Associated Press
Monday, Feb. 19, 2001; 7:33 a.m. EST

1975 – Made stock car racing debut on May 25, finishing 22nd in the World 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

1979 – Earned first victory on April 1 at Bristol, Tenn; Won Rookie of the Year Award.

1980 – Won first Winston Cup Championship, becoming only driver to win Rookie of the Year and season championship back-to-back.

1986 – Won five races to take second Winston Cup Championship.

1987 – Won 11 races for third Winston Cup Championship, finishing in top five 21 times in 29 races.

1990 – Won nine times to take fourth Winston Cup Championship, earning a then-record $3,083,056.

1991 – Won four races for fifth Winston Cup Championship.

1993 – Won six races to earn sixth Winston Cup Championship.

1994 – Won seventh Winston Cup Championship, tying Richard Petty for most career titles. Topped $3-million mark in earnings for third time in five years.

1996 – Became third driver to start 500 consecutive Winston Cup races.

1997 – Became first driver to reach $30 million in American Motor Sports winnings and first race car driver to appear on box of Wheaties Cereal.

1998 – Won first Daytona 500 in 20th career start, breaking a 59-race winless streak overall. Finished eighth in season standings, his 18th top 10 finish in 20 years.

1999 – Won 10th consecutive Twin 125 qualifying race at Daytona.

2000 – Won Winston 500 on Oct. 15 at Talladega Superspeedway for final career victory.