The eventual 1981 Winston Cup champion in Waltrip ... While Petty won seven more Cup Series races, his final Daytona 500 win would be his last major NASCAR victory.

When it was all over on Sunday night, fans left Winston-Salem's Bowman Gray Stadium having seen something that hadn't happened in nearly 54 years: a NASCAR Cup Series event at the historic venue.

Dale Earnhardt won 76 NASCAR Cup Series ... After winning the 1980 Winston Cup championship, however, Earnhardt’s career stagnated. He only won three races from 1981 to 1983, but a reunion ...