Tiny Lund
DeWayne 'Tiny' Lund – 6-foot-6 and 270 pounds – won the 1963 Daytona 500 driving for the Wood Brothers, just weeks after pulling fellow driver Marvin Panch from…
Category: Driver Profiles
Billy Wade
Billy Wade was NASCAR's 1963 Rookie of the Year, and in 1964 he won four consecutive Grand National races for Bud Moore – a streak that announced him…
Wendell Scott
Wendell Scott was the first African-American driver to win a Grand National race, taking the checkered flag at Jacksonville in 1963. Racing on a shoestring budget with his…
Bobby Isaac
Bobby Isaac won the 1970 Grand National championship and 37 career races, most driving the winged Dodge Daytona for crew chief Harry Hyde. In 1971 he set 28…
Fireball Roberts
Glenn 'Fireball' Roberts was one of NASCAR's first superstars, winning 33 Grand National races including the 1962 Daytona 500. Handsome and charismatic, he helped bring the sport national…
Benny Parsons
Benny Parsons won the 1973 Winston Cup championship with a stunning late-season comeback and 21 career Cup victories. After hanging up his helmet, he became one of television's…
Buddy Baker
The son of two-time champion Buck Baker, Buddy won 19 Cup races including the 1980 Daytona 500. In 1970 he became the first driver to top 200 mph…
David Pearson
Known as 'The Silver Fox,' David Pearson won 105 Cup races – second only to Richard Petty – and three championships (1966, 1968, 1969). His duel with Petty,…
Cale Yarborough
Cale Yarborough won three consecutive Winston Cup championships (1976-1978), the first driver to do so, and 83 Cup races, including four Daytona 500s. Driving for Junior Johnson, he…
Bobby Allison
Bobby Allison won the 1983 Winston Cup championship and 85 Cup races, fourth on the all-time list, including three Daytona 500s. His 1988 Daytona 500 victory, with son…