NASCAR driver milestones to watch in 2023
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Kevin Harvick
Cup Series starts entering 2023: 790
Next milestone: 800 starts
Expected race: Talladega
Note: Harvick is expected to surpass Jeff Gordon (805) and Darrell Waltrip (809) for eighth on the all-time starts list this season.
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Kyle Busch
Cup Series starts entering 2023: 642
Next milestone: 650 starts
Expected race: Bristol Dirt
Note: Busch is expected to surpass J.D. McDuffie (653), Dale Jarrett (668), Joe Nemechek (674) and Dale Earnhardt (676) on the all-time starts list this season.
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Martin Truex Jr.
Cup Series starts entering 2023: 621
Next milestone: 650 starts
Expected race: Bristol
Note: Truex is expected to surpass Dale Earnhardt Jr. (631), Buck Baker (635) and J.D. McDuffie (653) on the all-time starts list this season.
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Denny Hamlin
Cup Series starts entering 2023: 614
Next milestone: 650 starts
Expected race: Phoenix-2
Note: Hamlin is expected to surpass Tony Stewart (618), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (631) and Buck Baker (635) on the all-time starts list this season.
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Brad Keselowski
Cup Series starts entering 2023: 485
Next milestone: 500 starts
Expected race: Gateway
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Michael McDowell
Cup Series starts entering 2023: 429
Next milestone: 450 starts
Expected race: Pocono
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Aric Almirola
Cup Series starts entering 2023: 424
Next milestone: 450 starts
Expected race: Daytona-2
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AJ Allmendinger
Cup Series starts entering 2023: 394
Next milestone: 400 starts
Expected race: Circuit of The Americas
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Cup Series starts entering 2023: 364
Next milestone: 400 starts
Expected race: Phoenix-2
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Austin Dillon
Cup Series starts entering 2023: 336
Next milestone: 350 starts
Expected race: Charlotte
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Kyle Larson
Cup Series starts entering 2023: 295
Next milestone: 300 starts
Expected race: Atlanta-1
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Ryan Blaney
Cup Series starts entering 2023: 270
Next milestone: 300 starts
Expected race: Texas
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Erik Jones
Cup Series starts entering 2023: 219
Next milestone: 250 starts
Expected race: Talladega-2
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Daniel Suárez
Cup Series starts entering 2023: 215
Next milestone: 250 starts
Expected race: Martinsville-2
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Bubba Wallace
Cup Series starts entering 2023: 183
Next milestone: 200 starts
Expected race: Nashville
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William Byron
Cup Series starts entering 2023: 180
Next milestone: 200 starts
Expected race: New Hampshire
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Ryan Preece
Cup Series starts entering 2023: 115
Next milestone: 150 starts
Expected race: Martinsville-2
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Cody Ware
Cup Series starts entering 2023: 90
Next milestone: 100 starts
Expected race: Talladega-1
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Chase Briscoe
Cup Series starts entering 2023: 72
Next milestone: 100 starts
Expected race: Kansas-2
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Justin Haley
Cup Series starts entering 2023: 72
Next milestone: 100 starts
Expected race: Kansas-2
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Austin Cindric
Cup Series starts entering 2023: 43
Next milestone: 50 starts
Expected race: Richmond-1
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Harrison Burton
Cup Series starts entering 2023: 37
Next milestone: 50 starts
Expected race: Darlington-1
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Todd Gilliland
Cup Series starts entering 2023: 36
Next milestone: 50 starts
Expected race: Charlotte
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Noah Gragson
Cup Series starts entering 2023: 18
Next milestone: 50 starts
Expected race: Charlotte road course
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Ty Gibbs
Cup Series starts entering 2023: 15
Next milestone: 50 starts
Expected race: Martinsville-2
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Jeremy Clements
Xfinity Series starts entering 2023: 431
Next milestone: 450 starts
Expected race: Pocono
Note: Clements is 23 starts away from passing Joe Nemechek (453) in all-time Xfinity starts, which would come at Watkins Glen.
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Brandon Jones
Xfinity Series starts entering 2023: 236
Next milestone: 250 starts
Expected race: Sonoma
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Garrett Smithley
Xfinity Series starts entering 2023: 145
Next milestone: 150 starts
Expected race: Atlanta
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Jeffrey Earnhardt
Xfinity Series starts entering 2023: 144
Next milestone: 150 starts
Expected race: Circuit of The Americas
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Brett Moffitt
Xfinity Series starts entering 2023: 84
Next milestone: 100 starts
Expected race: Chicago Street Race
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John Hunter Nemechek
Xfinity Series starts entering 2023: 67
Next milestone: 100 starts
Expected race: Phoenix-2
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Stewart Friesen
Craftsman Truck Series starts entering 2023: 138
Next milestone: 150 starts
Expected race: Gateway
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Tyler Ankrum
Craftsman Truck Series starts entering 2023: 90
Next milestone: 100 starts
Expected race: North Wilkesboro
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