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Al Holbert

Alvah Robert "Al" Holbert (November 11, 1946 – September 30, 1988) was an American automobile racing driver who was a five-time champion of the IMSA Camel GT series and the fifth driver to complete the informal triple Crown of endurance racing. He once held the record with the most IMSA race wins at 49.

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Barney Hall

Barney Hall (June 24, 1932January 26, 2016) was an American sports commentator for Motor Racing Network, formerly calling NASCAR races.

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Baxter Price

Baxter Price (born November 29, 1938) is an American racing driver from Monroe, North Carolina who competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.

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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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Bobby Allison

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

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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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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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Cecil Gordon

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

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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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Dale Earnhardt

Ralph Dale Earnhardt (April 29, 1951February 18, 2001) was an American professional stock car driver and racing team owner, who raced from 1975 to 2001 in the former NASCAR Winston Cup Series (now called the NASCAR Cup Series), most notably driving the No.

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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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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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Eli Gold

Elias Leo Gold (born December 15, 1953) is an American sportscaster.

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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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Harry Gant

Harold Phil Gant.

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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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Jack Arute

Jack Arute III (born September 28, 1950) is an American former sportscaster for the NFL and college sports for Sirius XM Radio.

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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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Jimmy Means

James Means (born May 29, 1950) is a retired American racing driver and owner, who competed in the Winston Cup Series as an owner-driver.

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Joe Millikan

Joseph "Joe" Milikan (born April 30, 1950 in Randleman, North Carolina) is an American former NASCAR Winston Cup race car driver who competed from the 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season to the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season.

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Mike Joy

Michael Kinsey Joy is an American TV sports announcer and businessman who serves as the play-by-play commentator for Fox Sports' NASCAR coverage.

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Motor Racing Network

Motor Racing Network (MRN) is a U.S. radio network that syndicates broadcasts of auto racing events, particularly NASCAR.

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NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing.

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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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Neil Bonnett

Lawrence Neil Bonnett (July 30, 1946 – February 11, 1994) was an American NASCAR driver who compiled 18 victories and 20 poles over his 18-year career.

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Oldsmobile

Oldsmobile (formally the Oldsmobile Division of General Motors) was a brand of American automobiles, produced for most of its existence by General Motors.

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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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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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Ricky Rudd

Richard Lee Rudd (born September 12, 1956), nicknamed "the Rooster", is an American former racing driver and racing team owner.

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Ronnie Thomas

Ronald Darrell "Ronnie" Thomas (born March 8, 1955) is a retired NASCAR driver who drove in the Winston Cup series from 1977 to 1989 and the Busch Series in 1982 and 1985.

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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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Terry Labonte

Terrance Lee Labonte (born November 16, 1956), nicknamed "Texas Terry" or "the Iceman", is an American former stock car driver.

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Tighe Scott

Tighe Scott (born 2 June 1949) is a retired American racecar driver from Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania.

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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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Wood Brothers Racing

Wood Brothers Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series.

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1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

Darrell Waltrip finished second in the standings The 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 31st season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 8th modern-era Cup series.

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