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NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers is an alphabetical list of NASCAR drivers. It started as NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers as of 1998, the 50th anniversary of NASCAR, and was expanded with an additional 25 drivers in 2023, the 75 anniversary of NASCAR.
50 race wins as a driver, 121 top 5s, 148 top 10s, 46 poles as a driver, 1960 Daytona 500 winner, founder of Junior Johnson & Associates, 6-time Cup owners champion, 132 wins as an owner, leads drivers in wins at Hickory Motor Speedway (7), named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998, credited with pioneering aerodynamic drafting in NASCAR.
In 1998, NASCAR named Gordon to its 50 Greatest Drivers list. Ten years later in a 2008 article, ESPN's Terry Blount ranked him 10th in the 25 Greatest Drivers of All-Time. [6] Foxsports.com named him as the fifth best NASCAR driver of all time. [7] He was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2019.
The last 25 of NASCAR's greatest 75 drivers — the first 50 were named before the 50th anniversary in 1998 — were rolled out the past few months and ended over the weekend at South Carolina's ...
A driver who has only driven on 3 different racetracks but has won on all 3 racetracks has a better ranking than a driver who competed on 4 racetracks and also achieved at least one victory on 3 racetracks. The absolute number of race wins is not decisive, so it does not matter whether a driver has 1 or more wins on a particular racetrack.
A look at the top 100 all-time NASCAR Cup Series winners list in order by number of wins updated through Aug. 19, 2024. Richard Petty 200. David Pearson 105
A month before his death, Flock was honored as one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers. He has been inducted in numerous halls of fame, including the: International Motorsports Hall of Fame (1991), Motorsports Hall of Fame of America [ 12 ] (1999), National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame (1972), State of Georgia Hall of Fame (1972), and ...
Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) Hickory Metro Sports Hall of Fame (2001) NASCAR Hall of Fame (2011) Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023) NASCAR Cup Series career; 352 races run over 13 years: Best finish: 1st (1961, 1965) First race: 1953 : Last race: 1966 American 500 : First win: 1959 (Myrtle Beach) Last win