Five NASCAR Records That Will Never Be Broken

Apr 9, 2016; Fort Worth, TX, USA; Sprint Cup Series driver Carl Edwards (19) and driver Martin Truex Jr. (78) and driver Matt Kenseth (20) lead the rest of the field on a restart during the Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

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Most Wins (Career or Season)

One of these records is near impossible to conquer and the other would require a new legend in the sport to be made if it’s going to be broken.

Richard Petty holds the record for the most wins in a season (27) and the most wins in a career (200).

As far as a season goes, it will never happen. At the time when Petty won 27 races he did so in a season where he raced 48 times. With only 36 races in today’s NASCAR season, winning 27 is not even in the question for a driver.

When Petty won 27 races he won 56 percent of his starts that season. If we were to translate that today, a driver would have to win 20 races out of 36 which is also highly unlikely.

Now the record that could fall is the 200 wins for a career. This record falling also is highly unlikely but if another transcendent driver were to come along it could be possible. If a driver were to start having success at the age of 20 and continue that success until the age of 45, they would have to average eight wins a season. Space that out a little more and start the driver in the Cup Series at 18 and have them race until they are 47 and that number falls to an average of about 6.5 wins a season.

Like I said, it’s not likely but it’s conceivable if another legend were to come along in the future.

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