
700 Club: Drivers with best finishes in 700th career start
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Logan Riely | Getty Images
Richard Childress Racing driver Kyle Busch made his 700th career start on Sunday, July 21, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, becoming just the 20th driver in history to do so. He joined the 19 that came before him in being winless in their 700th outing (he finished 25th), but here's how close some of NASCAR's longest-tenured drivers fared in that landmark start (stats courtesy Racing Insights).
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Chris Graythen | Getty Images
Date: 7/5/2020
Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Driver: Kurt Busch
Finish: 13th
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Rusty Jarrett | Getty Images
Date: 3/16/2003
Track: Darlington Raceway
Driver: Bill Elliott
Finish: 9th
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Craig Jones | Allsport
Date: 3/18/2001
Track: Darlington Raceway
Driver: Ricky Rudd
Finish: 8th
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Photo by Racing Photo Archives | Getty Images)
Date: 9/27/1987
Track: Martinsville Speedway
Driver: Bobby Allison
Finish: 8th
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Rusty Jarrett | Getty Images
Date: 10/9/2005
Track: Kansas Speedway
Driver: Rusty Wallace
Finish: 7th
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James Gilbert | Getty Images
Date: 7/19/2020
Track: Texas Motor Speedway
Driver: Kevin Harvick
Finish: 5th
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Alvis Upitis | Getty Images
Date: 6/20/1976
Track: Michigan International Speedway
Driver: Richard Petty
Finish: 4th
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Geoff Burke | Getty Images
Date: 5/11/2013
Track: Darlington Raceway
Driver: Jeff Gordon
Finish: 3rd