NASCAR is a sport that rarely sees a driver win multiple races back to back on a regular basis. After Chris Buescher won the race at Bristol, he seemed to have set himself a record only second highest to that of Chase Elliott’s father. However, this wasn’t a record Buescher wouldn’t be particularly happy about, since the record was about the number of back-to-back races they remained winless.
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Prominent NASCAR journalist Bob Pockrass stated, “From my friends at Racing Insights: 222 races between wins for Chris Buescher is the second most all-time behind only Bill Elliott’s 226 starts between wins from 1994-2001.“
While scoring a win is certainly a great achievement for Buescher, doing so after 222 races might feel even grander than anything else. However, that wasn’t the highest record of bad luck suffered by a driver in the sport. That record number is held by Chase Elliott’s father, Bill Elliott, who went on a winless streak of an astounding 226 races, over a period of 8 years (1994-2001).
NASCAR fans react to Chris Buescher’s record
Buescher managed to claim the second-highest record of a winless streak after the legendary Bill Elliott. Fans stated how Dale Earnhardt Sr dominated during the period of Elliott’s winless era.
One fan stated they felt that Justin Haley would be able to break Elliott’s streak of 226 winless races, considering how his career was spanning at the current moment.
As a diehard Elliott fan that was an excruciating period in time.
— Michael Nuvolari 🇺🇦 (@m_nuvolari) September 18, 2022
Almost as many starts as you went between foam parties
— Nick Giffen (@RotoDoc) September 18, 2022
I feel like @Justin_Haley_ is destined to break that
— Wyatt Williams (@Wyatt92_Racer) September 18, 2022
Classic Elliott
— 9live (@brawngpf1team) September 18, 2022
Bill Elliott was one hell of a driver 👏 and I loved to watch him race 🏁 I don't live far away from where he lives
— JoAnn Smith (@JoAnnSm58811191) September 18, 2022
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Classic nascar being unserious
— Liam Lawson for F1 (@LewisIsWashed) September 18, 2022
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Who do you think would be in contention to beat Elliott’s winless streak? Would it be Haley? Let us know who you think it could be in the comments below.