1. Jamie McMurray winning at Charlotte(2002)
2. Kevin Harvick winning at Atlanta(2001)
3. Derrike Cope winning the 1990 Daytona 500.
4. Joe Nemcheck winning at New Hampshire(1999)
2006-09-23 07:11:20 · 13 answers · asked by abustos_ab 2 in Sports ➔ Auto Racing
1) Alan Kulwiki wins 1992 championship. The last privateer to do that, he started the day third in points.
2) Kevin Harvick wins at Atlanta 2001
3) Derrick Cope wins Daytona 500 1990
4) Dale Jarrett wins for the first time in a Wood Brothers Ford,I think the year was 1991
5) Jamie McMurray wins at Charlotte 2002
2006-09-23 08:05:18 · answer #1 · answered by Gorilla 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have to agree with some of the others:
Alan Kulwicki winning the championship, Harvick winning two weeks after Earnhardt's death, McMurray winning in his 3rd (I think) start.
But wasn't there a year or two in the 80s or 90s when the championship was won by just a few points and/or not by the points leader going into the final race?
2006-09-24 13:42:21 · answer #2 · answered by fordkid14 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Gorilla" is right, nothing tops Kulwicki's run to the top. It would be like Robby Gordon winning the championship today.(owner/driver of a 1 car team)
Check the all time win list, anyone at the bottom with only 1 career win, was probably an upset of sorts. Lake Speed maybe?
2006-09-23 09:14:57 · answer #3 · answered by biggie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. David Gilliland winning at kentucky
2. The Death of Dale Sr. In 2001
3. The Death Of Adam Petty in 2000, Come on He died at the age of 19.
4. A Rookie Making it in to the Championhip.Denny Hamlin. I don't know I think it is cool.
5. Kevin Harvick winning at Atlanta in 2001
2006-09-23 20:31:09 · answer #4 · answered by ms_fancyfantasy 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
My checklist is purely about the comparable as yours, yet with a pair of adjustments: a million. Jamie McMurray triumphing the Charlotte fall race in his 2nd start up. 2. Kevin Harvick triumphing Atlanta in his 0.33 start up. 3. Steve Park triumphing Rockingham the week after Sr. died. 4. Derrick Cope triumphing the after Sr. blew a tire. 5. Ricky Craven triumphing the Carolina circumvent sellers 4 hundred at Darlington over Kurt Busch by ability of a fragment of a 2nd.
2016-10-17 12:30:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alan Kulwicki being the champ in 1992 has to top them all. Other than that, there are too many to call. Richard Petty in the 1979 Daytona 500 is up there also.
2006-09-23 14:34:25 · answer #6 · answered by Nc Jay 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lets see.
1. Dale Earnhardt Sr. wrecking at the Dayonta 500 and losing his life which I still think that Sterling Marlin did that, I'm not blaming him for the death but I'm saying I blame him for the wreck.
2. The Hendrick Organization, losing those 11 people during the plane crash right outside of Martinsville, and at the same time Jeff Gordon completing a rare Martinsville Sweep, and Rick Hendrick losing his brother, son, and 2 neices, on that plane crash, along with Jeff Gordon and all the other Hendrick drivers who were especially close to the people who were on that plane, and Rick Hendrick had lukemia at one point in his life but as of now I believe he is in remission.
3. Jimmie Johson not winning the championship like 3 years in a row and finishing second all three years and in 2004 only being 8 points behind Kurt Busch in winning the championship and Jeff Gordon only 16 points behind him.
4. Matt Kenseth wrecking Jeff Gordon at Bristol in 2006, and then at Chicago Jeff Gordon spinning Kenseth out, then Kenseth being the idiot he is and coming over to Jeff Gordon knowing he would be mad and looked what happened Jeff Gordon pushed him and he got fined $10,000 what a rip off, he was mad and Kenseth should of known better for coming up to a driver after spinning him out during the race, and he had to of known something would happen. Then for both cases did nothing about which Kenseth did it on purpose and some say Gordon did it as payback I don't think he did I think it was an accident.
5. Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. not making the 2005 chase, during Gordon's 13th year of racing, his first year except his rookie year not making the chase, and then for Jr. one of the biggest names in NASCAR besides Jeff Gordon, not making the chase.
2006-09-25 12:01:18 · answer #7 · answered by coolliz2444 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Dale Sr coming fom the mid teens to win Talledega in Oct 2000.
Dale Jr starting last to win Talledega with a wrecked car Oct 2003.
Jeff Gordon winning Talledega Spring 04.
Jeff Gordon winning Charlotte in a back up car after NASCAR let them get get the back up car out due to a wet track wrecking several cars.
Dale Sr losing his life @ Daytona.
2006-09-23 11:59:03 · answer #8 · answered by missyhouse 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
One has to be David Gilliland win @ kentucky earlier this year
2006-09-23 18:57:06 · answer #9 · answered by m!rI@m♥'s#48 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1.ryan newman not winning poles(my favorite driver) 2.derrike cope not winning anymore3.ken schrader not winning anymore4.no racetracks in new jersey5.micheal waltrip out of the top35.
2006-09-23 12:15:26 · answer #10 · answered by . 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋