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A Look Back At The First Night Race . Cale Yarborough won the first Night Race held at Bristol Motor Speedway. Sparks flew under the lights, from the cars and from some drivers, and the event quickly became a classic. This year's edition of the IRWIN Tools Night Race Aug. And you can pretty much bet the action will be just as heated as it was a year ago when Tony Stewart flung his helmet at Matt Kenseth's car after the two tangled on the . The Night Race has yielded some of the most exciting events in NASCAR history, including the fans' all- time favorite - the 1.
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Dale Earnhardt and Terry Labonte battle for the lead for most of the last 2. With 1. 0 laps to go, Earnhardt appeared to have control but on lap 4.
Labonte managed to get around him. Labonte's lead proved to be short- lived, however, as Earnhardt came right back on the last lap, driving deep into Turn 1 to move around him, tagging him in the process, which sent Labonte spinning. Earnhardt, amid a deafening mixture of boos and cheers, went on to take the checkers while Labonte ended up eighth.
Darrell Waltrip is the most successful driver in August Night Race action as seven of Waltrip's all- time leading 1. Cup wins at BMS came under the lights. Next is Earnhardt with four, followed by Rusty Wallace with three, and Yarborough, Mark Martin, Labonte, Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch with two each. Others with Night Race wins are Brad Keselowski, Denny Hamlin, Kurt Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Dale Jarrett, Alan Kulwicki and Ernie Irvan. Just a few more notes from that very first race under the lights at Bristol: Only 3.
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- OFFICIAL RACE RESULTS IRWIN TOOLS NIGHT RACE. Sprint Cup Series Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. NAME: Bristol Motor Speedway; LOCATION: Bristol; LENGTH: 0.533 Miles; SURFACE: Pavement; PURSE: $.
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Volunteer 5. 00 and only two were on the lead lap at the end, Yarborough and runner- up Benny Parsons. There was a crowd of 3. Yarborough won by a whopping 1.
Parsons. Yarborough pocketed $1. The total purse for the race was $8. The race featured 1. Lennie Pond set a new track qualifying record of 1. It was the fifth time in six Bristol events that Yarborough won.
Both of the top two finishers drove Oldsmobiles. Richard Childress finished seventh in the race, also in an Olds. There were 1. 6 lead changes among seven drivers. The Volunteer 5. 00 was the 2. Yarborough left Bristol with a 2. Dave Marcis (3,3.