Crown Jewel (NASCAR-Jayverse)

Historic and prestigious races in NASCAR are often called Crown Jewels. Most commonly these races are the Daytona 500, Coca-Cola 600, and Southern 500. NASCAR also recognizes the Brickyard 400 as a Crown Jewel. During the Winston Million program, the Alabama 500 at Talladega was included, but most modern sources do not include it as a Crown Jewel race. Some media members and drivers argue that the Bristol Night Race is a Crown Jewel event as well.
From 1985 to 1997, NASCAR Cup Series sponsor Coca-Cola offered a one-million-dollar bonus to any driver who won three out of the four races in a single season.
Winning all Crown Jewel races is sometimes referred to as a Grand Slam.
==History==
In 1984, The Coca-Cola Company announced at the Waldorf Astoria New York during the annual year end awards banquet two new events that would define NASCAR for years to come. The first was an invitation only, "all-star" exhibition race called The Coca-Cola Race of Champions. The other announcement was that they were formally elevating the sport's four majors (sometimes referred to as the "crown jewels") into a formal Grand Slam with a cash prize bonus, known as the The Coca-Cola Million Dollar Challenge. The long established and recognized major events were as follows:
*Daytona 500 (known as the richest race on the circuit) – held in February at Daytona International Speedway
*Alabama 500 (known as the fastest race) – held in late April or early May at Talladega Superspeedway
*Coca-Cola 600 (known as the longest race) – held Memorial Day weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway
*Southern 500 (known as the oldest superspeedway race) – held Labor Day weekend at Darlington Raceway
===The Coca-Cola Million Dollar Challenge===
Since 1985, The Coca-Cola Company offered a 1 million bonus to any driver who won three out of the four races (a "Small Slam") in a single calendar year season. If there was no million-dollar winner, a $100,000 consolation bonus would be given to the first driver to win two of the four races.
If a driver went into the Coca-Cola 600 or the Southern 500 with a chance to win the million, the race was advertised as the "The Coca-Cola 600 Million Dollar Challenge" or the "The Coca-Cola Southern 500 Million Dollar Challenge".
===Coca-Cola Million Dollar Challenge Race Winners===
====Winston Million race winners/results (1985–1997)====
Season	Daytona 	Talladega 	Charlotte 	Darlington 	Notes
1985 	Alan Kulwicki	Bobby Allison 	Dave Marcis 	Dave Marcis 	Dave Marcis wins $100,000
1986 	Ken Schrader 	Rusty Wallace 	Darrell Waltrip	Dale Earnhardt 	
1987 	Bill Elliott 	Morgan Shepherd	Terry Labonte 	Ken Schrader 	
1988 	Davey Allison	Cale Yarborough	Rusty Wallace 	Geoff Bodine 	
1989 	Bubba Nissen 	Mark Martin 	Richard Petty 	Darrell Waltrip	
1990 	Bill Elliott 	Alan Kulwicki 	Alan Kulwicki 	Geoff Bodine 	Alan Kulwicki wins $100,000
1991 	Jimmy Spencer	Rusty Wallace 	Alan Kulwicki 	Rusty Wallace 	Rusty Wallace wins $100,000
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