| 2003 |
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Won one IROC race (11 career)* |
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*Tied with Dale Earnhardt and Al
Unser Jr for most IROC wins |
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| 2002 |
|
Finished second in the Winston Cup series, 38
points behind Tony Stewart |
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Won one Winston Cup Race (33 career) |
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Won his largest purse, $1,280,033, with his
Coca-Cola 600 win |
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Won the Winston No Bull 5 race in Charlotte
(Coca-Cola 600) |
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|
Started 500th Winston Cup race (Bristol, March
24) |
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| 2001 |
|
Viagra became the primary sponsor of the
Winston Cup car |
| |
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Won two Winston Cup poles (42 career) |
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|
|
| 2000 |
|
Won one Winston Cup race (32 career) |
| |
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Won four Busch Grand National races (44 career) |
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|
Won one IROC race (10 career) |
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|
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1999
|
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Won two Winston Cup races (31 career) |
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Won six Busch Grand National races (40 career) |
| |
|
Won one IROC race (9 career) |
| |
|
Won the first two IROC races at Indianapolis |
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Won one Winston Cup pole (40 career) |
| |
|
Started 400th Winston Cup race (California, May
2) |
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| 1998 |
|
Finished second in the Winston Cup series, 364
points behind Jeff Gordon |
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Won career best seven Winston Cup races (29
career) |
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Won fourth IROC championship |
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|
First driver to win four IROC championships** |
| |
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Won two IROC races (8 career) |
| |
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Won the inaugural Las Vegas Winston Cup event |
| |
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Won his largest purse, $356,850, with his Texas
500 win |
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Won two Busch Grand National races (34 career) |
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Selected to the AARWBA* All-American Team |
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Won three Winston Cup poles (39 career) |
| |
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*American Auto Racing Writers
and Broadcasters Association |
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**Dale Earnhardt won his fourth
IROC championship in 2000 |
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|
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| 1997 |
|
Won third IROC championship |
| |
|
First driver to win three IROC championships |
| |
|
Won two IROC Races (6 career) |
| |
|
Won four Winston Cup races (22 career) |
| |
|
Won NASCAR's fastest 500 mile race at Talladega
during the Winston Open, 188.354 mph |
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Received Busch Pole Award with three pole starts |
| |
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Won six Busch Grand National races (32 career)* |
| |
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Won three Winston Cup poles (36 career) |
| |
|
*Broke Jack Ingram's record of 31 Busch Grand
National wins |
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| 1996 |
|
Won second IROC championship |
| |
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Won two IROC races (4 career) |
| |
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Won first IROC race run under the lights (May
17, Charlotte) |
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|
Won six Busch Grand National races (26 career) |
| |
|
Won one Craftsman Truck race (1 career) |
| |
|
Won four Winston Cup poles (33 career) |
| |
|
Started 300th Winston Cup race (Bristol, March
31) |
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Became one of only four drivers to win in the
Winston Cup, Busch, and Craftsman Truck series |
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*Other three drivers are Terry
Labonte, Ken Schrader, and Bobby Hamilton |
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|
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|
1995
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Won four Winston Cup races (18 career) |
| |
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Won three Busch Grand National races (20 career) |
| |
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Won one IROC race (2 career) |
| |
|
Won GTS1 Class of 24 Hours of Daytona* |
| |
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Won four Winston Cup poles (29 career) |
| |
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*Jack Roush's "Nobody's Fool"
Mustang driven by Paul Newman, Mark Martin, and Tom Kendall |
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| 1994 |
|
Finished second in the Winston Cup series, 714
points behind Dale Earnhardt |
| |
|
Won the International Race of Champions (IROC)
series |
| |
|
Won one IROC race |
| |
|
Won two Winston Cup races (14 career) |
| |
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Won three Busch Grand National races (17 career) |
| |
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Won one Winston Cup pole (25 career) |
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|
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1993
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Won five Winston Cup races (12 career) |
| |
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Won record-tying four-in-a-row races
(Watkins Glen, Michigan, Bristol, & Darlington) |
| |
|
Won seven Busch Grand National races (14 career) |
| |
|
Winn-Dixie became the primary sponsor of Busch
Grand National car |
| |
|
Won five Winston Cup poles (24 career) |
| |
|
Won half (7 of 14) Busch races entered in 1993 |
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|
|
| 1992 |
|
Won two Winston Cup races (7 career) |
| |
|
Won one Winston Cup pole (19 career) |
| |
|
Valvoline became the primary sponsor of the
Winston Cup car |
| |
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Started 200th Winston Cup race (Rockingham,
October 25) |
| |
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Won one Busch Grand National race (7 career) |
| |
|
|
| 1991 |
|
Selected as a member of the McDonalds All-Star
Race Team |
| |
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Won one Winston Cup race (5 career) |
| |
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Received Busch Pole Award with five pole starts |
| |
|
Won five Winston Cup poles (18 career) |
| |
|
|
| 1990 |
|
Finished second in the Winston Cup series, 26
points behind Dale Earnhardt |
| |
|
Won three Winston Cup races (4 career) |
| |
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Completed more miles than any other driver,
winning the Sears DieHard competition |
| |
|
Folgers became the primary sponsor of the
Winston Cup car |
| |
|
Won one Busch Grand National race (6 career) |
| |
|
Selected as a member of the McDonalds All-Star
Race Team
(with Dale Earnhardt and Rusty Wallace) |
| |
|
Selected to the AARWBA* All-American Team |
| |
|
Won four Winston Cup poles (13 career) |
| |
|
*American Auto Racing Writers
and Broadcasters Association |
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|
|
| 1989 |
|
Named National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA)
Driver of the Year |
| |
|
Won first Winston Cup race at Rockingham, North
Carolina, (113th start) |
| |
|
First year to win over $1 million in Winston Cup
series |
| |
|
Won six Winston Cup poles (9 career) |
| |
|
Started his 100th Winston Cup race (Michigan,
June 25) |
| |
|
Won one Busch Grand National race (5 career) |
| |
|
|
| 1988 |
|
First year with Roush Racing in Winston Cup,
Stroh Light Thunderbird |
| |
|
Won one Busch Grand National race (4 career) |
| |
|
Won one Winston Cup pole (3 career) |
| |
|
|
|
1987
|
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Won three Busch series races |
| |
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Won first career Busch series race |
| |
|
Was the first Busch series driver to win either
a race or pole in a Ford |
| |
|
|
| 1986 |
|
Won his fourth ASA championship |
| |
|
Won five ASA races (21 career) |
| |
|
|
| 1985 |
|
Won four ASA races (16 career) |
| |
|
|
| 1982 |
|
Ran first full NASCAR Winston Cup season (Apache
Stove Buick Regal) |
| |
|
Ran first Daytona 500, started 26, finished 30,
completed 75 laps before engine expired |
| |
|
Ran first Busch series race at Indianapolis
Raceway Park |
| |
|
NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie-of-the-Year Runner-Up
(behind Geoff Bodine) |
| |
|
|
| 1981 |
|
Started first Winston Cup race at North
Wilkesboro (April 3, 1981) |
| |
|
Won first NASCAR pole in third start at
Nashville, Tennessee |
| |
|
Won two Winston Cup poles (2 career) |
| |
|
Won two ASA races (12 career) |
| |
|
Won first ARCA race (Talladega) |
| |
|
|
| 1980 |
|
Won his third ASA championship |
| |
|
Won five ASA races (10 career) |
| |
|
|
| 1979 |
|
Won his second ASA championship |
| |
|
Won three ASA races (5 career) |
| |
|
|
| 1978 |
|
Won his first ASA championship at age 19
(Youngest ASA Champion) |
| |
|
Won two ASA races |
| |
|
Won his first ASA race (Anderson) |
| |
|
|
| 1977 |
|
Won the World Series at New Smyrna Beach Raceway
(Florida) |
| |
|
Won the Missouri Fairgrounds championship |
| |
|
Won the Rockford, Illinois short track title |
| |
|
Won Rookie of the Year in the American Speed
Association (ASA) |
| |
|
|
| 1975 |
|
Won Sportsman Division track championship at
Locust Grove Speedway (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| |
|
Won Sportsman Division track championship at
Benton Speedway (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
