Final Firsts
One mad Wisconin native later, and this Hall of Fame driver kept the Drive for 5 alive with this victory at Martinsville
Who is Jeff Gordon?
This Cup Champion has yet to score a superspeedway win, his closest chance falling at the hands of Denny Hamlin in the 2016 Daytona 500
Who is Martin Truex Jr?
Who is Chase Elliott?
Its only fitting that the most recent race run on 4th of July was held at this circuit
What is Road America?
In what should have been a championship season in 2020, this driver failed to advance a week prior, having to settle for 5th
Who is Kevin Harvick?
It took coming from the back of the pack, but that was nothing for the man in black, as he charged to the front to win at Talladega
Who is Dale Earnhardt?
Talladega never disappointed, and this three wide finish saw Jimmie Johnson edge out this Kansas native by just .002 seconds
Who is Clint Bowyer?
TROUBLE! Dale Junior goes for a spin off the front bumper of Kyle Busch, which opens the door for this driver to steal the win at Richmond
Who is Clint Bowyer?
The hometown boy picked up the first ever victory at the IMS Road Course, just one of his 9 victories that year
Who is Chase Briscoe?
History has to start somewhere, and a 5th place finish in 2005 for this driver was the kickoff to the most dominant stretch in NASCAR history
Who is Jimmie Johnson?
The Magic Mile rewarded this Hall of Famer with his 40th career win, but in cruel irony, he was still the bridesmaid at season's end
Who is Mark Martin?
The Closer Kevin Harvick made the move at just the right time, edging out this former Daytona 500 champion for the win at Talladega in 2010
Who is Jaime McMurray?
It took Kyle Busch blowing a tire and Daniel Suarez running out of fuel on the last lap to allow this driver to score the victory at Auto Club
Who is Austin Dillon?
Who is Tony Stewart?
In 2007, this future champion left for greener pastures, bringing the 5 car back in 5th place to end the 2007 season
Who is Kyle Busch?
The rain fell down on Texas Motor Speedway, robbing the fans of seeing that famous celebration one last time
Who is Carl Edwards?
Even road courses can have photo finishes, and this was no exception in Montreal, as Boris Said won the drag race against this other ringer
Who is Max Papis?
It was a chaotic finish to Kansas in 2016, with Ben Rhodes sending it in on Johnny Sauter, opening the door for this future cup talent to score his first career win
Who is William Byron?
This NASCAR Hall of Famer picked up the first ever win on the 4th of July for NASCAR, one of his 8 wins en-route to his 1952 championship
Who is Tim Flock?
This driver held a spot in the Xfinity Championship 4 three times in four years, but in 2021 he came up short of a final round berth
Who is Justin Allgaier?
It was almost 2 in a row to close the year, but a blown tire meant Rockingham the week prior was this former Champion's last trip to victory lane until 2018 (as a spotter)
Who is Bill Elliott?
A stray push by Kyle Busch almost cost Joey Logano the victory, but it did allow this late driver to score his final Xfinity Series top 5
Who is Jason Leffler?
Coming into the trioval, Clint Bowyer all but had the win locked up, until Landon Cassill shoved this Daytona ace to victory
Who is Tony Stewart?
This Milwaukie, OR born driver picked up the victory at the Milwaukee, WI track in the most recent Truck Series race ran on 4th of July
Who is Mike Bliss?
While keeping it close in the home stretch of the 2011 Nationwide Season, this driver stumbled from 3rd to 5th, as Ricky Stenhouse Jr hoisted the title
Who is Reed Sorenson?