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Driver by Number: Drivers selected for multiple numbers
By Staff Report | Published: August 7, 2019 21
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RUSTY WALLACE: 2
Analysis: NASCAR Hall of Famer Wallace scored 37 of his 55 career wins driving the No. 2 car for team owner Roger Penske. Brad Keselowski's 29 in the Deuce are an impressive second-best.
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RUSTY WALLACE: 27
Analysis: Wallace may have a closer connection with the No. 2, but his time (1986-1990) with Raymond Beadle's Blue Max No. 27 team deserves an appreciation. Wallace posted 18 of his 55 career wins and marched to the 1989 championship in the No. 27.
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TERRY LABONTE: 5
Analysis: Texas Terry's 12 wins in the No. 5 are the most of any driver, and his tenure with the number also brought the second of his two Cup Series championships in 1996. A long-running partnership with sponsor Kellogg's (1994-2004) also forged some of the sport's most memorable paint schemes.
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TERRY LABONTE: 44
Analysis: Before Labonte became a more familiar presence with the No. 5, he laid the groundwork for his Hall of Fame legacy with the No. 44. Labonte won six times with the No. 44, including his stunning breakthrough in the 1980 Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, then secured his first series championship in 1984 for team owner Billy Hagan with the car number.
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MARK MARTIN: 6
Analysis: Martin recorded 35 of 40 wins in his Hall of Fame career using Roush Fenway Racing's flagship No. 6. That stretch of success came in 617 starts over a nearly two-decade connection (1988-2006) with the car number, the longest of any driver.
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MARK MARTIN: 02
Analysis: Martin made his grand debut into NASCAR's top series with the No. 02 and car owner Bud Reeder. Their partnership lasted for a portion of the 1981 season and all of the 1982 campaign, but Martin landed two poles in his first four races to set the early foundation for a Hall of Fame career.
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BILL ELLIOTT: 9
Analysis: An easy choice, Elliott notched 38 of his 44 career wins driving the No. 9 in a Hall of Fame career. His ties to the number spanned 446 starts, from his Cup Series debut in 1976 to the end of his full-time driving days in 2003 -- with multiyear stints driving the Nos. 11 and 94 in between.
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BILL ELLIOTT: 94
Analysis: Elliott left team owner Junior Johnson to start his own team in 1995. He adopted the No. 94 that he'd use for the next six seasons as a compromise. Elliott wanted his famed No. 9 back; co-owner Charles Hardy wanted his familiar No. 44. The two split the difference with No. 94.
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TONY STEWART: 14
Analysis: Stewart holds the all-time mark with 16 wins for the No. 14, including his storybook march to the 2011 series championship. When he formed his own team in 2009, Stewart opted to honor his hero, A.J. Foyt, with his choice of No. 14, a number he continues to field for Clint Bowyer as a co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing.
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TONY STEWART: 20
Analysis: The second chart-topping mention for Stewart comes with the No. 20, the number that launched his Cup Series career. Smoke captured two championships and 33 wins with the number. Matt Kenseth is a not-so-close second with 15 wins in a five-year span with No. 20.
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BENNY PARSONS: 35
Analysis: A lightly used number in the middle of the 30s belongs to NASCAR Hall of Famer Parsons, though his connection to No. 35 lasted just one season (1987). That brief stint with Hendrick Motorsports, however, produced six top-five finishes, more than the No. 35 had achieved in total to that point. Parsons also placed the No. 35 in Victory Lane for a Daytona 500 qualifying race before the '87 season.
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BENNY PARSONS: 72
Analysis: A tip of the cap here to NASCAR Hall of Famer Parsons, who secured 12 of the No. 72's 14 premier-series wins and used the car number in his championship campaign with team owner L.G. DeWitt in 1973 and his lone Daytona 500 win in 1975. Parsons was synonymous with No. 72 from 1970-78, a span of 287 starts.
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MARTIN TRUEX JR.: 19
Analysis: Among the 25 most-used numbers in Monster Energy Series history, the No. 19 has one of the lowest win totals. Carl Edwards' five victories made him our initial pick, but Martin Truex Jr.'s stellar seven-win season in 2019 quickly gave him the all-time lead for the No. 19.
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MARTIN TRUEX JR.: 56
Analysis: Despite registering just one win with the No. 56, Truex Jr. tops all major statistical categories with the car number -- including 144 starts, nearly half the all-time total. Those numbers also include the only three pole positions by the No. 56 -- two at Dover and one at Texas.
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MARTIN TRUEX JR.: 78
Analysis: Truex Jr. carries a strong association with No. 56, but also makes our list with No. 78, a number tied to his greatest successes to date. Truex's name is on 17 of the car number's 22 wins in a prolific four-season span that included the 2017 series championship.
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LARRY FRANK: 66
Analysis: Frank made just 15 starts with the No. 66, but powered the number to its greatest success with a surprise victory in the 1962 Southern 500 at Darlington. He added six other top 10s that season to round out the best year of his NASCAR career.
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LARRY FRANK: 76
Analysis: The spirit of No. 76 belonged to Frank, who also made this list with No. 66. Frank's 51 starts with the number produced six top-five finishes, including its closest brush with victory -- a runner-up effort at Nashville in 1959.
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NEIL CASTLES: 86
Analysis: A near toss-up between Neil "Soapy" Castles and Buck Baker goes to Castles' longevity and his 96 starts to lead the No. 86's all-time list. Castles used the car number from 1958-66 and leads the way in top 10s.
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NEIL CASTLES: 06
Analysis: Castles entered the No. 06 in 232 races from 1967-75, accounting for 71 percent of its appearances in NASCAR's top division. The longevity places him firmly atop the car number's statistical marks.
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BUCK BAKER: 87
Analysis: Hall of Famer Baker carried the No. 87 to 26 of his 46 career wins, using the number exclusively during his second championship season in 1957. Baker's history with No. 87 ran deep, from the series' first-ever race in 1949 to his final campaign in 1971 -- a span of 420 starts.
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BUCK BAKER: 89
Analysis: Baker's affinity for the upper registers of the 80s was evident in his career, which included two of the four all-time wins for the No. 89. Baker also holds the top spot for the No. 89 in top fives, top 10s and pole positions.