NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France, Sr. in 1947???48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of Bill France, Sr. NASCAR is the largest sanctioning body of stock car racing in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series, and the Camping World Truck Series. It also oversees NASCAR Local Racing, the Whelen Modified Tour, the Whelen All-American Series, and the NASCAR iRacing.com Series. NASCAR sanctions over 1500 races at over 100 tracks in 39 US states and Canada. NASCAR has presented exhibition races at the Suzuka and Motegi circuits in Japan, Mexico, and Calder Park Raceway in Australia.

NASCAR ► NASCAR Drivers

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Denny Hamlin

22,727

#26

7,780

#21

1,450,000

16,800,000

Jimmie Johnson

38,462

#12

18,000

#18

1,790,000

#21

4,940,000

Jeff Gordon

16,129

#32

6,910

2,300,000

#20

5,110,000

Kyle Busch

38,462

#16

12,900

#11

2,130,000

#23

4,800,000

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

#13

7,576

#39

5,400

#13

2,000,000

#10

8,440,000

Mark Martin

#12

8,621

#36

5,880

#27

1,070,000

#38

1,960,000

Tony Stewart (NASCAR)

#15

7,353

#43

4,800

#16

1,880,000

#11

7,940,000

Carl Edwards

#11

21,739

#13

17,100

#23

1,360,000

#34

2,160,000

Kasey Kahne

#14

#10

9,434

#33

6,720

#28

1,060,000

#29

2,650,000

Kurt Busch

#18

15,625

#24

8,250

#22

1,440,000

#35

2,100,000

Joey Logano

#19

#18

5,102

#40

5,280

#34

749,000

#67

1,050,000

Danica Patrick

#21

#54

476

23,200

3,620,000

20,900,000

Matt Kenseth

#22

#10

9,434

#23

8,580

#32

842,000

#44

1,710,000

Brad Keselowski

#23

#26

3,704

#45

4,610

#24

1,160,000

#49

1,550,000

Ryan Newman

#27

10,000

#46

4,590

#36

723,000

#37

2,000,000

Kevin Harvick

#28

21,739

#53

3,830

#29

1,040,000

#51

1,530,000

Clint Bowyer

#29

#16

6,667

#52

3,930

#37

718,000

#64

1,100,000

Brian Vickers

#35

#13

7,576

#72

2,430

#78

284,000

#87

878,000

Jeff Burton

#38

#23

4,274

#76

2,060

#51

458,000

#77

970,000

Michael Waltrip

#39

#35

2,283

#62

2,920

#46

522,000

#62

1,180,000

Greg Biffle

#43

#17

5,682

#69

2,530

#45

550,000

#70

1,010,000

Paul Menard

#44

#20

4,902

#108

1,040

#69

324,000

#108

727,000

Mike Wallace (NASCAR)

#45

#54

476

#60

3,040

#17

1,840,000

#166

370,000

A.J. Allmendinger

#46

#21

4,854

#34

6,460

#72

301,000

#94

822,000

Jamie McMurray

#61

#18

5,102

#47

4,470

#61

363,000

#64

1,100,000

Elliott Sadler

#62

#47

797

#95

1,320

#65

349,000

#90

845,000

Regan Smith

#64

#28

3,226

#77

2,050

#67

332,000

#107

728,000

Martin Truex Jr.

#69

#36

929

#38

5,530

#71

310,000

#86

881,000

David Ragan

#71

#22

4,348

#48

4,130

#60

386,000

#56

1,280,000

Sam Hornish Jr.

#74

#45

801

#97

1,230

#76

292,000

#119

615,000

Robby Gordon

#76

#30

3,030

#113

978

#75

296,000

#58

1,250,000

Dave Blaney

#85

#32

2,762

#165

394

#119

154,000

#172

354,000

Marcos Ambrose

#87

#24

4,000

#107

1,050

#68

325,000

#92

828,000

Bobby Labonte

#93

#25

3,937

#101

1,180

#99

200,000

#74

987,000

David Reutimann

#108

#26

3,704

#137

637

#89

239,000

#124

578,000

Casey Mears

#109

#29

3,106

#110

1,020

#128

140,000

#131

541,000

Bill Elliott

#111

#30

3,030

#121

876

#152

104,000

#68

1,040,000

Reed Sorenson

#119

#54

476

#168

360

#91

229,000

#169

363,000

Scott Speed

#122

#50

791

#122

867

#90

231,000

#115

644,000

Michael McDowell

#126

#44

809

#148

539

#120

153,000

#111

697,000

Mike Bliss

#128

#53

781

#152

506

#131

132,000

#194

267,000

J.J. Yeley

#129

#43

814

#132

708

#155

99,900

#159

388,000

Mike Skinner

#131

#48

794

#208

172

#136

129,000

#112

696,000

Travis Kvapil

#133

#33

2,604

#153

502

#159

88,100

#190

275,000

Josh Wise

#135

#54

476

#139

618

#147

111,000

#175

347,000

Joe Nemechek

#138

#34

2,347

#162

437

#152

104,000

#160

387,000

David Gilliland

#139

#38

871

#105

1,110

#124

144,000

#73

988,000

Terry Labonte

#160

#46

799

#223

139

#181

70,400

#138

508,000

David Stremme

#168

#54

476

#142

609

#175

72,300

#182

290,000

Juan Montoya

#174

11,364

#241

105

#165

81,100

#117

626,000

Carl Long

#181

#54

476

#204

179

#222

41,200

#269

136,000

Kevin Conway

#199

#48

794

#218

156

#173

72,400

#153

428,000

Max Papis

#245

#54

476

#296

#194

60,300

#233

200,000

John Andretti

#246

#54

476

#156

470

#235

34,800

#207

237,000

P.J. Jones

#255

#54

476

#257

#298

18,500

#243

177,000

Terry Cook

#260

#52

782

#221

142

#299

18,100

#235

196,000

James Hylton

#299

#54

476

#261

#370

5,960

#362

60,800

Scott Wimmer

#310

#54

476

#399

#223

40,600

#314

94,300

Erik Darnell

#386

#54

476

#433

#244

32,300

#358

63,200

Brandon Ash

#469

#54

476

#433

#442

1,510

#438

28,100

Boris Said III

#518

#51

784

N/A

#555

#385

50,800

Ted Christopher

#559

N/A

#280

#322

12,500

#349

68,200

Norm Benning

#560

N/A

#287

#315

13,900

#352

67,600

Dexter Bean

#561

N/A

#403

3,390

#518

11,500

Trevor Boys

#562

N/A

#437

1,570

#528

9,600

NASCAR ► NASCAR Teams

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Michael Waltrip Racing

910

1,490,000

3,720,000

Joe Gibbs Racing

4,870

422,000

917,000

Penske Racing

2,320

473,000

763,000

Roush Fenway Racing

1,410

2,380,000

5,690,000

Hendrick Motorsports

2,320

339,000

616,000

Furniture Row Racing

#10

516

1,120,000

2,520,000

Front Row Motorsports

1,110

565,000

1,270,000

Richard Childress Racing

1,310

321,000

539,000

Phoenix Racing

544

196,000

#14

286,000

Team Red Bull

#10

#11

513

#12

42,100

#11

334,000

Chip Ganassi Racing

#11

1,510

#10

122,000

#10

389,000

Evernham Motorsports

#12

#13

#14

12,400

#18

69,000

Petty Enterprises

#13

#12

#13

19,600

#15

120,000

Hall of Fame Racing

#14

#17

#11

78,900

#13

288,000

Robert Yates Racing

#15

#14

#21

4,800

#20

55,500

Bill Davis Racing

#16

#15

#17

9,280

#21

51,000

Robby Gordon Motorsports

#17

#18

7,710

#22

46,300

No Fear Racing

#18

#17

#19

7,170

396,000

BAM Racing

#19

N/A

#16

9,850

#23

42,900

Ginn Racing

#20

N/A

#15

11,600

#26

24,300

Haas CNC Racing

#21

N/A

#20

6,090

#28

18,900

Morgan-McClure Motorsports

#22

N/A

#23

3,630

#29

16,300

Wood Brothers-JTG Racing

#23

N/A

#22

3,910

#12

325,000

Kirk Shelmerdine Racing

#24

N/A

#27

763

#16

119,000

Dale Earnhardt Incorporated

#25

#16

#25

1,310

#27

20,300

Riley-D'Hondt Motorsports

#26

N/A

#24

1,880

#17

71,600

CJM Racing

#27

N/A

#26

1,200

#32

5,340

Hylton Motorsports

#28

#17

#29

355

#34

2,400

Valvoline Evernham Racing

#29

N/A

#28

589

#24

34,800

Fast Track Racing Enterprises

#30

N/A

#33

#19

62,400

Ware Racing Enterprises

#31

N/A

#31

297

#31

8,500

Jeff Wyler Racing

#32

N/A

#34

#25

33,500

McGlynn Racing

#33

N/A

#30

330

#30

9,250

Ash Motorsports

#34

N/A

#32

262

#33

3,980

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Kyle Busch

#19

#11

12,900

#21

4,800,000

#10

2,130,000

Jeff Gordon

#21

#30

6,910

#17

5,110,000

2,300,000

Jimmie Johnson

#27

18,000

#18

4,940,000

#14

1,790,000

Mark Martin

#36

#44

5,880

#42

1,960,000

#31

1,070,000

Matt Kenseth

#38

#24

8,580

#49

1,710,000

#38

842,000

Kevin Harvick

#40

#70

3,830

#54

1,530,000

#33

1,040,000

Denny Hamlin

#54

#26

7,780

16,800,000

#23

1,450,000

Jeff Burton

#72

#95

2,060

#93

970,000

#63

458,000

Jamie McMurray

#95

#64

4,470

#79

1,100,000

#80

363,000

Brian Vickers

#102

#87

2,430

#103

878,000

#101

284,000

NASCAR ► NASCAR Races

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Daytona 500

6,200

2,300,000

6,930,000

NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race

3,610

718,000

1,910,000

Coke Zero 400

133

979,000

3,390,000

Coca-Cola 600

2,150

#10

232,000

#12

786,000

Kobalt Tools 500

#17

603,000

1,270,000

Samsung Mobile 500

#11

681,000

#10

917,000

Food City 500

#10

#16

107,000

#18

397,000

Brickyard 400

347

#13

166,000

#15

632,000

Shelby American

#20

78,600

#14

679,000

TUMS Fast Relief 500

#10

N/A

384,000

1,040,000

Toyota-Save Mart 350

#11

105

682,000

1,660,000

Goody's Fast Relief 500

#12

#14

287,000

960,000

Ford 400

#13

#11

#14

132,000

#20

339,000

Budweiser Shootout

#14

#12

181,000

#26

212,000

AAA 400

#15

#18

80,900

#28

166,000

Lenox Industrial Tools 301

#16

N/A

605,000

1,180,000

Aaron's 499

#17

2,520

#17

103,000

#11

842,000

Auto Club 500

#18

#27

26,500

#32

93,700

Sylvania 300

#19

#14

#23

53,700

#29

163,000

Heluva Good Sour Cream Dips 400

#20

N/A

#11

209,000

#23

272,000

Autism Speaks 400

#21

N/A

#22

75,200

#17

416,000

AMP Energy 500

#22

N/A

#19

80,300

#13

686,000

Pepsi Max 400

#23

N/A

#15

124,000

#24

237,000

Pocono 500

#24

#13

#25

29,200

#31

132,000

Price Chopper 400

#25

#18

#21

75,400

#22

285,000

LifeLock.com 400

#26

N/A

#24

31,500

#21

325,000

One Last Race to Make the Chase

#27

N/A

#33

2,900

#16

433,000

Dickies 500

#28

#18

#30

10,900

#35

66,900

Pep Boys Auto 500

#29

#18

#28

21,700

#19

352,000

Subway Fresh Fit 600

#30

N/A

#26

28,600

#27

197,000

Sharpie 500

#31

N/A

#31

9,830

#34

69,400

CARFAX 400

#32

N/A

#32

4,920

#36

35,700

Crown Royal Presents the Your Name Here 400

#33

N/A

#36

176

#25

227,000

Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500

#34

N/A

#29

16,900

1,170,000

NASCAR Banking 500 only from Bank of America

#35

N/A

#34

652

#30

160,000

Southern 500 presented by GoDaddy.com

#36

N/A

#35

373

#33

93,500

Sunoco American Red Cross Pennsylvania 500

#37

N/A

#37

34,500

Watkins Glen 220

#38

N/A

#38

14,100

Gatorade Duels�

#39

N/A

NASCAR Sprint Showdown�

#40

N/A

#39

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