page_title: Unocal 76 Challenge
section_title: Winners
hierarchical_section_title: Unocal 76 Challenge / Award history / Winners
caption_attribution_description: English: Rusty Wallace in 1997.
context_page_description: The Unocal 76 Challenge was an award program for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series from 1989-1999 sponsored by the Unocal Corporation. Unocal posted a $7,600 cash prize if the pole position winner for each NASCAR Winston Cup event went on to win the race. If the prize was not claimed, it was rolled over to the next race until the pot was claimed.
  The award program proved to be popular among competitors and fans, and was considered NASCAR's version of a Skins Game. The award provided over $2 million in cash prizes to NASCAR drivers.
context_section_description: 1989
  Rusty Wallace — Goodwrench 500: $22,800 (original prize was $15,200 which included 1 rollover; additional season-end bonus brought total to $22,800)
  1990
  Kyle Petty — Goodwrench 500: $228,400 (included 29 rollovers)
  Geoff Bodine — Hanes 500: $38,000
  Dale Earnhardt — DieHard 500: $68,400
  Dale Earnhardt — Heinz Southern 500: $30,400
  Bill Elliott — Peak AntiFreeze 500: $15,200
  1991
  Kyle Petty — Goodwrench 500: $68,400
  Rusty Wallace — Valleydale Meats 500: $22,800
  1992
  Bill Elliott — Pontiac Excitement 400: $197,600
  Alan Kulwicki — Food City 500: $22,800
  Davey Allison — Miller Genuine Draft 400: $60,800
  Kyle Petty — AC Delco 500: $98,800
  1993
  Rusty Wallace — Food City 500: $60,800 (included 7 rollovers)
  Mark Martin — Budweiser At The Glen: $98,800 (included 12 rollovers)
  Mark Martin — Bud 500: $15,200 (included 1 rollover)
  Rusty Wallace — SplitFire Spark Plug 500: $22,800 (included 2 rollovers)
  Ernie Irvan — Goody's 500: $7,600
  1994
  Rusty Wallace — Hanes 500: $98,800 (included 12 rollovers)
  Ernie Irvan — Save Mart Supermarkets 300: $15,200 (included 1 rollover)
  Jeff Gordon — Coca-Cola 600: $7,600
  Rusty Wallace — UAW-GM Teamwork 500: $15,200 (included 1 rollover)
  Geoff Bodine — Miller Genuine Draft 500: $30,400 (included 3 rollovers)
  Mark Martin — Bud At The Glen: $22,800 (included 2 rollovers)
  Geoff Bodine — GM Goodwrench Dealer 400: $7,600
  1995
  Jeff Gordon — Goodwrench 500: $91,200 (included 11 rollovers)
  Sterling Marlin — DieHard 500: $121,600 (included 15 rollovers)
  Mark Martin — Bud At The Glen: $15,200 (included 11 rollover)
  Bobby Labonte —  GM Goodwrench Dealer 400: $7,600
  1996
  Terry Labonte — First Union 400: $129,200 (included 16 rollovers)
  Jeff Gordon — Miller 500: $38,000 (included 4 rollovers)
  Jeff Gordon — UAW-GM Teamwork 500: $7,600
  Bobby Labonte — NAPA 500: $136,800 (included 17 rollovers)
  Rusty Wallace - NASCAR Suzuka Thunder Special: $7,600
  1997
  Dale Jarrett — TranSouth Financial 400: $38,000 (included 4 rollovers)
  Mark Martin — Save Mart Supermarkets 300: $30,400 (included 3 rollovers)
  Jeff Gordon — Coca-Cola 600: $15,200 (included 1 rollover)
  Mark Martin — MBNA 400: $114,000 (included 14 rollovers)
  1998
  Bobby Hamilton — Goody's Headache Powder 500: $106,400 (included 13 rollovers)
  Bobby Labonte — DieHard 500: $7,600
  Jeff Gordon — Coca-Cola 600: $15,200 (included 1 rollover)
  Jeff Gordon — Save Mart/Kragen 350: $38,000 (included 4 rollovers)
  Jeff Gordon — Bud At The Glen: $30,400 (included 3 rollovers)
  Jeff Gordon — Farm Aid on CMT 300: $22,800 (included 2 rollovers)
  Mark Martin — MBNA Gold 400: $22,800 (included 2 rollovers)
  1999
  Jeff Gordon — Daytona 500: $60,800 (included 7 rollovers)
  Rusty Wallace — Food City 500: $45,600 (included 5 rollovers)
  Bobby Labonte — MBNA Platinum 400: $45,600 (included 5 rollovers)
  Jeff Gordon — Save Mart/Kragen 350: $22,800 (included 2 rollovers)
  $136,800 unclaimed over the final 17 races of the season
caption: Rusty Wallace became the first driver to win the Unocal Challenge bonus.
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