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Welcome to the WikiProject NASCAR to-do list! This is an informational list of articles related to NASCAR that need to be consistently updated, articles that can be or have been requested to be created, and requests to edit an article a specific way (such as articles that need more citations and articles about drivers that we do not have pictures of and drivers who do not have results tables in their articles).

Feel free to add any task to this list that you find that needs to be done. Please remember to remove tasks from this list if you have completed them. Any help in completing the tasks on this list is appreciated! Thank you, good luck and happy editing!

New article requests

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People

Add drivers to Category:NASCAR drivers, crew chiefs to Category:NASCAR crew chiefs and owners to Category:NASCAR team owners after creating. Other people associated with NASCAR can be placed in the main Category:NASCAR people category.

Drivers

Name & article link About the driver Note(s)
Wayne Anderson (racing driver, born 1946) 1994 NASCAR Modified Tour champion from Long Island He is not the same person as Wayne Anderson, a late model and part-time Cup/Busch/Truck driver from Florida, so a disambiguation page will be needed.
Tanner Allen 1 ARCA start
Dick Bailey 4 Cup starts (with 1 pole-position)
Johnny Benson Sr. 1 Cup start Father of Johnny Benson Jr.
John Blankenship 4 Xfinity starts, 5 ARCA starts (with 2 Top 10), 1 ARCA East start
Lenny Boehler Six-time NASCAR Modified champion car owner (National Modified champion 1967-69, FMS champion 1994-96
Jerry Bohlman A dirt ringer who attempted to make his Truck Series debut in 2023 in the Bristol dirt race in the G2G Racing No. 46 but failed to qualify and also drove the same truck in practice for the race at Richmond that year. He is a late model racing driver from Florida.[1] As per the GNG, NASCAR drivers in the top 3 series only need articles if they run a race. However, if multiple sources can be found so the article can be of good quality, then it could be created regardless.
Al Bonnell 2 Cup starts (with 1 Top 10 and 1 pole-position)
Perk Brown 28 Cup starts (with 8 Top 10 and 1 pole-position)
Robert Bruce (racing driver) 1 Truck start (plus 1 DNQ), 2 ARCA starts (with 1 Top 10)
Robin Buck 2 Pinty's Series wins
Billy Clark (racing driver) 13 Xfinity Series starts (with 2 Top 10 and 2 pole-positions). Also competed in Busch North (with 2 wins) and in the Whelen Modified Tour.
Bill Clinton (racing driver) Ran 6 Cup Series races from 1961 and 1964 and 2 West Series races in 1964
Trevor Collins (racing driver) Dirt ringer who attempted to make his Truck Series debut at Eldora in 2018 and Bristol in 2021 but failed to qualify for both races As per the GNG, NASCAR drivers in the top 3 series only need articles if they run a race. However, if multiple sources can be found so the article can be of good quality, then it could be created regardless.
Tim Connolly (racing driver) 1 Xfinity start, 196+ Whelen Modified Tour starts (with 9 wins, 48 Top 5, 90 Top 10 and 20 pole-positions) - 1997 Whelen Modified Tour runner-up A disambiguation page will be needed since there's a hockey player named Tim Connoly.
Doug Cox (racing driver) 31 Cup starts (with 14 Top 10 and 1 pole-position)
Dave Dion 12 Cup starts with 1 Top 10; 9 Xfinity Series starts with 2 Top 10; 7 wins in NASCAR North Tour; 13 career wins and 1996 Busch North champion.
Noel Dowler 1 Xfinity start, 60 Pinty's Series starts (with 1 Top 5 and 26 Top 10)
Bob Duell 28 Cup starts (with 8 Top 10 and 1 pole-position)
Ray Duhigg Finished 8th in Cup Series points in 1952 and earned 26 top ten finishes
George Dunn (racing driver) 12 Cup starts (with 7 Top 10 and 1 pole-position)
Ricky Ehrgott 1 Xfinity start, 1 Truck start, 4 ARCA starts (with 1 Top 5 and 2 Top 10)
Jay Fogleman 19 Xfinity Series starts with 2 Top 10. Also had 10 wins, 78 Top 5 and 118 Top 10 in 200 races in the
USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series
He is the father of Tate Fogleman
Chad Frewaldt 1 Truck start, 3 ARCA starts
Grant Galloway 1 Truck start
Anthony Gandon Competed in 2 Xfinity Series races in 2013. Competed in
Whelen Euro Series
between 2013 and 2014 and was 2013 Whelen Euro Series - Elite 2 Champion with 4 wins, 9 podiums and 3 pole-positions.
Danny Graves (racing driver) 1 Cup win in 1957 (4 career Top 10 and 1 pole-position). He also has 3 ARCA West wins.
Danny Graves (racing driver) 1 Cup win in 1957 (4 career Top 10 and 1 pole-position). He also has 3 ARCA West wins.
Russ Hepler 13 Cup starts (2 career Top 10 and 1 pole-position)
Tony Hirschman Jr. Five-time Whelen Modified Tour champion This is not the same person that is Ty Gibbs' Cup Series spotter. That is his son, Tony Hirschman III.
Jim Hunter (racing driver) 5 Cup starts (2 career Top 5 and 1 pole-position)
Robert Ingram (racing driver) 101 Xfinity Series starts (35 career Top 10 and 1 pole-position). Also DNQed twice in Cup; competed in ARCA.
Tommy Irwin (racing driver) 99 Cup starts (52 career Top 10 and 2 pole-positions)
John Kieper 1 Cup win in 1956 (8 career Top 10 and 3 pole-positions)
Joey Kourafas 12 Xfinity Series starts (3 career Top 10 and 1 pole-position). Also competed in Busch North Series (3 wins and 1987 champion) and 4 wins in NASCAR North Tour.
Thomas Krasonis He has competed in the Whelen Euro Series and was going to compete part-time in the Truck and ARCA Series in 2023 (that didn't end up happening)
Jimmy Lawson (racing driver) Competed in the Xfinity Series from 1982 to 1987 (113 starts in total) and finished between 8th and 18th in points each year except 1987
Charlie Luck Competed in the Xfinity Series from 1982 to 1986 (106 starts in total) and finished between 9th and 25th in points each year
Rick Martin (racing driver) Won the 1987 Busch North Series race at Seekonk Speedway and has competed in 2 NASCAR Modified Tour races (1 in both 2000 and 2001) He is Richard Martin on Racing-Reference, but was better known as Rick. A disambiguation page will be needed since there's a hockey player named Rick Martin.
Rafael Martínez (racing driver) He is the 2007 NASCAR Corona Series champion. He competed full-time in the Mexico Series each year from then until 2017. In 2018 and 2019, he competed part-time in the Mexico Series. He also ran the Xfinity Series races at Mexico City in 2005 and 2008 and the fall West Series race at Phoenix in 2004 (this season still needs an article). Racing-Reference does not have stats for the Mexico Series in years before 2008, so find his stats in years before that on other sites.
Braden Mitchell Dirt ringer who attempted to make his Truck Series debut in the race at Knoxville in 2022 in the Sparks Motorsports No. 53 and failed to qualify. He attempted the race at Eldora in 2018 in the Reaume Brothers Racing No. 33 and also failed to qualify. He is the brother of Bryson Mitchell, who did qualify for the Truck race at Knoxville in 2022 in the G2G Racing No. 46. As per the GNG, NASCAR drivers in the top 3 series only need articles if they run a race. However, if multiple sources can be found so the article can be of good quality, then it could be created regardless.
Tommy Moon (racing driver) 10 Cup starts with 5 Top 10 and 1 pole-position
Nate Monteith 2 Xfinity starts (plus 1 DNQ), 3 Truck starts, 5 ARCA starts (with 1 Top 10)
Ricky Moxley 1 Truck start
David Murry 1 Cup start (plus 2 DNQ), 3 ARCA starts, 65 Rolex Sports Car Series starts (with 4 wins, 17 podiums and 2 pole-positions), 82 American Le Mans Series starts (with 1 win, 11 podiums and 1 pole position)
Billy Myers (racing driver) 2 Cup wins in 1956 (with 34 Top 10 and 1 pole-position in 84 Cup starts) A disambiguation page will be needed since there's another NASCAR driver named Billy Myers
Gary Neice 21 Xfinity Series starts with 7 Top 10 and 1 pole-position
Bill Norton (racing driver) 1 Cup win in 1951
Andy Pierce (racing driver) 5 Cup starts with 1 pole-position
Marvin Porter 2 Cup wins in 1957 and 1960
Cole Powell 1 Pinty's Series win
Mike Porter (racing driver) 88 Xfinity Series starts (with 20 Top 10 and 2 pole-positions). Also DNQed for 1988 Daytona 500; competed in ARCA (1 win) and Southwest Series.
Bob Pressley 6 Xfinity starts with 1 Top 5. Father of Robert Pressley and grandfather of Coleman Pressley
Brad Queen 1 Truck start
Glen Reen Made his Xfinity Series debut at Iowa in the JGM No. 53 car and then ran the race at New Hampshire the next week in the JGM No. 35 car. He has previously competed in the Whelen Modified Tour.[2][3]
Benjamin Reynolds 1 Truck start
Bob Ross (racing driver) 17 Cup starts with 10 career Top 10 and 1 pole-position. He also have 3 ARCA West wins.
Brian Ross (American racing driver, born 1944) 2 Cup starts (plus 1 DNQ), 3 Xfinity starts (plus 3 DNQ's), 6 ARCA starts, 41 Busch North starts with 1 win, 6 Top-5 and 10 Top-10, 136 Whelen Modified Tour starts with 7 wins, 50 Top-5, 79 Top-10 and 4 pole-positions. A disambiguation page will be needed since there's another NASCAR driver named Brian Ross
Rubén Rovelo He is the 2020 NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series (which still needs an article) champion. He also ran five East Series races in 2010 (this season also still needs an article). Racing-Reference does not have stats for the Mexico Series in years before 2008, so find his stats in years before that on other sites.
A. J. Russell 1 Truck start and 1 Indy Lights start
Scott Saunders (racing driver) 3 Xfinity starts, 1 Truck start, 3 ARCA East starts
Frank Secrist 8 Cup starts with 1 career Top 5 and 1 pole-position. He also competed in ARCA West and USAC Championship Car.
John Settlemyre 1 Xfinity win
Lloyd Shaw (racing driver) 1 Cup pole in his only Cup start
Bob Shreeves Had 93 Xfinity Series starts, 29 top 10, 9 top 5 and 1 pole position in the Xfinity Series in the 1980's.
Ron Silk 2-time Whelen Modified Tour champion (2011 and 2023)
Steve Smith (racing driver) 2 Truck starts, 20 Southwest Series starts (with 6 Top 10)
Wayne Smith (racing driver) 123 Cup career starts with 9 Top 10
John Soares (racing driver) 1 Cup win in 1954 Sr. not Jr.
Bugs Stevens Won 3 consecutive NASCAR National Modified championships from 1967 to 1969 There's a published
reliable source
book by Bones Bourcier from Coastal 181 Press. Another source is: Dodge, Herb, "Bugs Stevens", Stock Car Racing (ISSN 0734-7340), Volume 23, Number 2, February 1988.
Mike Swaim 36 Xfinity Series starts, 3 top 10 and 1 pole position. Father of Mike Swaim Jr.
Brett Taylor 1 Pinty's Series win
Jesse James Taylor Finished 7th in Cup Series points in 1951 (16 Cup starts with 3 career Top 10 and 1 pole-position)
Tommy Thompson (NASCAR racing driver) 1 Cup win in 1951
Joe Thurman Earned 31 top ten and 6 top five race finishes in the 1980's in the Xfinity Series
Tyler Tomassi Will make his Truck Series debut at IRP in the RBR No. 22 truck[4]
Tony Toste 2 Truck Series starts, 1 ARCA Menards Series start, 32 ARCA West starts
Art Watts 1 Cup win in 1957 (6 career Top 10 and 5 pole-positions)
Danny Weinberg 1 Cup win in 1951 (9 career Top 10 and 1 pole-position). He also competed in ARCA West
Drew White (racing driver) Ran part-time in ARCA in the 1990's and early-to-mid-2000's, also made 7 Xfinity starts in 2001 (plus 1 NXS DNQ in both 2002 and 2003)
Doug Yates (racing driver) 86 Cup starts (28 career Top 10 and 2 pole positions) He is not the same person as Doug Yates. He also is not related to the other Doug Yates or Robert Yates.
Clay Young (racing driver) 5 Cup starts (plus 8 DNQ's), 1 Truck start (plus 1 DNQ), 26 ARCA starts (with 6 Top 5, 10 Top 10 and 1 pole position), (plus 1 DNQ) A disambiguation page will be needed since there's a cricket player named Clay Young.
John Young (racing driver) 5 Xfinity starts, 12 Truck starts (with 1 Top 10), 1 ARCA West start
These drivers do not have articles yet but their names redirect to other articles. (These redirects will go away when they get their own articles.)
Frank Arford
4 Cup starts. Had a fatal crash in the Qualifying for a Cup race at Langhorne Speedway His name is currently a redirect to the List of NASCAR fatalities article
Scott Deware
He attempted 1 Busch Series race but failed to qualify. 16 Busch North starts and 3 24 Hours of Daytona starts. Also was the owner of DRG Motorsports which competed in Xfinity Series. His name is currently a redirect to his team's article
Clint McHugh
Died in a fatal crash in qualifying for a Cup race at Memphis-Arkansas Speedway His name is currently a redirect to the List of NASCAR fatalities article

Crew chiefs

Team owners

TV broadcasters

Wives/spouses of drivers

NHOF Landmark Award and Squier-Hall Award recipients

  • Anne France - 2015 Landmark Award recipient. She was the wife of NASCAR founder Bill France Sr, the first secretary/treasurer of NASCAR and then the secretary/treasurer of International Speedway Corporation.
  • Harold Brasington
    - 2016 Landmark Award recipient. Founder and builder of Darlington Raceway and North Carolina Speedway (now Rockingham Speedway). (His article is currently a redirect to Darlington Raceway. Remove the redirect to create his article.)
  • Shav Glick - 2024 SHA recipient. He was a NASCAR writer for the Los Angeles Times, helping introduce the sport to fans on the west coast of the US[5]
  • Jim Hunter (NASCAR) - 2019 Landmark Award recipient. Worked in the following jobs (in chronological order): Writer for the Columbia Record, Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Stock Car Racing Magazine, PR director for Darlington Raceway and Talladega Superspeedway, NASCAR Vice President of Administration, President of Darlington Raceway and Corporate VP of International Speedway Corporation, NASCAR VP of Corporate Communications
  • Tom Higgins (journalist) - 2015 SHA recipient. He was a NASCAR writer for The Charlotte Observer.[6]
  • Benny Phillips (NASCAR) - 2017 SHA recipient. He was a NASCAR writer for the High Point Enterprise and Stock Car Racing Magazine. He also was a reporter for NASCAR on TBS.[7]
  • Hollywood Citizen-News.[8]
  • Steve Waid - 2019 SHA recipient. He was a NASCAR writer for the Martinsville Bulletin, Roanoke Times & World News, the Grand National Scene magazine, and NASCAR Illustrated.[9]
  • T. Taylor Warren - 2023 SHA recipient. He was the photographer who took the picture of the 1959 Daytona 500 photo finish between Lee Petty and Johnny Beauchamp (and lap car Joe Weatherly) that took until the Wednesday after the race to determine the winner. He would continue to work as a photographer in NASCAR until his death in 2008. He worked the first 50 Daytona 500's as a photographer. He was the first photographer to receive the SHA.

Racetracks

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List of NASCAR race tracks
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Teams

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  • Kimmel Racing - Longtime ARCA team, currently fields the No. 68 and 69 cars. The team also had 1 Truck Series start. (The article was previously a draft: click here
    .)
  • Peterson Racing Group - IMSA team which debuted in the Xfinity Series in 2023 at the Charlotte Roval with Andy Lally DNQ'ing for the race in their No. 87 car, which will be fielded part-time for Austin Green in 2024

Former teams

Add to Category:Defunct NASCAR teams after creating. Articles needing to be written for current teams can be found on the List of NASCAR teams.

  • Austin Hill Racing - Before Hill raced for the Young's Motorsports and Hattori teams in the Truck Series, he competed with his own team in the both the East/West (No. 22) and Truck Series (No. 20). (The article was previously a draft: click here
    .)
  • Clement Racing - This was the team that fielded the No. 46 in ARCA in the 2000's with Frank Kimmel where he won 9 championships (8 of them consecutives) for them. (The article was previously a draft: click here.)
  • Kirk Shelmerdine Racing
    - Former NASCAR and ARCA team should be redirected from Kirk Shelmerdine's article. The team attempted Cup from 2002-2010, 31 starts, ran full-time in 2004 and 2 ARCA starts, including a win by Kirk.
  • J.D. McDuffie and James Hylton
    .
  • Xfinity Series with drivers that include Matt Kenseth, Clay Rogers, and Boris Said
    .
  • Roulo Brothers Racing - Former NASCAR and ARCA Racing Series team. The team is most notable for their time in the ARCA Racing Series with 401 starts, 32 wins and 25 pole-positions including a championship in 2012 with Chris Buescher. They also ran 7 Cup series races with drivers including Chuck Bown, Scott Lagasse Sr., Jim Sauter, Dick Trickle and Rich Bickle.
  • Sadler Brothers Racing - NASCAR team with 57 Cup starts (2 Top 10); 45 Xfinity Series starts (3 Top 10) and 65 ARCA Racing Series starts (3 wins, 22 Top 5, 31 Top 10 and 4 pole positions). Several drivers like Sterling Marlin, Davey Allison, Jeremy Mayfield, Chuck Bown, David Ragan, Jeff Green, Bobby Hamilton Jr., Ed Berrier, Joe Ruttman and others competed for the team. (The article was previously a draft: click here.)
  • Wegner Racing - Former team with 14 starts include a win and a pole position in the Xfinity Series with drivers that include Bobby Labonte and Matt Kenseth and 8 starts in the Truck Series

Seasons

  • 1969 NASCAR Grand National Series
    - Are currently a redirect to Cup Series' article, remove redirect if they get an article.
  • 1987 NASCAR Busch Series
    - Are currently a redirect to Xfinity Series' article, remove redirect if they get an article.
  • 1998 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series and all ARCA seasons before that
  • 2010 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East (which had been a draft) and all East Series seasons from 2006 on back as well as 2010 and 2011 and all West Series seasons from 2007 on back except for 1971 as well as from 2010 to 2012.
  • 2020 NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series - The 2019 and 2021 seasons have articles but the 2020 season does not. For more info on the 2020 season, click here.
  • 2024 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
    - The 2024 season has already started and it still does not have an article! (The article will be created by removing the redirect.)
  • 2024 NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race
    - The 2024 season has already started and it still does not have an article! (The article will be created by removing the redirect.)

Series

  • Sioux Chief Showdown - Rebranded in 2020, these are 10 races within the ARCA Menards Series schedule that have an additional points standings and champion crowned at the end of those 10 races. (Article is currently a draft: click here
    .)

Other

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  • 2010 Aaron's 499
  • Dale Earnhardt - Needs to be more formal, especially the history section. Needs constant patrol against vandals and overexuberant fans.
  • Mark Martin - This article is a mess, reads poorly, and needs major expansion, especially about his pre-Roush years.

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People

Drivers

Crew chiefs

Team owners

News media people, etc.

Seasons

Cup Series

  • All seasons between 1949 and 1978 - Missing teams, incomplete information, standings and schedule.
  • All seasons between 1979 and 1984, all seasons between 1986 and 1990, 1994 - Incomplete teams, information and standings.
Chase/Playoff

Xfinity Series

  • 1982-1983 - Missing or incomplete teams and standings.
  • All seasons between 1988 and 1993, all seasons between 1995 and 1999, 2001 - Missing or incomplete teams, standings and schedule.
  • 1994, 2000, 2002-2003 - Missing or incomplete standings and schedule
  • All seasons between 2006 and 2010 - Missing or incomplete race results.

Truck Series

  • 1995 and 1996 - Incomplete teams
  • All seasons between 1997 and 2000 - Incomplete or missing teams, standings and schedule.

East Series

  • All seasons between 2007 and 2009 - Missing teams, incomplete information and standings.
  • 2012 and 2013 - Missing teams and standings.

West Series

Whelen Modified Tour

  • 2020 and 2021 - Missing teams and incomplete standings, 2022 and 2023 - Missing teams.

Pinty's Series

  • All seasons between 2007 and 2009 - Incomplete or missing teams, standings and schedule.
  • 2010, 2012 and 2013 - Incomplete or missing teams.

Mexico Series

  • All seasons from 2005 to 2008 plus 2019 and from 2021 to 2023 - Incomplete or missing teams and/or standings.
Mini Stock
  • All seasons between 2009 and 2012 - Incomplete teams.

Whelen Euro Series

  • All seasons between 2012 and 2014 - Incomplete or missing teams and standings.

ARCA Menards Series

  • All seasons between 2002 and 2013 - Incomplete or missing teams, information and standings.

Tracks

Races

Specific races

Many specific races, especially during the late 2000's and the early eras of NASCAR, have barely any information. Some barely have anything (no qualifying, race results, race logo/program cover, etc.) and need major updates and improvements, and some haven't been edited in years. Not all are listed here and there may be too many to count.

Teams

Other

Articles that need to be continuously updated

Articles that do not have images

A good source to find images not on Wikimedia is on www.flickr.com's Creative Commons section (attribution and attribution-ShareAlike sections).

Drivers

2024 (current) drivers

2023 drivers

2022 drivers

2021 drivers

2020 drivers

Other/past/retired drivers

Crew chiefs

Current

TV broadcasters, radio broadcasters and media members

NASCAR Hall of Fame members (including Landmark Award and SHA recipients) and 75 greatest drivers

Racetracks

Articles that need results wikitables

Note: Due to the lengthy nature of this list, drivers' names are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can search in Category:NASCAR drivers to see if a driver needs a results wikitables. Add new entries in alphabetical order.

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I

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References

  1. ^ Nguyen, Justin (March 22, 2023). "Jerry Bohlman to race Bristol Dirt Trucks for G2G". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  2. ^ Beard, Brock (June 15, 2024). "Glen Reen's moved-up series debut leads to rare carburetor issue". Lastcar.
  3. ^ Courchesne, Shawn (June 11, 2024). "Glen Reen Ready For NASCAR Xfinity Series Debut At New Hampshire Motor Speedway". RaceDayCT.
  4. ^ "Tyler Tomassi to debut with RBR at Lucas Oil Raceway". rbrteams.com. June 5, 2024.
  5. ^ "Shav Glick, esteemed L.A. Times reporter, honored with 2024 Squier-Hall Award". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. October 17, 2023.
  6. ^ Scott, David (January 31, 2015). "NASCAR Hall of Fame: Higgins set standard with full-time coverage". The News & Observer.
  7. ^ "Late NASCAR reporter Phillips honored with Squier-Hall Award". Sports Illustrated. July 2, 2016.
  8. ^ "Norma "Dusty" Brandel honored for NASCAR coverage". ESPN. June 30, 2017.
  9. ^ "Steve Waid named eighth Squier-Hall Award recipient". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. July 6, 2023.
  10. ^ Stumpf, Stephen (March 20, 2024). "Matt DiBenedetto Joining Viking Motorsports for Multiple Xfinity Races". Fronstretch.