Waid’s World: Tire Wars Escalate & The Casualties Begin to Mount
When the Tire Wars began in earnest with the start of the 1988 NASCAR Cup Series season, the conclusion, as it is with most wars, wasn’t certain.
When the Tire Wars began in earnest with the start of the 1988 NASCAR Cup Series season, the conclusion, as it is with most wars, wasn’t certain.
After the first two races of the 1988 Cup season, a tire war was waged between Goodyear and Hoosier.
The Daytona 500 became the Cup Series season opener in 1983, replacing Riverside.
Steve Waid recalls a Christmas parade spent with the 1980 Cup champion.
From that notable achievement – Busch was the first driver to win a championship under a playoff format – the driver from Las Vegas has gone on to experience a career littered with controversy and incidents.
Who would be the driver to be crowned the last Winston Cup champion?
Complaints about cars NASCAR legislated in the past are nothing new.
By the end of 1986 his achievements had raised his status to that of superstar. And he relished all of it.
Was Richard Petty’s 1,000th start actually his 1,000th start in NASCAR’s top series?
As soon as the 1986 race was over, controversy erupted. Johnson and Waltrip were furious.
The 1986 NASCAR Cup season ranks as one of the most compelling in stock car racing history for several reasons.
Ernie Irvan was given a 10 percent chance to live.
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