Active monster energy series drivers with the most. Nascar whelen euro series elite 2 division drivers all statistics used in these tables are as of the end of the 2019 american festival nascar finals race. Kyle busch claimed 40 of his 56 career total wins between 20102019. Aug 18, 2019 one of the biggest rushes you get while being a nascar fan is watching your favorite driver win a race. Drivers who have won at least one race in each of the three nascar national series.
The most winning car numbers in nascar history belly up. 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. The 20 dirtiest drivers in nascar history bleacher. Richard petty won the most daytona 500 races with seven victories.
Apr 07, 2020 earning one championship, 15 wins, 91 topfive, 192 top10 finishes, the driver coined the hammer has seen it all. Apr 01, 2020 derek white targeted in tobaccosmuggling operation update. This weekends event, the oreilly auto parts 300 at texas motor speedway, will turn another milestone for bliss. The winningest drivers in nascar history the only ones to ever win 6% or more of their races self. Who has claimed the most victories in the history of the nascar cup series. Richard petty is the only driver who has most title winners of daytona 500 motor race with 7th times. Jimmie johnson and chad knaus teamed up for 81 victories during what has been nascar s most competitive era. See where todays stars rank compared to nascar hall of famers. Earl trophy has usually gone to one of the sports big stars. April 7 today in jayskis nascar history jayskis nascar. The nascar xfinity series event will mark start number 350 for bliss in the series. Its most recent popularity and success has come from the current driver denny hamlin with 32 wins the most recent during the 2019 daytona 500.
Top 7 nascar drivers in history sports, concerts and. The top ten drivers in the points and two drivers with the most wins make it and are the only ones who can win the championship. So, who is the best driver in hendrick motorsports history. Early in nascar s history, foreign manufacturers had shown interest in entering the series. Who are the top 10 winningest drivers in nascar history. If you mean in the top series winston cup, nextel cup, and now sprint cup then richard petty has the most with 200 wins. April 1 today in jayskis nascar history page 5 of 24. No poles for first two drivers in 2012 points, 1st time ever. Richard petty, known as the king, coholds the record for most nascar cup series series.
Records earned from 20092011 when the series was still called racecar euro series before nascar s acquisition of the series in 2012 will not be included to the statistics. Mar 17, 2020 nascar legend richard pettys 200 career wins, putting him at the top of the alltime wins list, will probably never be matched because of how much the sports has changed in the last few decades. The chase is the playoff for the nascar sprint cup championship. Ranking the 20 greatest nascar drivers of all time fox. Mike stefanik leads all drivers with seven titles and 74 wins. Some fans arent impressed kyle busch is winningest nascar. The 10 most untouchable records in stock car racing. Now, youre asking me the best driver in hendrick motorsports history. Every winner by year beginning with the first race in 1959. The manufacturers championship was first awarded in 1952, to hudson different car makeengine combinations are considered to be different manufacturers for the purposes of the championship. Who are the greatest champions in the history of the daytona 500. Ranking the 15 most consistent drivers in nascar history.
Overall, thirtythree different drivers have won the championship, with richard petty, dale. Our driver by number summer project explored the best or most influential drivers by car number in nascar history. Nov 15, 2018 the top 10 nascar driver crew chief combos in cup history. Along the way, weve examined the history of every single car number, too. Denny hamlin is the reigning 2019 daytona 500 champion. 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. Another 10 years of nascar history are in the books. Mar 08, 2020 some days a race finishes with a close battle or a photo finish. 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.
Picking a driver to call the cars most famous is tough. He also was the first driver in nascar history to win the winston million by taking the checkered flag in the sports three prestigious races the daytona 500, the winston 500 at talladega. 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. It started as a poll of the drivers and then all monster energy nascar cup series competitors. 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 top 10 nascar drivercrew chief combos in cup history. At 200 wins, kyle busch is among top drivers, greatest villain nfl. The winningest drivers in nascar history the only ones.
Whos the best driver in hendrick motorsports history. Nascar driver derek white was among almost 60 people targeted by quebec and ontario police in the biggest tobaccosmuggling bust in north american history, according to law enforcement officials. Strictly stock 1949 grand national series 19501970 winston cup series 19712003 nextel cup series 20042007 sprint cup series 20082016. Jimmie johnson and chad knaus teamed up for 81 victories during what has been nascar s most. Oct 10, 2019 several drivers have seen their fair share of dominance at talladega superspeedway over the years. The following is a list compiling the total number of career victories in nascar cup series competition. While dodge, ford and chevrolet have shown consistent wins in nascar history, other manufacturers including plymouth, oldsmobile, pontiac, toyota and even buick have also had big wins since nascar started in the 1940s. Ranking the 20 greatest nascar drivers of all time fox sports.
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. May 11, 2018 only a few guys come through nascar that have the name, history and family heritage and carry that through their career, harvick says. Over the 34year history of the whelen modified tour, 18 different drivers have earned championship glory. Feb 23, 2019 kyle busch made nascar history saturday night, becoming the winningest driver in the truck series, the thirdtier national series. 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. List of alltime nascar cup series winners wikipedia. By 1994, she earned the title, most popular driver, and finished in seventh place for series points just two years after that. On april fools day in 1951, even the nash had a win as driver curtis turner drove for a win at charlotte. The list recognizes cup victories under the following auspices. Here are the 11 drivers with the most wins in the alabama tracks history. The car of tomorrow made its debut in the sport in 2007.
Jul 17, 2019 gant hardly slowed down in 1992, breaking his own record as the oldest nascar winner at 52 years and 219 days for a final time when he won the champion 400 on august 16 at the michigan. Bobby allison remains the oldest driver to win the daytona 500. 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. Nascar, a sport where only the most competitive survive. It is the longest race on nascar s schedule at 600 miles 970 km.
But there are very few times when the entire fan base comes together to cheer one a specific. Busch took the checkered flag in the ultimate tailgating 200 at. For the first time in the history of the nascar sprint cup series, both the champion and second in points failed to win a pole during. Denny hamlin is the reigning daytona 500 champion, winning the race in backtoback years 2019. Today it is voted for by fans across the united states. The first race, held in 1960, was also the first one held at the new charlotte motor speedway. Is it the driver with the most championships in johnson. List of past champions, most wins in nascar history. 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.
With kyle buschs historic milestone, hes also evolved into the most polarizing drivers on the track. Oct 26, 2019 in 1991, she joined up with the nascar winston allamerican challenge series, making her the first female to compete. Drivers with the alltime streak of consecutive seasons with at least one win a year. The cars first win came at the hands of harold kite in the 1950 daytona beach road course race. The king was a seventime cup champion 1964, 67, 71, 72, 74, 75, 79 who won the daytona 500 a. Heres a look at the history of past daytona 500 winners, including the recordholder for most wins all time. What makes a driver one of the greatest in nascar history. The top 10 nascar driver crew chief combos in cup history. Several drivers have seen their fair share of dominance at talladega superspeedway over the years. Kyle busch is now the winningest nascar truck series driver. He also was the first driver in nascar history to win the winston million. Apr 09, 2020 so, who is the best driver in hendrick motorsports history. Kyle busch won his 52nd truck series race, and he now stands alone with the most wins in the national nascar series. The georgia native has scored an impressive 44 wins and has 55 poles to his cup record and won the 1988 championship.
While hamlins success on the track is no secret, the no. Who is the winningest driver in nascar history answers. Kyle busch has moved ahead of richard petty on the alltime national series wins list, and kevin harvick took over third by himself. Debating the best driver in hendrick motorsports history. The cocacola 600, originally the world 600, is an annual 600mile 970 km nascar cup series points race held at the charlotte motor speedway in concord, north carolina, during memorial day weekend. But who are 20 drivers in nascar history who have helped themselves be competitive by pulling some dirty stunts from cheating. She was also the second female to win a nascar touring series event robinson was first. Still incomplete, but perhaps a better gauge even than championships. For example, in august 16, 1963 in the international 200, smokey cook drove an mg to a 17thplace finish.
Some fans arent impressed kyle busch is winningest nascar truck driver. But on some days, one driver completely demolishes the competition video credits. Cars that consistently won nascar races throughout history. Jimmie johnson active win leader jimmie johnon won a recordtying seventh monster energy nascar cup series championship in 2016. List of past champions, most wins in nascar history sporting. Now, theres a new nascar driver on top in this decade.
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