Earlier this year Kyle Busch and Joey Logano reached career race start milestones; this weekend Kevin Harvick will add his name to the list of milestones when he makes his 800th career race start at Talladega Superspeedway. He is the only driver in the top 20 still driving and if he completes the season he has the potential to mover inside the top 10 at least two more spots.
Last year Harvick announced that this would be his final season as a full time driver in NASCAR. He has already signed a deal to join Mike Joy and Clint Bowyer in the FOX broadcast booth for 2024.
In NASCAR’s 75 year history there has only been 33 drivers who have made at least 600 career Cup Series starts; only 19 have made at least 700 race starts.
Drivers with at least 600 career Cup Series starts:
James Hylton – 602
Tony Stewart – 618
Denny Hamlin – 623
Martin Truex Jr – 630
Dale Earnhardt Jr – 631
Buck Baker – 635
Kyle Busch – 651
J.D. McDuffie – 653
Dale Jarrett – 668
Joe Nemechek – 674
Dale Earnhardt Sr. – 676
Jimmie Johnson – 688
Jeff Burton – 695
Matt Kenseth – 697
Buddy Baker – 700
Rusty Wallace – 706
Bobby Allison – 718
Ryan Newman – 725
Bobby Labonte – 729
Sterling Marlin – 748
Ken Schrader – 763
Kurt Busch – 776
Michael Waltrip – 784
Kevin Harvick – 799
Jeff Gordon – 805
Darrell Waltrip – 809
Bill Elliott – 828
Kyle Petty – 829
Mark Martin – 882
Dave Marcis – 883
Terry Labonte – 890
Ricky Rudd – 906
Richard Petty – 1,184