1997 nascar winston cup series drivers

Tony stewart, driving for joe gibbs racing, was declared as the winston cup champion. Back in time 1997 revisit nascar series nascar cup series monster energy nascar cup 2019 mencs season 2019 mencs results 2018 mencs season nascar sprint cup nascar nextel cup nascar winston cup nascar winston cup grand national 1971 nascar winston cup grand national season 1972 nascar winston cup grand national season. Click on the site to see dale jarretts career results at that track. The 1998 nascar winston cup series season was the 50th season of professional stock car racing in the united states and the 27th modernera cup series. Previous race season index next race the race1997 nascar winston west series 150 was a winston west series now event held at tracktuscon raceway park on january 19, 1997. Report from motorsport news international nascar public relations nascar online. People drivers drivers by state compare drivers driver rankings owners crew chiefs. The original article was at 1997 nascar winston cup series. The drivers championship was first awarded in 1949 to red byron. March 18, 1997 homestead raceway has started construction on renovations that will make the track a true oval and not like a small indy anymore.

The series generates a rich set of data and possibilities for comparisons among driverscrews. The busch series is a wealthy stepchild of nascars headliner, the winston cup series. Reynolds tobacco company, it was referred to as the nascar winston cup series 19712003. New listing vintage swingster nascar winston cup series. The 1997 nascar winston cup series season was the 49th season of professional stock car racing in the united states and the 26th modern era nascar cup series. The winston cup series is currently made up of 36 races per year, with 43 cars competing in each race both of these numbers have varied over the years. Weve compiled a database with nascar race results and a large collection of printable statistical reports. The nascar cup series is the top racing series of the national association for stock car auto racing nascar. Sponsorship and drivers\ roles in nascar\s winston cup series 6. The race 1997 nascar winston west series 150 was a winston west series now event held at tracktuscon raceway park on january 19, 1997. Vintage nascar winston cup rj reynolds grand national drivers vintage size s. The series began in 1949 as the strictly stock division, and from 1950 to 1970 it was known as the grand national division.

In the past, it was known as the strictly stock series, the grand national series, the winston cup series, the nextel cup series and the sprint cup series. Nascar winston cup nascar busch grand national nascar craftsman truck season. The 2003 nascar winston cup series was the 55th season of professional stock car racing in the united states and the 32nd modernera cup series season. Drivers can design their own cars or race with premade paint schemes shared from other painters. Driver jeff gordon began the 1997 nascar winston cup season with a victory at the daytona 500 and went on to 10 more victories and a winston cup championship.

Winston million becomes winston no bull 5 talladega, ala. Browse through latest information on your favorite nascar cup drivers, including full biographies, latest news, highres photos and high quality videos. The season began on sunday, february 7, and ended on sunday, november 21. The first driver to win multiple championships was herb thomas in 1951 and 1953. Dec 15, 2011 tony stewart and the greatest ownerdrivers in nascar history. Nascar winston cup standings for 1997 click on the driver to see 1997 racelevel statistics for that driver. The 10 best nascar drivers to never win a cup race and 10 fans cant believe won one winning a race in nascar is obviously the dream for any driver, but sometimes flukes come out of nowhere while some of the best never win. Please keep in mind this site is in no way associated with nascar and the information isnt. Ive entered as many links to driver and team websites as i could find.

The four drivers combined for 1,108 laps with hamilton clocking a fast lap of 179mph covering 2,216 miles. Jan 06, 2018 a disoriented dale earnhardt sr at darlington raceway. Click on the driver to see 1997 race level statistics for that driver. Jeff gordon of hendrick motorsports won his second cup championship at the end of the season. The 25 classiest drivers in stock car racing history. The nascar cup series is nascar s top racing series. The season included 33 races and three exhibition races, beginning with the daytona 500 at daytona international speedway and ending with the napa 500 at atlanta motor speedway.

Sponsorship and drivers \ roles in nascar \s winston cup series 6. March 1997 news archives jayskis nascar silly season site. This was my 2nd offline season, i took away the first pocono date and the second loudon date to keep north wilkesboro on the schedule. Nascar winston cup stock car racing is americas fastest growing and most popular spectator sport. 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. It provides a proving ground for upandcoming drivers gunning for a winston cup ride, plus has progressed enough to provide a viable haven for those with lesser ambitions. Nascar winston cup drivers, nascar drivers, auto racing.

If you find any broken links, or know any that are missing, let me know. Nascar cup drivers find information on your favorite nascar. And his winning ways were just beginning gordon had plenty left for the 1998 nascar season as well. Current racing series nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoors truck series. In 1971, when the series began leasing its naming rights to the r. Jeff gordon race results in the 1997 nascar winston cup series. As with autopedia, the text of wikipedia is available under the gnu free documentation license. A disoriented dale earnhardt sr at darlington raceway. The series generates a rich set of data and possibilities for comparisons among drivers crews. It began on february 10, 2002 at daytona international speedway, and ended on november 17, 2002 at homesteadmiami speedway.

Jeff gordon prevailed in a threeway showdown with dale jarrett and mark martin to win the 1997 nascar winston cup championship. Driver jeff gordon began the 1997 nascar winston cup season with a victory at the daytona 500 and went on to 10 more victories and a winston cup. In present configuration the track is disliked by cart, bgn and truck series drivers and winston cup has shown no interest in scheduling a race there in it. 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. Jeff gordon won the driver s championship, the third of his career. Kulwicki chronicles a race of the heart evelyn misok nascar winston cup 1993. Top 12 nascar drivers who won daytona 500 multiple times. Stock car racing history is a website dedicated to preserving the history of nascar racing. So this is the final results from the 1997 daytona 500 and with it, it shows if that driver is active, inactive or retired, what they are doing now, and their last nascar winston nextelsprint cup points paying race. Jeff gordon of hendrick motorsports won his second cup championship at the end of the season 1997 was the final season without either matt kenseth until the 2019 season. Driver dale jarrett 1997 nascar winston cup results racing.

Nationality of participating drivers % country drivers. March 18 today in jayskis nascar history page 24 of 24. I found it quite interesting where most drivers went to in their careers as the years went on. Review the 1997 season race by race with the 1997 nascar winston cup chronology that appears below. His son dale earnhardt jr recalls the scary nascar winston cup series race at darlington raceway where dale sr hit the wall in the first turn of the 1997 southern 500. This book is a cultural and social reading of winston cup racing, the people who made the sport what it is today, and the corporations who sponsor the participants during their thirtytwo race, tenmonth quest for the national championship. The top tier nascar series was originally called the strictly stock series in 1949. He ran for nascar from 1976 to 2012 and 19832018 from nascar xfinity series. Nascar cup drivers find information on your favorite. Nascar winston cup 1997 standings championship points standings for the nascar winston cup 1997. Rustys car got within about 50 feet of the flagstand, said ford, the nascar winston cup series flagman since 1990.

In 1998 bill was named as one of nascars 50 greatest drivers eventually listed in hall of fame in 2015. The 10 best nascar drivers to never win a cup race and 10. Glossary view expanded 1997 driver standings tweet. The 1999 nascar winston cup series was the 51st season of professional stock car racing in the united states, the 28th modernera cup series, and the last cup season of the 1990s and the 20th century. Driver dale jarrett 1997 nascar winston cup results. Sterling burton marlin was a stock car racing driver, won daytona 500 title in 1994 and 1995. Despite only winning one race throughout the whole season, matt. Tony stewart and the greatest ownerdrivers in nascar history. Active drivers career stats nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoor truck series pintys series ntt indycar series. Can you list the 100 top nascar drivers of alltime. So this is the final results from the 1997 daytona 500 and with it, it shows if that driver is active, inactive or retired, what they are doing now, and their last nascar winstonnextelsprint cup points paying race. Here are 15 individuals whove given up fulltime driving in the monster energy nascar cup series since 2010.

The list of authors can be seen in the page history. The 2002 nascar winston cup series was the 54th season of professional stock car racing in the united states and the 31st modern era cup series season. The nascar cup series is nascars top racing series. Individual driver statistics for the 1997 nascar winston cup.

The 1997 nascar winston cup series season was the 49th season of professional stock car racing in the united states and the 26th modernera nascar cup series. With this victory, jeff gordon became the fourth driver to win the daytona 500 and the second race of the. Tony stewart and the greatest ownerdrivers in nascar. Active drivers career stats nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoor truck series pintys series.

A personal ethnography of nascar \s winston cup series and stock car racing in america 8. A personal ethnography of nascar\s winston cup series and stock car racing in america 8. Darrell waltrip race results in the 1997 nascar winston cup series. The season began on february 8 at the daytona international speedway with the budweiser shootout and ended on november 16 at homesteadmiami speedway with the ford 400. Apr 21, 2012 1997 nascar winston cup series nascar thunder special suzuka. Paul hemphill what began fifty years ago as a deadly catandmouse game between wildhare moonshine runners and grim old sheriffs on the twisting back roads of the southern appalachians has evolved into the. Gary collins grabbed the trophy, holding off gary smith. Stewart is a threetime nascar sprint cup series champion. Nascar cup series ford mustang by scott mitton pro. Winston cup returns on may 57 for an open test session32997. Nascar statistics, standings and results for 1997 nascar winston cup series. Ritual, folklore, and cultural mythology of the nascar winston cup series 7. Mar 18, 2020 march 18, 1997 homestead raceway has started construction on renovations that will make the track a true oval and not like a small indy anymore. Calling all nascar winston cup nascar, racing fans.