Career Highlights

-His first Winston Cup race was the final race of 1992; Richard Petty's final race.
-Won Rookie of the Year in 1993
-Won the Busch Clash in 1994
-Won his first race in 1994. (Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte)
-Winner of the inaugural Brickyard 400 at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway
-Won all 3 segments of the Winston Select all star race at Charlotte in 1995
-Won 7 races and the Winston Cup title in 1995
-Won 10 races and finished second in points in 1996
-1996 True Value Man of the Year for charity involvement
-Premier 1996 Indiana Professional Athlete
-1997 Busch Clash winner
-1997 Daytona 500 winner
-Winner of the 1997 Winston Select and the Coca-Cola at Charlotte in May
-Winner of the inaugural California 500
-Winner of the 1997 Winston Million
-1997 Winston Cup Champion
-Won his second consecutive Coca Cola 600 in 1998
-Recorded the largest payday in racing history by winning $1.6 million at the 1998 Brickyard 400
-Won 4 consecutive races from late July to late August 1998 tying a modern era record.
-Winner of the 1998 Pepsi 400; the inaugural night race at Daytona
-Tied modern era record with 13 wins in a season
-1998 Winston Cup Champion
-1998 Driver of the Year
-1999 Daytona 500 winner
-Won a record breaking six consecutive road courses events from 1997-2000
-Won his 50th career race at Talladega in April 2000.
-Won The Winston in a back-up car in 2001. Tied Dale Earnhardt for the most victories in the event (3).
-Became the first three-time winner of the Brickyard 400 (1994,1998,2001)
-With a win at Watkins Glen in 2001, became the all-time NASCAR winner on road courses with his 7th career win.
-2001 Winston Cup champion. Became only the third driver to win more than three Winston Cup titles.
-2001 True Value Man of the Year for charity involvement.
-Set an all-time record with on-track winnings of $10,879,757 in 2001.
-All-time NASCAR leader for on-track earnings. Currently more than $51 million.
-Most career 'Southern 500' victories among active drivers (6).
-Swept both Martinsville races from the pole position in 2003.
-Most victories in a stock car at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (4).
-Has the most restrictor plate wins in NASCAR history (12).
-Has most career wins on road courses (9) in NASCAR history.
-Scored the most points in a season 6 times -- second only to Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt Sr. who accomplished the feat 7 times.
-Has claimed at least one Cup series pole position for 16 consecutive seasons.