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February 14, 2004
1:16 PM EST (1816 GMT)
Car Number: 2
Drivers: Herb Thomas, Tim Flock, Joe Weatherly, Sam Rice, Bill Blair, Frank Mundy, Jimmie Lewallen, George Seeger, Danny Weinberg, Jack Smith, Bobby Myers, Dick Rathmann, Gwyn Staley, John Soares, Billy Carden, Frankie Schneider, Allen Adkins, Lee Petty, Jimmy Thompson, Possum Jones, Ron Hornaday, Bob Welborn, David Hirschfield, Joe Caspolich, Tommy Irwin, Jim Paschal, Speedy Thompson, Tom Cox, Buddy Baker, Fred Harb, G.C. Spencer, Ken Rush, Jim Bray, Bobby Allison, Don White, Paul Lewis, Donnie Allison, Earl Brooks, Charlie Glotzbach, Dave Marcis, Don White, Dale Earnhardt, David Pearson, Joe Ruttman, Mark Martin, Morgan Shepherd, Rodney Combs, Elliott Forbes-Robinson, Rusty Wallace, Brett Bodine, Kirk Bryant, Ernie Irvan
Summary: He'll forever be associated with the No. 3, but Dale Earnhardt is the only driver to win a championship while using the No. 2 for a full season.
Car Number: 3
Drivers: Bill France, Bill Snowden, Johnny Rogers, Al Wagoner, Joe Littlejohn, Jimmy Ayers, Lamar Crabtree, Donald Thomas, Dick Rathman, Danny Letner, Bill Amick, Paul Goldsmith, Tim Flock, Scotty Cain, Cotton Owens, Fireball Roberts, Bobby Johns, Jim Paschal, Junior Johnson, David Pearson, Buck Baker, LeeRoy Yarbrough, Earl Balmer, Jim Vandiver, Cale Yarborough, Charlie Glotzbach, John Soares Jr., Bobby Isaac, Richard Childress, Ricky Rudd, Dale Earnhardt
Summary: From the very start, the No. 3 has been an integral part of NASCAR. Six champions have driven cars bearing the numeral.
Car Number: 4
Drivers: Frank Mundy, Bill Rexford, Don Cecchini, Otis Martin, Joe Eubanks, Gayle Warren, Slick Smith, Herschel Buchanan, Ken Fisher, John Soares, Jimmy Massey, Billy Myers, Bobby Myers, Bob Welborn, Jim Paschal, Scotty Cain, Billy Wade, Bobby Wawak, John Sears, Jim Hurtubise, Jim Vandiver, Ed Negre, Gary Myers, Randy Myers, Salt Walther, Herschel McGriff, Bobby Fisher, James Hylton, Gary Baker, Bob Riley, Connie Saylor, D.K. Ulrich, Lennie Pond, Mark Martin, Joe Ruttman, Rick Wilson, Ernie Irvan, Phil Parsons, Jeff Purvis, Joe Nemechek, Jimmy Hensley, Sterling Marlin, Bobby Hamilton, Kevin Lepage, Rich Bickle, Bobby Hamilton Jr., Mike Skinner, Johnny Miller, Stacy Compton, P.J. Jones, Johnny Sauter, Kevin Lepage
Summary: With a few exceptions, the No. 4 was dominant on the short tracks in NASCAR's early years, but more recently was nearly unbeatable on superspeedways and road courses.
Car Number: 5
Drivers: Frank Mundy, Ray Erickson, Cotton Owens, Gene Darragh, Jimmie Lewallen, Chuck Meekins, Ralph Liguori, Pee Wee Jones, Bill Champion, Jim Blomgren, Tiny Lund, Darel Dieringer, Woodie Wilson, Ralph Earnhardt, Billy Wade, Jim Paschal, Cotton Owens, Earl Balmer, Gene Davis, Mario Andretti, Butch Hartman, Earl Brooks, Buddy Arrington, Jim Vandiver, Doc Faustina, Neil Castles, Faustina, Jim Thirkettle, Jimmy Means, Bruce Blodgett, James Hylton, Neil Bonnett, Sterling Marlin, Clay Young, Joe Ruttman, Morgan Shepherd, Joe Millikan, Jim Sauter, Robin McCall, Rodney Combs, Geoffrey Bodine, Ricky Rudd, Terry Labonte
Summary: The No. 5 has two divergent histories, one of constant change and the other of steady success.
Car Number: 6
Drivers: Marshall Teague, Al Bonnell, Herb Thomas, Jimmie Lewallen, Ralph Liguori, Bobby Myers, Ben Gregory, Danny Letner, Pat Grogan, Cotton Owens, Ed Negre, Eddie Gray, Ralph Earnhardt, Bob Ross, Bobby Allison, Sam McQuagg, Darel Dieringer, Buddy Baker, Al Unser, Charlie Glotzbach, Sam Posey, Pete Hamilton, Jerry Oliver, Dick Brooks, Peter Gregg, D.K. Ulrich, Eddie Bierschwale, Bobby Issac, Joe Ruttman, Joey Arrington, Neil Castles, Harry Gant, Jim Hurtubise, Rick Newsom, Tom Sneva, Sonny Easley, Connie Saylor, Dick Whalen, Claude Ballot-Lena, Marty Robbins, Tim Richmond, Bob Senneker, Stan Barrett, Randy Becker, Dr. Bob Jarvis, Al Loquasto, Terry Herman, Jim Sauter, Clark Dwyer, Morgan Shepherd, Jimmy Ingalls, Doug Heveron, Trevor Boys, Rick Knoop, Joe Booher, Bobby Baker, Ron Esau, Mark Martin, Richard Petty, Ernie Irvan
Summary: When it comes to the No. 6, David Pearson's 1966 championship season is unmatched, although Mark Martin came close several times.
Car Number: 7
Drivers: Bob Flock, Frank Mundy, Fonty Flock, Chuck Meekins, Lloyd Hulette, Gwyn Staley, Jim Reed, Jimmie Lewallen, Buddy Baker, Joe Weatherly, Don Noel, Johnny Allen, Bobby Johns, Cale Yarborough, Ramo Stott, Ed Negre, Dean Dalton, Ivan Baldwin, Walter Ballard, Frank Warren, Larry Esau, D.K. Ulrich, Cecil Gordon, Jack Donohue, Joey Arrington, Harry Goularte, Earl Brooks, Al Holbert, Dick Brooks, Ricky Rudd, Bruce Hill, Jeff McDuffie, Kyle Petty, Alan Kulwicki, Tommy Kendall, Jimmy Hensley, Geoffrey Bodine, Michael Waltrip, Ted Musgrave, Robby Gordon, Mike Wallace, Kevin Lepage
Summary: Alan Kulwicki has the only NASCAR championship as driver of the No. 7, but he's not the winningest driver to use that numeral.
Car Number: 8
Drivers: Bill Linder, Dick Linder, Billy Carden, Wally Campbell, Dick Linder, Bill Rexford, Gene Comstock, Dick Rathmann, Emory Mahon, Marvin Panch, Tiny Lund, Elmo Langley, Ernie Young, Eddie Gray, Johnny Allen, Whitey Norman, Danny Weinberg, Dick Dixon, Ed Negre, Vic Elford, Dean Dalton, Dick May, Gary Matthews, Skip Manning, Ferrel Harris, James Hylton, Kevin Housby, Kirk Shelmerdine, Rick O'Dell, Jimmy Means, Dick Brooks, Dale Earnhardt, Bobby Hillin Jr., Rick Wilson, Dick Trickle, Sterling Marlin, Jeff Burton, Hut Stricklin, Buckshot Jones, Morgan Shepherd, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Summary: When Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished third in the final standings in 2003, it was the best finish for anyone driving the No. 8 since Joe Weatherly won back-to-back championships in 1962 and 1963 while using the numeral.
Car Number: 9
Drivers: Bill Elliott, Herb Thomas, Raymond Lewis, Len Brown, Tim Flock, Art Lamey, Iggy Katona, Donald Thomas, Bill Osborne, Dick Meyer, Jack Smith, Ed Samples, Smokey Yunick, Jim Reed, Joe Weatherly, Jim Cook, Jesse James Taylor, Roy Tyner, Art Brady, Cale Yarborough, T.C. Hunt, Bill Amick, Paul Goldsmith, Larry Frank, Ken Spikes, Ben Arnold, Bill Vanderhoff, Pete Hamilton, Tony Bettenhausen, Mel Larson, Jim Danielson, David Hobbs, Al Holbert, John Kieper, Bill Hollar, Jim Vandiver, Frank Warren, Jimmy Insolo, Phil Parsons, Dorsey Schroeder, Dave Mader III, Bill Schmitt, Chad Little, Greg Sacks, P.J. Jones, Joe Ruttman, John Krebs, Rich Bickle, Lake Speed, Jerry Nadeau, Steve Grissom, Stacy Compton, Bobby Hillin, Kasey Kahne.
Summary: Only 60 percent of Bill Elliott's 731 career starts have come behind the wheel of the No. 9, but 38 of his 44 victories have been in cars bearing that numeral.
Car Number: 10
Drivers: Bill Champion, John Riggi, Fred Johnson, Ray Duhigg, Jim Rathmann, Ted Swaim, Jim Fiebelkorn, Chet Williams, Blackie Pitt, Van Van Wey, Rex White, Whitey Norman, Reds Kagle, Elmo Langley, T.C. Hunt, Jim Blomgren, Buddy Baker, Cale Yarborough, LeeRoy Yarbrough, Darel Dieringer, Tiny Lund, Jim Paschal, Jim Hurtubise, Ricky Rudd, Bill Elliott, Walter Ballard, Tommy Gale, Earle Canavan, Ed Negre, Don Puskarich, Johnny Ray, Earl Brooks, Terry Bivins, Clyde Lynn, Bruce Jacobi, Tommy Ellis, Ray Williams, Dick May, Dean Dalton, Jimmy Means, Jimmy Hindman, Billy Smith, Tim Williamson, Steve Gray, Clark Dwyer, Sterling Marlin, Doug Heveron, Greg Sacks, Dick Trickle, Ken Regan, Trevor Boys, Jeff Swindell, Rodney Combs, Ken Bouchard, Derrike Cope, Johnny Benson Jr., Jerry Nadeau, Mike Wallace, Joe Nemechek
Summary: The No. 10 has never won a NASCAR championship, but a Champion has the most career starts in cars bearing that numeral.
Car Number: 11
Drivers: Skimp Hersey, Bob Apperson, Jim Delaney, Bob Appleton, Fireball Roberts, Erick Erickson, Fred Bince, George Parrish, Joe Weatherly, Tim Flock, Emanuel Zervakis, Parnelli Jones, Curley Barker, Junior Johnson, Ned Jarrett, Bob Keefe, Mario Andretti, J.T. Putney, Norm Nelson, A.J. Foyt, Buddy Baker, Dave Marcis, Cale Yarborough, Darrell Waltrip, Terry Labonte, Geoffrey Bodine, Brett Bodine
Summary: Drivers have piloted cars bearing that numeral to eight NASCAR championships -- and eight different champions have sat behind the steering wheel of the No. 11 at some point in their careers.
Car Number: 12
Drivers: Woodie Wilson, Ralph Zrimsek, Slick Smith, Erick Erickson, Danny Weinberg, Jim Paschal, Buddy Shuman, Speedy Thompson, Joe Weatherly, Dick Rathmann, Ben Gregory, Jimmy Thompson, Ralph Moody, Paul Goldsmith, Marvin Porter, Bill Amick, George Seeger, Tiny Lund, Bob Welborn, Fred Harb, Dan Gurney, Bobby Allison, LeeRoy Yarbrough, Donnie Allison, Earl Balmer, Jim Hurtubise, Tom Pistone, Ted Fritz, Ed Negre, Neil Bonnett, James Hylton, Harry Gant, Richard White, Lennie Pond, Butch Lindley, Jack Ingram, Buck Simmons, David Pearson, Tim Richmond, Buddy Baker, Tommy Ellis, Rodney Combs, Davey Allison, David Sosebee, Mark Martin, Jim Bown, Jeff Swindell, Brad Teague, Larry Caudill, Slick Johnson, Larry Polland, Trevor Boys, Mike Alexander, Jeff Purvis, Hut Stricklin, Jimmy Spencer, Chuck Bown, Tim Steele, Derrike Cope, Jeremy Mayfield and Ryan Newman.
Summary: The history of the Alabama Gang is interwoven with the history of the No. 12. No fewer than six of Alabama's finest have climbed behind the steering wheel of a car with No. 12 on the roof over the years.
Car Number: 13
Drivers: Johnny Rutherford, A.J. Foyt, Mario Andretti, Bobby Unser, Robby Gordon, Jerry Nadeau, Pat Kirkwood, Pop McGinnis, Emory Lewis, Joel Million, Dick Rathmann, Jesse James Taylor, Peck Peckham, Andy Hampton, Earl Balmer, Harold Smith, Smokey Yunick, Buck Baker, Bobby Isaac, Banjo Matthews, Bud Harless, Curtis Turner, Charlie Glotzbach, Joe Leonard, Swede Savage, Don Puskarich, Jeff Halverson, Jack Ingram, Earle Canavan, Kevin Terris, Dick May, Doug Wheeler, Johnny Coy Jr., Eddie Bierschwale, Oma Kimbrough, Randy LaJoie, Gary Balough, Mike Skinner, Bob Schacht, Stan Fox, Wallen Dallenbach Jr., Tom Hubert, Dennis Setzer, Ted Musgrave, Derrike Cope, Ted Christopher, Buckshot Jones, Mike Bliss, Todd Bodine, P.J. Jones, Hermie Sadler.
Summary: The only driver to win a race in the No. 13 was a future three-time Indianapolis 500 winner making his NASCAR debut at Daytona.
Car Number: 14
Drivers: Bob Flock, Fonty Flock, Hershel McGriff, Billy Myers, George Dunn, Ken Rush, Dick Zimmerman, Ted Chamberlain, Roy Hall, Lloyd Moore, Tex Keene, Curtis Turner, Buddy Shuman, Banjo Matthews, Slick Smith, Buck Baker, Bob Keefe, Scotty Cain, Carl Burris, Paul Parks, Jim Paschal, Johnny Allen, Charley Griffith, Darel Dieringer, Troy Ruttman, Jim McElreath, Richard Brickhouse, Bobby Allison, Ramo Stott, LeeRoy Yarbrough, Coo Coo Marlin, Sterling Marlin, Charlie Glotzbach, Dick Kranzler, Jimmy Means, A.J. Foyt, Harry Goularte, Tracy Leslie, Mike Chase, Bobby Labonte, Terry Labonte, John Andretti, Ricky Craven, Jeff Krogh, Jeff Green, Robby Gordon, Steve Park, Randy Lajoie, Boris Said, Dick Trickle, Mike Bliss, Rick Mast, Ron Hornaday, Stacy Compton, P.J. Jones, Mike Wallace, Larry Foyt
Summary: The No. 14 has been like a member of the family to several drivers, especially to the Flocks, the Marlins, the Labontes and the Foyts.
Car Number: 15
Drivers: Ken Wagner, Jack Etheridge, Erick Erickson, Dick Allwine, Joe Sheppard, Jimmie Lewallen, Jimmy Roland, Johnny Mantz, Tim Flock, Fonty Flock, Jim Paschal, Bob Keefe, L.D. Austin, Speedy Thompson, Johnny Sudderth, Roscoe Thompson, Jesse James Taylor, Red Hollingsworth, Parnelli Jones, Darel Dieringer, Tiny Lund, Sam McQuagg, James Hylton, Charlie Glotzbach, Ed Hessert, Wayne Edwards, Dick Brooks, Donnie Allison, David Pearson, Bobby Issac, George Follmer, Buddy Baker, Bobby Allison, Benny Parsons, Dale Earnhardt, Ricky Rudd, Brett Bodine, Morgan Shepherd, Geoffrey Bodine, Lake Speed, Dick Trickle, Wally Dallenbach Jr., Ted Musgrave, Derrike Cope, Michael Waltrip
Summary: From Tim Flock's 1956 victory at Elkhart Lake to Michael Waltrip's 2003 win at Talladega, the No. 15 has had its share of trips to Victory Lane.
Car Number: 16
Drivers: Bill Snowden, Jack O'Brien, Fred Steinbroner, Banjo Matthews, Weldon Adams, Buck Mason, Tim Flock, Tiny Lund, John Seeley, Tommy Irwin, Charlie Cregar, Glen Wood, Jim McGuirk, Danny Weinberg, Dick Joslin, Steve McGrath, Joe Weatherly, Elmo Langley, Speedy Thompson, Ralph Earnhardt, Darel Dieringer, Ned Setzer, Bobby Allison, Sam McQuagg, LeeRoy Yarbrough, Tiny Lund, Mark Donohue, Donnie Allison, Dave Marcis, Rusty Wallace, Ed Negre, Dave Sisco, Ray Williams, Glenn Jarrett, Mel Larson, Richard Brickhouse, Chuck Bown, Jim Bown, Butch Lindley, Morgan Shepherd, Bill Osborne, Tommy Ellis, Brett Bodine, Bob Schacht, Tom Rotsell, Larry Pearson, Wally Dallenbach Jr., Ted Musgrave, Kevin Lepage, Greg Biffle
Summary: When Greg Biffle won the 2003 Pepsi 400 at Daytona, he joined some of racing's legendary drivers who have visited Victory Lane in the No. 16.
Car Number: 17
Drivers: Sara Christian, Jim Carrusso, Jack White, Buddy Shuman, Bill Widenhouse, June Cleveland, Russ Graham, Dick Allwine, Jim Paschal, Shorty York, Fred Harb, Jim McGuirk, Joe Weatherly, Ralph Earnhardt, Bob Welborn, Dave MacDonald, Junior Spencer, David Pearson, Bill Dennis, Darrell Waltrip, Roger Hamby, Bill Elliott, Gordon Johncock, Harry Goularte, Skip Manning, Steve Pfeifer, Don Whittington, Glenn Jarrett, Harry Gant, Steve Spencer, Mike Potter, Lowell Cowell, Tommy Houston, John Anderson, Lake Speed, Sterling Marlin, Clark Dwyer, Bosco Lowe, Lennie Pond, Ken Ragan, Phil Parsons, Doug Heveron, Pancho Carter, Jim Hull, Eddie Bierschwale, Jimmy Horton, Sarel van der Merwe, Greg Sacks, Matt Kenseth
Summary: Maybe it's not surprising that Matt Kenseth won the 2003 championship in the No. 17, given that two other drivers won a total of four titles in that numeral previously.
Car Number: 18
Drivers: John Wright, John Mahoney, Dick Burns, Jack White, Charles Tidwell, George Seeger, Marvin Burke, Bucky Sager, Lloyd Dane, Bobby Myers, Arden Mounts, Fonty Flock, Charley Griffith, Darrell Dake, Dick Smith, Bob Welborn, Stick Elliott, Darel Dieringer, J.T. Putney, Dick Johnson, Benny Parsons, Joe Frasson, Harry Gant, Buck Baker, John Dineen, James Hylton, Ed Negre, Randy Ogden, Donnie Allison, Slick Johnson, Don Satterfield, Joe Booher, Tommy Ellis, Glen Steurer, Dale Jarrett, Rick Hendrick, Ron Esau, Tommy Kendall, Rick Jeffrey, Brad Teague, Hut Stricklin, Stan Barrett, Greg Sacks, Bobby Labonte
Summary: Cars bearing the No. 18 have made trips to Victory Lane in 11 consecutive seasons, thanks to Bobby Labonte and Dale Jarrett.
Car Number: 19
Drivers: Al Bonnell, Otis Martin, Clyde Minter, Jack Smith, Lee Connell, Gordon Smith, Billy Carden, Herman Beam, John Rostek, Cale Yarborough, Tiny Lund, Larry Thomas, J.T. Putney, E.J. Trivette, Henley Gray, Bill Seifert, Jabe Thomas, Bob Burcham, Ed Negre, Cecil Gordon, Tommy Gale, Bill Dennis, Frank Warren and Dick May, Dale Earnhardt, Dave Marcis, Bobby Wawak, Woody Fisher, Joe Booher, Joey Arrington, Derrike Cope, Joe Fields, Billy Hagan, Steve Spencer, Lennie Pond, Glenn Jarrett, Vince Giamformaggio, J.D. McDuffie, John Utsman, John Anderson, James Hylton, Ronnie Sanders, Dennis Devea, Benny Parsons, Charlie Baker, Bobby Gerhart, Mike Skinner, Chad Little, Bill Ingram, Loy Allen Jr, Dick Trickle, Mike Wallace, Gary Bradberry, Tom Hubert, Casey Atwood, Jeremy Mayfield
Summary: Colorado native John Rostek remains the only one of 61 drivers to have won a race in the No. 19, although Jeremy Mayfield has come close three times in the past two years.
Car Number: 20
Drivers: Dick Linder, Don Rogalla, H.F. Stickleather, Bill Rexford, Joe Merola, Dick Rathman, Van Van Wey, John McGinley, Banks Simpson, Jimmy Thompson, Tiny Lund, G.C. Spencer, Spook Crawford, Bunkie Blackburn, Marvin Panch, Emanuel Zervakis, Jack Anderson, Jim Cook, Clyde Lynn, Rick Newsom, G.T. Tallas, Ron Esau, Richard White, Ed Hale, Cecil Gordon, Dave Mader III, Rob Moroso, Jimmy Hensley, Chad Little, Steve Grissom, Sammy Swindell, Bobby Hillin Jr., Kim Campbell, Buddy Baker, Ricky Craven, Mike Wallace, Joe Ruttman, Dirk Stephens, Bobby Hamilton, Gary Collins, Randy LaJoie, Elton Sawyer, Lance Hooper, Greg Sacks, Tony Stewart
Summary: When Tony Stewart was named the driver of the No. 20 beginning in 1999, he resuscitated a long-dormant numeral.
Car Number: 21
Drivers: Bobby Greene, Lloyd Moore, Tim Flock, Harold Kite, Dick Rathmann, Jim Delaney, Speedy Thompson, Johnny Gouveia, Neil Roberts, Laird Bruner, Bud Rackley, Glen Wood, Gene Bergin, George Green, Jimmy Massey, Curtis Turner, Johnny Beauchamp, Larry Frank, Junior Johnson, Fred Herb, Bob Welborn, Banjo Matthews, Marvin Panch, Tommy Irwin, Fred Lorenzen, Tiny Lund, Dave MacDonald, Dan Gurney, A.J. Foyt, Cale Yarborough, Swede Savage, Donnie Allison, David Pearson, Neil Bonnett, Buddy Baker, Bobby Rahal, Kyle Petty, Rick Wilson, Larry Pearson, Tommy Ellis, Dale Jarrett, Morgan Shepherd, Michael Waltrip, Elliott Sadler and Ricky Rudd
Summary: The association between the No. 21 and the Wood Brothers doesn't go all the way back to NASCAR's beginnings, but it's close.
Car Number: 22
Drivers: Red Byron, Lloyd Dane, Perk Brown, Jimmie Lewallen, George Osborne, Glen Wood, Bill Blair, Jim Paschal, Fireball Roberts, Ralph Earnhardt, Speedy Thompson, Curtis Turner, Bunkie Blackburn, Bobby Allison, Darel Dieringer, Dick Brooks, Jimmy Crawford, John Harkins, John Hamsom, Ricky Rudd, Darrell Waltrip, Kevin Housby, Al Rudd Jr., Richard White, Stan Barrett, Marty Robbins, Lennie Pond, Steve Moore, Rob Moroso, Rodney Combs, Grant Adcox, Rick Ware, Rick Mast, Sterling Marlin, Bobby Labonte, Randy Lajoie, Ward Burton, Scott Wimmer
Summary: Every driver who climbs behind the wheel of the No. 22 does so in the shadow of the legendary Fireball Roberts.
Car Number: 23
Drivers: Erwin Blatt, Skip Lewis, Ken Marriott, Frank Mundy, Jack Smith, Weldon Adams, Mike Magill, Jimmie Lewallen, Don Duckworth, Wade Fields, Ned Jarrett, Bob Perry, Doug Yates, Sal Tovella, H.G. Rosier, Stan Parker, Bill Widenhouse, Leland Colvin Jr., Buren Skeen, James Hylton, Vic Elford, Jabe Thomas, Charley Griffith, Earl Brooks, Larry Lemay, Jim Raptis, Louis Gatto, Geoffrey Bodine, Charlie Glotzbach, Elliott Forbes-Robinson, Sterling Marlin, Don Hume, Morgan Shepherd, Gene Coyle, Connie Saylor, Dick May, Jim Hull, Eldon Dotson, Michael Waltrip, Eddie Bierschwale, Mike Chase, Butch Gilliland, Hut Stricklin, Jimmy Spencer, Boris Said, Scott Wimmer, Kenny Wallace
Summary: Frank Mundy took the No. 23 to Victory Lane in 1951. It hasn't been back since.
Car Number: 24
Drivers: Gene Darragh, Pap White, Jimmy Lewallen, Ray Duhigg, Jimmy Thompson, Bobby Waddell, Ken Love, Larry Frank, Bob Potter, Arnold Gardner, Darel Dieringer, Roscoe Thompson, Sam McQuagg, Bobby Allison, Curtis Turner, Tiny Lund, Bobby Mausgrover, Jack Harden, Cecil Gordon, Junior Miller, D.K. Ulrich, Larry Isley, Lake Speed, Lennie Pond, Steve Spencer, Jimmy Hensley, Morgan Shepherd, Ronnie Thomas, Dick May, Tony Bettenhausen, John Anderson, J.D. McDuffie, Jim Vandiver, Buddie Boys, Trevor Boys, Gary Collins, Johnny McFadden, Butch Gilliland, Mickey Gibbs, Jimmy Hensley, Dick Trickle, Kenny Wallace, Dorsey Schroeder, Jeff Gordon
Summary: The history of the No. 24 is a tale of two Gordons born 30 years apart on opposite ends of the country.
Car Number: 25
Drivers: Bob Smith, Jack Smith, Ken Marriott, Dick Linder, Jimmy Thompson, Speedy Thompson, Clyde Pittinger, Bill Norton, Fireball Roberts, Bill Widenhouse, Jimmy Lewallen, Doug Yates, Gene White, Tommy Herbert, John Hamby, Jim Bennett, Bud Moore, Jabe Thomas, Doug Cooper, Ronnie Thomas, Earl Brooks, D.K. Ulrich, Dick May, Dean Dalton, Ferrel Harris, Joe Ruttman, Charlie Chamblee, Joe Booher, Jim Reich, Jerry Churchill, Bobby Gerhart, Tim Richmond, Ken Schrader, Ricky Craven, Jack Sprague, Todd Bodine, Wally Dallenbach Jr., Jerry Nadeau, Joe Nemechek, Brian Vickers
Summary: The "golden age" for the No. 25 could be described as a six-year period starting with Tim Richmond and ending with Ken Schrader.
Car Number: 26
Drivers: Brett Bodine, Buck Baker, Dick Linder and Slick Smith, Weldon Adams, Jimmy Ingram, Dave Terrell, Jim Paschal, Curtis Turner, Bill Blair, Dick Blackwell, Junior Johnson, Darel Dieringer, Bobby Isaac, Fred Lorenzen, Gordon Johncock, Lloyd Ruby, LeeRoy Yarbrough, Earl Brooks, Dick Bown, Carl Joiner, Tiny Lund, Chuck Bown, Herschel McGriff, Bobby Wawak, Jimmy Lee Capps, Butch Lindley, Brad Teague, Ronnie Hopkins, Joe Ruttman, Morgan Shepherd, Ricky Rudd, Steve Kinser, Hut Stricklin, Hermie Sadler, Rich Bickle, Johnny Benson, Jimmy Spencer, Joe Nemechek, Frank Kimmel, Todd Bodine and Geoffrey Bodine.
Summary: When Brett Bodine won in a No. 26 Buick in 1994, it completed a circle which started when Buck Baker's Buick crossed the finish line first at Charlotte in 1955.
Car Number: 27
Drivers: Junior Johnson, Rusty Wallace, Jimmy Florian, Cale Yarborough, A.J. Foyt, Donnie Allison, Sam Sommers, Benny Parsons, Buddy Baker, Jimmy Spencer, Kenny Wallace, Rick Mast, Scott Wimmer and others.
Summary: When it comes to the No. 27, Junior Johnson has the Daytona 500 victory but Rusty Wallace has the NASCAR championship.
Car Number: 28
Drivers: Buddy Helms, Slick Smith, Ray Chase, Herb Fry, Eddie Skinner, Fred Lorenzen, Gordon Johncock, Ramo Stott, Charlie Glotzbach, Dick Brooks, Bobby Isaac, Donnie Allison, A.J. Foyt, Jerry Jolly, Dave Dion, Buddy Baker, Bobby Allison, Benny Parsons, Joe Ruttman, Cale Yarborough, Chad Little, Davey Allison, Robby Gordon, Lake Speed, Ernie Irvan, Kenny Wallace, Dale Jarrett, Kenny Irwin Jr., Ricky Rudd.
Summary: Ten of NASCAR's 40 winningest drivers have driven it, but a car carrying No. 28 has never won a NASCAR championship.
Car Number: 29
Drivers: Slick Smith, Dink Widenhouse, Dick Freeman, Bob Potter, Nelson Stacy, Larry Frank, Dick Hutcherson, Bobby Allison, Bud Moore, Swede Savage, Ramo Stott, Hershel McGriff, Bill Hollar, R.K. Smith, Walter Ballard, Elliott Forbes-Robinson, Dave Dion, Cecil Gordon, Tim Williamson, Junior Miller, Tim Richmond, Grant Adcox, Connie Saylor, Scott Autrey, George Follmer, Eddie Bierschwale, Cale Yarborough, Dale Jarrett, Phil Parsons, Gary Collins, Pancho Carter, Andy Hillenburg, John Krebs, Kerry Teague, Steve Grissom, Greg Sacks, Chad Little, Jeff Green, Robert Pressley, Kevin Harvick
Summary: Cars carrying No. 29 have had two distinct successful eras, with a gulf of more than three decades in between.
Car Number: 30
Drivers: Cotton Owens, Johnny Bridgers, Speedy Thompson, Jim Graham, Clyde Parker, Frank Mundy, Cale Yarborough, Doug Cox, Bob Kosiski, Bob Welborn, Gene White, Friday Hassler, Elmo Langley, Tiny Lund, J.C. Hendrix, Johnny Sudderth, Bunkie Blackburn, Dave Marcis, Walter Ballard, Carl Van Horn, Bill Champion, Salt Walther, Bruce Hill, Tighe Scott, Terry Bivins, Dale Earnhardt, Roy Smith, Willy T. Ribbs, Michael Waltrip, Johnny Benson, Derrike Cope, Jeff Green, Steve Park
Summary: Although the number has been used many times, Speedy Thompson is the only driver to put the No. 30 in Victory Lane -- and that was nearly 50 years ago.
Car Number: 31
Drivers: Sterling Long, Ben Cannaziaro, Jesse James Taylor, Joe Weatherly, Curtis Turner, Bob Bolheimer, Bill Champion, Brownie King, Jesse James Taylor, Paul Goldsmith, Jim McGuirk, Ralph Earnhardt, Harvey Jones, Bob Grossman, Darel Dieringer, Innes Ireland, Don White, Jim Vandiver, Ward Burton, Chuck Little, Jim Boyd, Billy McGinnis, Bobby Wawak, John Rezek, Billie Harvey, John Anderson, Jerry Jolly, Steve Gray, Slick Johnson, Chet Fillip, Ron Shephard, Brad Teague, Joe Ruttman, Donnie Allison, Butch Miller, Lee Faulk, Johnny Rutherford, Jim Sauter, Bobby Hillin Jr., Neil Bonnett, Greg Sacks, Jimmy Hensley, Gary Bradberry, Mike Skinner, Robby Gordon
Summary: Many tried -- Mike Skinner even came close -- but Robby Gordon was the first driver to put the No. 31 in Victory Lane.
Car Number: 32
Drivers: Jim Rathmann, Reino Tulonen, Jimmie Lewallen, Al Keller, Bob Grossman, Paul Goldsmith, Brownie King, George Green, Darel Dieringer, Bill Wimble, Bob James, Tiny Lund, Jack Anderson, Andy Hampton, Dick Brooks, Pete Hamilton, Gary Matthews, Bobby Wawak, Ray Elder, Jimmy Finger, Jim Ingram, Dr. Bob Jarvis, Bosco Lowe, Tommy Ellis, Butch Lindley, Jonathan Edwards, Tommy Houston, Alan Kulwicki, Jim Sauter, Eddie Bierschwale, Ruben Garcia, Philip Duffie, Lee Faulk, Joe Ruttman, Jimmy Horton, Dick Trickle, Jimmy Hensley, Chuck Bown, Ed Berrier, Michael Ritch, Greg Sacks, Mike Wallace, Scott Pruett, Ricky Craven
Summary: When Ricky Craven crossed the finish line to win at Martinsville in 2001, it was not only his career victory, but the first time the No. 32 had been in Victory Lane.
Car Number: 33
Drivers: Lou Figaro, Lloyd Dane, Bill West, George Green, Charles "Reb" Wickersham, Roy Mayne, Johnny Rutherford, Wayne Smith, Glen Francis, George Follmer, Jeff Handy, Dick May, Elmo Langley, Buck Baker, Earl Brooks, J.D. McDuffie, Harry Gant, Morgan Shepherd, John Anderson, Robert Pressley, Ken Schrader, Joe Nemechek, Christian Fittipaldi, Paul Menard, Phil Parsons, Greg Sacks, Todd Bodine, Bobby Hamilton Jr., Wally Dallenbach, Scott Pruett, Mike Wallace, Kenny Wallace
Summary: Harry Gant's the most successful driver of the No. 33 -- but neither the first or last to win with that numeral.
Car Number: 34
Drivers: Jim Roper, Gwyn Staley, Sherman Clark, Dick Beaty, Fireball Roberts, Bob Ross, G.C. Spencer, Wendell Scott, Nestor Peles, Darrell Busham, Steve Peles, L.W. Wright, Jocko Maggiacomo, Ron Shephard, Jesse Samples Jr., Eddie Bierschwale, Connie Saylor, Rodney Combs, Jim Bown, Ted Kennedy, Dick Trickle, Todd Bodine, Mike McLaughlin
Summary: Wendell Scott raced his way into the history books in the No. 34.
Car Number: 35
Drivers: Glenn Dunnaway, J.C. VanLandingham, Bunk Moore, Joe Weatherly, PeeWee Jones, Bill Champion, Darel Dieringer, Mel Larson, Ray Hendrick, Jeff Hawkins, Dan Daughtry, Jim Hurtubise, Lynn Carroll, Louis Gatto, Pat Mintey, Morgan Shepherd, Joe Millikan, Dick May, Bud Hickey, Alan Kulwicki, Benny Parsons, Bill Venturini, Keith Vanhouten, Larry Gunselman, Todd Bodine, Gary Bradberry, Darrell Waltrip, Bobby Hamilton Jr.
Summary: Controversy seems to surround the No. 35, from the first race in 1949 to the Tabasco Fiasco.
Car Number: 36
Drivers: Tommy Irwin, Jimmy Thompson, Archie Smith, Ken Johnson, Tiny Lund, Pete Kelly, Brian Naylor, Frank Secrist, Larry Thomas, H.B. Bailey, Don Tarr, Frank Warren, Bobby Wawak, Ron Hutcherson, Bill Green, Marty Robbins, Dick May, Kenny Wallace and Butch Gilliland, Derrike Cope, Ernie Irvan, Ricky Craven, Jerry Nadeau, Ken Schrader
Summary: After 53 years, the No. 36 is still looking for a driver to drive it into Victory Lane.
Car Number: 37
Drivers: Bobby Isaac, Frank Christian, Tiny Lund, Joe Kelly Wally Dallenbach, Eduardo Dibos, Darel Dieringer, Bub Strickler, Charlie Glotzbach, Bobby Allison, Sam McQuagg, Don Tarr, Chuck Wahl, Bruce Jacobi, Roger Hamby, Dave Watson, Don Sprouse, Mike Alexander, Tim Richmond, Tom Sneva, Mark Martin, Donnie Allison, Roy Lee Hendrick, Connie Saylor, Joe Millikan, Curtis Markham, Patty Moise, Randy Porter, Rick Carelli, Loy Allen Jr., John Andretti, Jeremy Mayfield, Derrike Cope
Summary: Bobby Isaac was better known for driving the No. 71, but he stands alone as the only driver to visit Victory Lane in the No. 37.
Car Number: 38
Drivers: Ned Jarrett, Ted Swaim, Mel Larson, Gwyn Staley, Bob Welborn, Raul Cilloniz, Sammy Packard, Ed Markstellar, G.C. Spencer, Woodie Wilson, John Dodd Jr., Bob Hurt, Wayne Smith, Jimmy Insolo, Tom Williams, Walter Ballard, Grant Adcox, Sandy Satullo, Don Waterman, Canadian Laurent Rioux, Morgan Shepherd, Phil Barkdoll, Joe Ruttman, Alan Kulwicki, Joe Fields, Mike Laws, John Krebs, Dick Johnson, Jim Sauter, Jimmy Horton, Bobby Hamilton, Butch Gilliland, Rich Woodland, Kevin LePage, Elliott Sadler
Summary: The No. 38 hasn't visited Victory Lane since 1960, when Ned Jarrett won at Columbia.
Car Number: 39
Drivers: Friday Hassler, Scott Pruett, Budd Olsen, Danny Letner, Billy Carden, Tommy Wells, Marshall Sargent, David Pearson, LeeRoy Yarbrough, Neil Castles, Robert Vaughn, Blackie Wagerin, Tighe Scott, Paul Dean Holt, Tom Williams, Vince Giamformaggio, Jim Sauter, Scott Lagasse, Dick Trickle, Chuck Brown, Rich Bickle
Summary: Like a dusty box of old clothes in the attic, No. 39 is one of NASCAR's forgotten numbers.
Car Number: 40
Drivers: Tommy Thompson, Gene Simpson, Rex White, Ken Rush, Bobby Allison, Jerry Grant, Pete Hamilton, Marv Acton, Randy Bethea, D.K. Ulrich, Al Elmore, Bill Whittington, Joe Booher, Ricky Rudd, Dick Skillen, Mike Alexander, Dick May, J.D. McDuffie, Tommy Gale, Lennie Pond, Harry Dinwiddie, Tim Richmond, Stan Barrett, Sterling Marlin, Rick Baldwin, Slick Johnson, Cecil Gordon, Ronnie Thomas, Don Hume,Tommy Houston, Ferrel Harris, Joe Stowe, Jimmy Hensely, Jonathan Edwards, Ben Hess, Darin Brassfield, Joe Ruttman, Tommy Kendall, Kenny Wallace, Bobby Hamilton, Greg Sacks, Andy Hillenburg, Randy LaJoie, Butch Leitzinger, Rich Bickle, Shane Hall, Robby Gordon, Steve Park, Jamie McMurray, Mike Bliss
Summary: Success for the No. 40 car can be divided three ways: the Tommy Thompson era, the Pete Hamilton era and the Sterling Marlin era.
Car Number: 41
Drivers: Curtis Turner, Joe Weatherly, Richard Petty, Buck Baker, A.J. Foyt, Jim Paschal, Grant Adcox, Dean Dalton, Ernie Stierly, Stuart Huffman, Dick Brooks, Richard Childress, Sterling Marlin, Joe Millikan, Ronnie Thomas, Phil Parsons, Dick Trickle, Joe Nemechek, Ricky Craven, Jimmy Spencer, Casey Mears and others.
Car Number: 42
Drivers: Lee Petty, Richard Petty, Maurice Petty, Jim Paschal, Bunkie Blackburn, Jim Hurtubise, Bob Welbron, Bill McMahan, Buck Baker, Marvin Panch, Tiny Lund, G.C. Spencer, Marty Robbins, Elmo Langley, Kyle Petty, Ronnie Thomas, Lennie Pond, Dick Trickle, Terry Schoonover, Tom Sneva, Kenny Wallace, Tommy Kendall, Bobby Hillin Jr., Jim Sauter, Joe Nemechek, Phil Parsons, Kenny Irwin, Jamie McMurray
Summary: Long before Dale's No. 3 or Richard's No. 43, there was Lee Petty and the No. 42.
Car Number: 43
Drivers: Jack Russell, Paul Newkirk, Jimmy Lewallen, Bob Ross, Richard Petty, Lee Petty, Kyle Petty, Rick Wilson, Wally Dallenbach Jr., John Andretti, Bobby Hamilton, Christian Fittipaldi, Jeff Green
Summary: Even though Richard Petty is synonymous with the No. 43, he wasn't the first to drive it or even the first Petty to win with it.
Car Number: 44
Drivers: Bill Blair, Frank Mundy, Gayle Warren, Jack Smith, Ray Duhigg, Curtis Turner, Bob Welborn, Marvin Panch, Junior Johnson, Jim Paschal, Lloyd Dane, Rex White, Frankie Schneider, Tommy Irwin, Larry Hess, Dub Simpson, Dick Gulstrand, Larry Dickson, David Pearson, Red Farmer, Richard Brown, Gary Johnson and Robin Schildnecht, Terry Labonte, Sterling Marlin, Jim Sauter, Jack Sellers, Jimmy Horton, Irv Hoerr, Jeff Davis, Jimmy Hensley, Bobby Labonte, Kenny Wallace, Jeff Purvis, Rick Wilson, Kyle Petty, Steve Grissom, Buckshot Jones, Jerry Nadeau, Ted Musgrave, Christian Fittipaldi and Greg Biffle
Summary: The No. 44 has fallen upon hard times recently, but during the 1980s, thanks in large part to Terry Labonte, it was solid as ice.
Car Number: 45
Drivers: Ralph Liguori, Paul Pettit, Eddie Pagan, Frank Schneider, Joe Weatherly, Paul Bass, Tiny Lund, LeeRoy Yarbrough, Bud Moore, Bill Seifert, Vic Parsons, Baxter Price, Rick Newsom, Walter Ballard, Earl Brooks, Tighe Scott, Larry Lemay, Elmo Langley, Roy Smith, Joel Stowe, Jimmy Means, Charlie Chamblee, D.K. Ulrich, Johnny McFadden, Jeff Hooker, Rick Baldwin, Rick McCray, Ken Ragan, Ken Schrader, Rich Bickel, David Green, Adam Petty, Kyle Petty, Christian Fittipaldi
Summary: When the Petty family brought the No. 45 out of mothballs in 2000 for Adam Petty to drive, it revived a car number which has had periods of success but long stretches of drought.
Car Number: 46
Driver List: Bill Blair, Ralph Liguori, Jim Murray, Billy Myers, Speedy Thompson, Jimmy Thompson, Bob Welborn, Bobby Johns, Jack Smith, Johnny Allen, Walt Hansgen, J.T. Putney, Roy Mayne, Larry Manning, Travis Tiller, Greg Sacks, Al Unser Jr., Stacy Compton, Wally Dallenbach Jr., Morgan Shepherd, Tommy Kendall, Jeff Green, Frank Kimmel
Summary: With the exception of Cole Trickle's exploits in "Days of Thunder," cars bearing No. 46 are currently riding a 41-year winless streak.
However, in NASCAR's early years, No. 46 was driven to Victory Lane by some of the sport's best drivers.
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