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"NASCAR Cup Series Driver's and Manufacturer Champions". Racing-reference.info "Manufacturer Championships 1949 – 2009". Jayski.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014 "List of All-Time NASCAR Cup Series Winners". Jayski.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2012
[2] [3] Previous names of the series include Strictly Stock in 1949; Grand National Series from 1950 to 1970; Winston Cup Series between 1971 and 2003; Nextel Cup Series from 2004 to 2007; Sprint Cup Series between 2008 and 2016 and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series from 2017 to 2019. [4]
Drivers who have won a championship(s) in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. It has been known as the Strictly Stock, Grand National, Winston Cup, Nextel Cup, Sprint Cup, and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup since it was created in 1949.
A look at the all-time NASCAR Cup Series winners list in order by number of wins starting with Richard Petty. ... Ned Jarrett 50. Junior Johnson 50. Tony Stewart 49. Herb Thomas 48. Buck Baker 46.
The NASCAR Winston Cup Series era was the period of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) from 1971 to 2003. In 1971, NASCAR leased its naming rights to the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company who named the series after its premier brand "Winston". The series was referred to as the NASCAR Winston Cup Series from that point ...
Charlotte Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.. The Winston was open to winning drivers and team owners from last season through the 1997 Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway and all previous All-Star race winners and NASCAR Winston Cup champions who had attempted to qualify for every race in 1997 were eligible to compete in the All-Star Race.
The largest point margin in the Winston Cup points system was back in 1975, when Richard Petty won his 6th championship by 722 points over Dave Marcis, the 2nd largest point margin was in 1987, when Earnhardt himself won his 3rd title by 489 points over Bill Elliott, and the 3rd largest point margin was in 1978, when Cale Yarborough won his 3rd ...
[2] [3] Marcis was a contender for the win until his engine blew on lap 181; marking the first good finish of a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race on live television. [2] [3] Notable drivers in the race included: Richard Petty, J.D. McDuffie, Coo Coo Marlin, Benny Parsons, Neil Castles, and Ron Keselowski (uncle of current NASCAR driver Brad ...