24-- The number 24 was a lonely number until 1994 when a kid ... took it into new territory. 8. 22-- NASCAR’s first Cup champion (Red Byron) and its most recent (Joey Logano) rode with the 22. The ...

Few drivers in NASCAR history have as unique of a story as Red Byron. In 1932 ... Byron wasn't scheduled to fly a B-24 bomber on the evening that his leg injury occurred, but he did it anyway.

by developing an American car capable of winning the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans sports car event. In 1998, he was named one of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers, recognition of a highly significant ...