darrell waltrip has the most wins at bristol speedway.
who has the most wins at bristol speedway?
darrell waltrip
it took almost two hours and fifty minutes for darrell waltrip to defeat bobby allison and 29 other american-born drivers in front of an audience of 30,000 live spectators. this would make him equal to cale yarborough in the number of wins at bristol speedway up to this point. 20 notable crew chiefs were reported as attending this race; including larry mcreynolds, dale inman, kirk shelmerdine, jeff hammond, jabe thomas, waddell wilson, jake elder and junie donlavey.
1982 busch 500
speedway returned to bristol and eastville stadium in 1977 in what was effectively the newport wasps becoming the bristol bulldogs for one season. crowds of 7,000+ were averaged in both years, far larger than most clubs. the track operated in 1978 but was closed due to planning matters. a year or two after closing a bristol select team rode at birmingham (for legal reasons they could not use the bulldogs name). over 1,000 bristol speedway fans travelled up to birmingham, such was their love for the sport. stars of the former team included australian phil crump, father of world champion jason crump.
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