Updated nascar event, driver, and career stats for the sprint cup, nationwide, and truck series. Nascar live race coverage, latest news, race results, standings, schedules, and driver stats for cup, xfinity, gander outdoors. Humble ruby glimmered like precious gem among indianapolis 500 peers, fans slowtalking, fastdriving golf aficionado lloyd ruby was among the most beloved and respected veterans in the entire history of the indianapolis 500. Oct 21, 2012 here is a list of the 12 most legendary racing families in nascar history. Driver who led a lap under green or yellow flag got five bonus points driver who led the most laps got five bonus points from 1975 thru 2003 the winning driver was awarded 175 points from 2004 thru 2006 the winning driver was awarded 180 points. Bios, statistics, race results videos, news, photo galleries, car, team, shop gear, date of birth, rookie year.
Nascar cup series drivers career stats at darlington 2020 standings. Changed the table to start displaying new data due to nascar policy change on no longer sharing earnings per driver. Welcome to nascar driver averages, home of nascar driver averages and statistics. Yarborough not only won the coveted daytona 500 on four occasions but is also the first driver in history to qualify for the race by clocking up a top speed of over 200 miles per hour. This led to the elimination of shorter races 50 to 150 miles from the. Nascar cup, xfinity and truck series updated on 2232020 best points standing by a female driver in each of the three national series cup, nxs, trucks cup. Nascar alltime records from richard petty to jeff gordon and more. Nascar current points system and points system history. Nov 21, 2016 all but 24 of those wins took place from 1960 to 1971, when nascars top division saw schedules ranging from 44 to 62 races per year.
The 12 most legendary racing families in nascar history. This article lists drivers who have been fatally injured while competing in or in preparation for testing, practice, qualifying races sanctioned by the national association for stock car auto racing nascar. List of alltime nascar cup series winners wikipedia. Ranking the 20 greatest nascar drivers of all time fox. The sum of the laps run in the top 15 divided by total laps completed. Female drivers history and stats jayskis nascar silly. A lot of stats and general information was taken out of this book. Click on a driver or track and you should be able to find your way around. Nascar history is linked with american history and is full of interesting tales.
Nascar driver averages at las vegas motor speedway. Brandon jones nets toyotas 500th nascar victory read more read more. Nascar s extensive history spans all the way back to its founding in 1948. Forever to be remembered as the eternal hardluck driver from wichita falls, texas, it is generally felt, even by the. Nascar iracing pro invitational series driver stats. Nascar history begins with bootleggers racing from town to town during prohibition. During the 300lap snowball event, elliott bested cuplevel talent to become the youngest winner in the events history.
Nascar official home race results, schedule, standings. He was inducted into the nascar hall of fame as a member of its first batch. Miscellaneous all races for a year all races on a specific date random page chase races road course. This is a page were we will share everything about nascar. Jan 01, 2019 during the 300lap snowball event, elliott bested cuplevel talent to become the youngest winner in the events history. The 25yearold is aiming to become the second driver in the history of nascar to win four straight races at michigan.
Over the course of those nearly 69 years, plenty of races from the first starts on daytona beach sand to todays. For more than 30 years, racing at short tracks throughout the country has provided the foundation for nascar. Driver has been inducted into the nascar hall of fame. Miscellaneous all races for a year all races on a specific date random page chase races road course stats restrictor plate races all star race. Driver averages at nascar tracks view averages by track view averages by track type. Nascar driver kyle larson fired from ganassi racing after. The best reference for more nascar info ive found is on nascar. We also have a statistics and history of nascar car numbers. The sum of the drivers position each lap divided by the laps run in the race. Big machine vodka 400 at the brickyard powered by florida georgia line purchase tickets now to the 2020 big machine vodka 400 at the brickyard and the nascar xfinity series to get the best prices and seat choices possible for the annual nascar races at ims, which are moving to an exciting fourth of july weekend date. Became youngest champion in nascar xfinity history in 2014. Jul 27, 2017 nascar talk nbc sports nascar select driver. The race ended with one greenwhitecheckered attempt.
Driver averages at charlotte in recent races since feb 2018 martin truex jr. The sum of the drivers finishing positions divided by the number of finishes. Jimmie johnson isnt the best driver in nascar history, at. Ap brad keselowski celebrated his first pole win of the season and perhaps the most memorable of his career from afar. Number of laps where the driver had the fastest speed on the lap. Johnson has only ever competed in a nascar cup series that. All statistics used in these tables are as of the end of the 2020 daytona 500. After waiting nearly a full hour thursday evening, the team penske driver watched nascars chief scorer kyle mckinney finally pluck the no. Rule changes in 1972 established a minimum distance of 250 miles 400 km for pointspaying cup series events reduced to 186.
Driver averages at richmond in recent races since feb 2018 martin truex jr. He scored wins at texas, darlington and chicagoland speedway. Track type history is the ranking of that drivers average finish amongst the others in the field over the last 16 races at. Top 7 nascar drivers in history excite events blog. All statistics used in these tables are as of the end of the 2020 nascar racing experience 300 race 3. Bill elliott is the only other driver to have achieved the feat as he swept. A separate list compiles drivers who have died of a medical condition while driving or shortly thereafter and another section shows nondriver deaths. May 24, 2019 africanamericans comprise just 8 percent of nascar s fan base. Draftkings name and logo used for promotion and identity of the draftkings brand. Indepth statistics and driver information for all the drivers that ever raced in the nascar cup series.
Here is a list of the 12 most legendary racing families in nascar history. He also was the first driver in nascar history to win the winston million by taking the checkered flag in the sports three prestigious races the daytona 500, the winston 500 at talladega. Martinsville 2014 was strategy, pocono 2016 was fogshortened, and bristol 2016 was buescher running a roush car. Nascar next driver harrison burton, who competes in the nascar gander outdoor truck series, eclipsed logano as the youngest champion in series history when he won the championship in 2017. Monster energy nascar cup series 20172019 nascar cup series 2020present rule changes in 1972 established a minimum distance of 250 miles 400 km for pointspaying cup series events reduced to 186.
The premier series of nascar has seen 28 driver fatalities, the most recent of which occurred in february 2001 when dale earnhardt was killed during the daytona 500. Over the next 60 years, nascar developed into a giant of a racing circuit. Leaders from across the sports industry gathered at daytona international speedway this week to discuss the. Nascar driver david pearson, front, with veteran nascar flagman johnny bruner, browsers through a program while resting next to the pool at the mercury motel in nashville aug. Historical driver database of nascar cup series drivers 1949. Apr 09, 2020 across hendrick motorsports storied nascar cup series history, the organization has won 257 cup races spread out among 18 different drivers that include chase elliott, dale earnhardt jr.
Top 15 at las vegas since feb 2018 brad keselowski. From richard petty to dale earnhardt to jeff gordon to jimmie johnson, nascars winningest drivers have an it factor thats hard to pinpoint. Active drivers nascar cup series career stats racing. Driver averages at darlington in recent races since feb 2018 brad keselowski. Nascar cup series drivers, nascar drivers, auto racing. The last time a driver win five races in a row, was richard petty in 1971, the record is 10 by petty in 1967 team 123 finishes. Active drivers career stats nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoor truck series pintys series ntt indycar series arca menards series. The following is a list compiling the total number of career victories in nascar cup series competition. Drivers drivers by state compare drivers driver rankings owners crew chiefs.
How nascar sprint cup series points were awarded 19752010. The national association for stock car auto racing. Ordered by average finish stats prior to 2019 fall race. Nascars alltime records enfold the sports long history with a. Nascar driver averages at nascar tracks and track types. Whos the best driver in hendrick motorsports history. Interesting stats from 2019 nascar cup series season. A separate list compiles drivers who have died of a medical condition while driving or shortly thereafter and another section shows non driver deaths.
All but 24 of those wins took place from 1960 to 1971, when nascars top division saw schedules ranging from 44 to 62 races per year. Across hendrick motorsports storied nascar cup series history, the organization has won 257 cup races spread out among 18 different drivers that. Ranking the 20 greatest nascar drivers of all time fox sports. The nascar logo and driver images are owned and of nascar, respective nascar teams and owners.
Most sprint cup series starts between victories in nascar history. Female nascar driver stats across the three national series the three national series are. Africanamericans comprise just 8 percent of nascars fan base. They eyepopping takeaway when looking at driver stats is william byrons average finish of just 20. The following is a list of drivers who are currently competing in a series sanctioned by the. Nascar reference search for driver career statistics. Indianapolis 500 historical stats indianapolis motor speedway. Our database contains nascar driver averages at nascar tracks and track types. Nascar driver averages at charlotte motor speedway. Programs like drive for diversity, which started in 2004, aim to expand the reach of historically underrepresented groups in the sport through a series of internships, pittraining programs, and driver courses through rev racing. Like last years inaugural season of the enascar heat pro league, 14 realworld nascar teams selected two drivers apiece from a field of 48 preseason. April 19 today in jayskis nascar history jayskis nascar. Chase elliott nascar driver page bio and stats mrn.
Apr 19, 2020 cat was a team sponsor in the nascar nationwide series from 1995 1996 before moving to the nascar sprint cup series in 1997. Much thanks and appreciation goes to the nascar media group for providing statistical content, video, images and all kinds of nascar love. With regard to nemechek, this is the first top10 for front row at a nonplate track on speed. The list recognizes cup victories under the following auspices. His father was a teller at park savings bank in washington, and his son might have followed in his footsteps with the exception that he had a fascination with the automobile and how it performed.
Jsports posted regarding the 2020 the real heroes 400. Apr 14, 2020 nascar driver david pearson, front, with veteran nascar flagman johnny bruner, browsers through a program while resting next to the pool at the mercury motel in nashville aug. Click on the driver to see career statistics for that driver. The best reference for more nascar info ive found is on and racingreference. These by our estimation are the top 7 nascar drivers in history. Monster energy nascar cup series driver stats at martinsville speedway. Forever to be remembered as the eternal hardluck driver from wichita falls, texas, it is generally felt, even by the other drivers, that ruby should have won the 500. Active drivers nascar cup series career statistics. Martinsville speedway driver stats monster energy cup. The following is a list compiling the total number of career victories in nascar cup series. Also became first series driver to win the series crown and rookie of the year honors in the same season.
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