The 1969 NASCAR season saw Hall of Famer David Pearson (2011) win his third championship in four years. Driving for the powerhouse Holman-Moody Racing factory Ford team, Pearson won 11 times, with a remarkable 42 top-five finishes in just 51 races.
Who won the 1968 Nascar championship?
1968 Daytona 500
| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Driver | Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing |
| Laps | 76 | |
| Winner | ||
| No. 21 | Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing |
Who won the most Nascar Championships?
| Year | Race winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Brett Moffitt | |
| 2019 | Austin Hill | Crafton was the first Truck Series Champion to win the Championship without winning a race in the season he won the Championship in. |
| 2020 | Sheldon Creed | |
| 2021 | Chandler Smith |
Has Dale Jr ever won a Cup?
He remained with HMS until his retirement as a full-time driver in 2017. Earnhardt retired with 26 wins in the Cup Series, a total that ranks him tied for 31st in NASCAR history (with Fred Lorenzen) as of March 2021.
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| Dale Earnhardt Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m) |
| Weight | 178.5 lb (81.0 kg) |
Who won the 2001 Nascar championship?
NASCAR Cup Series Champions
| Year | No. | Champion |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 24 | Jeff Gordon |
| 2000 | 18 | Bobby Labonte |
| 1999 | 88 | Dale Jarrett |
| 1998 | 24 | Jeff Gordon |
Who won the 2004 Nascar championship?
Kurt Busch, driving the No. 97 car, won the 2004 Nextel Cup Series championship. Jimmie Johnson came in second behind Busch by 8 points.
Who is the winningest driver in Nascar history?
All-time NASCAR Cup Series winners
| Driver | Wins |
|---|---|
| Richard Petty | 200 |
| David Pearson | 105 |
| Jeff Gordon | 93 |
| Bobby Allison | 84 |
Who is the best Nascar driver of all time?
Greatest NASCAR Drivers of All Time
- Mark Martin. NASCAR driver Mark Martin gets into his car in the garage during practice for the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pocono 500 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
- Kurt Busch. …
- Buck Baker. …
- Alan Kulwicki. …
- Martin Truex Jr. …
- Davey Allison. …
- Brad Keselowski. …
- Denny Hamlin. …
Who was the youngest driver to win a Nascar championship?
Joey Logano makes this list for two reasons. First, Logano is the youngest Cup winner ever, at 19 years, one month and four days. He won a rain-shortened event at New Hampshire in 2009.
Has any NASCAR driver won on every track?
He has now won on every active NASCAR race track. Kyle Busch drove his Toyota Camry into the record books with his win in the Coca-Cola 600, at Charlotte Motor Speedway. According to Toyota, by winning in Charlotte, Busch became the only driver to have won on each active NASCAR Cup Series track.
Who won the 2011 NASCAR championship?
Why Tony Stewart’s 2011 NASCAR Cup Championship Was One of the Strangest in History. Tony Stewart snapping Jimmie Johnson’s five-championship winning streak wasn’t half the story.
Who won the 1999 NASCAR championship?
The season began on Sunday, February 7, and ended on Sunday, November 21. Dale Jarrett, representing Robert Yates Racing, was crowned the champion, while the NASCAR Manufacturers’ Championship was won by the Ford drivers with 13 wins and 231 points over second-place Chevrolet who had 12 wins and 210 points.
Who owns the 8 in 2021 Nascar?
Tyler Reddick is the driver of the No. 8 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE for Richard Childress Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series.
Does Dale Jr own the 88 car?
The team is based in Mooresville, North Carolina, co-owned by former NASCAR Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., his sister Kelley Earnhardt Miller, and the owner of his former Cup Series team, Rick Hendrick. … The team also field the No. 88 Camaro part-time for Miguel Paludo and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Who is driving the 88 car in 2021?
Alex Bowman is in his fourth full season with Hendrick Motorsports in 2021, having replaced the retired Dale Earnhardt Jr. as driver of the No. 88 Chevrolet after the 2017 season. Now, he has taken over the legendary No.