David pearsons most famous nascar moment will always be the 1976 daytona 500, crawling across the line to victory after an infamous clash with richard petty. As one of the most famous nascar drivers, earnhardt was a legend of american auto racing and known for his competitive instincts and harddriving style. Tony stewart jimmie johnson mark martin bobby allison bill elliott ricky rudd dale jarrett rusty wallace. Richard owned the wheel since the late 50s and competed in 1,185 races over 35 years before retiring. He owes this to his legacy and the fame he was able to amass during the years he was active as a driver. Any talk of greatest driver never to win a title starts with mark martin, who finished second a heartbreaking five times across two of nascars most competitive eras. Primary menu home jayskis nascar silly season site. She won her first nascar driving race 1976 world 600. Check out our popular trivia games like nascar cup series champions, and nascar drivers by last name. She is the most successful woman in the history of american openwheel racingher victory in the 2008 indy japan 300 is the only female win in an indycar series race. Nascars greatest father and son driver pairings ever, ranked.
In addition to busch the reigning nascar cup series champion the only active fulltime drivers among the best of the best on the alltime wins list are jimmie johnson, kevin harvick and. Born as richard petty, but otherwise known as the king aka the greatest nascar driver of all time. Delana harvick bio, facts, family famous birthdays. In 1998, as part of its 50th anniversary celebration, nascar gathered a panel to select the 50 greatest nascar drivers of all time. Her first visit to a race track was when she was only three weeks old. The most famous driver in number 11 is a punching match between four other nascar legends, all of whom are hall of famers. Today it is voted for by fans across the united states the award is presented by the national motorsports. Tony stewart net worth 2019, wife, married, age, kids, bio. Cup most popular driver voting now open nascar talk. Jan 30, 2020 andretti was a member of one of the worlds most famous racing families michael marot, associated press published.
It was inspired in part by the nbas decision to select the 50 greatest players in nba history on its 50th anniversary in 1996. Id say it success in nascar is probably 50% car, 30% driver and 20% luck. No woman had raced nascar in a decade when janet guthrie started the 1976 world 600, finishing 15th, ahead of dale earnhardt. Tony stewart is a retired stock car driver and is currently a nascar team owner. Winner of the 1980 daytona 500 and one of the most affable drivers in the sports history, he went on to a long and popular career as a broadcaster.
Janet guthrie was the first nascar driver in the world and he was very famous for her driving. Hes won many championships and awards, and he also earned the title of most popular driver during the 2002 nascar busch series. The list of famous people who died at 47 includes frida kahlo, judy garland, jim jones, grigori rasputin, joseph goebbels. Ranking the most popular drivers of all time in nascars. Even now when he is retired and is the owner of a team, he still manages to set records and attract. Greatest nascar drivers the top ten greatest nascar drivers 1 dale earnhardt, sr. Nascar s 50 greatest drivers is an alphabetical list of nascar drivers. Ranking the 20 greatest nascar drivers of all time fox. Flock, part of a famous racing family, won two nascar cup titles during his career in 1952 and 55.
Elliott sadler has the most with four awards in the xfinity series, and johnny benson jr. Nascar s greatest father and son driver pairings ever, ranked nascar has always been a family sport, where fathers teach their sons and form some of the greatest family teams in sports. Earnhardt became one of americas most popular athletes during the 80s and 90s. For over six decades, fans have fallen in love with the auto racing franchise in which drivers compete to win a trophy and call themselves champion. Nascar has a long history of fantastic finishes, powerful machines, and historic events.
Unlike other sports however, nascar has a definitive line that separates these generations by the different car models. Nov 26, 2012 25 greatest american drivers of all time. The most successful f1 cars of all time motorsport. The best nascar drivers in history page 10 history a2z. It started as a poll of the drivers and then all monster energy nascar cup series competitors. Fans still have six weeks worth of voting in the 2018 most popular driver vote sponsored by hooters. Technological advances in roll cages, window nets, seat mounts, air flaps, driving suits, and helmets as well as the hans. The nascar logo and driver images are owned and of nascar, respective nascar teams and owners. Michael annett charges into the 2020 nascar xfinity series season riding the momentum of a playoff run and win at daytona in 19.
Deegan and robinson are the world most professional and famous female nascar driver. The 10 greatest race car drivers of all time goliath. He sits second on nascars alltime wins list with 105 victories and earned a trio of cup titles despite running less than a full schedule throughout his career. Nascar winston cup drivers, nascar drivers, auto racing. But nearly midway through the voting window, we thought it was time for an update.
Whether formula one or nascar, fans of racing hotly debate the merits of various drivers their championships, rivalries and the trophies that got away. Betty skelton erde wasnt technically a nascar driver, but she drove the pace car at daytona in 1954, and was clocked at a speed of 105. From hall of famer junior johnson to most popular driver dale earnhardt jr. The 1983 cup champ took the daytona 500 checkers three times, but his 1979 fight with cale yarborough might be his most famous daytona 500 moment. Nascar driver john andretti dead at 56 after cancer battle. Junior johnson jeff gordon dale earnhardt richard petty lee petty terry labonte darrell waltrip dale earnhardt jr. Tony stewart will most likely be remembered as the best and most famous nascar driver to have ever lived. Classic race replays of the sports most iconic races nascar. The premier series of nascar has seen 28 driver fatalities, the most recent of which occurred in february 2001 when dale earnhardt was killed during the daytona 500. Originally, nascar was mostly a sport popular in the south, but as the sport grew bigger, it.
She has also worked with other established drivers like randy lajoie and jeff gordon. While we await a return to the race track, will be looking back at some of the most iconic races the sport has ever seen. He had the ability to find a spot for every horse he drove. Here are our picks for the top five best nascar drivers of all time. An independent group of 51 individuals representing various. Only a few ladies are professionals who have the ability of nascar driving and facing od troubles. Take this quiz and see how many of these famous drivers you can name from their screenshot. Nascar is currently broken up into 6 generations of models, ranging from 1948 to 2018. Choose drivers to display or select a range of years. John andretti, a member of one of auto racings most famous families and the first driver to attempt the indianapolis 500 and nascar s 600mile race in north carolina on the same day, has died. He had 76 career wins and won the winston cup championship seven times. The greatest nascar drivers in every generation model.
Safety in the sport has evolved through the decades. How nascar legend david pearson changed its history. Here is the list of best female nascar drivers 2019. That award is almost as predictable as guessing the outcome of a denver broncos vs. The largest and most famous nascar crash in history youtube. Pearson is the kind of driver that most people would wish they could be, even those who sit inside the race track. Oddly, jeff gordon has never won the official award as nascars most popular driver. List of famous nascar drivers stock car racing wiki.
Find out which nascar drivers top the list of the sports biggest current stars. Nascar s 50 greatest drivers is an alphabetical list of nascar drivers in 1998, as part of its 50th anniversary celebration, nascar gathered a panel to select the 50 greatest nascar drivers of all time. Wife of nascar driver kevin harvick and former coowner and manager of kevin harvick inc. Nascar southeast series nascar midwest series nascar southwest series nascar northwest series asa national tour fia formula two series whelen southern modified tour exhibition unclassified races. Can you list the 100 top nascar drivers of alltime. But in nascar racing theres a general consensus as to who the best drivers of all time are, and even if you dont like a particular driver for one reason or another looking at you, jimmie johnson, you have to admit that theyve shown up and gotten the job done. Its no surprise that petty is the most adorned nascar driver, as it seems that racing runs deep in the petty familys blood. How nascar legend david pearson changed its history nascar. During his illustrious career, six other drivers soaked up 24 of the titles.
For this reason, i wanted to list my opinion of the greatest nascar drivers in every generation model by their success on the track. He won 5 championships in a row and 7 in total in the most competitive time in nascar. Nascar s most popular driver award is awarded to the most popular nascar driver in the monster energy nascar cup series, xfinity series, and camping world truck series every year since 1956. Every year, the nmpa national motorsports press association gives the award for most popular nascar driver and has done this since the first year of the sprint cup series back in 1949. Most of all, though, nascar history has been defined by the colorful men and women who live for the thrill of controlling a fast machine. Cale yarborough scored 55 of the cars 2 historical wins and won three rings over an eight year period. Annett led the last 45 laps of the seasonopening race at daytona and held off teammate justin allgaier to earn his firstever nxs win at the sports most famous track. Jun 28, 2017 saturday nights coke zero 400 will be dale earnhardt jr. Deciding on the best drivers ever depends on what factors you take into consideration, but certainly number of wins have to come into play. Our database contains statistics, information and history of nascar car numbers.
Oct 03, 2019 the most famous driver in number 11 is a punching match between four other nascar legends, all of whom are hall of famers. It takes a lot of time and hard works to become successful in motor racing. Petty shares the record for most nascar cup championships with the late dale earnhardt at seven. Nascar grand national drivers, nascar drivers, auto racing. Ranking the top 25 nascar tracks for fans to see a race. Ranking the 20 greatest nascar drivers of all time fox sports. He was voted nascar s most popular driver 16 times, still the most, but won just five races from 1992 to 2012. The last time a driver win five races in a row, was richard petty in 1971, the record is 10 by petty in 1967 team 123 finishes. He is extremely intelligent driver and will be one of the most successful driver in a 7 year period. Famous people who died at 47 famous people famous people. Pearson was one of the best drivers to ever wheel a stock car, as his impressive statistics and induction into nascars hall of fame show. A legendary car and his wide recognition of being one of the top nascar drivers in history are what make david pearson one of the most famous nascar drivers of all time. Feb 08, 2010 this crash had 68 cars in it some drivers included are glen fireball roberts and others.
One of those was in one of nascar s most memorable races when he edged jeff gordon in atlanta in 2001 after taking over the team from the late dale earnhardt sr. This is a guy who won 105 victories, multiple cup races, and 1 pole positions. Racing aces like michael schumacher, lewis hamilton and dale earnhardt jr. People drivers drivers by state compare drivers driver rankings owners crew chiefs. Biffle is another driver who has been popular on the advertising. When it comes to the driving, if the driver doesnt do his part, then its just kind of like multiplying a negative times a positive.