobby Allison UAW-Ford 500 Brian Vickers Chevrolet 9 Rick Hendrick David Gilliland
Talladega 500 Ron Bouchard Buick 10 Jack Beebe Harry Gant 2007 Aaron's 499 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 1 Rick Hendrick Jeff Gordon
1982 Winston 500 Darrell Waltrip Buick 2 Junior Johnson Benny Parsons UAW-Ford 500 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 34 Rick Hendrick Michael Waltrip
Talladega 500 Darrell Waltrip Buick 2 Junior Johnson Geoffrey Bodine 2008 Aaron’s 499 Kyle Busch Toyota 5 Joe Gibbs Joe Nemechek
1983 Winston 500 Richard Petty Pontiac 15 Petty Enterprises Cale Yarborough Amp Energy 500 Tony Stewart Toyota 34 Joe Gibbs Travis Kvapil
Talladega 500 Dale Earnhardt Ford 4 Walter “Bud” Moore Cale Yarborough 2009 Aaron's 499 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet 9 James Finch Juan Pablo Montoya
1984 Winston 500 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 1 Harry Ranier Cale Yarborough AMP Energy 500 Jamie McMurray Ford 22 Jack Roush None (weather)
Talladega 500 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 3 Richard Childress Cale Yarborough 2010 Aaron's 499 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 4 Richard Childress None (weather)
1985 Winston 500 Bill Elliott Ford 1 Harry Melling Bill Elliott AMP Energy Juice 500 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 2 Richard Childress Juan Pablo Montoya
Talladega 500 Cale Yarborough Ford 2 Harry Ranier Bill Elliott 2011 Aaron's 499 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 2 Rick Hendrick Jeff Gordon
1986 Winston 500 Bobby Allison Buick 2 William Stavola Bill Elliott Good Sam Club 500 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 3 Richard Childress Mark Martin
Talladega 500 Bobby Hillin Jr. Buick 13 William Stavola Bill Elliott 2012 Aaron's 499 Brad Keselowski Dodge 13 Roger Penske Jeff Gordon
1987 Winston 500 (a) Davey Allison Ford 3 Harry Ranier Bill Elliott Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 Matt Kenseth Ford 15 Jack Roush Kasey Kahne
Talladega 500 Bill Elliott Ford 1 Harry Melling Bill Elliott 2013 Aaron’s 499 David Ragan Ford 19 Bob Jenkins None (Weather)
1988 Winston 500 Phil Parsons Oldsmobile 3 Leo & Richard Jackson Davey Allison Camping World RV Sales 500 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 9 Chip Gannasi None (Weather)
Talladega Diehard 500 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 7 Rick Hendrick Darrell Waltrip 2014 Aaron’s 499 Denny Hamlin Toyota 34 Joe Gibbs Brian Scott
1989 Winston 500 Davey Allison Ford 2 Robert Yates Mark Martin GEICO 500 Brad Keselowski Ford 5 Roger Penske Brian Vickers
Talladega Diehard 500 Terry Labonte Ford 5 Junior Johnson Mark Martin 2015 GEICO 500 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 4 Rick Hendrick Jeff Gordon
1990 Winston 500 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 5 Richard Childress Bill Elliott Campingworld.com 500 Joey Logano Ford 10 Roger Penske Jeff Gordon
Diehard 500 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 1 Richard Childress Dale Earnhardt 2016 GEICO 500 Brad Keselowski Ford 7 Roger Penske Chase Elliott
1991 Winston 500 Harry Gant Oldsmobile 2 Leo Jackson Ernie Irvan Hellmann’s 500 Joey Logano Ford 16 Rogers Penske Martin Truex Jr.
Diehard 500 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 4 Richard Childress Sterling Marlin 2017 GEICO 500 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 1 Jack Roush Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
1992 Winston 500 Davey Allison Ford 2 Robert Yates Ernie Irvan Alabama 500 Brad Keselowski Ford 6 Roger Penske Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Diehard 500 Ernie Irvan Chevrolet 7 Larry McClure Sterling Marlin 2018 GEICO 500 Joey Logano Ford 9 Roger Penske Kevin Harvick
1993 Winston 500 Ernie Irvan Chevrolet 16 Larry McClure Dale Earnhardt 1000Bulbs.com 500 Aric Almirola Ford 4 Stewart Haas Kurt Busch
Diehard 500 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 11 Richard Childress Bill Elliott 2019 GEICO 500 Chase Ellion Chevrolet 11 Rick Hendrick Austin Dillon
1994 Winston Select 500 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 4 Richard Childress Ernie Irvan 1000Bulbs.com 500 Ryan Blaney Ford 4 Roger Penske Chase Elliot
Diehard 500 Jimmy Spencer Ford 2 Junior Johnson Dale Earnhardt
TRACK PROFILES
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