Join me as I take a look back every Monday at the starting lineup for one of the biggest races in NASCAR history, the inaugural Brickyard 400.
Starting 17th: Ernie Irvan #28 Texaco Havoline Robert Yates Racing Ford
Finished: 17th
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Irvan's car being unloaded
at the 1994 Brickyard 400 |
Career Highlights: 15 time Cup Series race winner, 1991 Daytona 500 winner, championship leader/contender in 1994 before his horrific crash, don’t ask him to dance.
Total Brickyard 400 Starts: 5
Best Brickyard 400 Finish: 2nd (1996)
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"Just how good our car was, the race with Jeff Gordon in the
closing laps, having the lead with less than 5 laps to go, and
cutting that RF (Right Front) tire down... still haunts me today!"
--Larry McReynolds (Ernie Irvan's crew chief) |
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| Cards signed by Ernie Irvan |
1994 Fun Fact: Despite missing the final eleven races due to his near-death practice crash at Michigan, Ernie still finished 22nd in points in 1994. For context, he finished ahead of a future Hall-of-Famer (Harry Gant), a future championship contender (Jeff Burton), and a future professional tv whiner (Jimmy Spencer).
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