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Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. Nascar has had some really close finishes in their history, here are the 10 closest finishes in the cup series. Top 10 most dramatic moments in nascar history mens journal. With goals of more wins and contending for the 2020 nascar cup series. That ties the best start in nascar history, and hes the first to hit doubledigits in nearly 30 years. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. The top 10 book of outrageous drivers, wild wrecks and other oddities kindle edition by mclaurin, jim. The 10 most outrageous moments in nascar history youtube. He finished the season with one win, nine topfive finishes, 18 top10 finishes. We have also thrown in a couple of finishes that just missed the top 10 as. Ard is also the only driver in series history to win four consecutive races.

Richard petty has the most top ten finishes in nascar history. Detailing 65 years of nascar history, this lively book explores the personalities. Feb 16, 2015 the greatest finish in nascar history deserves a closer look. On the night of his 100th series start, erik jones claimed the most important victory. Heres a guy who had not been in a cup car for more than 1 12 years, had no practice or qualifying, and yet was able to earn a top 10 finish in his first race back. Over the course of those nearly 69 years, plenty of races from the first starts on daytona beach sand to. They headed to their cars amid questions about nascars first race in 10 weeks. This first occurred during the 2003 carolina dodge dealers 400 at darlington speedway, as ricky craven crossed the finish line inches ahead of. Reliving the most exhilarating moments of a legendary career that is forever. The following year, ard established benchmarks for most topfive finishes in a season with 24 and most top10s with 30. He made 574 starts, won 105 races second most of any driver in the history of nascar s top series and had 301 top five including 89 runnerup finishes and 366 top 10 finishes, along with an. Make sure to watch all your favorite analysis, highlights and interviews on the fox sports youtube page. The previous record of five top 10s was held by janet guthrie.

Apr 15, 2020 david pearson was in the midst of a historic 10 race run early in the 1973 cup season when the series rolled into darlington raceway for the april 15 race the track would be the site of 10 of. Green, had six top 10 finishes and two poles in the cup series, but in terms of statistics, that wont leave a lasting impression on nascar fans as he remains a winless man up to this day. John hunter nemechek was the secondhighest finishing cup rookie sunday at. I ve obviously read most of the books, and if i havent read it, i read it. Here are nascars top 10 closest finishes in the monster energy. He scored his second victory in 25 races at phoenix and is the oldest driver to win at phoenix at 50 years, three months and nine days. Nascar, most 2nd place finishes quiz by thehotstepper. As patricks nascar cup series career progressed, she continued to rewrite the history books.

The fast life and remarkable times of nascar s top gun by david poole tells the memorable story of a born racer and how he raced headlong through life with the throttle wide open and his wheels burning rubber at almost every turn. He earned 122 top 10 finishes, 93 of them top fives. Petty made it to 127 poles, started a whopping 5 races straight and finished among the top ten in well over 700 races. My experience working with kelley blue book over the last two years has been awesome, and it means a lot. In 1973 he won the nascar championship with only one win, even though david pearson won eleven races but pearson only entered eighteen events. Top 10 most dramatic moments in nascar history this link opens in a new window. White was one of the drivers who competed for the original chevrolet racing team. She broke the record for most top 10 finishes of any female in the nascar cup series in 2015 and holds the new mark with a total of seven top 10s to her credit. Through the efforts of sportswriters and television, some events have become embedded within the sport and instantly recognizable throughout the years some races are made famous by a dramatic lastlap battle for the. Sep 23, 2019 consecutive top 10 finishes the recordholder for finishing in the top 10 in the most consecutive tournaments is byron nelson 65.

This was very informative and gave a lot of past history of jimmies rise to stardom. Danica patrick career highlights the official stewarthaas. Greatest nascar races of all time top ten list thetoptens. Ive obviously read most of the books, and if i havent read it, i read it. This weekends event, the oreilly auto parts 300 at texas motor speedway, will turn another milestone for bliss. Denny hamlin hovered around the top 10 for most of the race and then made his move with. Apr 10, 2010 dale earnhardt 281 top 5s and 428 top 10 s. A few weeks later she passed guthrie for the most top ten finishes for a woman in sprint cup history at bristol. Mar 31, 2020 the nascar record for most top 10 finishes to open a season is 10 set by lee petty in 1955 finished 3rd in the standings and james hylton in 1972 finished 3rd in the standings. Jimmie johnson is a very good driver, but i believe that as soon as something happens that changes the way his team operates he will no longer have this winning streak. It was an inauspicious end to her nascar career, and she finished her stock car racing tenure with no overall wins and only one top 10 finish at the daytona 500. He is the most respected and accomplished driver of all motorsports.

Chase elliott, kelley blue book to partner for three more years. Johnson had one win, four topfive finishes and eight top10 finishes. During his cup series tenure with joe gibbs racing from 20092012, logano also earned another win, 16 top five finishes, 41 top 10s and five poles. Rex white born august 17, 1930 is a retired auto racer and nascar champion. The dawsonville, georgia, native won the 2014 xfinity series championship and already has posted 107 top 10 finishes in nascar national series competition. 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 following is a list compiling the total number of career victories in nascar cup series competition.

Nascar s 2016 daytona 500 provided the closest finish in the history of the event. One of the benefits of nascar s increasing popularity is that the whole country is now witness to some of the most amazing races in history. He primarily concentrated on maintaining his top10 standing in the busch series point. Top 5 most thrilling finishes in cricket history unbelievable finishes.

He began racing in 1956, grabbing fourteen top ten finishes. Nascar alltime records from richard petty to jeff gordon and more. Personally, i think that his auto racing career shouldve ended a long time ago, but thats just me. The 10 the 10 greatest finishes in nascar history tv episode 2011 on imdb. The 10 most untouchable records in stock car racing. Proud sponsors of nascar and jgrmx sport clips racing. It includes nascar s colorful history of races along with the drivers and machines that have competed in them. We call those the most untouchable records in nascar historyrecords made. Yes, nelson placed in the top 10 in 65 pga tour events in row, starting with the 1942 texas open and continuing until the 1946 new orleans open. It includes nascars colorful history of races along with the drivers and machines that have. Aug 03, 2017 nascars extensive history spans all the way back to its founding in 1948.

The 25 most thrilling races in nascar history ebook. Containing fifty lists of the topten drivers, tracks, finishes, technological innovations, and so on, nascars most wanted will inform and amuse diehard fans and newcomers to the fastgrowing, always exciting world of stock car racing. The list recognizes cup victories under the following auspices. As of 2017, the closest margin of victory in the nascar cup series is 0. His most notable year came in 1960, when he won six races, and the. Apr 01, 2020 starr is tied for secondplace on the list for the most topfive finishes, with three topten finishes.

If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. First time in a cup car at one of the most challenging tracks in nascar and he comes away with a seventhplace finish. Jan 09, 2015 he also holds the record for most wins 200, most daytona 500 wins 7, most wins in a single season 27 and he is also the first nascar driver to win the race on his 500 th start. Nascar s premier racing division, the nascar cup series, has seen many close finishes since the electronic scoring system was instituted in may during the 1993 season. Yeah, we know harvick and busch have the most wins, but kyle larson has the most runnerup finishes, with six of those, and zero wins. List of alltime nascar cup series winners wikipedia. Jones finished the season with one win, 10 topfive finishes, 17 top10 finishes and.

Seating capacity for the very first nascar race at bms, held on july 30. Take a look at the top five drivers on the list of most top 10s to start a season. A collections of clothing, jackets, books and gift items can be purchased at the museum also. Nascars premier racing division, the nascar cup series, has seen many close finishes since the electronic scoring system was instituted in may during the. Martin scored his 400th top 10 finish and became the fourth driver in nascar history to score 400 or more top 10 finishes. May 01, 2015 nascar hall of famer dale earnhardt leads the series in topfive finishes at talladega with 23.

With that in mind, here are the 10 most amazing nascar finishes of all time. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. That year she had three top 10 finishes with her best finish of sixth at atlanta. Chase elliott, kelley blue book to partner for 3 more. One of the benefits of nascars increasing popularity is that the whole country is now witness to some of the most amazing races in history. March 31 today in jayskis nascar history page 6 of 24. Nascars premier racing division, the nascar cup series, has seen many close finishes since the electronic scoring system was instituted in may during the 1993 season. In this article you will find the 10 closest finishes in nascar history since the invent of electronic scoring in 1993. April 1 today in jayskis nascar history page 11 of 24.

Ranking the 20 greatest nascar drivers of all time fox. April 20 today in jayskis nascar history page 12 of. The king one of the best stock car racers ever with 200 nascar wiston cup wins, 7 series championships. Earning one championship, 15 wins, 91 top five, 192 top 10 finishes, the driver coined the hammer has seen it all. He had a record number of poles at 127, over 700 top 10 finishes in 1184. Ranking the 20 greatest nascar drivers of all time fox sports. He is ranked number one in the folowing, alltime wins 200, races started 1,184, top five finishes 555, top 10 finishes 712, pole positions 126, laps completed 307,836, laps led 52,194, races led 599 and consecutive races won 10 and in 1992 was inducted into the motor. Motor speedway in april, patrick earned the record for the most top 10 finishes of any female in cup series competition with a total of six top 10s. Top 10 nascar closest finishes of the 2014 season duration. Ards 1984 campaign was to be his last after suffering injuries in the nextto last race of the season at rockingham. The 10 the 10 greatest finishes in nascar history tv. Ricky rudd had a most impressive run through nascar. The third is the best a woman has ever finished at.

If you guys have any suggestions, leave them down in the comments below. He leads the busch series standings by 274 points, ahead of rcr teammate clint bowyer in second place, with two wins and nine top 10 finishes. This first occurred during the 2003 carolina dodge dealers 400 at darlington speedway, as ricky craven crossed the finish line inches ahead of kurt busch. Since 2009, has covered the untold race for the most lastplace finishes in nascar history and, in doing so, continues to chronicle the trials and triumphs of those who race for something more meaningful than victory. Nascar lore has developed since the sports founding in 1947. Apr 20, 2011 with rob albright, rick allen, bootie barker, kent bernhardt. Weve sifted through five decades of thrills and spills and pinpointed the top 10 daytona 500s of all time.

May 5 today in jayskis nascar history jayskis nascar. The 10 greatest families in nascar history duration. Nascar s extensive history spans all the way back to its founding in 1948. I am guessing that jimmie johnson will not come close to his record. Overall, he finished in the top 10 in the standings six times, including a careerbest second in 1950. The 10 greatest finishes in nascar history youtube. Richard petty holds the record at bms for most top 10 finishes with a total of 37. List of the closest nascar cup series finishes wikipedia. According to the nascar record book, for drivers with 100 or more career. Not because it means the race is over and we can all return to our regular lives, but because its when things get the most interesting and. May 25, 2018 patrick has six top 10 finishes in seven starts at indy, including a thirdplace finish in 2009 and a fourth in her first indy trip in 2005. Parsons consistency likely won him the championship.

Nascar changes start time for wednesdays cup race nbc. Dw notched 19 top 3 finishes 10 wins for a 23race average finish of 4. The 10 most outrageous moments in nascar history duration. Ranking the 15 most consistent drivers in nascar history.

Number 10 1993 daytona 500 in jeff gordons first nascar start, dale earnhardt sr. Strictly stock 1949 grand national series 19501970 winston cup series 19712003 nextel cup series 20042007 sprint cup series 20082016. March 30 today in jayskis nascar history page 10 of. Get the app official site of hendrick motorsports nascar. He has 44 wins as well as 266 top 10 finishes, 162 of them top fives. Our list features daredevils with names like fireball, the king, and the intimidator. Watch the top 10 finishes in the history of nascar on fox. In 2015, patrick tied janet guthrie for most top ten finishes for a woman with a 7thplace finish at martinsville. Over the course of those nearly 69 years, plenty of races from the first starts on daytona beach sand to todays. Top 10 nascar closest finishes of the 20 season youtube.

Top 7 nascar drivers in history excite events blog. Since nashville superspeedway made its debut on the truck series schedule in 2001, starr has competed in eight races at the track making him one of the most experienced drivers on the short track in friday nights field. Stewart has a worst career finish of 11th in the standings in 12 seasons of cup competition. The greatest finish in nascar history deserves a closer look. With 15 wins and 33 top 10 finishes in 42 races, david pearson raced his way to his first grand national championship in 1966. Pearson finished first to pettys second five times that season and was the runnerup to petty once. Feb 24, 2017 this is a video i put together of some of the craziest finishes in nascar history. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. She broke the record for most top10 finishes of any female in the nascar cup series in 2015 and holds the new mark with a total of seven top10s to her credit.

Jimmie johnson is a very good driver, but i believe that as soon as something happens that changes the way his team operates he. Who has the most top ten finishes in the history of nascar. After a parttime run in 1957, white won twice in 1958. Harvick is currently seventh in the 2006 nextel cup series point standings with one win and four top 10 finishes. The list recognizes cup victories under the following. Most of us who are nascar fans watch the whole race, but it would be pure blasphemy to miss the last few laps, where myths are formed and legends are made. Jones also made his mark in the history books when he won the 2015 ncwts. The 10 best nascar drivers to never win a cup race and 10.