If this season is an example of how much improvement keselowski has. Nascar isnt the only racing series to turn to esports. The top 10 nascar drivers, 20002009 nascar autosport plus. The 2009 nascar sprint cup series was the 61st season of professional stock car racing in the united states, the 38th modernera cup series, and the last cup season of the 21st centurys first decade, the 2000s. In fact, he ended the 2018 season having competed in each of.
Nascar race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers. However, not many have even earned their first win yet. Watch all 36 nascar race rewind plus episodes from season 2009,view pictures, get episode information and more. Nov 04, 2012 ranking the 5 greatest nascar drivers of every decade. Get personal information on nascar sprint cup drivers and learn how drivers of the 2009 nascar season have fared. Nascar southeast series nascar midwest series nascar southwest series nascar northwest series asa national tour fia formula two series whelen southern modified tour exhibition unclassified races. Feb 09, 2009 the race is on to find nascar s next big thing.
Nascar sprint cup series driver birthdys fox sports. Muchanticipated logano made his nascar debut in the nationwide series last may after turning 18 and got his first win in his third start. The tour features a passionate, veteranladen core of drivers as well as emerging young talent. The 2009 nascar nationwide series began on february 14 at daytona international speedway with the camping world 300. The season concluded on november 21 at homesteadmiami speedway with the ford 300.
The series was previously called the nascar supertruck series in 1995, the nascar craftsman truck series from 1996 through 2008, the nascar camping world truck series from 2009 through 2018, and the nascar gander outdoors truck series in 2019. Formula 1 announced last week that it would host an esports series, the f1 esports virtual grand prix series, with a. Fox sports to broadcast the full season of nascars. With 25 topfive finishes, kyle busch was the season champion. Mark martin race results in the 2009 nascar sprint cup series. Last 10 drivers to win two of first four races in a season. Nascar cup news, information, updates, expert analysis and. He owns series records for wins 22 and poles 22 and won the inaugural nascar pintys series championship in 2007. The 43yearold, however, comes into this weekends toyotasave mart 350 favored to win at sonoma raceway with 72 odds. In the nascar sprint cup series there will be a threeway date swap. It was also, significantly, the first in cup series history in which no petty family driver competed during the season. Ranking the 5 greatest nascar drivers of every decade.
The nascar whelen modified tour is nascars oldest running division, and the only openwheel class. Nascar sprint cup standings for 2009 click on the driver to see 2009 racelevel statistics for that driver. Finished 20th in nationwide points despite running only 19 of 35 races. Last season would have been a great season for a lot of teams as gordon finished seventh in the points with four poles, topfives and 19 top10s. Nascar nationwide series standings for 2009 racing. Nascar cup series news, photos, and more beyond the flag. Each of these drivers is set to race in at least half the sprint cup races this season. Race for the 2009 nascar sprint cup series championship.
Nascar announced today its national series schedules for the 2009 season, which features realigned dates for the nascar sprint cup series, nascar nationwide series and nascar truck series. The 5 best young nascar drivers under 30 belly up sports racing. After the conclusion of the 2008 sprint cup season i wrote an article that consisted of 36 quotes, one from each race from last year that was memorable. Championship leader kyle busch said he could understand fans frustration at what happened at fontana, but insisted the format gave drivers no.
Now its time relive them and see what stands out from the 2009 nascar season. This is the first road course of the nascar season and the most technical. Silly season updates for 2020 nascar cup series season mrn. Crew chief letarte was the subject of criticism by some, but his driver remained supportive and insists the team can contend for a title in 2009 as it stands. First, lets look at all the fulltime monster energy nascar cup series drivers under 30. Jayskis nascar sprint cup silly season site at, up to date nascar news, rumors, drivers, sponsors and paint schemes.
A closer look at the facts and figures for crash data from the 2009 nascar sprint cup season. Nascar drivers drivers of 2009 nascar season nascar. It is also notorious for the diversity of its drivers. With so many nascar drivers under 30, it would seem difficult to choose only the 5 best. Lets take a look back at the drivers since 2004 that have won. Andrew ranger is one of the most successful drivers in the series. The 2020 season begins with drivers like kyle larson, brad keselowski, ryan blaney, erik jones, alex bowman and clint bowyer entering the last seasons of their current contracts. Ranking the 10 most overrated drivers in nascar bleacher. Ned and dale jarrett on fireball roberts crash, 1993 daytona 500 part 2 coffee with kyle duration. Nascar cup series drivers, nascar drivers, auto racing. Top nascar teams race into esports competition in season 2 of the enascar heat pro league, the firstever nascar esports league on consoles. Ted christopher won 42 nascar whelen modified tour races in his career, and was active in the series up until his passing in 2017. Follow along with our live qualifying updates for the first race at a 1.
All statistics used in these tables are as of the end of the 2020 daytona 500. Suggested by sme three days grace the mountain official music video. Pro invitational series nascar, iracing and fox sports have joined forces to create the enascar iracing pro invitational series, a multiweek effort that will see nascar drivers and dignitaries. He finished 210 points clear of carl edwards and 318 ahead of brad keselowski. Harvick has a top series finish of third in the standings, which came in both 2010 and 2011. Get the latest nascar news, rumors, video highlights, scores, schedules, standings, photos, images, player information and more from sporting news. Nascar s new normal resumed sunday with another virtual event, the second in an iracing series thrown together after the coronavirus pandemic stopped nearly all sports. On the other hand, there are several 40something drivers who have been racing in the series since it began in 1994. Jimmie johnson phoenix international raceway november 15 earning his fourth win in the last five phoenix races, fourth chase race victory in 2009 and seventh win this season, jimmie johnson opened up a nearly insurmountable points lead heading into the final race of the season.
Ryan newman rushed to hospital after lastlap crash. Nascar cup drivers find information on your favorite. Jul 31, 20 ranking the 10 most overrated drivers in nascar 0 of 10 every driver that gets to drive in nascar is there because they have a tremendous amount of talent and are one of the best drivers in the world. People drivers drivers by state compare drivers driver rankings owners crew chiefs. I have a links to past news for each active team in cup. Mar 17, 2020 in addition to busch the reigning nascar cup series champion the only active fulltime drivers among the best of the best on the alltime wins list are jimmie johnson, kevin harvick and. Stewarthaas racing announced on october 10, 2019 that the team has renewed its partnership with smithfield foods, inc. Its going to be really wet out here because im crying like a baby.
Drivers taking part are coming from caps lock warning nascar cup series, nascar xfinity series, nascar gander rv and outdoors truck series, along with a group of nascar dignitaries, like. Nascar racing schedule, news, results, and drivers. Over the course of the season on, nascar cup series driver alex bowman will occasionally share a firstperson diary, giving fans a behindthescenes look at his life both on the. Nascar driver kyle larson uses nword on iracing pro. Feb 25, 2009 all or almost all the drivers for the 2009 sprint cup season. Will be the youngest driver in the history of the daytona 500. Winning is not always the most important factor to making money. Nascar driver kyle larson uses nword on iracing pro series livestream the event was being watched by thousands of fans across multiple livestreams on. Jayskis nascar silly season site nascar cup cautions and. Nascar chase for the sprint cup drivers denny hamlin, jimmie johnson, kevin harvick, kyle busch, kurt busch, tony stewart, greg biffle, jeff gordon, carl edwards, matt kenseth, jeff burton, clint. Links to the teams, drivers and sponsors are also on the team pages.
Below are the current nascar drivers who competed or attempted to compete in the event on march 29. Apr 24, 2019 nevertheless, the young nascar drivers are the future of the sport and there are plenty to focus on. Nascar race rewind plus season 2009 episode guide on. There were 195 crashes and spins during nascar s 36race season 5. Jan 07, 2020 a look at some of the updates and news regarding driver and teams for the 2020 nascar cup series season.
Mar 11, 2020 joey loganos win at phoenix was his second win of 2020 in the first four races. All but the virtual richmond race on april 19 26 entries. Nascar sprint cup driver list for 2009 team terrier. Had a tougher time in cup, running three races with a top finish of 32nd. Nascar nationwide series standings for 2009 click on the driver to see 2009 racelevel statistics for that driver. Nascar has made strides to shed its increasingly dated perception as a safe haven for racism, but kyle larsons slur set the sport back yet again. As the series allows drivers to debut at age 15, several young mexican talents are choosing the t4 series to start their nascar careers. Active drivers career stats nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoor truck series pintys series ntt indycar series arca menards series. Does that hot start ensure big success in a season. The 2019 nascar cup series season is the first season since the 2002 season that has not featured jamie mcmurray as a fulltime driver. Drivers in nascar s top series who have won four or more consecutive races in a season since the modern era began in 1972.
The season included 36 races and two exhibition races with the regular season beginning with the daytona 500 at daytona international. Kevin harvick is in his 11th season of nascar sprint cup competition, all with richard childress racing. Bios, statistics, race results videos, news, photo galleries, car, team, shop gear, date of birth, rookie year. Nascar drivers are racing each other online, and its.