The Early Years - 1935 - 1958
1935 Ford Model 48 - Team Caliber
Daytona Beach Race
Daytona Beach, FL
March 8, 1936
Driver: Bill France (the founder of NASCAR)
5th place
1940 Ford Coupe - Team Caliber
Daytona Beach Race
Daytona Beach, FL
Driver: Buck Baker
February 10, 1952
Driver: Marshall Teague - Marshall Teague competed in 23 NASCAR races from 1949 to 1952, winning 7 of them.
WINNER
1952 Hudson Hornet - Team Caliber
1956 Chrysler 300 - Team Caliber
NASCAR Grand National
Phoenix, AZ
January 22, 1956
Driver: Buck Baker
WINNER
1956 Ford Fairlane Sunliner - Quartzo
NASCAR Convertible Race #13
Starkey Speedway, Roanoke, VA
May 26, 1956
Driver: Glenn "Fireball" Roberts
WINNER
The Golden Age - 1959 -1979
1959 Chevrolet Impala - Spark
Daytona 500
Daytona Beach, FL
February 14, 1960
Driver: Junior Johnson
WINNER
Vitesse version
1960 Pontiac Catalina - Legends of Racing
Firecracker 250
Daytona Beach, FL
July 4, 1960
Driver: Jack Smith - The first driver to win Daytona on the beach as well as the Speedway.
WINNER
1962 Pontiac Bonneville - Legends of Racing
Daytona 500
Daytona Beach, FL
February 18, 1962
Driver: Glenn "Fireball" Roberts
WINNER

Daytona 500
Daytona Beach, FL
February 24, 1963
Driver: DeWayne "Tiny" Lund - Lund filled in for an injured Marvin Panch, who suffered injuries after a crash in a Maserati. When Panch's car burst into flames, Lund ran into the inferno and pulled Panch out of the wreckage. For his actions, Lund was awarded the Carnegie Hero's Medal.
WINNER
1964 Ford Galaxie 500 Hardtop - Ertl Racing Champions
Bowman-Gray Stadium Grand NationalWinston-Salem, NC
August 22, 1964
Starkey Speedway Grand National
Roanoke, VA
August 23, 1964
Driver: Junior Johnson
WINNER - Back-to-back races on consecutive days
1964 Ford Galaxie 500 Hardtop - Ertl Racing Champions
Richmond Fairgrounds (Dirt Oval)
Richmond, VA
May 15, 1966
Driver: "Tiger" Tom Pistone
15th place
All time qualifying record on the dirt oval at Richmond
1965 Ford Galaxie Hardtop - Legends of Racing
Daytona 500
Daytona Beach. FL
February 14, 1965
Driver: Fred Lorenzen
WINNER - Fred Lorenzen won the Daytona 500, Virginia 500, National 400, and World 600 in this car.
1965 Ford Galaxie 500 Hardtop - Legends of Racing
Southern 500
Darlington, SC
September 6, 1965
Driver: Ned Jarrett
WINNER - Series Champion
1965 Ford Galaxie Hardtop - Legends of Racing
American 500
Rockingham, NC
October 31, 1965
Driver: Curtis Turner
WINNER
1968 Mercury Cyclone - Spark
Daytona 500
Daytona Beach, FL
February 25, 1968
Driver: Cale Yarborough
WINNER
1968 Ford Torino - Spark
Rebel 400
Darlington, SC
May 11, 1968
Driver: David Pearson
WINNER - Series Champion
1969 Ford Torino Cobra - Spark
Motor Trend 500
Riverside, CA
February 1, 1969
Driver: Richard Petty
WINNER
1969 Dodge Daytona - Legends of Racing
World 600
Charlotte, NC
May 24, 1970
Driver: Jim Vandiver - One of the fastest "independents" in NASCAR
10th place
1970 Plymouth Superbird - Ertl Racing Champions
Daytona 500
Daytona Beach, FL
February 22, 1970
Driver: Pete Hamilton
WINNER
1970 Plymouth Superbird - Spark
Falstaff 400
Riverside, CA
June 14, 1970
Driver: Richard Petty - Richard Petty won eighteen races in this car, including the last dirt track race in Grand National history.
WINNER
1971 Mercury Cyclone - Legends of Racing
Winston Cup Columbia
Columbia, SC
April 8, 1971
Driver: James Hinton
4th place - Independent James Hylton was runner-up in the 1971 Winston Cup Championship.

1971 Mercury Cyclone - Legends of Racing
Carolina 500
Rockingham, NC
March 18 1973
Driver: David Pearson
WINNER - Driver of the Year
Volunteer 500
Bristol,TN
July 8, 1973
Driver: Bennie Parsons
WINNER - Series Champion
The Modern Era
Until
1975, NASCAR drivers had to commute to the races using the same stock
cars (under they're own power) that competed in the race. By 1980,
NASCAR had completely stopped tracking the model year of all the
vehicles and most teams did not take cars to the track under their own
power anymore.
1995 Ford Thunderbird - Racing Champions
Southern 500
Darlington, SC
September 1, 1985
Driver: Bill Elliott
WINNER - Known as the "e-bird" due to the error in painting the number on the roof.
Daytona 500
Daytona Beach, FL
February 16th 1992
Driver: Richard Petty
16th place
1995 Chevrolet Monte Carlo - Quartzo
Purolator 500
Atlanta Motor Speedway
March 12, 1995
Driver: Jeff Gordon
WINNER - Series Champion
1996 Chevrolet Monte Carlo - Mark One
Stanley 100
New Hampshire Speedway
July 12th, 1996
Driver: Brad Leighton
WINNER
1996 Chevrolet Monte Carlo - Revell
Daytona 500
Daytona Beach, FL
February 18th, 1996
Driver: Steve Grissom
27th place
Daytona 500
Daytona Beach, FL
February 16, 1997
Driver: Jimmy Spencer
35th place
Driver: Michael Waltrip
5th place
Driver: Rusty Wallace
8th place
Driver: Mike Skinner