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    The 1977 Talladega 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on August 7, 1977, at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. Talladega...
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    The YellaWood 500 is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama, hosting an event in the NASCAR playoffs....
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  • 1978 Talladega 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on August 6, 1978, at Alabama International Motor Speedway in Talladega, Alabama...
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    The Jack Link's 500 is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at the Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. The race is usually held in April or...
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    Davey Allison (category Daytona 500 winners)
    it was Waltrip who was a relief driver driving when Donnie won the 1977 Talladega 500. Also, Waltrip's associate sponsor was the Havoline brand of oil from...
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    1973 Talladega 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that was held on August 12, 1973, at Alabama International Motor Speedway in Talladega, Alabama...
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    Talladega Superspeedway (formerly named Alabama International Motor Speedway from 1969 to 1989) is a 2.66-mile (4.28 km) tri-oval superspeedway in Lincoln...
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    The 1977 Winston 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on May 1, 1977, at Alabama International Motor Speedway (now Talladega Superspeedway)...
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    Bobby Allison (category Indianapolis 500 drivers)
    driver/owner of an AMC Matador. Allison was involved in an accident at Talladega in May 1987, that saw his car cut down a tire, turn sideways and go airborne...
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    Darrell Waltrip (category Daytona 500 winners)
    and uncounted "win" was as relief driver for Donnie Allison, at the 1977 Talladega 500. (Allison received credit for the win because he was driving the car...
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  • Bobby Isaac (category 1977 deaths)
    he turned a 201.104 mph lap at Talladega, a record that stood until 1983. Isaac dropped out of the 1973 Talladega 500 mid-race in an impulsive decision...
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    Buddy Baker (category Daytona 500 winners)
    1980 Daytona 500. Known by the nickname "Gentle Giant", Baker was noted for his prowess at NASCAR's superspeedways, Daytona and Talladega, at which he...
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    Bill Elliott (category Daytona 500 winners)
    single season: The Daytona 500 at Daytona, the Winston 500 at Talladega, the World 600 at Charlotte, and the Southern 500 at Darlington. In a year dominated...
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    Cale Yarborough (category Indianapolis 500 drivers)
    Southern 500 and first Winston 500 at Talladega, and went on to win his third consecutive NASCAR Winston Cup championship (clinching it at the American 500)....
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  • entered. Steve made two starts in 1983 at Talladega and Michigan. In 1984 Moore once again tried to make the Daytona 500, but was involved in a savage crash...
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    Joey Logano (category Daytona 500 winners)
    Speedway. Logano also made his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut, at Talladega, in the Mountain Dew 250, starting sixth and finishing 26th. Logano attempted...
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  • May at Talladega Superspeedway Coca-Cola 600 (known as the longest race) – held Memorial Day weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway Southern 500 (known as...
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    abdominal aortic aneurysm. He was 86 years old. The DieHard 500 was held April 16 at Talladega Superspeedway. Jeremy Mayfield won the pole. Top ten results...
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    Davey Allison's First NASCAR Cup Win at Talladega". Autoweek. Retrieved 2022-11-30. Official website Daytona 500 from NASCAR.com Daytona International Speedway...
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    Donnie Allison (category Indianapolis 500 drivers)
    Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame in 2018 Inducted into the Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame Inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2024 (key)...
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    winning high-profile NASCAR races. It won its first race, the inaugural Talladega 500, in the fall, although the top names had left the track on Saturday...
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    Earnhardt's suggestion, Childress gave Bonnett a ride for the 1993 DieHard 500 at Talladega Superspeedway which was numbered 31 and sponsored by GM Goodwrench...
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  • to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Atlanta Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is...
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  • (Daytona 500, Atlanta 500, Rebel 500, Winston 500, World 600, Firecracker 400, Talladega 500, Southern 500, NAPA National 500 and Dixie 500) In 1979 Elliott...
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    Richard Petty (category Daytona 500 winners)
    suffered by Bobby Allison during the 1987 Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway and Carl Edwards's 2009 Talladega crash in that, in all three cases, the racers'...
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    Ford Torino (redirect from Ford Torino 500)
    cars) and 3.25:1 open differential. Talladegas were equipped with a cloth and vinyl bench seat, and used the Fairlane 500 body code like the 1969 Cobra. These...
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    and Talladega Superspeedway from 1988 to 2019. The plates were put into use in 1988 as a result of a wreck in the 1987 Winston 500 at Talladega that...
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    Goodyear 400 (redirect from Rebel 500)
    Retrieved November 24, 2023. "1977 Rebel 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023. "1978 Rebel 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR...
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    Ambetter Health 400 (redirect from NAPA 500)
    Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway was moved to that spot after previously being at the beginning of October, and the aforementioned Pepsi 500 was moved...
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    qualify at Talladega, and Atlanta), he would finish 32nd, completing 493 of 500 laps. The EA Sports 500 was held on October 21 at Talladega Superspeedway...
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