Updated Top 15 Closest NASCAR Finishes List and Videos
Here’s an updated Top 15 Closest NASCAR Finishes list along with clips of each race. The full chart listing the closest finishes with margin of victory is posted at the bottom of this article.
Two of the first three NASCAR points races in 2016 have cracked the top 15 chart.
This years Daytona 500 comes in 14th with a difference of 0.010 from first to second.
However, the big surprise on the list is a more recent inductee. Phoenix International Raceway has cracked the top 15 after the race this past Sunday. Phoenix is the shortest track on a closest finishes list that is dominated by the superspeedway’s of Daytona and Talladega.
15th Closest NASCAR Finish
2010 Aaron’s 499
Talladega Superspeedway
0.011
14th Closest NASCAR Finish
2016 Daytona 500
Daytona International Speedway
.010
13th Closest NASCAR Finish
2016 Good Sam 500
Phoenix International Raceway
0.010
12th Closest NASCAR Finish
2000 Cracker Barrel 500
Atlanta Motor Speedway
0.010
11th Closest NASCAR Finish
2004 Subway 400
North Carolina Speedway
0.010
10th Closest NASCAR Finish
2012 Budweiser Shootout
Daytona International Speedway
0.010
9th Closest NASCAR Finish
1994 Pepsi 400
Daytona International Speedway
0.008
8th Closest NASCAR Finish
2001 Cracker Barrel 500
Atlanta Motor Speedway
0.006
7th Closest NASCAR Finish
2010 Gatorade Duel 1
Daytona International Speedway
0.006
6th Closest NASCAR Finish
1993 DieHard 500
Talladega SuperSpeedway
0.005
5th Closest NASCAR Finish
2007 Pepsi 400
Daytona International Speedway
0.005
4th Closest NASCAR Finish
2011 Gatorade Duel 2
Daytona International Speedway
0.005
3rd Closest NASCAR Finish
2001 Gatorade Duel 2
Daytona International Speedway
0.004
2nd Closest NASCAR Finish
2011 Aaron’s 499
Talladega SuperSpeedway
0.002
1st Closest NASCAR Finish
2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400
Darlington Raceway
0.002
Updated Top 15 Closest NASCAR Finishes List
| RANK | YEAR | RACE | MARGIN | WINNER | 2nd PLACE | TRACK |
| 1 | 2003 | Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 | 0.002 | Ricky Craven | Kurt Busch | Darlington Raceway |
| 1 | 2011 | Aaron’s 499 | 0.002 | Jimmie Johnson | Clint Bowyer | Talladega Superspeedway |
| 3 | 2001 | Gatorade Duel 2 | 0.004 | Mike Skinner | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Daytona International Speedway |
| 4 | 2011 | Gatorade Duel 2 | 0.005 | Jeff Burton | Clint Bowyer | Daytona International Speedway |
| 4 | 2007 | Pepsi 400 | 0.005 | Jamie McMurray | Kyle Busch | Daytona International Speedway |
| 4 | 1993 | DieHard 500 | 0.005 | Dale Earnhardt | Ernie Irvan | Talladega Superspeedway |
| 7 | 2010 | Gatorade Duel 1 | 0.006 | Jimmie Johnson | Kevin Harvick | Daytona International Speedway |
| 7 | 2001 | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 | 0.006 | Kevin Harvick | Jeff Gordon | Atlanta Motor Speedway |
| 9 | 1994 | Pepsi 400 | 0.008 | Jimmy Spencer | Ernie Irvan | Daytona International Speedway |
| 10 | 2012 | Budweiser Shootout | 0.010 | Kyle Busch | Tony Stewart | Daytona International Speedway |
| 10 | 2004 | Subway 400 | 0.010 | Matt Kenseth | Kasey Kahne | North Carolina Speedway |
| 10 | 2000 | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 | 0.010 | Dale Earnhardt | Bobby Labonte | Atlanta Motor Speedway |
| 10 | 2016 | Good Sam 500 | 0.010 | Kevin Harvick | Carl Edwards | Phoenix International Raceway |
| 10 | 2016 | Daytona 500 | 0.010 | Denny Hamlin | Martin Truex, Jr. | Daytona International Speedway |
| 15 | 2010 | Aaron’s 499 | 0.011 | Kevin Harvick | Jamie McMurray | Talladega Superspeedway |
