🏁On February 14, 1988 the 30th running of the Daytona 500 took place at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, as the first race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup season. Bobby Allison won his third Daytona 500, finishing in front of his son, Davey Allison. At age 50, Bobby became the oldest person ever to win the Daytona 500. It also proved to be Allison's 84th and final Cup Series win. The race was also remembered for Richard Petty’s rollover crash on lap 106, initiated when h

Calamity breaks out on a late-race restart, taking out most of the Busch Clash field. 😳 | NASCAR

In November 1988, at Phoenix International Raceway, Alan Kulwicki — a self-built, owner-driver underdog — captured his first ever NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory in the Checker 500. Facing powerhouse teams and drivers, Kulwicki seized the lead late when Ricky Rudd’s engine failed, holding on to win in dramatic fashion. After the checkered flag, Kulwicki celebrated with a now-famous Polish Victory Lap — driving clockwise so he could wave directly to fans from his driver’s side window, creating