Alan Kulwicki

 

 

   

Alan Kulwicki was a self-made man who broke all conventional wisdom to capture the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup championship by the narrowest margin in the sport’s history.  Kulwicki, an unassuming yet fiercely dedicated man, died in a plane crash in April of 1992, just five races into the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup season.

 

Kulwicki built his own team from the ground up and molded it into the championship caliber it enjoyed at the time of his death.  During his career, he scored five career Winston Cup wins, 24 pole positions, and more than $5 million in winnings.

 

Kulwicki was just as dedicated to his education and earned a Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.  He was the first college graduate to win the NASCAR Winston Cup championship, an honor he deeply cherished.