The operator of this site is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the nascar organization. The series emerged from nascars old sportsman division, which was formed in 1950 as nascars short track race division. Ranking the 10 most embarrassing nascar driver sponsors in history 0 of 10 in it, burt reynolds was a toptier nascar driver trying to get out of a. Iconic beersponsored cars in nascar through the years. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. Nxs events are frequently held as a support race on the day prior to a cup series event scheduled for that weekend. The indy racing northern light series will make its chicago debut on september 2, 2001. Nascar busch series 2000 standings championship points standings for the nascar busch series 2000. Joe gibbs racing driver bobby labonte was crowned champion at seasons end. In addition to busch the reigning nascar cup series champion the only active fulltime drivers among the best of the best on the alltime wins list are jimmie johnson, kevin harvick and. Kurt thomas busch born august 4, 1978 is an american professional stock car racing driver.
Nascar nationwide series formerly busch grand national series driver championship. Mario gosselin of lake wales, fl will have sponsors so he can run in the bgn series. Busch beer will also sponsor a yettobeannounced cup race in 2020. Send request to race 2000 jimmie johnson busch series. Jeff green of ppc racing was crowned series champion. Busch beer announces extension as sponsor of driver kevin. Nascars busch series has always been about racing hard and having fun doing it. Title sponsors usually dont relinquish their positions, but it does happen.
The nascar manufacturers championship was won by ford as they captured 14 wins and 234 points to better pontiacs 11 wins and 2 points. Driver jeff gordon 2000 nascar busch grand national series. Kurt busch to serve as grand marshal for nascar truck. Busch is one of few drivers of who have won races in the cup series, xfinity series, and the camping world truck series. 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 nascar cup series. Nascar drivers like to go fast, but social distancing practices and north carolinas stayathome order have forced them to slow down to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus.
Nascar 2000 5 questions easy, 5 qns, jumpin, dec 17. Since the early days of the xfinity series, many nascar cup series drivers. In 2019, kurt busch made the nascar cup series playoffs in his first season with chip ganassi racing. The national association for stock car auto racing, nascar, is a privately owned enterprise that was founded in 1948 by the france family. Nascar signs 4 premier partners to sponsor cup series. March 2000 busch series archive jayskis nascar silly. He currently competes fulltime in the nascar cup series, driving the no. Nascar busch grand national series standings for 2000. Click on the driver to see 2000 racelevel statistics for that driver. 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 longtime sponsor of. Interestingly, only three drivers in monster energy series history have won with the no. Please keep in mind this site is in no way associated with nascar and the information isnt guaranteed to be accurate. Kurt busch named atlanta grand marshal speed sport. Once the green flag drops on the daytona 500 new midseason silly season changes will be highlighted in blue.
So, looking at cup series wins only, here are the top25 winningest nascar drivers of all time, as of march 17, 2020 and according to data from. The nascar xfinity series nxs is a stock car racing series organized by nascar. And in 2006, anheuserbusch officials announced that they would no longer sponsor the busch series after 25 years. Threetime nascar premier series champion cale yarborough drove this buschsponsored car for owner junior johnson in 1979 and 1980. All the full nascar busch series races from the 2000 season available on youtube. Ranking the 10 most embarrassing nascar driver sponsors in. Busch started his nascar national touring series career racing in the ngrots in 2000 and was a fourtime winner in ngrots competition in just one fulltime season on the circuit. It will pit 10 nascar drivers against each other on a virtual martinsville speedway. Who were the drivers for the number 9 car in the nascar. Nascar sanctions over 1,500 races at over 100 tracks in 38.
A longrunning partnership with sponsor kelloggs 19942004 also. Former nascar team owners billy ballew and james finch have come. Which nascar drivers died in the year 2000 answers. It is nascars second division and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations top level, the nascar cup series. Individual driver statistics for the 2000 nascar busch series. Drivers can design their own cars or race with premade paint schemes shared from other painters. Nascar cup series drivers, nascar drivers, auto racing. The best nascar drivers in history page 2 history a2z. The national association for stock car auto racing nascar is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the united states. Phillips petroleum company and cicciwelliver racing.
The car became most popular when yarborough was involved in a. The brand has been associated with one of the greatest drivers of alltime, seventime monster energy nascar cup series champion. The nascar busch series and nascar winston cup series will share the inaugural event weekend at the chicagoland speedway on july 14 and 15, 2001. Nascar joined forces with espn to find the replacement. Bill elliott, jim danielson, david hobbes, al holbert 1977. Nascar xfinity chevrolet camaro by russell t despain pro. They all have to deal with winston cup in one way or another.
Busch scored a win at kentucky speedway in july the 31st of his career to qualify for the playoffs and ended up th in. Daytona international speedway recap results winner. Nationality of participating drivers % country drivers. Bios, statistics, race results videos, news, photo galleries, car, team, shop gear, date of birth, rookie year nascar cup series drivers official site of nascar. Nascar busch grand national series standings for 2000 racing. Kyle busch stats, race results, wins, news, record, videos. Nascar busch series 2000 standings driver database. Glossary view expanded 2000 driver standings tweet. Oldschool sponsors wed like to see back on cars in nascar. Busch started his nascar national touring series career racing in the ngrots in 2000 and was a fourtime winner in ngrots competition, in just one fulltime season on the circuit. It also oversees seven regional series and one local grassroots series. Lowes leaving nascar came as a big surprise to many nascar fans. The season began on february and ended on november 20.
Reynolds tobacco dropped its sponsorship, marking the end of the winston cup era. The 2000 nascar busch grand national series season began on february 19 and ended on november 11. This is a quiz over the primary sponsors in the nascar busch series in 2004. Also in preparation for the june 10 nascar busch series race at. 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. October 2000 busch series archive jayskis nascar silly season. Begins with 12 drivers who qualify for the chase grid with 2,000 points, plus the. Lepage has driven the red mansponsored entry in selected busch. Through points awarded based on the race finish, leading a lap and leading the most laps, drivers are awarded points in each race. Winning the daytona 500 would be the last drop in filling a bucket list of milestones for kyle busch that includes two cup championships and more than 200 nascar victories for one of the alltime. Here are some other oldschool sponsors wed like to see make their return to nascar. Autotrader was a sponsor not on a car, but on the broadcasts in the early 2000s before coming back in 2014 w logano. Nascar sprint cup driver list for 2010 team terrier.
But the busch series has also established its own tradition of ultra. Asked in nascar, nascar drivers teams and sponsors, dale earnhardt jr. The nascar xfinity series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by nascar. Click on the site to see jeff gordons career results at that track glossary. There have been four drivers who raced the double running the indianapolis 500 and cocacola 600 on the same day. Nascar nationwide series formerly busch grand national series driver championships. Dale jrs rookie year in the nascar cup series was in 2000. He is the 2004 nascar nextel cup series champion, and currently tied for the longesttenured active driver in the cup series with ryan newman having made their first start. Chevrolet finished third with nine wins and 199 points.
Busch is the 2004 cup champion and has won 31 times in. Jeff green, the 2000 busch series champion the 2000 nascar busch grand national series season began on february 19 and ended on november 11. Dr pepper was a sponsor in the early 2000s on the 26 busch series car before coming back as a minor sponsor in 2012 with bk racing, before becoming a. The 2000 nascar winston cup season was the 52nd season of professional stock car racing in the united states, and was the 29th modernera cup series. May 2000 busch series archive jayskis nascar silly season site. Vet tix is a national 501 c3 which has provided more than 9 million event tickets to the military and first responder communities since 2008. John andretti 1994, tony stewart 1999, 2001, robby gordon 2000. Mcdonalds cessna miller lite wurth alliance truck parts fitzgerald discount tire dow chemical aaa ethanol busch jimmy johns mobil 1 advocare safety kleen go daddy napa hooters sunenergy mountain dew smithfield haas automation fedex menards duracell geico twisted tea rush truck centers low t or some testosterone boost. Nascar busch grand national series standings for 2000 click on the driver to see 2000 racelevel statistics for that driver. Kurt buschs fiveseason term 201418 with stewarthaas racing produced six wins. Petty enterprises and sponsor sprint announced thursday that. Kurt busch is competing in his 20th full season in the nascar cup series and second with chip ganassi racing, driving the no. Jimmie johnson wants to run indycar race on july 4 at indy. Drivers to earn first nascar cup series win at atlanta.