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Petty also holds the record for the longest time between his first win and his last. He won his first race in 1960 and his last in 1984, a span of 24 years. [6] Bill Elliott holds the record for the longest period of time between two race victories, seven years between the 1994 Mountain Dew Southern 500 and the 2001 Pennzoil Freedom 400.
A look at the top 100 all-time NASCAR Cup Series winners list in order by number of wins updated through Aug. 19, 2024. Richard Petty 200. David Pearson 105
2002 NASCAR Busch Series Most Popular Driver 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Most Popular Driver West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame (2022) Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023) NASCAR Cup Series career; 515 races run over 16 years: 2022 position: 35th: Best finish: 2nd : First race: 2002 NAPA Auto Parts 500 : Last race: 2022 GEICO 500
At the time it was Chevrolet's first win at Michigan since Jeff Gordon won there in June 2001. 2012: First race on the new surface. Four years and two days after scoring his first win with Hendrick Motorsports , Dale Earnhardt Jr. snapped a 143 race winless streak by leading 95 of the 200 laps to score the win for the second time on Father's Day.
Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) NASCAR Hall of Fame (2019) Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023) NASCAR Cup Series career; 191 races run over 9 years: Best finish: 3rd (1991, 1992) First race: 1985 Talladega 500 : Last race: 1993 Slick 50 300 : First win: 1987 Winston 500 : Last win: 1993 Pontiac Excitement 400
Person Image Role Notes Dale Earnhardt: Driver and owner: 7-time Cup drivers champion, 76 race wins, 281 top 5s, 428 top 10s, 22 poles, 1998 Daytona 500 winner, 3-time Coca-Cola 600 winner, 1995 Brickyard 400 winner, 3-time Southern 500 winner, 3-time All-Star Race winner, leads drivers in wins at Atlanta Motor Speedway (9) and Talladega Superspeedway (10), 1979 Rookie of the Year, founder of ...
Harvick holds the all-time record for Cup Series wins at Phoenix Raceway with nine wins. Harvick's 121 combined national series wins currently rank him third all-time in NASCAR history, behind Richard Petty and Kyle Busch, respectively, while his 60 Cup wins are tenth in series history. Harvick began his NASCAR career in 1992, he is the third ...
In 1998, as part of its 50th anniversary celebration, NASCAR gathered a panel to select the "50 Greatest NASCAR Drivers of All Time." [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was inspired in part by the NBA's decision to select the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History on its 50th anniversary in 1996.