President obama delivers remarks honoring the 2014 nascar sprint cup champion kevin harvick. Kyle busch has won the second stage of nascars cup series championship race, taking advantage of a mistake made by martin truex jr. However, burton made sporadic cup starts in following years, while. Nascar shop, nascar cup series gear, nascar diecats.
September 2004 was the first night race at auto club speedway and that also was the first year both the nascar sprint cup and nascar nationwide series ran two races in a season there. After winning the last three events in the nascar sprint cup series, hendrick motorsports hms seems to be on a roll as the sprint cup series heads to dover this weekend, where the team excels. He also has 58 pole positions to his name and is the winner of the 1983 nascar cup championship. Just two races into the nascar season, the toyota supra wasted no.
Nascar collectibles, nascar memorabilia, display cases. Will the nascar sprint cup chase be decided by teammates. Joey logano advances to the contender round of the 2014 nascar sprint cup series championship joey logano combined a quick pit stop to grab four new tires on sunday during the sylvania 300 at new hampshire motor speedway, with a great restart to take the lead with just two laps to go and then won the race down the stretch to the finish line. Darrell waltrips seven consecutive race wins at bms were from the spring of 1981. Believe it or not, logano missing the nascar chase in 2009 was a good thing. Nextel cup series 20042007 sprint cup series 20082016 monster energy nascar. The economics of nascar andrew abere peter bronsteen. Reynolds tobacco company, it was referred to as the nascar winston cup series 19712003. The longest season in sports, nascars sprint cup, ends in homestead florida today. Shop for your favorite nascar drivers apparel, tshirts, hats, twill jackets, fleece, customizedpersonalized gear, diecast cars, womens and kids apparel, flags, tailgating gear and more. The answer is no, not when the race winner fails postrace inspection in the opening race of the chase for the sprint cup playoff, which is what happened with martin truex jr. Check out the final nascar cup series at watkins glen, results right here at. The history of sprint car racing mission impossible.
Although in just its third year, nascars multiround, knockout chase for the sprint cup format has already developed some truisms that will undoubtedly transpire again over the next 10 weeks. As legend has it, sprint car racing was born on that day. In 2008, the nextel cup series was renamed the sprint cup series. Sprint wont remain title sponsor of top nascar series. The official chronicle of the nascar sprint cup series season. Top 7 nascar drivers in history excite events blog. Since its inception as the strictly stock division, what is now the monster energy nascar cup series has evolved into one of the most popular sports in the world. Nascar nationwhere nascar fans unite is a community by nascar fans, for nascar fans. Final 2015 nascar sprint cup series championship points standings and on this night, busch was able to finally achieve the dream that had eluded him for 10 years to take his title. By all means support your driver, but jump in and have fun with everyone, we are a great community of good people who all share a love for nascar. June 19, 1949 the first nascar strictly stock current monster energy nascar cup series race is held at charlotte n.
Sprint car racing really had its beginning in the years following world war 1. The 2010 nascar sprint cup series was the 62nd season of professional stock car racing in the united states, the 39th modernera cup series, the first cup season of the 2010s, the 21st centurys second decade. But which of the four driversjimmie johnson, joey logano, carl edwards or kyle busch. Nascar announced a new championship format today that will put greater emphasis on winning races all season long, expands the current chase for the nascar sprint cup field to 16 drivers, and implements a new roundbyround advancement format that ultimately will reward a battletested, worthy champion. The nascar points system has undergone several incarnations since its initial implementation. The president honors the 2014 nascar sprint cup champion. Nascar sprint cup series 2011 yearbook, the offical. Nascar held its first strictly stock race on june 19, 1949, at the charlotte speedway in north carolina. Some say the commotion started in the dirt with thunder and lightning, bent iron with sweat and blood, screams of pain and with shattered beer bottles. It is very easy to see why cale yarborough makes the cut in our top 7 nascar drivers in history. Jimmie johnson wins fifth straight nascar sprint cup championship.
The 1949 strictly stock season is regarded in nascars record books as the first season of gncup history. Many know kurt busch as the older brother of nascar driver kyle bush, but hes also won 27 cup races during his career. List of nascar gander outdoors truck series champions. The evolution of nascar sprint cup cars official site of. Fanshield 500 race winners 2005 kurt busch 2006 kevin harvick 2007 jeff gordon 2008 jimmie johnson. The current drivers champion is kyle busch, who won his second nascar cup series championship in 2019. Used books may not include companion materials, some shelf wear, may contain highlightingnotes, may not. Nascar sprint cup series 2011 yearbook, the offical chronicle of the nascar sprint cup series season. In 1971, when the series began leasing its naming rights to the r. Nascar cup series latest news, highlights, live race coverage, race results, standings, schedules, photo galleries, and driver stats.
Beginning at daytona international speedway, the season included 36 races and two exhibition races. Every year a nascar driving champion from each series is declared, based on points accumilated for finish positions throughout the season. This is the first 110inch wheelbase model driven to a championship in nascar s premier series. Nascar start and park streamline hotel winston cup era. North carolina speedway last hosted a reallife cup series race in september 1996. The first driver to win multiple championships was herb thomas in 1951 and 1953. The list recognizes cup victories under the following auspices.
Nascar xfinity series race at atlanta motor speedway on saturday. The entry list for the darlington 400 nascar cup series race at darlington raceway is posted, 40 teamsdrivers for 40 spots are listed. The nascar season finale at homestead promises a lot of drama with a number of championships on the line, not to mention the most important of all, the sprint cup title. In arizona, defending nhra funny car world champion j. Nascar cup series gear is at the nascar superstore. Martinsville speedway is the only track on the 1949 schedule that remains on the current schedule. When you visit our website, we store cookies on your browser to collect information related to you, your preferences or your device.
Though hes definitely talented, kurt busch has gotten into some trouble on and off the track and hes had a few notable public feuds with other nascar drivers. The nascar cup series has changed naming rights a number of times over the years. List of alltime nascar cup series winners wikipedia. Nascar live race coverage, latest news, race results, standings, schedules, and driver stats for cup, xfinity, gander outdoors. Johnson joins petty, earnhardt as 7time nascar champ. William byron wins enascar pro invitational irace at dover. Nascar submitted 3 years ago by bsracer14 so ive never really been one to think the name of a race matters much at all outside something like the daytona 500, brickyard 400, southern 500, which i think should be left alone. The series began in 1949 as the strictly stock division, and from 1950 to 1970 it was known as the grand national division.
Nascar sprint cup series formerly nextel cup and winston cup series nascar sprint cup series formerly nextel cup and winston cup series. The nascar cup series is the top racing series of the national association for stock car auto racing nascar. Get more nascar news and nascar results at fox sports. Nascar cup series latest news news and results from nascar. See the end of this article for information on three of them. 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. Twotime kansas speedway winner greg biffle continues to be consistent and have good enough finishes to lead the point standings over his teammate matt. The drivers championship was first awarded in 1949 to red byron. Current nascar cup series drivers name their favorite. Thats really, really big, said bell about the supras historical first win.
Find the latest nascar news, standings, results, highlights, live race coverage, schedules and more from nbc sports. Don is a former racer and author of a number of books on the roadster and sprint car era. In 2004, kurt beat jimmie johnson to become the 2004 cup series champion. Nascar announces chase for the nascar sprint cup format. The nascar cup series drivers championship is awarded by the chairman of nascar to. Jim roper wins the race, bob flock wins the first pole and sara christian, who finishes 14th, is credited as the first woman to race in nascars premier division. Nascar sprint cup bojangles southern 500 tv schedule. Sprint has undergone a change in corporate leadership over the past year, so the decision not to renew with nascar wasnt a total surprise. Current nascar cup series drivers name their favorite driver martin truex jr. He also managed to win the daytona 500 three times and was inducted into the prestigious nascars hall of fame in the year 2011.
Jimmie johnson won his seventh career sprint cup title with a firstplace finish at the ford ecoboost 400 at homesteadmiami speedway on. Sure, logano did get the surprise win and established himself as a legitimate threat in the sprint cup series, but he. Nextel cup series 20042007 sprint cup series 20082016 monster e nergy nasca r cup series 2 0172019 n ascar cup series 2020present rule changes in 1972 established a minimum distance of 250 miles 400 km for point spaying cup series events reduced to 186. Official website of tony stewart you will find schedules and race results, photos and videos, merchandise, the tony stewart fan club. Supra writes its name in the nascar record books toyota usa. Calling all nascar winston cup grand national nascar, racing fans. Kyle busch wins 2015 nascar sprint cup series championship. Nascar official home race results, schedule, standings. The following is a list compiling the total number of career victories in nascar cup series competition.
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