Updated Top 15 Closest NASCAR Finishes List

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

 

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