|
|
Youngest Driver to start a Sprint Cup race:
Driver, debut date and track listed with their ages:
Tommie Elliott: Aug. 1, 1951, Altamont-Schenectady Fairgrounds - 15 years, 7 months, 5 days
Darryl Sage: July 10, 1982, Nashville Speedway - 17 years, 2 months, 2 days
Bill Morton: Oct. 9, 1955, Memphis-Arkansas Speedway - 17 years, 2 months, 17 days
Donald Thomas: May 21, 1950, Martinsville Speedway - 17 years, 10 months, 11 days
Bobby Hillin Jr.: April 18, 1982, North Wilkesboro Speedway - 17 years, 10 months, 13 days
Chuck Bown: Jan. 23, 1972, Riverside International Raceway - 17 years, 11 months, 1 day
Jeff McDuffie: April 20, 1980, North Wilkesboro Speedway - 18 years, 0 months, 20 days
Joey Arrington: Sept. 8, 1974, Richmond International Raceway - 18 years, 1 months, 14 days
Buddy Baker: April 4, 1959, Columbia Speedway - 18 years, 2 months, 10 days
Joe Ruttman: Jan. 20, 1963, Riverside International Raceway - 18 years, 2 months, 23 days
Joey Logano: Sept. 14, 2008, New Hampshire - 18 years, 3 months, 20 days
Oldest drivers to start Sprint Cup race (60 years or older)
Driver, Age, Date, Track, Start, Finish, Laps, Status
Hershel McGriff, 65, 5-16-1993, Sonoma, 42,43, 27/74, engine
Jim Fitzgerald, 65, 6-21-1987, Riverside, 37, 17, 93/95, running
Morgan Shepherd, 64, 9-17-2006, New Hampshire, 41, 42, 61/300, overheating
Geoff Bodine, 62 years, 7 months, 2 days, 11-20-2011, Homestead, 42, 30, 263, running
Dave Marcis, 61, 2-17-2002, Daytona, 14, 42, 79/200, engine
Dick Trickle, 60, 6-2-2002, Dover, 29, 42, 170/400, oil pump
Youngest drivers to win a race in the Sprint Cup Series
Joey Logano, New Hampshire, 6/28/2009: 19 years, 1 month, 4 days
Trevor Bayne, Daytona, 2/20/2011: 20 years, 0 months, 1 days
Kyle Busch, California, 9/4/2005: 20 years, 4 months, 2 days
Donald Thomas, Lakewood, GA, 11/16/1952: 20 years, 4 months, 5 days
Fireball Roberts, Occoneechee, NC, 8/13/1950: 21 years, 205 days
Joey Logano, Pocono, 6/10/2012: 22 years, 7 days
Bobby Hillin Jr., Talladega, 7/27/1986: 22 years, 52 days
Richard Petty, Southern States, Charlotte, 2/28/1960: 22 years, 241 days
Jeff Gordon, Charlotte, 5/29/1994: 22 years, 298 days
Youngest in the other National Series:
Nationwide Series: Joey Logano, 18 years, 21 days; Kentucky Speedway, 6/14/2008
Camping World Truck Series: Ryan Blaney, 18 years, 8 months, 15 days; Iowa Speedway, 9/15/2012
Oldest Sprint Cup Race Winners
(22 wins by 11 drivers over 50)
Driver, Date, Track, Age
Harry Gant, 8/6/1992, Michigan, 52 years, 7 months, 6 days
(Gant won 8 races after turning 50, and his last pole was at 54 years old, Bristol 1994)
Morgan Shepherd, 3/20/1993, Atlanta, 51 years, 4 months, 27 days
Mark Martin, 9/20/2009, New Hampshire, 50 years, 8 months, 10 days
(Martin has won 5 races after turning 50)
Bobby Allison, 2/14/1988, Daytona, 50 years, 2 months, 11 days
Dale Earnhardt, 10/15/2000, Talladega, 49 years, 5 months, 16 days
Dale Jarrett, 10/2/2005, Talladega, 48 years, 10 months, 6 days
Bill Elliott, 11/9/2003, Rockingham, 48 years, 1 month, 1 day
Rusty Wallace, 4/18/2004, Martinsville, 47 years, 8 months, 4 days
Geoff Bodine, 8/11/1996, Watkins Glen, 47 years, 3 months, 24 days
Richard Petty, 7/4/1984, Daytona, 47 years, 2 days
Terry Labonte, 8/31/2003, Darlington, 46 years, 9 months, 15 days
New record for Logano: when #20-Joey Logano won the pole for the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, he became the youngest pole sitter ever in the Sprint Cup Series at 19 years, 9 months, 23 days, beating Kyle Busch out by two days. Busch won a pole at Auto Club Speedway on February 27, 2005 at the age of 19 years, 9 months, 25 days. The old record at Bristol was held by Ryan Newman, who was 25 years, 3 months, 15 days old when he won the pole on March 23, 2003.(3-21-2010)
ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Oldest Race Winner: Morgan Shepherd, 51 years, 5 months, 8 days, 3/20/1993
Youngest Race Winner: Kyle Busch,, 22 years, 10 months, 7 days, 3/9/2008
Oldest Pole Winner: Harry Gant,- 53 years, 10 months, 4 days, 11/14/1993
Youngest Pole Winner: Terry Labonte, 24 years, 3 months, 27 days, 3/15/1981
AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY
Oldest Race Winner: Rusty Wallace, 44 years, 8 months, 15 days, 4/29/2001
Youngest Race Winner: Kyle Busch, 20 years, 4 months, 2 days, 9/4/2005
Oldest Pole Winner: Mike Skinner, 42 years, 10 months, 2 days, 4/30/2000
Youngest Pole Winner: Kyle Busch, 19 years, 9 months, 25 days, 2/27/2005
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Oldest Race Winner: Dale Earnhardt, 48 years, 3 months, 30 days, 8/28/1999
Youngest Race Winner: Kyle Busch, 21 years, 10 months, 23 days, 3/25/2007
Oldest Bristol Pole Winner: Harry Gant, 54 years, 7 months, 15 days, 8/26/1994
[the all time record]
Youngest Bristol Pole Winner: Joey Logano, 19 years, 9 months, 23 days, 3/19/2010
[the all time record]
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Oldest Race Winner: Cale Yarborough, 46 years, 6 months, 9 days, 10/6/1985
Youngest Race Winner: Jeff Gordon, 22 years, 9 months, 25 days, 5/29/1994
Oldest Pole Winner: Bobby Allison, 49 years, 10 months, 8 days, 10/11/1987
Youngest Pole Winner: Jeff Gordon, 22 years, 2 months, 6 days, 10/10/1993
CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY
Oldest Race Winner: Mark Martin, 50 years, 6 months, 2 days, 7/11/2009
Youngest Race Winner: Kyle Busch, 23 years, 2 months, 10 days, 7/12/2008
Oldest Pole Winner: Jeff Burton, 39 years, 0 months, 10 days, 7/9/2006
Youngest Pole Winner: Ryan Newman, 24 years, 7 months, 6 days, 7/14/2002
DARLINGTON RACEWAY
Oldest Race Winner: Harry Gant, 51 years, 7 months, 22 days, 9/1/1991)
Youngest Race Winner: Kyle Busch, 23 years, 0 months, 8 days, 5/10/2008
Oldest Pole Winner: David Pearson, 47 years, 8 months, 15 days, 9/6/1982
Youngest Pole Winner: Kurt Busch, 23 years, 0 months, 29 days, 9/2/2001
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
Oldest Race Winner: Bobby Allison, 50 years, 2 months, 11 days, 2/14/1988
Youngest Daytona 500 Race Winner: Trevor Bayne, 20 years, 0 months, 1 days, 2/20/2011
Youngest July Race Winner: Jeff Gordon, 23 years, 10 months, 27 days, 7/1/1995
Oldest Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 52 years, 5 months, 23 days, Daytona, 7/1/2011
Youngest Pole Winner: Jeff Gordon, 24 years, 11 months, 2 days, 7/6/1996
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
Oldest Race Winner: Harry Gant, 52 years, 4 months, 21 days, 5/31/1992
Youngest Race Winner: Kyle Busch, 23 years, 0 month, 30 days, 6/1/2008
Oldest Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 53 years, 4 months, and 24 days, 6/2/2012
Youngest Pole Winner: Jeff Gordon, 23 years, 10 months, 0 days, 6/04/1995
HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY
Oldest Race Winner: Bill Elliott, 46 years, 1 months, 3 days, 11/11/2001
Youngest Race Winner: Kurt Busch, 24 years, 3 months, 13 days, 11/17/2002
Oldest Pole Winner: Bill Elliott, 46 years, 1 months, 3 days, 11/11/2001
Youngest Pole Winner: Joey Logano, 22 years, 5 months, 23 days, 11/16/2012
INDIANIANPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Oldest Race Winner: Bill Elliott, 46 years, 9 months, 27 days, 8/4/2002
Youngest Race Winner: Jeff Gordon, 23 years, 2 days, 8/6/1994
Oldest Pole Sitter: Mark Martin, 50 years, 197 days, 7/25/2009
Youngest Pole Sitter: Reed Sorenson, 21 years, 5 months, 24 days, 7/29/2007
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
Oldest Race Winner: Mark Martin, 46 years, 9 months, 0 days, 10/9/2005
Youngest Race Winner: Ryan Newman, 25 years, 9 months, 27 days, 10/5/2003
Oldest Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 50 years, 8 months, 24 days, 10/2/2009
Youngest Pole Winner: Jason Leffler, 26 years, 0 months, 14 days, 9/30/2001
KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY
Oldest Race Winner: Brad Keselowski, 28 years, 4 months, and 18 days, 6/30/2012
Youngest Race Winner: Kyle Busch, 26 years, 2 months, 7 days, 7/9/2011
Oldest Pole Winner: Jimmie Johnson, 36 years, 9 months, and 12 days, 6/29/2012
Youngest Pole Winner: Jimmie Johnson, 36 years, 9 months, and 12 days, 6/29/2012
LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Oldest Race Winner: Sterling Marlin, 44 years, 8 months, 1 days, 3/3/2002
Youngest Race Winner: Kyle Busch, 23 years, 9 months, 29 days, 3/1/2009
Oldest Pole Winner: Dale Jarrett, 44 years, 3 months, 6 days, 3/4/2001
Youngest Pole Winner: Kyle Busch, 22 years, 10 months, 0 days, 3/2/2008
MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY
Oldest Race Winner: Harry Gant, 51 years, 8 months, 12 days, 9/22/1991
Youngest Race Winner: Richard Petty, 22 years, 9 months, 8 days, 4/10/1960
Oldest Pole Winner: Morgan Shepherd, 45 years, 6 months, 14 days, 4/26/1987
Youngest Pole Winner: Ricky Rudd, 24 years, 7 months, 14 days, 04/26/1981
MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
Oldest Race Winner: Harry Gant, 52 years, 7 months, 6 days, 8/16/1992, [the all time record]
Youngest Race Winner: Kurt Busch, 24 years, 10 months, 11 days, 6/15/2003
Oldest Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 53 years, 7 months, 8 days, 8/17/2012
Young Pole Winner: Jeff Gordon, 23 years, 10 months, 14 days, 6/18/1995
NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Oldest Race Winner: Mark Martin, 50 years, 8 months, 10 days, 9/20/2009
Youngest Race Winner: Joey Logano, 19 years, 1 month, 4 days, 6/28/2009
[the all time record]
Oldest Pole Winner: Bill Elliott, 46 years, 9 months, 13 days, 7/21/2002
Youngest Pole Winner: Brian Vickers, 21 years, 8 months, 23 days, 7/17/2005
PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
Oldest Race Winner: Mark Martin, 50 years, 3 months, 9 days, 4/18/2009
Youngest Race Winner: Kyle Busch, 20 years, 5 months, 11 days, 11/13/2005
Oldest Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 54 years, 1 month, 23 days, 3/1/2013
Youngest Pole Winner: Kyle Busch, 20 years, 11 months, 20 days, 4/22/2006
POCONO RACEWAY
Oldest Race Winner: Harry Gant, 50 years, 5 months, 7 days, 6/17/1990
Youngest Race Winner: Joey Logano, 22 years, 0 months, 7 days, 6/10/2012
Oldest Pole Winner: David Pearson, 49 years, 5 months, 19 days, 6/10/1984
Youngest Pole Winner: Joey Logano, 21 years, 2 months, 13 days, 8/6/2011
RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
Oldest Race Winner: Harry Gant, 51 years, 7 months, 28 days, 9/7/1991
Youngest Race Winner: Richard Petty, 23 years, 9 months, 21 days, 4/23/1961
Oldest Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 53 years, 3 months, 19 days, 4/27/2012
Youngest Pole Winner: Brian Vickers, 20 years, 6 months, 21 days, 5/15/2004
SONOMA
Oldest Race Winner: Ricky Rudd, 45 years, 9 months, 11 days, 6/23/2002
Youngest Race Winner: Kyle Busch, 23 years, 1 months, and 20 days, 6/22/2008
Oldest Pole Winner: Rusty Wallace, 43 years, 10 months, 11 days, 6/25/2000
Youngest Pole Winner: Joey Logano, 21 years, 1 month, 0 days, 6/24/2011
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
Oldest Race Winner: Harry Gant, 52 years, 3 months, 26 days, May 1991
Youngest Race Winner: Bobby Hillin Jr., 22 years, 1 months, 22 days, July 1986
Oldest Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 52 years, 9 months, 14 days, 10/22/2011
Youngest Pole Winner: Jimmie Johnson, 26 years, 7 months, 4 days, 4/21/2002
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Oldest Race Winner: Dale Jarrett, 44 years, 4 months, 6 days, 4/1/2001
Youngest Race Winner: Ryan Newman, 25 years, 3 months, 22 days, 3/30/2003
Oldest Pole Winner: Bill Elliott, 46 years, 6 months, 0 days, 4/8/2002
Youngest Pole Winner: Brian Vickers, 23 years, 0 months, 12 days, 11/5/2006
WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL
Oldest Race Winner: Geoff Bodine, 47 years, 3 months, 24 days, 8/11/1996
Youngest Race Winner: Kyle Busch, 23 years, 3 months, 8 days, 8/10/2008
Oldest Pole Winner: Morgan Shepherd, 47 years, 10 months, 1 days, 8/13/1989
Youngest Pole Winner: Jeff Gordon, 27 years, 0 months, 5 days, 8/9/1998)
Oldest winningest driver in a season: The oldest drivers in Cup history to outright lead the Sprint Cup series in wins:
Year -- Driver -- age
1959 -- Lee Petty -- 45
1958 -- Petty -- 44
1980 -- Cale Yarborough -- 41
1976 -- David Pearson -- 41
1962 -- Joe Weatherly -- 40
1991 -- Harry Gant -- 50, was tied with Davey Allison.(11-22-2009)
Stats Main Page and Stats Links
Jayski's Silly Season Site Sprint Cup News Page
Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site Main Page
the Jayski site is owned and served by:
