This brings joy to my heart. He was my favorite driver when I was little but I only ever remember him winning once when I was watching. I’m happy to know he won more than I thought 😊
I always wondered why nascar has set field of 43 in sprint, is it because of the king, or is it that they used to run 40 and dale earnhardts legacy made it 3 more, or some other reason that is totally un related
Even when Sr. was alive the field was more than 40 cars. Some tracks it was limited to under 40 due to smaller pit roads. In the early 2000s 43 became the standard. Good observation on 43 being the King's number. It would be interesting if that were the reason.
I started watching nascar in 1997 and became a Martin fan pretty quick. Then in 98 he had probably his best year ever, his back luck was that Gordon was just out of this world that season.
