Still incomplete, but perhaps a better gauge even than championships. Petty holds records for most series wins 200, poles 123, wins in a season 27 in 1967. According to the nascar record book, for drivers with 100 or more career starts, thomas had a winning percentage of 21. Richard petty has the most wins as an owner with 268, followed by hendrick. Nascars car of tomorrow or the gen 5 car if youre into that made its debut on the cup series stage on march 25, 2007 at. Power ranking the best 15 drivers in team penske history. Bobby allison remains the oldest driver to win the daytona 500. Yea he only has two wins, but i can think of at least 3 wins that slipped away from him late in the race, indy in 09 and 10, and richmond in. This weekends event, the oreilly auto parts 300 at texas motor speedway, will turn another milestone for bliss. The following year, she became the first women to obtain a pole position in a nascar touring series race.
Ever wonder what the winningest car number in nascar cup history is. Roush has the most combined nascar wins in the 3 national series, 4th all time in cup wins with 127 but with 126 nationwide series wins and 50 truck series wins. The car of tomorrow made its debut in the sport in 2007. Whether formula one or nascar, fans of racing hotly debate the merits of various drivers their championships, rivalries and the trophies that got away. Our database contains statistics, information and history of nascar car numbers. When you realize the fact that theres been a toptier driver in the car for most of its history, it becomes less of a surprise. Kyle busch claimed 40 of his 56 career total wins between 20102019. Throughout nascars longprolific history, its easily become one of.
The first driver to win multiple championships was herb thomas in 1951 and 1953. The nascar cup series drivers championship is awarded by the chairman of nascar to. April 7 today in jayskis nascar history jayskis nascar. Championships come to mind, but that doesnt tell the whole story when there were only a handful of drivers running fulltime schedules in the early years. In 2008 he won the indianapolis 500 and in 2008 and 20 he won new zealands sportsman of the year. Yesterday, jeff gordon won his fifth brickyard 400, becoming the first person in. Number, races, win, t5, t10, pole, laps, led, avst, avfn, raf, miles, llf.
Aug 07, 2019 our driver by number summer project explored the best or most influential drivers by car number in nascar history. Several drivers have seen their fair share of dominance at talladega superspeedway over the years. The 15 highestpaid race car drivers in the world right. November 15, 1992 one of the most significant races in nascar history. Auto club speedway jimmie johnson, 6, jimmie johnson, 6. Oct 10, 2019 several drivers have seen their fair share of dominance at talladega superspeedway over the years. Nov 21, 2019 scott dixon is a professional racing car driver from new zealand. Mike stefanik was a champion of nascar, whose nine total championship wins made him one of the two drivers with the most championships in nascar history. Nascar may add hybrid race cars to its lineup in 2022.
Jimmie johnson and chad knaus teamed up for 81 victories during what has been nascars most competitive era. Nascar fans love him or love to hate him he receives. Rule changes in 1972 established a minimum distance of 250 miles 400 km for pointspaying cup series events reduced to 186. Nascar roared into the 1960s with new tracks and a growing number of young lions behind the wheel to begin racing on superspeedways including daytona, atlanta and charlotte. Richard petty won an incredible 200 wins in his nascar career.
The nascar xfinity series event will mark start number 350 for bliss in the series. Nov 15, 2018 theyd broken into both the busch xfinity and cup series together and their fouryear run from 1995 to 1998 was perhaps the most dominant run of any team in stock car racing history, with three. Here is a look at the most successful drivers and manufacturers for the race. Here are our picks for the top five best nascar drivers of all time. Nascar s alltime records enfold the sports long history with a colorful blend of pioneers and superstars making their statistical marks. The following is a list compiling the total number of career victories in nascar cup series. Nascar car owner richard childress launches a personal nascar memorabilia auction today on. List of alltime nascar cup series winners wikipedia. Nascars most memorable onewin wonders sports daytona. Jul 24, 2015 read more and see photos at car and driver.
As detailed below, the record for the most indy 500 wins is four, and three drivers share that record. The following is a list compiling the total number of career victories in open wheel american championship car racing. Mar 27, 2020 in 1983, cale yarborough won two of the first four nascar cup series races in a backup car. The list recognizes cup victories under the following auspices.
With kyle buschs historic milestone, hes also evolved into the most polarizing drivers on the track. And, as with any sport, fans of race cars love to discuss who is the greatest driver of all time. The twotime cup champ 1951, 53 was the inspiration for the character doc hudson in the movie cars. Read 9 winningest nascar drivers of the modern era and other sports lists articles from total pro sports. If you mean in the top series winston cup, nextel cup, and now sprint cup then richard petty has the most with 200 wins. Richard petty has the most career wins and is tied with dale earnhardt and jimmie johnson for the most championships at seven. Find drivers, race results and statistics for nascar car numbers. Most of all, though, nascar history has been defined by the colorful men and women who live for the thrill of controlling a fast machine. His last win came at daytona international speedway on july 4, 1984.
Later she went on to be the first woman driver that had pole positions in a major series. Hes also the winningest truck series and xfinity series driver in history. Whats the winningest nascar car number of all time. Jul 17, 2019 on this day in 1991, 51yearold race car driver harry gant racks up his 12th national association of stock car auto racing nascar winston cup career victory in the winston 500 in talladega. List of past champions, most wins in nascar history sporting news. Ranking the 20 greatest nascar drivers of all time fox sports. Six drivers have declared for their first full cup season as well as being. More from nascar cup series nascars goal for the 2020 season remains the same nascar. Strictly stock 1949 grand national series 19501970 winston cup series 19712003 nextel cup series 20042007 sprint cup series 20082016. Driver has been inducted into the nascar hall of fame. Nascar alltime records from richard petty to jeff gordon. At 200 wins, kyle busch is among top drivers, greatest villain nfl.
The manufacturers championship was first awarded in 1952, to hudson. Along the way, weve examined the history of every single car number, too. He also recorded penskes first nascar win when he won at riverside to open the 1973 season and is one of the most versatile drivers in american motorsports history. List of past champions, most wins in nascar history. Here are the 11 drivers with the most wins in the alabama tracks history. Two legendary drivers dale jarrett and darrell waltrip on the other hand, claimed a major chunk of this cars success with 54 combined wins placing this car number in nascar history. Deciding on the best drivers ever depends on what factors you take into consideration, but certainly number of wins have to come into play. Gordon was declared to be the leader by nascar when a caution flag flew with four laps to go giving him the win in the aarons 499. American automobile association contest board 1905, 1916, and 19201955 united states automobile club 19561997. Now, theres a new nascar driver on top in this decade. Johnson is nascar s highestpaid driver for the second time in three years. Another 10 years of nascar history are in the books.
Picking a driver to call the cars most famous is tough. Mar 18, 2019 with 200 wins, kyle busch is among nascars best drivers. The list recognizes indy car or champ car victories under the following auspices. What makes a driver one of the greatest in nascar history.
But on some days, one driver completely demolishes the competition video credits. Nascar s car of tomorrow or the gen 5 car if youre into that made its debut on. But it was in 1991 when he earned the most wins of his career. Heres a look at the history of past daytona 500 winners, including the recordholder for most wins all time. First, obviously, anybody who gets to the level of running regularly in the nascar cup series is a good driver who is capable of doing things that most folks cant even comprehend. Click on the car number to see all races for that number. Heck, the duo finished in first and second a whopping 63 times, and pearson had more wins in those faceoffs. Apr 07, 2020 earning one championship, 15 wins, 91 topfive, 192 top10 finishes, the driver coined the hammer has seen it all. The most winning car numbers in nascar history belly.
March 20 today in jayskis nascar history page 5 of 24. Petty holds records for most series wins 200, poles 123, wins in a season 27 in 1967, consecutive wins 10 in 1967 and starts 1,185. This earned her most popular driver and rookie of the year. The 15 highestpaid race car drivers in the world right now. The nascar manufacturers championship is awarded by nascar to the most successful manufacturer over a season, as determined by a points system based on race results. Aug 18, 2019 one of the biggest rushes you get while being a nascar fan is watching your favorite driver win a race. Strictly stock 1949 grand national series 19501970 winston cup series 19712003 nextel cup series 20042007 sprint cup series 20082016 monster energy nascar cup series 20172019 nascar cup series 2020present. Of all the winners in the 102year history of the indy 500, only five have won the race in.
List of american championship car winners wikipedia. He raced in over 1,000 races in his 35year career and its likely. One of the most talented and promising rookie classes in recent nascar cup history is ready to get its motor racing. Mar 08, 2020 some days a race finishes with a close battle or a photo finish. The last time a driver win five races in a row, was richard petty in 1971, the record is 10 by petty in 1967 team 123 finishes. The 10 most untouchable records in stock car racing. Jul 25, 2016 chevrolet has won more nascar races than any other car in the history of racing. Complete nascar driver and race results for each car number in the history of the nascar. With history on the line sunday at homesteadmiami speedway, johnson won his seventh title to tie hall of famers richard petty and dale earnhardt sr. The namesake of dale earnhardt was a 15time winner of the cup series most popular driver award and a twotime daytona 500 winner before retiring to join the.
The 10 greatest race car drivers of all time goliath. The current drivers champion is joey logano, who won his first monster energy nascar cup series championship in 2018. While richard petty owns the record for most career wins, it is dale earnhardt who has the most iconic car. Different car makeengine combinations are considered to be different. Who is the most underrated driver in nascar history. Nascar cup series statistics by car number racingreference. However, dale earnhardts car and its blackandwhite or blackandsilver livery is one of the most familiar sights in all of the history of nascar. Nov 18, 2019 buschs win in sundays race made him just the second active driver alongside jimmie johnson with multiple cup series titles and just the 16th driver in nascar history to have more than one. He also was the first driver in nascar history to win the winston million by taking the checkered flag in the sports three. Oct 03, 2019 the 21 is one of nascars most storied car numbers ever, as well as being among the numbers with the longest history in nascar. Drivers with the alltime streak of consecutive seasons with at least one win a year. Cale yarborough posted 55 wins in it, ned jarrett added 49, and. Cars that consistently won nascar races throughout history.
In 1988, robinson became the first female to win a nascar touring series event. She is the most successful woman in the history of american openwheel racingher victory in the 2008 indy japan 300 is the only female win in an indycar series race. The top 10 nascar drivercrew chief combos in cup history. David pearson is most wellknown for being richard pettys rival, and the only man who could give him a run for his money. That being said, in recent history, you could argue that carl long. The following is a list compiling the total number of career victories in nascar cup series competition. Hes definitely the most underrated driver in recent nascar history and has a strong case for being most underrated of all time. Whether it is nascar or formula one, race car drivers makes serious money. Here are the famous races 10 biggest winners and how much they won. He has the most wins in indycar with 5 total, in 2003, 2008, 20, 2015, and 2018. List of the drivers with nascar cup series wins, most 2nd place finishes. Our database contains a history of nascar car numbers. Nascar team owner richard childress is auctioning an original dale earnhardt no.
Under this system the highest finishing driver for each manufacturer earns the. Database of car numbers with 50 or more nascar cup series starts in. November 18, 1979 richard petty wins his record seventh series championship. The driver with the most starts in the car was darrell. Bill blair netted the first win in nascars top division for the. Dodge has won a total of 217 nascar races and in 1969 the manufacturer pulled in 22 wins that included race car drivers bobby allison and bobby isaac. Its easy to assume that the honor would go to the no. But the race has produced some surprise winners through the years, from derrike cope in 1990 to trevor bayne 2011. The cars first win came at the hands of harold kite in the 1950 daytona beach road course race. Ranking the 15 most consistent drivers in nascar history. May 14, 2012 rick hendrick who owns hendrick motorsports.
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