On June 15, 1969, Cale Yarborough won the first race at Michigan International Speedway.
There was no race at Pocono in 1969. Nascar held its first Winston Cup event at Pocono Raceway on August 4, 1974.
The first race at the Alabama International Motor Speedway (now known as the Talladega Superspeedway), was held on September 14, 1969 and was won by Richard Brickhouse.
The first artificial satellite into space was named sputnik and was launched by the USSR. The term "Space Race" actually applies to the race to the moon which was won by the US when the Apollo spacecraft touched down in 1969.
Lifelock 400 at Michigan in June 2008.
The Inaugural Soo International 500 Snowmobile Race held February 1969 was won by Dan Planck with back drivers Otis Cowles, Leonard Cowles.
On September 25, 1949, Red Byron won the first Nascar race held at Martinsville Speedway. It was in the Strictly Stock Series.
Eddy Merckx from Belgium won the race
On June 15, 2008, Dale Jr. won the LifeLock 400 at Michigan International Speedway.
It was the Soviet Union and the USA. It started out as the Space Race which the Soviet Union won with Sputnik in 1957. Of course the USA won the race to the moon in 1969.
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Darrell Waltrip has won the most Nascar Cup Series races at Bristol with 12.
The USA won the space race when it landed American men on the moon in July 20, 1969.