• recognizes the Brickyard 400 as a Crown Jewel. During the Winston Million program, the Winston 500 at Talladega was included, but most modern sources do...
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    Jameis Lanaed Winston (/ˈdʒeɪmɪs/ JAY-miss; born January 6, 1994) is an American professional football quarterback for the Cleveland Browns of the National...
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    in North Carolina's Piedmont Triad region, home to about 1.7 million residents. Winston-Salem is called the "Twin City" for its dual heritage, and the...
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    Daytona 500, the Winston 500, and the Southern 500, earning Bill the "Winston Million Dollar Bonus" and earning him the nickname "Million Dollar Bill". Elliott...
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    accumulating over 15 million records sold, with the 1994 album Forest earning Winston a Grammy award for Best New Age Album. Winston received four other...
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    won in 1997. The Winston Million was replaced with a similar program, the Winston No Bull Five, in 1998. This program awarded one million dollars to any...
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    Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill KG OM CH TD DL FRS RA (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British statesman, military officer, and writer...
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  • Daytona 500, the Winston 500, the World 600, and the Southern 500. Bill Elliott would become the first driver to win "The Winston Million" after he won the...
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    Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston was a powerful and destructive tropical cyclone that became the most intense in the Southern Hemisphere on record, as...
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  • from the company for $54.1 million. On March 26, 2013, Harry Winston, Inc. was bought by the Swatch Group of Switzerland. Winston was among the most noted...
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    has a storied history, including Bill Elliott famously winning the Winston Million in 1985, and Jeff Gordon doing the same in 1997. It is also the site...
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  • MacKenzie Scott donated $30 million to Winston-Salem State. Her donation is the largest single gift in the university's history. Winston-Salem State offers over...
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  • Harry Winston, Inc. is an American luxury jeweler and producer of Swiss timepieces. The company was founded in 1932 as Harry H. Winston Jewels, Inc. and...
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    Lipson Winston, Baron Winston (born 15 July 1940) is a British professor, medical doctor, scientist, television presenter and Labour peer. Robert Winston was...
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  • The Winston Blue is the name given to what was the largest flawless vivid blue diamond bought by Harry Winston, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of The...
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    second place in the Winston Cup standings, he now trailed leader Bill Elliott by 109 points. Davey's chance to win the Winston Million was up next as the...
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    driving for Harry Melling, had won 11 races in 1985 (as well as the Winston Million), but lost the title by 101 points to three-time race winner Waltrip...
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  • Stanley Winston (April 7, 1946 – June 15, 2008) was an American television and film special make-up effects artist, best known for his work in the Terminator...
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  • Coors backing have included Bill Elliott, who won the Winston Million in 1985 and the 1988 Winston Cup Championship, Robby Gordon, Sterling Marlin, Kyle...
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    Winston Francis Groom Jr. (March 23, 1943 – September 17, 2020) was an American author. He is best known for his novel Forrest Gump (1986), which became...
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    R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (category Companies based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina)
    production had increased to several million pounds per year. The company's factory buildings were the largest buildings in Winston-Salem, with new technologies...
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    The Winstons were an American funk and soul music group based in Washington, D.C. They are known for their 1969 recording featuring a song entitled "Color...
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    Winston & Strawn LLP is an international law firm headquartered in Chicago. It has more than 900 attorneys spread across ten offices in the United States...
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    1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Previous 1991 Next 1993 The 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 44th season of professional stock car racing in the United...
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    Sir Winston Churchill, the British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War, died...
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    he won the 1985 Southern 500 at Darlington to claim the first ever Winston Million bonus, claiming the fastest qualifying lap in NASCAR history at Talladega...
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    after the Coca-Cola 600. The GEICO 500, as the Winston 500, was also previously part of the Winston Million. Tyler Reddick is the defending winner of the...
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    John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter and musician. He gained worldwide...
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    Elliott in 1985 to win the Winston Million. While Elliott failed to win the Winston Cup in 1985, Gordon claimed his second Winston Cup championship in 1997...
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    to Winston Towers [sic] building in downtown Winston-Salem". Winston-Salem Journal. Craver, Richard (2022-08-17). "Winston Tower sold for $14 million to...
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