Bobby Hillin Jr. after his upset victory at Talladega Superspeedway in 1986. (NASCAR Photo)
Bobby Hillin Jr. after his upset victory at Talladega Superspeedway in 1986. (NASCAR Photo)

NASCAR’s Most Surprising Upsets – Part 1

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Justin Haley celebrates with the trophy after winning Sunday’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona Int’l Speedway. (Daylon Barr photo)

On the heels of Justin Haley and Spire Motorsports’ shocking upset victory in Sunday’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona Int’l Speedway we wondered what are some of the other shocking and surprising winners in Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series history.

We dug through the archives and took a look back at some surprise winners with names such as Smith, Buescher, Cope, Ridley and Bouchard.

We’ll be back with a second look at some of the biggest upsets in Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series history tomorrow.