The Nascar Cup Series began racing at Homestead-Miami Speedway in 1999.
NASCAR has never had a Piston Cup in any of their series. They did have a Winston Cup and the last winner was Matt Kenseth.
Who cares? He is racing in the Nationwide series and the money is in the Cup series. He obviously is racing for wins, not cash.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Dale Jr. was 21 years old when he started racing in the Nascar Busch Series. He was 24 when he started Cup Series racing.
Jeff Gordon competed in one race in 1992, and has been racing full time from 1993 to the present season in the Nascar Cup Series.
Kyle Busch currently drives the #18 car in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series.
Trevor Bayne races for Wood Brothers Racing in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series.
In 2013, Danica Patrick is driving for Stewart-Haas Racing in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series.
Kyle Busch began racing in the Nascar Truck Series in 2001 when he was 16 years old. He had to stop due to the age limit being raised. He returned to the Busch Series in 2003 and drove limited Cup Series racing in 2004. He has been a full time Cup Series driver since 2005.
Tony Stewart's first Nascar Cup Series race was the Daytona 500 on February 14, 1999.
Joe Gibbs Racing has won six Nascar driver/owner championships.2000 - Bobby Labonte (Winston Cup Series)2002 - Tony Stewart (Winston Cup Series)2005 - Tony Stewart (Nextel Cup Series)2009 - Kyle Busch (Nationwide Series)2008 and 2010 - (Nationwide Series owners championship)