#4- Kevin Harvick became the first driver since 1972 to post double-digit runner-up finishes during the course of a season Saturday night, trailing race winner #22-Joey Logano across the finish line in the Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. No driver had posted 10 or more runner-up finishes in a single season since Bobby Allison managed the feat in 1972. Harvick became just the eighth driver to do so, joining Allison, David Pearson, Richard Petty, Ned Jarrett, Dick Rathmann, Joe Weatherly and Buck Baker. Pearson holds the overall mark, registering 18 second-place results in 1969.
Runner-up finishes in a season
Number Driver Year
18 David Pearson, 1969
15 Bobby Allison, 1970
14 Richard Petty, 1964
13 Ned Jarrett, 1965
12 Bobby Allison, 1972
12 David Pearson, 1968
12 Joe Weatherly, 1962
12 Dick Rathmann, 1953
10 Kevin Harvick, 2015 (active)
10 Buck Baker, 1958
(NASCAR.com)
AND Harvick now has 41 runner-up finishes, 14th all-time. Richard Petty has the most with 157, next in line is David Pearson at 89.
The All-Time list of runner-up finishes (stopping at Harvick)
1 Richard Petty 157
2 David Pearson 89
3 Bobby Allison 87
4 Jeff Gordon 75*
5 Dale Earnhardt 70
6 Mark Martin 61
7 Cale Yarborough 59
8 Darrell Waltrip 58
9 Buck Baker 56
10 Lee Petty 48
11 Jimmie Johnson 46*
12 Tony Stewart 43*
13 Buddy Baker 42
Terry Labonte 42
Rusty Wallace 42
14 Kevin Harvick 41*
* = active driver.
See the full list on Jayski.com’s All-Time Winners page.(8-25-2015)
