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Bill Rexford is the youngest Cup Series champion; he was 23 years, 7 months, and 15 days old when he won the title in 1950. [10] Bobby Allison is the oldest Cup Series champion; he was 45 years, 11 months, and 17 days old when he won the championship in 1983. [11]
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 ...
Joey Logano is the youngest winner of a Cup Series race; he was 19 years old, 1 month, and 4 days old when he won the 2009 Lenox Industrial Tools 301. [13] Harry Gant is the oldest winner of a Cup Series race; he was 52 years, 7 months, and 6 days old when he won the 1992 Champion Spark Plug 400. [14] [15]
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.
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 ...
But Bill Elliott, needing only to finish 18th or better to secure the Winston Cup championship, won the title with an 11th-place finish. Benny Parsons, in his 525th and final NASCAR start, crashed out on lap 140, finishing 34th. This was the final career start in the Winston Cup Series for Cale Yarborough and his final top ten finish.
All active former Winston Cup Champions. Top 4 finishers from The Winston Open; Top ten results. 3-Dale Earnhardt; 6-Mark Martin; 4-Ernie Irvan; 25-Ken Schrader; 15-Geoff Bodine; 17-Darrell Waltrip; 8-Sterling Marlin; 2-Rusty Wallace; 28-Davey Allison; 26-Brett Bodine; Dale Earnhardt becomes the first three time winner of this race. He only led ...
Earl Ross was named NASCAR Rookie of the Year. [1] It was also the first year that all car had to run the 358 cubic inches (5,870 cc) engine after the transition for teams ended, a rule that continues to this day as of 2024. 1974 was the final season before Ricky Rudd, Bill Elliott and Dale Earnhardt joined the Winston Cup Grand National tour.