The 2007 nascar busch series was the twentysixth season of the nascar busch series. The series was previously called the budweiser late model sportsman series in 198283, nascar busch grand national series from 19842003, the nascar busch. It is promoted as nascar s minor league circuit, and is considered a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations top level circuit, the nascar cup series. Apr 16, 2020 april 16, 2011 kyle busch survived damage from an earlier race accident to win his first talladega superspeedway nascar xfinity busch series race in the aarons 312. See where todays stars rank compared to nascar hall of famers. Speed channel will bring race fans a unique view to dws return, as the truck will be equipped with incar cameras and the racing legend will be. Dale earnhardt for the most championships for a driver in cup series history. Nascar live race coverage, latest news, race results, standings, schedules, and driver stats for cup, xfinity, gander outdoors. Busch, cocacola, geico, xfinity become premier partners of. Busch and the rest of the cup series would be stuck. Nov 11, 2003 childress became the first nascar team owner to win championships in all three of nascar s premier divisions. By 1989, just 10 years after the first 500mile race to be broadcast live flagtoflag, every race on the nascar sprint cup schedule was televised, nearly all of them live. Take a look back at the history of nascars toptier series and how the name. From sam ard and jack ingram to the newer generation stars, the true characters of the sport emerge in the pages of this fine book.
Nascar late model sportsman national championship the third. The win, his fourth of the season and 47th of 96 of his career, gave busch wins in all three of nascars top divisions at the 2. Shawna robinson became the first woman to win a nascar touring series event in 1988. Brandon jones nets toyotas 500th nascar victory read more read more. Reynolds involvement also led to the nascar winston west series and the nascar winston racing series, which is now the nascar dodge weekly series. Busch took the checkered flag in the ultimate tailgating 200 at. April 16, 2018 kyle busch scored his second consecutive win of the season when he took the checkered flag in the food city 500 at bristol motor speedway. Busch and the rest of the cup series would be stuck with that generation of car, and its ugly rear wing for a few more years. Apr 15, 2020 nemechek, who started 35th because rain washed out qualifying and the 43car field was set by the rule book, became the first repeat winner in the races history. Seldom does this aaa league of stock car racing get this kind of attention and exposure. Nascar busch series grand national division 19952003 season. Nascar simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Rick houston takes the readers behind the scenes and back in time in second to none.
From 1950 through 1970, the top tier nascar series was called the grand national, not to be confused with the later busch grand national series now simply the xfinity series, the second tier division of nascar. Speed channel pr 482003 bodine to double dip, nashville and martinsville. The joe gibbs racing driver had led 3 of 200 laps in a race at. The new series was sponsored by anheuser busch, first as the budweiser grand national series and then as the busch grand national series beginning in 1984. Kyle busch becomes winningest driver in nascar truck series. The nascar cup series is the highest level of racing in nascar. Fahrzeuge, chevrolet camaro, ford mustang, toyota camry. Nascar signs 4 premier partners to sponsor cup series. Wilson led 161 laps from the pole and held off mark martin for the victory. Its where we prove our commitment to making everbetter cars.
Mar 08, 2020 kyle busch has moved ahead of richard petty on the alltime national series wins list, and kevin harvick took over third by himself. The 2017 season brought in a new era with monster energy taking over as the title sponsor of nascars premier series. Nascar premier series names through the years fox sports. The 2017 season brought in a new era with monster energy taking over as the title sponsor of nascar s premier series. It is currently known as nascar xfinity series due to sponsored reason. Mar 25, 2020 busch and the rest of the cup series would be stuck with that generation of car, and its ugly rear wing for a few more years. Larson won the xfinity race, while busch won the cup race. In the most significant sponsorship change in its 71year history, nascar will shift from a single title sponsor for the cup series to multiple marquee cornerstone partners already engaged with. Apr 22, 2017 i will probable be doing one of these a week now, an all crashes from past years at the track that they are racing at.
Nascar national association for stock car auto racing is an auto racing governing organization in the united states. From 1950 through 1970, the top tier nascar series was called the grand national, not to be confused with the later busch grand national series now simply the xfinity series, the second tier division of nascar winston cup edit. Nascar nationwide series driver david gilliland earns an upset win in an unsponsored car. The nascar xfinity series nxs is a stock car racing series organized by nascar. It is promoted as nascars minor league circuit, and is considered a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations top level circuit, the monster energy nascar cup series.
Dec 05, 2019 in the most significant sponsorship change in its 71year history, nascar will shift from a single title sponsor for the cup series to multiple marquee cornerstone partners already engaged with. In 2003, nascar chose to drop the grand national part of the name, making the competition the busch series. It began on february 17 with the orbitz 300 at daytona international speedway and concluded on november 17 with the ford 300 at homesteadmiami speedway. Mike wallace would win several races in the busch nationwide series and the camping world series as well. Busch, cocacola, geico, xfinity become premier partners. After rolling out fulltime in 2008, the car of tomorrow stuck. Kyle busch is now the winningest nascar truck series. Nascar xfinity series history nascar budweiser late model sportsman series 19821983. Because it has been known by many different names in its history, it is often called the cup series.
Apr 18, 2020 nascar continues to look for a way to differentiate the busch series from the premiere nextel cup series, in answer to critics who suggest busch has become cup lite, with nearidentical cars and a plethora of invading nextel cup drivers. Busch series 199899, born in kannapolis, north carolina. Mar 23, 2020 kyle busch and kyle larson put on a show in both nascar races at auto club speedway in 2014. The history of the nascar busch series 9781893618114 by houston, rick and a great selection of similar new, used and. April, 20 kyle busch captured his first career texas motor speedway nascar cup series victory in the nra 500. I did add nascar on foxs version of the 1998 autolite platinum 250 for historical purposes only.
He had a couple wins, but was also pretty mediocre in busch. Our database contains a history of nascar car numbers. Kyle busch made nascar history saturday night, becoming the winningest driver in the truck series, the thirdtier national series. Mar 25, 2020 it was kyle buschs race to lose and he lost it under caution on may 8, 2009, busch dominated the xfinity series race at darlington raceway, starting from the pole and leading 143 laps. Nascars busch series has always been about racing hard and having fun doing it. Spencer boyds talladega superspeedway triumph made him. Someone who had great potential and had a shot, but failed horribly.
The nascar xfinity series is a stock car racing series organized by nascar. Change the busch series cars from sedans to the manufacturers pony carsthe ford. It is designed for drivers who wish to step up to the top level circuit, to the monster energy nascar cup series. Apr 08, 2020 in addition, speed channel continues to be the exclusive home of nascar busch series qualifying for the remainder of the season. April 8 today in jayskis nascar history page 18 of 24. The history of the nascar busch series rick houston on. Kyle busch has a history of hiring young, promising. The 12 most legendary racing families in nascar history. The top tier nascar series was originally called the strictly stock series in 1949.
By bringing back chandler smith, kyle busch may have just made the best hire he has ever made as a team owner in the nascar truck series. On march 19, 2016, kyle busch looked well on his way to winning his fourth consecutive xfinity series race to begin the season. Log in or sign up to leave a comment log in sign up. The 43car field featured nascar sprint cup series regulars kyle. Find drivers, race results and statistics for nascar car numbers. Mar 19, 2020 on march 19, 2016, kyle busch looked well on his way to winning his fourth consecutive xfinity series race to begin the season.
After anheuserbusch told nascar it would not renew its sponsorship after the. In the two decades since it grew out of the longrunning late model sportsman series, the busch circuit has become famous as a training ground for future winston cup stars like jeff gordon, mark martin, bobby labonte, and dale earnhardt jr. Nascar cup series driver joey logano joined an exclusive club on may 7 twotime dad with the birth of son jameson. Kyle busch has moved ahead of richard petty on the alltime national series wins list, and kevin harvick took over third by himself. The new series was sponsored by anheuserbusch, first as the budweiser grand national series and then as the busch grand national series beginning in 1984. The operator of this website is not affiliated with, endorsed. Africanamericans comprise just 8 percent of nascars fan base. Nascar late model sportsman national championship the.
Dec 05, 2019 anheuser busch s history in nascar dates to 1978, when it first sponsored the busch pole award, and busch was the official beer of nascar from 1988 to 1997 as well as a longtime sponsor of the. In 1984, the busch brand took over the sponsorship in what would become the nascar busch series now called the nascar nationwide series. This is the playlist for the 1998 nascar busch grand national series. The nascar xfinity series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by. Drivers race in 36 races a year, and the driver with the most points at the end of the year is awarded the sprint cup. After anheuser busch told nascar it would not renew its sponsorship after the. The nascar pintys series is a nascar racing series in canada that derives from the old cascar super series founded in 1981 and bought out by nascar in 2006. The wallaces continue their racing traditions with. It was also his second straight win at bristol and his seventh of eighth overall in the nascar cup series at the. The series was previously called the budweiser late model sportsman series in 1982 and 1983, the nascar busch grand national. That same year, he began to race in nascars busch series and by 2000 was a. Kyle busch becomes winningest driver in nascar truck.
But the busch series has also established its own tradition of ultra. Nascar official home race results, schedule, standings. Nascar busch series grand national division 19952003. Grand national series, nascar busch series, nascar nationwide series. Apr 19, 2020 this is the playlist for the 1998 nascar busch grand national series. Kyle busch wins after a late red flag in atlanta and picks up his 52nd career nascar gander outdoors truck series victory, which is the most alltime. No poles for first two drivers in 2012 points, 1st time ever. On september 3, 2014, nascar reached a 10year agreement with comcast to sponsor the series under their xfinity branding as of the 2015 season. In addition, 2007 also saw the announcement that nationwide insurance was replacing anheuser busch as main sponsor of nascars no.
In 2007, it was announced that the premier series name would be changed to the nascar sprint cup series. I will probable be doing one of these a week now, an all crashes from past years at the track that they are racing at. Xfinity series latest news news and results from nascar. Nascar continues to look for a way to differentiate the busch series from the premiere nextel cup series, in answer to critics who suggest busch has become cup lite, with nearidentical cars and a plethora of invading nextel cup drivers. The following year, guthrie became the first woman to lead a winston cup series race under caution at the ontario speedway in canada. Anheuserbuschs history in nascar dates to 1978, when it first sponsored the busch pole award, and busch was the official beer of nascar from 1988 to 1997 as well as a. For the first time in the history of the nascar sprint cup series, both the champion and second in points failed to win a pole during. In 1976, the winston cup series took the lead in worldwide motorsports attendance, with more than 1. The three largest racing series run by nascar are the monster energy cup series, the xfinity series, and the gander outdoors truck series.
Nascar budweiser late model sportsman series 19821983. Aug 31, 2001 nascar s busch series has always been about racing hard and having fun doing it. Programs like drive for diversity, which started in 2004, aim to expand the reach of historically underrepresented groups in the sport through a series of internships, pittraining programs, and driver courses through rev racing. It was redemption for nemechek, who was edged in a photo finish. April 10, 1989 rick wilson captured his first career nascar xfinity busch grand national series win in the budweiser 200 at bristol motor speedway. Nascar xfinity series history nascar budweiser late model sportsman series 19821983 season. Take a look back at the history of nascar s toptier series and how the name. Kyle busch and kyle larson put on a show in both nascar races at auto club speedway in 2014. Nascar late model sportsman national championship 19501981. Series will take a page from nascar history next weekend, racing on one of the. For more than 30 years, racing at short tracks throughout the country has provided the foundation for nascar. Busch was able to come back on track with the lead and then outran truex jr. With nascar returning to darlington raceway for two cup series races in may, nascar historian ken martin compiled a history of darlington in the springtime.
Nascar whelen allamerican series nascar home tracks. The series was previously called the budweiser late model sportsman series in 198283, nascar busch grand national series from 19842003, the nascar busch series from 20042007, and the nascar nationwide series from 200814. Nascar is a registered trademark owned by the national association for stock car auto racing inc. April 15, 2000 joe nemechek won the nascar xfinity busch series touchstone energy 300 at talladega superspeedway when he beat buckshot jones to the finish line. The new series has races through six of canadas provinces for a total of events with tv coverage on tsn. April 18 today in jayskis nascar history jayskis nascar. In 1994, robinson became the first woman to clinch pole position in one of the major series, topping the qualifying race for the xfinity series busch light 300 series at the atlanta speedway on march 12, 1994.
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