Dec 15, 2011 unlike the nationwide series, there arent too many sprint cup drivers moonlighting in trucks. Tony stewart, jeff gordon, and ryan newman are among current drivers who can call themselves nascar sprint cup series rookie of the year. Nascar sprint cup series driver birthdys fox sports. Raceway will recognize champions in nascar cup series and. Nationwide series drivers who deserve sprint cup rides.
The other 36 drivers will be looking to crash the party. Nascar and its marks are trademarks of the national association for stock car auto racing, llc. Unclear which series the team will buy a charter for or if they will partner with an existing team. Four former nascar sprint cup champions, including two nascar hall of fame drivers, will be an integral part of espns coverage team for the nascar sprint cup series races, including lead analyst dale jarrett, the 1999 driving champion and newly elected to the nascar hall of fame, who will work with twotime champion crew chief andy petree and. Only four drivers remain to decide the 2016 sprint cup series championship. Nascar sprint cup series nbc sports motorsportstalk. Find past champions, race winners and track information, or find out more about nascar other less known development series. The drivers championship was first awarded in 1982, to jack ingram. This loosely resulted in the new nationwide series car making its debut in the 2010 subway jalapeno 250 at daytona international speedway.
Those former nascar nationwide series champions also make. The nascar xfinity series nxs is a stock car racing series organized by nascar. Truck series drivers must have selected to receive 2015 championship driver. Nascar xfinity series stock car racing wiki fandom. All the news from cocacola 600 weekend at charlotte motor speedway sprint cup series. Buschwhacker is a term for nascar drivers who are regulars in the toplevel nascar cup series but who also compete on a regular basis in the secondtier xfinity series. Dates set for nascar sprint cup series, nationwide and. My guess would probably be someone like robert richardson, jr.
Cup series most popular driver award jayskis nascar. Nov 17, 20 johnson won the title this year with a 5. Kyle busch, younger brother of kurt, is one of the most successful and versatile drivers in nascar history. Nascar receives a boost from upandcoming drivers the. Qualifying order can have a huge effect on the outcome of qualifying. A perennial winner, he is happy to compete in multiple nascar classes over the same race weekend when hes been known to complete a clean sweep of truck, xfinity and premier class sprint cup series victories. Nxs events are frequently held as a support race on the day prior to a cup series event scheduled for that weekend. For 15yearold grant reed, the nascar sprint cup series race at kentucky speedway was an experience of a lifetime.
Seventime winston cup champion dale earnhardt was the first winner of a nationwide series race, and the winningmost driver in series history is mark martin. Richard childress ran full winston cup schedules from 1976 to 1980 before vacating his car midway. Aug 11, 2008 tickets are on sale now for ford championship weekend 2008, nov. The first driver to win multiple championships was sam ard in. A look at the 16 drivers that will compete for the 2014 nascar sprint cup championship in the 10race chase listed in order of seeding. The nationwide series is still used for developing new drivers and there are still some older drivers that used to race in cup there,but there are a lot of cup drivers that also race in the nationwide series some fulltime,some only. The king was crowned once again in 20 as jimmie johnson claimed his sixth sprint cup series title, and first since winning five straight from 20062010. Because it has been known by many different names in its history, it is often called the cup series. The xfinity series was formerly known as the nascar sportsman division.
This is a list of national association for stock car auto racing champions. Drivers nascar sprint cup series 2012 media guide nascar sprint cup series aric almirola 105 previous racing history in 2011, competed in first full nascar nationwide series season, making 34 of career total of 73 starts with fifth career series pole, seven topfive and 18 top10 finishes for jr motorsports. May 24, 2019 this is still how it works for the nationwide and camping world truck series. The nascar cup series drivers championship is awarded by the chairman of nascar to. In 20 the sprint cup series returned to a random draw to determine qualifying order. To secure individual or group tickets for nascars finale, call 866 409race or visit. Included are the nascar sprint cup series pages, our nascar nationwide series formerly busch series grand national division pages or the nascar craftsman truck series pages. He is now developing an aura of invincibility in the lateseason championship that decides the king of the biggest us race series. Although stenhouse excelled, his accomplishments in the no. Unlike the nationwide series, there arent too many sprint cup drivers moonlighting in trucks. Reynolds tobacco company, it was referred to as the nascar winston cup series 19712003. It began with the drive4copd 300 at daytona international speedway on february 22, and ended with the ford ecoboost 300 at homesteadmiami speedway on november 15. The drivers championship was first awarded in 1949 to red byron.
What the differance between nascar sprint cup and nascar. Tickets are on sale now for ford championship weekend 2008, nov. Yeley named as the driver and tony furr as the crew chief 1252012. While there are many drivers who compete in one series full time and dabble in the other throughout the year. The nationwide series used to be for upandcoming drivers and veterans that have retired from the cup series. It also has had more than 80 different drivers behind the wheel of a penske race vehicle. Jun 30, 2015 all the news from cocacola 600 weekend at charlotte motor speedway sprint cup series. Tony stewart and the greatest ownerdrivers in nascar history. 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. Sprint cup championship drivers by the numbers nascar. Ryan blaney, son of sprint cup driver dave blaney, ran a limited schedule in the nationwide series, driving the teams no. On january 9, phoenix racing announced that its driver in the nationwide series, as in the sprint cup series, would be kurt busch, who completed in nationwide parttime. However,these days it is a little more complicated. Bios, statistics, race results videos, news, photo galleries, car, team, shop gear, date of birth, rookie year.
The nascar nationwide series is the junior varsity to the sprint cup series varsity. The final race of 2016 takes place on sunday at homesteadmiami. The nationwide series is still used for developing new drivers and there are still some older drivers that used to race in cup there,but there are a lot of cup drivers that also race in the nationwide seriessome fulltime,some only. Nationwide series team owner jay robinson has partnered with troy blakeney of houston, tx to form robinsonblakeney racing, llc and will field a sprint cup series car with toyota as its manufacturer. Nascar receives a boost from upandcoming drivers the new. Formula 1 team williams has found great interest in nascar. Cup series most popular driver award jayskis nascar silly. Nascar has announced a change in the names of its top 2 series. Daytona beach, fl as the championship 4 get ready to race for the nascar sprint cup series trophy at homesteadmiami speedway, preparations are underway in las vegas for annual postseason celebrations honoring the eventual 2015 nascar sprint cup series champion, the chase for the nascar sprint cup drivers, and the nascar sprint cup series sunoco rookie of the year. That means the two young drivers finished higher than former cup champions matt kenseth finished 10th, brad keselowski th, joey logano 18th. It is buschs first sprint cup championship and third driving title in 17 years of racing. Xfinity series latest news news and results from nascar. The nascar nationwide series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by the national association of stock car auto racing. Xfinity series team has three championships, 47 wins since 2005.
Feb 17, 20 they will add to the young drivers already in sprint cup, led by brad keselowski, who turned 29 and is the defending sprint cup champion, along with the veterans kyle busch, 27, and joey logano. This was also the final year that the nationwide mutual insurance company. As it typically does every season, the debate about whether or not sprint cup drivers should race in the nationwide series has once again heated up. Nascar cup series drivers have admitted that driving the xfinity car the day before the race does little to help with the nascar cup series race, as the cars differ greatly. History 300 results kahnes strategy, kurts battery keep them from win a costly caution late in the cocacola 600 cost kasey kahne a fourth win in the longest nascar sprint cup series race. Highlights from the nascar sprint champions banquet in las vegas, friday dec. It is promoted as nascars minor league circuit, and is considered a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations top level circuit, the nascar cup series. He has racked up over 50 wins and taken every sprint cup title since 2006, the first man to win five in a row. The most recent nascar sprint cup series champion driver not previously qualifying for positions 1 through 42 will be assigned the position. Driver eligibility for the most popular driver award is limited to those candidates that have declared for the nascar sprint cup series championship and have entered all pointspaying nascar sprint cup series events contested between jan.
Oct 29, 2008 the nationwide series used to be for upandcoming drivers and veterans that have retired from the cup series. And whats worse nobody seems to care about it, i hope brian france or mike helton does something about it before the new season starts. Nationwide series races are frequently held in the same venue as, and a day prior to, the sprint. Richard childress ran full winston cup schedules from. Drivers race in 36 races a year, and the driver with the most points at the end of the year is awarded the sprint cup. Carl edwards and kyle busch are going to run the full schedule in the nationwide series, and the last three champions in that series were cup drivers. While they think danica patrick is doing a solid job in the nationwide series, two former nascar champions are far from sold on how well she will perform in the sprint cup series next year. Buschs 96 xfinity series wins and 56 truck series wins are alltime highs for. Carl edwards and jack roush ended up in victory lane together twice in 20, including this. Twotime and defending nascar cup series champion its a title kyle. The change of sponsorship, essentially caused the winston cup to become obsolete and merely a part of nascar history. Nov 23, 2008 carl edwards and kyle busch are going to run the full schedule in the nationwide series, and the last three champions in that series were cup drivers. Select1220s 2008 sprint cup series mock season part 2 reddit. Jimmie johnson cruises to 6th sprint cup championship.
Cocacola 600 results video highlights nationwide series. Chip ganassi says new driver kyle larson ready for sprint cup. Nascar cup series latest news, highlights, live race coverage, race results, standings, schedules, photo galleries, and driver stats. Nascar sprint cup champions week in las vegas set for dec. The series began in 1949 as the strictly stock division, and from 1950 to 1970 it was known as the grand national division. Nationwide series autopedia fandom powered by wikia. Nascar sprint cup series archives motorsportstalk nbc. The nationwide childrens patient champion and huge nascar fan joined three other patient champions for a meetandgreet with dale jr. List of nascar gander outdoors truck series champions.
The nascar cup series is the top racing series of the national association for stock car auto racing nascar. Nascar cup series latest news news and results from nascar. In 1971, when the series began leasing its naming rights to the r. Car owner, champions crew chief, rookie of the year, most popular driver. Jimmie johnson is rapidly heading up the list of nascars alltime greats. Feb 15 nascar xfinity series nascar racing experience 300. They will add to the young drivers already in sprint cup, led by brad keselowski, who turned 29 and is the defending sprint cup champion, along with the. Winners of the nascar sprint cup series most popular driver award. Starting in 2004, the premier series was known as the nextel cup series. This is a list of national association for stock car auto racing nascar champions. In the nascar xfinity series, 29 drivers have won the series championship since 1982. The nascar cup series is the highest level of racing in nascar. The 2014 nascar nationwide series was the 33rd season of the nationwide series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by the nascar in the united states.
Johnson started the season with a win at the daytona 500 and never looked back, cementing his place as one of the greatest drivers in history. How to solve the problem of sprint cup drivers racing in. The nascar championships are awarded at the end of each season to the driver who has amassed the most points throughout the year. A perennial winner, he is happy to compete in multiple nascar classes over the same race weekend when hes been known to complete a clean sweep of. Nascar cup series drivers, nascar drivers, auto racing.
List of nascar champions from 1949 20 stock car racing. Nine of the past 10 champions are current nascar sprint cup drivers, of which five qualified for the 2012 chase for the nascar sprint cup. It is promoted as nascars minor league circuit, and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations big leagues. Since then, seven drivers have earned the championship, all of whom have had the opportunity to make the move into the cup series. Oct 08, 2010 tony stewart, jeff gordon, and ryan newman are among current drivers who can call themselves nascar sprint cup series rookie of the year. See more ideas about nascar sprint cup, nascar and popular sports. Of those three, two are multipletime sprint cup champions. Should they do something about sprint cup drivers running. Nascar live race coverage, latest news, race results, standings, schedules, and driver stats for nascar cup series, xfinity, gander outdoors. Busch joins kevin harvick, bobby labonte and brad keselowski as the only drivers to earn both a nascar sprint cup series championship and a nascar nationwide series championship. The first driver to win multiple championships was herb thomas in 1951 and 1953. Jayskis nascar silly season site bristol entry list.
The original coinage of the term buschwhacker refers to anheuserbuschs longtime title sponsorship of the secondtier series through their busch beer brand the practice is controversial due to cup drivers such as kyle busch. As far as full time drivers are concerned, id have to say its probably aric almirola. This is still how it works for the nationwide and camping world truck series. Nascar race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers. Nascar simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The merger between sprint and nextel resulted in the series being renamed sprint cup series in 2008.