Bowyer, Johnson or Kenseth could make history
AVONDALE, Ariz. — A victory Sunday (Nov. 8th) in the NASCAR Cup Series finale by Clint Bowyer, Jimmie Johnson or Matt Kenseth would make one of them the third driver in the history of NASCAR’s premier series to win in their final career start.
Bowyer, Johnson and Kenseth are set to make their final confirmed Cup Series starts at Phoenix Raceway in the Season Finale 500.
Kenseth and Johnson are both former winners at Phoenix Raceway. Bowyer is a two-time Phoenix winner in the Xfinity Series.
Bowyer, winner of 10 Cup Series races, last won in the series at Michigan International Speedway in June of 2018.
Johnson, an 83-time winner, last won at Dover International Speedway in May of 2017.
Kenseth, who has won 39 races, last won at Phoenix Raceway in November of 2017.
Marvin Burke and Chuck Stevenson are the only drivers to win in their final Cup Series race, according to research across two racing databases.
Burke became the first driver to do so, winning in his lone start at Oakland Stadium in Oakland, California in October of 1951.
Stevenson won his only race in his second and final series start at Willow Springs Speedway in Lancaster, California in November of 1955.
The Season Finale is scheduled for 3 P.M. ET on NBC Sunday.
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Dominic Aragon is currently the editor-in-chief for The Racing Experts.
From Grants, New Mexico, USA, Aragon started watching NASCAR in 2004 and has been covering the sport since 2009. Aragon is a 2012 graduate of Grants High School and a May 2016 graduate of the University of New Mexico with a B.A. in Mass Communications & Journalism. Aragon has worked in local and national media, as a musician, and an educator. He is co-author of the 2024 book "All of It: Daytona 500 Champion Tells the Rest of the Story" with racer Geoff Bodine.
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