he number of starts being made is a significant number that they are reaching in their specific race this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway. Rankings reflect the all-time starts list for that series.
(The image above each series is the driver I find having the most notable start this weekend)
*This will be updated after qualifying for each race if a driver does not make the race.
This weekend Sheldon Creed makes his 147th career O’Reilly Series start which ties Buckshot Jones and Dale Earnhardt Jr. for 115th most all-time. Image credit: @HaasFactoryTeam X Page
O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Starts
Jeb Burton: 219th start ties Brendan Gaughan, ranks 58th
Ryan Ellis: 175th start! Ranks 91st
Sheldon Creed: 147th start ties Buckshot Jones & Dale Earnhardt Jr., ranks 115th
Kyle Sieg: 125th start! Ranks 142nd
Parker Retzlaff: 118th start ties Brett Moffitt, ranks 153rd
Jesse Love: 77th start ties Marcos Ambrose, Matt Tifft & Sterling Marlin, ranks 219th
Patrick Emerling: 62nd start ties Ryan Preece, ranks 250th
Taylor Gray: 57th start ties Alex Bowman & Ernie Irvan, ranks 260th
William Sawalich: 45th start ties William Byron, ranks 303rd
Dawson Cram: 43rd start ties Adam Petty & Bobby Allison, ranks 311th
Rajah Caruth: 33rd start ties Christian Eckes, ranks 356th
Tyler Ankrum: 1st start!
The reigning Rich MARvelous Move of the Race winner, Todd Gilliland, makes his 154th career Cup start this weekend which ties NASCAR Pioneer Fonty Flock for 187th most all-time. Image credit: @Team_FRM X Page
Cup Series Starts
Chris Buescher: 375th start! Ties Ward Burton, ranks 77th
Daniel Suarez: 333rd start ties David Gilliland, ranks 93rd
Ryan Preece: 233rd start ties Rex White, ranks 130th
Christopher Bell: 226th start ties Wally Dallenbach, ranks 137th
Todd Gilliland: 154th start ties Fonty Flock, ranks 187th
Daniel Dye: 1st start! Would be the 2,998th different driver to start a Cup race