List of NASCAR drivers
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[edit] Sprint Cup drivers
| = Chase contender | |
| † | Not eligible for 2011 Sprint Cup points. |
All statistics used in these tables are as of the end of the 2011 Ford 400.
[edit] Full-time drivers
| Driver | Car | Rookie Year | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles | Best Points Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. J. Allmendinger | 22 | 2007 | 152 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 15th (2011) | |
| Aric Almirola | 43 | 2008 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42nd (2008) | |
| Marcos Ambrose | 9 | 2007 | 119 | 1 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 18th (2009) | |
| Greg Biffle | 16 | 2003 | 330 | 16 | 69 | 123 | 9 | 2nd (2005) | |
| Dave Blaney | 36 | 2000 | 397 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 2 | 19th (2002) | |
| Clint Bowyer | 15 | 2006 | 217 | 5 | 31 | 95 | 2 | 3rd (2007) | |
| Jeff Burton | 31 | 1994 | 619 | 22 | 130 | 242 | 6 | 3rd (2000) | |
| Kurt Busch | 51 | 2001 | 400 | 24 | 88 | 169 | 15 | 1st (2004) | |
| Kyle Busch | 18 | 2005 | 257 | 23 | 80 | 121 | 8 | 5th (2007) | |
| Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 88 | 2000 | 435 | 18 | 95 | 162 | 10 | 3rd (2003) | |
| Carl Edwards | 99 | 2004 | 265 | 19 | 89 | 144 | 10 | 2nd (2008, 2011) | |
| David Gilliland | 38 | 2006 | 186 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 27th (2008) | |
| Jeff Gordon | 24 | 1993 | 653 | 85 | 288 | 396 | 70 | 1st (1995, 1997–1998, 2001) | |
| Denny Hamlin | 11 | 2006 | 223 | 17 | 66 | 111 | 9 | 2nd (2010) | |
| Kevin Harvick | 29 | 2001 | 394 | 18 | 86 | 174 | 5 | 3rd (2010-2011) | |
| Jimmie Johnson | 48 | 2002 | 363 | 55 | 148 | 224 | 25 | 1st (2006–2010) | |
| Kasey Kahne | 5 | 2004 | 288 | 12 | 57 | 102 | 22 | 8th (2006) | |
| Matt Kenseth | 17 | 2000 | 436 | 21 | 113 | 209 | 7 | 1st (2003) | |
| Brad Keselowski | 2 | 2009 | 89 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 5th (2011) | |
| Bobby Labonte | 47 | 1993 | 654 | 21 | 115 | 201 | 26 | 1st (2000) | |
| Joey Logano | 20 | 2009 | 111 | 1 | 14 | 29 | 3 | 16th (2010) | |
| Michael McDowell | 66 | 2008 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36th (2011) | |
| Jamie McMurray | 1 | 2003 | 330 | 6 | 41 | 96 | 8 | 11th (2004) | |
| Casey Mears | 13 | 2003 | 308 | 1 | 12 | 46 | 3 | 14th (2006) | |
| Paul Menard | 27 | 2007 | 182 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 17th (2011) | |
| Juan Pablo Montoya | 42 | 2007 | 181 | 2 | 20 | 49 | 7 | 8th (2009) | |
| Joe Nemechek | 87 | 1994 | 587 | 4 | 18 | 62 | 10 | 15th (2000) | |
| Ryan Newman | 39 | 2002 | 368 | 15 | 81 | 151 | 48 | 6th (2002, 2003, 2005) | |
| David Ragan | 34 | 2007 | 182 | 1 | 12 | 30 | 2 | 13th (2008) | |
| Regan Smith | 78 | 2008 | 131 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 26th (2011) | |
| Tony Stewart | 14 | 1999 | 464 | 44 | 162 | 266 | 13 | 1st (2002, 2005, 2011) | |
| David Stremme | 30 | 2006 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24th (2007) | |
| Martin Truex, Jr. | 56 | 2006 | 225 | 1 | 18 | 56 | 6 | 11th (2007) | |
| Josh Wise | 37 | 2012 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74th (2011) | |
| J. J. Yeley | 49 | 2006 | 143 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 21st (2007) |
[edit] Part-time drivers
| Driver | Car | Rookie Year | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles | Best Points Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Andrews† | 19 | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
| Trevor Bayne | 21 | N/A | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 53rd (2011) | |
| Kevin Conway | 97 | 2010 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35th (2010) | |
| Derrike Cope | 75 | 1987 | 409 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 1 | 15th (1995) | |
| Austin Dillon† | ? | N/A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62nd (2011) | |
| Bill Elliott | 50 | 1976 | 826 | 44 | 175 | 320 | 55 | 1st (1988) | |
| Brendan Gaughan | 33 | 2004 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 28th (2004) | |
| Robby Gordon | 7 | 1997 | 393 | 3 | 16 | 39 | 1 | 16th (2003) | |
| Brian Keselowski | 92 | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50th (2011) | |
| Mark Martin | 55 | 1982 | 830 | 40 | 266 | 438 | 51 | 2nd (1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2009) | |
| Danica Patrick† | 10 | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
| David Reutimann | 35 | 2007 | 171 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 4 | 16th (2009) | |
| Robert Richardson, Jr. | 23 | N/A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54th (2010) | |
| Elliott Sadler† | 33 | 1999 | 429 | 3 | 19 | 69 | 8 | 9th (2004) | |
| Scott Speed | 95 | 2009 | 89 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 30th (2010) | |
| Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.† | 6 | N/A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54th (2011) | |
| Kenny Wallace† | 09 | 1993 | 344 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 3 | 22nd (1999) | |
| Michael Waltrip | 55 | 1986 | 766 | 4 | 39 | 129 | 4 | 12th (1994, 1995) |
[edit] Nationwide Series drivers
| = Currently Top 10 in points. | |
| † | Not eligible for 2011 Nationwide points. |
All statistics used in these tables as of the end of the 2011 Ford 300.
[edit] Full-time drivers
| Name | Car | Rookie Year | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles | Best Points Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Allgaier | 31 | 2009 | 108 | 2 | 17 | 49 | 3 | 3rd (2011) | |
| Michael Annett | 43 | 2009 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 9th (2011) | |
| Trevor Bayne | 16 | 2009 | 79 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 4 | 7th (2010) | |
| T. J. Bell | 50 | 2005 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69th (2005) | |
| Mike Bliss | 44 | N/A | 246 | 2 | 29 | 72 | 3 | 5th (2004, 2008-2009) | |
| Jeremy Clements | 51 | 2009 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15th (2011) | |
| Kevin Conway | 97 | 2009 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36th (2011) | |
| Derrike Cope | 28 | N/A | 197 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 20th (2011) | |
| Erik Darnell | 42 | 2009 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 26th (2009) | |
| Austin Dillon | 3 | 2012 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 80th (2009) | |
| Joey Gase | 39 | 2012 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43rd (2011) | |
| Mark Green | 49 | 1996 | 318 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 11th (1997) | |
| Timmy Hill | 15 | 2011 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17th (2011) | |
| Sam Hornish, Jr. | 12 | 2007 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 23rd (2011) | |
| Blake Koch | 41 | 2011 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18th (2011) | |
| Kevin Lepage | 52 | 1994 | 306 | 2 | 19 | 51 | 4 | 8th (1996) | |
| Tayler Malsam | 19 | 2010 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41st (2010) | |
| Eric McClure | 14 | 2005 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17th (2009) | |
| Chase Miller | 46 | 2011 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38th (2008) | |
| Joe Nemechek | 87 | 1989 | 359 | 16 | 75 | 124 | 18 | 1st (1992) | |
| Danica Patrick | 7 | 2010 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26th (2011) | |
| Elliott Sadler | 2 | 1996 | 162 | 5 | 31 | 61 | 10 | 2nd (2011) | |
| Brian Scott | 11 | 2010 | 76 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 8th (2011) | |
| Morgan Shepherd | 89 | N/A | 322 | 15 | 44 | 67 | 6 | 11th (1982) | |
| Scott Speed | 47 | 2009 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 34th (2009) | |
| Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | 6 | 2010 | 73 | 2 | 20 | 36 | 3 | 1st (2011) | |
| Kenny Wallace | 09 | 1989 | 522 | 9 | 65 | 170 | 10 | 2nd (1991) | |
| Mike Wallace | 01 | 1992 | 416 | 4 | 22 | 63 | 0 | 8th (2008) | |
| Cole Whitt | 88 | 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107th (2010) | |
| Josh Wise | 40 | 2008 | 77 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 16th (2011) |
[edit] Part-time drivers
| Driver | Car | Rookie Year | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles | Best Points Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Andrews | 37 | 2011 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32nd (2011) | |
| Ryan Blaney | 36 | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
| James Buescher† | 30 | 2010 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 36th (2010) | |
| Kurt Busch† | 54 | N/A | 12 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 39th (2006) | |
| Kyle Busch† | 54 | 2004 | 222 | 51 | 110 | 149 | 26 | 1st (2009) | |
| Matt Carter | 71 | 2009 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37th (2011) | |
| Jennifer Jo Cobb | 13 | 2011 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29th (2011) | |
| Jamie Dick | 23 | N/A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128th (2011) | |
| Dale Earnhardt, Jr.† | 5 | 1997 | 118 | 23 | 56 | 77 | 10 | 1st (1998-1999) | |
| Danny Efland | 93 | 2008 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34th (2011) | |
| Brendan Gaughan | 33 | 2009 | 71 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 9th (2009) | |
| Denny Hamlin† | 18 | 2005 | 128 | 11 | 41 | 74 | 15 | 4th (2006) | |
| Mike Harmon | 74 | 2001 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd (2003) | |
| Kevin Harvick† | 33 | 2000 | 278 | 37 | 142 | 201 | 29 | 1st (2001, 2006) | |
| Drew Herring | 20 | N/A | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35th (2011) | |
| Kasey Kahne† | 38 | 2002 | 176 | 7 | 34 | 63 | 8 | 7th (2003) | |
| Alex Kennedy | 23 | N/A | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50th (2011) | |
| Brad Keselowski† | 22 | 2007 | 168 | 17 | 73 | 103 | 12 | 1st (2010) | |
| Mikey Kile | 30 | N/A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40th (2011) | |
| Parker Kligerman† | 22 | 2010 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 39th (2010) | |
| Joey Logano† | 20 | 2008 | 88 | 9 | 41 | 69 | 16 | 8th (2010) | |
| Johanna Long | 70 | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
| Mark Martin | 18 | 1987 | 235 | 49 | 111 | 151 | 30 | 8th (1987) | |
| Michael McDowell† | 18 | 2009 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 13th (2009) | |
| Paul Menard† | 33 | 2004 | 172 | 1 | 23 | 67 | 4 | 5th (2010) | |
| Max Papis | 33 | N/A | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 72nd (2011) | |
| Travis Pastrana | 99 | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
| Nelson Piquet, Jr.† | 30 | N/A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 102nd (2010) | |
| Andrew Ranger | 67 | N/A | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 49th (2011) | |
| Robert Richardson, Jr. | 23 | 2007 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24th (2011) | |
| Scott Riggs | 03 | 2002 | 98 | 4 | 19 | 35 | 3 | 6th (2003) | |
| Brett Rowe | 55 | 2007 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58th (2008) | |
| Bobby Santos III | 36 | N/A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70th (2011) | |
| Tony Stewart† | 33 | 1998 | 92 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 6 | 21st (1998) | |
| Brad Sweet | 38 | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129th (2010) | |
| Ryan Truex | 20 | 2011 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 22nd (2011) | |
| Darrell Wallace, Jr. | 18 | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
[edit] Camping World Truck Series drivers
| = Currently Top 10 in points. | |
| † | Not eligible for 2011 Truck points. |
All statistics used in these tables are as of the end of the 2011 Ford 200.
[edit] Full-time drivers
| Driver | Car | Rookie Year | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles | Best Points Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakoda Armstrong | 98 | 2012 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29th (2011) | |
| Norm Benning | 57 | 2008 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18th (2010) | |
| Todd Bodine | 11 | N/A | 190 | 21 | 87 | 117 | 7 | 1st (2006, 2010) | |
| James Buescher | 31 | 2009 | 72 | 0 | 17 | 32 | 3 | 3rd (2011) | |
| Ross Chastain | 08 | 2012 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34th (2011) | |
| Joey Coulter | 22 | 2011 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 7th (2011) | |
| Matt Crafton | 88 | 2001 | 272 | 2 | 48 | 142 | 6 | 2nd (2009) | |
| Ty Dillon | 3 | 2012 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 39th (2011) | |
| Cale Gale | 33 | N/A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40th (2011) | |
| Mike Garvey | 38 | N/A | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th (2010) | |
| Max Gresham | 24 | 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54th (2011) | |
| Paulie Harraka | ? | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
| Ron Hornaday | 9 | N/A | 300 | 51 | 146 | 208 | 27 | 1st (1996, 1998, 2007, 2009) | |
| Parker Kligerman | 29 | 2011 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 11th (2011) | |
| Jason Leffler | 18 | 2002 | 46 | 1 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 4th (2002) | |
| Justin Lofton | 6 | 2010 | 50 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 12th (2010) | |
| Miguel Paludo | ? | 2011 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 17th (2011) | |
| Timothy Peters | 17 | 2005 | 118 | 3 | 17 | 46 | 4 | 5th (2011) | |
| Nelson Piquet, Jr. | ? | 2011 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 10th (2011) | |
| Johnny Sauter | 13 | 2009 | 86 | 4 | 33 | 47 | 4 | 2nd (2011) | |
| Ryan Sieg | 39 | 2009 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15th (2010) | |
| Jack Sprague | 5 | N/A | 297 | 28 | 136 | 192 | 32 | 1st (1997, 1999, 2001) | |
| John Wes Townley | 09 | 2012 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39th (2008) |
[edit] Part-time drivers
| Driver | Car | Rookie Year | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles | Best Points Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeb Burton | 27 | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
| Ward Burton | 27 | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
| Kyle Busch† | 18 | 2005 | 101 | 30 | 59 | 78 | 12 | 14th (2008, 2010) | |
| Cody Cambensy | 53 | N/A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115th (2010) | |
| Johnny Chapman | 07 | N/A | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40th (2009) | |
| Jennifer Jo Cobb | 10 | 2010 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17th (2010) | |
| Chris Cockrum | 93 | N/A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68th (2011) | |
| Jamie Dick | 02 | N/A | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44th (2011) | |
| Grant Enfinger | 82 | N/A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52nd (2011) | |
| Chris Fontaine | 84 | 2009 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33rd (2009) | |
| Brendan Gaughan | 2 | 2002 | 187 | 8 | 33 | 63 | 3 | 4th (2003) | |
| Tim George, Jr. | 2 | N/A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100th (2010) | |
| Clay Greenfield | 68 | 2010 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39th (2010) | |
| Mike Harmon | 74 | 2010 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34th (2010) | |
| Kevin Harvick† | 2 | 1997 | 118 | 13 | 45 | 59 | 2 | 12th (1999) | |
| Brian Johnson, Jr. | 73 | 2012 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60th (2011) | |
| Chris Jones | 87 | 2009 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36th (2009-2010) | |
| Brad Keselowski† | ? | 2004 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 21st (2005) | |
| Frank Kimmel | 44 | N/A | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44th (1996) | |
| Chris Lafferty | 89 | 2010 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80th (2011) | |
| David Mayhew | 19 | N/A | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 33rd (2011) | |
| Butch Miller | 07 | N/A | 149 | 1 | 23 | 51 | 1 | 4th (1995) | |
| Germán Quiroga | 18 | N/A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56th (2011) | |
| Todd Peck | 96 | N/A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63rd (2011) | |
| Tommy Pistone III | 59 | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
| Brent Raymer | 65 | 2009 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19th (2010) | |
| David Reutimann | 92 | 2004 | 76 | 1 | 17 | 38 | 6 | 3rd (2006) | |
| Bryan Silas | 09 | N/A | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43rd (2009) | |
| Charles Vest | 99 | N/A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58th (2011) |
[edit] Free agents
| = Former Champion in Top 3 Series |
[edit] Drivers with over 50 Combined Starts
| Driver | Cup Starts | Cup Wins | Nationwide Starts | Nationwide Wins | Truck Starts | Truck Wins | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Andretti | 393 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 6 | 0 | Drove for Front Row Motorsports in 2010 | |
| Casey Atwood | 75 | 0 | 158 | 2 | 4 | 0 | Drove for Day Enterprise Racing in 2009 | |
| Stanton Barrett | 22 | 0 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Drove one race for Rick Ware Racing in 2011 | |
| Johnny Benson | 274 | 1 | 91 | 3 | 138 | 14 | Deal fell through with Pure Michigan and Turn One Racing | |
| Kelly Bires | 0 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Ran a few races for Joe Gibbs Racing in 2011 | |
| Geoff Bodine | 575 | 18 | 94 | 6 | 22 | 0 | Drove for Tommy Baldwin Racing in 2011 | |
| Ricky Carmichael | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 68 | 0 | Lost ride and sponsor after 2011 | |
| Landon Cassill | 48 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Drove for Germain Racing and Phoenix Racing in 2011 | |
| Terry Cook | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 314 | 6 | Competition director for Red Horse Racing | |
| Rick Crawford | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 331 | 5 | Has only made six starts since Circle Bar Racing closed | |
| Kertus Davis | 0 | 0 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Works for his father's team | |
| David Green | 78 | 0 | 400 | 9 | 11 | 0 | Start and parked three races in 2011 | |
| Jeff Green | 269 | 0 | 308 | 16 | 9 | 0 | Won't return to TriStar Motorsports | |
| Bobby Hamilton, Jr. | 64 | 0 | 251 | 4 | 37 | 0 | Ran one race for Rick Ware Racing in 2011 | |
| Jason Keller | 2 | 0 | 519 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Drove for TriStar Motorsports in 2010 | |
| Todd Kluever | 4 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 26 | 0 | Ran in 2009 for MRD Motorsports | |
| Travis Kvapil | 175 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 142 | 9 | Wasn't re-signed by Front Row Motorsports | |
| Scott Lagasse, Jr. | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 19 | 0 | Drove for Baker Curb Racing in 2010 | |
| Burney Lamar | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Released from Braun Racing | |
| Stephen Leicht | 2 | 0 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Drove for Tommy Baldwin Racing in 2011 | |
| Carl Long | 23 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 19 | 0 | May return to Rick Ware Racing as crew chief | |
| Danny O'Quinn | 0 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Ran a few races for Go Green Racing in 2011 | |
| Tony Raines | 162 | 0 | 265 | 0 | 53 | 4 | Drove for Max Q Motorsports in 2011 | |
| Dennis Setzer | 8 | 0 | 159 | 2 | 300 | 18 | Served primarily as start and park driver in 2011 | |
| Mike Skinner | 282 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 230 | 28 | Drove for Germain Racing and Max Q Motorsports in 2011 | |
| Reed Sorenson | 164 | 0 | 165 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Finished 2011 driving for MacDonald Motorsports | |
| David Starr | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 290 | 4 | Won't return to SS-Green Light Racing in 2012 | |
| Brian Vickers | 255 | 2 | 117 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost ride after Red Bull Racing Team closed | |
| Steve Wallace | 1 | 0 | 191 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Lost ride after Rusty Wallace Racing closed | |
| Jason White | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 129 | 0 | Released from Joe Denette Motorsports | |
| Brandon Whitt | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 58 | 1 | Released from Specialty Racing | |
| Scott Wimmer | 111 | 0 | 226 | 6 | 3 | 0 | Drove for Key Motorsports in 2011 |
[edit] Drivers with fewer than 50 Combined Starts
| Driver | Cup Starts | Cup Wins | Nationwide Starts | Nationwide Wins | Truck Starts | Truck Wins | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Ashburn | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Has driven for Day Enterprises in the past | |
| Brad Baker | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Drove for Day Enterprises in 2009 | |
| Chad Beahr | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Crew chief for Herd Racing | |
| Blake Bjorklund | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | Released from Haas CNC Racing in 2007 | |
| Chad Blount | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Drove one race for Braun Racing in 2010 | |
| Jason Bowles | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Drove partial schedules in five series in 2011 | |
| Brett Butler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | Lost ride midway through 2010 | |
| Joey Clanton | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 0 | Teamed with Roush Fenway Racing but was fired. | |
| Scotty Crockett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Ran Trucks part-time in 2008 | |
| Gabi DiCarlo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | No longer drives for Doug Stringer | |
| Danny Efland | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Drove for Go Green Racing in 2011 | |
| Blake Feese | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | Drove for Turner Motorsports in 2011 | |
| A. J. Foyt IV | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Released from IRL ride | |
| Craig Goess | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | Lost ride with Eddie Sharp Racing | |
| Brian Ickler | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 0 | Ran a few races for Kyle Busch Motorsports in 2011 | |
| Brandon Knupp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | Could drive for Fast Track Racing in 2010 | |
| Charles Lewandoski | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Drove for Key Motorsports in 2011 | |
| Scott Lynch | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | Team shut down in early 2008 | |
| Mark McFarland | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 11 | 0 | Working as crew chief for Matt DiBenedetto | |
| Phillip McGilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Released from Bill Davis Racing in 2008 | |
| Fain Skinner | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ran a few races for Go Green Racing in 2011 | |
| Bradley Riethmeyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Won the All American Driver Challenge in 2006 | |
| Brian Rose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | Drove for Rick Ware Racing in 2010 |
[edit] Unemployed/former drivers who currently race in another series
| = Former Champion in Top 3 Series |
Drivers in these lists are as January 22, 2012.
[edit] Semi-retired drivers
| = Former Champion in Top 3 Series |
Drivers in these lists are as of January 19, 2012.
| Driver | Sprint Starts | Sprint Wins | Nationwide Starts | Nationwide Wins | Truck Starts | Truck Wins | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Carpentier | 40 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Considering to run Nationwide race in Montreal | |
| Stacy Compton | 88 | 0 | 173 | 0 | 158 | 2 | Owns and operates Turn One Racing | |
| Bill Elliott | 826 | 44 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Helped Phoenix Racing reach Top-35 in 2011 | |
| Larry Foyt | 23 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Currently operates A. J. Foyt Enterprises | |
| Scott Gaylord | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ran two Nationwide races in 2009 | |
| Steve Grissom | 151 | 0 | 306 | 11 | 24 | 0 | Ran one Nationwide race in 2009 | |
| Bobby Hillin, Jr. | 334 | 1 | 114 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Ran one Nationwide race in 2009 | |
| Lance Hooper | 9 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 77 | 0 | Ran five Truck races in 2009 | |
| Richard Johns | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Serving as crew chief for Sean Corr in ARCA | |
| Terry Labonte | 877 | 22 | 124 | 11 | 3 | 1 | Occasionally drives for FAS Lane Racing | |
| Dwayne Leik | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ran five Nationwide races in 2008 | |
| Ted Musgrave | 305 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 192 | 17 | Drove one truck race in 2010 | |
| Joe Ruttman | 225 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 172 | 13 | Attempted two Nationwide races in 2009 | |
| Greg Sacks | 263 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Ran Nationwide race at Daytona in 2011 | |
| Hermie Sadler | 63 | 0 | 259 | 2 | 15 | 0 | Recently made return to racing after three-year hiatus | |
| Ken Schrader | 740 | 4 | 116 | 2 | 99 | 1 | Runs occasional races for FAS Lane Racing | |
| Kirk Shelmerdine | 26 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Attempts occasional restrictor plate races | |
| Brad Teague | 44 | 0 | 228 | 1 | 9 | 0 | Has run three Nationwide races in 2011 | |
| Michael Waltrip | 765 | 4 | 279 | 11 | 9 | 1 | Runs at restrictor plate tracks | |
| Jon Wood | 4 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 119 | 2 | Hasn't raced since 2008 |
[edit] Road course ringers
A "ringer" is a driver who does not normally run the oval race tracks, but attends (and often competes well at) the road courses.
| Driver | Sprint Starts | Sprint Wins | Nationwide Starts | Nationwide Wins | Truck Starts | Truck Wins | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ash | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Attempted Sonoma and Phoenix in 2010 | |
| Tony Ave | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Attempted Sonoma for Front Row Motorsports in 2011 | |
| Chris Cook | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Drove for Front Row Motorsports at Sonoma in 2011 | |
| Jean-François Dumoulin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Attempted Montreal in 2011 | |
| Louis-Philippe Dumoulin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Drove for Means Racing at Montreal in 2011 | |
| Ron Fellows | 23 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 15 | 2 | Raced once for Tommy Baldwin Racing and three times for JR Motorsports in 2011 | |
| Tom Hubert | 11 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 0 | Ran two Nationwide races in 2009 | |
| P. J. Jones | 33 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 18 | 0 | Drove for Robby Gordon Motorsports in 2011 | |
| Max Papis | 35 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 44 | 0 | Will drive at Road America for Richard Childress Racing | |
| Andy Pilgrim | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Drove for Whitney Motorsports at Infineon 2011 | |
| Andrew Ranger | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ran five races in 2011 | |
| Boris Said | 43 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 65 | 1 | Ran three races in 2011 | |
| Brian Simo | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Raced at Sonoma in 2011 | |
| Alex Tagliani | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Raced for Penske Racing at Montreal in 2011 | |
| Jacques Villeneuve | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | Drove for Penske Racing in Nationwide Series in 2011 |
[edit] Suspended drivers
| Driver | Suspension Start | Length of Suspension | Reason | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Fike | 07-11-07 | Indefinite | Actions detrimental to stock car racing | Races Sprint cars | |
| Shane Hmiel | 06-02-05 | Lifetime ban | Three failed drug tests | Drove Sprint cars before near-fatal crash; Currently rehabbing injuries | |
| Jeremy Mayfield | 07-06-09 | Indefinite | Failed two drug tests | Currently under investigation for drugs/theft | |
| Shane Sieg | 08-22-11 | Indefinite | Violated substance abuse policy | Working to get reinstated | |
| Jack Smith | 11-22-11 | Indefinite | 2nd substance abuse violation | Recently suspended | |
| Tyler Walker | 05-18-07 | Indefinite | Violated substance abuse policy | Has no plans to return to NASCAR |
[edit] See also
- List of former NASCAR drivers
- 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
- 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series
- 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
- List of NASCAR teams
- NASCAR Rookie of the Year
- List of NASCAR champions
- List of NASCAR all-time cup winners
- List of Canadians in NASCAR
- NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers
[edit] References
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