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[2] [3] Previous names of the series include Strictly Stock in 1949; Grand National Series from 1950 to 1970; Winston Cup Series between 1971 and 2003; Nextel Cup Series from 2004 to 2007; Sprint Cup Series between 2008 and 2016 and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series from 2017 to 2019. [4]
Since its inaugural season in 1949, there have been 77 NASCAR Cup Series seasons The Cup series is the premier stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR. Below is a list of seasons by decade. Below is a list of seasons by decade.
The NASCAR championship season consists of a series of races, held usually on oval tracks, and in a few cases, road courses. [4] Each season throughout NASCAR history has consisted of between 8 and 62 races. [5] The results of each race are combined to determine two championships in each of the top series, one for drivers and one for manufacturers.
Dale Earnhardt (1994 car shown) was the second driver to reach seven Drivers' Championships. Jimmie Johnson (2017 car shown) was the third driver to reach seven Drivers' Championships. As of completion of the seventy-sixth season (2024), 36 different drivers have won a NASCAR Cup Series Drivers' Championship – with 17 of these drivers winning ...
NASCAR North Tour: NASCAR Stroh's Tour NASCAR Molson Tour NASCAR Coors Tour Merged: Regional 1979–1985 Late model: United States Canada [22] Southern Modified Tour: Merged: Regional 2005–2016 Modified stock car: United States [23] Australian Touring Series: AUSCAR: Defunct National 1989–2002 Australian Touring Car Australia Speedway ...
Ever since its inaugural season in 1995, there have been 30 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series seasons, the third-highest level of stock car racing sanctioned by NASCAR. This article provides a list of each season.
The trucks of Lance Norick (No. 90) and Terry Cook (No. 88) racing in 1998 Ford F-150 Chevrolet C/K. The idea for the Truck Series dates back to 1991. [1] A group of SCORE off-road racers (Dick Landfield, Jimmy Smith, Jim Venable, and Frank "Scoop" Vessels) [2] had concerns about desert racing's future, and decided to create a pavement truck racing series.
The team has amassed 313 NASCAR Cup Series victories, 28 Xfinity Series wins, 26 Truck Series wins, and 7 ARCA Racing Series victories. Hendrick Motorsports currently fields four full-time Cup Series teams with the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE , including the No. 5 for Kyle Larson , the No. 9 for Chase Elliott , the No. 24 for William Byron , and ...