Seven Cup drivers have won four consecutive Winston Cup races in NASCAR’s modern era, which began in 1972. No driver has won five straight races. 1976 — Cale Yarborough; 1981 — Darrell Waltrip; 1987 — Dale Earnhardt; 1991 — Harry Gant; 1992 — Bill Elliott; 1993 — Mark Martin.; 1998 — Jeff Gordon(current streak). What did the drivers do in the following race? Yarborough 2nd; Waltrip 2nd; Earnhardt 4th; Gant 2nd; Elliott 20th; Martin 6th; Gordon 5th (RPM2Nite) (08-22-1998)
