Jeff Gordon is a prime example of just how popular the sport has gotten over the last 30 years. Rusty Wallace spent more than two decades in the NASCAR Cup Series, winning the 1989 Cup Series championship. When it comes to NASCAR, Ryan Newman is a go-to driver teams depend on. He finished second overall in the standings five separate times, including his first in 1990, and developed a reputation as the "best driver to never win a championship." Shepherd still races and competed in 12 Xfinity Series events in 2019. 67, will be a teammate to, NASCAR to award medals to top three finishers of Busch Clash, MORE: Kyle Larson, Rick Hendrick and the road to the Indianapolis 500, in his first season driving for the Welcome, N.C.-based team. Today Jarrett has also dabbled in other types of competitions, he is a championship shooter and was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2014. The race winners medal weighs 4.7 ounces and is covered in 24-karat plated gold. He set a record by being named Most Popular Driver 16 times and ultimately withdrew his name from the ballot. Even when he isnt on the track, Busch is either involved with racing through the iRacing simulator or starring on the cover of video games. You couldnt keep up with the schedule as an independent owner/operator, Marcis said. 10.2 Part-time drivers. His racing style was calm and collected, which lead him to become a NASCAR advisor in his later years. We didnt even have a 1/2-mile track we ran on weekly. He asked Spencer what he thought it was. Rick is also still active in his charity The Rick Mast Foundation. "NASCAR's Jason Leffler dead after dirt track crash", article "List of former NASCAR drivers" is from Wikipedia, https://en.everybodywiki.com/index.php?title=List_of_former_NASCAR_drivers&oldid=924203, Portal templates with all redlinked portals, = Former champion in National Touring Series, = Former Champion in National Touring Series. From his humble beginnings in North Carolina, Carter became a key figure in the growth of the sport in the 1990's. * NASCAR Cup Series career: 882 starts, 40 wins, 271 top-five and 453 top-10 finishes. Elite racing is intense motorsport with a lot of danger and risk, something that doesnt equate to pleasant golden years. (NASCAR Vice Chairman) Mike Helton sent me a (hard card) so I can go. Bodine was well respected in the pro racing circuit. Because his team does not have a charter, Pastrana will have to earn one of the four non-charter spots to make the 500 field. After his Nascar career came to an end, Petty established the Richard Petty Museum in Level Cross, North Carolina. Craven retired from commentary in 2020 to open a new venture, Ricky Craven Motorsports. Another interesting fact about Bill Elliott is the fact that he was one of the first mainstream NASCAR drivers to be the face of a video game. Part two, which deals with Marcis friendship with Dale Earnhardt, will appear Tuesday. Wallace competed on a full-time basis until the 2005 season when he walked away with 55 wins and the 1989 Cup Series championship to his name. Read his storyhere, There have been a lot of racers who were 'tough' in NASCAR, but not many could touch the resume of the 'Ironman' in the sport. He was most well-known for his fierce rivalry with Dale Earnhardt Sr., which went on until Earnhardts death in 2001. Of the top seven, six are still alive while the other died in a tragic accident. Bill then said to me, You keep (expletive) around with me and youll be back there racing. All I said was, Mr. The super-popular Wallace started his NASCAR career back in 1980 and has been a mainstay in the sport ever since. Lavar Scott, Andrs Prez de Lara, Jaiden Reyna and Justin Campbell are returning to Rev Racing, which operates the diversity program. He handed the reigns of Petty Motorsports over to his son Kyle and has since focused on operating his museum. It wasnt because of a good, soft tire, because we didnt have them. Stewart will undoubtedly go down as one of the most popular drivers. Read his storyhere, Only one other driver has as many NASCAR championships as this driver does with nine. He finished 10th in an Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway in 2013. He is also still actively driving at the ISMA tour, operating a super-modified car thats owned by Brad Lichty. The World Rally Championship returns this weekend as Rally Monte Carlo kicks off the second season of the Rally1 hybrid regulations. Even though his best finish in the 500 was sixth (in 1975 and 1976), Marcis didnt consider Daytona his toughest track. He then moved on to the former NASCAR Touring Series called the All-Pro. My wife and I have been traveling. Very few people can say they have reached the pinnacle in their respective professions. In a series first, NASCAR will award medals to the top three finishers in a Cup race. After a long career in racing, Allison is a spokesperson for CSX Transportation. NASCAR fans love Gant for his big smiles and charm that extends well beyond his professional racing years to today. He had no wins, no top fives and four top 10s. He logged 82 top 10s and five wins over 13 years. Now that he is retired, he serves as a Hall of Fame voter and occasionally takes part in a go-kart league in North Carolina. Former/retired drivers[edit] = Former champion in National Touring Series. The Skoal Bandit Harry Gant had 18 wins in NASCARs top Series over 22 years of racing. France, I understand. From that day on, I realized not to mess with Bill France Jr.. He went from relative obscurity to becoming one of the most popular drivers of all time. Sponsorship will be from Black Rifle Coffee Company. I got Hot Rod Magazine and whatever articles they had, that was all I knew about NASCAR. Here's where the drivers are today. He was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2007 and still races Go-Karts in the Charlotte area at the GoPro Motorplex. For a list of active NASCAR drivers, see List of NASCAR drivers. Earnhardt Jr. has also done voice acting in the Disney/Pixar movie Cars as Number 8. After finishing his last race of the 2019 season, Sadler has been heavily involved with the Autism Speaks Foundation. He still participated in a number of races until 2014 and became the oldest driver to ever start a race (71 years, nine months and two days). That was big, but the most important thing was my mom and dad were sitting in those bleachers when I started sixth in my first Daytona 500 in the Heinz 57 car (in 1990, finished 15th), behind Dale Earnhardt and Bill Elliott. Last season of racing was 2005 in Xfinity Series at age of 48. One of those 26 is Steve Park. Attracting a driver of Travis stature speaks volumes to the success 23XI Racing has had in our first two seasons and points to the positive direction in which we are headed.. Allison was part of the infamous Alabama Gang, a well-known group of drivers from Alabama who raced short tracks with high purses. Craven managed to carve out a niche for yourself in the highly competitive world of NASCAR. The driver operated Rusty Wallace Racing until 2012m when he moved onto full-time commentating. The race winners medal weighs 4.7 ounces and is covered in 24-karat plated gold. Theres a lot of memories when you race the number of years I did, moving from the ranks of a short-track guy who really had nothing and no big sponsorships and running the 1/3- and 1/4-mile tracks, Marcis said. Both wins came in restrictor-plate races in the summer of 1994 at Daytona (Pepsi 400) and three weeks later at Talladega (Die Hard 500). You cant go back and watch the kids play soccer on the weekend youre racing, he said. He returned to the Cup Series in 1991 in search of his first championship but could not overtake Earnhardt in the standings. Superstar NASCAR Drivers: Where Are They Now. On top of that, Petty has also been a spokesman for Liberty Medical, Cheerios, and GlaxoSmithKline. All statistics used in these tables are as of February 22, 2016. More recently, Busch has become a mentor for new drivers in the sport, mentoring his younger brother Kyle as well as Bubba Wallace, whos had an up and down few seasons. Between his 33 starts in the 500, Marcis became one of NASCARs most prolific drivers, making 883 career starts, behind only Petty (1,185), Ricky Rudd (906) and Terry Labonte (890). From 2011 to 2013, Pastrana raced in 42 Xfinity Series events. He got into the automotive dealership business, opening both Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Buick-GMC-Cadillac in Tallahassee, Florida. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Travis Pastrana to attempt Daytona 500 with 23XI Racing, RCR, Kyle Busch add sponsorship from Netspend, Pastrana, who will drive car No. These days Marlin is seldom seen in the limelight and has faded into a quiet retirement. Read his storyhere, This California native was part of NASCAR's 1990's Golden State rush. When asked how many more years he can still race, he answered with a huge laugh. I can remember falling asleep underneath my race car. He got into the automotive dealership business, opening both Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Buick-GMC-Cadillac in Tallahassee, Florida. Marlin is another driver that had a fair amount of success in a short period. But he also knows he missed a lot while competing not only in the Cup, Xfinity and Camping World Trucks Series but also modifieds and late models in the Northeast early in his career. Stewart is also heavily involved in dirt track racing and still participates to this day. However, Marlin was diagnosed with Parkinsons in 2010 and had to begin treatments for this condition. There arent a lot of drivers who can compete with Sadler and even to this day his skill is undeniable. He had to race so much to keep food on the table and clothes on his kids backs. Bill Elliotts NASCAR Challenge for MS-DOS being the first officially licensed game by NASCAR, influencing the popularity of these games fans have to this day. Read his storyhere, One of the more colorful characters to ever get behind the wheel of a race car. Rudd continued racing for several seasons, ultimately retiring from full-time racing at the end of the 2007 season. Some may think of the term as derogatory, but Mike Bliss embraces the nickname. The racing of yesteryear was an entirely different sport than it is today, with a lot more risk and less technology. Nicknamed Rocketman, Newman has been at the forefront of winning and losing over his 20-year career. Kyle Busch and Richard Childress Racing have picked up multi-race sponsorship from financial services company Netspend. All statistics used in these tables are as of February 22, 2016. Faith, family and home-life stability ultimately won out over checkered flags and chasing wins and championships. This is bigger than anything Ive done. And Bristol was really, really tough on your neck and the heat was pretty bad there, too.. Lewis Hamiltons ultimate mission at the Mercedes Formula 1 team is unchanged since the day he joined: it is taking himself and his team to world championship glory. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one. Currently, he is also a spokesperson for Nationwide Insurance, which he had as a sponsorship deal for his racing team. Bodine rolled nine times and suffered numerous injuries, missing 10 races of the Cup Series season. There arent a lot of names that resonate with racing as much as Gordons does. No, but its going to be an amazing week.. Thats impressive, to say the least. Kyle Busch and Richard Childress Racing have picked up multi-race sponsorship from financial services company Netspend. Excitement has finally slowed down. His NASCAR career is unparalleled and the dream of many is to achieve the same level of popularity. Thats impressive, to say the least. * Even though he never won a Cup championship, he did record five runner-up finishes in the drivers'. In 2002 he was diagnosed with Carbon Monoxide Posing and fell very ill and was force to retire. Craven famously had a crash with Kurt Busch at the 2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400. Labonte won this award alongside other greats from his generation such as Dale Earnhardt and Harry Gant. Did I think I might have Jimmie and Helio trying to qualify for four spots? In a series first, NASCAR will award medals to the top three finishers in a Cup race. He entered the 2001 season seeking a record-breaking eighth championship. This page was last edited on 5 August 2020, at 16:54. After a lengthy career, whats a NASCAR star to do? His NASCAR career is unparalleled and the dream of many is to achieve the same level of popularity. Stewart was among one of the major celebrity drivers that propelled NASCAR to unfathomable heights. Entering the racing world in 1975, Rudd managed to carve quite the reputation for himself early on as a steady hand at the wheel. 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Allison has not been as active in the racing community as his peers recently, but he still makes an appearance on television from time to time. Johnson is one of the longest-reigning NASCAR drivers still on the track, with a career that went from 2002 to 2017. Lakes last Winston Cup (Now Sprint Cup) season came in 1998. There arent a lot of celebrities that have been able to cultivate the career that Wallace has done for himself. Im not mad, I dont regret anything Ive done. He won a total of seven Daytona 500 races, had 200 wins in his career, and 27 wins in one season (including 10 in a row) in 1967. 10.1 Full-time drivers. Marcis and wife Helen have spent the last 51 years living outside Asheville, North Carolina, where hes far from retired, owning Street Rods by Dave Marcis. Martin was always a major proponent of driver health and fitness, which enabled him to drive well into his fifties. Ricky Rudd has also been a television personality hosting SPEED Center and a series of other sportscast. It got pretty warm up there. Craven retired from commentary in 2020 to open a new venture, Ricky Craven Motorsports. Youd think that Burton would have slowed down at the age of 59, but that isnt the case. 67, will be a teammate to Bubba Wallace and Tyler Reddick. Of the top seven, six are still alive while the other died in a tragic accident. Not only do the medals honor the rich tradition of this stadium, but they also provide a special element unique to NASCARs 75th anniversary.. Earnhardt nearly added an eighth in 2000 but finished just behind Bobby Labonte in the standings. Martin took part in 882 races over his 31-year Cup career, winning 40 and securing 453 top-10 finishes. France continued to draw on the paper, adding grandstands, a pit area and a clubhouse. Marcos Ambrose re-energized, reinvigorated in his native Australia By Jerry Bonkowski NASCAR.com February 23, 2021 at 12:03 PM When longtime NASCAR fan favorite Marcos Ambrose decided to end. Wilson made over 200 starts in NASCAR's . Burton is one of the unsung heroes of the racing world and has helped shape the sport tremendously. NASCAR racing has changed a lot over the years and Terry Labonte will remain a part of it. Benson Jr. is one of only three drivers who have managed to win a championship in two different racing categories, the Busch Series and the Craftsman Truck Series. Rudd eventually worked his way up to being a part-time analyst for NASCAR events. He is also still actively driving at the ISMA tour, operating a super-modified car thats owned by Brad Lichty. They put an ad in the newspaper and formed (the CWRA) at Eds Bowling Alley on 6th Street in Wausau in 1958, said Marcis, who still has a scrapbook of newspaper clippings from his nearly five-decade racing career. The race winner will receive a gold medal, the runner-up will receive a silver medal, and the third-place finisher will be given the bronze medal in the exhibition race. Fans still come up to me today and say, You were a damn good racer, and I enjoyed you when you were racing, and stuff like that, he said. It is one of the premier salvage yards in the country. Grissom, a standout offensive lineman, defensive end and linebacker, could play college football at the University of Alabama for legendary Paul "Bear" Bryant, or he could try to become a NASCAR driver. Ricky Rudd finished the 1990 season seventh in points after winning one race and finishing in the top-five eight separate times. For a list of active NASCAR drivers, see List of NASCAR drivers. Like many of the peers of his era, Spencer admits he doesnt attend many NASCAR races in person, nor does he have any desire to get back into the game as perhaps a team owner or return to broadcasting like he previously did with SPEED TV and Fox Sports. His part in making the 1979 Daytona 500 a historic moment will be a part of theGreat American Raceforever. These people today, the sport has changed for me and I know the worlds changing, but I dont see the passion I saw with a lot of the guys I grew up with.. Nowadays Labonte shares his expertise with various racing teams, most notably Petty Racing. From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. Above all, I want to be a part of it, he said. Another popular name in NASCAR for two decades was Mark Martin, who had the most wins in the Xfinity Series with an impressive 49. The medal ceremony will take place on a podium in Victory Lane, which will be located beneath the Olympic cauldron at the Coliseum. Another interesting fact about Bill Elliott is the fact that he was one of the first mainstream NASCAR drivers to be the face of a video game. - November 10, 2020 11:37 pm EST. He currently is 64 years old and is living in Kannapolis, North Carolina with his wife. . Currently, he is also a spokesperson for Nationwide Insurance, which he had as a sponsorship deal for his racing team. There arent a lot of celebrities that have been able to cultivate the career that Wallace has done for himself. While Marcis had read about Petty, the latter had heard plenty of Marcis racing exploits and success back in the Badger State. They would become close friends. Read his storyhere, Although he was an accomplished driver and record holder while racing modifieds in his native northeast, this Chemung driver will be remembered always. Jarrett is also an avid golfer and has won quite a few tournaments in his time, boasting a two handicap. This article has lists of drivers who no longer compete in NASCAR. Of course, my wife doesnt want me to, but yeah, I still would like to.. Scott Riggs, who raced for 15 years in NASCAR's top three national series, now is guiding the racing career of his 20-year-old son, Layne. He asked me a bunch of questions about my car, where it came from and that sort of stuff. Im doing fine, I have no health problems and am on zero medications of any kind. His reputation for risk-taking and speed helped to secure the driver a fair amount of championships over his career. Houston held the record for many years for the most starts in the history of the series. Martin was one of those drivers who never made it to a superstar level but still managed to do well for himself. Grandstand seating and camping spots are sold out for the Feb. 19 Daytona 500, Daytona International Speedway announced Tuesday. From 2011 to 2013, Pastrana raced in 42 Xfinity Series events. The Busch last name has become synonymous with racing, and Kurt was the original superstar. The 1988 Rookie of the year Ken Bouchard never got a win and only got one top-10. Busch was a veteran force on the track and boasts a stellar record of wins as opposed to losses. Irvan, who lives roughly 80 miles from Daytona International Speedway, was once again invited to take part in a popular annual old-timers event at the legendary Streamline Hotel where NASCAR was . It is interesting to see how drivers have evolved over the past couple of decades. Bodine finished his NASCAR career with over 200 wins in modifieds, 18 wins in Cup and six Xfinity Series wins. 67, will be a teammate to, NASCAR to award medals to top three finishers of Busch Clash, MORE: Kyle Larson, Rick Hendrick and the road to the Indianapolis 500, in his first season driving for the Welcome, N.C.-based team. He often returns to Wisconsin, where he owns a few businesses and property. Made 31 Truck starts and earned one win and 11 top 10s. Winning numerous championships throughout the 1980s and 1990s, his career was long and varied. Elite racing is intense motorsport with a lot of danger and risk, something that doesnt equate to pleasant golden years. The impact destroyed the front of the truck and ruptured its fuel cell, and then the incident continued when Lonnie Rush Jr. and Jimmy Kitchens each hit the truck. This season also drew attention due to a controversial illegal carburetor spacer penalty that dropped Mark Martin down in the standings and prevented him from winning his first Cup Series championship. After racing, Bodine did the next most common thing for retired drivers and opened a Honda Power Sports dealership in West Melbourne, Florida. Today Jarrett has also dabbled in other types of competitions, he is a championship shooter and was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2014. Rudd eventually worked his way up to being a part-time analyst for NASCAR events. I still have friends from my modified days in Connecticut. It was his sister Chrissys death in 2010, after a long battle with ovarian cancer, that began Spencer on something he never thought hed do. For the longest time, Sadler was the face of racings younger generation. Now that he has retired, Martin helps other people get into cars. I still have a good time with them.. Being the older brother of Kyle Busch has its advantages, and Busch has carved quite the reputation for himself. He operates Drive To Victory Lane Driving School which is located at Thompson International Speedway. He entered the 2001 season seeking a record-breaking eighth championship. When 26-year-old Dave Marcis went south to pursue fame and fortune in NASCAR, he received a true royal welcome when he pulled into the Daytona International Speedway garage for the first time in February 1968. Practice and qualifying will take place Feb. 4. He achieved a career-best fifth-place finish in 1990, leapfrogging 1989 champion Rusty Wallace. Biffle is one of the founders of the series, which holds races in remote and obviously very sandy places such as Sand Mountain, Utah; Glamis, California; Anthony Dunes, Idaho and Oregon Dunes. Tickets remain available in the infield Fanzone and in hospitality areas. After meeting Petty for the first time, just days later Marcis would make his first of a record 33 starts in the Daytona 500 including 32 in a row from 1968-99 and then end his NASCAR career where it began in the 2002 edition of The Great American Race. In addition to that accolade, Sadler is also an advocate for college basketball, having played himself and earned a scholarship before a debilitating knee injury. Id work night and day so half the time Id be worn out by race day. It was time for me to say its time to start enjoying life, Spencer said. With the determination and fortitude to win you can bet that Wallace will be a part of NASCAR for the foreseeable future. Her death touched my wife and me so much. 8.1 Full-time drivers. These days Marlin is seldom seen in the limelight and has faded into a quiet retirement. The Badger State not only sent Marcis but also several other notables to NASCAR, including Trickle, Sauter, Alan Kulwicki, Matt Kenseth and longtime crew chief Jimmy Fennig. The venture is an animal rescue foundation that focuses on rehoming companion animals in shelters. But when it comes to racing the thing that was his life for more than half of it is just not as important as it once was. 8 Netspend Chevy on race tracks across America and delivering our key marketing and business objectives through this unique platform with the RCR team partnership, said Kelley Knutson, Netspend president, in a statement released by RCR. Some drivers didnt need a long career to establish dominance, and Benson Jr. is one of them. 67, will be a teammate to Bubba Wallace and Tyler Reddick. His racing style was calm and collected, which lead him to become a NASCAR advisor in his later years. Thanks to his personable appearance and attitude, Sadler appeared on the cover of the NASCAR 07 video game in addition to numerous other forms of media. Gordon was always a people person, and his outgoing personality made him an instant star. Marcis best seasons in NASCAR were 1975, when he finished a distant second in the points to Petty, and in 1978, when he finished fifth, driving for team owner Rod Osterlund. Photo Credit: NASCAR Newman and his wife Krissie operate Rescue Ranch. For the longest time, Sadler was the face of racings younger generation. That came in the 1988 Transouth 500 at Darlington. They all went on to enjoy successful seasons, and several became hall of famers after stockpiling wins with regularity. Busch has long been sponsored by Monster Energy Drink and spends a great deal of time doing press. He won 11 races in one year and was also named one of the 50 greatest modified drivers. He most recently competed in NASCAR in a Craftsman Truck Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the fall of 2020. I was pretty good friends with (Dale) Earnhardt, I still go see Rusty (Wallace) some, Ernie (Irvan) I see once in a while, I went up a couple months ago and spent a whole day with Harry Gant.. After a lengthy career, whats a NASCAR star to do? It is certainly not easy, but somehow Craven did it. And unless we cut them or blew them out, we could run the same set of tires for a whole year. After speeding through much of his life, Mr. Upon entering retirement, Jarrett took on the role of being a NASCAR commentator for a few different networks, something he still does today. Former Driver Rick Wilson has also retired from racing and gone to farming. We still cry on her birthday, Nov. 23. Driver. He has won seven championships across supercross, motocross and rally racing and has amassed 11 gold medals in moto and rally car events at the X Games. She was worried about retirement and so many things in life and she couldnt enjoy them. Crawford would go on to win track championships at Five Flags and Mobile and won the prestigious Snow Ball Derby in 1989. After a decade of perfecting his skills, Earnhardt Jr. became one of the most feared and storied drivers on the track. Cook was the first driver featured in the series in late 2016. When Johnson isnt burning up the asphalt, he also operates the Jimmie Johnson Foundation, which helps communities and families who are in need. I used to follow him back home by reading Hot Rod Magazine. Benson Jr. is one of only three drivers who have managed to win a championship in two different racing categories, the Busch Series and the Craftsman Truck Series. Although Gordon misses the limelight and the adrenaline rush, were sure he is happy to retire from the grind. Other than the fact that Elliott is a storied racecar driver, hes also a skilled planner. We sold most everything we had and I retired. Johnson is one of the longest-reigning NASCAR drivers still on the track, with a career that went from 2002 to 2017. Read his storyhere, Houston was one of the pioneers of the series known then as the NASCAR Busch Series and now the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Instead of worrying about a race car setup or qualifying, Jimmy Spencer spends his days enjoying a different kind of excitement, like his first grandson Hudson, who turned 1-year-old Tuesday, working on antique cars or trucks, or just playing with his five dogs. Some drivers didnt need a long career to establish dominance, and Benson Jr. is one of them. His story of surviving not one, but two major injuries is an uplifting one. 10 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR PRO Division drivers. Few drivers have the personable appearance that Johnson has, and that has afforded him great popularity. 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