2015 sprint cup series driver grades

The 2015 nascar sprint cup series was the 67th season of professional stock car racing in the united states and the 44th modernera cup season. Austin dillon had a rough rookie season in the sprint cup series in 2014. Click on the site to see chase elliotts career results at that track glossary. Joey logano won the race, his second of the season.

Were bringing it back in its full original form to commemorate johnson, who died. Dec 20, 2016 big news yesterday, as not only was the new name for what was the nascar sprint cup series was revealed, but nascar itself has a new logo. As the 2015 calendar year is coming to an end, its time to put a bow on the 2015 nascar sprint cup series season. Thanks to larry scavnicky of front stretch photos for the images. The nascar cup series is the top racing series of the national association for stock car auto racing nascar. Sprint cup series driver jimmie johnson 48 races during the federated auto parts 400 at richmond international raceway.

In the 60s, 70s and 80s auto racing was a low draw with an. My thoughts on nascars new cup series name and logo the. The series began in 1949 as the strictly stock division, and from 1950 to 1970 it was known as the grand national division. Driver graduates include nascar sprint cup series driver kyle larson, and. The 2014 season didnt produce a championship for hendrick motorsports, but it was a great year nonetheless for nascars most successful team. Few people expected richard childress racing to contend for the sprint cup title in 2014, but at homesteadmiami speedway, there was ryan newman giving eventual. Nascar cup series latest news news and results from nascar. But looks like that rule is waved if not running for sprint cup series points, no more real info on those rules. Mar 23, 2016 the century poll, a monthly survey of 100 members of the nascar community, has given the racing with the new lowdownforce package in the sprint cup series an average grade of an a after four races. The irwin tools night race at bristol is the next stop on the sprint cup series schedule. Rick hendrick emotional about jeff gordons final nascar races.

Chase elliott is rumored to be running a limited sprint cup series schedule in 2015. Thirty six 2015 sprint cup races plus three exhibition non points races. Driver chase elliott 2015 nascar sprint cup results. Jeff gordon to drive penn state car at pocono nascar race. Nascar announces 2015 sprint cup series competition. Nascar drivers and crew chiefs talk anonymously about 2015. With the race to the chase and the sprint cup championship about. Apr 22, 2015 he served as the sprint cup series director from 2002 before richard buck took over in 2014. Grimes brett moffitt wins nascar rookie of the year award. Weve reached the halfway point of the 2016 nascar sprint cup series season, which means its time for midterm reports cards on all of the teams in the top 25 in driver points. Chase elliott entered the 2015 season as the defending. The driver is fresh off his best xfinity season and will compete with. The season began at daytona international speedway with the sprint unlimited, the canam duel and the daytona 500.

May 21, 2015 others selected to the halls class of 2016 were twotime sprint cup champion terry labonte, early nascar driver curtis turner, former nascar grand national now sprint cup series champion bobby. The 20 nascar sprint cup series was the 65th season of nascar professional stock car racing in the united states and the 42nd modernera cup season. Jimmie johnson wins seventh nascar cup series championship. Matt kenseth took the victory ahead of martin truex, jr carl edwards, casey mears, and kyle larson rounded out the top five. For 2015, the weight of the gen 6 sprint cup car has been. Mar 29, 2016 the sprint cup series heads to martinsville speedway this week, and while the participants of the most notable wreck from november have tried to move on, no one will forget that race anytime soon.

While id struggle to say jeff gordons been the best driver in the nascar sprint cup series this year heck, he probably hasnt even been the best hendrick driver of 2015 theres. For chase, nascar reverts to original aero packages rules. After winning the 2015 season finale at dover international speedway, cabre was. Here are all the 2015 nascar xfinity series burnouts from all the races in the xfinity schedule in 2015, there are only burnouts by drivers that did them and that were shown on broadcast at that.

The 2016 nascar sprint cup series was the 68th season of professional stock car racing in the united states and the 45th modernera cup series season. Sprint car ace racing in tucson saturday azcentral. I was in seventh grade, and i knew at that moment thats what i wanted to do. Jeffery michael gordon born august 4, 1971 is an american former professional stock car racing driver, currently an announcer for fox nascar, and a top executive for hendrick motorsports. Nascar camping world truck series 2015 round 2 atlanta. Mar 24, 2020 march 24, 2016 auto club speedway penalties announced. With the start of the chase for the nascar sprint cup only one month away, several sprint cup series teams will try read more the rundown. Supporting the aesthetics, uniforms, and memorabilia of auto racing since 20. In 1971, when the series began leasing its naming rights to the r. That unbridled enthusiasm is what has jgr thinking that edwards, 36, is still in his prime entering his 12th season of fulltime sprint cup series competition. Nascar ricky craven breaks down texas success, driver. Sixtime champion donny schatz is the face of the national sprint car dirttrack series. On sunday, jimmie johnson of hendrick motorsports won the 2016 ford ecoboost 400 at the homesteadmiami speedway and his seventh nascar sprint cup. Jan 20, 2015 the most notable change in nascars sprint cup series which opens with the daytona 500 on feb.

The 2015 sprint unlimited at daytona was a nascar sprint cup series stock car race held on february 14, 2015, at daytona international speedway in daytona beach, florida. March 24 today in jayskis nascar history page 5 of 24. This is a list of points scoring systems used to determine the outcome of the nascar championships since 1949. The 2015 spongebob squarepants 400 was a nascar sprint cup series race held on may 9, 2015, ending shortly after midnight on may 10, 2015 at kansas speedway in kansas city, kansas. Oct 10, 2015 dillon, who does most of his competing in the sprint cup series, has raced in only 15 xfinity races, compared to his 29 sprint cup events in 2015. The 2015 nascar xfinity series was the 34th season of the 2nd tier xfinity series, a professional stock car racing tour sanctioned by nascar in the united states. Reynolds tobacco company, it was referred to as the nascar winston cup series. I want to win the daytona 500 and be a cup series driver, caruth wrote. Nascar cup series latest news, highlights, live race coverage, race results, standings, schedules, photo galleries, and driver stats. Click on the driver to see 2015 race level statistics for that driver. Nascar initially announced that darby was leaving his position as cup director in 2010, but it took. It was really cool for all of us to be able to grow up through the ranks together. The season began at daytona international speedway with the sprint unlimited exhibition race, the budweiser duels, and the daytona 500. The 2016 sprint cup series schedule is about to get underway, and a printable version is available below.

International speedway corporation is the publicly traded corporation that owns and operates nascars sprint cup series. Busch may have more raw talent than any other driver in the sprint cup series, and teamed with new crew chief tony. Matt kenseth took the victory ahead of martin truex, jr carl edwards, casey mears, and kyle. Active drivers career stats nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoor truck series pintys series ntt indycar series arca menards series. Click on the site to see kyle buschs career results at that track glossary. Plenty of changes as new season approaches hartford courant. The driver categorisation of any driver over 55 will be reduced by two grades for the season following hisher 55th birthday.

Eventually, a driver will need to attract a sponsor who will be willing to invest large amounts of money to support a team. Attendance at its racetracks has been stagnant for the past several. Contested over 75 laps, it was the first exhibition race of the 2015 nascar sprint cup series season. Apr 03, 2014 nascar to reduce engine size, horsepower for 2015 season new, 2 comments brian frances says the next big change in nascar will be a reduction of engine size and horsepower.

Nick schwartz threetime sprint cup series champion tony stewart announced wednesday that he will retire as a driver after the 2016 season. The season ended with the ford ecoboost 400 at homesteadmiami speedway. So come 2015, dillon will be running in a number of xfinity series races, along with. Bill elliott, the 1988 cup series champion and a 16time winner of nascars most popular driver award, helped make sure his son chase, now 19, had everything at his competitive disposal. Nascars premier series is the nascar cup series, its most famous races being the daytona 500, the southern 500, the cocacola 600, and the brickyard 400. The largest stock car racing governing body is nascar national association for stock car auto racing. The season ended with the ford ecoboost 400 at homesteadmiami. Ranking the 10 best nascar drivers under 25 years old. Meet rajah caruth, the 17yearold eyeing a nascar career and a. A welltraveled driver who lifted the sprint cup trophy in 2004, outlaw qualified for the chase with an earlyseason win at martinsville, but he ended the year with 10 finishes of. Reigning national league mvp bryce harper poses with dale earnhardt jr. Assorted rides in the nascar cup series and xfinity. Sprint cup series driver kurt busch 41 drives thru the pits after a black flag penalty early in the 28th annual quicken loans race for heroes 500, nascar sprint cup race sunday, nov.

Dec 15, 2014 the folds of honor quiktrip 500 on sunday, is the second race of the 2015 nascar sprint cup series season and will provide drivers an earlyseason opportunity to secure a win and qualify for the chase for the nascar sprint cup. Sep 28, 2015 twenty percent of the chase for the sprint cup is complete, 67% of the first round. Todays enormous nascar drivers salaries are mostly due to television coverage, but it wasnt always so. Sunday will mark a momentous occasion in the history of hendrick motorsports and nascar as a whole. Sprint unlimited, budweiser duel 150s and sprint showdown sprint allstar race.

Driver kyle busch 2015 nascar sprint cup results racing. Former sprint cup series director john darby to leave nascar. The 2015 nascar sprint cup season is set to begin with sundays running of the daytona 500. Nascar sprint cup series full race 2014 goodys headache relief shot 500 at martinsville duration. Stenhouse won the first two xfinity series titles after sprint cup series drivers were no longer eligible to run for. Nascar sprint cup standings for 2015 click on the driver to see 2015 racelevel statistics for that driver. Sprint cup series driver brett moffitt 34 drives toward turn one during practice for the kobalt 400 at las vegas motor speedway on march 7, 2015. Its a guide to what is heardfound for each team and what has been announcedreported. Nascar to reduce engine size, horsepower for 2015 season. This happened on october 4, 2015 and it was at dover international speedway and it was for the triple aaa 400. Michael waltrip waited 15 years to win a sprint cup series race, so one subpar season from his racing team isnt going to get him down. Catch up on the latest driver and crew chief movements related. Watch the complete race from daytona on july 5, 2015.

With kevin harvick finally getting his chase crown in 2014, many consider 29yearold kyle busch to be one of the best drivers in the sprint cup series without a. Nascar sprint cup race number 36 of 36 sunday, november 22, 2015 at homesteadmiami speedway, homestead, fl 267 laps on a 1. This is an unofficial page compiled by from many different sources. Try to make it as complete as possible and update it as often possible, usually daily. Nov 16, 2015 1 post published by dgf2099 on november 16, 2015. Winston will be the crew chief for suarez and gaunt brothers racing team in 2020. Nascar driver jeff gordon will drive a blue and white penn state car for a june race at pennsylvanias pocono raceway.

It began with the alert today florida 300 at daytona international speedway on february 21, and ended with the ford ecoboost 300 at homesteadmiami speedway on november 21. Final grades for every driver in the nascar sprint cup series based on their performance during the 2015 season. What better way to wrap up 2015 then to offer up grades for every driver in the. Marking for the first without either driver of the 1970s on the grid. Nascar has announced penalties following the race weekend at auto club speedway. The winston cup points system used in 1973 was almost similar to 1972. Who will be 2015 nascar sprint cup series champion. Jun 05, 2014 its the final sixrace summer series for tnt, which then will hand off to espn for its swan song after an eightyear run fox and nbc will split the schedule for 10 seasons starting in 2015. Nascar sprint cup series 2015 round dover qualifying. Full practice speeds practice, qualifying schedule kyle larson topped the leaderboard in fridays first nascar sprint cup read more the rundown. Jun 24, 2016 what hornish left unsaid at the time was that hed been pining to get back behind the wheel since turning his last laps in the 2015 cup series finale in homestead, fla. Sep 26, 2019 grades for every team as 2020 nfl draft ends.

The biggest concern for each nascar sprint cup series team. The championships are awarded each year to the driver who accumulate the most championship points over the course of. Sprint cup drivers and crew chiefs on the move in 2015 related. Three up, three down for nascars chase after 2nd race. Highlights and predictions as nascar zooms toward chase. Kevin harvick 2014, kyle busch 2015 and martin truex jr. The fourtime sprint cup series winner unveiled the. Brian vickers is a solid journeyman driver, whose record in a sprint cup car is quite remarkable considering his career has been. I cant say im all that shocked about either, but i will say it did take nascar a lot longer than i thought it would to come up with a new logo. Drivers set to battle for 2019 nascar cup series championship at homestead. Current drivers edit this list is accurate as of 8 december 2015 and includes 186 drivers, who hold the gold license. Jimmie johnson won the race, his third of the season. The 2015 cheezit 355 at the glen was a nascar sprint cup series race held on august 9, 2015 at watkins glen international in watkins glen, new york.