Top 5 NASCAR drivers never to win the cup championship
Being the best not always going to cut it. Here is the list of top 10 cup drivers who never got the taste of the championship glory, though they were the best in their generation.
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The 19 times cup race winner’s career was cut short after he died in a fatal Helicopter crash. If he was alive. The Hall of Famer would have won more than one championship if he had survived the crash.
5. Davey Allison
"Handsome" Harry Gant, the 18 times cup race winner was one of the most entertaining drivers of his generation. He is the only non-Hall of Famer on the list.
4. Harry Gant
The Hall of Famer won 33 races in his 15 years long cup career and finished P2 in the 1950 championship.
3. Fireball Robert
The 50 times cup race winner, the inventor of drafting, and Hall of Famer failed to secure the championship in his 14-year-long career.
2. Junior Johnson
The Hall Famer with 40 cup race win never tasted the ultimate glory. The 4 times championship runner-up also doesn’t have Daytona 500 win.
1. Mark Martin
The 41 years old JGR driver with 48 cup race wins is haven’t yet won a cup championship. He doesn’t even have an Xfinity or Truck championship win under his belt but has a chance to do it still.