700 Club: Drivers with best finishes in 700th career start
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Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin became the 22nd driver to reach 700 starts in NASCAR's premier series Sunday at Nashville Superspeedway. Here's how close some of NASCAR's longest-tenured drivers fared in that landmark start (stats courtesy Racing Insights).
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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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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
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Sean Gardner | Getty Images
Date: 6/1/2025
Track: Nashville Superspeedway
Driver: Denny Hamlin
Finish: 3rd