Dirt Late Model Drivers

[racincowboy02]

What is the number of dirt guys that have jumped to any of the top 3 nascar series and had success? I know Tyler Red(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) is there and Jeremy Clements is there as well but what other dirt guys have made the jump and wonder if they would ever return to dirt

[Stefan2k4]

Many moon ago, Jack Pennington raced in Nascar. Ne never won, but finished second for the rookie of the year standing when Nascar decided to posthumously give the award to a rich guys kid who got drunk and killed himself and a 27 year old nursing assistant, wife and mother who was driving in the opposite lane in a highway accident instead. I think he lead 6 laps in the Daytona 500 and when he and Moroso raced together in the same events always finished ahead of him. However, he didn't have the funding to race the full series.

[kidrock]

Most of the guys that make it to nascar make it through the dirt world is open wheel guys, Jeff Puvis by the way one of the best to ever strap in a late model made it to Nascar but, guys Like Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell came from the open wheel stuff. Midgets, Sprints.

[Cardirt0]

Justin Allgaier. Use to love seeing him race Dirt at FarmerCity and Fairbury. hes 5 in points in the Xfinty S.

[kidrock]

Justin Allgaier. Use to love seeing him race Dirt at FarmerCity and Fairbury. hes 5 in points in the Xfinty S.

You are correct I forgot about Justin and Schrader

[chupp n bloomer fan]

Many moon ago, Jack Pennington raced in Nascar. Ne never won, but finished second for the rookie of the year standing when Nascar decided to posthumously give the award to a rich guys kid who got drunk and killed himself and a 27 year old nursing assistant, wife and mother who was driving in the opposite lane in a highway accident instead. I think he lead 6 laps in the Daytona 500 and when he and Moroso raced together in the same events always finished ahead of him. However, he didn't have the funding to race the full series.

Sounds about right outta NASCAR.

[DIRT522]

Purvis. Cup and Busch. Won several races despite only running limited schedule. Snowball and All American 400 winner. I think he’s only 3 time winner of AA 400. I would think nobody ever won AA 400,
Snowball and World besides him. Maybe someone can research and respond.

[CageFaraday]

You are correct I forgot about Justin and Schrader

Buck Simmons ran some in Cup, Jack Pennington as mentioned by someone else, he also won "Cool move of the Race" at one track. John Gill ran ARCA and Bloomquist too. DAvenport ran some truck races. Freddy Smith ran Daytona. Ralph & Dale Earnhardt. There are more and open wheel has only been a more recent pool for talent to Cup. Seems like Mike Duvall was offered a ride and turned it down because at the time Cherokee paid better, Dale Sr took that opportunity..
Recent history isn't the only history...

[DIRT522]

I remember when Buck used to whip up on Elliott at Dixie all the time.

[kidrock]

Buck Simmons ran some in Cup, Jack Pennington as mentioned by someone else, he also won "Cool move of the Race" at one track. John Gill ran ARCA and Bloomquist too. DAvenport ran some truck races. Freddy Smith ran Daytona. Ralph & Dale Earnhardt. There are more and open wheel has only been a more recent pool for talent to Cup. Seems like Mike Duvall was offered a ride and turned it down because at the time Cherokee paid better, Dale Sr took that opportunity..
Recent history isn't the only history...

I agree and glad you brought others up. I couldn't remember everyone that has made it to nascar and your right the open wheel guys have been the last what 20 years.

[smith19]

shrader, kahne, Larson, stewart, bell, Stenhouse, newman and jj yeley are open wheel guys

[muddy mike]

Rodney Combs, Mike Wallace, Rusty did a little bit

[racincowboy02]

Thanks for the information i had no idea that any of the early names like buck simmons and those guys ran nascar but of course im not that old either. I just got to thinking about Red(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) and Clements and missing seeing those guys run on dirt and got to thinking and wondered how big the numbers were that made the jump from dirt to the "holy grail" of racing

[Krooser]

Steve Kinser ran Nascar in the Quaker State car IIRC....

[Krooser]

Steve Kinser ran Nascar in the Quaker State car IIRC.... then there's Tim Richmond.