Firsts & Records

Firsts in the Busch Series

• Race: Daytona International Speedway (Feb. 13, 1982)

• Race Winner: Dale Earnhardt (Daytona, Feb. 13, 1982)

• Pole Winner: Mike Porter, Daytona (Feb. 9, 1982)

• Superspeedway Race: Daytona (Feb. 13, 1982)

• Superspeedway Winner: Dale Earnhardt, Daytona (Feb. 13, 1982)

• Short Track Race: Richmond (Feb. 20, 1982)

• Short Track Winner: Tommy Houston, Richmond (Feb. 20, 1982)

• Road Course Race: Road Atlanta (July 6, 1986)

• Road Course Winner: Darrell Waltrip, Road Atlanta (July 6, 1986)

• Buick Win: Tommy Houston, Hickory (Oct. 12, 1985)

• Chevrolet Win: Tommy Houston, Richmond (Feb. 20, 1982)

• Dodge Win: Hank Parker Jr., Pikes Peak (July 27, 2002)

• Ford Win: Mark Martin, Dover (May 30, 1987)

• Oldsmobile Win: Sam Ard, Martinsville (March 28, 1982)

• Pontiac Win: Dale Earnhardt, Daytona (Feb. 13, 1982)

• Champion: Jack Ingram (1982)

• Rookie of the Year: Kenny Wallace (1989)

• Driver to Start 300 Races: Tommy Houston (1992)

• Driver to Start 400 Races: Tommy Houston (1996)

• Driver to Win Back-to-Back Titles: Sam Ard (1983-84)

Mark Martin has a Busch Series-best .2146 winning percentage, posting 47 wins in 219 starts.

Busch Series Winners Through Oct. 20, 2006 Rank Driver Wins 1. Mark Martin 47 2. Jack Ingram 31 3. Kevin Harvick 24   Tommy Houston 24 5. Sam Ard 22   Jeff Burton 22   Dale Earnhardt Jr. 22   Tommy Ellis 22 9. Dale Earnhardt 21   Harry Gant 21 11. Matt Kenseth 19 12. Greg Biffle 18 13. Jeff Green 16   Joe Nemechek 16 15. Todd Bodine 15   Randy LaJoie 15   Larry Pearson 15   Morgan Shepherd 15 19. Martin Truex Jr. 13   Darrell Waltrip 13 21. Jimmy Spencer 12 22. Chuck Bown 11   Steve Grissom 11   Dale Jarrett 11   Terry Labonte 11   Michael Waltrip 11 27. Jason Keller 10   Robert Pressley 10 29. Carl Edwards 9   David Green 9   Jimmy Hensley 9   Bobby Labonte 9   Rick Mast 9   Kenny Wallace 9 35. Kyle Busch 7   Jamie McMurray 7   Ryan Newman 7 38. Geoffrey Bodine 6   Butch Lindley 6   Chad Little 6   Mike McLaughlin 6   Rob Moroso 6 43. Brett Bodine 5   Jeff Gordon 5   Bobby Hamilton Jr. 5   Kasey Kahne 5   Elliott Sadler 5   Scott Wimmer 5 49. Ward Burton 4   Ricky Craven 4   Tim Fedewa 4   Ron Hornaday 4   Jeff Purvis 4   Scott Riggs 4   Mike Wallace 4 56. Johnny Benson 3   Clint Bowyer 3   Ron Fellows 3   Ernie Irvan 3   L.D. Ottinger 3   Steve Park 3   Johnny Sauter 3   Brian Vickers 3 64. Mike Alexander 2   Bobby Allison 2   Casey Atwood 2   Ron Bouchard 2   Kurt Busch 2   Denny Hamlin 2   Bobby Hillin 2   Buckshot Jones 2   Kevin Lepage 2   Sterling Marlin 2   Butch Miller 2   Hank Parker Jr. 2   Phil Parsons 2   Tim Richmond 2   Johnny Rumley 2   Hermie Sadler 2   Elton Sawyer 2   Ken Schrader 2   Dennis Setzer 2   Ronnie Silver 2   Reed Sorenson 2   Tony Stewart 2   Dick Trickle 2   Rick Wilson 2 88. Jamie Aube 1   Ed Berrier 1   Joe Bessey 1   Dave Blaney 1   Mike Bliss 1   Neil Bonnett 1   Ronald Cooper 1   Derrike Cope 1   Bobby Dotter 1   Bill Elliott 1   Jeff Fuller 1   David Gilliland 1   Robby Gordon 1   Bobby Hamilton 1   Jimmie Johnson 1   Justin Labonte 1   Jason Leffler 1   Tracy Leslie 1   Dick McCabe 1   Casey Mears 1   Paul Menard 1   David Pearson 1   Larry Pollard 1   Ricky Rudd 1   Joe Ruttman 1   Greg Sacks 1   Andy Santerre 1   John Settlemyre 1   Mike Skinner 1   Jack Sprague 1 118. Brad Teague 1

• Driver to Win $10 Million in Career: Jason Keller (2005)

• Driver to Win $5 Million in Career: Randy LaJoie, Jeff Green (2001)

• Driver to Win $1 Million in Career: Jack Ingram (1989)

• Driver to Win $3 Million in a Season: Martin Truex Jr. (2005)

• Driver to Win $2 Million in a Season: Greg Biffle (2002)

• Driver to Win $1 Million in a Season: Randy LaJoie (1997)

• Driver to Win $100,000 in a Race: Jeff Gordon (1992)

• Race West of Mississippi River: Las Vegas 300, Las Vegas (March 15, 1997)

• Brothers to Win Championships: David Green (1994), Jeff Green (2000)

Miscellaneous
(entering the 2006 season)

• Number of Races: 733

• Most Races Started: 417 -- Tommy Houston (1982-1996)

• Most Wins, Season: 10 -- Sam Ard (1983)

• Most Wins, Career: 47 -- Mark Martin (1987-2005)

• Most Superspeedway Wins, Season: 5 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. (1998); Mark Martin (1993, '96, '97, '00); Chad Little (1995); Greg Biffle (2001, '04)

• Most Superspeedway Wins, Career: 38 -- Mark Martin (1987-2005)

• Most Short Track Wins, Season: 9 -- Sam Ard (1983)

• Most Short Track Wins, Career: 29 -- Jack Ingram (1982-1991)

• Most Years Winning At Least One Race: 14 -- Mark Martin

• Most Different Race Winners, Season: 18 -- (1988, '89)

• Different Race Winners between 1982-2005: 112

• Most Wins At One Track: 11 -- Mark Martin, Rockingham

• Most Races Won From Pole, Career: 9 -- Sam Ard (1982-84); Mark Martin (1987-2005)

• Most Races Won From Pole, Season: 4 -- Sam Ard (1983)

• Oldest Driver To Win: Dick Trickle -- 56 years, 11 months (Darlington, Sept. 5, 1998)

• Youngest Driver To Win: Casey Atwood -- 18 years, 10 months (Milwaukee, July 4, 1999)

• Most Races Started Before First Win: Ed Berrier -- 208 (1984-1997)

• Most Top-Five Finishes, Season: 25 -- Jeff Green (2000)

• Most Top-Five Finishes, Career: 123 -- Tommy Houston (1982-1996)

• Most Top-10 Finishes, Season: 30 -- Sam Ard (1983)

• Most Top-10 Finishes, Career: 198 -- Tommy Houston (1982-1996)

• Most Pole Awards, Season: 11 -- Jeff Gordon (1992)

• Most Pole Awards, Career: 28 -- Tommy Ellis (1982-1995); Mark Martin (1987-2005)

• Most Years Winning At Least One Pole: 12 -- Mark Martin

• Most Different Pole Winners, Season: 24 (1998)

• Different Pole Winners between 1982-2005: 132

• Most Poles At One Track: 7 -- Tommy Ellis, Hickory; Mark Martin, Darlington

• Most Money Won, Season: $3,143,692 -- Martin Truex Jr. (2005)

• Most Money Won, Career: $10,470,101 -- Jason Keller (1991-current)

• Most Money Won, Race: $129,046 -- Martin Truex Jr., Mexico City (March 6, 2005)

• Largest Purse, Superspeedway: $2,412,152 -- Daytona (February 2005)

• Largest Purse, Short Track: $1,298,937 -- Bristol (August 2005)

• Largest Purse, Road Course: $2,310,347 -- Mexico City (March 2005)

• Largest Margin of Victory by series Champion: 616 points -- Jeff Green over Jason Keller (2000)

• Smallest Margin of Victory by Series Champion: 3 points -- Joe Nemechek over Bobby Labonte (1992)

• Last Race, Winner Led All Laps: Has been done 10 times. Last time, Daytona (July 4, 2003) 100 laps by Dale Earnhardt Jr.

• Most Consecutive Starts: 360 -- Tommy Houston (Feb. 13, 1982-Feb. 26, 1994)

• Most Consecutive Races Won: 4 -- Sam Ard (1983)

• Most Consecutive Years Winning at Least One Race: 10 -- Dale Earnhardt (1985-1994)

• Most Consecutive Different Race Winners, Season: 13 (1988)

• Most Consecutive Wins at One Track: 5 -- Dale Earnhardt, Daytona (1990-94); Jack Ingram, South Boston (1986)

• Most Consecutive Wins by a Car Manufacturer: 11 -- Chevrolet (2000)

• Most Consecutive Races Running at Finish: 74 -- Ron Hornaday (Oct. 12, 2002, at Charlotte through Nov. 20, 2004, at Homestead-Miami)

• Most Consecutive Poles: 3 -- Four drivers (most recent, Jeff Gordon in 1992)

• Most Consecutive Different Pole Winners, Season: 15 (1995)

• Most Consecutive Poles at One Track: 4 -- David Green, Hickory (1994-1996); Joe Nemechek (2001-2003)

• Most Consecutive Years Winning at Least One Pole: 9 -- Mark Martin (1992-2000)

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