NASCAR history is rich with greatness, and debate will rage for ever about the drivers and races of days gone by.
Most fans out there will have a mental list ranking their greatest stock car racing memories, whether it is Dale Earnhardt, Richard Petty or any other oval legend.
We do though have an ‘official’ list of the best to ever climb into a car, thanks to the NASCAR 75 - big thanks to the folks down in Charlotte.
Back in 1998 they unveiled a ‘NASCAR 50’ list to mark the 50th anniversary of the sport being founded, and in 2023 a further 25 names were added to the list.
We expect to get ‘NASCAR 100’ in 2048, but there is quite a wait for that. So let us take you through who is on the list so far.
Who is in the NASCAR 75
The initial list of 50 drivers, unveiled in 1998, included the following names (in alphabetical order, the list was not ranked by NASCAR):
- Bobby Allison
- Davy Allison
- Buck Baker
- Buddy Baker
- Geoff Bodine
- Neil Bonnett
- Red Byron
- Jerry Cook
- Dale Earnhardt
- Ralph Earnhardt
- Bill Elliott
- Richie Evans
- Red Farmer
- Tim Flock
- A.J. Foyt
- Harry Gant
- Jeff Gordon
- Ray Hendrick
- Jack Ingram
- Ernie Irvan
- Bobby Isaac
- Dale Jarrett
- Ned Jarrett
- Junior Johnson
- Alan Kulwicki
- Terry Labonte
- Fred Lorenzen
- Tiny Lund
- Mark Martin
- Hershel McGriff
- Cotton Owens
- Marvin Panch
- Benny Parsons
- David Pearson
- Lee Petty
- Richard Petty
- Tim Richmond
- Fireball Roberts
- Ricky Rudd
- Marshall Teague
- Herb Thomas
- Curtis Turner
- Rusty Wallace
- Darrell Waltrip
- Joe Weatherly
- Bob Welborn
- Rex White
- Glen Wood
- Cale Yarborough
- LeeRoy Yarbrough
A further 25 drivers were added to the list in 2023, now making it the NASCAR 75:
- Sam Ard
- Greg Biffle
- Jeff Burton
- Kurt Busch
- Kyle Busch
- Dale Earnhardt Jr
- Carl Edwards
- Chase Elliott
- Denny Hamlin
- Kevin Harvick
- Ron Hornaday Jr
- Jimmie Johnson
- Kasey Kahne
- Matt Kenseth
- Brad Keselowski
- Bobby Labonte
- Randy LaJoie
- Kyle Larson
- Joey Logano
- Sterling Martin
- Ryan Newman
- Larry Phillips
- Mike Stefanik
- Tony Stewart
- Martin Truex Jr
Which current drivers are in the NASCAR 75
A number of current drivers made the cut when those 25 names were added in 2023 - namely Kyle Busch, Brad Keselowski, Chase Elliott, Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano.
Which drivers have the most Cup Series titles?
A trio of NASCAR legends each have seven Cup Series championships to their names. They are Dale Earnhardt, Richard Petty and Jimmie Johnson.
