Race car Alan Kulwicki stands on his car in New York’s Times Square Friday, Dec. 4, 1992. Kulwicki was named the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Champion, winning the title on the last day of the season ...

His time in NASCAR was short but inspirational. A college-educated engineer from Wisconsin, Alan Kulwicki was an outsider and underdog. Determination did more than money did to keep him on the ...

was the IROC points leader going into the Michigan ... Winston Cup leader Dale Earnhardt, who has filled in for the late Alan Kulwicki since the 1992 stock-car champion was killed last April ...

In the 31-plus years since his tragic death, it’s become clear that the racing gods threw away the mold after Alan Kulwicki’s career ended. He was unique then, and in retrospect even more so.

The appearance of the late Alan Kulwicki’s car commemorated his trademark celebratory gesture, “my Polish victory lap,” he called it, years before any driver thought of doing “doughnuts ...

Thirty years ago, NASCAR champion Alan Kulwicki was killed in a plane crash near Blountville. He was returning to the Bristol race after an appearance in Knoxville. Kulwicki always had a special ...

Alan Kulwicki and three colleagues were killed April 1, 1993 when their private plane crashed while attempting to land in Kingsport, Tenn., for that weekend’s Cup race at Bristol. Davey Allison ...

Alan Kulwicki was a NASCAR champion nicknamed "Special K" and the "Polish Prince." Over his career, Kulwicki was sponsored by several companies, including Maxwell House Coffee, United States Army, and ...

Today’s driver and car: Alan Kulwicki, 1992 Cup Series champ, in the No. 7 Ford "Underbird." Kulwicki's Daytona 500 record included seven starts, with a best finish of fourth to begin his ...

Defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Alan Kulwicki and three others were killed when their plane crashed in a field while flying into the Tri-Cities ahead of the upcoming Food City 500 at Bristol ...