Johnson, who is the firs t dri ver in series hist ory to win five consecutive monster e nergy nasc ar cu p series cha mpionships, is tied for sixth on the all time wins list, with 83. Childress is also a threetime winner of the brickyard 400 at indianapolis motor speedway. Nascar drivers win big prize money, but they say it. The first driver to accomplish the feat was ken schrader, with his truck win on april 15, 1995. The current drivers champion is kyle busch, who won his second nascar cup series championship in 2019. Dec 24, 2012 nascars 15 most feared drivers of all time. Jeff gordon came very close to checking every cup track off his list, with kentucky being the only exception. Kevin harvick wins the series championship making his car owner, richard childress, the first owner to win championships in all three of nascars national series. Logano won the title in his 10th season at nascars top level and is the first driver from connecticut to win a championship. Richard petty also has 200 career wins, the most all time in nascar. Today, i want to lay out three dri vers who could potent ially win their fi rst cup series.
Nov 14, 2019 brett moffitt has the opportunity become only the second driver in history to win backtoback nascar gander outdoors truck series championships. Darrell waltrip and richard petty to score his first career cup series win, in the southeastern 500 at bristol motor speedway. List of nascar drivers who have won in each of top three. In 2001, he became the first driver to win at kansas speedway and he won it again in 2002 becoming the only driver to win at kansas. In his first year as a busch driver he won rookie of the year. Who was the oldest driver to win a nascar championship. Who was this driver who earned both of his victories in a car sponsored by tide. List of formula one world drivers champions simple. Truexs win marks the fourth straight year the winner at homestead did it to win the cup series championship. Which active driver will become the first to win at all 23.
Pettys first win was in nascar s inaugural season in 1949, and his last came in 1961. After last weeks auto club 400 in california, drivers head to phoenix for the fanshield 500. On sunday, nascar drivers will assemble at homesteadmiami speedway to race in the monster energy cup championship. In 2009 he became the first nascar driver to be named male athlete of the year by the associated press. Derrike cope is a wellknown nascar driver who has a few cup series wins under his belt. Looking back at the recent cup series champions, five different drivers have won their first championship over the course of the last seven seasons. Drivers to win duel event before first points cup series. In 1991 and 1992, gordon began racing in the busch series fulltime, driving ford thunderbirds for bill davis racing. But theres a twist to picking your four driver team. The nascar points system has undergone several incarnations since its initial implementation. Burton became the winner of the firstever cup series race at texas motor speedway, then followed up by conquering new hampshire and martinsville to get to three. Busch was the first driver to win a championship in the playoff era, although the format was much different in 2004. Nov 19, 2018 but it came down to the short run and we are champions.
Prior to 2004, nascar s champion was generally the driver whod been the most consistent over the long season. Nascar sprint cup futures odds to win the nascar sprint cup. He became the ninth driver to win two xfinity series titles, the seventh driver to win two xfinity series titles backtoback. Kyle busch became just the 16th driver to win multiple nascar cup series championships and the first to win multiple titles in the current eliminationstyle playoff format. Owner of a successful boat franchise, carl kiekhaefer was the first juggernaut in nascar. In 1956, in addition to earning wins with champions tim flock and herb thomas, his two fulltime drivers were buck baker and speedy thompson. 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 12 3 finishes. Who are the three drivers most likely to win their first career championships this year. After the 26th race, the 16 drivers with the most points qualify for the nascar playoffs, which consists of four elimination rounds. When kyle busch won the nascar cup series race and championship at homesteadmiami speedway in november, he became the first driver to win two championships under the eliminationstyle playoff. Nascar driver alex bowman celebrates with his crew after winning the auto club 400 at auto club speedway in fontana on sunday. List of alltime nascar cup series winners wikipedia. Past champions busch, truex and harvick are all competing for their second titles, and hamlin is looking for his first.
He made a name for himself by dominating in the 1970s, where he became the first driver in history to win three championships in a row. The first driver to win multiple championships was herb thomas in 1951 and 1953. Nascar sprint cup series drivers first xfinity series win. Daytona 500 value picks the daytona 500 has been known to provide some upsets over the years. Heres three drivers with long odds that we think could provide a big payout today. The drivers championship was first awarded in 1949 to red byron. Rookie winners in the nascar cup series since 1972 fox. The first driver to threepeat as cup champ 1976, 77, 78, yarboroughs feat has since been surpassed by jimmie johnson, who won five straight from 200610. Driver s to w in duel bef ore first cup series points race. The driver has also won the support of industry veterans like long. Which drivers have won 7 championships in nascar answers. Ranking the 15 most consistent drivers in nascar history.
Kyle busch leads gibbs trio to win 2nd nascar championship. He didnt even win a race in the first 26 races, but once he qualified for the chase for the sprint cup, stewart went on to win five. Hes the 16th driver in nascar history to win multiple championships, and one of only five to win titles in both the cup. The 2020 nascar cup season is on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the battle for the 2020 nascar cup championship has begun. The first driver to win more than one championship was alberto ascari, in 1952 and 1953.
He ended the day as the nhra top fuel champion, the first african american driver in history to win. Round of 16, round of 12, round of 8, championship 4. The most recent driver to join the list is chase elliott, with his cup series win on august 5, 2018. Nascars group of 3 champions the first of its kind.
The nascar cup series moves to the las vegas motor speedway sunday afternoon for the pennzoil 400 at 3. Jimmie johnson, american racecar driver who won seven nascar championships 200610, 20, 2016 and was the first driver to win the title in five consecutive years. Some drivers like denny hamlin, who won the daytona 500, have. Chase elliotts first nascar cup win cheered by racing community.
He became the first driver to win two championships since the championship 4 era began in the 2014 season, and he became the first driver. Ownership goes out to respected uploaders and nascar. Johnson ranks tied for sixth on the alltime nascar cup series wins list, with 83 wins. Antron brown becomes first africanamerican driver to win. The formula one world drivers championship wdc is the most successful formula one race car driver of the year. Arizona spring race preps phoenix raceway for nascar. Feb 09, 2015 which driver is the championship favorite heading into the nascar season. Drivers to claim first three career cup wins in one season. Mar 01, 2020 when tucson native alex bowman steered into victory lane at chicagoland speedway last june, he became the first arizona driver to win a race in the more than 70year history of nascars premier. His retirement leaves us with 5 active drivers that have won at more than 75% of the current cup tracks. A few years later, when kevin harvick won the 2001 busch series championship, childress became the first team owner to win championships in all three of nascars top touring series. Regular season points do not carry over to the playoffs and now, only championship points and playoff points matter. As the 2019 nasca r cup series season draws closer, fans cant help but wonder what we will see in it.
Currently eighth in points, biffle is looking to become the first nascar driver to win championships in all three national series. Logano capped a banner year for roger penske, who also was elected into the nascar hall of fame, won the indianapolis 500 for a record 17th time and celebrated team penskes 500th victory. Below, we analyze the pennzoil 400 betting odds and lines, with nascar picks and tips. Top fuel driver antron brown started sunday with a losing effort and burned hands. This win made cope an overnight sensation and he even appeared on late night with david letterman. Greg biffles win last week at kansas puts him solidly back into the championship hunt. Remembering dale earnhardts seven nascar championships fox. Kyle busch wins 2nd nascar championship cbs detroit. With his first championship in 1995, jeff became the youngest driver at the age of 24 to win a winston cup title. Logano seems poised to win multiple championships, and its just a matter of time before his first one which could. Nascars 15 most feared drivers of all time bleacher report. Last season, justin haley added his name to a special list of drivers who won their first career nascar cup series race at daytona international speedway. Drivers in nascar s top series who have won three or more.
Joe gibbs nascar hall of fame career includes 177 nascar cup series wins to date through the 2020 daytona 500 among 10 drivers as well as five championships. He is best known for his 1990 win over dale earnhardt at that years daytona 500 race it was copes first major win. Nascar drivers who have won in each of top three series are labeled triple threats. The only exception is jimmie johnson, who won his sixth and seventh championships in the 20 and 2016 seasons. He was the first nascar champion to win three championships in a row 197678, and he held that distinction for 30 years until he was supplanted. His 3 wins in 2002 were at bristol, darlington, and kansas. What if the wrong guy won the 2018 nascar championship. Which active driver will become the first to win at all 23 cup tracks. The weather wont be a problem like it was in daytona last weekend, when a surprise rain storm ended up pushing the race to monday. Sep 12, 2019 cale yarborough is one of the most prolific drivers in nascar history.
It was the first of two cup wins for osterlunds team. Richmond enascar iracing pro invitational driver stats. Who will be next cup driver to win multiple championships. Six drivers who could win nascars sprint cup championship. Nascar on nbc analysts steve letarte and jeff burton are each doing a draft of current nascar cup drivers and invite you to play along. Young money kyle larson is entering his sixth season as a fulltime nascar cup series driver for chip ganassi racing in the 2019 season. Driver bobby isaac 71 takes the checkered flag to win the nashville 420 nascar race, first ever on the new 58mile track at the nashville speedways july 25, 1970. Even though the modern era of the whelen modified tour started in 1985, the first recorded nascar modified race was held in 1948 on the sands of daytona beach, an event won by red byron, who. Help the salvation army with first forecasters karen carter and april.
He has also now made the playoffs under five different team owners. He did it by being a fierce competitor, elite driver, and true ambassador of nascar. Tony stewart, 1999 stewart became the first driver to win in his rookie season since davey allison in 1987 after putting his no. Has the series record with 15 nascar cup series playoff berths. Johnson, who is the first driver in series history to win five consecutive monster energy nascar cup series championships, is tied for sixth on the alltime wins list. With 52 wins in just 101 races, his professional racing team dominated in 1955 and 1956. First driver in series history to win five consecutive nascar cup series titles 200610. Joey logano took the checkered flag at homesteadmiami speedway to win his first nascar cup series championship on sunday, beating out the big three of martin truex jr. Drivers who have won two xfinity series championships. His 83 wins tie him for sixthmost all time, and his four daytona 500 victories made him one of nascars best performers in big races. Nov 18, 2019 hes the 16th driver in nascar history to win multiple championships, and one of only five to win titles in both the cup series and the secondtier xfinity series.
Jul 15, 20 ranking the 15 most consistent drivers in nascar history. In 1994, dale earnhardt tied richard petty for the most championships in nascar history at seven. Its no surprise that he has the series best driver rating 124. In 1992, gordon set a nascar record by capturing 11 poles in one season. At the end of the 2002 racing season, jeff has racked up 61 winston cup races. The driver s champ ionship was first awarded in 1 949 to red byron. The first driver to wi n multiple championships was herb thomas in 1951 and 1953. Nov 16, 2019 tyler reddick joined a prestigious club in 2019.
The first, matt crafton, is among the foursome looking for a title as well in friday nights ford ecoboost 200 at homesteadmiami speedway 8 p. Top 10 nascar cup drivers of the 2010s includes a few surprises. Mar 28, 2020 2016 nascar xfinity series champion the first latin american, as well as the first nascar drive for diversity graduate, to win a nascar national series title. Because the season is too long, though, some championships were clinched before. We fully believe someone from the championship 4 will come out on top and we are picking busch to earn his second win in a row and first nascar championship since 2015. The shortest time from first win to triple threat, and the youngest driver to become a triple threat, was accomplished by kyle busch, scoring his first win in each series within a 16month span from may 14, 2004 to september 4, 2005completing the feat at 20 years 4 months of age. Danica patrick reflects on her historic indycar win 12. Richard petty, known as the king, coholds the record for most nascar cup series series. In 2016, he became the first mexican driver to win in the nascar xfinity series, claiming three victories at michigan, dover and the championship finale at homesteadmiami.
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