American Racing News Vol 1, Issue 2 Issue 6 | Page 8
Kevin Harvick, 2001, Atlanta
Making only his third career start with the premier series at Atlanta Motor Speedway and just
weeks following teammate Dale Earnhardt's
tragic death in the Daytona 500, Kevin Harvick
beat Jeff Gordon to the line by a mere 0.006
seconds for his first career win.
Derrike Cope hadn't run a full season until 1990,
much less won a race in NASCAR's premier series. Despite the odds, he was running second on
the final lap when a blown tire on Dale Earnhardt's powerful No. 3 Chevrolet allowed Cope
to sweep by the "Intimidator" for the victory.
Tiny Lund, 1963, Daytona
DeWayne "Tiny" Lund wasn't supposed to be
in this race -- he was filling in for an injured
Marvin Panch. Tiny would give Wood
Brothers Racing its first of five 500 wins.
Derrike Cope, 1990, Daytona