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For more than half a century NASCAR has captured people’s interest with their swift and unpredictable races. Every year hundreds of people queue up to buy NASCAR TIX. Here is a look at some of the most prominent drivers in the sport who lead NASCAR tickets selling into frenzy over the years.

Richard petty

There have been few drivers as celebrated as him in NASCAR. The King started his career at the age of 21 in’58, and by the time he hung his driving gloves in’92 thirty-five years later he had amassed records that would take generations to break. He won 7 Winston cups (a record tied with Dale Earnhardt SR.) and won 200 races (another record), nearly twice as that of his closest rival David Pearson.

Dale Earnhardt Sr.

Dale Earnhardt drove his first race in’75, and competed in 8 more races until his first full season in’79. He showed signs of class early on by finishing in 7th place in overall points standings and was declared the Rookie of the season. He won his first Winston cup in next year, coincidently winning the title after Richard Petty’s 7th and final win , a NASCAR record that Earnhardt went on to equal later in his career. Dale died in a tragic car accident at the 2001 Daytona 500 at the age of 49.

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’90.

Jeff Gordon

He was the first man to surpass the $100 million mark in NASCAR earnings and is the holder of four sprint cup titles (1995,’97,’98 and 2001). Gordon began racing in’93 and needs just three more race victories to climb to third position in the list of most race wins. Another interesting fact is that he is the co-owner of the #48 Hendrick motorsports team in which Jimmie Johnson has won 3 championships for himself.

Jimmy Johnson

Born in El Cajon, California, Jimmie Johnson began his driving career in 2001. His first race win came next year in NAPA Auto parts 500, California. It took him five more years before he could win his first sprint cup, but since then he has not relinquished the title. An interesting point is that he drives for a Jeff Gordon, a man whose record he is set to equal if he wins the NASCAR championship at the end of the season.

If you are not a fan of NASCAR already, chances are after reading this you will have become one. There is so much more to these men than we could have told you in a few words, and there is so much more to the sport, than you can understand from reading a few pages. So go buy yourself NASCAR tickets, or find a dealer to find your NASCAR TIX for you and begin your affair with the sport.

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