NASCAR Through The Decades — The ’80s

Darrell Waltrip and Junior Johnson combined to win three NASCAR Cup Series titles during the 1980s. (NASCAR photo)


  • Ben White

    Starting with local newspapers and including a lengthy stint with NASCAR Scene, Ben White has covered stock car racing for nearly 50 years.

One year after earning rookie-of-the-year honors in the NASCAR Cup Series, Dale Earnhardt drove California businessman Rod Osterlund’s No. 2 car to the series championship.

It was the first time a sophomore driver earned the NASCAR Cup Series title.

 

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