* NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers

* Foyt was named to NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers list in 1998.

Waltrip was named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers ( 1998 ), and was awarded the Bill France " Award of Excellence ", in 2000.

Robert Arthur " Bobby " Allison ( born December 3, 1937 ) is a former NASCAR Winston Cup driver and was named one of NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers.

With only one career Grand National win, Rexford was the only series champion that was not included among NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998.

A month before his death, Flock was honored as one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers.

He was honored as one of " NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers " during NASCAR's 50th anniversary celebration.

( Ricky Craven, the regular driver for Hendrick's Budweiser-sponsored Chevrolet, did not qualify for the race ; Andretti drove the Hendrick car, which carried the usual # 25 instead of the # 50 used by the team for NASCAR's 50-year celebration.

Isaac won 37 races in NASCAR's top series during his career, including 11 in his championship season, and started from the pole position 50 times.

In 1998 NASCAR honored Isaac as one of its NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers of all time.

He is inducted in numerous halls of fame and was named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998.

Despite having his career cut short and having never won a Grand National title, Fireball Roberts was named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers.

* Named as one of the NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998.

* As part of NASCAR's 50th Anniversary celebration in 1998, Evans was named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers of All Time.

Lund was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1994, and in 1998 named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers.

He was named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998.

Also in 1998, he was named one of the NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers.

After he retired, White was inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association ( NMPA ) Hall of Fame in 1974, and was named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998.

He was named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998.

Drivers are now allowed to compete for the championship in only one of NASCAR's three national touring series in a given season.

The most famous might well be Mario Andretti, who is the only driver ever to win the Indianapolis 500 ( 1969 ), NASCAR's Daytona 500 ( 1967 ), and the Formula One World Championship ( 1978 ).

Robby Gordon is one of NASCAR's few remaining owner-drivers, but he is most famous for his numerous off-road championships and his 3 Baja 1000 wins.

Carburetors are still found in small engines and in older or specialized automobiles, such as those designed for stock car racing, though NASCAR's 2011 season was the last one with carbureted engines ; electronic fuel injection is used beginning with the 2012 race season.

It is nationally known as the home of NASCAR's Richard Childress.

It is the home of NASCAR's Petty family, the Richard Petty Museum, and the Victory Junction Gang Camp.

It is promoted as NASCAR's " minor league " circuit, and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organization's " big leagues "; the Sprint Cup Series circuit.

The Nationwide sponsorship is a seven-year contract, which coincides with NASCAR's current broadcast contract with ABC / ESPN.

* " 22 " is the number of cars in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series, both Dodges currently owned by Penske Racing.

He is a 2-time winner of NASCAR's Most Popular Driver Award, ( 1989, 1990 ), was " American Driver of the Year ", ( 1979, 1981, 1982 ), and was " NASCAR's Driver of the Decade ", ( 1980s ).

( The Penske Championship Racing name was adopted to evade NASCAR's ban on wireless telephone advertising ; Cellco's team is marketed as Verizon Championship Racing.

To date, Wallace has had 55 NASCAR Cup wins, which is tied for 8th on NASCAR's all-time wins list.

Mike was featured as a Craftsman Truck Series driver, driving the # 2 ASE Dodge ( no specific car makes for the Trucks ; the real truck was a Dodge at the time ), Kenny was featured in the game driving the # 55 Square D Chevrolet ( although the game's commercial showed him driving the # 81 Square D Ford ) & Rusty was featured in the game driving his # 2 Ford, with the exception that the Miller Lite stickers are replaced by Penske Racing stickers similar to current Penske Championship Racing driver Brad Keselowski, whose sponsor is censored by NASCAR's ban on wireless telephone advertising.

The season opener, Daytona 500, is NASCAR's most prestigious single event.

Retired in 1968, it is the only track remaining from NASCAR's first season in 1949.

The name is taken from Daytona Beach, Florida, which was an early center for auto racing and still hosts the Daytona 500, one of NASCAR's premier events.

Both current Sprint Cup Series races held at Bristol are for 500 laps ; the spring race ( historically a day race ; however, the 2006 race ended under nighttime conditions because Standard Time and the late afternoon start ) is sponsored by area grocery chain Food City, and considered one of NASCAR's top ten annual races.

A motorsport enthusiast, Curb is a co-owner of the CURB / Agajanian / 3G Racing, a team that has since suspended operations in NASCAR's Nationwide Series.

Daytona hosts the Daytona 500, NASCAR's most prestigious race, while the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is home to the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400.

Since the track's host city, Fontana, is located just outside Los Angeles, many fans flocked to the first race, and very quickly, the Los Angeles area became NASCAR's largest market.

Sadler is one of twenty-three drivers who have at least one win each of NASCAR's top three series.

Drafting is most important at NASCAR's restrictor plate tracks, Talladega Superspeedway and Daytona International Speedway, where the plates mean that much less power is available to push the large bodies through the air.