Checkered Countdown: Top-Five Martinsville Finishes

No. 1 Dale Earnhardt and Terry Labonte wreck, Darrell Waltrip says thank you and inherits the win (1987).

The most memorable Martinsville finish took place there in 1987. With just a handful of laps to go Earnhardt was in the lead, with Labonte and Waltrip behind him. All three of them were very close and when Labonte tried to pass on the outside during the last lap, the leader tried to block him. The two made contact and the #11 car scratched the wall. In turn three Labonte tried to take revenge and bumped Earnhardt to move him. That didn’t end well because both of them spun out, giving Waltrip an unexpected win. Probably the best thing about this video is the winner of the race telling his own view of the episode during an interview. Check it out!