3 ▁while ▁Morgan ▁She ph erd ▁had ▁a ▁similar ▁collision ▁on ▁lap ▁ 8 3 . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁two - car ▁crash ▁on ▁lap ▁ 1 7 3 ▁involving ▁K yle ▁Pet ty ▁and ▁Jim ▁H ull . ▁The ▁last ▁accident ▁of ▁the ▁race ▁occurred ▁on ▁lap ▁ 1 8 7 ▁involving ▁Ben ny ▁Par s ons . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Bill ▁Elli ott ▁had ▁the ▁most ▁dominant ▁engine ▁in ▁the ▁NAS C AR ▁W inst on ▁Cup ▁Series . ▁Mechan ical ▁know - how ▁and ▁techn ological ▁achiev ements ▁allowed ▁Elli ot ▁to ▁domin ate ▁in ▁those ▁three ▁seasons ▁instead ▁of ▁driving ▁style ▁or ▁" f ines se ." ▁The ▁most ▁dominant ▁drivers ▁in ▁the ▁NAS C AR ▁W inst on ▁Cup ▁Series ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁were ▁Bill ▁Elli ott , ▁Dar rell ▁W alt rip , ▁Terry ▁Lab onte , ▁Bobby ▁All ison , ▁and ▁D ale ▁E arn hardt . ▁ ▁The ▁total ▁prize ▁pur se ▁for ▁the ▁cont enders ▁in ▁this ▁event ▁was ▁$ 3 4 5 , 5 8 5 ▁($ ▁in ▁today ' s ▁American ▁dollars ). ▁W inn ings ▁for ▁each ▁individual ▁driver ▁varied ▁from ▁$ 5 5 , 9 5 0 ▁($ ▁in ▁today ' s ▁American ▁dollars ) ▁to ▁a ▁me ager ▁$ 1 , 1 8 5 ▁($ ▁in ▁today ' s ▁American ▁dollars ). ▁ ▁Int rodu ctions ▁and ▁ret ire ments ▁Ben ny ▁Par