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Kurt Busch, Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports
Kurt Busch, Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports /

Evans won his first Modified Series championship in 1973. In 1978, the New York native won his second championship and continued to win modified championships for the next seven years. He won over 400 features during his career before perishing in a practice accident at Martinsville Speedway in 1985. Evans is credited for winning NASCAR’s inaugural Winston Modified Tour championship.

Don’t miss this tribute to Richie Evans.

Kulwicki won both the 1992 drivers and owners championship; a feat that only one active driver has since completed (Tony Stewart 2011). He has five wins, 24 pole positions and 75 top-10 finishes over his nine year career. He has been inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame, National Motorsports Press Association’s Hall of Fame, Bristol Motor Speedway’s Heroes of Bristol Hall of Fame, Talladega-Texaco Hall of Fame and Charlotte Motor Speeedway’s Court of Legends.

Brad Keselowski – Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
Brad Keselowski – Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /

One of the most polarizing active drivers in NASCAR, Keselowski is the 2012 Sprint Cup champion and a 2010 Xfinity Series champion. The hard-charging driver has 24 wins currently in the Cup Series. Keselowski also won the Xfinity Series Most Popular Driver Award in three consecutive years (2008, 2009, 2010).

Allison ran only 191 races in his career that was cut short by a helicopter crash at Talladega Super Speedway in 1993. Despite that he still had 19 wins, 14 poles and 92 top-10 finishes under his belt. Allison was a three-time winner of the Winston (1987, 1989, 1992), a Daytona 500 winner (1992), and a Coca-Cola 600 winner (1991). He was posthumously awarded the 1993 IROC Championship as well.

Kurt Busch (41) – Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Kurt Busch (41) – Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

Las Vegas, Nevada native Kurt Busch has 29 Sprint Cup Series wins and 22 poles so far in his Cup career. He is the 2004 Sprint Cup Champion, the 2003 IROC Champion, and the 1999 NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour Champion. In 2014 Busch attempted the Memorial Day Double, running both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on the same day, earning himself the 2014 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year. Busch won his first Daytona 500 in 2017.

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