Stock Car Racing Time Machine

1999 Goody's Headache Powder 500-- Rattle his cage or wreck him?

It's the 25th Anniversary of one of most memorable Bristol Night races. Two former Cup Series Champions pulled no punches in the closing lap. The final lap would prove to be one of the most controversial in NASCAR history. I discuss why my opinion of the last lap incident changed after reviewing the race footage 25 years later.

1999 Frontier at the Glen

Dale Jarrett was coming off a Brickyard 400 win the previous week and had a commanding points leads as the NASCAR Winston Cup series headed to Watkins Glen for the second road race of the season. Jeff Gordon was looking for a record breaking 5th consecutive road course win. Pole sitter Rusty Wallace, Mark Martin, and a few road course ringers like Ron Fellows were hoping to stop the streak. Although no one knew at the time this proved to be a historical moment in NASCAR history.

1999 Goody's Body Pain 500 from Martinsville

The NASCAR Winston Cup Series visited Martinsville Speedway for the 8th race of 1999 season. You can always expect some good old fashioned short track racing at the half mile paperclip. Find which driver took home the grandfather clock in a surprising late race surge.

1999 Daytona 500

After a long break break, we're finally back with a new episode. We're taking an in-depth look back at the 1999 Daytona 500 on it's 25th Anniversary. This race had a bit of everything-- a long green flag run to start the race, a huge multi-car crash, a daring late race pass, and two all-time greats slugging it out in the closing laps. Take a listen and find which driver was winner in the 1999 edition of The Great American Race.

1997 Winston Cup Year-in-Review (Points Positions 1-5)

We close out season 1 of the podcast with Part 3 of the 1997 Winston Cup Year-in-Review. In this episode, the drivers who placed 5th through 1st in the points standings are discussed. These drivers won 24 of the 32 races run in '97 Cup Season. Jeff Gordon continued an amazing run of success winning his 2nd Cup title in 3 years and winning 10 races. Dale Jarrett picked up a career high 7 wins and narrowly lost out on the championship finishing in the runner-up spot. Mark Martin had a big bounce back season after failing to win a Cup race in the prior season. Jeff Burton was the breakout star-- he had never visited victory lane or finished in the top 10 points in Cup competition before 1997. He won three times and finished an impressive 4th in points for the '97 Cup Season. Earnhardt failed to break his long Cup losing streak in '97, but was much more competitive the 2nd half of the '97 Season. Take a listen as we look back one final time on the '97 season.