Santino Marella holds the record for shortest time spent in a Royal Rumble match, lasting only 1.9 seconds in the 2009 Royal Rumble.
Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt Sr. both have a record 7 Nascar Cup championships.
Bill Elliott holds the record for the fastest lap in Nascar, with a speed of 212.809. Bill set the record in qualifying, driving a Ford Thunderbird, at the Talladega Superspeedway in May 1987.
Tony Stewart set the Nascar Cup Series qualifying record (98.084) at Martinsville Speedway in 2005.
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In 1987, at the Talladega Superspeedway, Bill Elliott set the record for the fastest lap with an average speed of 212.809 during qualifying. This was pre-restrictor plate era.
500 laps by Cale Yarborough at Bristol
The 1987 Winston 500 from Talladega was the sight of some incredible performances. Bill Elliott set the NASCAR speed record with a lap of 212.809mph (that is 342.48km/h, kilometers per hour).
In 1987, during qualifying at Talladega Superspeedway, Bill Elliott set the Nascar record with a speed of 212.809.
Richard Petty
number 27 producing a record of 4 winners
Jimmie Johnson won a record five consecutive Nascar Cup Series championships (2006-2010).