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This page is to name the champions, sub-champions and most remembered racers, and cars of NASCAR.
NASCAR
[edit]Sport | Stock cars |
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Jurisdiction | United States Canada Mexico |
Abbreviation | NASCAR |
Founded | 1948 |
Headquarters | Daytona Beach, FL Charlotte, NC New York City, NY |
President | Mike Helton |
Chairman | Brian France |
CEO | Brian France |
Official website | |
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NASCAR is one of the most viewed professional sports in terms of television ratings in the United States. In fact, professional football is the only sport in the United States to hold more viewers than NASCAR.[1] Internationally, NASCAR races are broadcast in over 150 countries. NASCAR holds 17 of the top 20 attended single-day sporting events in the world.[2], and claims 75 million fans who purchase over $3 billion in annual licensed product sales. Many marketers consider NASCAR fans the most brand-loyal in all of sports and as a result, Fortune 500 companies sponsor NASCAR more than any other Motor Sport.[3]
Key pepole
[edit]William France Sr.
[edit]Mechanic William France Sr., moved to Daytona Beach, Florida, from Washington, DC, in 1935 to escape the Great Depression. He was familiar with the history of the area from the land speed record attempts. France entered the 1936 Daytona event, finishing fifth. He took over running the course in 1938. He promoted a few races before World War II.
France had the notion that people would enjoy watching "stock cars" race. Drivers were frequently victimized by unscrupulous promoters who would leave events with all the money before drivers were paid. In 1947, he decided this racing would not grow without a formal sanctioning organization, standardized rules, regular schedule, and an organized championship. On December 14, 1947 France began talks with other influential racers and promoters at the Ebony Bar at the Streamline Hotel at Daytona Beach, Florida, that ended with the formation of NASCAR on February 21, 1948.[4]
Erwin "Cannonball" Baker
[edit]The first Commissioner of NASCAR was Erwin "Cannonball" Baker. A former stock car, motorcycle, and open-wheel racer who competed in the Indianapolis 500 and set over one hundred land speed records. Cannonball Baker earned most of his fame for his transcontinental speed runs. Baker would prove a car's worth by driving it from New York to Los Angeles. After his death, the famous transcontinental race the 'Cannonball Run' and the film that was inspired by it were both named in his honor. Baker is enshrined in the Automotive Hall of Fame, The Motorcycle Hall of Fame, The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame, and The NASCAR Hall of Fame. This level of honor and success in each diverse racing association earned Baker the title of "King of the Road".[5]
Bob "Barky" Barkhimer
[edit]In the early 1950s the United States Navy stationed Bill France Jr., at the Moffett Federal Airfield in northern California. His father asked him to look up Bob Barkhimer in San Jose, California. Barkhimer was a star of midget car racing from the World War II era, and later ran about 22 different speedways as the head of the California Stock Car Racing Association. Young Bill developed a relationship with Bob Barkhimer and his partner, Margo Burke. He went to events with them, stayed weekends with them and generally became very familiar with racing on the west coast. "Barky," as he was called by his friends, journeyed to Daytona Beach and met with Bill France Sr. In the spring of 1954, NASCAR became the stock car sanctioning body on the Pacific Coast under Barky.
Beginning
[edit]Founding
[edit]On March 8, 1936, a collection of drivers gathered at Daytona Beach, Florida. The drivers brought coupes. hardtops, convertibles, and sports cars to compete in an event to determine the fastest cars, and best drivers. Throughout the race, the heavier cars got bogged down in the sand, while the lightweight Fords navigated the ruts of the course, eventually claiming the top 6 finishes for the race. Of the 27 cars that started the event, only 10 managed to survive the ordeal, as officials halted the event 10 miles short of the scheduled 250 mile distance. Driver Milt Marion was declared the winner, and a young Bill France placed 5th at the end of the day.[6]
By early 1947 Bill France saw the potential for a unified series of racing competitors. France announced the foundation of the "National Championship Stock Car Series", otherwise known as NCSSC. France approached the American Automobile Association, or AAA, in hopes of obtaining financial backing for the venture. When the AAA declined support of the venture, France proceeded to announce a set of rules and awards for the NCSSC. France declared that the winner of the 1947 NCSSC season would receive $1000.00, and a trophy. The season would begin in January 1947 at the Daytona Beach track, and conclude in Jacksonville the following December. Nearly 40 events were logged during the season, and attendance often exceeded the venue's capacity. The competitors were paid as promised, and by the end of the season, driver Flonty Flock was declared the season champion after winning 7 events of the 24 that he entered. Bill France delivered the $1000 and 4 foot high trophy to Flock at the end of the season, along with $3000 in prize money to other drivers who competed throughout the season.[7]
At the end of the 1947 season, Bill France announced that there would be a series of meetings held at the Streamline Hotel in Florida, beginning on December 14, 1947. At 1:00 pm, France called to order the 35 men who represented the NCSCC on the top floor of the hotel. The meeting was the first of four seminars in which France would outline his vision of an organized group of race car drivers.[8]
NASCAR was founded by William France Sr., on February 21, 1948 with the help of several other drivers of the time. The points system was written on a bar room napkin. The original plans for NASCAR included three distinct divisions: Modified, Roadster, and Strictly Stock. The Modified and Roadster classes were seen as more attractive to fans. It turned out that NASCAR fans wanted nothing to do with the roadsters, which fans perceived as a Northeast or Midwest series. The roadster division was quickly abandoned, while the modified division now operates as the Whelen Modified Tour. The Strictly Stock division was put on hold as American automobile manufacturers were unable to produce family sedans quickly enough to keep up with post-World War II demand.[9] The 1948 schedule featured 52 Modified dirt track races. The sanctioning body hosted its first event at Daytona Beach on February 15, 1948. Red Byron beat Marshall Teague in the Modified division race. Byron won the 1948 national championship. Things had changed dramatically by 1949, and the Strictly Stock division was able to debut with a 20-mile (32 km) exhibition in February near Miami.
The first NASCAR "Strictly Stock" race ever was held at Charlotte Speedway, although this is not the same track as the Charlotte Motor Speedway that is a fixture on current NASCAR schedule. The race was held on June 19, 1949 and won by driver Jim Roper when Glenn Dunnaway was disqualified after the discovery of his altered rear springs. Initially, the cars were known as the "Strictly Stock Division" and raced with virtually no modifications on the factory models. This division was renamed the "Grand National" division beginning in the 1950 season. Over a period of more than a decade, modifications for both safety and performance were allowed, and by the mid-1960s, the vehicles were purpose-built race cars with a stock-appearing body.
The first NASCAR competition held outside of the U.S. was in Canada, where on July 1 1952, Buddy Shuman won a 200-lap race on a half-mile (800 m) dirt track in Stamford Park, Ontario, near Niagara Falls.
Beginning of the modern era
[edit]NASCAR made major changes in its structure in the early 1970s. The top series found sponsorship from R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJR). Tobacco companies, which had been banned from television advertising, found a popular and demographically suitable consumer base in NASCAR fans and engaged NASCAR as a promotional outlet. As a result of that sponsorship, the Grand National Series became known as the Winston Cup Series (today called the Sprint Cup Series) starting in 1971[10], with a new points system and some significant cash benefits to compete for championship points. In 1972, the season was shortened from 48 races (including two on dirt tracks) to 31.[10] 1972 is often acknowledged as the beginning of NASCAR's "modern era". The next competitive level, called Late Model Sportsman, gained the "Grand National" title passed down from the top division and soon found a sponsor in Busch Beer.
ABC Sports aired partial or full live telecasts of Grand National races from Talladega, North Wilkesboro, Darlington, Charlotte, and Nashville in 1970. These events were less exciting than many GN races, and ABC abandoned live coverage. Races were instead broadcast, delayed and edited, on the ABC sports variety show "Wide World of Sports."[10]
Finally, in 1979, the Daytona 500 became the first stock car race that was nationally televised from flag to flag on CBS. The leaders going into the last lap, Cale Yarborough and Donnie Allison, wrecked on the backstretch while dicing for the lead, allowing Richard Petty to pass them both and win the race. Immediately, Yarborough, Allison, and Allison's brother Bobby were engaged in a fistfight on national television. This underlined the drama and emotion of the sport and increased its broadcast marketability. Luckily for NASCAR, the race coincided with a major snowstorm along the United States' eastern seaboard, successfully introducing much of the captive audience to the sport.
NASCAR series
[edit]Sprint Cup
[edit]The "NASCAR Sprint Cup Series" is the sport's highest level of professional competition. It is consequently the most popular and most profitable NASCAR series. The 2006 Sprint Cup season consisted of 36 races over 10 months, with over $4 million in total prize money at stake at each race. Writers and fans often use "Cup" to refer to the Sprint Cup series and the ambiguous use of "NASCAR" as a synonym for the Sprint Cup series is common. The winner of the most recent season was Jimmie Johnson in 2008; Johnson was also the 2007 and 2006 champion. He is the first winner of three in a row since Cale Yarborough.
In 2004, NEXTEL took over sponsorship of the premier series from R. J. Reynolds, who had sponsored it as the Winston Cup from 1972 until 2003, and formally renamed it the NEXTEL Cup Series. A new championship points system, "The Chase for the NEXTEL Cup " was also developed, which reset the point standings with ten races to go, making only drivers in the top ten or within 400 points of the leader eligible to win the championship. In 2007, NASCAR announced it was expanding "The Chase" from ten to twelve drivers, eliminating the 400-point cutoff, and giving a ten-point bonus to the top twelve drivers for each of the races they have won out of the first 26. Wins throughout the season will also be worth five more points than in previous seasons. In 2008, the premier series title name became the Sprint Cup Series and The Chase for The NEXTEL Cup became the "Chase for the Sprint Cup", as part of the merger between NEXTEL and Sprint.
Nationwide Series
[edit]The "NASCAR Nationwide Series" is the second-highest level of professional competition in NASCAR. The most recent series champion was Clint Bowyer in 2008.
The modern incarnation of this series began in 1982, with sponsorship by Anheuser-Busch Brewing's Budweiser brand. In 1984 it was renamed to the Busch Grand National Series. The Anheuser-Busch sponsorship expired at the end of 2007, and the series is now sponsored by Nationwide Insurance. Nationwide will also become NASCAR's official insurance agency replacing Allstate.
The Nationwide Series is currently the only series of the top three to race outside the United States. The season is a few races shorter than that of the Sprint Cup, and the prize money is significantly lower. However, over the last several years, a number of Sprint Cup drivers have run both the Nationwide and Sprint Cup series events each weekend, using the Nationwide race as a warm-up to the Cup event at the same facility. Detractors of this practice believe this gives the Sprint Cup teams an unfair advantage, and that the presence of the Sprint Cup drivers squeezes out Nationwide Series competitors who would otherwise be able to qualify. These dual-series drivers have been labeled "Buschwhackers", a play on words which combines the original series sponsor's name with the notion of being bushwhacked. In May 2007, NNS director Joe Balash confirmed that NASCAR is exploring options to deal with the Buschwhacker controversy. One of the most often-cited proposals would be for Sprint Cup drivers participating in the Nationwide Series to receive no points for their participation in a Nationwide race. According to NASCAR Chairman Brian France, all options, except an outright ban of Cup competitors, are still being considered.[11]
Beginning in 2010, the Nationwide cars will adapt somewhat to the current "Car of Tomorrow" (or COT) design used by Cup cars, with different bodies from the Sprint Cup Series. Some critics hope that the discrepancy between the Nationwide and Sprint Cup cars will help solve the Buschwhacker problem by reducing the advantages of running both series.
Camping World Truck Series
[edit]The '"NASCAR Camping World Truck Series" features modified pickup trucks. It is one of the three national divisions of NASCAR, together with the Nationwide Series and the Sprint Cup. The most recent series champion was Johnny Benson in 2008; It was Benson's first championship in the series.
In 1994, NASCAR announced the formation of the NASCAR SuperTruck Series presented by Craftsman. The first series race followed in 1995. In 1996, the series was renamed the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series to emphasize Craftsman's involvement. The series was first considered something of an oddity or a "senior tour" for NASCAR drivers, but eventually grew in popularity and has produced Sprint Cup series drivers who had never raced in the Nationwide Series.
Beginning in 2009 the series became the Camping World Truck Series.[12]
NASCAR Canadian Tire Series
[edit]The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series is a NASCAR racing series in Canada that is based from the old CASCAR Super Series founded in 1981 and was bought out in 2006. The new series has races through 6 of Canada's provinces for a total of 13 events with TV coverage is on TSN. Many drivers are content running In Canada while others move up to bigger NASCAR series. The cars are a bit different from the Car Of Yesterday with more a street look with steel tube-framed silhouette bodies powered by carbureted spec V8 engines.
NASCAR Corona Series
[edit]In December 2006, NASCAR also announced the creation of a new series in Mexico, the NASCAR Corona Series, replacing the existing Desafío Corona Series, to begin in 2007.[citation needed]
Regional racing series
[edit]In addition to the five main series, NASCAR operates several other racing circuits.[13][14]
Many local race tracks across the United States and Canada run under the Whelen All-American Series banner, where local drivers are compared against each other in a formula where the best local track champion of the nation wins the Whelen All-American Weekly Series National Championship. The Whelen All-American series is split into four divisions. Each division champion receives a point-fund money payout and even more goes to the National champion (driver with most points out of the four division winners). The Whelen All-American 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 along the way.[15]
NASCAR also sanctions two regional racing divisions. The Whelen Modified Tour races open-wheel "modified" cars in Northern and Southern divisions. The Camping World Series, which consists of East and West divisions, race cars that are similar to Nationwide Series cars, although they are less powerful. In the past, NASCAR also sanctioned the AutoZone Elite Division, which raced late-model cars that were lighter and less powerful than Sprint Cup cars, and was originally split into four divisions: Northwest, Southwest, Southeast, and Midwest. At the end of 2005, NASCAR announced that the AutoZone Elite Division would be discontinued after the 2006 season due to having trouble securing NASCAR-sanctioned tracks to successfully host AutoZone Elite Division events, plus escalating costs of competing and downsizing of the Division in recent years.
In 2003, NASCAR standardized rules for its AutoZone Elite and Grand National divisions regional touring series as to permit cars in one series to race against cars in another series in the same division. The top 15 (Grand National) or 10 (AutoZone Elite) in each series will race in a one-race playoff, called the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown, to determine the annual AutoZone Elite and Grand National champions. This event has been hosted at Irwindale Speedway in California since its inception.
Many drivers move up through the series before reaching the Sprint Cup series. In 2002, over 9,000 drivers had licenses from NASCAR to race at all levels.
The winners of the Dodge Weekly Series National Championship, the four AutoZone Elite Divisions, the two Whelen Modified and Grand National Divisions, and the three national series are invited to New York City in December to participate in Champions Week ceremonies which conclude with the annual awards banquet at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.
List of NASCAR champions
[edit]Sprint Cup
[edit]1949 known as Strictly Stock; 1950-1971 known as Grand National; 1972-2003 known as Winston Cup; 2004-2007 known as Nextel Cup; 2008- known as Sprint Cup
By season
[edit]Year | Driver (# of Cups won) | Owner(s) | Number | Make | Starts (Total Races) | Wins | Top 10s | Poles | Points (margin) |
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1949 | Red Byron | Raymond Parks | 22 | Oldsmobile 88 | 6 (8) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 842.5 (117.5) |
1950 | Bill Rexford | Julian Buesink | 60 | 17 (19) | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1959 (110.5) | |
1951 | Herb Thomas | Self-owned | 92 | Hudson Hornet | 34 (41) | 7 | 18 | 4 | 4208.45 (146.2) |
1952 | Tim Flock | Ted Chester | 91 | 33 (34) | 8 | 25 | 4 | 6858.5 (106) | |
1953 | Herb Thomas (2) | Self-owned | 92 | 37 (37) | 12 | 31 | 12 | 8460 (646) | |
1954 | Lee Petty | 42 | Chrysler New Yorker | 34 (37) | 7 | 32 | 3 | 8649 (283) | |
1955 | Tim Flock (2) | Carl Kiekhaefer | 30 | Chrysler 300 | 39 (45) | 18 | 33 | 18 | 9596 (1508) |
1956 | Buck Baker | 38 | 48 (56) | 14 | 39 | 12 | 9272 (704) | ||
1957 | Self-owned | 87 | Chevrolet | 40 (53) | 10 | 38 | 6 | 10716 (760) | |
1958 | Lee Petty | 42 | Oldsmobile | 50 (51) | 7 | 43 | 4 | 12232 (644) | |
1959 | 42 | Plymouth | 42 (44) | 11 | 35 | 2 | 11792 (1830) | ||
1960 | Rex White | 4 | Chevrolet Impala | 40 (44) | 6 | 35 | 3 | 21164 (3936) | |
1961 | Ned Jarrett | W.G. Holloway Jr. | 11 | 46 (52) | 1 | 34 | 4 | 27272 (830) | |
1962 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore | 8 | Pontiac | 52 (53) | 9 | 45 | 7 | 30836 (2396) |
1963 | 8 | 53 (55) | 3 | 35 | 6 | 33398 (2228) | |||
1964 | Richard Petty | Self-owned | 43 | Plymouth Sport Fury | 61 (62) | 9 | 43 | 8 | 40252 (5302) |
1965 | Ned Jarrett (2) | Bondy Long | 11 | Ford Galaxie | 54 (55) | 13 | 45 | 9 | 38824 (3034) |
1966 | David Pearson | Cotton Owens | 6 | Dodge Charger | 42 (49) | 15 | 33 | 7 | 35638 (1950) |
1967 | Richard Petty (2) | Self-owned | 43 | Plymouth Satellite | 48 (49) | 27 | 40 | 18 | 42472 (6028) |
1968 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | 17 | Ford Torino | 48 (49) | 16 | 38 | 12 | 3499 (126) |
1969 | 17 | 51 (54) | 11 | 44 | 14 | 4170 (357) | |||
1970 | Bobby Isaac | Nord Krauskopf | 71 | Dodge Charger | 47 (48) | 11 | 38 | 13 | 3911 (51) |
1971 | Richard Petty | Self-owned | 43 | Plymouth Satellite | 46 (48) | 21 | 41 | 9 | 4435 (364) |
1972 | 43 | 31 (31) | 8 | 28 | 3 | 8701.4 (127.9) | |||
1973 | Benny Parsons | L.G. DeWitt | #72, Chevrolet Chevelle | 28 (28) | 1 | 21 | 0 | 7173.8 (67.15) | |
1974 | Richard Petty | Self-owned | #43, Dodge Charger | 30 (30) | 10 | 23 | 7 | 5037.75 (567.45) | |
1975 | #43, Dodge Charger | 30 (30) | 13 | 24 | 3 | 4783 (722) | |||
1976 | Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson | #11, Chevrolet Chevelle | 30 (30) | 9 | 23 | 2 | 4644 (195) | |
1977 | #11, Chevrolet Malibu | 30 (30) | 9 | 27 | 3 | 5000 (386) | |||
1978 | #11, Oldsmobile Cutlass | 30 (30) | 10 | 24 | 8 | 4841 (474) | |||
1979 | Richard Petty (7) | Self-owned | #43, Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 31 (31) | 5 | 27 | 1 | 4830 (11) | |
1980 | Dale Earnhardt | Rod Osterlund | #2, Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 31 (31) | 5 | 24 | 0 | 4661 (19) | |
1981 | Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson | #11, Buick Regal | 31 (31) | 12 | 25 | 11 | 4880 (53) | |
1982 | #11, Buick Regal | 30 (30) | 12 | 20 | 7 | 4489 (72) | |||
1983 | Bobby Allison | Bill Gardner | #22, Buick Regal | 30 (30) | 6 | 25 | 0 | 4667 (47) | |
1984 | Terry Labonte | Billy Hagan | #44, Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 30 (30) | 2 | 24 | 2 | 4508 (65) | |
1985 | Darrell Waltrip (3) | Junior Johnson | #11, Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 28 (28) | 3 | 21 | 4 | 4292 (101) | |
1986 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress | #3, Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 29 (29) | 5 | 23 | 1 | 4468 (288) | |
1987 | #3, Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 29 (29) | 11 | 24 | 1 | 4696 (489) | |||
1988 | Bill Elliott | Harry Melling | #9, Ford Thunderbird | 29 (29) | 6 | 22 | 6 | 4488 (24) | |
1989 | Rusty Wallace | Raymond Beadle | #27, Pontiac Grand Prix | 29 (29) | 6 | 20 | 4 | 4176 (12) | |
1990 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress | #3, Chevrolet Lumina | 29 (29) | 9 | 23 | 4 | 4430 (26) | |
1991 | #3, Chevrolet Lumina | 29 (29) | 4 | 21 | 0 | 4287 (195) | |||
1992 | Alan Kulwicki | Self-owned | #7, Ford Thunderbird | 29 (29) | 2 | 17 | 6 | 4078 (10) | |
1993 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress | #3, Chevrolet Lumina | 30 (30) | 6 | 21 | 2 | 4526 (80) | |
1994 | #3, Chevrolet Lumina | 31 (31) | 4 | 25 | 2 | 4694 (444) | |||
1995 | Jeff Gordon | Rick Hendrick | #24, Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 31 (31) | 7 | 23 | 8 | 4614 (34) | |
1996 | Terry Labonte (2) | Rick Hendrick | #5, Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 31 (31) | 2 | 24 | 4 | 4657 (37) | |
1997 | Jeff Gordon | Rick Hendrick | #24, Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 32 (32) | 10 | 23 | 1 | 4710 (14) | |
1998 | #24, Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 33 (33) | 13 | 28 | 7 | 5328 (364) | |||
1999 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates | #88, Ford Taurus | 34 (34) | 4 | 29 | 0 | 5262 (201) | |
2000 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs | #18, Pontiac Grand Prix | 34 (34) | 4 | 24 | 2 | 5130 (265) | |
2001 | Jeff Gordon (4) | Rick Hendrick | #24, Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 36 (36) | 6 | 24 | 6 | 5112 (349) | |
2002 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs | #20, Pontiac Grand Prix | 36 (36) | 3 | 21 | 2 | 4800 (63) | |
2003 | Matt Kenseth | Mark Martin, Jack Roush | #17, Ford Taurus | 36 (36) | 1 | 25 | 0 | 5022 (90) | |
2004 | Kurt Busch | Jack Roush | #97, Ford Taurus | 36 (36) | 3 | 21 | 1 | 6506 (8) | |
2005 | Tony Stewart (2) | Joe Gibbs | #20, Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 36 (36) | 5 | 25 | 3 | 6533 (35) | |
2006 | Jimmie Johnson | Jeff Gordon, Rick Hendrick | #48, Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS | 36 (36) | 5 | 24 | 1 | 6475 (56) | |
2007 | #48, Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS/Chevrolet Impala SS | 36 (36) | 10 | 24 | 4 | 6723 (77) | |||
2008 | #48, Chevrolet Impala SS | 36 (36) | 7 | 22 | 6 | 6684 (69) |
By driver
[edit]Driver | Total | Seasons |
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Richard Petty | 7 | 1964, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979 |
Dale Earnhardt | 1980, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994 | |
Jeff Gordon | 4 | 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001 |
Lee Petty | 3 | 1954, 1958, 1959 |
David Pearson | 1966, 1968, 1969 | |
Cale Yarborough[16] | 1976, 1977, 1978 | |
Darrell Waltrip | 1981, 1982, 1985 | |
Jimmie Johnson[16] | 2006, 2007, 2008 | |
Herb Thomas | 2 | 1951, 1953 |
Tim Flock | 1952, 1955 | |
Buck Baker | 1956, 1957 | |
Joe Weatherly | 1962, 1963 | |
Ned Jarrett | 1961, 1965 | |
Terry Labonte | 1984, 1996 | |
Tony Stewart | 2002, 2005 | |
Red Byron | 1 | 1949 |
Bill Rexford | 1950 | |
Rex White | 1960 | |
Bobby Isaac | 1970 | |
Benny Parsons | 1973 | |
Bobby Allison | 1983 | |
Bill Elliott | 1988 | |
Rusty Wallace | 1989 | |
Alan Kulwicki | 1992 | |
Dale Jarrett | 1999 | |
Bobby Labonte | 2000 | |
Matt Kenseth | 2003 | |
Kurt Busch | 2004 |
Nationwide Series
[edit]By season
[edit]Season | Driver | Owner | Number, Make | Starts | Wins | Top Tens | Poles | Points (margin) |
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1982 | Jack Ingram | Self-owned | #11, Pontiac | 29 (of 29) | 7 | 24 | 1 | 4495 (47) |
1983 | Sam Ard | Howard Thomas | #00, Oldsmobile | 35 (of 35) | 10 | 30 | 10 | 5454 (84) |
1984 | Sam Ard | Howard Thomas | #00, Oldsmobile | 28 (of 29) | 8 | 26 | 7 | 4552 (426) |
1985 | Jack Ingram | Self-owned | #11, Pontiac | 27 (of 27) | 5 | 22 | 2 | 4106 (29) |
1986 | Larry Pearson | David Pearson | #21, Pontiac | 31 (of 31) | 1 | 24 | 1 | 4514 (7) |
1987 | Larry Pearson | David Pearson | #21, Chevrolet | 27 (of 27) | 6 | 20 | 3 | 3959 (394) |
1988 | Tommy Ellis | John Jackson | #99, Buick | 30 (of 30) | 3 | 20 | 5 | 4281 (295) |
1989 | Rob Moroso | Dick Moroso | #25, Oldsmobile | 29 (of 29) | 4 | 16 | 7 | 4001 (55) |
1990 | Chuck Bown | Hubert Hensley | #63, Pontiac | 31 (of 31) | 6 | 18 | 4 | 4372 (200) |
1991 | Bobby Labonte | Self-owned | #44, Oldsmobile | 31 (of 31) | 2 | 21 | 2 | 4264 (74) |
1992 | Joe Nemechek | Self-owned | #87, Chevrolet | 31 (of 31) | 2 | 18 | 1 | 4275 (3) |
1993 | Steve Grissom | Wayne Grissom | #31, Chevrolet | 28 (of 28) | 2 | 18 | 0 | 3846 (253) |
1994 | David Green | Bobby Labonte | #44, Chevrolet | 28 (of 28) | 1 | 14 | 9 | 3725 (46) |
1995 | Johnny Benson Jr. | Bill Baumgardner | #74, Chevrolet | 26 (of 26) | 2 | 19 | 0 | 3688 (404) |
1996 | Randy LaJoie | Bill Baumgardner | #74, Chevrolet | 26 (of 26) | 5 | 20 | 2 | 3714 (29) |
1997 | Randy LaJoie | Bill Baumgardner | #74, Chevrolet | 30 (of 30) | 5 | 21 | 2 | 4381 (266) |
1998 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt | #3, Chevrolet | 31 (of 31) | 7 | 22 | 3 | 4469 (48) |
1999 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt | #3, Chevrolet | 32 (of 32) | 6 | 22 | 3 | 4647 (280) |
2000 | Jeff Green | Greg Pollex | #10, Chevrolet | 32 (of 32) | 6 | 27 | 7 | 5005 (616) |
2001 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress | #2, Chevrolet | 33 (of 33) | 5 | 24 | 4 | 4813 (124) |
2002 | Greg Biffle | Jack Roush | #60, Ford | 34 (of 34) | 4 | 25 | 5 | 4924 (280) |
2003 | Brian Vickers | Ricky Hendrick | #5, Chevrolet | 34 (of 34) | 3 | 21 | 1 | 4637 (14) |
2004 | Martin Truex Jr. | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | #8, Chevrolet | 34 (of 34) | 6 | 26 | 7 | 5173 (230) |
2005 | Martin Truex Jr. | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | #8, Chevrolet | 35 (of 35) | 6 | 22 | 3 | 4937 (68) |
2006 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress[17] | #21, Chevrolet | 35 (of 35) | 9 | 32 | 1 | 5648 (824) |
2007 | Carl Edwards | Jack Roush | #60, Ford | 35 (of 35) | 4 | 21 | 0 | 4805 (618) |
2008 | Clint Bowyer | Richard Childress | #2, Chevrolet | 35 (of 35) | 1 | 29 | 0 | 5132 (21) |
By driver
[edit]Camping World Truck Series
[edit]By season
[edit]Season | Driver | Owner | Number, Make | Starts | Wins | Top Tens | Poles | Points (margin) |
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1995 | Mike Skinner | Richard Childress | #3, Chevrolet | 20 (of 20) | 8 | 18 | 7 | 3224 (126) |
1996 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | Dale Earnhardt | #16, Chevrolet | 24 (of 24) | 4 | 23 | 2 | 3831 (53) |
1997 | Jack Sprague | Rick Hendrick | #24, Chevrolet | 26 (of 26) | 3 | 23 | 5 | 3969 (232) |
1998 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | Dale Earnhardt | #16, Chevrolet | 27 (of 27) | 6 | 22 | 2 | 4072 (3) |
1999 | Jack Sprague | Rick Hendrick | #24, Chevrolet | 25 (of 25) | 3 | 19 | 1 | 3747 (8) |
2000 | Greg Biffle | Jack Roush | #50, Ford | 24 (of 24) | 5 | 18 | 4 | 3826 (230) |
2001 | Jack Sprague | Rick Hendrick | #24, Chevrolet | 24 (of 24) | 4 | 17 | 7 | 3670 (73) |
2002 | Mike Bliss | Steve Coulter | #16, Chevrolet | 22 (of 22) | 5 | 18 | 4 | 3359 (46) |
2003 | Travis Kvapil | Steve Coulter | #16, Chevrolet | 25 (of 25) | 1 | 22 | 0 | 3837 (9) |
2004 | Bobby Hamilton | Self-owned | #4, Dodge | 25 (of 25) | 4 | 16 | 0 | 3624 (46) |
2005 | Ted Musgrave | Jim Smith | #1, Dodge | 25 (of 25) | 1 | 15 | 1 | 3535 (55) |
2006 | Todd Bodine | Stephen Germain | #30, Toyota | 25 (of 25) | 3 | 16 | 1 | 3666 (127) |
2007 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | Kevin Harvick | #33, Chevrolet | 25 (of 25) | 4 | 22 | 1 | 3982 (54) |
2008 | Johnny Benson | Bill Davis | #23, Toyota | 25 (of 25) | 5 | 18 | 3 | 3725 (7) |
By driver
[edit]Driver | Total | Seasons |
---|---|---|
Ron Hornaday Jr. | 3 | 1996, 1998, 2007 |
Jack Sprague | 1997, 1999, 2001 | |
Mike Skinner | 1 | 1995 |
Greg Biffle | 2000 | |
Mike Bliss | 2002 | |
Travis Kvapil | 2003 | |
Bobby Hamilton | 2004 | |
Ted Musgrave | 2005 | |
Todd Bodine | 2006 | |
Johnny Benson | 2008 |
List of NASCAR all-time cup winners
[edit]The following is a list compiling the total number of career victories in NASCAR Cup Series competition. The list recognizes "Cup" victories under the following auspices:
- Strictly Stock (1949)
- Grand National Series (1950-1970)
- Winston Cup Series (1971-2003)
- NEXTEL Cup Series (2004-2007)
- Sprint Cup Series (2008-present)
Seasons since 1972 comprise the "modern era." Years since 2004 are regarded as the "Chase Era." Non-points races such as the Budweiser Shootout, Gatorade Duel (since 1972), the Sprint All-Star Race and NASCAR Thunder Special are not reflected in the totals.
Win table
[edit]Through the 2009 Lifelock.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on July 11, 2009.
- Indicates active driver.
List of Drivers
[edit]All statistics used in these tables are as of the end of the 2009 Pocono 500.
Full Time Drivers
[edit]Driver | Car | Rookie Year | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles | Best Points Finish | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. J. Allmendinger | 44 | 2007 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 36th (2008) | |
Marcos Ambrose | 47 | 2008 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 45th (2008) | |
John Andretti | 34 | 1994 | 376 | 2 | 13 | 37 | 4 | 11th (1998) | |
Greg Biffle | 16 | 2003 | 242 | 14 | 53 | 87 | 6 | 2nd (2005) | |
Dave Blaney | 66 | 2000 | 320 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 19th (2002) | |
Clint Bowyer | 33 | 2006 | 129 | 2 | 20 | 52 | 2 | 3rd (2007) | |
Jeff Burton | 31 | 1994 | 531 | 21 | 119 | 218 | 6 | 3rd (2000) | |
Kurt Busch | 2 | 2001 | 312 | 19 | 67 | 125 | 10 | 1st (2004) | |
Kyle Busch | 18 | 2005 | 170 | 15 | 51 | 78 | 5 | 5th (2007) | |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 88 | 2000 | 347 | 18 | 87 | 140 | 8 | 3rd (2003) | |
Carl Edwards | 99 | 2004 | 177 | 16 | 59 | 94 | 4 | 2nd (2008) | |
David Gilliland | 71 | 2006 | 106 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 27th (2008) | |
Jeff Gordon | 24 | 1993 | 564 | 82 | 257 | 350 | 67 | 1st (1995, 1997-1998, 2001) | |
Robby Gordon | 7 | 1997 | 326 | 3 | 15 | 38 | 1 | 16th (2003) | |
Denny Hamlin | 11 | 2006 | 135 | 4 | 38 | 68 | 6 | 3rd (2006) | |
Kevin Harvick | 29 | 2001 | 306 | 11 | 58 | 123 | 5 | 4th (2006, 2008) | |
Sam Hornish Jr. | 77 | 2008 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35th (2008) | |
Jimmie Johnson | 48 | 2002 | 275 | 43 | 110 | 170 | 19 | 1st (2006-2008) | |
Kasey Kahne | 9 | 2004 | 200 | 10 | 38 | 71 | 16 | 8th (2006) | |
Matt Kenseth | 17 | 2000 | 348 | 18 | 92 | 170 | 4 | 1st (2003) | |
Bobby Labonte | 96 | 1993 | 565 | 21 | 114 | 198 | 26 | 1st (2000) | |
Joey Logano | 20 | 2009 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 64th (2008) | |
Mark Martin | 5 | 1982 | 742 | 39 | 249 | 406 | 45 | 2nd (1990, 1994, 1998, 2002) | |
Jamie McMurray | 26 | 2003 | 242 | 2 | 29 | 78 | 3 | 11th (2004) | |
Casey Mears | 07 | 2003 | 236 | 1 | 12 | 44 | 3 | 14th (2006) | |
Paul Menard | 98 | 2007 | 95 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 26th (2008) | |
Juan Pablo Montoya | 42 | 2007 | 93 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 20th (2007) | |
Joe Nemechek | 87 | 1994 | 506 | 4 | 18 | 62 | 10 | 15th (2000) | |
Ryan Newman | 39 | 2002 | 280 | 13 | 68 | 115 | 44 | 6th (2002, 2003, 2005) | |
David Ragan | 6 | 2007 | 94 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 13th (2008) | |
David Reutimann | 00 | 2007 | 83 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 22nd (2008) | |
Elliott Sadler | 19 | 1999 | 377 | 3 | 19 | 66 | 7 | 9th (2004) | |
Reed Sorenson | 43 | 2006 | 129 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 22nd (2007) | |
Scott Speed | 82 | 2009 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 55th (2008) | |
Tony Stewart | 14 | 1999 | 375 | 35 | 141 | 223 | 10 | 1st (2002, 2005) | |
David Stremme | 12 | 2006 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24th (2007) | |
Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 2006 | 137 | 1 | 12 | 34 | 2 | 11th (2007) | |
Brian Vickers | 83 | 2004 | 192 | 1 | 17 | 43 | 10 | 15th (2006) | |
Michael Waltrip | 55 | 1986 | 744 | 4 | 39 | 127 | 4 | 12th (1994, 1995) |
Part-Time Drivers
[edit]Driver | Car | Rookie Year | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles | Best Points Finish | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dexter Bean | 51 | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
Mike Bliss | 09 | 2000 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 28th (2005) | |
Trevor Boys | 06 | 1983 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17th (1984) | |
Patrick Carpentier | 36 | 2008 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38th (2008) | |
Derrike Cope | 75 | 1987 | 408 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 1 | 15th (1995) | |
Marc Davis | 15 | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
Bill Elliott | 21 | 1976 | 803 | 44 | 175 | 320 | 55 | 1st (1988) | |
Mike Garvey | 73 | 2005 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48th (2005) | |
Brad Keselowski | 25/09 | N/A | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 56th (2008) | |
Terry Labonte | 08 | 1979 | 863 | 22 | 182 | 361 | 27 | 1st (1984, 1996) | |
Sterling Marlin | 09 | 1983 | 746 | 10 | 83 | 216 | 11 | 3rd (1995, 2001) | |
Max Papis | 13 | 2009 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65th (2008) | |
Tony Raines | 37 | 2003 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29th (2007) | |
Boris Said | 60 | 2005 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 42nd (2005) | |
Mike Skinner | 36 | 1997 | 259 | 0 | 10 | 39 | 6 | 10th (1999) | |
Regan Smith | 78 | 2008 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34th (2008) | |
Mike Wallace | 64 | 1994 | 188 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 33rd (1994) |
Nationwide Series Drivers
[edit]Full-time drivers
[edit]Drivers in these lists are as of April 18, 2008. Stats current as of the 2009 Basha's Supermarkets 300.
Driver | Car | Rookie Year | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles | Best Points Finish | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Justin Allgaier | 12 | 2009 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 72nd (2008) | |
Michael Annett | 15 | 2009 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 134th (2008) | |
Mike Bliss | 1 | 2003 | 164 | 2 | 23 | 62 | 3 | 5th (2004, 2008) | |
Kyle Busch | 18 | 2004 | 159 | 27 | 72 | 94 | 17 | 2nd (2004) | |
Johnny Chapman | 90 | 1997 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25th (1997) | |
Kertus Davis | 04 | 2005 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31st (2005) | |
Carl Edwards | 60 | 2005 | 164 | 22 | 78 | 106 | 15 | 1st (2007) | |
Brendan Gaughan | 62 | 2009 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 153rd (2001) | |
Mike Harmon | 07 | 1996 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd (2003) | |
Jason Keller | 27 | 1993 | 479 | 10 | 82 | 172 | 11 | 2nd (2000, 2002) | |
Brad Keselowski | 88 | 2007 | 90 | 4 | 22 | 40 | 2 | 3rd (2008) | |
Jason Leffler | 38 | 2000 | 209 | 2 | 32 | 76 | 8 | 3rd (2007) | |
Eric McClure | 24 | 2005 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21st (2008) | |
Michael McDowell | 26 | 2009 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 94th (2007) | |
Danny O'Quinn | 01 | 2006 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 19th (2006) | |
Tony Raines | 34 | 1999 | 214 | 0 | 15 | 48 | 1 | 6th (2001) | |
Morgan Shepherd | 89 | N/A | 258 | 15 | 44 | 67 | 6 | 11th (1982) | |
John Wes Townley | 09 | 2009 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92nd (2008) | |
Kenny Wallace | 28 | 1989 | 439 | 9 | 64 | 159 | 10 | 2nd (1991) | |
Steve Wallace | 66 | 2006 | 108 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 14th (2008) | |
Scott Wimmer | 5/40 | 2001 | 187 | 6 | 29 | 70 | 1 | 3rd (2002) |
Part-time drivers
[edit]Driver | Car | Rookie Year | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles | Best Points Finish | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Willie Allen | 96 | N/A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103rd (2006) | |
Aric Almirola | 40 | 2006 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 29th (2007) | |
Casey Atwood | 05 | 1998 | 153 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 4 | 8th (2000) | |
Stanton Barrett | 31 | 1997 | 178 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 22nd (2005, 2008) | |
Trevor Bayne | 99 | 2009 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A | |
Greg Biffle | 16 | 2001 | 229 | 20 | 89 | 138 | 14 | 1st (2002) | |
Kelly Bires | 11 | 2007 | 64 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 13th (2008) | |
Johnny Borneman III | 83 | N/A | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68th (2008) | |
Clint Bowyer | 29 | 2004 | 150 | 7 | 59 | 98 | 7 | 1st (2008) | |
Jeff Burton | 29 | 1989 | 301 | 27 | 88 | 148 | 11 | 9th (1992) | |
Ken Butler III | 23 | 2009 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
Sean Caisse | 2 | N/A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146th (2006) | |
Matt Carter | 61 | N/A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149th (2007) | |
Brad Coleman | 20 | 2007 | 48 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 23rd (2008) | |
Terry Cook | 91 | 2009 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80th (2008) | |
Derrike Cope | 73 | N/A | 150 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 27th (2004) | |
Erik Darnell | 6 | 2009 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 120th (2008) | |
Austin Dillon | 2 | N/A | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 85th (2008) | |
Jeffrey Earnhardt | 31 | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
Kerry Earnhardt | 31 | 2002 | 72 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 22nd (2002) | |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 5 | 1997 | 112 | 22 | 51 | 71 | 9 | 1st (1998, 1999) | |
Cale Gale | 33 | 2008 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 37th (2008) | |
Benny Gordon | 72 | N/A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
Mark Green | 49 | 1996 | 266 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 11th (1998) | |
Kevin Hamlin | 52 | 2005 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45th (2005) | |
Bobby Hamilton Jr. | 81 | 1999 | 250 | 5 | 30 | 63 | 4 | 4th (2003) | |
Kevin Harvick | 33 | 2000 | 227 | 33 | 112 | 159 | 18 | 1st (2001, 2006) | |
Kenny Hendrick | 42 | 2008 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52nd (2008) | |
Shelby Howard | 70 | N/A | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66th (2004) | |
Brian Ickler | 32 | N/A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131st (2008) | |
D. J. Kennington | 81 | 2007 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24th (2008) | |
Kasey Kahne | 10 | 2002 | 152 | 7 | 27 | 54 | 7 | 7th (2003) | |
Matt Kenseth | 16 | 1997 | 236 | 25 | 114 | 161 | 15 | 2nd (1998) | |
Brian Keselowski | 26 | 2008 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53rd (2008) | |
Travis Kittleson | 31 | N/A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88th (2008) | |
Stephen Leicht | 29 | 2006 | 69 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7th (2007) | |
Kevin Lepage | 78 | 1994 | 254 | 2 | 19 | 51 | 4 | 8th (1996) | |
Joey Logano | 20 | 2008 | 34 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 5 | 20th (2008) | |
Paul Menard | 98 | 2004 | 121 | 1 | 15 | 39 | 2 | 6th (2005, 2006) | |
Chase Miller | 91 | 2008 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38th (2008) | |
Joe Nemechek | 87 | 1989 | 287 | 16 | 73 | 121 | 18 | 1st (1992) | |
Ryan Newman | 5/33 | 2001 | 44 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 12 | 28th (2001) | |
David Ragan | 6 | 2007 | 89 | 1 | 14 | 38 | 2 | 4th (2008) | |
David Reutimann | 10/32 | 2006 | 107 | 1 | 15 | 37 | 3 | 2nd (2007) | |
Robert Richardson | 23 | 2007 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45th (2008) | |
Joe Ruttman | 71 | N/A | 21 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 41st (1985) | |
Peyton Sellers | 77 | 2009 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109th (2006) | |
Reed Sorenson | 32 | 2005 | 96 | 3 | 21 | 42 | 2 | 4th (2005) | |
Dennis Setzer | 96 | 1994 | 107 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 9th (1994) | |
Scott Speed | 99 | N/A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | N/A | |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 16 | N/A | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | N/A | |
J. C. Stout | 19 | N/A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108th (2008) | |
Brian Vickers | 32 | 2002 | 102 | 3 | 27 | 48 | 2 | 1st (2003) | |
Mike Wallace | 0 | 1992 | 334 | 4 | 21 | 61 | 0 | 8th (2008) | |
Michael Waltrip | 99 | N/A | 277 | 11 | 59 | 104 | 14 | 13th (2004) |
Camping World Truck Series Drivers
[edit]Full time drivers
[edit]Driver | Car | Rookie Year | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles | Best Points Finish | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. J. Bell | 11 | 2003 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 22nd (2007, 2008) | |
Norm Benning | 57 | 2008 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47th (2008) | |
Todd Bodine | 30 | N/A | 129 | 17 | 59 | 80 | 4 | 1st (2006) | |
Colin Braun | 6 | 2008 | 40 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 13th (2008) | |
James Buescher | 10 | 2009 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 83rd (2008) | |
Terry Cook | 25 | 1997 | 304 | 6 | 32 | 109 | 8 | 7th (2001) | |
Stacy Compton | 60 | 1997 | 132 | 2 | 26 | 55 | 9 | 4th (1999) | |
Matt Crafton | 88 | 2001 | 211 | 1 | 28 | 99 | 1 | 5th (2004, 2008) | |
Rick Crawford | 14 | 1997 | 311 | 5 | 74 | 153 | 6 | 2nd (2002) | |
Ron Hornaday | 33 | N/A | 239 | 45 | 115 | 170 | 23 | 1st (1996, 1998, 2007) | |
Brandon Knupp | 47 | 2009 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86th (2007) | |
Tayler Malsam | 81 | 2009 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 70th (2008) | |
Timothy Peters | 17 | 2005 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 27th (2006) | |
Johnny Sauter | 13 | 2009 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 54th (2004) | |
Brian Scott | 16 | 2008 | 46 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 16th (2008) | |
Dennis Setzer | 8 | N/A | 280 | 18 | 81 | 155 | 4 | 2nd (2003-2005) | |
Mike Skinner | 5 | N/A | 193 | 26 | 86 | 124 | 46 | 1st (1995) | |
David Starr | 24 | 1999 | 229 | 4 | 44 | 92 | 5 | 4th (2006) | |
Jason White | 23 | 2007 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19th (2008) |
Part-time drivers
[edit]Driver | Car | Rookie Year | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles | Best Points Finish | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aric Almirola | 15 | 2006 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 18th (2006) | |
Tim Bainey Jr. | 00 | N/A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
Mike Bliss | 40 | N/A | 201 | 13 | 61 | 108 | 18 | 1st (2002) | |
Trevor Boys | 65 | N/A | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120th (2007) | |
Kyle Busch | 51 | 2005 | 62 | 11 | 29 | 45 | 5 | 14th (2008) | |
Ricky Carmichael | 4 | 2009 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | N/A | |
Gabi DiCarlo | 90 | N/A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
Wayne Edwards | 48 | 2000 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26th (2000) | |
J. R. Fitzpatrick | 4 | 2009 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 58th (2008) | |
Chris Fontaine | 84 | N/A | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60th (2005) | |
Rob Fuller | 71 | N/A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
Mario Gosselin | 12 | N/A | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47th (2008) | |
Ryan Hackett | 76 | 2009 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109th (2008) | |
Brian Ickler | 51 | 2009 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | N/A | |
John Jackson | 72 | N/A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
Chris Jones | 87 | 2009 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59th (2007) | |
Mikey Kile | 29 | N/A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
Tommy Joe Martins | 44 | N/A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
Ryan Mathews | 41 | 2007 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24th (2007) | |
Chad McCumbee | 07 | 2006 | 83 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 11th (2008) | |
Butch Miller | 08 | N/A | 133 | 1 | 23 | 51 | 1 | 4th (1995) | |
Marc Mitchell | 21 | 2008 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27th (2008) | |
Sean Murphty | 08 | 2005 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37th (2005) | |
Dillon Oliver | 02 | N/A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
Brent Raymer | 85 | 2009 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49th (2008) | |
Caitlin Shaw | 1 | N/A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
Ryan Sieg | 39 | N/A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
Shane Sieg | 93 | 2004 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24th (2004) | |
Ben Stancill | 63 | N/A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
Brett Thompson | 61 | N/A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70th (2007) | |
Nick Tucker | 21 | 2005 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56th (2005) | |
J. J. Yeley | 73 | N/A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84th (2004) | |
Jason Young | 07 | N/A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Free Agents
[edit]Drivers with over 100 Combined Starts
[edit]Driver | Cup Starts | Cup Wins | Nationwide Starts | Nationwide Wins | Truck Starts | Truck Wins | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Johnny Benson | 274 | 1 | 91 | 3 | 133 | 14 | Truck team was unable to secure funding | |
Chad Chaffin | 14 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 116 | 2 | Occasionally runs for Front Row Motorsports | |
Jeff Green | 265 | 0 | 260 | 16 | 9 | 0 | Has filled in for various Nationwide teams | |
Travis Kvapil | 110 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 131 | 9 | Lack of funding caused team to close | |
Ashton Lewis | 0 | 0 | 226 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hasn't raced since 2006 release. | |
Ted Musgrave | 305 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 191 | 17 | Driver coach in ARCA | |
Kyle Petty | 829 | 8 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Wants to run sports car races in 2009 | |
Scott Riggs | 175 | 0 | 80 | 4 | 43 | 5 | Parted ways with Tommy Baldwin Racing | |
Tim Sauter | 2 | 0 | 111 | 0 | 28 | 0 | Lost sponsorship from Lester Buildings | |
Ken Schrader | 732 | 4 | 115 | 2 | 88 | 1 | Looking for a part-time ride | |
Jack Sprague | 24 | 0 | 108 | 1 | 297 | 28 | May retire | |
Brandon Whitt | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 58 | 1 | Released from Specialty Racing |
Drivers with over 50 Combined Starts
[edit]Driver | Cup Starts | Cup Wins | Nationwide Starts | Nationwide Wins | Truck Starts | Truck Wins | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Larry Gunselman | 7 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 28 | 0 | Co-owner of a Sprint Cup team | |
P. J. Jones | 26 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 18 | 0 | May run ARCA in 2009. | |
Kyle Krisiloff | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 12 | 0 | Released after Earnhardt Ganassi Racing merger | |
Justin Labonte | 0 | 0 | 76 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Has raced at Caraway Speedway recently | |
Scott Lagasse Jr. | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 19 | 0 | Lost job at CJM Racing | |
Burney Lamar | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Released from Braun Racing | |
Chase Montgomery | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 53 | 0 | Deal with Curry Racing fell through | |
Donnie Neuenberger | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 13 | 0 | Usually runs a few Nationwide races | |
Kelly Sutton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | Ran part-time for Billy Ballew Motorsports in 2007 |
Drivers with fewer than 50 Combined Starts
[edit]Driver | Cup Starts | Cup Wins | Nationwide Starts | Nationwide Wins | Truck Starts | Truck Wins | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Justin Ashburn | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Has driven for Day Enterprises in the past | |
Brad Baker | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Team was parked during 2008 season | |
Chad Beahr | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Attempted some races with his own team in 2008. | |
Blake Bjorklund | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | Released from Haas CNC Racing in 2007 | |
Chad Blount | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Runs for various teams in ARCA. | |
Landon Cassill | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 0 | Still contracted with Hendrick Motorsports | |
Joey Clanton | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 0 | Teamed with Roush Fenway Racing but was fired. | |
Bryan Clauson | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Released from Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | |
Jennifer Jo Cobb | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Drove part-time for Derrike Cope in 2008 | |
Kevin Conway | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Drove five races for NEMCO Motorsports in 2009 | |
Erin Crocker | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 29 | 0 | May run part-time in ARCA in 2009 | |
Scotty Crockett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Ran Trucks part-time in 2008 | |
Justin Diercks | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Drove in ARCA and Nationwide Series in 2007. | |
Bobby East | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 31 | 0 | Still a Ford Factory driver | |
Danny Efland | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Will race some late models in 2009 | |
A. J. Foyt IV | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Released from IRL ride | |
Scott Gaylord | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ran some races for Means Racing in 2009 | |
Shane Huffman | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 0 | Works for Rusty Wallace Racing | |
Donny Lia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | Drove for two teams in 2008 | |
Scott Lynch | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | Team shut down in early 2008 | |
Justin Marks | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | Released from Germain Racing | |
Phillip McGilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Released from Bill Davis Racing in 2008. | |
Boston Reid | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 0 | Released from Woodard Racing in 2006. | |
Bradley Riethmeyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Won the All American Driver Challenge in 2006. | |
Clay Rogers | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 0 | Ended 2007 with Spears Motorsports. | |
Brett Rowe | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Left Day Enterprises Racing in 2008. | |
Jacques Villeneuve | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | Deal with Bill Davis Racing fell through | |
Josh Wise | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | Released from Michael Waltrip Racing |
Unemployed/Former drivers who currently race in another series
[edit]Drivers in these lists are as January 18, 2009.
Driver | Cup Starts | Cup Wins | Nationwide Starts | Nationwide Wins | Truck Starts | Truck Wins | Current Series and Ride | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gene Albert | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Short track racing in Tennessee | |
Jerry Allec Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #50 FLASCO SRL Southwest Tour Series | |
Rusty Alton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Local short tracks in Maryland | |
Wayne Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | Short track racing in Florida | |
Joe Aramendia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Short tracks in Texas | |
Tommy Archer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Road racing | |
Dave Ashley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Endurance racing | |
Tony Ave | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SCCA Trans-AM GT Racing | |
Danny Bagwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | #10 - ISCARS | |
Jack Bailey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | #19 - ARCA RE/MAX Series | |
Jack Baldwin | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sports cars | |
Jeff Beck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Spec racing - Sports Car Club of America | |
Lowell Bennett | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Short tracks in Wisconsin | |
Olivier Beretta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Corvette racing | |
Billy Bigley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | #25 - USAR Hooters ProCup Series | |
Geoffrey Bodine | 570 | 18 | 94 | 6 | 21 | 0 | #99 - ISCARS | |
Mike Borkowski | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | GrandAm Series | |
Pierre Bourque | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #29 - Canadian Tire Series | |
Stan Boyd | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 47 | 0 | #08 Dodge/Chevy - ARCA RE/MAX Series | |
Wheeler Boys | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Short track racing in Canada | |
Babe Branscombe | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Short track racing in New England | |
Robb Brent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | #36 - ARCA RE/MAX Series | |
Pete Brittain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #66 - Whelen Modified Series | |
Hal Browning | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Local racing in Delaware | |
Joe Buford | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Local racing at Nashville Fairgrounds | |
Joe Bush | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Short track races in the Midwest | |
Brandon Butler | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | #29 - South Boston Speedway | |
Sean Caisse | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #01 - ARCA RE/MAX Series | |
Austin Cameron | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | #18 - NASCAR Camping World West Series | |
Jamey Caudill | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | #50 - UARA | |
Steve Christman | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series | |
Ted Christopher | 6 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #13 - NASCAR Whelen Modified Series | |
Dion Ciccarelli | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #84 - NASCAR Camping World East Series | |
Adam Clarke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Midget racing in Australia | |
Carlos Contreras | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 70 | 0 | #22 - NASCAR Mexico Corona Series | |
Chris Cook | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Team Mopar - Drifting | |
Joe Cooksey | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ARCA RE/MAX Series | |
Jimmy Cope | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Todd Cray | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Short tracks in New Jersey | |
George Crenshaw | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Short track racing | |
Robbie Crouch | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #48 - American Canadian Tour Series | |
Clay Dale | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Short track racing | |
Travis Dassow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ASA Late Models | |
Blake Feese | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #8 Ford - ARCA RE/MAX Series | |
A. J. Fike | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #69 - USAR Hooters ProCup Series | |
Christian Fittipaldi | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | A1 Grand Prix | |
Jay Fogleman | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 - USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series | |
Dario Franchitti | 10 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #10 - IndyCar Series | |
A. J. Frank | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #11 - USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series | |
Hideo Fukuyama | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | GT Championship | |
Jeff Fultz | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #54 Ford - USAR Hooters ProCup Series | |
Scott Gaylord | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #00 - NASCAR Camping World West Series | |
Bobby Gerhart | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | #5 Pontiac - ARCA RE/MAX Series | |
John Graham | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Various sports car and ARCA teams | |
Jason Hedlesky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #08 - ARCA RE/MAX Series | |
Ryan Hemphill | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | #38 - USAR Hooters ProCup Series | |
Bobby Hillis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #27 - Camping World West Series | |
Tracy Hines | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 52 | 0 | #22 - USAC | |
Justin Hobgood | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | #64 - ISCARS | |
Larry Hollenbeck | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #62 - ARCA RE/MAX Series | |
James Hylton | 601 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #48 - ARCA RE/MAX Series | |
Richard Johns | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #59 - NASCAR Camping World East Series | |
Eric Jones | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 27 | 0 | Midwest Sprint Series | |
Frank Kimmel | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | #44 Ford - ARCA RE/MAX Series | |
Kraig Kinser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | #20 - USAC | |
Steve Kinser | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #11 - World of Outlaws | |
Jimmy Kite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Indy Racing League | |
Jerry Kobza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | USAC, CRSA | |
Brandon Knupp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | #96 - ARCA RE/MAX Series | |
Cory Kruseman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Various sprint car Series | |
Andy Lally | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | Road course/Sports car events | |
Mike Laughlin Jr. | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #14 - USAR Hooters ProCup Series | |
Jody Lavender | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | #84 - USAR Hooters ProCup Series | |
Ryan Lawler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | #51 - Super Late Models | |
Rick Markle | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #60 - USAR Hooters ProCup Series | |
Mark McFarland | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 11 | 0 | #81 - USAR Hooters ProCup Series | |
L.W. Miller | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | #46 - USAR Hooters ProCup Series | |
Sean Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ASA Late Models | |
Jeff Oakley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 - USAR Hooters ProCup Series | |
Steve Park | 181 | 2 | 56 | 3 | 61 | 1 | #35 - NASCAR Camping World East Series | |
Michael Ritch | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 0 | #28 - USAR Hooters ProCup Series | |
Rob Rizzo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
Brian Ross | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #42 - USAR ProCup Series | |
Johnny Rumley | 0 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #8 - USAR ProCup Series | |
Lonnie Rush Jr. | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 55 | 0 | #71 - USAR ProCup Series | |
Brent Sherman | 6 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Panther Racing - Indy Pro Series | |
Dave Steele | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #91 - USAC National Midget Series | |
Mike Stefanik | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | #16 - NASCAR Whelen Modified Series | |
Brian Tyler | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ARCA RE/MAX Series | |
Ken Weaver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | #20 - ARCA RE/MAX Series | |
Chris Wimmer | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | #52 - ASA Midwest Tour Series | |
Craig Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Ron Young | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Short track racing |
Semi-Retired Drivers
[edit]Driver | Sprint Starts | Sprint Wins | Nationwide Starts | Nationwide Wins | Truck Starts | Truck Wins | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rich Bickle | 85 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 79 | 3 | Runs short tracks in the Midwest. | |
Rick Bye | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Occasionally tests for Porsche teams | |
Wally Dallenbach | 226 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Sometimes runs charity or road races | |
Bobby Dotter | 0 | 0 | 209 | 1 | 73 | 0 | Sometimes runs for his own team | |
Larry Foyt | 23 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Currently operates A. J. Foyt Enterprises. | |
Jeff Fuller | 13 | 0 | 186 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Working with Robert Richardson II's team. | |
David Green | 78 | 0 | 396 | 9 | 11 | 0 | Works with SK Motorsports | |
Steve Grissom | 151 | 0 | 306 | 11 | 24 | 0 | Usually runs one or two Nationwide races a year | |
Shane Hall | 1 | 0 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ran one race for Jay Robinson Racing in 2008 | |
Terry Labonte | 862 | 22 | 124 | 11 | 3 | 1 | Plans to run 10-15 Cup Races in 2009. | |
Dwayne Leik | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Runs occasional Nationwide races | |
Randy MacDonald | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 94 | 0 | Occasionally starts for his own team | |
Joe Ruttman | 225 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 172 | 13 | Ran part-time in the Truck Series in 2007. | |
Hermie Sadler | 59 | 0 | 256 | 2 | 6 | 0 | Race commentator, but drives part-time. | |
Kirk Shelmerdine | 26 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Attempts occasional restrictor plate races | |
Brad Teague | 44 | 0 | 226 | 1 | 9 | 0 | Often runs a few Nationwide races |
Retired Drivers
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Deceased Drivers
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Driver | First Year | Last Year | Cup Starts | Cup Wins | Busch Starts | Busch Wins | Truck Starts | Truck Wins | Cause of Death | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paul Aars | 1958 | 1958 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural Causes (2002) | |
Weldon Adams | 1950 | 1964 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (1995) | |
Grant Adcox | 1974 | 1989 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Racing accident at Atlanta (1989) | |
Francis Affleck | 1984 | 1984 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ARCA series crash (1985) | |
Romie Alderman | 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Blaise Alexander | 1997 | 2001 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Accident in ARCA race at Lowe's (2001) | |
Clifford Allison | 1990 | 1992 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Practice accident at Michigan (1992) | |
Davey Allison | 1983 | 1993 | 191 | 19 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Helicopter crash (1993) | |
Bill Amick | 1954 | 1965 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (1995) | |
Axel Anderson | 1955 | 1958 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural Causes (1994) | |
Eddie Anderson | 1951 | 1951 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural Causes (1995) | |
John Anderson | 1979 | 1983 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Street car accident (1986) | |
Frank Arford | 1953 | 1953 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident at Langhorne Speedway (1953) | |
Reggie Ausmus | 1956 | 1957 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (1990) | |
H. B. Bailey | 1962 | 1994 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Heart failure (2003) | |
Bill Baker | 1977 | 1978 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Heart attack during race practice (1978) | |
Buck Baker | 1949 | 1976 | 637 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural Causes (2002) | |
Ivan Baldwin | 1971 | 1975 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Highway accident (1996) | |
Rick Baldwin | 1981 | 1986 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Coma from Michigan crash in 1986. (1997) | |
Tom Baldwin Sr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Racing accident in modified race (2004) | |||
Claude Ballot-Léna | 1978 | 1979 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cancer (1999) | |
Mike Batinich | 1958 | 1958 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Harold Beam | 1957 | 1963 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unknown (1980) | |
Dick Beaty | 1955 | 1958 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (1999) | |
Johnny Beauchamp | 1953 | 1961 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unknown (1981) | |
Joe Bell | 1954 | 1954 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unknown (1966) | |
Jim Bennett | 1961 | 1962 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unknown (1990) | |
Russell Bennett | 1950 | 1950 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (1996) | |
Tony Bettenhausen | 1973 | 1982 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Plane crash (2000) | |
Don Biederman | 1966 | 1969 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (1999) | |
Fred Bince | 1951 | 1956 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (2001) | |
Art Binkley | 1954 | 1957 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (2007) | |
Sonny Black | 1951 | 1957 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unknown (1964) | |
Bunkie Blackburn | 1960 | 1970 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural Causes (2006) | |
Bill Blair | 1949 | 1958 | 123 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (1995) | |
Gene Blair | 1957 | 1957 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
John Blewett III | 1996 | 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Modified racing accident (2007) | |
Fred Boggs | 1957 | 1957 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Tony Bonadies | 1952 | 1952 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Testing accident at Williams Grove (1964) | |
Crash Bond | 1961 | 1961 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (2004) | |
Al Bonnell | 1949 | 1949 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (1980) | |
Neil Bonnett | 1974 | 1993 | 362 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Practice crash for the Daytona 500 (1994) | |
Joe Booher | 1978 | 1990 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident at ARCA race at Daytona (1993) | |
Ernie Boost | 1952 | 1952 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (1990) | |
Smokey Boutwell | 1964 | 1964 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (1993) | |
Jack Bowsher | 1966 | 1967 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (2006) | |
Jim Boyd | 1975 | 1975 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (2006) | |
Charlie Bradberry | 2003 | 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | Road accident (2006) | |
Kenneth Bridge | 1954 | 1954 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Dick Brooks | 1969 | 1985 | 358 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Heart attack (2006) | |
Ed Brown | 1955 | 1968 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (2000) | |
Herschel Buchanan | 1950 | 1954 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Bob Burdick | 1959 | 1962 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (2007) | |
Marvin Burke | 1951 | 1951 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unknown (1994) | |
Red Byron | 1949 | 1951 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Heart attack (1960) | |
Scotty Cain | 1956 | 1971 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (1994) | |
Leo Caldwell | 1950 | 1952 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (1996) | |
Wally Campbell | 1949 | 1953 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Testing accident at Salem (1954) | |
Willard Cantrell | 1957 | 1965 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (1986) | |
Harold Carmac | 1962 | 1962 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (2001) | |
Dick Carter | 1954 | 1965 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Racing accident at Berlin Raceway (1965) | |
Duane Carter | 1950 | 1950 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cancer (1993) | |
Rags Carter | 1952 | 1952 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unknown (1993) | |
Fats Caruso | 1966 | 1967 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unknown (1993) | |
Bill Champion | 1951 | 1976 | 289 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (1991) | |
Bill Cheesbourg | 1951 | 1951 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural Causes (1995) | |
Tom Cherry | 1953 | 1953 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (1990) | |
Bill Chevalier | 1954 | 1971 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (2001) | |
Sara Christian | 1949 | 1950 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (1980) | |
Jerry Churchill | 1971 | 1995 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | Natural causes (2008) | |
Bill Cintia | 1951 | 1951 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (1997) | |
Buck Clardy | 1951 | 1951 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (2003) | |
Jimmy Clark | 1967 | 1967 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Racing Accident (1968) | |
Ray Clark | 1955 | 1955 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Racing accident in Sprint Car (1958) | |
Sherman Clark | 1955 | 1957 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural Causes (2005) | |
Spencer Clark | 2006 | 2006 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Road Accident (2006) | |
Allan Clarke | 1952 | 1955 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unknown (1998) | |
June Cleveland | 1950 | 1953 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Dick Clothier | 1950 | 1950 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (1999) | |
Byron Clouse | 1953 | 1953 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unknown (1975) | |
Hal Cole | 1951 | 1951 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unknown (1970) | |
Leland Colvin | 1951 | 1951 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural Causes (1995) | |
Gene Comstock | 1950 | 1955 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural Causes (1991) | |
Jim Cook | 1954 | 1970 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Murdered (1983) | |
Doug Cooper | 1963 | 1968 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unknown (1987) | |
Bobby Courtwright | 1950 | 1954 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unknown (1988) | |
Johnny Coy | 1956 | 1956 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Gene Coyle | 1984 | 1986 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unknown (1991) | |
Lamar Crabtree | 1951 | 1953 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (2004) | |
Herb Crawford | 1955 | 1956 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (1990) | |
Jimmy Crawford | 1970 | 1974 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Heart failure (2007) | |
Chauncey Crist | 1958 | 1958 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (1998) | |
Jim Cushman | 1956 | 1963 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (2001) | |
Chuck Daigh | 1963 | 1964 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (2008) | |
Roxy Dancy | 1953 | 1953 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unknown (1961) | |
Dan Daughtry | 1974 | 1975 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unknown (1998) | |
Darel Dieringer | 1957 | 1975 | 181 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cancer (1989) | |
Mark Donohue | 1972 | 1973 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Crash before a Formula 1 race (1975) | |
Glenn Dunnaway | 1949 | 1951 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Train accident (1964) | |
Dale Earnhardt | 1975 | 2001 | 676 | 76 | 136 | 21 | 0 | 0 | Crash at the 2001 Daytona 500 (2001) | |
Ralph Earnhardt | 1956 | 1964 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Heart attack (1973) | |
Christian Elder | 2001 | 2002 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unknown (2007) | |
Richie Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Practice accident at Martinsville (1985) | |||
Lou Figaro | 1951 | 1954 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Race accident at North Wilkesboro (1954) | |
Bob Flock | 1949 | 1956 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unknown (1964) | |
Fonty Flock | 1950 | 1957 | 153 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cancer (1972) | |
Tim Flock | 1949 | 1961 | 187 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lung and Liver Cancer (1998) | |
Danny Graves | 1957 | 1958 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Injuries from a bar fight (Unknown year) | |
Kevin Grubb | 1996 | 2006 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Suicide (2009) | |
Billy Hagan | 1969 | 1979 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (2007) | |
Bobby Hamilton | 1989 | 2006 | 371 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 102 | 10 | Head and neck cancer (2007) | |
Friday Hassler | 1960 | 1972 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Race crash at the Gatorade 125s (1972) | |
Ray Hendrick | 1956 | 1982 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cancer (1990) | |
Ricky Hendrick | 1999 | 2002 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 30 | 1 | Plane crash near Martinsville (2004) | |
Jim Hendrickson | 1961 | 1961 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unknown (1997) | |
Al Holbert | 1976 | 1979 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Plane crash (1988) | |
Jim Hurtubise | 1957 | 1977 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Heart attack (1989) | |
Dick Hutcherson | 1964 | 1967 | 103 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (2005) | |
Sonny Hutchins | 1955 | 1974 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (2005) | |
Kenny Irwin Jr. | 1996 | 2000 | 87 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 32 | 2 | Practice accident at Loudon (2000) | |
Bobby Isaac | 1961 | 1976 | 308 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Heart attack racing at Hickory (1977) | |
Dick Johnson | 1967 | 1969 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural Causes (1997) | |
Joe Lee Johnson | 1956 | 1962 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cancer (2005) | |
Julius Johnson | 1979 | 1987 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident in ARCA race at Daytona (1990) | |
Al Keller | 1949 | 1956 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Injuries from a Champ Car wreck (1961) | |
Andy Kirby | 1999 | 2002 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Motorcycle accident (2002) | |
Alan Kulwicki | 1984 | 1993 | 207 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Plane crash (1993) | |
Elmo Langley | 1954 | 1981 | 536 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Heart attack (1996) | |
Butch Lindley | 1979 | 1985 | 11 | 0 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Head injuries from a 1985 crash (1990) | |
Tiny Lund | 1955 | 1975 | 303 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Racing accident at Talladega (1975) | |
Larry Mann | 1952 | 1952 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Racing accident at Langhorne (1952) | |
Johnny Mantz | 1950 | 1956 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Highway accident (1972) | |
Coo Coo Marlin | 1966 | 1980 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cancer (2005) | |
Banjo Matthews | 1952 | 1963 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unknown (1996) | |
Roger McCluskey | 1969 | 1977 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cancer (1993) | |
J. D. McDuffie | 1963 | 1991 | 653 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Racing accident at Watkins Glen (1991) | |
Bill Miller | 1951 | 1952 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unknown (1952) | |
Charlie Miller | 1953 | 1953 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unknown (1955) | |
Kirby Miller | 1958 | 1959 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unknown (2003) | |
Ethel Mobley | 1949 | 1949 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unknown (1984) | |
Ralph Moody | 1956 | 1962 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (2004) | |
Lloyd Moore | 1949 | 1955 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural Causes (2008) | |
Rob Moroso | 1986 | 1990 | 29 | 0 | 86 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Highway accident (1990) | |
John Nemechek | 1994 | 1997 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | Crash in Truck race at Homestead (1997) | |
Rodney Orr | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Practice crash for the Daytona 500 (1994) | |
Jimmy Pardue | 1955 | 1964 | 217 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Crash during tire test at Charlotte (1964) | |
Carlos Pardo | 2006 | 2006 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Crash during race in NASCAR Mexico Series | |
Benny Parsons | 1964 | 1988 | 526 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lung cancer (2007) | |
Jim Paschal | 1949 | 1972 | 421 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cancer (2005) | |
Adam Petty | 1998 | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Practice accident at Loudon (2000) | |
Lee Petty | 1949 | 1964 | 427 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (2000) | |
Russell Phillips | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sportsman race crash at Lowe's. (1995) | |
Dick Rathmann | 1951 | 1955 | 128 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (2000) | |
Bill Rexford | 1949 | 1953 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Natural causes (1994) | |
Tim Richmond | 1980 | 1987 | 185 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | AIDS (1989) | |
Marty Robbins | 1966 | 1982 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Heart attack (1982) | |
Fireball Roberts | 1949 | 1964 | 206 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Injuries from earlier crash (1964) | |
Shorty Rollins | 1958 | 1960 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Heart ailment (1998) | |
Jim Roper | 1949 | 1949 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Heart and liver failure (2000) | |
Tony Roper | 1995 | 2000 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 60 | 0 | Accident in Truck race at Texas (2000) | |
Swede Savage | 1967 | 1969 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Racing accident in the Indy 500 (1973) | |
Terry Schoonover | 1984 | 1984 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Racing accident at Atlanta (1984) | |
Wendell Scott | 1961 | 1973 | 495 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Spinal Cancer(1990) | |
Buddy Shuman | 1951 | 1955 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hotel Fire (1955) | |
Jack Smith | 1949 | 1964 | 264 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Congestive Heart Failure (2001) | |
Louise Smith | 1949 | 1952 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cancer (2006) | |
Gober Sosebee | 1949 | 1952 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tractor accident (1996) | |
Gwyn Staley | 1951 | 1958 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Racing Accident(1958) | |
Herb Thomas | 1949 | 1962 | 228 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Heart Attack (2000) | |
Speedy Thompson | 1950 | 1971 | 198 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Racing accident/heart attack (1972) | |
Chris Trickle | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Drive-by Shooting (1998) | |
Curtis Turner | 1949 | 1968 | 183 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Plane Crash (1970) | |
Billy Wade | 1962 | 1964 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident during tire test at Daytona (1965) | |
Joe Weatherly | 1952 | 1964 | 230 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Racing accident at Riverside (1964) | |
Woodie Wilson | 1949 | 1962 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unknown (1994) | |
LeeRoy Yarbrough | 1960 | 1972 | 198 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Internal head injuries (1984) |
The following is a list of the 2009 NASCAR races from the Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series, and Camping World Truck Series, along with their venues.
Some sponsors (and associated names) of the events are identified as TBA pending completion of the 2009 season sponsorship agreements.
See also 2009 in NASCAR and the List of 2008 NASCAR races.
List of 2009 NASCAR races
[edit]Sprint Cup Series
[edit]
♦ - Qualifying rained out. Starting order set by owner's points.
≠ − Non points race involving pole sitters from 2007 races.
₡ - Starting order determined by random draw.
ǂ - Front Row is set for Daytona 500.
₪ − Race to set fields for Daytona 500.
† — Non points races.
♣ — Race will either be run at night, or start in the late afternoon, and finish under lights.
Nationwide Series
[edit]
♦ - Qualifying cancelled due to weather. Starting order set by owner's points.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
[edit]
Road Course Ringers
[edit]- Brandon Ash
- Tony Ave
- Austin Cameron
- Chris Cook
- Ron Fellows
- Adrian Fernandez
- Jorge Goeters
- Marc Goossens
- Klaus Graf
- Tom Hubert
- Jim Inglebright
- P. J. Jones
- Michel Jourdain Jr.
- Terry Labonte- Ran full-time in Cup until 2005.
- Anthony Lazzaro
- Butch Leitzinger
- Johnny Miller
- Max Papis
- Scott Pruett- Also ran full-time in Cup in 2000.
- Jose Luis Ramirez
- Mara Reyes
- Boris Said- Occasionally runs at Daytona and Talladega.
- Brian Simo
- Joe Varde
Former Road Course Ringers
[edit]Suspended Drivers
[edit]- Aaron Fike
- Shane Hmiel (First driver to be suspended for life from NASCAR)
- Carl Long
- Brian Rose
- Tyler Walker
List of NASCAR Games
[edit]In 2003, EA Sports received an exclusive console license to produce NASCAR games, eliminating Papyrus and Hasbro Interactive as competitors.
In 2009, IRacing.com received a license to run NASCAR sanctioned IRacing online racing starting in 2010.
Beginnings
[edit]NASCAR did not gain industry until years after such games as NHL Hockey and Madden NFL Football (both created by Electronic Arts) had several titles under their specific names. However, before NASCAR Racing took the simulation racing world by storm, there was another, lesser-known racing game released four years before it that donned the NASCAR license. This game was known as Bill Elliott's NASCAR Challenge (released in 1990 by Konami). This game was not only the first game to have the NASCAR license, but it was also the first game to have several NASCAR tracks (including Watkins Glen and Talladega) and a NASCAR driver in it (which was Bill Elliott). Even though NASCAR broke into the video game market in 1990, it would take several more years until NASCAR would see another title hit store shelves.
Papyrus Design Group
[edit]In 1994, Papyrus Design Group, an up-and-coming simulation racing developer (at the time) that was best known for the IndyCar Racing series, released the first installation to the NASCAR Racing Series into the video game market. The game was a huge success. This game, with its revolutionary and dynamic car physics system, changed the image of many people that NASCAR was "just a boring sport where you watched cars make left hand turns all day".
Over the next decade Papyrus teamed with Sierra Entertainment and continued producing games for their NASCAR Racing series. The NASCAR Racing games were universally praised for their accuracy in terms of physics and track feel, with NASCAR Cup and Busch series drivers regularly practicing for upcoming tracks using the games. Many believe that NASCAR Racing 2003 Season is still, years after release, the most realistic stock car racing game ever released. Unopened copies of NASCAR Racing 2003 Season are selling for upwards of $130 is testament to this fact. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, and Martin Truex Jr. still use the game for training. Prior to sweeping both races at Pocono in 2006, Denny Hamlin had only seen the track on the NASCAR Racing 2003 Season Game.
Electronic Arts
[edit]The company developed NASCAR games for the original PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and Nintendo 64 under names such as NASCAR 98, NASCAR 99, NASCAR 2000 and NASCAR Road Racing. Also, a big hit for the company was Nascar Rumble, a spin-off of the normal NASCAR racing games. The company expanded into NASCAR games for PC, Game Boy Color for their 2000 game, and the PlayStation 2 for their 2001 game, the last under the old name. For 2002, the series was renamed NASCAR Thunder, and by 2003, has simultaneously been released on GameCube, Xbox, PlayStation 2, PC, and the original PlayStation.
EA Sports decided to split their old "Thunder" titles into two separate racing lines; one for consoles focused on gameplay, and one for PC, which attempted to focus on technical accuracy in the spirit of the old Papyrus/Sierra lines - indeed the PC game used many former members of the Papyrus development teams (although David Kaemmer, the heart and soul of Papyrus, was not involved). The games were given differing names, as to not confuse the two, with the console series renamed NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup (released in 2004, a reference to the new NASCAR playoff format) and the PC series renamed NASCAR SimRacing (released in 2005). Sweeping gameplay changes meant that the "Chase for the Cup" name was dropped from the 2006 edition of the console game. Instead, the game was titled NASCAR 06: Total Team Control. The new name is derived from the new feature by which a player who has teammates in the field can actually switch to their teammates' cars and control them during a race. It was released on August 30, 2005. Released on September 6, 2006, NASCAR 07 is EA Sports' tenth game in the series. NASCAR 09 is the most recent game in the EA Sports NASCAR series. It is available on both next generation consoles, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, as well as PlayStation 2. The NASCAR Series took a different approach in 2009 to the series as EA introduced NASCAR Kart Racing which is NASCAR geared towards casual gamers which was on the Wii console and was the only NASCAR game available in 2009. It was later announced that EA would not make a NASCAR 10 and the series is currently on hiatus because a drop in sales.
Other Developers
[edit]Other NASCAR games include Hasbro Interactive's NASCAR Heat; Papyrus' NASCAR Legends, which took players back to the 1970 season, featuring a different point system, and many different tracks. There is also a pinball game. This game was based on the NASCAR Racing 3 engine; EA Sports NASCAR Revolution (released between NASCAR 99 which came out in 1998, and NASCAR 2000, which came out in 1999); and NASCAR Rumble, an EA game incorporating some of the features of Nintendo's Super Mario Kart, but with NASCAR car designs. On June 3rd, 2009, at Sony's Electronic Entertainment Expo conference, a trailerfor the upcoming PlayStation 3 game Gran Turismo 5 featured NASCAR as one of several new licenses that will be in the game.
List of NASCAR video games
[edit]NASCAR Pinball
[edit]Sierra created a NASCAR Pinball game. In the introduction, the player selects one of four different NASCAR drivers: Bill Elliot, Bobby Labonte, Terry Labonte, or Dale Earnhardt. The player then proceeds to the "garage" where they play pinball while the crew works on the car. The player tries to hit each necessary NASCAR piece. Qualifying is next. It takes the player to the racetrack, where a pinball scene is set up with a track running along the edge. There are four races total: Bristol, Atlanta, Talladega, and Watkins Glen. The process is repeated each time a new race comes up.
NASCAR Rookie of the Year
[edit]The NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season in a NASCAR season. Each of NASCAR's national and regional touring series selects a RotY winner each year.
History of the Award: Grand National/Winston Cup/Nextel Cup/Sprint Cup
[edit]The Rookie of the Year award for NASCAR's premier series was first presented to a driver named Blackie Pitt by Houston Lawing, NASCAR'S Public Relations director, in 1954. While it wasn't an official award, it would help set the standard for the top rookie prize.
From the 1958 through the 1973 seasons, NASCAR did not have an official points system to determine the Rookie of the Year. NASCAR's officials merely gathered together to select a winner. Naturally, this policy came under controversy, as officials didn't consider former champions from rival racing series. This system came to an end in 1973 after Lennie Pond was controversially chosen over Darrell Waltrip for the honor, even though Pond scored more points, although he ran 23 compared to Waltrip's 19 races. Since 1974, the Rookie of the Year points system described below has been used, even if it meant the winner was not the highest finisher in championship points.
Rookie Points System
[edit]Main Rookie Points
[edit]Rookie of the year candidates earn points for their best seventeen (Sprint Cup), sixteen (Nationwide), or fourteen (Craftsman Truck) races of the season. All other points are based on a ten-to-one system.
- The highest finishing rookie earns ten points, the second highest finishing rookie earns nine points, etc.
- One point is granted to all rookies who enter an event prior to the entry deadline, regardless of finishing position or even if they don't qualify. All rookies with teams that enter past the regular entry deadline ("post entry") do not receive this point.
Rookie Bonus Points
[edit]Bonus points are also awarded to drivers in the following circumstances:
- A rookie candidate finishes in the top ten in a race. If that candidate wins, he/she earns ten bonus rookie points. If that candidate finishes second, he/she earns nine bonus rookie points, etc.
- "Segment Bonus Points." The season is divided into three segments, the first segment being after the first ten races of the season, the second segment being after the second ten races of the season, and the third segment being the rest of the schedule. The candidate with the most championship points in each segment earns ten bonus rookie points, the candidate with the second-most championship points earns nine, etc. The system is different slightly in the Craftsman Truck Series because only 25 races, compared to the other two series, are run in their season.
- The rookie driver who finishes highest in the championship standings at season's end will receive an additional ten bonus rookie points.
Panel
[edit]There is a five-member panel composed of drivers, officials, etc. that meet during the final week of the season. They evaluate that year's candidates on the following criteria:
- Conduct with officials
- Conduct and awareness on the racetrack
- Personal appearance and conduct with the media
The panel may penalize rookies for any conduct that may be detrimental to NASCAR.
Anyone involved with a rookie candidate (such as a teammate or car owner) may NOT serve on that year's panel and will be replaced by another driver. In 2002, Bobby Labonte served on the Cup rookie panel as NASCAR disqualified Jeff Gordon from the position because of his equity ownership in Jimmie Johnson's #48 car.
Eligibility
[edit]Drivers must meet the following criteria in order to be eligible to run for or receive the Rookie of the Year award.
- Must have run no more than seven races in any previous season.
- Drivers who compete in more than five races in a higher series are not eligible for the award in a lower series.
- If a driver does not start eight races before the end of Race 20 on the schedule, they will immediately become ineligible to earn rookie points for the rest of that season. The seven-race-limit still applies pertaining to eligibility for future attempts.
- A driver may NOT receive rookie points if he/she starts a race for a team that he/she did not qualify with. However, he/she is still eligible for championship points in that race.
NASCAR Sprint Cup
[edit]2009 standings
[edit]- Joey Logano (#20)–205 points
- Scott Speed (#82)–182 points
- Max Papis (#13)–70 points
Officially eliminated from contention
[edit]- Dexter Bean (#51)
History of Sprint Cup RotY Awards
[edit]Below is a list of all winners, and known runner-ups. (Note: some of the drivers listed here are not confirmed as ROY contenders, and competed in more than the maximum number of races to be eligible for ROY honors.)
† | Did not declare for ROY, but ran more than five (or seven as of 2001) races and are completely ineligible for the award. |
‡ | Declared for ROY, made enough races to be declared a series rookie contender for that season (seven races as of 2001; was five prior to that). |
* | Declared for ROY, but did not make minimum five (or seven as of 2001) races, still eligible |
Ø | Died during rookie season, received award posthumously |
æ | Did not receive an official award |
± | Died during rookie season and was unable to complete the schedule |
NASCAR Nationwide Series
[edit]2009 standings
[edit]- Justin Allgaier (#12)–191 points
- Brendan Gaughan (#62)–182 points
- Michael McDowell (#47)–153 points
- Scott Lagasse Jr. (??)–147 points
- Michael Annett (#15)–139 points
- John Wes Townley (#09)–102 points
- Erik Darnell (#6)–90 points
- Ken Butler III (#23)–63 points
- Terry Cook (#91)–25 points
Officially eliminated from contention
[edit]- Peyton Sellers (#77)
- Marc Davis (#??)
History of Nationwide Series RotY Awards
[edit]NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
[edit]2009 standings
[edit]- Tayler Malsam (#81)–143 points
- Johnny Sauter (#13)–135 points
- James Buescher (#10)–131 points
- Ricky Carmichael (#4)–93 points
- Brian Ickler (#15)–67 points
- J. R. Fitzpatrick (#4)–60 points
- Brent Raymer (#85)–45 points
- Chris Jones (#87)–45 points
- Chase Austin (#??)–16 points
- Ryan Hackett (#76)–5 points
History of Camping World Truck Series RotY Awards
[edit]
Closest NASCAR Sprint Cup Series finishes
[edit]NASCAR's premiere racing division, the Sprint Cup Series, has seen many close finishes since the electronic scoring system was instituted in May during the 1993 season. To date the closest finish in the Sprint Cup Series occurred during the 2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400. Ricky Craven won the race in a stunning, side panel rubbing battle to the checkers with Kurt Busch at Darlington Raceway, at the start/finish line Craven edged out Busch by mere inches.[44]
History
[edit]Close finishes have been a part of the sport since the beginning of stock-car racing. One notable photo finish occurred in the inaugural Daytona 500 in 1959. Initially, NASCAR declared the race won by Johnny Beauchamp, but many fans felt that Lee Petty had won. It took 61 hours before the win was finally awarded to Petty.
Beginning May 1993, NASCAR switched from using handheld stopwatches or analog timing clocks to integrated electronic scoring.[45]
Before margins of victory were scored in laps, car lengths or feet. Geoffrey Bodine defeated Ernie Irvan by 0.53 seconds in the 1993 Save Mart Supermarkets 300K. It was the first race utilizing electronic scoring. Now scoring can be measured down to seconds, or fractions of a second.
Close finishes are not limited to the Cup series. There have also been some photo finishes in the lower divisions. The closest finish in the history of NASCAR top three divisions (since 1993) occurred in the 1995 SuperTruck Total Petroleum 200 at Colorado National Raceway. Butch Miller beat Mike Skinner by only 0.001 second.
Closest finishes
[edit]
NASCAR dad
[edit]In North American social, cultural and political discourse, NASCAR dad refers broadly to a demographic group of often white, usually middle-aged, working-class or lower-middle-class men. The group received this nickname because they are men who are believed to typically enjoy watching NASCAR racing, or comparable high-impact sports or entertainment (football, professional wrestling). The term was often used during the United States presidential election of 2004, particularly in describing the efforts of Democrats to regain the votes of white southern males. The group consists of an estimated 45 million people. [46]
List of NASCAR drivers who have won in each of top three series
[edit]Below is a list of drivers who have won at least one race in each of the top three NASCAR divisions: Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series.[47]
Driver | 1st Sprint Cup Series Win | 1st Nationwide Series Win | 1st Camping World Truck Series Win | ||||
1. | Ken Schrader | 07-31-1988 | Talladega | 09-16-1989 | Dover | 04-15-1995 | Saugus |
2. | Terry Labonte | 09-01-1980 | Darlington | 10-05-1985 | Charlotte | 09-07-1995 | Richmond |
3. | Mark Martin | 10-22-1989 | Rockingham | 05-30-1987 | Dover | 09-28-1996 | North Wilkesboro |
4. | Bobby Hamilton | 10-27-1996 | Phoenix | 09-09-1989 | Richmond | 04-10-2000 | Martinsville |
5. | Kevin Harvick | 03-11-2001 | Atlanta | 07-29-2000 | Gateway | 11-08-2002 | Phoenix |
6. | Greg Biffle | 07-05-2003 | Daytona | 04-14-2001 | Nashville SS | 05-08-1999 | Memphis |
7. | Jimmy Spencer | 07-02-1994 | Daytona | 03-25-1989 | Hickory | 09-13-2003 | New Hampshire |
8. | Jamie McMurray | 10-13-2002 | Charlotte | 10-26-2002 | Atlanta | 10-23-2004 | Martinsville |
9. | Tony Stewart | 09-11-1999 | Richmond | 02-19-2005 | Daytona | 09-05-2002 | Richmond |
10. | Steve Park | 08-13-2000 | Watkins Glen | 04-19-1997 | Nashville | 02-25-2005 | Fontana |
11. | Carl Edwards | 03-20-2005 | Atlanta | 03-19-2005 | Atlanta | 07-12-2003 | Kentucky |
12. | Bobby Labonte | 05-28-1995 | Charlotte | 04-13-1991 | Bristol | 04-09-2005 | Martinsville |
13. | Kasey Kahne | 05-14-2005 | Richmond | 11-15-2003 | Homestead | 11-13-2004 | Darlington |
14. | Kyle Busch | 09-04-2005 | Fontana | 05-14-2004 | Richmond | 05-20-2005 | Charlotte |
15. | Ricky Craven | 10-15-2001 | Martinsville | 07-07-1991 | Oxford Plains | 10-22-2005 | Martinsville |
16. | Kurt Busch | 03-24-2002 | Bristol | 04-08-2006 | Texas | 07-01-2000 | Milwaukee |
17. | Johnny Benson Jr. | 11-03-2002 | Rockingham | 11-17-1994 | Dover | 06-17-2006 | Michigan |
18. | Clint Bowyer | 09-16-2007 | New Hampshire | 06-12-2005 | Nashville | 11-03-2006 | Texas |
19. | Ryan Newman | 09-15-2002 | New Hampshire | 08-18-2001 | Michigan | 10-25-2008 | Atlanta |
20. | David Reutimann | 05-25-2009 | Charlotte | 10-27-2007 | Memphis | 08-13-2005 | Nashville SS |
The following drivers have won in each of the three series during the same season: Terry Labonte (1995), Kevin Harvick (2003) and Kyle Busch (2005-2009).[48]
Active Drivers With Wins In Two of Three Top Series
[edit]Below are drivers who have scored victories in just two of the top three series.[49]
List of NASCAR seasons
[edit]Cup
[edit]Strictly Stock
[edit]Grand National
[edit]1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970
Winston Cup
[edit] 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000 2001 2002 2003
NEXTEL Cup
[edit]Sprint Cup
[edit]Busch/Nationwide Series
[edit]Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series
[edit]Busch Late Model Sportsman Series
[edit]Busch Series
[edit]1986 1987 1988 1989
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Nationwide Series
[edit]Craftsman/Camping World Truck Series
[edit]SuperTruck Series
[edit]Craftsman Truck Series
[edit] 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Camping World Truck Series
[edit]
NASCAR Hall of Fame
[edit]Location | Charlotte, North Carolina Uptown |
---|---|
Owner | City of Charlotte |
Operator | Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority |
Construction | |
Broke ground | January 2007 |
Opened | April-June 2010 (scheduled) |
The NASCAR Hall of Fame will honor drivers who have shown exceptional skill at NASCAR driving, all-time great crew chiefs and owners, and other major contributors to the sport. NASCAR has committed itself to building a Hall of Fame and on March 6, 2006, the city of Charlotte, North Carolina was selected as the location. Ground was broken for the $160 million facility on January 26, 2007 and is expected to open no later than the first quarter of 2010, with the inaugural class inducted during the week of Sprint All-Star Race XXVI. The new Hall of Fame is expected to bring hundreds of jobs and an increase in tourism to Charlotte. In addition to the Hall of Fame, the NASCAR Plaza, a 20-story office building, opened in May, 2009. The 390,000-square-foot (36,000 m2) structure will be the home of Hall of Fame-related offices, NASCAR Digital Media, and their licensing division. Other tenants include; Charlotte Regional Partnership , 7th floor and Lauth Property Group. Richard Petty and Dale Inman helped unveil the first artifact at the Hall of Fame, which was the Plymouth Belvedere that Petty drove to 27 wins in 1967.[50]
The City of Charlotte is responsible for the construction of the building and will own the NASCAR Hall of Fame. However, it will be operated by the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority. Winston Kelley is the NASCAR Hall of Fame Executive Director. Internationally renowned Pei, Cobb, Freed & Partners is leading the design effort. Little Diversified Architectural Consulting based in Charlotte, NC is the local architectural firm overseeing many aspects of design and construction of the project. Exhibition design is by Ralph Applebaum Associates, and exhibition lighting by Technical Artistry. Site excavation and grading services commenced on May 21, 2007.
Site selection
[edit]Charlotte
[edit]Because of stock car racing's roots in and wealth of famous drivers from North Carolina, many NASCAR offices in the area and many teams in the three major series NASCAR competes in (Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series) totaling over 73% of motorsports employees in the United States working in what the committee called "NASCAR Valley", Charlotte was considered the favorite by many fans and commentators. The proposed site is in Uptown Charlotte, one half hour south of Lowe's Motor Speedway. Another factor that helped in the winning bid was the fact that over half of the total population of the USA was living within a 500-mile (800 km) radius of the greater Charlotte region. The bid was led by NASCAR car owner Rick Hendrick, Mayor Pat McCrory, and business leaders in Charlotte. Pei Cobb Freed & Partners were enlisted for the complex's design, which will be located near the Charlotte Convention Center. An expansion, which includes a new ballroom, is also part of the project.
While most information on the Charlotte bid has been released voluntarily, the Charlotte Observer has asked the state Attorney General for an opinion requiring full disclosure of the financial details.
The self-proclaimed slogan used by Charlotte for the Hall of Fame is "Racing Was Built Here. Racing Belongs Here."
Other final candidates
[edit]The other two cities at the time of the announcement that were in the running were Atlanta, Georgia and Daytona Beach, Florida.
Atlanta
[edit]NASCAR legend Bill Elliott had campaigned for Atlanta to be the NASCAR HOF site, which would have been adjacent to Centennial Olympic Park. Atlanta's argument was that with the World of Coca-Cola, CNN Center, the Georgia Aquarium and the Children's Museum of Atlanta nearby, more visitors would come to town to visit the city. However, legal issues surrounding the secret bid and the Georgia Open Records Act arose after a request from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution for the cost of the proposal. At least $25 million (US) in state money plus an extra $5 million from Atlanta and Fulton County taxpayers would have been committed to the project.
Other bids
[edit]The state of Alabama had also been mentioned as a potential candidate city, and was no longer seen as a contender, possibly because Talladega currently is home to the International Motorsports Hall of Fame, which is not affiliated with NASCAR. The only northern area that considered bidding was in the state of Michigan. Detroit prepared bids, but state officials decided not to submit the proposals. The cities of Richmond, Virginia and Kansas City, Kansas were actually among the five finalists, but on January 5, 2006, NASCAR announced they had been eliminated from the running, leaving just Daytona, Atlanta and Charlotte as the remaining cities. [1]
Eligibility
[edit]Former drivers must have been active in NASCAR for at least 10 years, and retired for at least three. Non-drivers must have been involved in the industry at least ten years. Some candidates with shorter careers will be considered if there were special circumstances.
Selection process
[edit]Nomination
[edit]A 20-member nominating committee will choose nominees from those who are eligible. The committee will consist of:
- Seven NASCAR representatives
- NASCAR Hall of Fame Executive Director Wiston Keley
- NASCAR Hall of Fame Historian
- Track owners (Two each from International Speedway Corporation and Speedway Motorsports Incorporated, the Hulman family representing Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and the owners of Dover International Speedway and Pocono Raceway)
- Four track owners from historic short tracks: Bowman-Gray Speedway in Winston-Salem, N.C.; Greenville-Pickens Speedway in Greenville, S.C.; Riverhead Raceway in Riverhead, N.Y; and Toyota Speedway at Irwindale in Irwindale, CA.
Induction
[edit]After the nomination committee selects the list of candidates, a total of 48 votes will be cast by a voting committee, which will consist of:
- The 20 members of the nominating committee
- 14 media representatives: Three each from the National Motorsports Press Association, the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Eastern Motorsports Press Association; one each from FOX, Turner, ESPN, Motor Racing Network and Performance Racing Network.
- One representative each from Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford and Toyota
- Three retired drivers
- Three retired owners
- Three retired crew chiefs
- One ballot which will represent the results of a nationwide fan vote
Inductees into the Hall of Fame
[edit]Finalists announced for the Class of 2010
[edit]- Bobby Allison, driver
- Buck Baker, driver
- Red Byron, driver
- Richard Childress, owner
- Dale Earnhardt, driver
- Richie Evans, driver
- Tim Flock, driver
- Bill France Sr., NASCAR founder and promoter
- Bill France Jr., promoter
- Rick Hendrick, owner
- Ned Jarrett, driver and broadcaster
- Junior Johnson, owner-driver
- Bud Moore, owner
- Raymond Parks, owner
- Benny Parsons, driver, promoter and broadcaster
- David Pearson, driver
- Lee Petty, owner-driver
- Richard Petty, owner-driver
- Fireball Roberts, driver
- Herb Thomas, driver
- Curtis Turner, driver
- Darrell Waltrip, driver and broadcaster
- Joe Weatherly, driver
- Glen Wood, owner
- Cale Yarborough, driver
Trophy
[edit]=== Sprint Cup (trophy) ===
The Sprint Cup is a trophy that is awarded to the winner of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. It is made of sterling silver with a wood base and was created by renowned silversmiths Tiffany & Co., whose other major championship trophies in sports have included the World Series (Major League Baseball) Commissioner's Trophy, the NFL's Vince Lombardi Trophy, given to the champions of the Super Bowl and the Larry O'Brien Trophy, handed to the playoff champions of the NBA following the NBA Finals.
The trophy is 24 inches (61 cm) tall and weighs 27 pounds (12 kg)[52]. It was designed in 2003 by Bruce Newman[53] and was first awarded in 2004 to series champion Kurt Busch. The Sprint Cup is awarded to the driver who scores the most points after the Chase for the Sprint Cup at a post season awards banquet in New York City in December and is crowned the champion for that season. The winner maintains permanent possession of the trophy, some teams will display the trophy in their race shop. Also teams who have not won a Sprint Cup will usually have a reserved display case located in their race shop for the trophy.
Traditionally, there are three Sprint Cup trophies handed out; one each to the championship driver, team, and primary sponsor.
There is a permanent Sprint Cup trophy at the Daytona 500 Experience next to Daytona International Speedway featuring all of the past champions into perpetuity. Another Sprint Cup is located within NASCAR's New York City offices that is put on display during "Championship Week", when the annual awards ceremony and banquet honoring that year's champion is held and another one travels from track-to-track as part of the Sprint Experience tour.
=== Harley J. Earl Trophy ===
Harley J. Earl Trophy on display at the Daytona 500 Experience.The Harley J. Earl Trophy is the trophy presented to the winner of NASCAR's premier event, the Daytona 500. It is named after influential automobile designer Harley Earl, who served as the second commissioner of NASCAR, has been known as the so-called "father of the Corvette" and designer of the Firebird I prototype that adorns the trophy.
The permanent trophy is housed at Daytona 500 Experience, a museum adjacent to the Daytona International Speedway. It stands about four feet tall, and five feet wide, and is in the same triangluar "tri-oval" shape of Daytona International Speedway. Winners of the Daytona 500 through 1997 received the Harley Earl Award, a wooden trophy, approximately three feet tall, adorned with silver figurines.
Starting in 1998, to celebrate the 40th running, individual winners of the Daytona 500 have been presented with a miniature replica of the Harley J. Earl Trophy, which was recreated by John Lajba, a sculptor from Omaha, Nebraska. For every trophy he creates, it takes six weeks of 12-hour days to painstakingly handcraft the Firebird I car before it gets plated in silver. The first replica trophy, won in 1998 by Dale Earnhardt was originally on a marble base, but has since been switched to an acrylic stand, making it lighter.
For the 2008 Daytona 500, the 50th anniversary of the first race, the replica of the trophy, given to winner Ryan Newman, was plated in gold rather than silver.
=== NASCAR's Most Popular Driver Award ===
NASCAR's Most Popular Driver Award is awarded to the fans' favorite NASCAR driver. The award has been awarded since 1956. It started out as a poll of just the drivers, but eventually included all NASCAR Cup competitors. Today it is voted for by fans across the United States. The award will be renamed after Bill Elliott when he retires from the sport.
The award is presented by the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA), and became sponsored by Chex in 2005. The ceremony is called the Myers Brothers Awards Breakfast. The event is held in New York City at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The winner is typically announced in December.
List of recipients
[edit]1940s
[edit]1949 Curtis Turner
1950s
[edit]1952 Lee Petty
1953 Lee Petty(2)
1954 Lee Petty(3)
1955 Tim Flock
1956 Curtis Turner (2)
1957 Fireball Roberts
1958 Jack Smith
1959 Glen Wood
1960s
[edit]1960 Rex White
1961 Joe Weatherly
1962 Richard Petty
1963 Fred Lorenzen
1964 Richard Petty(2)
1965 Fred Lorenzen(2)
1966 Darel Dieringer
1967 Cale Yarborough
1968 Richard Petty(3)
1969 Bobby Isaac
1970s
[edit]1970 Richard Petty(4)
1971 Bobby Allison
1972 Bobby Allison (2)
1973 Bobby Allison(3)
1974 Richard Petty(5)
1975 Richard Petty(6)
1976 Richard Petty(7)
1977 Richard Petty(8)
1978 Richard Petty(9)
1979 David Pearson
1980s
[edit]1980 David Pearson(2)
1981 Bobby Allison(4)
1982 Bobby Allison(5)
1983 Bobby Allison(6)
1984 Bill Elliott
1985 Bill Elliott(2)
1986 Bill Elliott(3)
1987 Bill Elliott(4)
1988 Bill Elliott(5)
1989 Darrell Waltrip
1990s
[edit]1990 Darrell Waltrip(2)
1991 Bill Elliott(6)
1992 Bill Elliott(7)
1993 Bill Elliott(8)
1994 Bill Elliott(9)
1995 Bill Elliott(10)
1996 Bill Elliott(11)
1997 Bill Elliott(12)
1998 Bill Elliott(13)
1999 Bill Elliott(14)
2000s
[edit]2000 Bill Elliott(15)
2001 Dale Earnhardt
2002 Bill Elliott(16)
2003 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2004 Dale Earnhardt Jr.(2)
2005 Dale Earnhardt Jr.(3)
2006 Dale Earnhardt Jr.(4)
2007 Dale Earnhardt Jr.(5)
2008 Dale Earnhardt Jr.(6) [54]
See Also
[edit]- User:Pedro thy Master/NASCAR Champions (Short version) 1
- User:Pedro thy master/NASCAR Champions (Short version) 2
- User:Pedro thy master/NASCAR Champions (Short Version) 3
- User:Pedro thy master/NASCAR Champions (Short Version) 4
- User:Pedro thy master/NASCAR Champions (Short Version) 5
References
[edit]- ^ "All About NASCAR". ShaveMagazine.com.
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- ^ http://www.publicvenuesecurity.com/articles/411feat3.html
- ^ Harris, Mike, Associated Press, 19 February 1995, The New Orleans Times-Picayune,C1
- ^ Induction in the Automotive Hall of Fame, Retrieved April 18 2009
- ^ Lap #1 How Barky Got Started RACING, Davis Motorsports, reminiscence by Bob Barkhimer, former race driver and Business Manager for BCRA (Bay Cities Racing Association) and NASCAR co-founder
- ^ Fielden, Greg (2005). "The First Beach Race". In Editors of Consumer Guide (ed.). NASCAR: A Fast History. Lincolnwood, Illinois: Publications International Ltd. p. 10. ISBN 1-4127-1155-X.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Fielden, Greg (2005). "The National Championship Stock Car Circuit". In Editors of Consumer Guide (ed.). NASCAR: A Fast History. Lincolnwood, Illinois: Publications International Ltd. p. 15. ISBN 1-4127-1155-X.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Fielden, Greg (2005). "The Streamline Hotel and the Birth of NASCAR". In Editors of Consumer Guide (ed.). NASCAR: A Fast History. Lincolnwood, Illinois: Publications International Ltd. p. 15. ISBN 1-4127-1155-X.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Fleischman, Bill (1999). The Unauthorized NASCAR Fan Guide (1998-99). Visible Ink Press. p. 6.
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- ^ Fryer, Jenna (December 09, 2007). "NASCAR toying with ideas for 'Buschwhackers'". AP Auto Racing Writer. The World Link, Southwestern Oregon Publishing Company. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
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(help) - ^ Official Release (October 24, 2008). "Camping World to be title sponsor for Truck Series". nascar.com, Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
- ^ "NASCAR History". RacinNation.com. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
- ^ "CANADA RACE TRACK NEWS/RUMORS". Gilles Villeneuve Circuit. Jayski LLC; ESPN. March 24, 2004. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
- ^ "PaddockTalk". PaddockTalk.com. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
- ^ a b Yarborough and Johnson are only two drivers to win three consecutive Championships
- ^ Harvick drove four races and clinched the championship in his self-owned #33 Chevrolet.
- ^ Kenseth passed Elliott Sadler on the final green flag lap, lap 152, before rain resulted in the yellow flag, the red flag eventually flew and all cars were parked on pit road, and finally NASCAR called the race complete, declaring Kenseth the winner.
- ^ Kenseth joined just four other drivers (Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough, and Jeff Gordon) who have won the race following a victory at the Daytona 500
- ^ First pole for Martin in 257 races.
- ^ With this win, Johnson had won five of the last 6 Martinsville races, and Hendrick Motorsports had won 10 of 13.
- ^ Montoya's first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series pole.
- ^ Keselowski's first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win
- ^ This race saw a record-tying 15 cautions. Race started on Speed in some markets because of overrun from Major League Baseball games.
- ^ For record-keeping purposes, this is the 53rd running of the Rebel 500, not to be confused with the original Southern 500, discontinued as a result of the Ferko lawsuit, and not a "major".
- ^ First Rebel 500 win; second Darlington win overall.
- ^ Scheduled to run Sunday evening, May 24th, the Coca-Cola 600 was postponed due to rain, and rescheduled to run at noon, on Monday, May 25th.
- ^ David Reutimann won the Coca-Cola 600 in a rain shortened race after completing 227 of 400 laps. This was Reutimann's first Cup Series win. This was also the first win for the Michael Waltrip Racing team, owner of the #00 car. Shortest "600".
- ^ First Owner-Driver win since Ricky Rudd at Martinsville Speedway in 1998.
- ^ 273 laps (rain).
- ^ At 50, Martin became the oldest driver to take the pole in the 100 year history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
- ^ Scheduled to run Sunday, August 2nd, the Pennsylvania 500 was postponed due to rain, and rescheduled to run at noon, on Monday, August 3rd.
- ^ Only race scheduled for Hendrick Motorsports in the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2009.
- ^ a b With his wins at the Auto Club Speedway, Kyle Busch became the only driver to win two NASCAR National Touring Series victories in the same day.
- ^ Harvick's first win driving his own Kevin Harvick Inc. race team car
- ^ Ragan's first NASCAR Nationwide Series win.
- ^ The first NASCAR national series event for the three-year-old speedway, a seven-eighths-mile tri-oval in Newton, Iowa, designed by former NASCAR champion Rusty Wallace.
- ^ Only Camping World Truck Series race on network television.
- ^ Scheduled to run Saturday, March 28th, due to rain the Kroger 250 was postponed to Monday March 30th. Race moved to Speed.
- ^ Race started at 5 PM because of IndyCar qualifying for the Road Runner Indy 300; 55 laps run on April 25; race postponed because of thunderstorms and high winds. Race stopped after 80 more laps were run Monday.
- ^ Originally scheduled to run on Friday, May 29th, the AAA Insurance 200 was postponed due to rain, and rescheduled to run at 6PM Saturday, May 30th.
- ^ Scott's first NASCAR series victory.
- ^ With this win, Hornaday became the first driver to win four consecutive races in the 15-year history of the NCWT Series.
- ^ 2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400
- ^ NASCAR's Analysis Shows Competition Has Become Closer
- ^ NASCAR Dads could provide swing vote. ESPN. Retrieved on 2009-01-07
- ^ NASCAR.com
- ^ Racing-Reference.info
- ^ NASCAR.com
- ^ Ryan, Nate (October 11, 2008). "First artifact unveiled at NASCAR Hall of Fame". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ^ http://www.nascarhall.com/inductees.php.
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(help) - ^ Racingone.com, "Nextel Cup Unveiled"
- ^ Matthew Scharle, who worked as an independent contractor for the Franklin Mint when they designed it in 2002-03, filed a lawsuit against NASCAR demanding the rights to the design or compensation. NASCAR won the case and credits the design to Newman, who was the Franklin Mint's president at the time. SceneDaily.com, "NASCAR victory in trophy case upheld"
- ^ http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/headlines/cup/12/04/dearnhardtjr.chex.most.popular.driver/index.html