Hes won many championships and awards, and he also earned the title of most popular driver during the 2002 nascar busch series. I couldnt be more proud of erik and the 20 team, what an awesome year of racing, enjoy your break and the holidays erik, i cant wait for next year as it will be your year 20in2020. An update on 20 recently retired nascar drivers thethings. Who has driven the number 20 car in the nascar cup series. Nascar driver kyle larson fired from ganassi racing after. Others, like the 20 greatest nascar drivers of all time, are more clear. Complete set of racing flags ever kids dream free shipping. Nascar top driver neil bonnett puts his number on the car while waiting for the folgers 200 race at the nashville speedway may 10, 1985. The pair first worked together in 2016 when bowman turned heads while driving 10 races for an injured dale earnhardt jr. Draftkings name and logo used for promotion and identity of the draftkings brand.
Missouri erik jones you are a great man and awesome driver in the monster energy nascar cup series for joe gibbs racing. The 20 biggest controversies in nascar history sportsbreak. Rule changes in 1972 established a minimum distance of 250 miles 400 km for pointspaying cup series events reduced to 186. This summer, well take a look at the best driver for every car number in nascar history. Dec 14, 2018 the number 8 makes a fulltime return to the nascar cup series in 2019. Drivers who will compete in all 2020 nascar cup series races. Who drives the number 20 home depot car in the nascar. The following is a list compiling the total number of career victories in nascar cup series competition. Erik jones is in his fifth full season in the nascar cup series and third driving the no. No woman had raced nascar in a decade when janet guthrie started the 1976 world 600, finishing 15th, ahead of dale earnhardt. Missouri erik jones you are a great man and awesome driver in the monster. The nascar logo and driver images are owned and of nascar, respective nascar teams and owners. Jan 18, 2008 in nascar, who drive the number 20 car. After a string of top ten finishes, jones picked up win number three on the.
Shows driver, car number, sponsor, model and team owner. Nascar driver gives shout out to osf health care workers. Drivers who will compete in at least one 2020 nascar. Wednesday race at darlington raceway in darlington, s. All statistics used in these tables are as of the end of the 2020 daytona 500. The list recognizes cup victories under the following auspices. Gordo is the only nascar cupseries driver to win with the number, garnering a total of 93 wins, a total that places him third on the alltime win list. Oct 03, 2019 prior to tony stepping into the drivers seat of number 20, the only other time the car had a win was on nascars biggest stage at the 1961 daytona 500 driving a oneyearold pontiac that smokey yunick built. It also marks the second year knaus will be partnered with driver william byron and the no. Ranking the 20 greatest nascar drivers of all time fox sports. Of course, every number in nascar has its own rich history, and no.
The closest the number had been to victory lane prior to gordons assuming the number was at a race in dover in 1975, with cecil gordon no relation behind the wheel finishing in second. Petty, earnhardt, gordon, johnson nascar has a host of legendary drivers from. His first start with the number was a grand debut a victory. The season began at daytona international speedway with the busch clash, the bluegreen vacations duel qualifying races, and the 62nd running of the daytona 500. Jr motorsports on friday used the announcement of a car number change to reveal its driver lineup for a new no. Joe gibbs racing jgr announced today craftsman will join the team as a primary sponsor for erik jones in the monster energy nascar cup. To kick off his 2020 season, jones won the busch clash at daytona international. While some female nascar drivers have transitioned or attempted to transition from openwheel racing and sports car racing sarah fisher, janet guthrie, danica patrick, most have. Nascar officials look on as an experienced pit crew tends to five time nascar sprint cup champion driver jimmie number 20 car nascar. He is reported by alt driver as being not only one of the richest nascar drivers in history but also one of the wealthiest athletes of all time. Who are the active nascar drivers for the 2020 nascar cup series season. Bios, statistics, race results videos, news, photo galleries, car, team, shop gear, date of birth, rookie year. Joe gibbs racing jgr is an american professional stock car racing organization owned and. The number 8 makes a fulltime return to the nascar cup series in 2019.
Asked in auto racing, nascar, nascar drivers teams and sponsors which nascar racer drives the number 18 in. List of alltime nascar cup series winners wikipedia. Complete nascar cup series history of every car number. Jones born may 30, 1996 is an american professional stock car racing driver. They have a long history of helping to develop drivers and this is big for the next step in my career.
The regular season is scheduled to end with the coke zero sugar 400 at. The following is a list of drivers who are currently competing in a series sanctioned by the national association for stock car auto racing nascar. Yet lynn never won a race while driving it, logging eight topfive and 72. He is now an analyst on nbc and gets behind the wheel every now and again. Ranking the 20 greatest nascar drivers of all time fox. In 1975, his son dale earnhardt made his first nascar start. Jr motorsports reveals new car number, driver assignments. Nascar sprint cup driver list for 2008 formerly nextel cup.
The 2020 nascar cup series season marks the sixth for crew chief greg ives will be atop the pit box for the no. Although logano has made the thirdmost starts in the number in history. Who drives the number 20 home depot car in the nascar sprint. The track is opens its gates without nascar sanctions for. The 2020 nascar cup series is the 72nd season for nascar professional stock car racing in the united states and the 49th season for the modern era cup series. Betty skelton erde wasnt technically a nascar driver, but she drove the pace car at daytona in 1954, and was clocked at a speed of 105. As the sanctioning body, nascar has the right to revoke or transfer a number as they see fit, and, unlike other team sports, when a driver switches teams in nascar, the number doesnt go with him or her. Our database contains statistics, information and history of nascar car numbers. The number 8 will return to nascar in 2019 racing news.
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