Historical Context of Racing and Damage

before we get going. >> Alan Kwicki arguably pulled off the biggest come from behind upset championship win in NASCAR history in 1992 with this car, the Underbird. It was one of only a few cars in the stable of AK Motorsports, which was owned and operated by Allen himself and ran off of just a fraction of the budget the big boy teams in the Cup series had. Their stable, however, got a little bit smaller in September when Allan crashed out at Dover. He had an outside shot at making a run for the cup, but after that DNF, he was fourth in the points, 278 points behind the leader, Bill Elliot, with just six races remaining. But instead of throwing in the towel, Allen and his band of misfits redoubled their efforts and rattled off an impressive streak of finishes to put him just 30 points back of the new points leader, Davy Allison. However, knowing they were still massive underdogs, Allen's team altered the Thunderbird logo on the nose of their car so that he was now driving the Thunderbird, complete with a Mighty Mouse sticker just off to the side. After an unlucky crash by Davey and a brilliant strategy call by Paul Andrews, Allen secured the five-point bonus for most laps led and settled into second where he would clinch the cup even with a Bill Elliot win. After the cup was won, the car was pressed right back into service. Allen didn't have the resources to send a car that good to a museum. But the car did eventually retire and here it is. This is the car Allen clinched the Winston Cup with in the fall of 1992. >> What happened to it after Atlanta 92 to right now being in the basement of the Hall of Fame. >> It's a pretty crazy story. That's for