Alan Dennis Kulwicki (December 14, 1954 – April 1, 1993), nicknamed "Special K" and the "Polish Prince", was an American NASCAR Winston Cup Series racecar driver. He started racing at local short tracks in Wisconsin before moving up to regional stock car touring series. Kulwicki arrived at NASCAR, the highest and most expensive level of stock car racing in the United States, with no sponsor, a limited budget, and only a racecar and a borrowed pickup truck.

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  • Alan Dennis Kulwicki (December 14, 1954 – April 1, 1993), nicknamed "Special K" and the "Polish Prince", was an American NASCAR Winston Cup Series racecar driver. He started racing at local short tracks in Wisconsin before moving up to regional stock car touring series. Kulwicki arrived at NASCAR, the highest and most expensive level of stock car racing in the United States, with no sponsor, a limited budget, and only a racecar and a borrowed pickup truck. Despite starting with meager equipment and finances, he earned the 1986 NASCAR Rookie of the Year award over drivers racing for well-funded teams. After Kulwicki won his first race at Phoenix International Raceway, he debuted what would become his trademark "Polish Victory Lap". Kulwicki won the 1992 Winston Cup championship by the then-closest margin in NASCAR history. He was unable to defend his championship because he died early in 1993 in a light aircraft accident. He has been inducted into numerous racing halls of fame and was named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers. Kulwicki was known for being a perfectionist and doing things his own way. An engineer by trade, his scientific approach to NASCAR racing inspires the way teams are now run. He was insistent on driving for his own race team during most of his NASCAR career, despite lucrative offers from top car owners. Described by his publicist as "a real hard type of person to get to know", he remained a bachelor throughout his life.
  • Alan Kulwicki, auch Special K genannt, war ein US-amerikanischer NASCAR-Rennfahrer. Zuletzt fuhr er den Ford Thunderbird mit der Startnummer 7. Zu seinen Erfolgen zählen der Sieg in der Meisterschaft im Winston Cup im Jahre 1992 sowie die Ernennung zum Rookie des Jahres 1986. Im Jahre 1998 wurde Kulwicki als einer von NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers geehrt und im Jahre 2002 in die International Motorsports Hall of Fame aufgenommen. Alan Kulwicki starb am 1. April 1993 bei einem Flugzeugabsturz in der Nähe von Blountville.
  • Alan Dennis Kulwicki était un pilote américain de NASCAR, il fut sacré champion en 1992. Il fut le premier à faire ses tours d'honneurs dans le sens inverse du circuit, ce que tous les pilotes continuèrent à faire en sa mémoire après son décès en 1993 dans un accident d'avion.
  • Alan Kulwicki, född den 14 december 1954 i Greenfield, Wisconsin, död den 1 april 1993 i Blountville, Tennessee, var en amerikansk racerförare med polska föräldrar.
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  • It's been a long road and it's taken a lot of hard work to get here, but this has made it all worthwhile. When you work for something so hard for so long, you wonder if it's going to be worth all of the anticipation. Believe me, it certainly was. And what do you think of my Polish victory lap? There will never be another first win and you know, everybody sprays champagne or stands up on the car. I wanted to do something different for the fans.
  • Kulwicki victory lane quote in ''Grand National Scene'' magazine
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  • Alan Dennis Kulwicki (December 14, 1954 – April 1, 1993), nicknamed "Special K" and the "Polish Prince", was an American NASCAR Winston Cup Series racecar driver. He started racing at local short tracks in Wisconsin before moving up to regional stock car touring series. Kulwicki arrived at NASCAR, the highest and most expensive level of stock car racing in the United States, with no sponsor, a limited budget, and only a racecar and a borrowed pickup truck.
  • Alan Kulwicki, auch Special K genannt, war ein US-amerikanischer NASCAR-Rennfahrer. Zuletzt fuhr er den Ford Thunderbird mit der Startnummer 7. Zu seinen Erfolgen zählen der Sieg in der Meisterschaft im Winston Cup im Jahre 1992 sowie die Ernennung zum Rookie des Jahres 1986. Im Jahre 1998 wurde Kulwicki als einer von NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers geehrt und im Jahre 2002 in die International Motorsports Hall of Fame aufgenommen. Alan Kulwicki starb am 1.
  • Alan Dennis Kulwicki était un pilote américain de NASCAR, il fut sacré champion en 1992. Il fut le premier à faire ses tours d'honneurs dans le sens inverse du circuit, ce que tous les pilotes continuèrent à faire en sa mémoire après son décès en 1993 dans un accident d'avion.
  • Alan Kulwicki, född den 14 december 1954 i Greenfield, Wisconsin, död den 1 april 1993 i Blountville, Tennessee, var en amerikansk racerförare med polska föräldrar.
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