See where todays stars rank compared to nascar hall of famers. May 14, 2012 in 2011, tony stewart had five wins in the nascar cup series, the most of any driver. Nov 04, 2012 others are still racing and continue to set new records as nascar adds even more years to its history. Over the 34year history of the whelen modified tour, 18 different drivers have earned championship glory. Brickyard vintage racing invitational the pedigree of the brickyard vintage racing invitational june 2021 at the indianapolis motor speedway is elite, for both machines and drivers. Changed the table to start displaying new data due to nascar policy change on no longer sharing earnings per driver. Sterling burton marlin was a stock car racing driver, won daytona 500 title in 1994 and 1995. Championships come to mind, but that doesnt tell the whole story when there were only a handful of drivers running fulltime schedules in the early years. Of all the winners in the 102year history of the indy 500, only five have won the race in.
List of drivers with most f1 wins most f1 wins f1 records. William byron wins virtual nascar race at bristol hendrick motorsports driver takes third simulated iracing event of season by associated press associated press, updated april 5, 2020, 7. Mar 11, 2020 he has earned 56 nascar cup series ncs wins, 96 nascar xfinity series nxs wins, and 57 ngrots wins. Mike stefanik leads all drivers with seven titles and 74 wins. Strictly stock 1949 grand national series 19501970 winston cup series 19712003 nextel cup series 20042007 sprint cup series 20082016. Nascar monster energy cup sprint cup nextel cup winston cup all time victory list. The 1970 cup champ had a need for more speed than nascar could provide, setting 28 world speed records on the bonneville salt flats in utah in 1971. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Unserbignotti pairing helped johnny lightning special jolt indy field in 1970 theres no doubt unsers sublime talent behind the wheel helped to create one of the most dominant days in indianapolis 500 history. His victory total tied greg biffle for most wins by a rookie in the xfinity series since the program was created in 1989. Ranking the 5 greatest nascar drivers of every decade. Michael schumacher has the most f1 wins followed by lewis hamilton and sebastian vettel. The georgia native has scored an impressive 44 wins and has 55 poles to his cup record and won the 1988 championship.
As detailed below, the record for the most indy 500 wins is four, and three drivers share that record. His car number was 4 and drove chevrolet both times. Rule changes in 1972 established a minimum distance of 250 miles 400 km for pointspaying cup series events reduced to 186. The fifth most used number in nascar history, dale jarretts 28 wins with no. With the highest win percentage 21% of any fulltime driver in the history of nascar, flock belongs among the greats of the sport. Still incomplete, but perhaps a better gauge even than championships. Already a nascar record holder, patrick set the mark of best finish by a female driver in nascar national series history when she finished fourth in a nascar xfinity series race at las vegas motor speedway in 2011. Petty holds records for most series wins 200, poles 123, wins in a season 27 in 1967, consecutive wins 10 in 1967 and starts 1,185. Across all officially sanctioned nascar series, what driver has the most wins. Unbelievable daytona 500 records daytona international.
He has 50 career wins in the series tied for 10th on alltime list, earned 35 pole positions, earned three nascar championships in 1961, 1964 and 65, won 28 races during those final two. Heres a look at the history of past daytona 500 winners, including the recordholder for most wins all time. Richard petty 7 wins 1964, 1966, 1971, 1973, 1974 1979. I saw a video earlier today about dick trickle, and i learned he had 1,000 short track victories, which absolutely boggled my mind. The best reference for more nascar info ive found is on nascar. The fifth mostused number in nascar history, dale jarretts 28 wins with no. For the record, kevin harvick is third on the list with 72 combined wins 19, 39 and 14, followed by tony stewart with 59 wins 47, 10 and 2 and carl edwards, at 57 wins 19, 32 and 6. The list recognizes cup victories under the following auspices. What makes a driver one of the greatest in nascar history.
With stats detailing past winners and various track records, this page is the perfect spot for any nascar stats guru. He has earned 56 nascar cup series ncs wins, 96 nascar xfinity series nxs wins, and 57 ngrots wins. He also was the first driver in nascar history to win the winston million. Nascar reports, tv coverage and most columns state. Nascars most popular driver award is awarded to the most popular nascar driver in the monster energy nascar cup series, xfinity series, and camping world truck series every year since 1956. The seventime daytona 500 champion is not only the alltime leader in daytona 500 victories, but is also one of only two drivers to have won the daytona 500 in three different decades. All statistics used in these tables are as of the end of the 2020 general tire 150 race 220. Richard petty, known as the king, coholds the record for most nascar cup series series titles 7 with the late dale earnhardt and jimmie johnson. Unbelievable daytona 500 records daytona international speedway. We have broken the sections down into monster energy nascar cup series winners, nascar xfinity series winners, race records, active driver records, and driver records all time. Cayden lapcevich is the youngest winner in nascar pintys series history, and the only driver to win rookie of the year and the championship in the.
Female drivers history and stats jayskis nascar silly. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. 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. With the title, hemric is now the 19th different chevrolet driver to win the award in nascars premier racing series since 1972. First, obviously, anybody who gets to the level of running regularly in the nascar cup series is a good driver who is capable of doing things that most folks cant even comprehend. The record for most wins by a rookie is three, shared by tony stewart 1999 and jimmie johnson 2002. Earnhardt was named nascars most popular driver for 2017 during the monster energy cup series awards ceremony thursday night. Ranking the 20 greatest nascar drivers of all time fox sports. List of past champions, most wins in nascar history. Latest f1 news, updates, calendar, predictions and more. Today it is voted for by fans across the united states the award is presented by. Drivers who will compete in all 2020 arca menards series races.
A rookie has posted multiple victories seven times in nascar sprint cup. But his team coowner that year, 1963 indy 500 winner parnelli jones, thinks theres another half of that stellar. The drivers championship was first awarded in 1949 to red byron. The nascar cup series drivers championship is awarded by the chairman of nascar to the most successful nascar cup series racing car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on race results. Others are still racing and continue to set new records as nascar adds even more years to its history. William byron wins virtual nascar race at bristol the. The best reference for more nascar info ive found is on and racingreference. Top 7 nascar drivers in history excite events blog.
He also holds the records for most laps led 781, most races led 20 and most laps led in a race 184. Natalie decker finished fifth in fridays nextera energy 250 the highest ever finish for a female driver in series history. Driver records listed here include all rounds which formed part of the world championship since 1950. So i raised this question, what nascar driver, active or not, has the most wins across all officially sanctioned nascar series.
The 10 most untouchable records in stock car racing. Ranking the 20 greatest nascar drivers of all time fox. Most of the drivers on this list have won one or more championships. Marlin drove for monster energy nascar cup series, got 10 wins and nascar xfinity series, 2 wins. Top 12 nascar drivers who won daytona 500 multiple times. Not only does petty hold almost every positive nascar record most starts, poles, victories, top5s, top10s, races led and laps led. The best driver never to win a cup title, the ageless wonder finished second overall a painful five times, most recently as a 50yearold in 2009. Natalie decker scores best finish by a female competitor in nascar truck series history. It was deckers first top five, first top 10 and the best showing. Busch set rookie records with his performance throughout the 2004 season, capturing 22 top10 finishes, five wins, five poles and most laps led at 1,108. She finished 10th in the final 2012 nascar xfinity points standings, the top finish by a female in nascar national series history. Hed go on to win the race in backtoback years to put an exclamation point on one of the most impressive careers in all of sports. Nascar cup rookie of the year records jayskis nascar.
The winningest drivers in nascar history the only ones. Nascar cup rookie of the year records jayskis nascar silly. Jan 01, 2018 busch set rookie records with his performance throughout the 2004 season, capturing 22 top10 finishes, five wins, five poles and most laps led at 1,108. Asked in nascar drivers teams and sponsors, auto racing, nascar. The first driver to win multiple championships was herb thomas in 1951 and 1953. This is the first time a driver has won four consecutive poles since bill elliott did it in julyaugust 1985. To put it bluntly, it would be flatout shocking if petty still holds this record by the time the 2019 season comes to a close. In 2011, tony stewart had five wins in the nascar cup series, the most of any driver.
It started as a poll of the drivers and then all monster energy nascar cup series competitors. We have broken the sections down into monster energy nascar cup series winners, nascar xfinity series winners, race records, active driver records, and driver. Monster energy cup sprint cup nextel cup winston cup. However like other sports nascar also has records that will most likely never be broken. Our records section on our website is a resource for all who appreciate the history of richmond. Richard petty, known as the king, coholds the record for most nascar cup. That being said, in recent history, you could argue that carl long. In august of 2010, busch made history when he won the ngots, nxs and ncs races at bristol motor speedway, becoming the only driver to sweep all three of nascars top three series at one track on the same weekend. When it comes to nascar, records are meant to be broken just as in any other sport. The world championship of drivers has been held since 1950. List of alltime nascar cup series winners wikipedia. The following is a list compiling the total number of career victories in nascar cup series competition.