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NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers is an alphabetical list of
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drivers. It started as NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers as of 1998, the 50th anniversary of NASCAR, and was expanded with an additional 25 drivers in 2023, the 75th anniversary of NASCAR.


History

In 1998, as part of its 50th anniversary celebration, NASCAR gathered a panel to select the "50 Greatest NASCAR Drivers of All Time." It was inspired in part by the NBA's decision to select the
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on its 50th anniversary in 1996. An independent group of 51 individuals representing various NASCAR roles were asked to give their objective and educated opinions on who the 50 greatest drivers in NASCAR history were. The living members of this group were honored on February 15, 1998 during pre-race festivities for the 1998 Daytona 500 at
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. In 2023, as part of its 75th anniversary celebration, NASCAR announced it would add 25 names to the list, bringing the total to 75.


NASCAR's Greatest Drivers

Source for lists:


1998 list of 50 drivers


2023 expansion to 75 drivers


See also

* 1998 in NASCAR * 2023 in NASCAR * List of all-time NASCAR Cup Series winners * List of members of the NASCAR Hall of Fame *
List of NASCAR champions List of NASCAR champions could refer to: *List of NASCAR Cup Series champions *List of NASCAR Xfinity Series champions *List of NASCAR Truck Series champions * List of ARCA Menards Series champions * List of ARCA Menards Series East champions *Lis ...


References


External links

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NASCAR.com's listingArchived link

The Inside Groove.com – Historical NASCAR Image Gallery

NASCAR official site's article of 75 Greatest Drivers
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