Youngest driver to start a nascar race

But his talent has been evident since 2014, when he became the youngest driver in nascar national series history to win a race at the age of. May 05, 2020 on may 6, 1991, 51yearold race car driver harry gant racks up his 12th national association of stock car auto racing nascar winston cup career victory in the winston 500 in talladega, alabama. Mar 24, 2019 herta becomes youngest indycar winner at 18. Competed as the youngest driver in the xfinity series playoffs at 19 years and 9. Matt dibenedetto nascar driver page bio and stats mrn. In the early days of nascar, you could drop out of school and be successful. All achieved through years of obsession with the sport. Harrison burton finds himself in a nascar agelimit quandary. He was 20 years, 2 months and 19 days old when he made his start at the indy 500, with. After already giving you the 20 oldest sprint cup drivers among the top 40 in points, we present the 20 youngest drivers starting with the oldest among the young group. Erik jones, who is a few months younger than elliott, became the youngest driver to win this year when he took the. There are just such instances among 11 drivers in nascar.

The youngest driver currently racing a full nascar sprint cup series schedule is joey logano, who is 21 years old may 24, 1990. May 15, 2019 racing in the whelen euro nascar series, ben creanor is the youngest ever nascar driver having turned 16 in march this year. In 2007, he won the tour rookie of the year award in the uara stars series. Last week it was announced that 18yearold infant lance stroll will race for williams in formula 1 next season alongside valtteri bottas when he debuts in f1 at next years australian grand prix, hell be the second youngest driver to start a race in the series long history. Teenager colton herta becomes youngest to win indycar race. He won the second race of the season at rockingham the following week, followed by a third win at bristol. Meet the drivers and the teams behind the wheels and walls of gms racing.

In 1997, he won his first daytona 500, becoming the youngest driver at the time to win the race. Nascar live race coverage, latest news, race results, standings, schedules, and driver stats for cup, xfinity, gander outdoors. He is currently signed fulltime in the nascar cup series, driving the no. At the start of the season, i never saw this coming cayden said. This teen is delaying harvard to be a race car driver. In doing so at age 18, he became the youngest driver ever to win a nascar.

Since then, karam has made a few rookie mistakes in his indy 500 starts. Nascar official home race results, schedule, standings. The win came in just his seventh career truck series start. Became youngest driver to win a nascar xfinity series race on june 14, 2008, at kentucky. How f1s young driver record tumbled, and now cant be beaten. On may 6, 1991, 51yearold race car driver harry gant racks up his 12th national association of stock car auto racing nascar winston cup career victory in the winston 500 in talladega, alabama. If you can, volunteer to work with a local drivers crew. He became the youngest driver in nascar national series history to win a race. Long would eventually race in the nationwide series, making her debut in the 2012 drive4copd 300. Who is currently the youngest driver in the nascar cup. Sage karam indy 500 return youngest driver in the field. Gaulding, who began racing at the bright young age of 3 on fourwheelers and dirt bikes, developed technical skills at a young age that the average youth never learns and now 17 yrs.

Joey logano to become youngest daytona 500 starter in history. Several drivers are still able to win races in their 50s and some drivers including ones on this list start their nascar careers in their 40s. Active drivers nascar cup series career stats racing. He followed that by becoming the youngest driver to win an indycar race when he took the checkered flag first in march at circuit of the americas in austin, texas. Byron, 21, is the youngest driver to start from the pole in the history of the memorial day weekend event. Logano was one of only four drivers to make it to the final championship race at. Pro nascar driver jennifer jo cobb wanted success, and boy, did she get it. Justin haley became the thirdyoungest monster energy nascar cup series winner with his triumph in a rainshortened. Joey loganos victory at phoenix raceway in march 2020 marked him as just the fourth driver to win 25 nascar cup series races before the age of 30. Statistics for drivers who have starts in the enascar iracing pro. Now to add to his list of accomplishments, clint is the youngest arca driver to win the pole award and gain a top 5 finish all done on his 16th birthday and in his 2011 arca debut at madison international speedway with venturini motorsports. Joey logano was the youngest driver to win a nascar cup series race at 19 years, 35 days old.

The earlier you start racing, the better your chances will be for cultivating a career later. Stenhouses third pole in 257 cup series starts and first at daytona. In 2009, logano finished 4th in his first gatorade duel, and would become the youngest driver to start the daytona 500, however, he would crash midway through the race and finish dead last. Finished runnerup in nascar xfinity series championship in his third. He is racing with the mishumotors team and is looking to make his mark. Sep 28, 2017 ever wondered who is the youngest person to start an f1 race. Nascar next driver harrison burton, who competes in the nascar gander outdoor truck series, eclipsed logano as the youngest champion in series history when he won the championship in 2017. Grimsby teen about to become youngest nascar champion the star. After 58 career starts in the sprint cup series, plus a win in the sports biggest. She is now known as the worlds top female race driver of all time through. Youngest driver to start an arca racing series race. The 6 youngest drivers to ever start a formula 1 race. Joseph thomas logano born may 24, 1990, nicknamed sliced bread, is an american professional stock car racing driver.

Tyler reddick is just incredibly talented may 18, 2020 5. Rexfords 26thplace finish was enough to help him become the youngest driver to win the championship. Clint king has been a standout driver in every series he has raced in at a very young age. William byron no fan of youngest label nascar talk nbc. Matt dibenedetto moved from northern california to north carolina at the age of to pursue a career as a race car driver. In 2014, he became the youngest driver in nascar national series history to win a pole at the age of 16 years, four months, 22 days ngrots, gateway. Nascar announced wednesday that the start time for the cup series race has been moved up to 6. The 6 youngest drivers to ever start an f1 race youtube. Kaz edward grala is an american professional stock car racing driver from boston. Richmond enascar iracing pro invitational driver stats. In team penskes 1,000th nascar race, brad keselowski took ford to victory lane at martinsville speedway on april 2, 2017.

Driver kyle busch does a victory burnout after winning the nascar craftsman truck series quaker steak and lube 200 at lowes motor speedway in concord, n. He was also the youngest to win a nationwide series race at 18 years, 21 days old. Records earned from 20092011 when the series was still called racecar euro series before nascar s acquisition of the series in 2012 will not be included to the statistics. In 2004, kurt beat jimmie johnson to become the 2004 cup series champion. The 3 nascar story lines you should follow in 2020 charlotte. Youngest winners in monster energy nascar cup series. With todays hightech race cars and the everincreasing business side of the sport, a high school education is the bare minimum. In 2012, patrick would eventually race parttime in the sprint cup series. Became youngest driver to win a nascar xfinity series race on june 14. Cole custer career highlights the official stewarthaas racing.

Apr 10, 2020 to become a nascar driver, get as much racing experience as possible by racing gokarts at your local track and entering gokart competitions, like the soap box derby. One of two star grandsons of famed nascar stallwart richard childress, the younger dillon has all the talent to be an elite driver in the. Drivers under 30 to win a monster energy nascar cup series. He is the youngest nascar winner in the history of daytona international.

Nascar rookies could be best class in last 40 years. Mayer became the youngest champion in any nascar series at 16 years, three. The youngest part time driver is trevor bayne, who is going to be. The hometown kid is starting out front in nascars longest race. Nascar dont count out a young driver at talladega, but. Touring car championship grandam series american le mans series x1r pro cup series nascar southeast series nascar midwest series nascar southwest series nascar northwest series asa national tour fia formula two series whelen. Her first experience racing was in 1991 when her father, joe cobb, supported her start in the career. Charlotte native william byron became the youngest driver ever to capture the pole for the cocacola 600. The 15 youngest stock car drivers in the history of the. Apr 20, 2020 pro nascar driver jennifer jo cobb wanted success, and boy, did she get it. Once you have mastered gokart racing, enter amateur races and learn about mechanics.

Records earned from 20092011 when the series was still called racecar euro series before nascars acquisition of the series in 2012 will not be included to the statistics. Youngest drivers to hit 25 career nascar cup series wins. Kyle busch youngest driver to win nascar trucks race. William byron becomes youngest pole winner of coke 600. Mar 03, 2019 nascar announced wednesday that the start time for the cup series race has been moved up to 6. Trevor bayne becomes the second youngest race winner in sprint cup series history. Jimmie johnson retires from fulltime nascar cup racing, but passes. Jeff burton won the marquee nascar cup series event in 1999.

Mar 18, 2018 aurora straus never intended to become a professional race car driver. Karting helps teach you the craft of racing, from control to adapting to the race track for speed. William byron no fan of youngest label nascar talk. Nascar drivers would support a move back to nashville. Thats the date of the first race morgan shepherd ever attempted on nascars cup level. He became the youngest national series champion in nascar history. Byron becomes youngest ever to capture cocacola 600 pole. Nascar north tour usac champ car series indianapolis 500 results iroc langers juice s2 series a1 grand prix n. May 17, 2017 in 2014, sage karam made his indianapolis 500 debut, spectacularly, he finished 9th. Joey logano is also the youngest driver to start a nascar race at age 16 and entered sprint cup only one year. A young driver such as chase elliott could win sunday at talladega, but dale earnhardt jr. Apr 04, 2020 became youngest driver to win a nascar cup pole on march 19, 2010, at bristol won 2009 nascar cup series sunoco rookie of the year, the youngestever winner of the award became youngest driver to win a nascar cup race on june 28, 2009, at new hampshire motor speedway. Apr 18, 2020 in 2014, he became the youngest driver in nascar national series history to win a race at the age of 16 years, seven months, 28 days ngrots, new hampshire.

Meet the drivers and the team nascar race team gms racing. In 2011, snowball derby winner johanna long entered the camping world truck series at 19 years of age, being the youngest female driver to race in the series. Jan 01, 2018 matt dibenedetto moved from northern california to north carolina at the age of to pursue a career as a race car driver. Two years later, he became the youngest driver to win at bristol motor speedway when he captured the uara stars late model tour race. William byron no fan of youngest label nascar talk nbc sports. All statistics used in these tables are as of the end of the 2019 american festival nascar finals race. The trucks opener was the first race under nascars new scoring system, a radical redesign that awards points to stage winners in an. Justin haley and brendan gaughan, the youngest and oldest drivers on. He had a spin midway through the race and then the. Sep 16, 2016 at age 15, he started to race in the nascar canada series but stopped at six races to preserve his rookie status for this year.

Ranking the 10 best nascar drivers under 25 years old. William byron, 19, becomes youngest winner at daytona. Nascar 10 youngest winners in nascar cup series history. Et due to a forecast for inclement weather, but rain has continued throughout the day. The hometown kid is starting out front in nascar s longest race. Loganos first three starts in the sprint cup series saw three finishes of 30th place or worse. Nascar whelen euro series elite 2 division drivers all statistics used in these tables are as of the end of the 2019 american festival nascar finals race. Due to the nature of nascar, the average age of retirement from the sport is typically higher than it is in other sports. Nov 21, 2018 the race, which was scheduled to go 200 laps, was called at lap 175 for darkness. The best nascar drivers in history page 8 history a2z. The 10 best nascar drivers to never win a cup race and 10.

Twotime and defending nascar cup series champion its a title kyle busch wears proudly as driver of the no. May 24, 2019 the hometown kid is starting out front in nascars longest race. Stenhouse wins daytona 500 pole in debut with new team wluk. The youngest driver to win a sprint cup and nationwide series race is joey logano. In the 1950 season, the youngest driver on on the world championship starting grid was american troy ruttman. However, that was also the year when nascar driver kurt busch won the event, busch finished 6th. He became the youngest driver to win a nationwide series race at 18 years, 21 days old. The racing continues austin dylan is gonna be around goes a three pack.

In 2014, he became the youngest driver in nascar national series history to win a race at the age of 16 years, seven months, 28 days ngrots, new hampshire. Colton herta doffs his cowboy hat and waves to fans after winning the indycar classic. Ever wondered who is the youngest person to start an f1 race. Became youngest driver to win a nascar cup pole on march 19, 2010, at bristol won 2009 nascar cup series sunoco rookie of the year, the youngestever winner of the award became youngest driver to win a nascar cup race on june 28, 2009, at new hampshire motor speedway. Many professional race car drivers started at ages as young as 5 behind the wheel of a gokart. Competed in late model stock cars, winning 10 races, including his first start at. Since then, however, no ford driver has visited victory lane in nascars longest race. Nascars top three series cup, xfinity or trucks a driver must be.

These 15 young nascar drivers could be the next superstars. Paint something on the track before the start finish line. Nascar whelen euro series elite 1 division drivers. In earning the win, custer became the youngest driver to win a race in nascar touring series history at 16 years, seven months and 28 days. Joey logano to become youngest daytona 500 starter in. The best nascar drivers in history page 10 history a2z. But when she was, her dad signed her up for a safedriving lesson at the monticello motor club in the catskills.

Richmond enascar iracing pro invitational driver stats jayskis. Who is currently the youngest driver in the nascar. Many know kurt busch as the older brother of nascar driver kyle bush, but hes also won 27 cup races during his career. Joey logano joined a prestigious list sunday as a driver to win the monster energy series championship before he turned 30 years old. But i really just look at myself as a race car driver. Burton won again in 2001, and nascar hall of famer mark martin added the capper to a four race winning streak in the 600 in 2002.