• The 1988 Talladega DieHard 500 was the 17th stock car race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 20th iteration of the event. The race was...
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    24, 2023. "1987 Talladega 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023. "1988 Talladega DieHard 500". Racing-Reference...
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    The GEICO 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 May...
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  • generators Diehard, a pattern in the Game of Life Die-Hards, the nickname of the Middlesex Regiment of the British Army Talladega DieHard 500, a former...
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    successfully qualifying. Schrader won his first career race, at the Talladega DieHard 500, and finished fifth in the final standings. He won his second career...
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    via Newspapers.com. Patterson, Ken (July 24, 1997). "DieHard fans put the squeeze on Talladega". The Anniston Star. pp. 1C, 6C. Archived from the original...
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    the 1956 Southern 500 that Goodyear did not supply tires for a NASCAR race. The Talladega DieHard 500 was held July 31 at Talladega Superspeedway. The...
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    Bill Elliott (category Daytona 500 winners)
    mark at Talladega is the fastest qualifying speed for any NASCAR race ever. With the usage of restrictor plates at Daytona and Talladega since 1988, it is...
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  • The 1988 The Budweiser at The Glen was the 18th stock car race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the third iteration of the event. The race...
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    on YouTube 1988 Firecracker 400 on YouTube 1988 Talladega DieHard 500 on YouTube NWC 1988 Champion Spark Plug 400 on YouTube 1988 Busch 500 @ Bristol on...
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    Davey Allison (category Daytona 500 winners)
    Allison an opportunity to drive a NASCAR Winston Cup Series car in the Talladega 500. Allison qualified 22nd In Ellington's Chevrolet and finished 10th in...
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    them. The best finish of Lake's abbreviated 1990 season came at Talladega's Die Hard 500 with an eleventh-place effort. Speed also fielded cars for short...
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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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    Neil Bonnett (category Racing drivers who died while racing)
    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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    Labonte's first win since the 1989 Talladega DieHard 500 and his 1st victory for Hendrick Motorsports. The Hanes 500 was held April 24 at Martinsville...
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  • Randy Pemberton – pit reporter (covered pit road for the 1992 DieHard 500 at Talladega) Richard Petty – color commentator (1994-1995) Ralph Sheheen –...
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    Ernie Irvan (category Daytona 500 winners)
    400 (Daytona), DieHard 500 (Talladega) 1991 (Two wins) Daytona 500 (Daytona), Budweiser At The Glen (Watkins Glen) 1990 (One win) Busch 500 (Bristol) 1992...
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    Bobby Allison (category Indianapolis 500 drivers)
    Fame, he was the 1983 Winston Cup champion and won the Daytona 500 in 1978, 1982, and 1988. His brother Donnie Allison was also a prominent driver, as were...
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  • The 1988 AC Spark Plug 500 was the 16th stock car race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 16th iteration of the event. The race was held...
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    Dale Earnhardt Jr. (category Daytona 500 winners)
    International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway throughout his career earned him the nickname "the Pied Piper". He is a two-time Daytona 500 winner (2004 and...
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  • (1988–1996) In 1988, Ken Schrader took over the ride, winning the pole at the season opening Daytona 500. He won two pole positions, won the Talladega...
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    Sterling Marlin (category Daytona 500 winners)
    best finish being 12th at Talladega Superspeedway. He ended his season at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the Miller High Life 500, driving the Helen Rae Special...
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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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  • course of his 26-year career, including ten times at Talladega Superspeedway and the 1998 Daytona 500. He is the only driver in the modern era of NASCAR...
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  • Barry Dodson and Harry Hyde were interviewed on-air about him. The Talladega DieHard 500 was held July 30 at Alabama International Motor Speedway. Mark Martin...
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    Darrell Waltrip (category Daytona 500 winners)
    the Rebel 500, the Food City 500, and the Riverside 400 event. He almost swept Talladega for his 1981 season by nearly winning the Talladega 500. On the...
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  • The Big One (motorsport) (category NASCAR races at Talladega Superspeedway)
    about a crash in the DieHard 500. The term was also being used informally by fans on message boards. During the 2001 Daytona 500, Fox commentator Darrell...
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  • renumbered to the No. 89; driven by Dennis Setzer, it competed at the DieHard 500. The team was originally owned by Charles Hardy and ran part-time with...
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  • he was not fined money or points. With less than 25 laps to go in the DieHard 500, Mast was tapped by Buddy Baker entering the tri-oval and flipped over...
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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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