Back in the 60s and 70s, when competition was much weaker, richard petty used to dominate. Over the next five years the duo produced 24 cup wins, the 2017 cup title and four appearances in the championship 4 even as they moved to. List of the drivers with nascar cup series wins, most 2nd place. Since 1972, 15 different drivers have earned eight or more monster energy nascar cup series victories in a single season. The 1975 season was also the last of pettys career that included 10 or more wins. Drivers to claim first three career cup wins in one season. The list recognizes cup victories under the following auspices. Other notable records have come from former drivers ricky rudd, bill. Top 10 most unbreakable records across formula one. The results of each race are combined to determine two annual championships in each of the top series, one for drivers. 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. The two combined for six wins during their run to the 2019 xfinity title, but hes stepping into a cup ride that managed only two top10 finishes in 36 starts last season.
The first two races will be held at darlington raceway in south carolina. One title, but bobby allison is one of the most popular drivers in history and was always running up front, with 336 top5s in 718 starts. All of jimmie johnsons career nascar cup series wins. Richard pettys 27 nascar cup series wins in a single season, the 1967 season, sit atop the alltime singleseason wins list in. Most wins in a season richard petty has 27 sprint cup wins in a season 1967, a record that most likely will never be broken. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details.
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. The following is a list compiling the total number of career victories in nascar cup series competition. Hamlins first win was in 2006, and his most recent one was at the beginning of the 2020 season when he won his second straight daytona 500. The nascar championship season consists of a series of races held usually on purposebuilt tracks. Petty has also holds the secondmost wins in one season with 21. Theres also a long list of crew members who contributed to the success of the team based in roseville, california. He won 10 races in both 1971 and 1972, and was a colorful, likeable character. Denny hamlin 35 wins active driver hamlin may be known more for his rivalry with joey logano and pickup basketball games with michael jordan, for whom he is a jordan brand ambassador.
So, looking at cup series wins only, here are the top25 winningest nascar drivers of all time, as of march 17, 2020 and according to data from. The 2010s decade of the nascar cup series is in the books. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. In the modern era, jeff gordon has 1998 while jimmie johnson has. Nascar has a handful of other unbreakable records, most of them set by the. William byron wins virtual nascar race at bristol the. Which nascar driver holds the record for most wins in one.
The drivers championship was first awarded in 1949 to red byron. Elliott posted the third win of his career in nascars top division, with all three victories arriving in the same season. These points accrue over a season and determine the driver. Including mcanally, 80 drivers have wheeled a bmr entry in the series now branded as the arca menards series west.
Of the 102 drivers with at least three wins on nascars alltime win list. With eight wins in hand and two races remaining, kevin harvick is in the throes of perhaps the best year of his career. As for active drivers, jimmie johnson can tie pettys record if he wins at least one race in both 2018 and 2019. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. A total of 554 different drivers have competed in at least one daytona 500 and 334 have competed in more than one. Which nascar driver holds the record for most wins in one season in the modern era. Who topped the decade in victories, and how many drivers found victory lane. Drivers with the most nascar cup series wins all time usa today. Cale yarborough, 1980, 14 bill elliott, 1985, 11 darrell waltrip, 1981, 11 ryan newman, 2003, 11. Who has won the most nascar races in one season answers. Kyle busch and denny hamlin are also creeping into the picture, and busch in particular looks like he has a significant shot at the record due to being only 32 years old denny is 37 and jimmie is 42. Richard petty holds most wins record in nascar for a single season. What makes a season truly dominant at nascars highest level.
This season weve had a lot of parity in the sprint cup series with different winners so far, but when did we have the most. They used to hold more than one race per week back then and the majority of the drivers did not race in every race. Petty holds records for most series wins 200, poles 123, wins in a season 27 in 1967. What season in nascar had the most different drivers win a. 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.
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. Drivers, crew members leave their mark at bill mcanally. The 2020 nascar season, paused for about two months due to the covid19 pandemic, is less than a week away from resuming. In 1967 he won 27 out of 48 that year with an all time record of 10 straight races. The man with the best nascar season in modern history is considered one of the best drivers ever. The drivers championship is awarded to the most successful. Camry drivers have earned at least 10 wins each year since 2008 after. Bear in mind that a nascar season in the sixties is much different than today. Among the teams, joe gibbs racing has the most drivers in the playoffs as all four earned berths into the field after combining for wins in 26 regularseason races. To drive home this point even further, only 27 drivers in nascars 67year history have 27 wins in their entire nascar sprint cup career. Richard petty holds the alltime record with 27 wins back in 1967.
Just seven races remain in this decade of monster energy nascar cup series racing, and three drivers are in contention for the most wins overall during those 10 years. Rule changes in 1972 established a minimum distance of 250 miles 400 km for pointspaying cup series events reduced to 186. One playoff bonus point to the driver who wins stage 1 andor stage 2 in every. The first driver to win multiple championships was herb thomas in 1951 and 1953. Drivers with most wins in each year since 2000 fox sports. His fight with cale yarborough launched the sport into the mainstream. Petty won 10 or more times in eight seasons and had doubledigit wins in. The 10 most untouchable records in stock car racing. Seventy seasons of nascar, the highest class of stock car auto racing in the united states.
The results of each race are combined to determine two annual championships in each of the top series, one for drivers and one for manufacturer. This changed happened in 1972 but still has petty with wins in 1975 and tied with jeff gordon. List of alltime nascar cup series winners wikipedia. Petty is also second on the singleseason victories list, with 21 in 1971. Chase elliott leads all active drivers in the nascar cup series in average starting position in the daytona 500 at 6. One of the biggest rushes you get while being a nascar fan is watching your favorite driver win a race. Cup series manufacturers champions alltime cup series winners. Some drove for bmr in multiple seasons, some for only one season, and some for a select race or races. Joe gibbs racing broke a longstanding record with a whopping 19 nascar cup series wins for the organization in 2019.
Joe gibbs racings kyle busch closed out the 2010s decade. Strictly stock 1949 grand national series 19501970 winston cup series 19712003 nextel cup series 20042007 sprint cup series 20082016 monster energy nascar cup series 20172019 nascar cup series 2020present. Three drivers led more than 100 laps each, but johnson was the one. Ranking the 10 most dominant seasons in sprint cup series. What season in nascar had the most different drivers win a race. Here are the biggest singleseason race winners in each year since 2000. Drivers with the alltime streak of consecutive seasons with at least one win a year. Gordon won at least one pole in 23 consecutive seasons, a nascar record. In nascars playoff era 2004present, only five times has a driver won at least eight races in a season. As of 2017, he ranks third on the alltime cup wins list with 93, the most in nascars modern era 1972present.
Who holds the record for most wins in a single nascar season. There are tons of drivers who would love to have that many wins in their career, let alone one season. Richard petty won an incredible 200 wins in his nascar career. Drivers with the most nascar cup series wins all time. Petty holds records for most series wins 200, poles 123, wins in a season 27 in. Nascar sprint cup driver with most wins per season quiz.
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