[mike honcho]

Did Not Finish Streak and stats: #33-Bowyer has been running at the finish in 82 consecutive races [the team fixed the car after the wreck at Talladega and Bowyer finished the race], the longest current streak and the new modern era record [he was tied with #29-Harvick at 81], next up is #78-Regan Smith at 46 [but has not run all the races]. The all-time record for the longest streak of NOT having an DNF is 84 races held by Herman Beam from April 30, 1961 thru March 10, 1963 [Beam didn't run all the races, but didn't DNF in 84 straight consecutive races that he ran]. Kevin Harvick holds the modern era (1972-present) record at 81 [he also has the 3rd longest at 58], then Jeff Gordon at 56 and Dale Earnhardt at 53 [Indy in 1996 thru Martinsville in the spring of 1998.(4-27-2009)

Excuse me my math skills are very limited but if Bowyer has 82 consecutive finishes How does Harvick have the record with 81 consecutive finishes?

[flflash47]

Weekly Update

The Streak Continues ... Bowyer has been running at the end of every race dating back to Phoenix in November 2006. When the two-time NSCS winner crossed the finish line at Richmond, he extended his modern-era record of 83 consecutive races without a DNF (did not finish). Bowyer is now just one race shy of tying the all-time record held by Herman Beam, who did not run his races consecutively, but did make 84 starts from 1961-1963 without recording a DNF.