Nascar came up with the Chase in 2004.
In 1962, the Nascar Grand National Series had 53 races.
There were 62 races in 1964, the most in NASCAR history for one season.
Alan Kulwicki won five Nascar Cup Series races.
There are 36 Nascar Cup Series races in one year.
Carl Edwards has won 23 Nascar Cup races, 38 Nationwide races and 6 Truck Series races in his career.
Richard Petty won 200 NASCAR races. He ran 1,184 races over 35 years, and he was able to run that many because in the early days of NASCAR they ran several races every week. NASCAR went to one race per week in 1972, and that is called the Modern Era. In the Modern Era, the most winning driver is Jeff Gordon, with 92 wins.
A Nascar Cup Series driver can enter 36 races throughout the season.
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36 Sprint Cup races, 35 Nationwide races, 25 Truck races.
31 Sprint Cup races, 26 Nationwide races, 20 Truck races.
Jeff Gordon has won 90 Nascar Cup Series races in his career.
In 1999, Tony Stewart won three Nascar Winston Cup Series races.