Browse through latest information on your favorite nascar cup drivers, including full biographies, latest news, highres photos and high quality videos. Join alex weaver as she catches up with all the drivers on the red carpet, including jimmie. Nascar sprint cup, nascar collection, sprint cup gear. Get the latest nascar news, rumors, video highlights, scores, schedules, standings, photos, images, player information and more from sporting news.
Kevin harvick also competes in the nationwide and camping world truck series parttime. Marcos ambrose born 1 september 1976 is an australian former racing driver. Dec 24, 2012 heres the big moment for fans of nascar sprint cup. Nascar sprint cup driver list for 2012 team terrier. The 2012 nascar sprint cup series was the 64th season of nascar professional stock car racing in the united states and the 41st modernera cup season. Kyle busch rowdy busch has seen success across the board in each of nascar s top three divisions, but his sprint cup series earnings come in. Nascar crash nascar 24 nascar sprint cup nascar racing jeff gordon nascar michael waltrip nascar champions martin truex jr daytona international speedway jeff gordon photos driver jeff gordon poses during portraits for the 20 nascar sprint cup series at daytona international speedway on february 20 in daytona beach, florida. See more ideas about nascar sprint cup, nascar and popular sports. Jamie mcmurray is a nascar driver who drives the no.
Big changes occurred in the 2007 nascar sprint cup season, as the car of tomorrow was introduced for 16 races. April 1 today in jayskis nascar history page 5 of 24. He won the australian v8 supercar series championship in 2003 and 2004 in 2006, ambrose relocated to the united states to pursue racing in nascar, starting with the camping world truck series. Dec 18, 2019 in 2009, he became the youngest driver to win a monster energy nascar cup series then the nascar sprint cup series race.
Drivers compete for the love of the game, but for the eventual winner, theres. Sarah crabillgetty images for texas motor speedway. Can you name the 2012 nascar sprint cup series drivers. Nascar enters its 2012 season with some muchneeded momentum after. Nascar sprint cup standings for 2012 click on the driver to see 2012 racelevel statistics for that driver. Nascar sprint cup series 2012 media guide nascar sprint cup series aric almirola 105 previous racing history in 2011, competed in first full nascar nationwide series season, making 34 of career total of 73 starts with fifth career series pole, seven topfive and 18 top10 finishes for jr motorsports. That same year, logano won the sprint cup series rookie of the year. Nascar sprint cup driver sponsor list for 2012 where do you want to go next. Get all the top nascar sprint cup for men, women, and kids at nascar shop. The top 10 teams and drivers and their estimated value. Attendance at its racetracks has been stagnant for the past several. Nascar standings including driver point standings and earnings, owners standings, and manufacturers standings for sprint cup, nationwide, and truck series. He moved up to the nationwide series in 2007, and later the sprint cup series in 2008.
In a facebook post thursday night, he announced that he was retiring from nascar. Driver races win t5 t10 pole laps led earnings avst avfn raf miles llf points, diff. Jason leffler nascar national series stats official site of. How much money do nascar sprint cup owners make answers. Shows driver, car number, sponsor, model and team owner. Nascar race results at michigan jun 17, 2012 quicken. The 2000 sprint cup series champion ran his last full season in 2012. The national association for stock car auto racing. Heres a look at the 10 individuals who raced away from the competition this year.
If you are talking abut the 24 car in the nascar sprint cup series those guys make around 100k a year. Feb 14, 20 a look at the teams expected to compete regularly this year in the nascar sprint cup series, with comments from journal sentinel motorsports writer dave kallmann. Forbes has released its annual ranking of sprint cup teams and drivers based on earnings. Following a lengthy cup career that ran until 2004 and included two wins including darlington 2003, ricky craven has worked as a tv analyst for 14 years, currently with fox sports. Nascar race result for the quicken loans 400 at michigan international speedway on jun 17, 2012. Nascar race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers. Asked in racing, business plans, auto racing, nascar. Nascar live race coverage, latest news, race results, standings, schedules, and driver stats for cup, xfinity, gander outdoors nascar official home race results, schedule, standings, news. Nascar driver capsules april 12, 2012 part 1 chicago.
They will get bonus earnings if their team make to the top 10 positions of season. Nascar drivers make their money in three primary areas salary, percentage of race winnings and bonuses and those at the top of the sport can significantly supplement their income with merchandise sales and. Jimmie johnson is nascars topearning driver for the second time in three. Jeff gordon finished the regular season with a 410point lead over jimmie johnson, who was fourth in the standings, but johnson began the race in first because of his six victories. Eventually, a driver will need to attract a sponsor who will be willing to invest large amounts of money to support a team. Dec 23, 2012 top 10 nascar driver of the year 2012. Nascar sprint cup 2012 martinsville race 0636 full race. Please keep in mind this site is in no way associated with nascar and the information isnt guaranteed to be accurate.
A fulltime sprint cup driver can earn anywhere from. Matt kenseth wins third nascar sprint cup race of 2012 kenseths 2012 season started with him winning his second daytona 500. Drivers nascar sprint cup series 2012 media guide nascar sprint cup series aric almirola 105 previous racing history in 2011, competed in first full nascar nationwide series season, making 34 of career total of 73 starts with fifth. Nascar sprint cup series 2012 owner point standings. Jayskis nascar sprint cup silly season site at, up to date nascar news, rumors, drivers, sponsors and paint schemes. The final ten races were known as 2011 chase for the sprint cup. 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. Apr 11, 2012 nascar driver capsules april 12, 2012. Brad keselowski needed to bring his dodge home in at least 15th place in sundays final nascar sprint cup race of the season and that is exactly what he did to win the 2012 season points championship. Which sprint cup series drivers have the most in career.
The 2011 nascar sprint cup series was the 63rd season of professional stock car racing in the united states and the 40th modernera cup series season. Danica patrick during qualifying for the nascar sprint cup series duck commander 500. The season ended with the ford ecoboost 400 at homesteadmiami speedway on november 17. Nascar sprint allstar race driver intros part 1 of out 2 enjoy the fans interduce there driver. Several drivers lost their sprint cup ride or had to settle for pay cuts. Had at least one pole in each of nascars national series 200710. Nascar is a registered trademark owned by the national association for stock car auto racing inc. It is behind large racing series such as the sprint cup series. The nascar logo and driver images are owned and of nascar, respective nascar teams and owners. Salaries and earnings of nascar drivers fall into two categories. Salary often based on percentage of sponsorships december 7, 2012 nascar drivers make their money in three primary areas salary, percentage of race winnings and bonuses and those at the top of the sport can significantly supplement their income with merchandise sales and personal endorsements. A single mistake during the pit stop can cause a major damage to the ride. Hamlin is the only toyota driver to have won a sprint cup race at texas. The season started on february 18, 2012 at daytona international speedway, with the budweiser shootout, followed by the daytona 500 on february 27.
Nascar cup series latest news, highlights, live race coverage, race results, standings, schedules, photo galleries, and driver stats. Nascar standings including driver point standings and earnings, owners standings, and. For example, the truck driver also is responsible for the tires. Salaries, equipment and travel arent cheap, especially when nascar takes its act on the road. Nascar news, race results, schedule, standings, photos. International speedway corporation is the publicly traded corporation that owns and operates nascar s sprint cup series. Brad keselowski is a race car driver and owneroperator of his own nascar camping. Nascar sprint cup standings for 2012 click on the driver to see 2012 racelevel statistics. Shell also run 10 races for stewarthaas in sprint cup starting with the 54th running of the daytona 500, and will race a full schedule of cup races in.
Getty in 2002 he scored a win in his 2nd career sprint cup series start the quickest in nascar history while. Nascar cup series drivers, nascar drivers, auto racing. Nascar sprint cup driver list for 2010 team terrier. More richmond international raceway race results or the complete 2012 nascar sprint cup. Nascar cup series latest news news and results from nascar. Marcos ambrose was born in launceston, tasmania on september 1, 1976. Jun, 20 career numbers in nascar sprint cup, nationwide and camping world truck series. Nascar sprint cup 2012 martinsville race 0636 full. Nascars highestpaid drivers make their money from a.
Nascar cup drivers find information on your favorite. Nascar standings after race number 15 of the nascar sprint cup series. Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. It is certainly a good day to be a driver in the nascar sprint cup. His closest challenger, fivetime titlist jimmie johnson, dropped out with mechanical trouble late in the ford ecoboost 400 at homestead, fla. Federated auto parts 400 at richmond international raceway on 0908 2012. Which sprint cup series drivers have the most in career earnings. Nascar drivers win big prize money, but they say it. Thirty six 2012 sprint cup races plus three exhibition non points races shootout, duel 150s, sprint. The season included 36 races and two exhibition races, beginning with the daytona 500 at daytona international speedway and ending with the ford 400 at homesteadmiami speedway. We are not sure how much accurate money is provided to the crew members as winning bonus but in the table you will see the estimated earnings in the form of bonus earned by the nascar pit. The operator of this website is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the nascar organization. Next week, rwr will continue with part 2 of whos where for 2012 nascar s sprint cup series, along with racing news from around the globe.
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. Once the green flag drops on the daytona 500 new midseason silly season changes will be highlighted in blue. The season began on february 16, 20, at daytona international speedway, with the sprint unlimited, followed by the daytona 500 on february 24. Even for the most successful teams, a week at the race track has seemingly turned into a money pit with no bottom. Nascar enters its 2012 season with some muchneeded momentum after a 10% jump in tv ratings for last years races. Redirected from list of nascar sprint cup series champions 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.
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