Originally published on Jan. 21, 2021
By Zane Miller
As of the 2021 racing season, there have been 189
drivers in the Cup Series with their hometown listed in New York. So far,
drivers representing the Empire State have taken 36 wins, 229 top-fives and 604
top-10s in 3,303 starts.
5. Brett Bodine (Active 1986-2003)
Bodine took one victory, 16 top-fives and 61 top-10s
in 480 races, as he won at North Wilkesboro Speedway in 1990. Bodine also
claimed his top points finish during the 1990 season, coming in 12th.
4. Al Keller (Active 1949-56)
Keller picked up two wins, seven top-fives and 12
top-10s in 29 starts, winning at Oglethorpe Speedway and Linden Airport both
during the 1954 season.
3. Steve Park (Active 1997-2011)
Park earned a pair of victories along with 12
top-fives and 35 top-10s in 183 starts, with his signature victory coming at
North Carolina Speedway (now Rockingham Speedway) in 2001, coming a week after
the death of Dale Earnhardt, his team owner at the time. Park’s best points
finish came in 2000 as he took the 11th spot.
2. Jim Reed (Active 1951-63)
Reed claimed seven wins, 38 top-fives and 47 top-10s
in 106 starts, as his best points result was in 1959 as he finished ninth in
the final standings.
1. Geoffrey Bodine (Active 1979-2011)
Brett’s older brother took 18 victories, 100 top-fives
and 190 top-10s in 575 starts. Bodine scored the victory in the 1986 Daytona
500, as well as winning rookie of the year honors in 1982 and finishing in the
top three in points once, taking the third spot in the final standings in 1990.
List of Cup Series
drivers
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