Perhaps the most famous NASCAR driver of all time ... grabbing third place in two different races. In 1988, he became the oldest Daytona 500 winner on record at age 50. Gordon was fantastic ...

1982: The Daytona 500 became the official season-opening NASCAR race, a spot on the schedule ... surrendering the lead to ...

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Lydia Mee is a contributing sports writer located in the West Midlands, England. Her focus is on F1 and NASCAR. She has in-depth knowledge of Motorsport as a whole. Lydia joined Newsweek in March ...