The new rule states nascar cup drivers will more than 5 years of experience will be limited to just 10 lower tier nascar series events. Since then, the sport has lost more than 45% of its audience and a large portion of the most popular drivers including, jeff gordon, dale earnhardt jr. Some tracks have success historically depending on the type of car the driver is using. The 8 most hated nascar drivers of 2018 chairgatin college. This list also includes some of the most hated nascar drivers. Brad keselowski and 15 nascar drivers youd love to fight. The top 10 most followed sprint cup drivers on twitter are.
The announcement is related to nascar sprint cup series drivers who run part time in the nacsar xfinity series and camping world truck series. Phoenix cup results, driver standings nascar talk nbc sports. I hate it for the car owners, but the fans saw a lot of great racing today. Ranking the most polarizing drivers in the nascar sprint cup series 1. The 8 most hated nascar drivers of 2018 chairgatin. The first driver to win multiple championships was herb thomas in 1951 and 1953. 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 series driver kurt busch 78 before the aaa texas 500 at texas motor. Weve all seen it on tv on racings big stage, the nascar sprint cup series. Not a bad thing mind you, he really was a hero for nascar, whether you liked him or not. He did not win the sprint cup championship, nor the most sprint cup races, but if were talking about the best pure driver in the entire nascar series there no doubt that kyle busch is best in the business. The following is a list compiling the total number of career victories in monster energy nascar cup series competition. Joey logano won his second race of the 2020 nascar cup season, holding off an. Kyle busch has had either ontrack runins or at least cross words with several of his fellow drivers on the sprint cup circuit, as well as his forays in the xfinity series and camping world truck.
I dont understand how he gets all of these topquality rides. Nascar driver kyle busch rakes in a ton of money through racing. The list recognizes cup victories under the following auspices. While nascars sprint cup has many different teams, the cars are also broken down by car and engine models. While there are concerns about injury in most sports, nascar drivers must find a way to deal with the fear of serious injury or death in every competition. Because it has been known by many different names in its history, it is often called the cup series. Elliott sadler is a great driver, he nearly won the nationwide championship a few years back, and in the early and mid 2000s he was always a factor in the sprint cup. Darrell waltrip eventually won over many fans who disliked him at first. My opinion on every active nascar sprint cup driver 2014. List of alltime nascar cup series winners wikipedia. The 10 most controversial nascar drivers of alltime goliath. Last season, he won his sixth sprint cup, and he has his eye on another this year. The 10 best nascar drivers to never win a cup race and 10. See more ideas about nascar, celebrity houses and mansions.
You may not think so but elliott is actually a talented driver. Nascar sprint cup champion jimmie johnson talks about. Whether they are in line to win the nascar sprint cup series championship, have won nascars most prestigious races of the season, or are just plain hot. He is the 2015 sprint cup and 2019 monster energy cup champion and runs parttime in both. Here we are with only 10 weeks left of the nascar sprint cup season and its time to count down the 7 hottest drivers in the series. Pin by joe davis on rusty wallace rusty wallace, nascar. Tony stewart is off to a brilliant start looking for his first daytona 500 in row 3 paired with red bull racer, brian vickers, who was starting to show real potential in his toyota toward the end of the 2008 campaign.
Richard petty and john andretti to run indy 500 again. The sprint cup series is the highest level of racing in nascar. Relive the 2007 nascar season in this season recap. I hate it for martin, green said according to winston cup scene. Although he won just four races from 1985 to this season, two of those victories came in the daytona 500, including 2001, the year his friend and boss dale earnhardt was killed in a lastlap crash. Stewart made his displeasure toward gordon known in an obscenity. Kurt thomas busch born august 4, 1978 is an american professional stock car racing driver. Currently, there are no black drivers in any of the top three. Not everybody in the sprint car world is happy with tony. The best known of these came at watkins glen in 2000, when he and jeff gordon tangled and crashed. Nascars denny hamlin tops the unofficial most hated drivers list. Decades after their untimely deaths in 1964 and 1970, respectively, joe weatherly and curtis turner are still talked about for their incredible, hardcharging driving talents and. Heres what cup drivers said after a chaotic playoff race at talladega. But since his death, people only remember the tenacity he had, and the skill, and the 7 championships.
For the first time in the history of the nascar sprint cup series, both the champion and second in points failed to win a pole during. With kyle buschs historic milestone, hes also evolved into the most. Truex won at vegas last fall after starting 24th and has been the most dominant driver. Andretti autosport announced it will work in a joint effort with racing legend richard petty and window world, inc. Nascars most hated driver, denny hamlin, is still good for the.
Ranking the most popular drivers of all time in nascars sprint cup series. Hes at or near the top of just about every most hated driver poll. The drivers championship was first awarded in 1949 to red byron. Petty was one of the first drivers in nascar history to live on his race winnings. Ranking the most polarizing drivers in the nascar sprint. Five drivers nascar fans love to hate the most page 2. Nascar cup series latest news news and results from nascar. Heres the top 10 as it currently stands, in alphabetical order. Check out our popular trivia games like nascar cup series champions, and nascar drivers by last name. These are the differences between nascar sprint cup and. Next to gordon stands the most hated driver in nascar, the punk himself, kyle busch. He is a thirdgeneration race car driver, his father tom won several nascar.
He made fun of jeff gordons age and michael waltrips dancing outfits, too. These are the differences between nascar sprint cup and truck series cars. But nearly midway through the voting window, we thought it was time for an update. The five most polarizing drivers in the nascar sprint cup. At just 27 years of age, its difficult to believe kyle busch is considered by many to be a nascar sprint cup series veteran. At 200 wins, kyle busch is among top drivers, greatest. Not everybody in the sprint car world is happy with tony stewart. The five most polarizing drivers in the nascar sprint cup series jay pennell oct 20, 2016 at 4. Johnson has won six sprint cup series titles, including five in a. Waltrip finished the first year of his second stint as ownerdriver 8th in the overall nascar winston cup points championship, after being as high as 3rd place. Ranking the most popular drivers of all time in nascars. Nascar cup series latest news, highlights, live race coverage, race results, standings, schedules, photo galleries, and driver stats.
Brad keselowski and 15 nascar drivers youd love to fight by terri washington. In the nascar sprint cup and nationwide series, 43. Nascar sprint cup series news archive news from the. We examine just how different the nascar sprint cup cars are to the ones that race in the truck series. Rule changes in 1972 established a minimum distance of 250 miles 400 km for pointspaying cup series events reduced to 186. Jimmie johnson is one of the most loved and most hated nascar sprint cup drivers on the grid. Forbes magazine just composed their rankings of the most hated athletes in america. There is the car he used to win his first sprint cup race. Ranking the most popular drivers of all time in nascars sprint cup series 0 of 10 the late dale earnhardt left with son dale earnhardt jr. Predicting every 2020 nascar cup series race winner nascar. This story originally appeared in the november 2014 edition of speed sport magazine. What cup drivers said after talladega nascar talk nbc sports. When many of todays young nascar drivers were barely old enough to push a matchbox car, michael waltrip was already racing for nascar and he hasnt stopped since. The five most polarizing drivers in the nascar sprint cup series tony stewart.
The 10 best nascar drivers to never win a cup race and 10 fans cant believe won one winning a race in nascar is obviously the dream for any driver, but sometimes flukes come out of nowhere while some of the best never win. Busch began racing on the winston cup circuit in 2000, at the age of 22. This list also includes some of the most hated nascar drivers, so replacing that hatred is as important. Fans still have six weeks worth of voting in the 2018 most popular driver vote sponsored by hooters. Nascar evolved from some of the most masculine activities known to man. Check out the 2020 list of nascars highestpaid drivers dale earnhardt jr. Great athletes have huge amounts of fans who hate them. Jimmy johnson dominated the 2007 nascar sprint cup season, but the road to victory had some bumps along the way.
My opinion on every active nascar sprint cup driver 2014 kamikazegames. Rusty wallace leads hof group former sprint cup champion rusty wallace hated running second to anyone and doesnt plan to start now that hes part of the nascar hall of fame. Anyways, jimmie is the most hated, and it isnt even close. Ranking the most popular drivers of all time in nascars sprint.
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