While it may not be the most winningest car number in nascar cup series history, the early career success of darrell waltrip, the popularity of dale earnhardt jr. Drivers who have won at least one race in each of the three nascar national series. Here are the 11 drivers with the most wins in the alabama tracks history. David pearson is most wellknown for being richard pettys rival, and the only man who could give him a run for his money. Is it the driver with the most championships in johnson. What makes a driver one of the greatest in nascar history. The alltime list of nascar monster energy, sprint, nextel, winston cup series wins, 2nd place finished and consective. Still incomplete, but perhaps a better gauge even than championships.
Who are the top 10 winningest drivers in nascar history. 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. On april fools day in 1951, even the nash had a win as driver curtis turner drove for a win at charlotte. 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. The winningest drivers in nascar history the only ones to ever win 6% or more of their races self. 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 greatest upset wins in nascar history sportsbreak. Not only does richard petty have the most wins of any competitor in nascar grand nationalcup history, he is also the driver with the most secondplace. Richard petty, known as the king, coholds the record for most nascar cup series series. Who has claimed the most victories in the history of the nascar cup series. From richard petty to dale earnhardt to jeff gordon to jimmie johnson, nascar s winningest drivers have an it factor thats hard to pinpoint but undeniable behind the wheel. Danica patrick reflects on her historic indycar win 12. Nascar has a long history of fantastic finishes, powerful machines, and historic events. The 10 most untouchable records in stock car racing.
Who has the most consecutive wins in nascar answers. Richard petty, known as the king, coholds the record for most nascar cup series series titles 7 with the late dale earnhardt and jimmie johnson. Gilliland would win the race, absolutely shocking the nascar community. It was the start of a long career in nascar for gilliland and is widely known as the greatest upset in nascar history. Driver has been inducted into the nascar hall of fame.
Which nascar driver holds the record for most wins in one season in the modern era. Just 30 drivers have hit 600 or more premier series starts. With jimmie johnson recording his 83rd career victory in nascars premier series last sunday 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.
Jimmie johnson became the 26th driver to hit 650 nascar cup series starts near the conclusion of the 2019 season. Ranking the 15 most consistent drivers in nascar history. It is the longest race on nascar s schedule at 600 miles 970 km. His three victories have come in the first five races of the season. Whats the winningest nascar car number of all time. Here are our picks for the top five best nascar drivers of all time. No poles for first two drivers in 2012 points, 1st time ever. List of the drivers with nascar cup series wins, most 2nd place finishes.
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. Heres a look at the history of past daytona 500 winners, including the recordholder for most wins all time. 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. List of past champions, most wins in nascar history sporting news. Cars that consistently won nascar races throughout history. The georgia native has scored an impressive 44 wins and has 55 poles to his cup record and won the 1988 championship. Dale earnhardt snags darlington win from bill elliott. After making it to the round of 8, busch went on to win at. Sure, dale earnhardt shares the record for most cup championships in nascar history with richard petty seven each. The chase is the playoff for the nascar sprint cup championship. He won 17 of isaacs first win was in 1964, and his last was in 1972.
But who are 20 drivers in nascar history who have helped themselves be competitive by pulling some dirty stunts from cheating. October 23, 1994 dale earnhardt joins richard petty as the second driver in series history to win seven nascar series championships. Overall, thirtythree different drivers have won the championship, with richard petty, dale. Richard petty won an incredible 200 wins in his nascar career. Jeff gordon claims the win in the first brickyard 400. In nascars modern era 1972 until now, there have been 26 instances of a driver winning at. The winningest drivers in nascar history the only ones. If you mean in the top series winston cup, nextel cup, and now sprint cup then richard petty has the most with 200 wins. Arguably the most underrated dynasty in sports, johnson and crew chief chad knaus won seven. Deciding on the best drivers ever depends on what factors you take into consideration, but certainly number of wins have to come into play. The top ten drivers in the points and two drivers with the most wins make it and are the only ones who can win.
Debating the best driver in hendrick motorsports history. With 1,908 starts, its been in more races than any other car in nascar history, but its 199 wins put it second on the alltime list. Jimmie johnson currently sits tied for sixth on the alltime wins list and will be looking to jump into the top five in his final fulltime season in the. 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. Ranking the 20 greatest nascar drivers of all time fox. Nascar, a sport where only the most competitive survive.
The 12 most legendary racing families in nascar history. He also was the first driver in nascar history to win the winston million. Gilliland became the best thing since sliced bread and was racing for robert yates racing in the cup series just a few weeks later. The win was luzas third in a row, making him the first driver in the series to win three consecutive races since 20. Here is a list of the 12 most legendary racing families in nascar history. Drivers with three consecutive wins in nascar history.
Who is the most underrated driver in nascar history. The series is one of three national divisions of nascar, ranking as the third tier behind the secondtier nascar xfinity series and the top level nascar cup series. The following is a list compiling the total number of career victories in nascar cup series. The 20 dirtiest drivers in nascar history bleacher. So, here is one persons view of the 10 most iconic numbers in nascar. The first race, held in 1960, was also the first one held at the new charlotte motor speedway. Heck, the duo finished in first and second a whopping 63 times, and pearson had more wins in those faceoffs. While it may not be the most winningest car number in nascar cup series history, the early career success of darrell waltrip, the popularity of. See where todays stars rank compared to nascar hall of famers. 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. 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.
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