With two wins, harvick is now guaranteed to be among the top 15 winners virtually guaranteeing a spot in the chase for the nascar sprint cup. The top ten worst nascar drivers 1 danica patrick danica sue patrick is an american professional racing driver. Driver has been inducted into the nascar hall of fame. He won his second title great american race in four years, having also claimed the title in 2016.
Denny hamlin is the reigning 2019 daytona 500 champion. Johnson remains the most allout driver, on every lap, in nascar history. Over the 34year history of the whelen modified tour, 18 different drivers have earned championship glory. 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. Nascar active drivers most wins quiz by superspurjm. Ranking the 20 greatest nascar drivers of all time fox. Strictly stock 1949 grand national series 19501970 winston cup series 19712003 nextel cup series 20042007 sprint cup series 20082016. Jul 25, 2015 dale earnhardt jr still needs win more to compete with these winners. Ranking the 20 greatest nascar drivers of all time fox sports. Harvick becomes the first driver to win from the pole at darlington raceway not the southern 500 since dale jarrett in 1997.
List of the drivers with nascar cup series wins, most 2nd place finishes. Kyle busch has moved ahead of richard petty on the alltime national series wins list, and kevin harvick took over third by himself. Here is a list of the 10 seasons from 2010 to 2019 in order of. Apr 10, 2020 one nascar sprint cup series driver has won at texas motor speedway in two different manufacturers. He never won a season championship or cared to because of his winwreckorblow philosophy. The best reference for more nascar info ive found is on and racingreference. The following is a list compiling the total number of career victories in nascar cup series competition. I saw a video earlier today about dick trickle, and i learned he had 1,000 short track victories, which absolutely boggled my mind. Changed the table to start displaying new data due to nascar policy change on no longer sharing earnings per driver. List of past champions, most wins in nascar history posted on 02172019 the daytona 500 has long held a special place in nascar lore, serving as the seasonopening race for more than 35 years and being part of the nascar circuit for 60.
Wins in all three nascar series, 19932006 benson won rookie of the year honors in both the xfinity and sprint cup series. The current drivers champion is joey logano, who won his first monster energy nascar cup series championship in 2018. Jimmie johnson and rick hendrick have won plenty of crown jewel races together 12, in fact. Richard petty holds the record for most daytona 500 victories seven, while 11 other drivers have won nascars premier event at least twice. You get a victory in daytona on your resume, you become part of nascar lore. Heres a look at the history of past daytona 500 winners, including the recordholder for most wins.
Of the thousands of men and women who have competed in nascars top three divisions, by my count less than 400 have ever actually won a race. Darlington raceway race winners monster energy cup series mrn. Several drivers have seen their fair share of dominance at talladega superspeedway over the years. See where todays stars rank compared to nascar hall of. List of alltime nascar cup series winners wikipedia. Check out the complete list of winners in the nascar cup series at phoenix raceway, beginning with the first race in 1988. Earnhardt was named nascars most popular driver for 2017 during the monster energy cup series awards ceremony thursday night at the wynn in las vegas. He also won the most popular driver award in the truck series in 2006. Who has the most busch pole awards in nascar cup series history. Darlington raceway race winners monster energy nascar cup series buy tickets. The alltime list of nascar monster energy, sprint, nextel, winston cup series wins, 2nd place finished and consective. Each division champion receives a pointfund money payout and even more goes to the national champion driver with most points out of the four division winners.
It is his first xfinity series win in just his 9th start. Rule changes in 1972 established a minimum distance of 250 miles 400 km for pointspaying cup series events reduced to 186. One nascar sprint cup series driver has won at texas motor speedway in two different manufacturers. The following is a list compiling the total number of career victories in nascar cup series. The king was a seventime cup champion 1964, 67, 71, 72, 74, 75, 79 who won the daytona 500 a. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. 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 past champions, most wins in nascar history. Which nascar driver holds the record for most wins in one. Heres a look at the history of past daytona 500 winners, including the recordholder for most. The list recognizes cup victories under the following auspices. The whelen allamerican series is the base for stock car racing, developing nascar names such as clint bowyer, jimmy spencer, tony stewart, the bodine brothers, and many others.
The threetime champion was inducted into the nascar hall of fame in 2012. Darlington raceway race winners monster energy nascar cup series. 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. The first driver to win multiple championships was herb thomas in 1951 and 1953. Today it is voted for by fans across the united states the award is presented by the national motorsports.
Bobby allison remains the oldest driver to win the daytona 500. Mike stefanik leads all drivers with seven titles and 74 wins. It started as a poll of the drivers and then all monster energy nascar cup series competitors. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. May 24, 2019 of the thousands of men and women who have competed in nascar s top three divisions, by my count less than 400 have ever actually won a race. 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. The chase is the playoff for the nascar sprint cup championship. Nascar sprint cup driver with most wins per season quiz by. Waltrip holds the record for the most cocacola 600 wins with five, as well as the most wins at bristol 12. 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. What season in nascar had the most different drivers win a race.
Apr 19, 2015 it might not be the race which wins a driver the sprint cup championship, but the daytona 500 is the super bowl of nascar. Here are the 11 drivers with the most wins in the alabama tracks history. 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. Feb 16, 2019 richard petty holds the record for most daytona 500 victories seven, while 11 other drivers have won nascar s premier event at least twice. The daytona 500 is nascars most iconic race, and a trip to victory lane guarantees a slice of motorsports history for a driver. 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. You get a victory in daytona on your resume, you become part of.
As detailed below, the record for the most indy 500 wins is four, and three drivers share that record. Which nascar driver holds the record for most wins in one season in the modern era. On may 6, 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, alabama. Gordon famously made his first start at atlanta in 1992, the final race of the season and also the last race of richard pettys career. Most sprint cup series starts between victories in nascar history. Of all the winners in the 102year history of the indy 500, only five have won the race in. Apr, 2020 waltrip holds the record for the most cocacola 600 wins with five, as well as the most wins at bristol 12. Chase elliott was selected as the nmpa most popular driver in a fan vote announced during thursdays nascar awards show.
If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. Heres a look at the history of past daytona 500 winners, including the recordholder for most wins all time. Oct 10, 2019 several drivers have seen their fair share of dominance at talladega superspeedway over the years. The 9 types of nascar winners nascar alignment chart youtube.
See where todays stars rank compared to nascar hall of famers. April 12 today in jayskis nascar history page 7 of 24. Update on driver contracts for beyond the 2020 season. Nascars most popular driver award is awarded to the most popular nascar driver in the monster energy nascar cup series, xfinity series, and camping world truck series every year since 1956. Take a look at the six most successful teams in nascar history and where they rank. The best reference for more nascar info ive found is on nascar. Ranking the 15 most consistent drivers in nascar history. The 10 most untouchable records in stock car racing. Who are the top ten winners in nascar cup history answers. For a list of pole winners, see list of daytona 500 pole position winners.
Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Mar 08, 2020 kyle busch has moved ahead of richard petty on the alltime national series wins list, and kevin harvick took over third by himself. April 10 today in jayskis nascar history page 6 of 24. It might not be the race which wins a driver the sprint cup championship, but the daytona 500 is the super bowl of nascar. So i raised this question, what nascar driver, active or not, has the most wins across all officially sanctioned nascar series.
Darlington raceway race winners monster energy cup. Dale earnhardt jr still needs win more to compete with these winners. Across all officially sanctioned nascar series, what driver has the most wins. He has 50 career wins in the series tied for 10th on alltime list, earned 35 pole positions, earned three nascar championships in 1961, 1964 and 65, won 28 races during those final two. Chase elliott wins cup most popular driver award nascar. May 05, 2020 on may 6, 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, alabama. Can you name the nascar sprint cup drivers with the most wins per season. Richard petty is the only driver who has most title winners of daytona 500 motor race with 7th times.
This season weve had a lot of parity in the sprint cup series with different winners so far, but when did we have the most. 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. Apr 12, 2020 harvick becomes the first driver to win from the pole at darlington raceway not the southern 500 since dale jarrett in 1997. Nascar sprint cup driver with most wins per season quiz. Nine different drivers have claimed the last nine daytona 500 races, reflecting the unpredictability of the storied course. Alltime nascar cup series wins jayskis nascar silly season.
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