NASCAR Fast Stats Track Of The Week Bristol
By Gregg A. Shultz, RaceFanVote.com
These are the numbers prior to the 2008 night race at Bristol to give you some insight and interesting info on the
upcoming race. Most wins active and all time, fewest starts with a win, most starts with no wins and a lot more
interesting statistics. Some you might have guessed and others might surprise you.
Thanks to our friends at Racing-Reference.info for the stats. Click on their banner below to check out their site.
Active drivers with wins at Bristol:
Kurt Busch 5
Jeff Gordon 5
Matt Kenseth 2
Mark Martin 2
Terry Labonte 2
Bill Elliott 1
Tony Stewart 1
Kevin Harvick 1
Elliott Sadler 1
Carl Edwards 1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 1
Kyle Busch 1
Jeff Burton 1
Darrell Waltrip has the most wins of all drivers there with 12.
Richard Petty has the most starts of all drivers there with 60.
Full time, active driver with the most starts at Bristol is Michael Waltrip with 44.
Active driver with the most polls, Mark Martin with 7.
Driver with the most starts at Bristol without a win is Ricky Rudd with 58 races and no wins. He has also completed
the most laps there with 24,882.
Among active drivers Kyle Petty has 49 starts there with no wins.
Active driver with the least amount of starts and a win is Kyle Busch with 7 starts and 1 win.
Among all drivers, Charlie Glotzbach had only 4 starts at Bristol and won there on his 3rd attempt in 1971.
The driver who has earned the most money at Bristol is Jeff Gordon with $2,953,839.00.
Of all drivers, Cale Yarborough led the most laps at Bristol with 4305 led of 10,878 run.
Driver who has led the most laps at Bristol without scoring a victory is Geoffrey Bodine with 806 laps led in 38
races with no wins.
Driver with a win at Bristol who has led the least amount of laps is Kyle Busch with one victory and 74 laps led.
Active driver with the most top 5’s is Mark Martin with 15 in 40 races.
Active driver who has competed in the past 10 races at Bristol with the best finishing average is Dale Earnhardt,
Jr. with a 6.5 average finish. He is also the only driver to finish on the lead lap in all 10 of the events.
Active driver who has competed in the last 10 races at Bristol with the worst finishing average is Casey Mears with
a 28.0 average finish.
Active driver who has competed in the last 10 races at Bristol who has earned the most prize money there is Matt
Kenseth with $1,788,198.00
Active driver who has competed at the last 10 races at Bristol who has led the most laps is Tony Stewart leading
794 out of 4972 ran.
The best finish for a driver who only raced at Bristol once was Swede Savage driving for Bondy Long in the 1968
Volunteer 500 where he finished 3rd, 2 laps down behind Cale Yarborough [2nd] and David Pearson, who lapped
the field [1st].
By Gregg A. Shultz, RaceFanVote.com
These are the numbers prior to the 2008 night race at Bristol to give you some insight and interesting info on the
upcoming race. Most wins active and all time, fewest starts with a win, most starts with no wins and a lot more
interesting statistics. Some you might have guessed and others might surprise you.
Thanks to our friends at Racing-Reference.info for the stats. Click on their banner below to check out their site.
Active drivers with wins at Bristol:
Kurt Busch 5
Jeff Gordon 5
Matt Kenseth 2
Mark Martin 2
Terry Labonte 2
Bill Elliott 1
Tony Stewart 1
Kevin Harvick 1
Elliott Sadler 1
Carl Edwards 1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 1
Kyle Busch 1
Jeff Burton 1
Darrell Waltrip has the most wins of all drivers there with 12.
Richard Petty has the most starts of all drivers there with 60.
Full time, active driver with the most starts at Bristol is Michael Waltrip with 44.
Active driver with the most polls, Mark Martin with 7.
Driver with the most starts at Bristol without a win is Ricky Rudd with 58 races and no wins. He has also completed
the most laps there with 24,882.
Among active drivers Kyle Petty has 49 starts there with no wins.
Active driver with the least amount of starts and a win is Kyle Busch with 7 starts and 1 win.
Among all drivers, Charlie Glotzbach had only 4 starts at Bristol and won there on his 3rd attempt in 1971.
The driver who has earned the most money at Bristol is Jeff Gordon with $2,953,839.00.
Of all drivers, Cale Yarborough led the most laps at Bristol with 4305 led of 10,878 run.
Driver who has led the most laps at Bristol without scoring a victory is Geoffrey Bodine with 806 laps led in 38
races with no wins.
Driver with a win at Bristol who has led the least amount of laps is Kyle Busch with one victory and 74 laps led.
Active driver with the most top 5’s is Mark Martin with 15 in 40 races.
Active driver who has competed in the past 10 races at Bristol with the best finishing average is Dale Earnhardt,
Jr. with a 6.5 average finish. He is also the only driver to finish on the lead lap in all 10 of the events.
Active driver who has competed in the last 10 races at Bristol with the worst finishing average is Casey Mears with
a 28.0 average finish.
Active driver who has competed in the last 10 races at Bristol who has earned the most prize money there is Matt
Kenseth with $1,788,198.00
Active driver who has competed at the last 10 races at Bristol who has led the most laps is Tony Stewart leading
794 out of 4972 ran.
The best finish for a driver who only raced at Bristol once was Swede Savage driving for Bondy Long in the 1968
Volunteer 500 where he finished 3rd, 2 laps down behind Cale Yarborough [2nd] and David Pearson, who lapped
the field [1st].
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