There was a time when the four Majors of the NASCAR racing were the Daytona 500, Southern 500 at Darlington , World 600 at the then titled Charlotte Motor Speedway and for me at least, the Firecracker 400 in July at Daytona. You could argue for the Rebel 400 as number four, but I'm a Firecracker man.
The concept of a grand slam originated in golf. The great Bobby Jones is the only golfer to ever achieve an acknowledged grand slam, winning the U.S. and British Open Championships and the Amateur Championships for both countries, all during the 1930 season.
The present day grand slam of golf still includes the U.S. and British Opens. The amateur championships have been replaced by the PGA Championship and the Masters.
No player has won the modern day grand slam of golf. The Tiger slam doesn't count.
Only one driver has ever won the NASCAR grand slam. 
The late LeeRoy Yarbrough won my stock car grand slam in 1969.
My modern day NASCAR slam would replace the Firecracker 400 with the Brickyard 400 and the Southern 500 with the night race at Bristol. No driver has come close to sweeping these races in the same year.
Oh, and for you Rebel 400 fans, like Steve, LeeRoy won that one in '69 too.
Before Bill Elliott, my man was LeeRoy driving the #98 Jim Robbins sponsored Fords. Seeing him win in 69 and 70 on ABC's Wide World of Sports is what got me interested in NASCAR.
Posted by: Steve | May 24, 2007 at 11:25 PM
How 'bout the Penske Slam? WOW!!
Posted by: michael | May 25, 2007 at 06:50 AM