2002 nascar winston cup series drivers

There are a lot of changes coming our way for 2003. He is one of four drivers who have posted top10 finishes in both appearances at chicagoland speedway. In 1971, when the series began leasing its naming rights to the r. Owners and drivers points is the link under standings link as jayski.

Restrictor plates and penalty controversies notwithstanding, nascar winston cup 2002 is a riveting, actionpacked survey of one of the most memorable seasons in recent winston cup history. Nascar statistics, standings and results for nascar winston cup series. Tony stewart of joe gibbs racing won the championship. At the 2002 winston, thanks to inside the pit box for the image. The 2002 nascar winston cup season dawned with promise as nbc television broadcast the daytona 500 for the first time, and a new crop of rookie drivers. Busch, who has been in the nascar top 10 for 16 race weeks, leads the nascar winston cup series with three victories bristol, california, michigan. Nascars realignment makes phoenix raceway the only west coast venue with two annual sprint cup series race weekends. The 1998 nascar winston cup series season was the 50th season of professional stock car racing in the united states and the 27th modernera cup series. The season included 33 races and three exhibition races, beginning with the daytona 500 at daytona international speedway and ending with the napa 500 at atlanta motor speedway. He won his first winston cup series pole in his first daytona 500. Redirected from list of monster energy nascar cup series champions.

Jimmie johnson was favorite to win the rookie of the year. During the 2010 nascar sprint cup season, david ragan finished 24th in points. The winston cup series is currently made up of 36 races per year, with 43 cars competing in each race both of these numbers have varied over the years. The 2002 nascar winston cup series was the 54th season of professional stock car racing in the united states and the 31st modern era cup series season. Jan 25, 2019 2003 winston cup series fantasy drivers. Each title for stewart came when the series had a different name winston cup, nextel cup. Vintage nascar winston cup series coca cola 600 1995 hat pin.

Cup drivers without a full time ridelooking in 2003 casey atwood ed berrier gary bradberry stacy compton wally dallenbach jeff fuller bobby hamilton driving in the truck series in 2003 andy hillenburg andy houston buckshot jones kevin. A new batch of rookie drivers and a crashladen daytona 500 got the 2002 nascar winston cup season off to a roaring start. Total team control drivers carspaint schemes nextel cup duration. Nascar winston cup series 2003 schedule announced october race at lowes motor speedway switched to prime time daytona beach, fla. The 2002 nascar winston cup began on saturday, february 10, and ended on sunday, november 17. Fanz plans to field as many as five race teams and establish merchandising. Com name 021002 budweiser shootout daytona international speedway tnt daytona. Newman and jeremy mayfield advance to the winston after winni. Active drivers career stats nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoor truck series pintys series ntt indycar series arca menards series. It began on february 10, 2002 at daytona international speedway, and ended on november 17, 2002 at homesteadmiami speedway. Jul 07, 2003 busch, who has been in the nascar top 10 for 16 race weeks, leads the nascar winston cup series with three victories bristol, california, michigan. The 2002 edition of the winston was held on may 18, 2002 at lowes motor speedway in concord, north carolina.

Bill elliott won the 2002 nascars most popular driver award. Click on the driver to see 2002 racelevel statistics for that driver. Nascar thunder 2002 is a racing simulator video game developed by ea tiburon and published by ea sports that came out for the sony playstation, sony playstation 2, and xbox. Click on the driver to see 2002 race level statistics for that driver. The nascar manufacturers championship was captured by ford after winning 14 events, and gaining 245 points over second place chevrolet who had 10 wins and 211 points. He would win it for the 16th and final time in his career. The nascar winston cup 2002 dvd set is made up of two discs but, in the end, its content is surprisingly lightweight. On december 19, 2016, nascar announced the new name for the series, monster energy nascar cup series as well as the new series logo and new nascar logo. May 17, 2006 nascar racing 2002 season announced sierras upcoming stock car racing game will include all the tracks, teams, and drivers in the 2002 nascar winston cup series. Excitement continued throughout the season as the points race remained the tightest seen in several years. I have a links to past news for each active team in cup. Tony stewart, driving for joe gibbs racing, was declared as the winston cup champion. Robinson and nascar truck series driver jennifer jo cobb competed in the 16th installment of the amazing race but did not win the contest.

In the past, it was known as the strictly stock series, the grand national series, the winston cup series, the nextel cup series and the sprint cup series. Ill only post changes that have been officially announced by the teams. The series began in 1949 as the strictly stock division, and from 1950 to 1970 it was known as the grand national division. Ryan newman won the race and became the second driver since michael waltrip to win the event after coming out from the open and the only driver from the second segment to win. The top tier nascar series was originally called the strictly stock series in 1949. Review the 2002 seasons highlights, including an assortment of.

The nascar winston cup race of 2002 was a fiercely fought competition, with an intense field of drivers all coveting tony stewarts stock car crown. Top 10 nascar drivers who never won a cup race duration. The nascar cup series is the top racing series of the national association for stock car auto racing nascar. The 2004 nascar nextel cup season was the 56th season of professional stock car racing in the united states and the 33rd modernera cup series season.

The following is a list of female nascar drivers who have participated in a national or regional touring series race since the organizations inception in 1949, along with statistical totals for their nascar careers. Reynolds tobacco company, it was referred to as the nascar winston cup series 19712003. The 2002 nascar winston cup series is the 54th season of professional stock car racing in the united states and the 31st modern era cup series season. Dale earnhardt jr and steve park got into a big wreck at pocono which sent park flipping over and over. It is the fifth game in the nascar series of video games, and is the first of the series to have a new title the other games simply read nascar. Firstyear racers jimmie johnson and ryan newman both captured wins, and the chase for the winston cup crown was the tightest in years. The nascar cup series is nascar s top racing series. Because of his i know best attitude, gordon has never lasted with the same team for a significant period of time. Nascar cup series chevrolet camaro zl1 by scott mitton pro.

Robinson is the first woman to win a top level nascar sanctioned race. Nascar racing 2002 season announced sierras upcoming stock car racing game will include all the tracks, teams, and drivers in the 2002 nascar winston cup series. Nascar southeast series nascar midwest series nascar southwest series nascar northwest series asa national tour fia formula two series whelen southern modified tour exhibition unclassified races. Kurt busch with roush racing driving a ford was the nextel cup champion this was the first season that nascar utilized the chase for the nextel cup format that. Glossary view expanded 2002 driver standings tweet. The drivers championship was first awarded in 1949 to red byron. The nascar cup series drivers championship is awarded by the chairman of nascar to the most successful nascar cup series racing car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on race results. Hello, and welcome to the 2002 nascar winston cup series. We go racebyrace, one at a time, and highlights are enthusiastically narrated by ken squier.

Rare nascar winston cup grand national drivers decal genuine. Thought id get the driver list going so you can start learning who is where and with what sponsor. The nascar cup series is nascars top racing series. The season began on saturday, february 7, and ended on sunday, november 21. Jeff gordon won the driver s championship, the third of his career. She is one of the 16 women to ever participate in the nascar cup series and one of only three female drivers to race in the daytona 500.

Stewart is a threetime nascar sprint cup series champion. Shows driver, car number, sponsor, model and team owner. Nascar winston cup series champion in 1984 and 1996. Aug 28, 2014 2000 nascar winston cup series the winston. The 2002 nascar winston cup series began on february 10 and ended on november 17. The 2002 nascar winston cup series was the 54th season of professional stock car racing. Total team control driverscarspaint schemes nextel cup duration. Nascar winston cup driver list for 2003 team terrier. In news, ultra motorsports and evernham motorsports have announced a merger. Ryan newman was the 2002 nascar winston cup rookie of the year. Nascar winston cup race number 1 of 36 sunday, february 17, 2002 at daytona international speedway, daytona beach, fl 200 laps on a 2. People drivers drivers by state compare drivers driver rankings owners crew chiefs.

Drivers can design their own cars or race with premade paint schemes shared from other painters. Ill entered as many links to driver and team websites as i could find. Nascar winston cup standings for 2002 click on the driver to see 2002 racelevel statistics for that driver. The main attraction is a 36chapter collection of mere glimpses of the actual races that make up the winston cup series. It featured the last multiplesegment open where only segment winners advanced until 2015, and had a 27car field, the largest in allstar race history. Nascar statistics, standings and results for 2002 nascar winston cup series.

The daytona 500 was won by ward burton of bill davis racing. Owners and drivers points is the link under standings link as jayski note. This was the final season for the noncommon template bodies. Although its preaching to the choir, winston cup 2002 is thrilling enough to attract new converts to the increasingly popular world of nascar. Nascar winston cup driversponsor list for 2002 last updated 82802 new drivers sponsors are. The theme song for the game is sweet home alabama by lynyrd skynyrd. The 2002 nascar winston cup season dawned with promise as nbc television broadcast the daytona 500 for the first time, and a new crop of rookie drivers including jimmie johnson and ryan newman captured headlines. While some female nascar drivers have transitioned or attempted to transition from openwheel racing and sports car racing sarah fisher, janet guthrie, danica patrick, most have. Phoenix raceways april nascar race weekend moves to february just one week after the daytona 500 while its fall race maintains its traditional november date as the semifinal stop in the chase for the sprint cup. February 10th, 2002 daytona international speedway credit to tnt. On april 11, 2018, monster energy announced an extension of their sponsorship of the series through the end of the 2019 season.

Opting for breadth over depth, this officially authorized dvd covers all 36 races in the winston cup season, from rockingham, north carolina, to homestead. One of the most popular sports in the country, the nascar competition regularly draws viewing figures in excess of 75 million, and has a global appeal that has seen the sport broadcast in over 100. Coyote hendrick winston cup series signed rare action collectible 124 scale nascar diecast car with coa. The series generates a rich set of data and possibilities for comparisons among driverscrews. Jun 22, 2019 one of the most unlikely combinations in nascar winston cup racing ended after just five races they had a fiveyear contract when team owner larry mcclure fired robby gordon as the driver of the kodak chevrolet. Tony stewart with joe gibbs racing was crowned the winston cup champion.