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NASCAR Drivers Teams and Sponsors
Questions pertaining to NASCAR drivers, teams and sponsors in the top 3 divisions: Sprint Cup, Nationwide series, and NASCAR Truck. In addition, there are biographies, point standings, wins, and statistics of drivers/owners.
1,527 Questions
Who drove the number 15 car in NASCAR in 2010?
On July 15, 2001, Michael Waltrip drove the #15 Napa car for Dale Earnhardt Inc. at Chicagoland Speedway. Michael started 39th and finished 22nd in the 2001 Tropicana 400.
During the race weekend, they typically stay in their own Motorcoach on track in the infield secured area. These coaches are driven by their RV drivers from track to track between races. The drivers then stay in local hotels.
Where did Dale Earnhardt Sr. live as a child?
Dale Earnhardt Sr. liked to work on his car and race it most of the time. He was working full time by day, welding and mounting tires. He was racing or working on his cars by night.
Who won the Nascar Winston Cup championship in 2000 and 2001?
Dale Earnhardt won the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup, his fourth of seven championships.
He finished the season with 4430 points, just edging out rival, Mark Martin by 26 points!
How many races did Dale Earnhardt Sr. win in 27 years?
Dale Sr. won 76 Nascar Winston Cup Series races in his 27 year career.
He raced a total of ten races in five of those years.
- 1975 (1), 1976 (2), 1977 (1), 1978(5), 2001 (1).
What driver replaced dale Earnhardt sr place after dale sr died?
Steve Park won at North Carolina Speedway (Rockingham) on Febuary 26 2001 driving the #1 Pennzoil car owned by Dale Earnhardt Sr. Park started the Duralube 500 in second with Jeff Gordon on the pole. The race was scheduled for Sunday but due to rain was held on Monday. Dale Earnhart Jr. didn't finish the first lap.
Which NASCAR drivers live in North Carolina?
Most of the Nascar drivers live in the Charlotte, North Carolina area.
Which current driver has won the most races at Charlotte Motor Speedway?
Jimmie Johnson leads the current Nascar Cup Series drivers with six wins at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Mark Martin and Kyle Busch share the Nationwide Series lead with six wins each, and Kyle Busch leads the Truck Series with four wins at Charlotte.
Who drove the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup race car in Nascar?
Coke does not sponsor a specific race car in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series. However, there is the Coca-Cola racing family, which consists of ten drivers with Coke being one of their multiple sponsors. Tony Stewart, Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle, Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, Bobby Labonte, Clint Bowyer, Jeff Burton and Jamie McMurray make up the Coca-Cola family.
Who has the most wins at Talladega Superspeedway in the Nascar Cup Series?
Dale Earnhardt Sr. has ten wins at Talladega. That is the most in Nascar history.
Who is a NASCAR driver from Virginia?
Current Nascar drivers, Jeff Burton and Elliott Sadler, were born in Virginia.
Denny Hamlin was born in Florida, but was raised in Chesterfield, Virginia.
What are the ages of Carl Edwards' children?
Carl Edwards and his wife Katherine have two children, a daughter, Anne Katherine and a son, Michael Lee.
Who was the first African American NASCAR racer?
You may be thinking about Wendell Scott, who was the first (and to date, only) African-American driver to win a NASCAR race, the 1964 event at Speedway Park in Jacksonville, Florida.
Exact records are unclear, but he is believed to be the first African-American to obtain a NASCAR license. In his book, Hard Driving: The American Odyssey of NASCAR's First Black Driver, Brian Donovan chronicles Scott's career as a driver.
When did Dale Earnhardt Sr. break up with Brenda Gee?
Dale Earnhardt married his first wife, Latane Brown, in 1968. They divorced in 1970, shortly after Brown gave birth to their son in 1969.
Earnhardt married his second wife, Brenda Gee in 1971. Dale and Brenda divorced in 1974, shotly after their son was born.
Dale married his last wife, Teresa Houston in 1982.
How many Winston Cup Series races did David Pearson start?
During his 27 year career, David Pearson started 574 Nascar Cup Series races. He started 351 races when it was known as the Grand National Series and 223 races when it was the Winston Cup Series.
What education or training do you need to become a Nascar driver?
A successful track record literally is the first and most important step in becoming a Nascar driver. Teams are always on the lookout for established drivers with consistent top 10 finishes. Sponsorship is the other huge factor.
Who was Dale Earnhardt Sr's favorite football team?
Dale Jr's favorite NFL team is the Washington Redskins.
How do NASCAR drivers drink during races?
Most Nascar drivers have a straw to the right of them, or inside their helmet. Mostly they drink water or their sponsors drink.
Who won the most Nascar races in the modern era?
== == Jeff Gordon
Research gave me the answer below, but it's common knowledge Jeff Gordon certainly began racing the Cup in the modern era and he has 81 victories, according to your question, that would be Jeff Gordon.
Dale Earnhardt Seven championships, seventy-six wins and all in the modern era. There is no doubt that "The Intimidator" is the best that NASCAR has ever seen. He was a master on the track and equally good with the press. Dale Earnhardt left us while still on top of his game. He certainly had many more wins in front of him and a great shot at his eighth championship.
* http://nascar.about.com/od/legends/tp/bestdriversever.htm
NASCAR crew members are paid by the team they work for. For example, Tony Stewart is the owner of Stewart Haas and he will pay everyone in the crews of his four car team.
Do NASCAR drivers keep their trophies?
No. Only the driver does. But a lot of drivers keep their trophies at the race shop.
Who were the car owners when Darrell Waltrip drove?
- 1980 - Rod Osterlund
- 1986 - Richard Childress
- 1987 - Richard Childress
- 1990 - Richard Childress
- 1991 - Richard Childress
- 1993 - Richard Childress
- 1994 - Richard Childress
