Ernie Irvan won the final race of his career
Darrell Waltrip failed to qualify for the Daytona 500
Jeff Gordon won his second championship
Kenny Irwin Jr. made his Cup debut
Ricky Craven won his first career race
Rusty Wallace won his 50th career race
Steve Park made his Cup debut
Terry Labonte won the final race of the season
Dale Earnhardt won the Daytona 500 for the first time