Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Sonoma raceway, watkins glen international and the roval at charlotte motor speedway are on the schedule this season, giving drivers three opportunities for a race win while turning left and right. The following is a list compiling the total number of career victories in nascar cup. Its a home race with a twist for most of the monster energy nascar cup series teams this weekend, as the drivers will take to the charlotte motor speedway roval for the second time ever. There are only a handful of times per year that drivers can add to their total of roadcourse wins watkins glen and sonoma have highlighted the schedule for years, and charlottes road course. Watkins glen international like sonoma, the glen is a road course where the nascar teams race just once a year.
Nascar describes road course ringers as drivers who specialize in turning both left and right, and says that perhaps the greatest roadcourse ringer in nascar history might be dan gurney after he won four straight nascar races at riverside. Aug 24, 2019 bell took a big step in that direction on saturday, surging ahead on a late restart to win the nascar xfinity series race at road america the first of his career on a road course. Nascar driver averages at charlotte motor speedway road course. Bell restarts fast, wins nascar xfinity race at road america by chris jenkins august 24, 2019 gmt elkhart lake, wis. Strictly stock 1949 grand national series 19501970 winston cup series 19712003 nextel cup series 20042007 sprint cup series 20082016. Jun 23, 2019 with the win, truex ties busch for most wins on the season and for the most road course wins among active drivers four. Driver strictly stock 1949 grand national 19501970 winston cup. The last win by a road course ringer in a nascar sprint cup race was by. The nascar cup series is the top racing series of the national association for stock car auto racing nascar. In the last six road course races in monster energy nascar cup competition, the driver of the no. Jeff gordon is the alltime roadcourse wins leader with nine, but hes returning. Monster energy nascar cup series active roadcourse winners. These are the 15 best road course drivers in nascar.
Jan 09, 20 over the 30plus years that martin has been a nascar driver, he has amassed 40 wins in the premier series and 43 wins in the nationwide series. Earnhardt was named nascars most popular driver for 2017 during the monster energy cup series awards ceremony thursday night. And like sonoma, kyle busch is the only active, fulltime cup driver to win twice at. Richard petty won an incredible 200 wins in his nascar career. Dec 06, 2019 jimmie johnson has never won the most popular driver award in his cup career. The reigning champion started the race on the front row of. Bell took a big step in that direction on saturday, surging ahead on a late restart to win the nascar xfinity series race at road america the first of his career on a road course.
It is a surprise to many people, but a jaguar won a nascar race. Display current drivers only display modern era statistics. Road racing is a specialized skill in the monster energy nascar cup series and while there are many drivers who are good at it, few are. Official chase elliott nascar driver page with latest stats, race results. Roush has the most combined nascar wins in the 3 national series, 4th all time in cup wins with 127 but with 126 nationwide series wins and 50 truck series wins for a. It occurred on one of martins specialities in the mid90s a road course. Bell restarts fast, wins nascar xfinity race at road america. This was stewarts sixth win of the season the most he has been to victory. Often, the disadvantage of having the nascar race car in itself, with its heavier car, narrower tire, smaller compared to premium road racing cars brakes, especially with inexperienced drivers pit stops, and most often longer races all nascar road course races are at least 200 miles322 kilometers or longer have hurt the ringers. With the win, truex ties busch for most wins on the season and for the most road course wins among active drivers four. Johnsons first win at the brickyard was 11 years ago in 2006.
Read through the list of active drivers with the most wins at tracks shorter than 1 mile. The nascar cup series first road course playoff race on the charlotte roval has been shortened by 100 kilometres, autosport has learned. Nascar average finishes at charlotte motor speedway road course. Sep 26, 2019 in the last six road course races in monster energy nascar cup competition, the driver of the no. Chase elliott wins nascars most popular driver award. Christopher bell passes an important class in his nascar education with a road america victory. Currently its kyle busch, but he has plenty of company near the top. Charlottes october race had been billed as a 500km 310. Should the race go as scheduled in three months despite the ongoing covid10 pandemic, wallace wouldnt be the only nascar driver coming out of retirement for the inaugural road course race. Nascar road course ringer nearmiss losses duration.
Since then, she has had some success, but funding put her. In 1967 he won 27 out of 48 that year with an all time record of 10 straight races. Today it is voted for by fans across the united states the award is presented by. Busch has four wins on the road courses 2 at sonoma and 2 at watkins glen.
Aug 12, 2019 there are only a handful of times per year that drivers can add to their total of road course wins watkins glen and sonoma have highlighted the schedule for years, and charlottes road course. His most recent texas win came in april and all three of those wins have been in the spring race at the track. Jun 24, 2016 ranking nascar s top 10 road course masters ahead of sonoma. Rudd doesnt have the most wins, or the highest average finish of drivers on this list.
The sprint and midget ace scored his seriesleading sixth victory of the year in the xfinity series. It started as a poll of the drivers and then all monster energy nascar cup series competitors. The hendrick motorsports driver has five wins at sonoma raceway and four at. Sep 24, 2019 nascar hall of famer bobby allison holds the series record for the most wins at a single road course track with six victories at riverside international raceway. Which the randomness of drivers i see win is pretty par for the course. He is one win shy of being the alltime wins leader at indy in the cup series, a record held by his former teammate, jeff gordon. A previous stop on the circuit included riverside international raceway as well. Also items on kyle buschs emotional moment on stage and if momentum is building for a race in nashville. Nascar playoff road course race at charlotte roval cut by. Nascar drivers at charlotte motor speedway road course. For their tests at the new charlotte motor speedway road course, drivers also are trying to figure out where they must proceed with caution. During 38 events in 2012, she attained 27 topten finishes, along with 17 topfive finishes and five wins. The reigning champion started the race on the front row of the grid, and first.
Tony stewart plans to race on indy road course wttv cbs4indy. Edwards, stewart, busch, your typical front runners etc. Chase elliott wins nascars most popular driver award ap las vegas ap chase elliott has been voted nascars most popular driver, ending a 15year run for superstar dale earnhardt jr. Aug 24, 2019 christopher bell passes an important class in his nascar education with a road america victory. Watkins glen 2 wins in starts busch won the 20 race at watkins glen, five. This race victory took place in linden, new jersey during a race held on june, 1954. We have average finishes in recent races and average finishes for all active nascar drivers at charlotte roval. Ranking nascars top 10 roadcourse masters ahead of sonoma. Nascar hall of famer bobby allison holds the series record for the most wins at a single road course track with six victories at riverside international raceway.
This also marked the first road course victory for stewart, who would go on. The 10 best roadcourse drivers in nascar bleacher report. Driver results at road courses driver wins races top 5s top 10s top 20s avg. Ap christopher bell knows he must master the art of road course racing to make the jump to the next level of nascar, even if it might never be his favorite kind of track. His first cup win occurred at watkins glen in 2018.
In his first 10 starts at sonoma raceway, he placed in the top. Mike wallace set for nascar return in xfinity race at indy. Heres a list of the current top10 roadcourse drivers in the nascar. Nov 29, 2018 chase elliott wins nascars most popular driver award ap las vegas ap chase elliott has been voted nascars most popular driver, ending a 15year run for superstar dale earnhardt jr. Nascar shakes up schedule for 2018 and adds road course the. Over the 30plus years that martin has been a nascar driver, he has amassed 40 wins in the premier series and 43 wins in the nationwide series. Nascar hall of famer driver tony stewart announced plans wednesday to drive in the xfinity series race at indianapolis motor speedway on july 4. It will be the first nascar road course race in charlottes 58year history. Jul 16, 2018 for their tests at the new charlotte motor speedway road course, drivers also are trying to figure out where they must proceed with caution. There are only a handful of times per year that drivers can add to their total of roadcourse wins watkins glen and sonoma have highlighted the schedule for years, and charlottes road course joined the fray last season. Elliott went on to win at watkins glen, making it backtoback for him at the road course.
Ryan blaney september 30, 2018 24 years, 5 months and 30 days. Driver has been inducted into the nascar hall of fame. Jeff gordon is the alltime road course wins leader with nine, but hes returning to sonoma raceway this weekend as a fox sports. He won his second consecutive race at sonoma raceway in june and finished runnerup to chase elliott at watkins glen international in august. The list recognizes cup victories under the following auspices. The 10 most untouchable records in stock car racing.
Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. May 29, 2018 his most recent texas win came in april and all three of those wins have been in the spring race at the track. 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. 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. The monster energy nascar cup series only competes on road courses twice each season. 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. In stewarts seventh full season as a nascar cup series driver, he. Jeff gordon is the alltime nascar road course winner with nine victories, 20 top fives and 27 top 10s in 45 starts. Truex also tied tony stewart for the second most wins at sonoma with three. Her husband, hunter robbins works as a track driver and motorsports engineer. It would be great to see a road course added to the playoffs and the test on the road course at charlotte could be the race that is added.
Jeff gordon is the alltime roadcourse wins leader with nine, but hes returning to sonoma raceway this weekend as a fox sports. The following is a list compiling the total number of career victories in nascar cup series competition. The best road course racers in nascar history sportsbreak. Ricky craven is a driver with wins in all of nascar s top three series, including rookie of the year titles in both the 1992 nationwide series and 1995 sprint cup series. Driver averages at charlotte roval in recent races since feb 2018. Richard petty holds most wins record in nascar for a single season. The series began in 1949 as the strictly stock division, and from 1950 to 1970 it was known as the grand national division. Driver avg finish races wins top 5s top 10s top 20s laps led poles avg start best finish low. The race was nascars first road course race and technically it was a road. Monster energy nascar cup series active road course winners. Martin truex jr won the nascar cup race at sonoma, becoming the first repeat winner at the road course for a decade.