Nascar live race coverage, latest news, race results, standings, schedules, and driver stats for cup, xfinity, gander outdoors nascar official home race results, schedule, standings, news. Swindell is the son of three time world of outlaws sprint car champion sammy swindell. Sunday, april 25 talladega sunday, may 3 dover previous races. The 2012 nascar sprint cup series was the 64th season of nascar professional stock car racing in the united states and the 41st modernera cup season. The season started on february 18, 2012 at daytona international speedway, with the budweiser shootout, followed by the daytona 500 on february 27. However, as nascar is requiring tracks to pay for its rental during race. Cup series most popular driver award jayskis nascar silly. Rossi took a pay cut to return to yamaha motor racing in 20 after two. Food city showdown bristol oreilly auto parts 125 texas dixie vodka 150 homestead to be determined. He currently competes fulltime in the nascar cup series, driving the no. Salaries and earnings of nascar drivers fall into two categories. Mar, 20 forbes ranks junior, danica among nascars toppaid heather tucker, usa today sports dale earnhardt jr.
Dec 18, 2019 with a nascar cup series championship and a host of other impressive wins under his belt, logano is pretty damn good at turning left and gets paid a whole lot of money to do it. This is an unofficial page compiled by from many different sources. Herb thomas holds the distinction of being the first nascar driver to win the series championship twice. Kevin swindell born february 21, 1989 is an american racing driver, who has competed in usac and nascar competition. Nascar driver salaries have been shaved in recent years with fewer dollars. Hes a twotime daytona 500 winner, a monster energy series cup driver, and also a nascar race driver.
Kyle larson biography nascar driver, salary, earnings, net. Jul 18, 2019 kyle larson is a professional stock car racing driver, currently competing fulltime in the monster energy nascar cup series. Had at least one pole in each of nascars national series 200710. Fans have voted him the sports most popular driver 10 straight years. Jul 26, 2018 kevin harvick began his nascar career back in 1995. Sprint cup drivers archives nascar talk nbc sports.
Nascar driver kyle busch rakes in a ton of money through racing. All eight drivers of the 2014 sprint cup rookie class kyle larson, austin dillon, justin allgaier, cole whitt. Intl raceway two weekends ago continues for michael waltrip racing. Sprint cup point winners from each season are eligible for the next years winners circle program, which pays out. However, on lap 149, his day ended with engine failure. Forbes ranks junior, danica among nascars toppaid heather tucker, usa today sports dale earnhardt jr. Sprint cup series driver kyle busch 18 drives through turn 4 in the nascar sprint. Since then, he is one of only five drivers who have won a championship in both the sprint cup series and the xfinity series, and one of only 29 drivers to win a race in each of nascars three national series. This is his 15th pole in 261 nascar sprint cup series races. Jimmie johnson takes the title as nascar highestpaid driver in 2016 after he clinched his recordtying seventh cup championship with a win at. Nascar driverowner derek white turned himself into authorities wednesday and faces seven charges in connection to the biggest tobaccosmuggling bust in north. Brazil beat spain to win the fifa confederations cup 20. But in 2015 like with every season theres a huge disparity in winners prize money, depending on the race you win.
With a nascar cup series championship and a host of other impressive wins under his belt, logano is pretty damn good at turning left and gets paid a whole lot of money to do it. Jason leffler nascar national series stats official site. To help fill the nascar void, we plan on taking you on a daily trip down memory lane spanning the years since the jayskis site inception. Career numbers in nascar sprint cup, nationwide and camping world truck series. The second of his two titles came in 1953, the year in which he won 12 of 37 races. Drivers were also entitled to a cut of race winnings and merchandise. 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. Here is the richest racing drivers list put together by forbes magazine. He has won 77 races in various dirt racing series including the chili bowl nationals. The salaries of nascars top drivers will blow your mind. Driver races win t5 t10 pole laps led earnings avst avfn raf miles llf points, diff.
Feb 14, 20 20 nascar sprint cup series drivers tale of the tape a look at the teams expected to compete regularly this year in the nascar sprint cup series, with comments from journal sentinel motorsports. Carl michael edwards ii born august 15, 1979 is an american former professional stock car racing driver. Forbes has released its list of the top 10 highest paid sprint cup drivers, and itas no surprise which driver is at the top. So lets take a look at the top 10 highest paid nascar drivers in the world at the moment. Welcome to the top of the leaderboard, jimmie johnson. Johnson barely missed his sixth sprint cup title in 2012, but it was. He would have won the sprint cup title in 20 if the new chase. Jason leffler nascar national series stats official site of. A new filing before a thursday bankruptcy court hearing for bk racing provided a window into the payouts of nascars charter structure. The nascar cup series drivers championship is awarded by the chairman of nascar to the most successful nascar cup series racing car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on race results. In the 20 daytona 500, kenseth had a strong car, leading the most laps at 86. The first driver to win multiple championships was herb thomas in 1951 and 1953. Nascar, or the national association for stock car auto racing, is the largest sanctioning body for stock car racing in the united states.
Johnson started the season with a win at the daytona 500 and never looked back, cementing his place as one of the greatest drivers in history. Napa leaving mwr michael waltrip racing cornelius, n. Nascar standings including driver point standings and earnings, owners standings, and. Mar 22, 2018 a new filing before a thursday bankruptcy court hearing for bk racing provided a window into the payouts of nascars charter structure.
Kevin harvick also competes in the nationwide and camping world truck series parttime. Shows driver, car number, sponsor, model and team owner. April 1 today in jayskis nascar history page 5 of 24. The drivers championship was first awarded in 1949 to red byron. Kevin harvick began his nascar career back in 1995. Nascar sprint cup standings for 20 click on the driver to see 20 racelevel statistics. Fans can vote online once a day throughout the 20 sprint cup series season to earn their driver the coveted most popular trophy. He holds the alltime cup series win record and is the xfinity series third winningest driver. We try to make it as complete as possible and update it as often as needed. Forbes ranks junior, danica among nascars toppaid usa today. Napa leaving mwr is part of the fallout from the controversial nascar sprint cup series race at richmond va. With nascar on a temporary hiatus, news is going to be slow in the coming weeks.
Of course, merchandising and endorsements contributed to his wealth as well. Kyle larson is a professional stock car racing driver, currently competing fulltime in the monster energy nascar cup series. Nascar standings including driver point standings and earnings, owners standings, and manufacturers standings for sprint cup, nationwide, and truck series. Comprehensive nascar news, scores, standings, fantasy games, rumors, and more. Further, he is also the owner of the world of outlaws, which is a sprint car team. Nascar cup series drivers, nascar drivers, auto racing. Jimmie johnson 2008, 2012, spring 20 and denny hamlin 2010.
Joey logano or trevor bayne could take over if allmendingers suspension holds up or sam hornish jr. Get the complete 2020 standings, right here at espn. Jimmie johnson 20 car shown was the third driver to reach seven drivers championships. The season ended with the ford ecoboost 400 at homesteadmiami speedway on november 17. His racing career on the upswing, elliott was named as part of the. The king was crowned once again in 20 as jimmie johnson claimed his sixth sprint cup series title, and first since winning five straight from 20062010. Feb 23, 2017 jimmie johnson takes the title as nascar highestpaid driver in 2016 after he clinched his recordtying seventh cup championship with a win at homesteadmiami speedway in the final race of the season.
On september 4, 2012, it was officially announced that kenseth would be joining joe gibbs racing for the 20 nascar sprint cup series season, driving the no. Get the latest nascar news, rumors, video highlights, scores, schedules, standings, photos, images, player information and more from sporting news. Remembering danica patricks historic 20 daytona 500 finish. Johnson is the heavy betting favorite to win the sprint cup title in 20 and got. Kyle larson biography nascar driver, salary, earnings. Forbes reveals the 2017 earnings of nascars top drivers rare. Nascar race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers. The 20 nascar sprint cup series was the 65th season of nascar professional stock car. He won the 2007 nascar busch series championship and nearly won the 2011 nascar sprint cup series title, but lost. Here, well take a brief look at loganos racing career and see just how much the 29yearold race car driver is worth. Gordon ended a 47race winless streak when he won the 2009 samsung 500. William clyde chase elliott ii born november 28, 1995 is an american professional stock car racing driver. Jun, 20 career numbers in nascar sprint cup, nationwide and camping world truck series.
It is behind large racing series such as the sprint cup series. Sprint cup series driver kyle busch 18 drives through turn 4 in the nascar sprint cup series auto race at atlanta motor speedway. Jimmie johnson is now nascars highestearning driver. Top 10 highest paid nascar drivers 202014 tsm plug. Nascar sprint cup standings for 20 click on the driver to see 20 racelevel statistics for that driver. From a young age, chase elliott was a fixture at nascar race tracks around the. But that ranking will jump this year, as she only raced in 10 sprint cup races last year and will be running a fulltime sprint cup schedule in 20 for the first time. However, david stremme remained as the driver of the teams car. Buschwhacker is a term for nascar drivers who are regulars in the toplevel nascar cup. The season began on february 16, 20, at daytona international speedway, with the sprint unlimited, followed by the daytona 500 on february 24. Jimmie johnson is nascars topearning driver for the second time in three years, but. He last competed in the nascar sprint cup series, driving the no. As of completion of the seventyseventh season 2019, 33 different drivers have won a nascar cup series drivers championship with 16 of these drivers winning more than once.
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