No driver has ever won at Bristol from 24th or further starting spot.(ESPN2 Qualifying), Dale Earnhardt won from 24th in the 1994 spring/day race. In 75 Winston Cup races at Bristol, 17 have come from the pole, 12 from the outside pole. 66 races have been won from a starting position of 10th or better.(research by me), Earnhardt is the last driver to win the Goody’s Headache Powder 500 at Bristol and championship in the same year, in 1987. (08-21-1998)
