Winners (American TV series)


Winners is a half-hour motorsports television show hosted by NASCAR driver Neil Bonnett that aired for four seasons from April 7, 1991 to July 17, 1994. The show aired on TNN and each episode profiled a different championship racer. Following Bonnett's death on February 11, 1994, the show was renamed Neil Bonnett's Winners and continued for one additional season with guest hosts.

Episodes

Season 1
No. in SeriesNo. in SeasonDriver FeaturedOriginal air date
11Dale Earnhardt April 7, 1991
22Dale Earnhardt April 14, 1991
33John ForceApril 21, 1991
44Davey AllisonApril 28, 1991
55Kenny BernsteinMay 5, 1991
66Mark MartinMay 12, 1991
77Rusty WallaceMay 19, 1991
88Rick MearsMay 26, 1991
99Steve KinserJune 2, 1991
1010Joe AmatoJune 9, 1991
1111Ernie IrvanJune 16, 1991
1212Scott ParkerJune 23, 1991
1313Junior JohnsonJune 30, 1991
1414Al Unser Jr.July 7, 1991
1515Doug WolfgangJuly 14, 1991
1616Bob SennekerJuly 21, 1991
1717Mario AndrettiJuly 28, 1991

Season 2
No. in SeriesNo. in SeasonDriver FeaturedOriginal air date
181Darrell Waltrip April 5, 1992
192Darrell Waltrip April 12, 1992
203Jeff GordonApril 19, 1992
214Roger MearsApril 26, 1992
225Ed McCullochMay 3, 1992
236Bobby AllisonMay 10, 1992
247Pat AustinMay 17, 1992
258Bobby RahalMay 24, 1992
269Dale JarrettMay 31, 1992
2710Willy T. RibbsJune 7, 1992
2811Ken SchraderJune 14, 1992
2912Eddie HillJune 21, 1992
3013Ricky RuddJune 28, 1992
3114Bobby LabonteJuly 5, 1992
3215Michael AndrettiJuly 12, 1992
3316Hershel McGriffJuly 19, 1992
3417Kyle PettyJuly 26, 1992

Season 3
No. in SeriesNo. in SeasonDriver FeaturedOriginal air date
351Neil Bonnett April 4, 1993
362Neil Bonnett April 11, 1993
373Cory McClenathanApril 18, 1993
384Bill ElliottApril 25, 1993
395Cruz PedregonMay 2, 1993
406Alan KulwickiMay 9, 1993
417Sammy SwindellMay 16, 1993
428Dave SchultzMay 23, 1993
439Danny SullivanMay 30, 1993
4410Joe NemechekJune 6, 1993
4511Geoff BrabhamJune 13, 1993
4612Sleepy TrippJune 20, 1993
4713Terry LabonteJune 27, 1993
4814Lyn St. JamesJuly 4, 1993
4915Emerson FittipaldiJuly 11, 1993
5016Larry MorganJuly 18, 1993
5117Don PrudhommeJuly 25, 1993

Season 4
For the fourth season, the show was named Neil Bonnett's Winners. A variety of guest hosts were used including Darrell Waltrip, Rusty Wallace, John Force, Kenny Bernstein, and Lyn St. James. Bonnett was still featured in the show conducting interviews with drivers filmed before his death. The Steve Grissom episode is noteworthy as it was filmed at the Indigo Lake Golf and Tennis Club in Daytona Beach, Florida the day before Bonnett died.
No. in SeriesNo. in SeasonDriver Featured Original air date
521Neil Bonnett Tribute February 13, 1994
532Steve Grissom April 3, 1994
543Darrell Gwynn April 10, 1994
554Joe Gibbs April 17, 1994
565Warren Johnson April 24, 1994
576Harry Gant May 1, 1994
587Connie Kalitta May 8, 1994
598Morgan Shepherd May 15, 1994
609Kenny Bernstein May 22, 1994
6110Geoff Bodine May 29, 1994
6211Chuck Etchells June 5, 1994
6312Ned Jarrett June 12, 1994
6413John Force June 19, 1994
6514Sterling Marlin June 26, 1994
6615Dave Blaney July 3, 1994
6716Richard Petty July 10, 1994
6817Robby Gordon July 17, 1994