Remembering NASCAR's New York Run

In between Daytona Beach and Las Vegas, annual awards were held at the Waldorf-Astoria.

We believe it. For an article revisiting the years that NASCAR held its annual awards banquet in New York, NASCAR.com senior writer Kenny Bruce collected the following quote:

“It was unbelievable, the difference between the two [venues],” three-time series champ Darrell Waltrip told NASCAR.com earlier this week when asked about the move from Daytona Beach, Fla. to New York City.

Waltrip, now a race analyst for FOX Sports, was the first champion to be honored in the Big Apple when he captured the 1981 title.

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