Joey logano celebrates nascar nationwide series 20 car. The series began in 1949 as the strictly stock division, and from 1950 to 1970 it was known as the grand national division. Penske has fielded dodges since 2003, winning 29 sprint cup races to date and a nationwide series championship with driver brad keselowski. A team is limited to four cars in each of the nascar series. Driving for jr motorsports, almirola led fulltime nationwide series drivers with a percentage of 91. Behind the shadowy billiondollar payouts of f1, nascar, and. They work just as hard as anyone else in the garage area, if not harder, but it is not fair to compare them to the major teams. Jun 26, 20 bryan silas, a fulltime craftsman truck series driver, will drive at kentucky speedway for st. But in march, penske announced the return to ford, which. Joey logano celebrates nascar nationwide series 20 car owner championship by roger penske. The team announced april 3 that landon cassill would run the remaining cup companion races for the team.
However, it is now highly unlikely that andretti autosport will expand to nascar and field a sprint cup team in 20, michael andretti, the owner of the indycar series team, told the indianapolis star 7222012. Calling all nascar nationwide xfinity, racing fans. Dodge reveals 20 nascar charger, confident a major team. Nascar cup series drivers, nascar drivers, auto racing. Cup drivers should start in back of nationwide series races. Austin dillon reunites with nascar crew chief danny stockman. The nationwide series has its own unique beauty within nascars topthree series this is the second tech talk installment featuring nascars topthree series and their own unique qualities. Nascar confiscates illegal parts from 16 sprint cup teams, 15. Oct 24, 20 penske racing, which fields teams in both the nascar nationwide series and the sprint cup series, will also test on october 2930. Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Click on the driver to see 20 racelevel statistics for that driver. The success of hms drivers entices more nascar teams to buy their engines from. The nascar cup series is the top racing series of the national association for stock car auto racing nascar.
Nascar teams take a few spins on loudon track the boston. Harr drove at pheonix mar, las vegas, auto club, iowa jun, iowa aug, phoenix nov with iworld sponsorship. Kevin harvick finished third, 34 points behind johnson. Nascar teams compete in all three national nascar series. Mar 10, 2012 with hundreds of fans leaning in to get a glimpse, dodge lifted the cover off its 20 nascar sprint cup series car at las vegas motor speedway on sunday. Six nascar sprint cup series teams to test homesteadmiami. Jayskis nascar silly season site 20 nascar nationwide. With hundreds of fans leaning in to get a glimpse, dodge lifted the cover off its 20 nascar sprint cup series car at las vegas motor speedway on sunday. Having changed teams, which drivers will have a happy 20. From 2005 through 2009, aric almirola was a parttime driver in all three of nascars top series. Feb 23, 20 race results for nascar xfinity number 32 during the nascar nationwide series. The team often shares a single manufacturer for all of the team s cars, but each car has an independent car number, driver, and crew chief. Nascar nationwide series standings for 20 click on the driver to see 20 racelevel statistics for that driver.
It is time for nascar to take a stand before the 2014 season and limit cup drivers to no more than 10 events between the nationwide and trucks series. Nascar statistics, standings and results for 20 nascar nationwide series. The season began on february 16, 20, at daytona international speedway, with the sprint unlimited, followed by the daytona 500 on february 24. Jayskis nascar sprint cup silly season site at, up to date nascar news, rumors, drivers, sponsors and paint schemes. Nascar changes top 35 qualifying rule and reduces field size.
Some leftover dodge products racing in a nascar or arcasanctioned series in 20 is possible, but it will be more a result of using up existing equipment than any sort of sanctioned effort. The season was contested over thirtythree races and started on february 23, 20 at daytona international speedway, with the drive4copd 300, and ended on november 16 with the ford ecoboost 300 at homesteadmiami speedway. Aug 05, 20 from 2005 through 2009, aric almirola was a parttime driver in all three of nascar s top series. Series announces new qualifying rules nascar news crash. Asked in nascar drivers teams and sponsors, sprint cup series, nationwide series racing how much money does nascar driver regan smith make. Supershoe lajoie to make nationwide series debut with tbrslr teams. Joe gibbs racings kyle busch closed out the 2010s decade. Nov 20, 20 the 15race toyota series, which opened its 20 season at phoenix international raceway as a companion to the sprint cup race in march, draws crowds of 30,000 for its most successful races. Nascar confiscates illegal parts from 16 sprint cup teams. The current drivers champion is tyler reddick who won his second nascar xfinity series championship in 2019.
Nascar has plan to build an international presence usa today. The 2012 nascar nationwide series season was the thirtyfirst season of semiprofessional stock car racing in the united states. Top noncup nascar nationwide series finishers 20 quiz. After two cup seasons with starcom, cassill will not be the teams fulltime driver. Austin dillon gander trucks in 2011, xfinity series in 20 and. Mooresville, nc february 1, 20 tommy baldwin racing tbr and teamslr scott lagasse racing have announced a joint effort to field the no. Dillon, stockman tops in nascar truck series in 2011. The nascar cup series drivers championship is awarded by the chairman of nascar to the most successful cup series driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on race results and victories. Dec 19, 2012 nascar hall of fame driver bobby allison, for example, raced for 20 different car owners during his 25year cup career. Austin dillon of richard childress racing won the drivers championship, becoming the first driver in the three major nascar. Ryan official site of nascar cup series driver ryan preece. This is the amount of drivers in each series who started at least one race during the 20 nascar season. The first driver to win multiple championships was sam ard in 1983 and 1984.
First awarded in 1949 to red byron, 32 different drivers have won the championship. Photo by eric gilbert on november 17th, 20 at homestead. The nascar xfinity series drivers championship is awarded by the chairman in nascar to the most successful xfinity series racing car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on race results. On july 6, 20, nascar drivers aj allmendinger and denny hamlin collided during the nascar sprint cup series coke zero 400 at daytona international speedway. The 15race toyota series, which opened its 20 season at phoenix international raceway as a companion to the sprint cup race in march, draws crowds of 30,000 for its most successful races. Nascar hall of fame driver bobby allison, for example, raced for 20 different car owners during his 25year cup career. Nascar nationwide series 20 standings driver database.
Cobb says she plans to run the trucks full time and make sone nationwide series attempts. Nascar teams face quite a bit of change this season starting with a new car for sprint cup contenders. Mainers nationwide team features earnhardt, to include tv. Nationwide series championship contender sam hornish jr. Bios, statistics, race results videos, news, photo galleries, car, team, shop gear, date of birth, rookie year. The 20 nascar nationwide series was the 32nd season of the nationwide series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by the nascar in the united states. Individual driver statistics for the 20 nascar nationwide series. Both of the teams drivers missed the nascar playoffs and finished outside. Six nascar sprint cup series teams to test homestead. The toyota teams of michael waltrip racing drivers martin truex jr. Who topped the decade in victories, and how many drivers found victory lane. Taken at indianapolis motor speedway by larry scavnicky of front stretch photos. The organization secured its first nascar sprint cup series championship last season as driver brad keselowski and the no. Then, in 2010, he got his first chance to run a fulltime season in the camping world truck series.
The nascar nationwide series has featured some riveting action this season, with veterans battling rookies for the top spots and wins. As the 20 nascar nationwide series revs up, we look at the preseason favorites. Feb 20, 2014 hendricks fulltime engine program includes 11 sprint cup, five nationwide and two truck series teams in 2014. As of the 2016 season, the championship has been decided using nascars playoff system. The fastest cars and teams are typically driven by fulltime sprint cup. Hendricks fulltime engine program includes 11 sprint cup, five nationwide and two truck series teams in 2014.
Supershoe lajoie to make nationwide series debut with. Can you name the top noncup driver in each nascar nationwide series race in 20. Nascar is to change its qualifying format from next season, to put an end to the guaranteed spots for the top 35 cars based on owner points that has been used by the series since 2005. Bryan silas, a fulltime craftsman truck series driver, will drive at kentucky speedway for st. Nascar nationwide series standings for 20 racingreference. Nationwide series headed to midohio beyond the flag. Nascar is a registered trademark owned by the national association for stock car auto racing inc. The 2010s decade of the nascar cup series is in the books. Two nascar nationwide series teams penalized following postrace incidents at richmond international raceway daytona beach, fla. The season included thirtythree races, down from thirtyfour, and began with the drive4copd 300 at daytona international speedway and ended with the ford ecoboost 300 at homesteadmiami speedway. Vickers won the thenbusch series championship in 2003 with hendrick motorsports and is back for more a decade later, on track to rebuild his career following parttime cup success in michael waltrip racingas no.
Nationality of participating drivers % country drivers. His eventual goal is to have just one or two drivers. In 1971, when the series began leasing its naming rights to the r. Several nascar sprint cup teams descended upon loudon, n. Behind the shadowy billiondollar payouts of f1, nascar.
Sprint cup drivers have, as usual, fared well when appearing. Drivers and crew chiefs have made moves, young talent is moving into all three national. Coming off a landmark season in 2012, penske racing is excited to return to the track and continue its tradition of excellence in 20. The operator of this website is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the nascar organization. The nationwide series is nascars most direct feeder into their toplevel sprint cup series and although the similarities are. Reynolds tobacco company, it was referred to as the nascar winston cup series 19712003. Nascar kyle busch is stinking up the show in trucks and. Nascar nationwide series 20 driver point standings. Preseason top 10 camping world truck series drivers. Dexter stacey kevin swindell full time teams or teams that have. Our database contains history of drivers for nascar car numbers. Click on the race number to see detailed race results. Supershoe lajoie to make nationwide series debut with tbr. Six nascar sprint cup series teams and 15 sprint cup drivers will test at homesteadmiami speedway on tuesday, wednesday and thursday oct.
Michael andretti, owner of andretti autosport currently in indycar. Championship points standings for the nascar nationwide series 20. Ranking the 10 most underrated drivers in nascar bleacher. Xfinity and gander trucks efforts in 2011 and 20, respectively. The drivers championship was first awarded in 1982, to jack ingram. Aug 07, 2012 penske has fielded dodges since 2003, winning 29 sprint cup races to date and a nationwide series championship with driver brad keselowski. The 20 nascar sprint cup series was the 65th season of nascar professional stock car racing in the united states and the 42nd modernera cup season. This is a totally unofficial page compiled by jayski from many different sources.