In 1971, when the series began leasing its naming rights to the r. Driver races win t5 t10 pole laps led avst avfn raf miles llf aric almirola, 320, 2, 18, 63, 2, 87895, 543, 19. Rusty racked up 37 of the 55 wins he earned in the top series in the car. The nascar cup series drivers championship is awarded by the chairman of nascar to the most successful nascar cup series racing car driver over a. Oct 26, 2019 in 1991, she joined up with the nascar winston allamerican challenge series, making her the first female to compete. The top ten worst nascar drivers 1 danica patrick danica sue patrick is an american professional racing driver. Mfr, points, behind, starts, wins, top 5s, top 10s, dnfs, laps led, stage wins, rank. Current and historical nascar race schedules, results, statistics and more. 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. With jimmie johnson recording his 83rd career victory in nascars premier series last sunday at dover, now is the perfect time to take a closer look at the drivers with the most wins at the sport. Wallace made most of his cup starts driving the number 2 for roger penske over his career, with the car notching 95 wins in nascars premierseries with various drivers, including kurt busch and its current driver, brad keselowski. Currently its kyle busch, but he has plenty of company near the top.
A wide range of drivers with various experience both at texas motor speedway and in iracing will be contending in this sundays oreilly auto parts 125 in the second race of the enascar iracing pro invitational series 1 p. 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. Strictly stock 1949 grand national series 19501970 winston cup series 19712003 nextel cup series 20042007 sprint cup series 20082016. Oct 03, 2019 wallace made most of his cup starts driving the number 2 for roger penske over his career, with the car notching 95 wins in nascars premierseries with various drivers, including kurt busch and its current driver, brad keselowski. In the current year, jimmie johnson is among the best that nascar has to offer. Hes scored three wins at the track but is always a contender to score the win. David pearson is most wellknown for being richard pettys rival, and the only man who could give him a run for his money. The list recognizes cup victories under the following auspices. Which big 3 driver will finish this cup season with the most wins. In 1991, she joined up with the nascar winston allamerican challenge series, making her the first female to compete. Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Bios, statistics, race results videos, news, photo galleries, car, team, shop gear, date of birth, rookie year nascar cup series drivers official site of nascar. By 1994, she earned the title, most popular driver, and finished in seventh place for series points just two years after that. While popular drivers continue to retire one of another each year, its important to know who to hate next.
Mar 31, 2018 just like professional wrestling, nascar is a lot more entertaining when there is someone to hate. Never ever s1 e3 there will never ever be another driver. Nascar national series stats at bristol motor speedway. Mark martin and kyle busch share the nationwide series lead with six wins each, and kyle busch. Most tracks with win active cup series drivers driver, tracks, wins kyle busch, 23, 49 kevin harvick, 21, 42 jimmie johnson, 20, 83 matt kenseth, 19, 39 won on each track started. Hes the leader of the rowdy roundup, and currently holds the record for the second most alltime wins in all of nascars national touring at 182.
His seven winston cup championships tied him with richard petty for the most wins in the history of nascar. Jan 09, 20 8 current drivers with the best personalities in nascar 0 of 8 nascar drivers exhibit a persona to the fans that may or may not be a true reflection of the type of person they are. 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. One of the biggest rushes you get while being a nascar fan is watching your favorite driver win a race. Active drivers nascar cup series career stats racing. Never ever s1 e3 there will never ever be another driver like dale earnhardt. List of past champions, most wins in nascar history sporting news. Click to read the 8 most hated nascar drivers of 2018. 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. Read through the list of active drivers with the most wins at tracks shorter than 1 mile.
Has the most wins among any active cup series driver at bristol. Who topped the decade in victories, and how many drivers found victory lane. Here are five drivers who could join them and score their first career victories this year. But there are very few times when the entire fan base comes together to cheer one a specific. All time wins modern era more competitive era will probably reach 100. Can you name the nascar drivers who had the most race wins in each season. Current nascar cup series drivers name their favorite driver. Jimmie johnson leads the current nascar cup series drivers with six wins at charlotte motor speedway.
Through a careful look at stats and general performance, i found the most successful driver at every active nascar track. Won gander trucks most popular driver award in 2015. 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. He won a huge list of accolades, championships, and awards during his career, and his style of driving lead to him being nicknamed the intimidator. In 2010, nascars stars return to battle the track too tough to tame in the sprint cup series showtime southern 500 and nationwide series darlington 200. The king was a seventime cup champion 1964, 67, 71, 72, 74, 75, 79 who won the daytona 500 a.
Drivers in bold have won a race in the 2020 season. Heres a look at the history of past daytona 500 winners, including the recordholder for most wins all time. Heck, the duo finished in first and second a whopping 63 times, and pearson had more wins in those faceoffs. What makes a driver one of the greatest in nascar history. May 10, 2018 here are our picks for the top five best nascar drivers of all time.
Active cup wins list after 2019 nascar talk nbc sports. Rule changes in 1972 established a minimum distance of 250 miles 400 km for pointspaying cup series events reduced to 186. Apr 04, 2020 won the cup series most popular driver award for the last two years 2018, 2019 won the cup series rookieoftheyear award in 2016. Winning at the track too tough to tame requires unparalleled skill and patience and a lot of luck. The hometown driver loves when nascar comes to richmond.
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. Seven drivers won multiple races and three won five or more. With jimmie johnson recording his 83rd career victory in nascar s premier series last sunday at dover, now is the perfect time to take a closer look at the drivers with the most wins at the sport. The following is a list of drivers who are currently competing in a series sanctioned by the national association for stock car auto racing nascar. Current nascar cup series drivers on greatest rivalries. Of the drivers who won just a single race, two were firsttime winners, alex. 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 drivers championship was first awarded in 1949 to red byron. He grabbed four of his five wins at the track between 2008 and 2010. The first driver to win multiple championships was herb thomas in 1951 and 1953. What is the particular type of processor model and operating system on which a computer is based called. Apr 14, 2010 a nascar staple since 1950, darlington raceway has seen some of motorsports most talented drivers thunder to victory lane.
We have average finishes in recent races and average finishes for all active nascar drivers at sonoma. In 60 years of racing at darlington raceway, few drivers have enjoyed continued success at the famed 1. The 8 most hated nascar drivers of 2018 chairgatin. The list recognizes cup victories under the following. Which current nascar driver has the most wins at bristol motor speedway. The 2010s decade of the nascar cup series is in the books. Jul 06, 2019 which win on this list is the most popular. The current drivers champion is joey logano, who won his first monster energy nascar cup series championship in 2018. Well, the wait is over, as the sixths most successful driver is jimmie johnson. Here are our picks for the top five best nascar drivers of all time.
Current iron man and will more than likely be all time. The series began in 1949 as the strictly stock division, and from 1950 to 1970 it was known as the grand national division. 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. If youre a nascar fan, youre probably wondering where some of the more modern and current drivers are on this list. Aug 18, 2019 one of the biggest rushes you get while being a nascar fan is watching your favorite driver win a race. Joe gibbs racings kyle busch closed out the 2010s decade.
List of alltime nascar cup series winners wikipedia. Which current nascar driver has the most wins at bristol. Deciding on the best drivers ever depends on what factors you take into consideration, but certainly number of wins have to come into play. One of the most popular current drivers in nascar is kyle busch, also known as rowdy due to his boisterous personality. Reynolds tobacco company, it was referred to as the nascar winston cup series 19712003. 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. Won his first cup series race at bristol in 2007, most recent win at the track was in 2019. The following is a list compiling the total number of career victories in nascar cup series competition. Ranking the most popular drivers of all time in nascars. List of the drivers with nascar cup series wins, most 2nd place finishes. Elliott is the son of nascar hall of famer bill elliott, who the cup championship in 1988 and was named the series most popular driver 16 times between 1984 and 2002. The 8 most hated nascar drivers of 2018 chairgatin college. He is reported by alt driver as being not only one of the richest nascar drivers in history but also one of the wealthiest athletes of all time. She was also the second female to win a nascar touring series event robinson was first.
Which current driver has won the most races 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. Just like professional wrestling, nascar is a lot more entertaining when there is someone to hate. Nascar has a long history of fantastic finishes, powerful machines, and historic events. Arguably the most underrated dynasty in sports, johnson and crew chief chad knaus won seven. Nov 28, 2019 if youre a nascar fan, youre probably wondering where some of the more modern and current drivers are on this list. Going into the 2020 nascar season, there are 19 fulltime drivers who have wins in the cup series.
Won the cup series most popular driver award for the last two years 2018, 2019 won the cup series rookieoftheyear award in 2016. The nascar cup series drivers championship is awarded by the chairman of nascar to the most successful nascar cup series racing car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on race results. The nascar cup series is the top racing series of the national association for stock car auto racing nascar. The current drivers champion is kyle busch, who won his second nascar cup. Active drivers with most shorttrack wins kyle larson, 1. Flashing back to gordons 2004 win at talladega over dale jr.