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Alan Kulwicki, a mechanical engineering graduate from Wisconsin, defied odds to win the 1992 NASCAR championship with just five victories. He invented the Polish Victory Lap, flipping his car backward to wave to fans. Despite trailing by nearly 300 points with six races left, Kulwicki secured the title by a single lap, the biggest upset in NASCAR history. Tragically, he died in a plane crash weeks into defending his title.

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