DALE JARRETT~~~~1999 WINSTON CUP CHAMPION

Jeff Gordon-"Wonder Boy"-because of all he has accomplished in racing

Glenn Roberts-"Fireball"-he threw fast balls in high school baseball

Joe Nemechek-"Front Row Joe"-nickname given to him by teammate Wally Dallenbach when he took his second career pole at Pocono

Ned Jarrett-"Gentleman Ned"-nicknamed for being so mannerly and for a graceful exit

Darrell Waltrip-"Jaws"-nickname given to him by Cale Yarborough during D.W.'s six win season in 1977

Harry Gant-"Mr. September"-nicknamed for winning four consecutive races in the month of September

Russell William Wallace-"Rusty"-shortened and modified version of Russell-also known as "Rubberhead"-this one was given to him by Dale Earnhardt after an accident in Bristol in the late 1980's. Rusty bounced back to run part of the race two days later and this is what earned him the name.

Henry Yunick-"Smokey"-nicknamed because one of his cars smoked so bad

Ray Jones-"Buckshot"-nickname given to him by his grandfather as a young child, resulting from running into a table. His grandfather said he was as tough as a buckshot

Wylie "Buddy" Baker-"The Gentle Giant"- he was a giant on March 24,1970 while testing his blue Dodge Daytona for the first running of the Alabama 500 at Talladega. He set a world closed-course record of 200.447 mph. He was the first driver to exceed 200 mph on a closed course

Sterling Marlin-"King of the Restrictor Plate"-nicknamed because of his success on the super speedways

Mike Skinner-"Emperor"- could this nickname have come from the fact that he won twice in Japan?

Terry Labonte-"Texas Terry"- because that's where he's from

Dale Earnhardt-"The Intimidator"-nicknamed because of his aggressive style. Does he intimidate the other drivers?

Richard Petty-"The King"-with 32 years of driving on the Nascar Winston Cup circuit and a record 200 victories, I would say the name is appropriate

Junior Johnson-"The Ronda Roadrunner"-named for the place where he grew up and still lives. Also known as "The Wilkes County Wildman" for the same reason. His real name-Robert Glenn Johnson, Jr.

DeWayne Lund-"Tiny"-his nickname was a play on his size, 6-feet-4-inches tall, weighing 270 pounds.

Kenny Wallace-"Herman"-he was named "class clown" in high school and later earned the name "Herman" after a cartoon character Herman the German, a practical joker who appeared in newspaper comics in Wallace's hometown.

Jake Elder-"Suitcase Jake"-mechanic-he had a hard time finding a long-term home with any one team, so his frequent moves earned him the name.

Doug Richert-"Dufflebag Doug"-crew chief-basically, so named for the same reasons as Jake Elder

Roy Tyner-"The Flying Indian"-named for his Native American roots