NASCAR: 10 future Hall of Famers among 2020 drivers
By Asher Fair
Future NASCAR Hall of Famers: #7 – Kurt Busch
Kurt Busch is in situation similar to that of Matt Kenseth, having won a championship many years ago back in 2004, the first championship decided in the playoff era, and having won more than enough races to be considered for the Hall of Fame based on his win total alone.
While Busch hasn’t had the success that his younger brother has had and he hasn’t won more than two races in a year since 2005, when he recorded his fourth straight season of three or more wins, he sits in 27th place on the all-time wins list with 32 victories and a championship.
Only 17 retirees have amassed at least 32 wins and a championship, and all of them are in the Hall of Fame. Five other drivers from 2020 have done so, of whom four have already been discussed in this article. Don’t count on any of them not making the cut, either.
What is unique about Busch in terms of the sport’s modern-day drivers is how his win total has been accrued. He has competed in the sport since 2000 and recorded eight of his victories during the Winston Cup era, the most among the 10 drivers in this article.
In fact, only three of the other nine drivers in this article won any races during this era: Matt Kenseth (seven), Jimmie Johnson (six) and Kevin Harvick (four). Ryan Newman actually leads all active drivers with nine.