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Alan Kulwicki was born in Greenfield, Wisconsin. He raced on local dirt tracks and in the ASA , and in 1986, he fielded his first Winston Cup racing team as owner AND driver. With just two cars and a relative half-handful of full-time crew members, he won Winston Cup Rookie of the Year. He made famous the "Polish victory lap" by driving the wrong way on the track after winning a race.

During his six-year Winston Cup career, Kulwicki won five Winston Cup races and earned ten pole positions. He went on to win the Winston Cup championship in 1992, which was noteworthy accomplishment because he was the last Winston Cup winner who served as both driver and owner of his car/team, the first Winston Cup winner with a college degree, and the first Winston Cup winner not born in a southern state.

Tragically, Kulwicki was killed at age 38 in a plane crash on April 1, 1993, near Bristol, Tennessee, while on his way to the spring race at Bristol Motor SpeedwayBristol Motor Speedway is a NASCAR short track located in Bluff City, Tennessee, near Bristol. As recently as the late 1970s BMS was regarded as a minor track located in a rural, somewhat isolated area, with seating for less than 30,000 persons. It was th.

He was posthumously inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of FameThe International Motorsports Hall of Fame is a Hall of Fame dedicated to enshrining those who have contributed the most to auto racing either as a driver, owner, developer or engineer. It was founded in 1982 and is currently located in Talladega, Alabama in 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom.

See also

• List of famous NASCAR drivers