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NASCAR drivers are our
nations new heroes. The racing sport is really taking
off lately and many of the drivers are becoming
household names. Names like Dale Earnhardt Jr and Rusty
Wallace are known world wide. Nascar racing is not a new
sport, it started back in 1794. It is just in the past
few years that racing has become amazingly popular, not
just with men either. Women fans are increasing all the
time. Nearly 30% of race fans are women. Young and old
gather at the race tracks around the country to watch
the cars advertising everything from Coca Cola to Viagra.
New drivers to the circuit get new
numbers. Old numbers never really retire, they stay with
the driver even after they die. Dale Earnhardt's #3 will
go on in infamy. On that tragic day in 2001 in the 43rd
lap at Daytona we lost a hero. Earnhardts legacy will go
on, one of the most fearful competitors yet a kind and
gentle man. We will miss him fiercly.
NASCAR Nextel drivers develop
nerves of steel. It gets tricky drafting a car doing 200
mph for a couple of seconds. Try doing it for a couple
of hours. It's no wonder they get paid the big bucks.
Here are the drivers for NASCAR Nextel at the time of
this writing.
NASCAR
Drivers
| # |
Driver |
Make |
Hometown |
Birth date |
| 0 |
Mike Bliss |
Chevrolet |
Milwaukie, Oregon |
4/5/1965 |
| 01 |
Joe Nemechek |
Chevrolet |
Lakeland, Florida |
9/26/1963 |
| 1 |
Martin Truex Jr. |
Chevrolet |
Mayetta, New Jersey |
6/29/1980 |
| 2 |
Rusty Wallace |
Dodge |
Fenton, Missouri |
8/14/1956 |
| 4 |
Mike Wallace |
Chevrolet |
St. Louis, Missouri |
3/10/1959 |
| 5 |
Kyle Busch |
Chevrolet |
Las Vegas, Nevada |
5/2/1985 |
| 6 |
Mark Martin |
Ford |
Batesville, Arkansas |
1/9/1959 |
| 07 |
Dave Blaney |
Chevrolet |
Hartford, Ohio |
10/24/1962 |
| 7 |
Robby Gordon |
Chevrolet |
Cerritos, California |
1/2/1969 |
| 8 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
Chevrolet |
Kannapolis, North Carolina |
10/10/1974 |
| 9 |
Kasey Kahne |
Dodge |
Enumclaw, Washington |
4/10/1980 |
| 09 |
Johnny Sauter |
Dodge |
Necedah, Wisconsin |
5/1/1978 |
| 10 |
Scott Riggs |
Chevrolet |
Bahama, North Carolina |
1/1/1971 |
| 11 |
Jason Leffler |
Chevrolet |
Long Beach, California |
9/16/1975 |
| 12 |
Ryan Newman |
Dodge |
South Bend, Indiana |
12/8/1977 |
| 14 |
John Andretti |
Ford |
Indianapolis, Indiana |
3/12/1963 |
| 15 |
Michael Waltrip |
Chevrolet |
Owensboro, Kentucky |
4/30/1963 |
| 16 |
Greg Biffle |
Ford |
Vancouver, Washington |
12/23/1969 |
| 17 |
Matt Kenseth |
Ford |
Cambridge, Wisconsin |
3/10/1972 |
| 18 |
Bobby Labonte |
Chevrolet |
Corpus Christi, Texas |
5/8/1964 |
| 19 |
Jeremy Mayfield |
Dodge |
Owensboro, Kentucky |
5/27/1969 |
| 20 |
Tony Stewart |
Chevrolet |
Rushville, Indiana |
5/20/1971 |
| 21 |
Ricky Rudd |
Ford |
Chesapeake, Virginia |
9/12/1956 |
| 22 |
Scott Wimmer |
Dodge |
Wausau, Wisconsin |
1/26/1976 |
| 23 |
Mike Skinner |
Dodge |
Susanville, California |
6/28/1957 |
| 24 |
Jeff Gordon |
Chevrolet |
Vallejo, California |
8/4/1971 |
| 25 |
Brian Vickers |
Chevrolet |
Thomasville, North Carolina |
10/24/1983 |
| 27 |
Kirk Shelmerdine |
Ford |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
3/8/1958 |
| 29 |
Kevin
Harvick |
Chevrolet |
Bakersfield, California |
12/8/1975 |
| 31 |
Jeff
Burton |
Chevrolet |
South Boston, Virginia |
6/29/1967 |
| 32 |
Bobby
Hamilton Jr. |
Chevrolet |
Nashville, Tennessee |
1/8/1978 |
| 33 |
Kerry
Earnhardt |
Chevrolet |
Kannapolis, North Carolina |
12/8/1969 |
| 36 |
Boris
Said |
Chevrolet |
Carlsbad, California |
9/18/1962 |
| 38 |
Elliott
Sadler |
Ford |
Emporia, Virginia |
4/30/1975 |
| 39 |
Bill
Elliott |
Dodge |
Dawsonville, Georgia |
10/8/1955 |
| 39 |
Scott
Pruett |
Dodge |
Sacramento, California |
3/24/1960 |
| 40 |
Sterling
Marlin |
Dodge |
Columbia, Tennessee |
6/30/1957 |
| 41 |
Casey
Mears |
Dodge |
Bakersfield, California |
3/12/1978 |
| 42 |
Jamie
McMurray |
Dodge |
Joplin, Missouri |
6/3/1976 |
| 43 |
Jeff
Green |
Dodge |
Owensboro, Kentucky |
9/6/1962 |
| 44 |
Terry
Labonte |
Chevrolet |
Corpus Christi, Texas |
11/16/1956 |
| 45 |
Kyle
Petty |
Dodge |
Trinity, North Carolina |
6/2/1960 |
| 48 |
Jimmie
Johnson |
Chevrolet |
El Cajon, California |
9/17/1975 |
| 49 |
Ken
Schrader |
Dodge |
Fenton, Missouri |
5/29/1955 |
| 50 |
Jimmy
Spencer |
Dodge |
Berwick, Pennsylvania |
2/15/1957 |
| 55 |
Derrike
Cope |
Chevrolet |
Spanaway, Washington |
11/3/1958 |
| 66 |
Hermie
Sadler |
Ford |
Emporia, Virginia |
4/24/1969 |
| 73 |
Eric
McClure |
Chevrolet |
Abingdon, Virginia |
12/11/1978 |
| 77 |
Travis
Kvapil |
Dodge |
Janesville, Wisconsin |
3/1/1976 |
| 88 |
Dale
Jarrett |
Ford |
Hickory, North Carolina |
11/26/1956 |
| 89 |
Morgan
Shepherd |
Dodge |
Conover, North Carolina |
10/21/1941 |
| 97 |
Kurt
Busch |
Ford |
Las Vegas, Nevada |
8/4/1978 |
| 99 |
Carl
Edwards |
Ford |
Columbia, Missouri |
8/15/1979 |
| 100 |
Kenny
Wallace |
Chevrolet |
St. Louis, Missouri |
8/23/1963 |
| 113 |
Greg
Sacks |
Dodge |
Mattituck, New York |
11/3/1952 |
| 137 |
Kevin
Lepage |
Dodge |
Shelburne, Vermont |
6/26/1962 |
| 146 |
Carl
Long |
Dodge |
Roxboro, North Carolina |
9/20/1967 |
| 159 |
Klaus
Graf |
Dodge |
Dornhan, Germany |
7/21/1971 |
| 192 |
Stanton
Barrett Jr. |
Chevrolet |
Bishop, California |
12/1/1972 |
| 192 |
Jeff
Fuller |
Chevrolet |
Auburn, Massachusetts |
3/27/1957 |
| 198 |
Randy
LaJoie |
Chevrolet |
Norwalk, Connecticut |
8/28/1961 |
| 200 |
Ryan
McGlynn |
Chevrolet |
Shickshinny, Pennsylvania |
11/22/1974 |
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