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THE STARS OF NASCAR

Your favorite form of racing might be formula 1, but if you ask a person living in Florida what his favorite motor sport is, youll get NASCAR for an answer. The thrilling speed and the stiff competition have had the peoples attention for more than 60 years after it was founded by William France Sr. in Feb. 1948. Millions vie to see their racing heroes in action every year, but it is just a few who get their hands on the elusive Nascar Tix. Here is a look at the best crowd pullers.

Richard Petty
The legend is far out ahead of everyone when it comes to race victories, and is tied first for the most championship victories with Dale Earnhardt sr. Richard was the first driver to win 3 world titles and went on to amass 4 more in a career that lasted 35 years. He ended up with exactly 200 race victories from 1184 races, a record that is likely to stand for many more years to come.

Dale Earnhardt Sr.


Earnhardt is tied with Richard Petty for the most sprint cup wins at 7. His aggressive driving style gave him the nickname the intimidator and ironhead among many others. One of the biggest NASCAR tickets sellers, Dale won 76 races of the 677 that he drove in a career spanning 25 years. Sadly, the champion died on the race track in 2001, aged 49. Many believed he still had many racing years in him and could have gone on to break Pettys record. Unfortunately, that would never be found out.

David Gene Pearson


Pearson stands at second position on in terms of race victories in NASCAR, Behind Richard Petty at 105 wins. He popularly came to be known as the silver fox in his time and is best remembered for his many duels on the track with Petty. In a fourteen year period the two of them finished 1-2 on 63 different occasions, with Pearson outpacing his favored competitor 33 times. He won the sprint cup three times in his career and was inducted in the motor sports hall of fame in 1990.

Jeff Gordon
Gordon won his first sprint cup after a stiff battle with Dale Earnhardt, the defending champion in 1995. He went on to amass three more titles and stands at 3rd in all time lists, and went on to become the first driver to amass $100 million in winnings.

Jimmy Johnson
The current champion is the sports number 1 pin up boy at present. Yes, at the age of 34 he can still be considered a boy in the sport with years still ahead of him. Johnson was the second driver after Cale Yarborough to win 3 sprint cups on the trot, and looks set for the 4th with five races to go in the current season.

Thousands of people buy NASCAR tickets every season to watch the live action. The best part is that the 36 races allow people ample of time to get their hands on their precious NASCAR Tix, still many fans miss out. But this is here to stay, as its popularity has hardly waned in the 60 years. There are many more enthralling seasons to come and there are always going to be fans around to watch boys turn to men, and drivers turn into legends with passing years.

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