Note: NASCAR Cup Series events include:
NASCAR Grand National Series (1949-1971)
NASCAR Winston Cup Series (1972-2003)
NASCAR Nextel Cup Series (2004-2007)
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (2008-present)
Bobby Allison:: 718 NASCAR starts from 1961-1988 (85 wins, won championship- 1983). Competed at Indy 1973, 1975
Donnie Allison:: 242 NASCAR starts from 1966-1988 (10 wins). Competed at Indy 1970-1971
John Andretti: 341+ NASCAR starts from 1993-2007 (2 wins, active). Competed at Indy 1988-1994, 2007
Mario Andretti: 14 NASCAR starts from 1966-1969 (1 win). Competed at Indy 29 times from 1965-1994 (won 1969)
Gary Bettenhausen: 8 NASCAR starts from 1967-1974. Competed at Indy 21 times from 1968-1993
Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.: 33 NASCAR starts from 1973-1982. Competed at Indy 11 times from 1981-1993
Tom Bigelow: 1 NASCAR start in 1986. Competed at Indy 1974-1982
Geoff Brabham: 1 NASCAR start at 1994 Brickyard 400. Competed at Indy 10 times from 1981-1993
Don Branson: 8 NASCAR starts in 1964. Competed at Indy 1959-1966
Bill Cantrell: 2 NASCAR starts in 1957 & 1965. Competed at Indy in 1948-1949
Duane Carter, Sr.: 1 NASCAR start in 1950. Competed at Indy 11 times from 1948-1963
Duane "Pancho" Carter, Jr.: 14 NASCAR starts from 1985-1995. Competed at Indy 17 times from 1974-1991
Bill Cheesbourg: 1 NASCAR start in 1951. Competed at Indy 6 times from 1957-1965
Jim Clark: 1 NASCAR start in 1967. Competed at Indy from 1963-1967 (won 1965)
Hal Cole: 3 NASCAR starts in 1951. Competed at Indy 3 times from 1946-1949
Wally Dallenbach, Sr.: 4 NASCAR starts from 1962-1974. Competed at Indy 1967-1979
Larry Dickson: 1 NASCAR start in 1972. Competed at Indy 8 times from 1966-1981
Mark Donohue: 6 NASCAR starts from 1972-1973 (1 win). Competed at Indy from 1969-1973 (won 1972)
Chet Fillip: 24 NASCAR starts from 1985-1987. Competed at Indy 1982-1983
Christian Fittipaldi: 16 NASCAR starts from 2002-2003. Competed at Indy 1995
Pat Flaherty: 1 NASCAR start in 1951. Competed at Indy 5 times from 1950-1959 (won 1956)
George Follmer: 20 NASCAR starts from 1972-1987. Competed at Indy 1969-1971
Billy Foster: 1 NASCAR start in 1966. Competed at Indy 1965-1966
Stan Fox: 2 NASCAR starts in 1992. Competed at Indy 8 times from 1987-1995.
A.J. Foyt, Jr.: 128 NASCAR starts from 1963-1994 (7 wins). Competed at Indy 1958-1992 (won 1961, 1964, 1967, 1977)
Dario Franchitti:
Paul Goldsmith: 127 NASCAR starts from 1956-1969 (9 wins). Competed at Indy 1958-1963
Robby Gordon: 245+ NASCAR starts from 1991-2007 (3 wins, active). Competed at Indy 10 times from 1993-2004
Jerry Grant: 19 NASCAR starts from 1965-1974. Competed at Indy 10 times from 1965-1976.
Dan Gurney: 16 NASCAR starts from 1962-1980 (5 wins). Competed at Indy 1962-1970
Janet Guthrie: 33 NASCAR starts from 1976-1980. Competed at Indy 1977-1979
Walt Hansgen: 3 NASCAR starts from 1964-1965. Competed at Indy 1964-1965
Andy Hillenburg: 16 NASCAR starts from 1991-2004 (active). Competed at Indy 2000
Mike Hiss: 1 NASCAR start in 1976. Competed at Indy 1972-1975
David Hobbs: 2 NASCAR starts in 1976. Competed at Indy 4 times from 1971-1976.
Al Holbert: 19 NASCAR starts from 1976-1979. Competed at Indy 1984
Bill Holland: 8 NASCAR starts from 1951-1952. Competed at Indy 5 times from 1947-1953 (won 1949)
Sam Hornish, Jr.:
Cliff Hucul: 2 NASCAR starts in 1986. Competed at Indy 1977-1979
Jim Hurtubise: 36 NASCAR starts from 1957-1977 (1 win). Competed at Indy 10 times from 1960-1974
Gordon Johncock: 21 NASCAR starts from 1966-1976. Competed at Indy 24 times from 1965-1992 (won 1973, 1982)
Bobby Johns: 141 NASCAR starts from 1956-1969 (2 wins). Competed at Indy 1965, 1969
Davy Jones: 7 NASCAR starts in 1995. Competed at Indy 5 times from 1987-1996.
Parnelli Jones: 34 NASCAR starts from 1956-1970 (4 wins). Competed at Indy 1961-1967 (won 1963)
Al Keller: 29 NASCAR starts from 1949-1956 (2 wins). Competed at Indy 6 times from 1955-1961
Steve Kinser: 5 NASCAR starts in 1995. Competed at Indy 1997
Jason Leffler: 42 NASCAR starts from 2001-2003. Competed at Indy 2000
Joe Leonard: 1 NASCAR start in 1969. Competed at Indy 1965-1973
Al Loquasto: 6 NASCAR starts from 1981-1982. Competed at Indy 1976-1977
Dave MacDonald: 7 NASCAR starts from 1963-1964. Competed at Indy 1964
Mike Magill: 5 NASCAR starts from 1952-1953. Competed at Indy 1957-1959
Jim Malloy: 1 NASCAR start in 1966. Competed at Indy 1968-1971
Art Malone: 2 NASCAR starts from 1961-1962. Competed at Indy 1963-1964
Johnny Mantz: 12 NASCAR starts from 1950-1956 (1 win). Competed at Indy 1948-1949
Bobby Marshman: 2 NASCAR starts in 1964. Competed at Indy 1961-1964
John Martin: 7 NASCAR starts from 1967-1975. Competed at Indy 1972-1976
Roger McCluskey: 4 NASCAR starts from 1969-1977. Competed at Indy 18 times from 1961-1979
Jim McElreath: 4 NASCAR starts from 1964-1971. Competed at Indy 15 times from 1962-1980
Rocky Moran: 3 NASCAR starts in 1978. Competed at Indy 1988-1990
Jan Opperman: 1 NASCAR start in 1974. Competed at Indy 1974, 1976
John Paul, Jr.: 2 NASCAR starts in 1991. Competed at Indy 7 times from 1985-1998
Ed Pimm: 5 NASCAR starts from 1987-1988. Competed at Indy 1985-1987
Sam Posey: 1 NASCAR start in 1970. Competed at Indy 1972
Scott Pruett: 37 NASCAR starts from 2000-2005. Competed at Indy 4 times from 1989-1995
Bobby Rahal: 1 NASCAR start in 1984. Competed at Indy 13 times from 1982-1995 (won 1986)
Dick Rathmann: 128 NASCAR starts from 1951-1955 (13 wins). Competed at Indy 9 times from 1950-1964
Jim Rathmann: 3 NASCAR starts from 1949-1951. Competed at Indy 14 times from 1949-1963 (won 1960)
Willy T. Ribbs: 3 NASCAR starts in 1986. Competed at Indy in 1991, 1993
Tim Richmond: 185 NASCAR starts from 1980-1987 (13 wins). Competed at Indy 1980-1981
Lloyd Ruby: 1 NASCAR start in 1967. Competed at Indy 1960-1977
Johnny Rutherford: 35 NASCAR starts from 1963-1988 (1 win). Competed at Indy 24 times from 1963-1988 (won 1974, 1976, 1980)
Troy Ruttman: 7 NASCAR starts from 1962-1964. Competed at Indy 12 times from 1949-1964 (won 1952)
Billy Scott: 1 NASCAR start in 1970. Competed at Indy 1976
Bob Scott: 1 NASCAR start in 1950. Competed at Indy 1952-1953
Scott Sharp: 1 NASCAR start in 1992. Competed at Indy 9 times from 1994-2003 (active)
Dick Simon: 3 NASCAR starts from 1973-1974. Competed at Indy 17 times from 1970-1988
Tom Sneva: 8 NASCAR starts from 1977-1987. Competed at Indy 18 times from 1974-1992 (won 1983)
Chuck Stevenson: 2 NASCAR starts from 1955-1956 (1 win). Competed at Indy 9 times from 1951-1965
Tony Stewart: 252+ NASCAR starts from 1999-2006 (24 wins, won championship 2002 & 2005, active). Competed at Indy 1996-1999, 2001
Danny Sullivan: 1 NASCAR start at 1994 Brickyard 400. Competed at Indy 1982-1993, 1995 (won 1985)
Len Sutton: 5 NASCAR starts from 1956-1963. Competed at Indy 7 times from 1958-1965
Marshall Teague: 23 NASCAR starts from 1949-1952 (7 wins). Competed at Indy 1953, 1957
Al Unser, Sr.: 5 NASCAR starts from 1968-1986. Competed at Indy 1965-1968, 1970-1990, 1992-1993 (won 1970-1971, 1978, 1987)
Al Unser, Jr.: 1 NASCAR start at 1993 Daytona 500. Competed at Indy 1983-1994, 2000-2003 (won 1992, 1994)
Bobby Unser: 4 NASCAR starts from 1969-1973. Competed at Indy 1963-1981 (won 1968, 1975, 1981)
David "Salt" Walther: 4 NASCAR starts from 1975-1977. Competed at Indy 7 times from 1972-1979
Rodger Ward: 3 NASCAR starts from 1963-1964. Competed at Indy 15 times from 1951-1966 (won 1959, 1962)
Bill Whittington: 2 NASCAR starts in 1980. Competed at Indy 5 times from 1980-1985
Don Whittington: 10 NASCAR starts from 1980-1981. Competed at Indy 5 times from 1980-1985
Cale Yarborough: 560 NASCAR starts from 1957-1988 (83 wins, won championship 1976, 1977, 1978). Competed at Indy 4 times from 1966-1972
Lee Roy Yarbrough: 198 NASCAR starts from 1960-1972 (14 wins). Competed at Indy 3 times from 1967-1970
Denny Zimmerman: 1 NASCAR start in 1964. Competed at Indy 1971-1972
90 total drivers
Note: Rich Vogler qualified for one NASCAR race in 1990, but died in a sprint car event at Salem, IN the day before the race. He competed at Indy from 1985-1989.
Tony Bonadies: 2 NASCAR starts, entered and failed to qualify 1955-1957
Red Byron: 1949 NASCAR Champion, entered and failed to qualify 1947-1948
Cotton Farmer: 2 NASCAR starts, entered and failed to qualify 1961
Charlie Glotzbach: Won 4 NASCAR races, entered and failed to qualify 1969-1970
Doug Heveron: 31 career NASCAR starts, entered and failed to qualify 1983
Bruce Jacobi: 20 career NASCAR starts, entered and failed to qualify 1962, 1966-1967, 1970
Junior Johnson: 51 NASCAR races, entered and failed to qualify 1963
Ralph Liguori: 76 career NASCAR starts, entered and failed to qualify 1959, 1962-1965, 1967-1968
Casey Mears: 112+ career NASCAR starts, entered but did not attempt to qualify 2001
Frank Mundy: 3 NASCAR races, entered and failed to qualify 1954
Ken Schrader: Won 4 NASCAR races, entered and failed to qualify 1983
Jerry Titus: 1 NASCAR start, entered and failed to qualify 1968
Curtis Turner: Won 17 NASCAR races, entered and failed to qualify 1963
Originally compiled by Jim Geisler