Others appear pretty happy to finally be out of the game altogether yet remain connected via their businesses. That may be contributing to his lowered presence as he basically left NASCAR in 2017. Thursday, January 31, 2008. His NASCAR run wasn’t as famous but still good bringing his star power to a different type of racing.
Montoya hasn’t raced since 2017 but still insists on not being labeled “retired.” He’s stated he’d love to be an F1 commentator and brings his knowledge of the sport to a new generation. Gordon is rather private and thus doesn’t make many waves outside of racing. McMurray has already moved on to join Fox’s NASCAR broadcast team and doing well supplying commentary on races. What time and channel is the NASCAR Cup race at Texas today? 24, came out of retirement to drive in eight as substitute driver for Dale Jr. Alex Bowman: Filled in for Dale Jr. for 10 races in 2016 and earned Earnhardt's endorsement for the ride after Dale Jr. announced he would end his full-time racing career after the 2017 season. Buck Baker: Another NASCAR Hall of Fame, Baker's first start in the No. His stunning record of 49 wins and 308 Top 10 Finishes (not to mention the only man to win championships in NASCAR and IndyCar) ensures Stewart is a lock for the NASCAR Hall of Fame. With a last name like that, it’s no shock Scott Speed got into racing.

Technically, it’s not a full retirement but Elliot Sadler announced in 2018 that he was quitting as a full-time racer. 88. Much has been written of the surprising number of NASCAR drivers who have chosen to retire at a younger age. He started off in F1 before moving to NASCAR as part of the Sprint Cup series. Why do Verstappen's offensive comments get a free pass? Stroll: Mercedes shareholding “transformational” for Aston Martin, Formula 1 set for 23-race calendar in 2021, FIA finalises rule changes for Imola's two-day schedule. He claims he’s not retired even though he hasn’t been driving regularly for a few years. A few drivers still stick to a “semi-retired” idea and have been known to come back for a race or two. If these teams had to rely on commercial airline schedules travel would be a nightmare, if not a logistical impossibility.
Fireball Roberts: Fireball had two career starts in the No. Since retiring full time in 2016, Waltrip has continued working with his motor crew and aiding other drivers.

Given how many modern NASCAR drivers have terrific deals for sponsors and endorsements, they can have plenty of money to live on. Business travel can be a grind, But for NASCAR drivers and race teams who are on the road for 36 races per year travel is unavoidable. While Darrell gets attention, Michael is just as top-notch with two Daytona 500 wins. Burton had slackened off his racing career in the 2000s slowly as it was clear time was catching up to him. After making his mark in Australia, Marcos Ambrose moved to the U.S. in 2006 to make his mark in NASCAR.