May 22, 2018 Seth and Sutton Sharp The Meridian Advantage 200 at Nazareth Speedway was the 11th race on the 28 race Busch Grand National Series schedule. The race also was a Busch North Series combination race, with 11 Busch North drivers joining the field. Facts and Info: Kenny Wallace sat on the pole for […]
On This Date In 1998: Darrell Waltrip’s Tim Flock Special
March 22, 2018 Seth and Sutton Sharp As his career as the owner and driver of the No. 17 was winding down, Darrell Waltrip showed up to Darlington Raceway in March of 1998 with a different look. The first four races of the 1998 Winston Cup season saw Waltrip behind the wheel of the No. […]
The History of the No. 35 Car (3/5/18)
Sutton and Seth Sharp March 5, 2018 In honor of today being March 5th (3/5), we take a look at the history of the No. 35 car in the Cup Series. The No. 35 made its debut on the beach at Daytona in 1949. Glenn Dunaway drove his Lincoln to a 28th place finish. Unfortunately for […]
Where Are They Now? Jeremy Mayfield
Seth and Sutton Sharp February 17, 2018 Last week, we caught up with former Winston Cup driver Jeremy Mayfield and talked about a variety of things including his successful career and his life today. Throughout his career, he won five Cup Series races. Keep It 35: What does a day in the life of Jeremy […]
The Hardee’s Show Car Wins The Daytona 500 (1983)
Seth and Sutton Sharp January 21, 2018 The NASCAR record book will always show Cale Yarborough as the winner of the 1983 Daytona 500, but his incredible journey to Victory Lane that day deserves an entire section. No driver had ever posted a 200 MPH qualifying lap at Daytona, that was until Yarborough hit the […]
Petty vs Hamilton: The $100,000 Bet
Seth and Sutton Sharp January 7, 2018 When Richard Petty made the 1184th and final start of his Winston Cup career in 1992, it marked a new beginning. Not only would a new driver be donning the STP colors every Sunday but the familiar No. 43 left with Petty as well. Rick Wilson was the […]
Greg Moore’s NASCAR Temptation
January 3, 2018 @nascarman_rr Can you think of a bigger “what if” in racing than Greg Moore? The popular Canadian open-wheel racer is still remembered today of one of the sport’s biggest talents. In 1997, at 22 years-old, he became the youngest driver to ever win in CART. Through four full-time seasons in the series, […]
Where Are They Now? Rick Houston
December 10, 2017 Seth and Sutton Sharp Last week we talked with Rick Houston, who has kept busy since his time came to a close writing for the Winston Cup Scene in August of 2003, authoring a handful of books and working with NASA. Houston talked about how he fell in love with NASCAR, […]
Salute to Dale. Jr: 1998 Busch Grand National Series Champion
Seth and Sutton Sharp November 15, 2017 While his first race in the A.C. Delco Chevrolet didn’t go as planned, the race was ironically a sign of things to come for Dale Earnhardt Jr. After flying through the air at Daytona, Earnhardt Jr’s career got off to a flying start. The incident at Daytona left […]
Matt Kenseth’s First Cup Race with Joe Gibbs (1999)
Seth and Sutton Sharp November 14, 2017 When Matt Kenseth won the 2013 Southern 500, many may have assumed that was his first time around the track in a Joe Gibbs Racing car. While his victory came in his first official race at Darlington for the team, in 1999 he wheeled the No. 18 around […]