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1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, the Glossary

The 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 24th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 1st modern-era NASCAR Cup series season.^[1]

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A. J. Foyt

Anthony Joseph Foyt Jr. (born January 16, 1935) is an American former racing driver who competed in numerous disciplines of motorsport.

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Alabama

Alabama is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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The Alsco Uniforms 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race that is held annually at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, United States, with the other one being the Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend, the race.

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Alternator

An alternator is an electrical generator that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy in the form of alternating current.

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Ambetter Health 400

The Ambetter Health 400 is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia.

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Atlanta Motor Speedway

Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly known as the Atlanta International Raceway from 1960 to 1990) is a quad-oval intermediate speedway in Hampton, Georgia.

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Bass Pro Shops Night Race

The Bass Pro Shops Night Race is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee.

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Ben Arnold (racing driver)

Ben Arnold (July 30, 1936 – March 20, 2011) was an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Benny Parsons

Benjamin Stewart Parsons (July 12, 1941 – January 16, 2007) was an American NASCAR driver, and later an announcer/analyst/pit reporter on SETN, TBS, ABC, ESPN, NBC, and TNT.

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Bill Champion (racing driver)

Bill Champion (October 16, 1921 – May 20, 1991) was an American stock car racing driver who competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series from 1951 to 1976.

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Bill Dennis

Bill Dennis (born December 9, 1935) is a former NASCAR driver and rookie of the year in the Winston Cup Series.

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Bill Hollar

William Mack "Bill" Hollar, Sr. (September 6, 1938 - November 26, 2012) was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver who participated in 29 races out of his nine-year career in NASCAR.

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Bill Seifert

William John Seifert (born July 2, 1939 - Skyland, North Carolina) is a retired NASCAR Sprint Cup Series who raced from 1966 to 1979.

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Bill Shirey

Bill Shirey (born February 28, 1932) is a retired NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver.

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Bluegreen Vacations Duel

The Bluegreen Vacations Duel, formerly known as the Twin 125s, is a NASCAR Cup Series preliminary event to the Daytona 500 held annually in February at Daytona International Speedway.

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Bobby Allison

Robert Arthur Allison (born December 3, 1937) is a former American professional stock car racing driver and owner.

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Bobby Isaac

Robert Vance Isaac (August 1, 1932 – August 14, 1977) was an American stock car racing driver.

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Bobby Unser

Robert William Unser (February 20, 1934 – May 2, 2021) was an American automobile racer.

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Bosch (company)

Robert Bosch GmbH, commonly known as Bosch (styled BOSCH), is a German multinational engineering and technology company headquartered in Gerlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

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Bristol Motor Speedway

Bristol Motor Speedway (formerly known as the Bristol International Raceway from 1978 to 1996 and as the Bristol International Speedway from 1961 to 1978) is a oval short track in Bristol, Tennessee.

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Bristol, Tennessee

Bristol is a city in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States.

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Brooklyn, Michigan

Brooklyn is a village in Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

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Buck Baker

Elzie Wylie Baker Sr. (March 4, 1919 – April 14, 2002), better known as Buck Baker, was an American stock car racer.

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Buddy Arrington

Buddy Rogers Arrington (July 26, 1938 – August 2, 2022) was an American NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver and owner.

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Buddy Baker

Elzie Wylie "Buddy" Baker Jr. (January 25, 1941 – August 10, 2015) was an American professional stock car racing driver and commentator.

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Budweiser 400

The Budweiser 400 was an annual summer NASCAR Winston Cup race held from 1970 to 1988 at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California, United States.

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Budweiser NASCAR 400

Stock car racing events in the then-NASCAR Winston Cup Series were held at Texas World Speedway in College Station, Texas from 1969 to 1973 and again from 1979 to 1981.

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Butch Hartman (racing driver)

Larry "Butch" Hartman (May 11, 1940 – December 21, 1994) was an American stock car racing national champion in the United States Automobile Club (USAC) from Zanesville, Ohio.

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Cale Yarborough

William Caleb "Cale" Yarborough (March 27, 1939 – December 31, 2023) was an American NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver and owner, businessman, farmer, and rancher.

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California

California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.

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Carl Adams (racing driver)

Carl Adams (born August 3, 1942) is a former NASCAR driver from National City, California.

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Cecil Gordon

Cecil Gordon (June 21, 1941 – September 19, 2012) was an American stock car racing driver.

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Charlie Glotzbach

Charles Lee Glotzbach (June 19, 1938 – April 23, 2021) was an ARCA and NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver.

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Charlotte Motor Speedway

Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly known as Lowe's Motor Speedway from 1999 to 2009 due to sponsorship reasons) is a quad-oval intermediate speedway in Concord, North Carolina.

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Chevrolet

Chevrolet, colloquially referred to as Chevy, is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM).

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Chuck Bown

Richard Charles "Chuck" Bown Jr. (born February 22, 1954) is a former NASCAR champion.

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Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a carbonated soft drink with a cola flavor manufactured by the Coca-Cola Company.

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Coca-Cola 600

The Coca-Cola 600, originally the World 600, is an annual NASCAR Cup Series points race held at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, on a Sunday during Memorial Day weekend.

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Coke Zero Sugar 400

The Coke Zero Sugar 400 is an annual NASCAR Cup Series stock car race at Daytona International Speedway.

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College Station, Texas

College Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, United States, situated in East-Central Texas in the Brazos Valley, towards the eastern edge of the region known as the Texas Triangle.

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Concord, North Carolina

Concord is the county seat and most populous city in Cabarrus County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina.

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Coo Coo Marlin

Clifton Burton "Coo Coo" Marlin (January 3, 1932 – August 14, 2005) was a NASCAR Winston Cup driver who spent 14 years in the series.

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Cook Out 400

The Cook Out 400 is an annual NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at the Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia, being the second of two races at the track with the first one being the Toyota Owners 400 in the spring.

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Cook Out 400 (Martinsville)

The Cook Out 400 is an annual NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at the Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia.

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D. K. Ulrich

Donald Keith Ulrich (born April 10, 1944) is a former driver/owner in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.

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Darlington Raceway

Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located in Darlington, South Carolina.

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Darlington, South Carolina

Darlington is a city located in Darlington County, South Carolina, United States.

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Darrell Waltrip

Darrell Lee Waltrip (born February 5, 1947) is an American motorsports analyst, author as well as a former national television broadcaster and stock car driver.

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Dave Marcis

David Alan Marcis (born March 1, 1941) is an American former professional stock car racing driver on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit whose career spanned five decades.

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David Pearson (racing driver)

David Gene Pearson (December 22, 1934 – November 12, 2018) was an American stock car driver, who raced from 1960 to 1986 in the former NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series (now called the NASCAR Cup Series), most notably driving the No.

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David Ray Boggs

David Ray Boggs (born September 8, 1943) is an American stock car racing driver.

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David Sisco

David Sisco (June 26, 1937 – July 25, 2016) was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver who ran 133 races from 1971 to 1977, and was the 1969 Nashville Fairgrounds track champion.

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Daytona 500

The Daytona 500 is a NASCAR Cup Series motor race held annually at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.

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Daytona Beach, Florida

Daytona Beach is a coastal resort city in Volusia County, Florida, United States.

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Daytona International Speedway

Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States, about north of Orlando.

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Delaware

Delaware is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern region of the United States.

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Dick Brooks

Richard Harold Brooks (April 14, 1942 – February 1, 2006) was an American NASCAR driver.

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Dick May

Richard May (November 7, 1930June 9, 2009) was a NASCAR driver who competed in 185 races in the NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup Series between 1967 and 1985.

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Doc Faustina

Leonard “Doc” Faustina (February 1, 1939 -January 23, 2022) was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver who competed from 1971 to 1976.

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Dodge

Dodge is an American brand of automobiles and a division of Stellantis North America, based in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

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Don White (racing driver)

Donald O. H. "Don" White (June 24, 1928 – April 29, 2016) was an American racing driver known for his stock car career.

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Donnie Allison

Donnie Allison (born September 7, 1939) is an American former driver on the NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup circuit, who won ten times during his racing career, which spanned from 1966 to 1988.

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Dover Motor Speedway

Dover Motor Speedway (formerly Dover Downs International Speedway and later Dover International Speedway) is a race track in Dover, Delaware.

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Dover, Delaware

Dover is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Delaware.

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Earl Brooks

Earl Lee Brooks (August 11, 1929 – July 21, 2010) was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver whose career spanned from 1962 to 1979.

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Earle Canavan

Earle Samuel Canavan (December 5, 1937 – February 9, 2016) was an American racing driver from Fort Johnson, New York.

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Ed Negre

Ed Negre (July 16, 1927June 4, 2014) was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver who raced from 1955 to 1979.

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Elmo Langley

Elmo Harold Langley (August 21, 1928 – November 21, 1996) was a NASCAR driver and owner.

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First Union 400

The First Union 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race held annually from 1951 to 1996 at the North Wilkesboro Speedway in Wilkes County, North Carolina.

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Florida

Florida is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Food City 500

The Food City 500 is an annual 500-lap, NASCAR Cup Series points race held at the Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee.

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Frank Warren (racing driver)

Frank Warren (born September 8, 1934) is a retired NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver who raced from 1963 to 1980.

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Fred Lorenzen

Frederick Lorenzen Jr. (born December 30, 1934), nicknamed "the Golden Boy", "Fast Freddie", "the Elmhurst Express" and "Fearless Freddy", is a former NASCAR driver from Elmhurst, Illinois.

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Friday Hassler

Raymond Lee "Friday" Hassler (July 29, 1935 – February 17, 1972) was a NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series driver.

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G. C. Spencer

Grover Clifton "G.

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GEICO 500

The GEICO 500 is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at the Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama.

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Gene Romero

Gene Romero (May 22, 1947 – May 12, 2019) was an American professional motorcycle racer.

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George Follmer

George Richard Follmer (born January 27, 1934) is an American former auto racing driver, and one of the most successful road racers of the 1970s.

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Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia, officially the State of Georgia, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Gordon Johncock

Gordon Walter Johncock (born August 5, 1936) is an American former racing driver.

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H. B. Bailey

Herring Burl "H.

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Hampton, Georgia

Hampton is a city in southwestern Henry County, Georgia, United States.

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Harry Hyde

Harry Hyde (January 17, 1925 – May 13, 1996) was a leading crew chief in NASCAR stock car racing in the 1960s through the 1980s, winning 56 races and 88 pole positions.

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Henley Gray

Clarence Henley Gray Jr. (born January 12, 1933) is a retired NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver whose career spanned from 1964 to 1977.

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Hershel McGriff

Hershel Eldridge McGriff Sr. (born December 14, 1927) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Hoss Ellington

Charles Everett "Hoss" Ellington (May 12, 1935 – May 31, 2014) was an American NASCAR driver and team owner.

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IndyCar

IndyCar, LLC (stylized as INDYCAR), is an auto racing sanctioning body for American open-wheel car racing headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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J. D. McDuffie

John Delphus McDuffie Jr. (December 5, 1938 – August 11, 1991) was an American racing driver.

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Jabe Thomas

Cerry Ezra "Jabe" Thomas (May 12, 1930 – June 4, 2015) was a NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup Series driver who competed from the mid-1960s through the late 1970s.

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Jackie Oliver

Keith Jack Oliver (born 14 August 1942) is a British former Formula One driver and team-owner from England.

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James Hylton

James Harvey Hylton (August 26, 1934 – April 28, 2018) was an American stock car racing driver.

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Jim Hurtubise

James Ernest Hurtubise (December 5, 1932 – January 6, 1989) was an American racing driver who competed in Championship Cars, sprint cars and stock cars.

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Jim Paschal

James Roy Paschal, Jr. (December 5, 1926 – July 5, 2004) was a NASCAR Grand National Series and Winston Cup Series driver.

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Jim Vandiver

Jim Vandiver (December 13, 1939June 18, 2015) was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver who raced from 1968 to 1983.

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Jimmy Crawford (racing driver)

Jimmy Crawford (July 12, 1944 in East Point, Georgia – May 26, 2007) was an American NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver who raced in 15 different races in his five-year career (1970–1974).

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Jimmy Hensley

James Edward Hensley (born October 11, 1945) is a former NASCAR driver.

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Jimmy Insolo

James Edward Insolo (born February 4, 1943) is a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race driver whose career spanned from 1970 to 1983.

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Joe Frasson

Joseph "Joe" Frasson (September 3, 1935November 21, 2016) was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver.

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John Sears (racing driver)

John Hamilton "Big" John Sears (May 9, 1936 – November 1, 1999) was a NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series driver from Ellerbe, North Carolina, USA.

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Johnny Halford

Johnny Halford (October 15, 1930 – October 11, 2013) was an American stock car racing driver.

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Johnny Rutherford

John Sherman "Johnny" Rutherford III (born March 12, 1938), also known as "Lone Star JR", is an American former automobile racing driver.

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Junior Johnson

Robert Glenn Johnson Jr.

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Ken Rush

Kenneth Rush (September 14, 1931 – October 17, 2011) was a NASCAR Cup Series driver whose career spanned from 1957 to 1972.

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Larry Dickson

Larry Dickson (born September 8, 1938, Warren, Ohio), is a former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series.

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Larry Smith (racing driver)

Larry Grayson Smith (June 2, 1942 – August 12, 1973) was a professional stock car racing driver.

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LeeRoy Yarbrough

Lonnie "LeeRoy" Yarbrough (September 17, 1938 – December 7, 1984) was an American stock car racer.

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Lincoln, Alabama

Lincoln is a city in Talladega County, Alabama, United States.

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List of NASCAR Cup Series champions

The current NASCAR Cup Series trophy, the Bill France Cup The NASCAR Cup Series Drivers' Championship is awarded by the chairman of NASCAR to the most successful NASCAR Cup Series racing car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on race results.

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List of NASCAR seasons

NASCAR, originally an acronym for National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing, held its first season in 1949.

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List of NASCAR tracks

This is a list of tracks which have hosted a NASCAR race from 1948 to present.

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Los Angeles Times 500

The Los Angeles Times 500 was an annual NASCAR Winston Cup race held at Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California, United States, in February from 1971 to 1972 and in November from 1974 to 1980.

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Mark Donohue

Mark Neary Donohue Jr. (March 18, 1937 – August 19, 1975), nicknamed "Captain Nice," and later "Dark Monohue," was an American race car driver and engineer known for his ability to set up his own race car as well as driving it to victories.

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Martinsville Speedway

Martinsville Speedway is a stock car racing short track in Ridgeway, Virginia, just south of Martinsville.

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Marty Robbins

Martin David Robinson (September 26, 1925 – December 8, 1982), known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and NASCAR racing driver.

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Matt Kenseth

Matthew Roy Kenseth (born March 10, 1972) is an American former professional stock car racing driver who currently serves as the competition advisor for Legacy Motor Club in the NASCAR Cup Series.

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Maurice Petty

Maurice Petty (March 27, 1939July 25, 2020) was an American NASCAR crew chief and engine builder for Petty Enterprises, of which he was part owner.

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Mel Larson

Mel Larson (October 1, 1929 – November 1, 2016) was an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Mercury

Mercury most commonly refers to.

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Michigan

Michigan is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest region of the United States.

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Michigan International Speedway

Michigan International Speedway (MIS) is a moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Cambridge Township, Lenawee County, Michigan, on the border with Jackson County, approximately four miles (6.4 km) south of the village of Brooklyn.

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NASCAR Cup Series

The NASCAR Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), the most prestigious stock car racing series in the United States.

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NASCAR Cup Series at Michigan International Speedway

Stock car racing events in the NASCAR Cup Series events have been held annually at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan since 1969.

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NASCAR Rookie of the Year

The NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season in a NASCAR season.

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Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway

Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway is a 5/8 mile motorsport racetrack located at the Nashville Fairgrounds near downtown Nashville, Tennessee.

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Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County.

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Neil Castles

Henry Neil Castles (October 1, 1934 – August 4, 2022) was an American NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series driver.

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New Jersey

New Jersey is a state situated within both the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States.

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North Carolina

North Carolina is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

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North Wilkesboro Speedway

North Wilkesboro Speedway is a paved oval short track in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina.

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North Wilkesboro, North Carolina

North Wilkesboro is a town in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States.

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Northern 300

The Northern 300 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race held in 1958, 1959, and from 1967 to 1972 at Trenton Speedway in Trenton, New Jersey.

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Ontario Motor Speedway

Ontario Motor Speedway was a motorsport venue located in Ontario, California.

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Ontario, California

Ontario is a city in southwestern San Bernardino County in the U.S. state of California, east of downtown Los Angeles and west of downtown San Bernardino, the county seat.

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Pepsi 420

The Pepsi 420 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race held at Fairgrounds Speedway from 1958 to 1984.

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Pete Hamilton

Peter Goodwill Hamilton (July 20, 1942 – March 21, 2017) was an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Petty Enterprises

Petty Enterprises (formerly Lee Petty Engineering) was a NASCAR racing team based in Level Cross, North Carolina, USA.

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Plymouth

Plymouth is a port city and unitary authority in Devon, South West England.

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Pole position

In a motorsports race, the pole position is usually the best and "statistically the most advantageous" starting position on the track.

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Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400

The Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series event that took place in November at the North Carolina Motor Speedway from 1965 to 2003.

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Quaker State 400 (Atlanta)

The Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race that was run annually each March at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia from 1960 to 2010 and as a July race since 2021.

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Ramo Stott

Ramo Stott (April 6, 1934 – August 19, 2021) was an American stock car racing driver from Keokuk, Iowa.

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Ray Elder

Raymond Marvin Elder (August 19, 1942 – November 24, 2011) was a NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series driver.

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Ray Hendrick

Ray Hendrick (April 1, 1929 – September 28, 1990) was an American race car driver. He was known as "Mr. Modified" during his 36-year career in motorsports, mainly in the modified stock car racing class. The Virginia native collected more than 700 victories in modifieds and the NASCAR Late Model Sportsman Series (later known as Busch Grand National Division).

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Red Farmer

Charles "Red" Farmer (born October 15, 1932) is an American professional stock car racing and dirt track racing driver.

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Richard Childress

Richard Reed Childress (born September 21, 1945) is an American former race car driver in NASCAR.

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Richard Petty

Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937), nicknamed "the King", is an American former stock car racing driver who competed from 1958 to 1992 in the former NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series (now called the NASCAR Cup Series), most notably driving the No.

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Richmond Raceway

Richmond Raceway (RR) is a, D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in unincorporated Henrico County.

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Richmond, Virginia

Richmond is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.

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Rick Newsom

Rick Newsom (March 19, 1950 – August 16, 1988), was an American NASCAR Winston Cup driver from Fort Mill, South Carolina.

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Ridgeway, Virginia

Ridgeway is a town in Henry County, Virginia, United States.

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Riverside International Raceway

Riverside International Raceway (sometimes known as Riverside, RIR, or Riverside Raceway) was a motorsports race track and road course established in the Edgemont area of Riverside County, California, just east of the city limits of Riverside and east of Los Angeles, in 1957.

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Riverside, California

Riverside is a city in and the county seat of Riverside County, California, United States, in the Inland Empire metropolitan area.

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Rockingham Speedway

Rockingham Speedway, formerly North Carolina Motor Speedway and later North Carolina Speedway is a racetrack located near Rockingham, North Carolina.

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Rockingham, North Carolina

Rockingham is a city in Richmond County, North Carolina, United States, named after the Marquess of Rockingham.

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Roger McCluskey

Roger McCluskey (August 24, 1930 – August 29, 1993) was an American IndyCar driver.

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Ron Hutcherson

Ronald Hutcherson (April 4, 1943 – August 25, 2022) was an American NASCAR Winston Cup Series and ARCA driver whose career spanned from 1972 to 1979.

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Ron Keselowski

Ronald William Keselowski (born September 12, 1946) is a former NASCAR Winston Cup driver who raced from 1970 to 1974.

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Roy Mayne

Roy Mayne (May 16, 1935 – January 5, 1998) was an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Sonny Easley

Lynwood Lacey "Sonny" Easley (June 5, 1939 – January 15, 1978) was an American racecar driver who is best known for competing in the NASCAR Winston West Series and a handful of Winston Cup Series events.

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South Carolina

South Carolina is a state in the coastal Southeastern region of the United States.

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Southern 500

The Southern 500, officially known as the Cook Out Southern 500 for sponsorship reasons, is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina, United States.

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Stock car racing

Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing run on oval tracks and road courses measuring approximately.

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STP (motor oil company)

STP is an American brand of automotive aftermarket products, especially lubricants such as motor oil and motor oil additives.

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Subway 400

The Subway 400 was the second race of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series season until 2004, held a week after the Daytona 500.

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Talladega Superspeedway

Talladega Superspeedway (formerly named Alabama International Motor Speedway from 1969 to 1989) is a tri-oval superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama.

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Tennessee

Tennessee, officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Texas

Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the most populous state in the South Central region of the United States.

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Texas World Speedway

Texas World Speedway (TWS) was a motorsport venue located in College Station, Texas.

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Tiny Lund

DeWayne Louis "Tiny" Lund (November 14, 1929 – August 17, 1975) was an American stock car racer.

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Tommy Gale (racing driver)

Tommy Gale (September 10, 1934 – September 30, 1999) was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race car driver from McKeesport, Pennsylvania who raced from 1968 to 1986.

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Toyota Owners 400

The Toyota Owners 400 is a 400 lap NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at the Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia.

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Trenton Speedway

Trenton Speedway was a racing facility located near Trenton, New Jersey at the New Jersey State Fairgrounds.

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Trenton, New Jersey

Trenton is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County.

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Tyson Holly Farms 400

The Tyson Holly Farms 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race held annually from 1949 to 1996 at the North Wilkesboro Speedway in Wilkes County, North Carolina.

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Unocal Corporation

Union Oil Company of California, and its holding company Unocal Corporation, together known as Unocal was a major petroleum explorer and marketer in the late 19th century, through the 20th century, and into the early 21st century.

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Vic Elford

Victor Henry Elford (10 June 1935 – 13 March 2022) was an English sports car racing, rallying, and Formula One driver.

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Vic Parsons

Vic Parsons (born November 29, 1939) is a retired Canadian NASCAR driver from Willowdale, Ontario (a suburb of Toronto). He competed in nineteen Winston Cup Series events in his career with seven top-tens. He is not related to the legendary driver Benny Parsons.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series

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