{"id":1576045,"date":"2023-08-25T05:14:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T09:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1576045"},"modified":"2023-08-25T05:14:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T09:14:05","slug":"nascar-driver-won-southern-500-most","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/nascar-driver-won-southern-500-most\/","title":{"rendered":"Which NASCAR Driver Has Won the Southern 500 the Most?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Southern 500 is a rarified NASCAR<\/a> track. With over 70 years of history behind it, Darlington Raceway<\/a> is the sport's oldest superspeedway race, with a mountain of evidence showing that only the best drivers can conquer its unique egg-like course design. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The Track Too Tough to Tame” has left many egos bruised and vehicles damaged. But a few legends managed to win at Darlington multiple times.\u00a0Here's the NASCAR driver who's won the Southern 500 the most:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which NASCAR driver has won the Southern 500 the most?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Darlington Raceway is a track where NASCAR drivers go to prove they are part of the game's elite class. According to the NASCAR Hall of Fame<\/a>, 75 of the first 116 Darlington races were won by drivers already enshrined in Charlotte, and a total of 22 different HOF members have won at the site.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jeff Gordon wins the 1998 Southern 500 and adds a million dollar bonus to his pay day. #TBT<\/a> #BojanglesSo500<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/OEoXLZJpVE<\/a><\/p>— Darlington Raceway (@TooToughToTame) March 12, 2015<\/a><\/blockquote>