In a span of three weeks, NASCAR's list of most consecutive starts among active drivers will get quite a shake-up.
Jeff Gordon is the all-time leader, so he of course leads active drivers. After he retires from full-time competition following the season finale at Homestead, his mark will be 797 -- which accounts for every start in his career.
The Hendrick Motorsports driver then moves into the non-active category, though, and the guy currently behind him is losing his spot, too.
Matt Kenseth sits at 571 consecutive starts, but that'll be gone after Texas following NASCAR's two-race suspension of the Joe Gibbs Racing driver.
So, who will assume the top spot on the list? It's two drivers, actually.
Both Jimmie Johnson and Ryan Newman have 501 consecutive starts, dating back to the 2002 Daytona 500.