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Legends throughout NASCAR’s 60-year history will help crown the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion during Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Bobby Allison – A hometown hero returns to Miami. Though part of the famous Alabama Gang, Allison grew up in nearby Hialeah, Fla. His NASCAR career was one of the most prolific in history, winning 84 races and a NASCAR Sprint Cup title in 1983.
Kurt Busch – In 2004, Busch became the first driver to win the championship under the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup format. His title was the closest in NASCAR Sprint Cup history – only eight points separated Busch and runner-up Jimmie Johnson. Busch has won 18 races in his nine-year career, which is ninth among active drivers.
Ned Jarrett – A two-time champion, Jarrett is one of 15 drivers to win multiple NASCAR Sprint Cup titles. Jarrett’s came in 1961 and 1965. In 1965, he won 13 races and had 45 top-10 finishes in 54 events. That year, he set a record in dominance – and one that will likely never be broken. At the Southern 500 at Darlington, he won by 14 laps (17.5 miles), the widest margin of victory in NASCAR history.
Bobby Labonte – Labonte won the 2000 championship, notching four wins, 19 top-five and 24 top-10 finishes in the 34-race season. His 21 career wins ranks sixth among active drivers.
Richard Petty – Known forever as “The King,” Petty re-wrote the NASCAR record book during his 35-year career. He holds the NASCAR record for wins (200), poles (123) and starts (1,185). Petty’s seven NASCAR Sprint Cup championships is tied with Dale Earnhardt for most ever. Petty won his championships in 1964, ‘67,’71, ‘72, ‘74, ‘75 and ‘79.
Rusty Wallace – Now an analyst for ESPN and a NASCAR Nationwide Series owner, Wallace was known as one of the most colorful members of the NASCAR Sprint Cup garage during his 25-year career. Wallace won 55 races (eighth all-time) and the championship in 1989.
Darrell Waltrip – A NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion in 1981, ’82 and ’85, Waltrip is one of seven drivers to win three or more titles. Waltrip, now an analyst on Fox’s NASCAR broadcasts, won 84 NASCAR Sprint Cup races, which is tied for third-most all-time.
Rex White – The 1960 champion, White won six races and had an amazing 35 top-10 finishes in the 40 races he ran. A rarity, White is one of only six driver/owners to win a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship.
