NASCAR is a sport that greets its audience with high-performance and a lot of nerve-wrecking moments. The elite celebration of America’s racing culture, NASCAR is known for its fast paced action and photo finishes. Motorsport events are often considered the prime spectacle of competition among participants.
In this genre, every participant is in a cut-throat competition for any position in the race just to gain valuable points. NASCAR has more than 30 drivers participating in its races. It has active veterans, outstanding rookies and even previous legends who try to compete in some of the popular races.
In such a huge array of contestants, it is obvious that there are many drivers who take it to the finish line and keep on fighting until the last moment. In these “last moments” we get photo finishes which involve a jaw dropping difference between two drivers that decides the race victory. And, in a sport like NASCAR where even milliseconds matter, these photo finishes represent some hundredths or thousandths of a second.
The closest NASCAR finish in history separated the winner and the runner up by a mere difference of 0.002 seconds. It is an interval impossible for the human eye to perceive, especially at the speeds of 190mph. The interval decided the winner between Ricky Craven and Kurt Busch at the 2003 Carolina Dodge Dealer’s 400. Ricky Craven was the winner of that race.
Closest finish in Xfinity Series History
NASCAR Xfinity Series is similar to Cup Series in terms of performance and race structure. Xfinity series a playground for budding Cup Series racers and veterans alike. Xfinity Series doesn’t stray far from NASCAR when it comes to photo finishes and close calls.
To give an example, the second closest-finished in Xfinity history was recorded on April 14th at Texas when Sam Mayer won the race by an incredible margin of 0.002 seconds. As crazy as it may sound, there is a record for an even closer race finish in the history of NASCAR Xfinity.
The 2018 PowerShares QQQ 300 at the Daytona International Speedway was more than just an average Xfinity race. It recorded an intense battle for lead between Elliot Saddler and Tyler Reddick.
In this process, they created the record for the closest ever finish in NASCAR Xfinity history. At the end of the race, Tyler Reddick was separated from Saddler by only 0.0004 seconds when he won the race.
FAQ's On Closest finish in Xfinity Series history
A. The closest finish in NASCAR history is 0.002 seconds at the 2003 Dodge Dealer’s 400.
A. The closest NASCAR race in history is the 2018 PowerShares QQQ 300 with a difference of 0.0004 milliseconds to the finish.
A. The closest finish at the Atlanta Motor Speedway is 0.003 seconds during the 2024 Ambetter Health 400 between Daniel Suarez and Ryan Blaney.
A. The Xfinity Series is the second tier racing series organised by NASCAR.
A. NASCAR Xfinity cars have nearly 700 horsepower from their V8 engines.
