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{{short description|American racing driver (1946–1994)}}
{{Infobox NASCAR driver
|name            = Neil Bonnett
|image           = NeilBonnett1985.jpg
|caption         = Bonnett in 1985
|birth_date      = {{birth date|1946|7|30|mf=y}}
|death_date      = {{death date and age|1994|2|11|1946|7|30|mf=y}}
|birth_place     = [[Hueytown, Alabama|Hueytown]], [[Alabama]], U.S.
|death_place     = [[Daytona Beach, Florida|Daytona Beach]], [[Florida]], U.S.
|death_cause     = Autoracing accident during practice for the [[1994 Daytona 500]]
|achievements    = [[1981 Southern 500]] Winner<br>[[1982 World 600|1982]], [[1983 World 600|1983]] [[World 600]] Winner<br>[[1979 Firecracker 400]] Winner<br>[[1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1983]], [[1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1984]] [[Daytona Shootout|Busch Clash]] Winner<br>Winner of the first ever NASCAR race run outside of North America, the [[1988 Goodyear NASCAR 500|Goodyear NASCAR 500]] held in [[Australia]] (1988)
|awards          = National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame (1997)<br>Named one of [[NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers]] (1998)<br>[[International Motorsports Hall of Fame]] (2001)<br>[[Motorsports Hall of Fame of America]] (2012)<ref name=MSHoF>[http://www.mshf.com/hall-of-fame/inductees/neil-bonnett.html Neil Bonnett] at the [[Motorsports Hall of Fame of America]]</ref><br>Named one of [[NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers]] (2023)
|Total_Cup_Races = 362
|Years_In_Cup    = 18
|Best_Cup_Pos    = 4th ([[1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1985]])
|First_Cup_Race  = [[1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1974]] [[Winston 500 (Spring)|Winston 500]] ([[Talladega Superspeedway|Talladega]])
|First_Cup_Win   = [[1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1977]] [[Chevy Rock and Roll 400|Capital City 400]] ([[Richmond International Raceway|Richmond]])
|Last_Cup_Win    = [[1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1988]] [[Goodwrench 500]] ([[North Carolina Speedway|Rockingham]])
|Last_Cup_Race   = [[1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1993]] [[Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500|Hooters 500]] ([[Atlanta Motor Speedway|Atlanta]])
|Cup_Wins        = 18
|Cup_Top_Tens    = 156
|Cup_Poles       = 20
| Total_Busch_Races  = 13
| Years_In_Busch     = 6
| Best_Busch_Pos     = 29th ([[1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series|1983]])
| First_Busch_Race   = [[1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series|1983]] [[Goody's 300]] ([[Daytona International Speedway|Daytona]])
| Last_Busch_Race    = [[1993 NASCAR Busch Series|1993]] [[Slick 50 300]] ([[Atlanta Motor Speedway|Atlanta]])
| First_Busch_Win    = [[1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series|1983]] [[Darlington 250]] ([[Darlington Raceway|Darlington]])
| Last_Busch_Win     =
| Busch_Wins         = 1
| Busch_Top_Tens     = 7
| Busch_Poles        = 0
|updated         = June 14, 2015
}}
[[Image:NeilBonnett75racecar1983.jpg|thumb|right|Neil Bonnett's 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series racecar.]]

'''Lawrence Neil Bonnett''' (July 30, 1946 – February 11, 1994) was an American [[NASCAR]] driver who compiled 18 victories and 20 [[Pole position|poles]] over his 18-year career. Bonnett was a member of the [[Alabama Gang]], and started his career with the help of [[Bobby Allison|Bobby]] and [[Donnie Allison]]. He rose to prominence in the late 1970s with his performances in cars owned by [[Jim Stacy]] and [[Wood Brothers Racing]], becoming one of the top competitors in the 1980s. The [[Alabama]] native currently ranks 47th in all-time NASCAR Cup victories.<ref>[http://www.teamterrier.com/Victory.html Sprint Cup / Nextel Cup / Winston Cup all time Victory Records]</ref> He appeared in the 1983 film ''[[Stroker Ace]]'' and the 1990 film ''[[Days of Thunder]]''. Bonnett hosted the TV show [[Winners (American TV series)|''Winners'']] for [[TNN Motor Sports/TNN Sports|TNN]] from 1991 to 1994, and was a color commentator for CBS, TBS, and TNN in the years until his death. Bonnett's racing career was interrupted in 1990 when he suffered a severe brain injury in a crash that left him with amnesia and chronic dizziness. While working towards a much-anticipated comeback to the NASCAR circuit, Bonnett died as a result of injuries he sustained in a crash during a practice run for the 1994 Daytona 500. He lost control of his vehicle and collided with the outside wall in turn four, resulting in massive head injuries that proved fatal. 

==NASCAR career==
Bonnett was born in the [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]] suburb of [[Hueytown, Alabama]] on July 30, 1946. Bonnett began his [[NASCAR]] career as a protégé of 1983 Winston Cup champion [[Bobby Allison]], working on the team's cars. He later became part of the famous "[[Alabama Gang]]" that included himself, [[Red Farmer]] and the Allison family: father Bobby, brother [[Donnie Allison|Donnie]] and, later, son [[Davey Allison|Davey]]. He began driving in [[NASCAR]] in 1974 and earned his first victory in 1977 at the [[Cook Out 400 (Richmond)|Capital City 400]] in [[Richmond, Virginia]] driving for [[Harry Hyde]]-[[Jim Stacy]] Racing, which had bought out the [[K&K Insurance]] team that he had previously driven for. He earned another victory in 1977 at the [[Los Angeles Times 500]], which would be the last Dodge win in NASCAR until 2001. Many were anticipating a dominant year for Bonnett in 1978, but issues with his cars (stemming from financial problems between Hyde and Stacy) forced him to drop out of many races. In addition, Bonnett had grown tired of Stacy's dictatorial management style and tendency to miss payments, which led to Hyde suing Stacy for unpaid bills.<ref>{{Cite web|title=#36 - J.D. Stacy|url=https://www.racefansforever.org/36---jd-stacy.html|access-date=2020-11-01|website=Race Fans Forever|language=en}}</ref> In 1979, he signed with [[Wood Brothers Racing]] to replace [[David Pearson (racing driver)|David Pearson]] and revived his career with three victories. He then went on to win back-to-back [[World 600]]s (NASCAR's longest race, which is now the [[Coca-Cola 600]]) in 1982 and 1983, and back-to-back [[Busch Clash]] victories in [[1983 World 600|1983]] and 1984.

In 1984, Bonnett joined [[Junior Johnson]]'s racing team, becoming teammates with [[Darrell Waltrip]]. In 1985, he had his best statistical season, finishing fourth in the points standings. Waltrip went on to win his third [[Winston Cup]] championship.

Bonnett participated in [[International Race of Champions]] (IROC) during three seasons (1979, 1980, and 1984), and finished second twice.

Bonnett holds the distinction of being the winner of the first ever NASCAR race held outside of North America when he won the [[1988 Goodyear NASCAR 500]] at the [[Calder Park Thunderdome]] in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]] (at the time the newly opened Thunderdome was also the first NASCAR style speedway to be built outside of North America). The race, which ran two weeks after the [[1988 Daytona 500|Daytona 500]], was not a Winston Cup race but featured some drivers from the circuit including fellow Alabama Gang member Bobby Allison, [[Michael Waltrip]], [[Dave Marcis]] and [[Kyle Petty]], who were up against Australian drivers somewhat new to NASCAR racing. Bonnett, who had won the [[1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series#Pontiac Excitement 400|Pontiac Excitement 400]] at [[Richmond International Raceway]] the previous weekend, started from the pole driving his [[Valvoline]] sponsored [[Pontiac Grand Prix]]. He and Allison (who had won the Daytona 500 two weeks previous), driving a [[Buick LeSabre#Seventh generation (1986–1991)|Buick LeSabre]], dominated the 280 lap 500&nbsp;km (310 mile) crash-marred race, finishing first and second, respectively, with Dave Marcis finishing third. Cabin temperatures in the cars were reported to have reached over 57&nbsp;°C (135&nbsp;°F) as the race was held during Australia's notoriously hot summer.

On April 1, 1990, Bonnett was involved in a life-threatening crash during the [[Rebel 500|TranSouth 500]] at [[Darlington, South Carolina]], when his car slammed into [[Sterling Marlin]]'s car during a fourteen-car crash on lap 212. He was left with [[amnesia]] and dizziness, and ultimately chose to retire from racing and turn to television, where he became a race color commentator for [[Spike TV|TNN]], [[CBS Sports]], and [[TBS Sports]], and hosted the TV show [[Winners (American TV series)|''Winners'']] for [[TNN Motor Sports/TNN Sports|TNN]].

However, Bonnett still desired to continue racing. In 1992, he began testing cars for his good friends, fellow racer [[Dale Earnhardt]] and car owner [[Richard Childress]]. Bonnett was medically cleared to race again in 1993 and upon Earnhardt's suggestion, Childress gave Bonnett a ride for the 1993 [[AMP Energy Juice 500|DieHard 500]] at [[Talladega Superspeedway]] which was numbered 31 and sponsored by GM Goodwrench. His comeback race was marred by a crash in which his car spun, became airborne, and crashed into the spectator fence. He walked away from the wreck unharmed and called the remainder of the race from the [[CBS]] broadcast booth after being cleared at the infield care center. He would also start the final race of the 1993 season in [[Atlanta Motor Speedway|Atlanta]], but he dropped out after just three laps. The reason the team gave for removing the car from the race was a blown engine; however, he was teamed with points leader Earnhardt, and the car was retired to assist Earnhardt in winning the season's championship. Earnhardt needed to maximize his finishing position, and by Bonnett quitting the race he was assured of those three championship points. This would become Bonnett's final NASCAR Winston Cup Series start.

==Death==
Despite the challenges and setbacks, Bonnett was determined to continue racing. He secured a ride and sponsorship for at least five races in the 1994 season with car owner [[James Finch]], including the season-opening race, the Daytona 500, for [[Phoenix Racing (NASCAR team)|Phoenix Racing]]. But on February 11, 1994, during the first practice session for the [[1994 Daytona 500]], a shock mount broke, causing him to lose control of his Chevrolet on the track's high-banked fourth turn. The car swerved onto the track apron, and then up the steep bank, before crashing into the wall nearly head-on. Bonnett did not survive the accident; he was 47 years old.

That weekend, another racing death occurred, as 1993 Goody's Dash (four-cylinder) champion [[Rodney Orr]] was also killed in a racing crash during the practices surrounding the first weekend. In the middle of the second Goodyear-Hoosier tire war, Hoosier withdrew from the race immediately.  Five years later, the broken shock mounts became an issue again in NASCAR, as cars bottoming out were evident during the first night race at Daytona in 1998.  By 2000, NASCAR imposed a new rule where the sanctioning body built the shocks and had mandatory specification springs for the cars to prevent this tactic, to stop the dangerous tactics being used to reduce drag that led to the fatal crashes.

Bonnett is buried in [[Pleasant Grove, Alabama|Pleasant Grove]]'s cemetery, Forest Grove Memorial Gardens. A road called "Allison-Bonnett Memorial Drive" in his hometown honors him, along with fellow native [[Davey Allison]], who died seven months earlier.

When Earnhardt, Bonnett's colleague, won the [[1998 Daytona 500]], he dedicated the victory to Bonnett among others.

Earnhardt himself [[Death of Dale Earnhardt|died]] in a racing accident during the final lap of the [[2001 Daytona 500]]. About three weeks after the accident, magazine photographers released photographs of Bonnett's autopsy, as well as those of another driver who died a few days later, [[Rodney Orr]], to the public, which led to a lawsuit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news-journalonline.com/special/earnhardt/052401.htm|title=Father of NASCAR crash victim Rodney Orr sues Web site over autopsy photos|last=Lyons|first=Andrew|date=May 24, 2001|publisher=[[The Daytona Beach News-Journal]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930185207/http://www.news-journalonline.com/special/earnhardt/052401.htm|archive-date=September 30, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>

When [[Brad Keselowski]] scored Phoenix Racing's first Sprint Cup win fifteen years later in the [[2009 Aaron's 499]] at [[Talladega Superspeedway]], Finch dedicated the win to Bonnett. During the [[2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2013 season]], Finch designed the No. 51 car's paint scheme in the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series like Bonnett's 1994 [[Country Time]] [[Chevrolet]] that he drove shortly before his death.

==In popular culture==
Bonnett was portrayed by the actor [[Sean Bridgers]] in the TV movie ''[[3: The Dale Earnhardt Story]]''.

==Motorsports career results==

===NASCAR===
([[Template:NASCAR driver results legend|key]]) (<span style="font-size:85%">'''Bold'''&nbsp;– Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics''&nbsp;– Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. *&nbsp;– Most laps led.</span>)

====Winston Cup Series====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
|-
! colspan="38" | [[NASCAR]] [[Winston Cup Series]] results
|-
! Year
! Team
! No.
! Make
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! 19
! 20
! 21
! 22
! 23
! 24
! 25
! 26
! 27
! 28
! 29
! 30
! 31
! {{Tooltip|NWCC|NASCAR Winston Cup classification}}
! Pts
! Ref
|-
! [[1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1973]]
! [[K&K Insurance Racing]]
! 1
! [[Dodge]]
| [[Winston Western 500|RSD]]
| [[1973 Daytona 500|DAY]]
| [[1973 Richmond 500|RCH]]
| [[Carolina 500|CAR]]
| [[Southeastern 500|BRI]]
| [[1973 Atlanta 500|ATL]]
| [[1973 Gwyn Staley 400|NWS]]
| [[1973 Rebel 500|DAR]]
| [[Virginia 500|MAR]]
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Winston 500 (Spring)|TAL]]<br>{{small|DNQ}}
| [[Music City 420|NSV]]
| [[1973 World 600|CLT]]
| [[Mason-Dixon 500|DOV]]
| [[1973 Alamo 500|TWS]]
| [[1973 Tuborg 400|RSD]]
| [[Motor State 400|MCH]]
| [[1973 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400|DAY]]
| [[Volunteer 500|BRI]]
| [[1973 Dixie 500|ATL]]
| [[Talladega 500 (Fall Race)|TAL]]
| [[Nashville 420|NSV]]
| [[1973 Southern 500|DAR]]
| [[Capital City 500|RCH]]
| [[Delaware 500|DOV]]
| [[Wilkes 400|NWS]]
| [[Old Dominion 500|MAR]]
| [[1973 National 500|CLT]]
| [[1973 American 500|CAR]]
| colspan=3|
! NA
! -
!<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bonnene01/1973/W|title=Neil Bonnett – 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan=2| [[1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1974]]
! [[Roberts Racing]] 
! 77
! [[Chevrolet|Chevy]] 
| [[Winston Western 500|RSD]]
| [[1974 Daytona 500|DAY]]
| [[Richmond 500|RCH]]
| [[Carolina 500|CAR]]
| [[1974 Southeastern 500|BRI]]
| [[Atlanta 500|ATL]]
| [[Rebel 450|DAR]]
| [[Gwyn Staley 400|NWS]]
| [[Virginia 500|MAR]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Winston 500 (Spring)|TAL]]<br>{{small|45}}
| [[Music City USA 420|NSV]]
| [[Mason-Dixon 500|DOV]]
| [[1974 World 600|CLT]]
| [[Tuborg 400|RSD]]
| [[Motor State 360|MCH]]
| [[Firecracker 400|DAY]]
| [[Volunteer 500|BRI]]
| [[Nashville 420|NSV]]
| [[1974 Dixie 500|ATL]]
| [[Purolator 500 (Pocono)|POC]]
| colspan=11|
! rowspan=2| 87th
! rowspan=2| 3.52
! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bonnene01/1974/W|title=Neil Bonnett – 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan=2| [[Bobby Allison Motorsports]] 
! 1
! rowspan=3| [[Chevrolet|Chevy]] 
| colspan=20|
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Talladega 500 (Fall Race)|TAL]]<br>{{small|39}}
| [[Yankee 400|MCH]]
| [[Southern 500|DAR]]
| [[Capital City 500|RCH]]
| [[Delaware 500|DOV]]
| [[Wilkes 400|NWS]]
| [[1974 Old Dominion 500|MAR]]
| [[1974 National 500|CLT]]
| [[1974 American 500|CAR]]
| [[Los Angeles Times 500|ONT]]
|
|-
! [[1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1975]]
! rowspan=2| 12
| [[1975 Winston Western 500|RSD]]
| [[1975 Daytona 500|DAY]]
| [[Richmond 500|RCH]]
| [[Carolina 500|CAR]]
| [[Southeastern 500|BRI]]
| [[Atlanta 500|ATL]]
| [[Gwyn Staley 400|NWS]]
| [[Rebel 500|DAR]]
| [[Virginia 500|MAR]]
| [[1975 Winston 500|TAL]]
| [[1975 Music City USA 420|NSV]]
| [[Mason-Dixon 500|DOV]]
| [[1975 World 600|CLT]]
| [[Tuborg 400|RSD]]
| [[Motor State 400|MCH]]
| [[Firecracker 400|DAY]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Nashville 420|NSV]]<br>{{small|14}}
| [[Purolator 500 (Pocono)|POC]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Talladega 500 (Fall Race)|TAL]]<br>{{small|35}}
| [[1975 Champion Spark Plug 400|MCH]]
| [[Southern 500|DAR]]
| [[Delaware 500|DOV]]
| [[Wilkes 400|NWS]]
| [[Old Dominion 500|MAR]]
| [[1975 National 500|CLT]]
| [[Capital City 500|RCH]]
| [[American 500|CAR]]
| [[Volunteer 500|BRI]]
| [[Dixie 500|ATL]]
| [[1975 Los Angeles Times 500|ONT]]
| 
! NA
! 0
!<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bonnene01/1975/W|title=Neil Bonnett – 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan=2| [[1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1976]]
! [[Bonnett Racing]] 
| [[Winston Western 500|RSD]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1976 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br>{{small|5}}
| [[Carolina 500|CAR]]
| [[Richmond 400|RCH]]
| [[Southeastern 500|BRI]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Atlanta 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|8}}
| [[1976 Gwyn Staley 400|NWS]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Rebel 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|30}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Virginia 500|MAR]]<br>{{small|19}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1976 Winston 500|TAL]]<br>{{small|39}}
| [[1976 Music City USA 420|NSV]]
| [[1976 Mason-Dixon 500|DOV]]
| [[1976 World 600|CLT]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1976 Riverside 400|RSD]]<br>{{small|29}}
| [[1976 Cam 2 Motor Oil 400|MCH]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1976 Firecracker 400|DAY]]<br>{{small|33}}
| colspan=2|
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Talladega 500 (Fall Race)|TAL]]<br>{{small|38}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Champion Spark Plug 400|MCH]]<br>{{small|6}}
| [[1976 Volunteer 400|BRI]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1976 Southern 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|24}}
| [[Cook Out 400 (Richmond)|RCH]]
| [[Delaware 500|DOV]]
| [[Old Dominion 500|MAR]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Wilkes 400|NWS]]<br>{{small|28}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1976 National 500|CLT]]<br>{{small|35}}
| [[1976 American 500|CAR]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1976 Dixie 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|8}}
| [[1976 Los Angeles Times 500|ONT]]
| 
! rowspan=2| 32nd
! rowspan=2| 1130
! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bonnene01/1976/W|title=Neil Bonnett – 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! [[Penske Racing]]
! 2
! [[Mercury (automobile)|Mercury]]
| colspan=16|
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"| '''[[Nashville 420|NSV]]'''<br><small>QL<sup>†</sup></small>
| [[Purolator 500 (Pocono)|POC]]
| colspan=13|
|-
! rowspan=2| [[1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1977]]
! [[K&K Insurance Racing]]
! 71
! [[Dodge]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Winston Western 500|RSD]]<br>{{small|17}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1977 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br>{{small|37}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''[[Richmond 400|RCH]]'''<br>{{small|7}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Carolina 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|5}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Atlanta 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|12}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[Gwyn Staley 400|NWS]]'''<br>{{small|21}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Rebel 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|33}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Southeastern 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|4}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''[[Virginia 500|MAR]]'''<br>{{small|12}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1977 Winston 500|TAL]]<br>{{small|29}}
| [[1977 Music City USA 420|NSV]]
| [[Mason-Dixon 500|DOV]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1977 World 600|CLT]]<br>{{small|7}}
| [[NAPA 400|RSD]]
| [[1977 Cam 2 Motor Oil 400|MCH]]
| colspan=16|
! rowspan=2| 18th
! rowspan=2| 2649
! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bonnene01/1977/W|title=Neil Bonnett – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan=3| [[Jim Stacy Racing]]
! rowspan=8| 5
! rowspan=2| [[Dodge]]
| colspan=15|
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''[[1977 Firecracker 400|DAY]]'''<br>{{small|8}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1977 Nashville 420|NSV]]<br>{{small|21}}
| [[Coca-Cola 500 (Pocono)|POC]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1977 Talladega 500|TAL]]<br>{{small|25}}
| [[1977 Champion Spark Plug 400|MCH]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Volunteer 400|BRI]]<br>{{small|17}}
| [[1977 Southern 500|DAR]]
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Cook Out 400 (Richmond)|RCH]]<br>{{small|1*}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[Delaware 500|DOV]]'''<br>{{small|17}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[1977 Old Dominion 500|MAR]]'''<br>{{small|22}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1977 Wilkes 400|NWS]]<br>{{small|3}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1977 NAPA National 500|CLT]]<br>{{small|8}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[American 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|28}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Dixie 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|38}}
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Los Angeles Times 500|ONT]]<br>{{small|1*}}
| 
|-
! rowspan=4| [[1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1978]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Winston Western 500|RSD]]<br>{{small|4}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1978 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br>{{small|27}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''[[Richmond 400|RCH]]'''<br>{{small|9}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''[[Carolina 500|CAR]]'''<br>{{small|6}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Atlanta 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|33}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[Southeastern 500|BRI]]'''<br>{{small|26}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Rebel 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|32}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Gwyn Staley 400|NWS]]<br>{{small|24}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Virginia 500|MAR]]<br>{{small|2}}
|
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Mason-Dixon 500|DOV]]<br>{{small|5}}
| 
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Music City USA 420|NSV]]<br>{{small|5}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[NAPA 400|RSD]]<br>{{small|10}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Gabriel 400|MCH]]<br>{{small|36}}
| colspan=16|
! rowspan=4| 12th
! rowspan=4| 3129
! rowspan=4| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bonnene01/1978/W|title=Neil Bonnett – 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! [[Oldsmobile|Olds]]
| colspan=9|
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Winston 500 (Spring)|TAL]]<br>{{small|39}}
|
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1978 World 600|CLT]]<br>{{small|35}}
| colspan=7|
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Champion Spark Plug 400|MCH]]<br>{{small|9}}
| colspan=11|
|-
! rowspan=2| [[Rod Osterlund|Osterlund Racing]]
! [[Chevrolet|Chevy]]
| colspan=15|
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Firecracker 400|DAY]]<br>{{small|23}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Nashville 420|NSV]]<br>{{small|28}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Coca-Cola 500 (Pocono)|POC]]<br>{{small|36}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1978 Talladega 500|TAL]]<br>{{small|8}}
| 
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Volunteer 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|20}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1978 Southern 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|34}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1978 Capital City 400|RCH]]<br>{{small|3*}}
| 
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1978 Old Dominion 500|MAR]]<br>{{small|4}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Wilkes 400|NWS]]<br>{{small|5}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1978 NAPA National 500|CLT]]<br>{{small|30}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1978 American 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|31}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Dixie 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|34}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Los Angeles Times 500|ONT]]<br>{{small|37}}
|
|-
! [[Oldsmobile|Olds]]
| colspan=23|
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1978 Delaware 500|DOV]]<br>{{small|29}}
| colspan=7|
|-
! rowspan=5| [[1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1979]]
! rowspan=2| [[Jim Stacy Racing]]
! [[Chevrolet|Chevy]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1979 Winston Western 500|RSD]]<br>{{small|34}}
| colspan=30|
! rowspan=5| 26th
! rowspan=5| 2223
! rowspan=5| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bonnene01/1979/W|title=Neil Bonnett – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan=2| [[Oldsmobile|Olds]]
| 
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1979 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br>{{small|32}}
| colspan=29|
|-
! [[Ellington Racing]]
| colspan=2|
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Carolina 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|33}}
| [[Richmond 400|RCH]]
| [[Atlanta 500|ATL]]
| [[1979 Northwestern Bank 400|NWS]]
| [[1979 Southeastern 500|BRI]]
| colspan=24|
|-
! [[Kennie Childers|Kennie Childers Racing]]
! 12
! [[Oldsmobile|Olds]]
| colspan=7|
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[CRC Chemicals Rebel 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|13}}
| colspan=23|
|-
! rowspan=4| [[Wood Brothers Racing]]
! rowspan=4| 21
! rowspan=2| [[Mercury (automobile)|Mercury]]
| colspan=8|
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Virginia 500|MAR]]<br>{{small|25}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Winston 500 (Spring)|TAL]]<br><small>17*</small>
| [[1979 Sun-Drop Music City USA 420|NSV]]
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Mason-Dixon 500|DOV]]<br>{{small|1}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[1979 World 600|CLT]]'''<br>{{small|25}}
| [[1979 Texas 400|TWS]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[NAPA Riverside 400|RSD]]<br>{{small|28}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''[[1979 Gabriel 400|MCH]]'''<br>{{small|4}}
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1979 Firecracker 400|DAY]]<br>{{small|1*}}
| [[Busch Nashville 420|NSV]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1979 Coca-Cola 500|POC]]<br>{{small|8}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[1979 Talladega 500|TAL]]'''<br>{{small|34}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1979 Champion Spark Plug 400|MCH]]<br>{{small|33}}
| [[Volunteer 500|BRI]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1979 Southern 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|32}}
| [[Cook Out 400 (Richmond)|RCH]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[CRC Chemicals 500|DOV]]<br>{{small|21}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Old Dominion 500|MAR]]<br>{{small|18}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[NAPA National 500|CLT]]'''<br>{{small|31}}
| [[Holly Farms 400|NWS]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[American 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|29}}
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Dixie 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|1}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Los Angeles Times 500|ONT]]<br>{{small|6}}
|-
! [[1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1980]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Winston Western 500|RSD]]<br>{{small|34}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1980 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br>{{small|3}}
| [[1980 Richmond 400|RCH]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Carolina 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|6}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Atlanta 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|41}}
| [[Valleydale Southeastern 500|BRI]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1980 CRC Chemicals Rebel 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|36}}
| [[Northwestern Bank 400|NWS]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Virginia 500|MAR]]<br>{{small|6}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Winston 500 (Spring)|TAL]]<br>{{small|27}}
| [[Music City USA 420|NSV]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Mason-Dixon 500|DOV]]<br>{{small|18}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[World 600|CLT]]<br>{{small|5}}
| [[NASCAR 400|TWS]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1980 Warner W. Hodgdon 400|RSD]]<br>{{small|2}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Gabriel 400|MCH]]<br>{{small|4}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1980 Firecracker 400|DAY]]<br>{{small|34}}
| [[Busch Nashville 420|NSV]]
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1980 Coca-Cola 500|POC]]<br>{{small|1*}}
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1980 Talladega 500|TAL]]<br>{{small|1}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Champion Spark Plug 400|MCH]]<br>{{small|2}}
| [[Busch Volunteer 500|BRI]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Southern 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|5}}
| [[Cook Out 400 (Richmond)|RCH]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1980 CRC Chemicals 500|DOV]]<br>{{small|6}}
| [[1980 Holly Farms 400|NWS]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Old Dominion 500|MAR]]<br>{{small|19}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[National 500|CLT]]<br>{{small|30}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[American 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|25}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Atlanta Journal 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|2}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Los Angeles Times 500|ONT]]<br>{{small|2}}
! 19th
! 2865	
!<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bonnene01/1980/W|title=Neil Bonnett – 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! [[1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1981]]
! rowspan=2| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1981 Winston Western 500 (January)|RSD]]<br>{{small|27}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1981 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br>{{small|33}}
| [[Richmond 400|RCH]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Carolina 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|4}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Coca-Cola 500 (Atlanta)|ATL]]<br>{{small|28}}
| [[Valleydale 500|BRI]]
| [[Northwestern Bank 400|NWS]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[CRC Chemicals Rebel 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|29}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Virginia 500|MAR]]<br>{{small|2}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Winston 500 (Spring)|TAL]]<br>{{small|32}}
| [[Melling Tool 420|NSV]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1981 Mason-Dixon 500|DOV]]<br><small>13*</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[World 600|CLT]]'''<br>{{small|29}}
| [[1981 Budweiser NASCAR 400|TWS]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Warner W. Hodgdon 400|RSD]]<br>{{small|4}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Gabriel 400|MCH]]<br>{{small|9}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Firecracker 400|DAY]]<br>{{small|30}}
| [[Busch Nashville 420|NSV]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Mountain Dew 500|POC]]<br>{{small|34}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1981 Talladega 500|TAL]]<br>{{small|37}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Champion Spark Plug 400|MCH]]<br>{{small|28}}
| [[Busch 500|BRI]]
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Southern 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|1*}}
| [[Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400|RCH]]
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[CRC Chemicals 500|DOV]]<br>{{small|1*}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Old Dominion 500|MAR]]<br>{{small|4}}
| [[Holly Farms 400|NWS]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[National 500|CLT]]<br><small>29*</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[American 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|35}}
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Atlanta Journal 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|1*}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1981 Winston Western 500 (November)|RSD]]<br>{{small|33}}
! 22nd
! 2449
!<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bonnene01/1981/W|title=Neil Bonnett – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan=2| [[1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1982]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1982 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br>{{small|25}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Richmond 400|RCH]]<br>{{small|7}}
| 
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Coca-Cola 500 (Atlanta)|ATL]]<br>{{small|27}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Carolina 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|19}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[CRC Chemicals Rebel 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|24}}
| 
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1982 Virginia National Bank 500|MAR]]<br>{{small|3}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1982 Winston 500|TAL]]<br>{{small|19}}
| 
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Mason-Dixon 500|DOV]]<br>{{small|19}}
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[World 600|CLT]]<br>{{small|1}}
| [[Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500|POC]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Budweiser 400|RSD]]<br>{{small|5}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Gabriel 400|MCH]]<br>{{small|11}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Firecracker 400|DAY]]<br>{{small|32}}
| [[Busch Nashville 420|NSV]]
| [[Mountain Dew 500|POC]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Talladega 500 (Fall Race)|TAL]]<br>{{small|16}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1982 Champion Spark Plug 400|MCH]]<br>{{small|9}}
| [[1982 Busch 500|BRI]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Southern 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|34}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400|RCH]]<br>{{small|5}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[CRC Chemicals 500|DOV]]<br>{{small|21}}
| [[Holly Farms 400|NWS]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[National 500|CLT]]<br>{{small|28}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Old Dominion 500|MAR]]<br>{{small|22}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Warner W. Hodgdon American 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|3}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Atlanta Journal 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|11}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1982 Winston Western 500|RSD]]<br>{{small|4}}
| 
! rowspan=2| 17th
! rowspan=2| 2966	
! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bonnene01/1982/W|title=Neil Bonnett – 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! [[Rogers Racing]]	
! 37
! [[Buick]] 
| colspan=2|
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Valleydale 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|22}}
| colspan=3|
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Northwestern Bank 400|NWS]]<br>{{small|10}}
| colspan=2|
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Cracker Barrel Country Store 420|NSV]]<br>{{small|5}}
| colspan=21|
|-
! [[1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1983]]
! [[RahMoc Enterprises]]
! 75
! [[Chevrolet|Chevy]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1983 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br>{{small|22}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Richmond 400|RCH]]<br>{{small|3}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1983 Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|12}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Coca-Cola 500 (Atlanta)|ATL]]<br>{{small|2}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[TranSouth 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|7}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''[[Northwestern Bank 400|NWS]]'''<br>{{small|4}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Virginia National Bank 500|MAR]]<br>{{small|16}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1983 Winston 500|TAL]]<br>{{small|15}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Marty Robbins 420|NSV]]<br>{{small|13}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Mason-Dixon 500|DOV]]<br>{{small|28}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''[[Valleydale 500|BRI]]'''<br>{{small|4}}
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1983 World 600|CLT]]<br>{{small|1}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Budweiser 400|RSD]]<br>{{small|13}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500|POC]]<br>{{small|7}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Gabriel 400|MCH]]<br>{{small|31}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Firecracker 400|DAY]]<br>{{small|28}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Busch Nashville 420|NSV]]<br>{{small|6}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1983 Like Cola 500|POC]]<br>{{small|4}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1983 Talladega 500|TAL]]<br>{{small|35}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Champion Spark Plug 400|MCH]]<br>{{small|35}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Busch 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|10}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''[[Southern 500|DAR]]'''<br>{{small|4}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400|RCH]]<br>{{small|8}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Budweiser 500 (fall)|DOV]]<br>{{small|7}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Goody's 500 (Fall Martinsville)|MAR]]<br>{{small|6}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Holly Farms 400|NWS]]<br>{{small|13}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1983 Miller High Life 500|CLT]]<br>{{small|26}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''[[Warner W. Hodgdon American 500|CAR]]'''<br>{{small|4}}
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Atlanta Journal 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|1}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1983 Winston Western 500|RSD]]<br>{{small|3}}
| 
! 6th
! 3842
!<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bonnene01/1983/W|title=Neil Bonnett – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! [[1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1984]]
! rowspan=3| [[Junior Johnson & Associates]]
! rowspan=3| 12
! rowspan=3| [[Chevrolet|Chevy]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1984 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br>{{small|4}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Miller High Life 400 (Spring Richmond)|RCH]]<br>{{small|5}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|28}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Coca-Cola 500 (Atlanta)|ATL]]<br>{{small|33}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Valleydale 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|11}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Northwestern Bank 400|NWS]]<br>{{small|9}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[TranSouth 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|10}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Sovran Bank 500|MAR]]<br>{{small|5}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1984 Winston 500|TAL]]<br>{{small|23}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Coors 420|NSV]]<br>{{small|2*}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Budweiser 500 (Spring Dover)|DOV]]<br>{{small|15}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1984 World 600|CLT]]<br>{{small|12}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Budweiser 400|RSD]]<br>{{small|2}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500|POC]]<br>{{small|14}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Miller High Life 400 (Michigan)|MCH]]<br>{{small|17}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1984 Firecracker 400|DAY]]<br>{{small|9}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Pepsi 420|NSV]]<br>{{small|10}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Like Cola 500|POC]]<br>{{small|19}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1984 Talladega 500|TAL]]<br>{{small|19}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Champion Spark Plug 400|MCH]]<br>{{small|13}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Busch 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|23}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Southern 500 (1950-2004)|DAR]]<br>{{small|30}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400|RCH]]<br>{{small|7}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Delaware 500|DOV]]<br>{{small|6}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Goody's 500 (Fall Martinsville)|MAR]]<br>{{small|5}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Miller High Life 500 (Charlotte)|CLT]]<br>{{small|16}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Holly Farms 400|NWS]]<br>{{small|4}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Warner W. Hodgdon American 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|33}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Atlanta Journal 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|21}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Winston Western 500|RSD]]<br>{{small|6}}
| 
! 8th
! 3802
!<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bonnene01/1984/W|title=Neil Bonnett – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! [[1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1985]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1985 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br>{{small|10}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Miller High Life 400 (Spring Richmond)|RCH]]<br>{{small|23}}
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Carolina 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|1}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''[[Coca-Cola 500 (Atlanta)|ATL]]'''<br>{{small|3}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Valleydale 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|19}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[TranSouth 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|6}}
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Northwestern Bank 400|NWS]]<br>{{small|1*}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Sovran Bank 500|MAR]]<br>{{small|5}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1985 Winston 500|TAL]]<br>{{small|26}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Budweiser 500 (Spring Dover)|DOV]]<br>{{small|8}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Coca-Cola World 600|CLT]]<br>{{small|15}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Budweiser 400|RSD]]<br>{{small|27}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1985 Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500|POC]]<br>{{small|5}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Miller 400 (Michigan)|MCH]]<br>{{small|8}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Pepsi Firecracker 400|DAY]]<br>{{small|12}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1985 Summer 500|POC]]<br>{{small|2*}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Talladega 500 (Fall Race)|TAL]]<br>{{small|2}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Champion Spark Plug 400|MCH]]<br>{{small|11}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Busch 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|3}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Southern 500 (1950-2004)|DAR]]<br>{{small|4}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400|RCH]]<br>{{small|9}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Delaware 500|DOV]]<br>{{small|5}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Goody's 500 (Fall Martinsville)|MAR]]<br>{{small|9}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Holly Farms 400|NWS]]<br>{{small|10}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Miller High Life 500 (Charlotte)|CLT]]<br>{{small|42}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Nationwise 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|15}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Atlanta Journal 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|12}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1985 Winston Western 500|RSD]]<br>{{small|3}}
| colspan=3|
! 4th
! 3902
!<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bonnene01/1985/W|title=Neil Bonnett – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! [[1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1986]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1986 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br>{{small|32}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1986 Miller High Life 400|RCH]]<br>{{small|7}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1986 Goodwrench 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|9}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Motorcraft 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|34}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Valleydale 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|30}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[TranSouth 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|4}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[First Union 400|NWS]]<br>{{small|11}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Sovran Bank 500|MAR]]<br>{{small|26}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1986 Winston 500|TAL]]<br>{{small|40}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Budweiser 500 (Spring Dover)|DOV]]<br>{{small|28}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br>{{small|13}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Budweiser 400|RSD]]<br>{{small|8}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Miller High Life 500 (Pocono)|POC]]<br>{{small|23}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Miller American 400|MCH]]<br>{{small|25}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1986 Firecracker 400|DAY]]<br>{{small|11}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Summer 500|POC]]<br>{{small|31}}
| [[Talladega 500 (Fall Race)|TAL]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[The Budweiser At The Glen|GLN]]<br>{{small|5}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1986 Champion Spark Plug 400|MCH]]<br>{{small|34}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Busch 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|11}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Southern 500 (1950-2004)|DAR]]<br>{{small|24}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Wrangler Jeans Indigo 400|RCH]]<br>{{small|5}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1986 Delaware 500|DOV]]<br>{{small|2}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Goody's 500 (Fall Martinsville)|MAR]]<br>{{small|8}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Holly Farms 400|NWS]]<br>{{small|12}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Oakwood Homes 500|CLT]]<br>{{small|3}}
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Nationwise 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|1}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Atlanta Journal 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|6}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Winston Western 500|RSD]]<br>{{small|9}}
| colspan=2|
! 13th
! 3369
!<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bonnene01/1986/W|title=Neil Bonnett – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! [[1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1987]]
! rowspan=2| [[RahMoc Enterprises]]
! rowspan=2| 75
! rowspan=2| [[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1987 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br>{{small|12}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Goodwrench 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|3}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Miller High Life 400 (Spring Richmond)|RCH]]<br>{{small|22}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Motorcraft Quality Parts 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|7}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[TranSouth 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|6}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[First Union 400|NWS]]<br>{{small|3}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Valleydale Meats 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|11}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Sovran Bank 500|MAR]]<br>{{small|9}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1987 Winston 500|TAL]]<br>{{small|7}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br>{{small|13}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Budweiser 500 (Spring Dover)|DOV]]<br>{{small|9}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Miller High Life 500 (Pocono)|POC]]<br>{{small|8}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Budweiser 400|RSD]]<br>{{small|3}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Miller American 400|MCH]]<br>{{small|17}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Pepsi Firecracker 400|DAY]]<br>{{small|18}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Summer 500|POC]]<br>{{small|7}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Talladega 500 (Fall Race)|TAL]]<br>{{small|32}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[The Budweiser At The Glen|GLN]]<br>{{small|37}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Champion Spark Plug 400|MCH]]<br>{{small|9}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Busch 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|10}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Southern 500 (1950-2004)|DAR]]<br>{{small|32}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Wrangler Jeans Indigo 400|RCH]]<br>{{small|10}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Delaware 500|DOV]]<br>{{small|3}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1987 Goody's 500|MAR]]<br>{{small|4}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1987 Holly Farms 400|NWS]]<br>{{small|11}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Oakwood Homes 500|CLT]]<br>{{small|36}}
| [[AC Delco 500|CAR]]
| [[1987 Winston Western 500|RSD]]
| [[Atlanta Journal 500|ATL]]
| colspan=2|
! 12th
! 3352
!<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bonnene01/1987/W|title=Neil Bonnett – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! [[1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1988]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1988 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br>{{small|4}}
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]<br>{{small|1}}
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Goodwrench 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|1*}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1988 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|22}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[TranSouth 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|19}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Valleydale Meats 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|11}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[First Union 400|NWS]]<br>{{small|19}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1988 Pannill Sweatshirts 500|MAR]]<br>{{small|30}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Winston 500 (Spring)|TAL]]<br>{{small|14}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br>{{small|36}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Budweiser 500 (Spring Dover)|DOV]]<br>{{small|35}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Budweiser 400|RSD]]<br>{{small|10}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Miller High Life 500 (Pocono)|POC]]<br>{{small|11}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1988 Miller High Life 400 (June)|MCH]]<br>{{small|19}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Pepsi Firecracker 400|DAY]]<br>{{small|18}}
| [[AC Spark Plug 500|POC]]
| [[Talladega DieHard 500|TAL]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[The Budweiser At The Glen|GLN]]<br>{{small|38}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Champion Spark Plug 400|MCH]]<br>{{small|40}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Busch 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|14}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1988 Southern 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|16}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1988 Miller High Life 400 (September)|RCH]]<br>{{small|9}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Delaware 500|DOV]]<br>{{small|8}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Goody's 500 (Fall Martinsville)|MAR]]<br>{{small|19}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Oakwood Homes 500|CLT]]<br>{{small|18}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Holly Farms 400|NWS]]<br>{{small|28}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[AC Delco 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|10}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Checker 500|PHO]]<br>{{small|21}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1988 Atlanta Journal 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|13}}
| colspan=2|
! 16th
! 3040
!<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bonnene01/1988/W|title=Neil Bonnett – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! [[1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1989]]
! rowspan=2| [[Wood Brothers Racing]]
! rowspan=2| 21
! rowspan=2| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1989 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br>{{small|42}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Goodwrench 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|14}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Motorcraft Quality Parts 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|7}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]<br>{{small|21}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[TranSouth 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|39}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Valleydale Meats 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|12}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[First Union 400|NWS]]<br>{{small|13}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Pannill Sweatshirts 500|MAR]]<br>{{small|10}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Winston 500 (Spring)|TAL]]<br>{{small|9}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br>{{small|7}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Budweiser 500 (Spring Dover)|DOV]]<br>{{small|7}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Banquet Frozen Foods 300|SON]]<br>{{small|11}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Miller High Life 500 (Pocono)|POC]]<br>{{small|8}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Miller High Life 400 (Michigan)|MCH]]<br>{{small|24}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Pepsi 400|DAY]]<br>{{small|21}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[AC Spark Plug 500|POC]]<br>{{small|23}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Talladega DieHard 500|TAL]]<br>{{small|10}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[The Budweiser At The Glen|GLN]]<br>{{small|36}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Champion Spark Plug 400|MCH]]<br>{{small|15}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Busch 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|9}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Heinz Southern 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|15}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Miller High Life 400 (Fall Richmond)|RCH]]<br>{{small|7}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Peak Performance 500|DOV]]<br>{{small|26}}
| [[Goody's 500 (Fall Martinsville)|MAR]]
| [[All Pro Auto Parts 500|CLT]]
| [[1989 Holly Farms 400|NWS]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[AC Delco 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|6}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1989 Autoworks 500|PHO]]<br>{{small|34}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1989 Atlanta Journal 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|9}}
| colspan=2|
! 20th
! 2995
!<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bonnene01/1989/W|title=Neil Bonnett – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! [[1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1990]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1990 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br>{{small|11}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]<br>{{small|25}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[GM Goodwrench 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|36}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Motorcraft Quality Parts 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|18}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[TranSouth 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|30}}
| [[Valleydale Meats 500|BRI]]
| [[First Union 400|NWS]]
| [[Hanes Activewear 500|MAR]]
| [[Winston 500 (Spring)|TAL]]
| [[Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]
| [[Budweiser 500 (Spring Dover)|DOV]]
| [[Banquet Frozen Foods 300|SON]]
| [[Miller Genuine Draft 500 (1st Pocono)|POC]]
| [[Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan)|MCH]]
| [[Pepsi 400|DAY]]
| [[AC Spark Plug 500|POC]]
| [[DieHard 500 (Fall Talladega)|TAL]]
| [[Budweiser At The Glen|GLN]]
| [[Champion Spark Plug 400|MCH]]
| [[Busch 500|BRI]]
| [[Heinz Southern 500|DAR]]
| [[Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond)|RCH]]
| [[Peak Antifreeze 500|DOV]]
| [[Goody's 500 (Fall Martinsville)|MAR]]
| [[Tyson Holly Farms 400|NWS]]
| [[Mello Yello 500|CLT]]
| [[AC Delco 500|CAR]]
| [[Checker 500|PHO]]
| [[Atlanta Journal 500|ATL]]
| colspan=2|
! 43rd
! 455	
!<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bonnene01/1990/W|title=Neil Bonnett – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! [[1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1993]]
! [[Richard Childress Racing]]
! 31
! [[Chevrolet|Chevy]]
| [[1993 Daytona 500|DAY]]
| [[GM Goodwrench 500|CAR]]
| [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]
| [[Motorcraft Quality Parts 500|ATL]]
| [[TranSouth 500|DAR]]
| [[Food City 500|BRI]]
| [[1993 First Union 400|NWS]]
| [[Hanes 500 (Spring Martinsville)|MAR]]
| [[1993 Winston 500|TAL]]
| [[Save Mart Supermarkets 300K|SON]]
| [[Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]
| [[Budweiser 500 (Spring Dover)|DOV]]
| [[Champion Spark Plug 500|POC]]
| [[Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan)|MCH]]
| [[Pepsi 400|DAY]]
| [[Slick 50 300|NHA]]
| [[Miller Genuine Draft 500 (2nd Pocono)|POC]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[DieHard 500 (Fall Talladega)|TAL]]<br>{{small|34}}
| [[Budweiser At The Glen|GLN]]
| [[Champion Spark Plug 400|MCH]]
| [[Bud 500|BRI]]
| [[Mountain Dew Southern 500|DAR]]
| [[Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond)|RCH]]
| [[SplitFire Spark Plug 500|DOV]]
| [[Goody's 500 (Fall Martinsville)|MAR]]
| [[Tyson Holly Farms 400|NWS]]
| [[Mello Yello 500|CLT]]
| [[AC Delco 500|CAR]]
| [[Slick 50 500|PHO]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Hooters 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|42}}
| 
! 67th
! 98
!<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bonnene01/1993/W|title=Neil Bonnett – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! [[1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1994]]
! [[Phoenix Racing (NASCAR team)|Phoenix Racing]]
! 51
! [[Chevrolet|Chevy]]
| style="background:#DFC484;"| [[1994 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br><small>Wth<sup>‡</sup></small>
| [[Goodwrench 500|CAR]]
| [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]
| [[Purolator 500 (Atlanta)|ATL]]
| [[TranSouth 500|DAR]]
| [[Food City 500|BRI]]
| [[First Union 400|NWS]]
| [[Hanes 500 (Spring Martinsville)|MAR]]
| [[Winston Select 500|TAL]]
| [[Save Mart Supermarkets 300K|SON]]
| [[1994 Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]
| [[Budweiser 500 (Spring Dover)|DOV]]
| [[UAW-GM Teamwork 500|POC]]
| [[Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan)|MCH]]
| [[Pepsi 400|DAY]]
| [[Slick 50 300|NHA]]
| [[Miller Genuine Draft 500 (2nd Pocono)|POC]]
| [[DieHard 500 (Fall Talladega)|TAL]]
| [[1994 Brickyard 400|IND]]
| [[The Bud At The Glen|GLN]]
| [[GM Goodwrench Dealer 400|MCH]]
| [[Goody's 500 (Bristol)|BRI]]
| [[Mountain Dew Southern 500|DAR]]
| [[Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond)|RCH]]
| [[SplitFire Spark Plug 500|DOV]]
| [[Goody's 500 (Fall Martinsville)|MAR]]
| [[Tyson Holly Farms 400|NWS]]
| [[Mello Yello 500|CLT]]
| [[AC Delco 500|CAR]]
| [[1994 Slick 50 500|PHO]]
| [[Hooters 500|ATL]]
! NA
! -
!<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bonnene01/1994/W|title=Neil Bonnett – 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| colspan=38|<small><sup>†</sup> - Qualified for [[Bobby Allison]] · <sup>‡</sup> - Fatal accident</small>
|}

=====Daytona 500=====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
! Year
! Team
! Manufacturer
! Start
! Finish 
|-
| [[1976 Daytona 500|1976]]
| [[Bonnett Racing]] 
| [[Chevrolet]] 
|align=center| 13
|align=center style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 5
|-
| [[1977 Daytona 500|1977]]
| [[K&K Insurance Racing]]
| [[Dodge]]
|align=center| 11
|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 37
|-
| [[1978 Daytona 500|1978]]
| rowspan=2| [[Jim Stacy Racing]]
| [[Dodge]] 
|align=center| 12
|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 27
|-
| [[1979 Daytona 500|1979]]
| [[Oldsmobile]]
|align=center| 20
|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 32
|-
| [[1980 Daytona 500|1980]]
| rowspan=3| [[Wood Brothers Racing]]
| [[Mercury (automobile)|Mercury]]
|align=center| 3
|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 3
|-
| [[1981 Daytona 500|1981]]
| rowspan=2| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|align=center| 3
|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 33
|-
| [[1982 Daytona 500|1982]]
|align=center| 14
|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 25
|-
| [[1983 Daytona 500|1983]]
| [[RahMoc Enterprises]]
| [[Chevrolet]] 
|align=center| 4
|align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22
|-
| [[1984 Daytona 500|1984]]
| rowspan=3| [[Junior Johnson & Associates]]
| rowspan=3| [[Chevrolet]]
|align=center| 7
|align=center style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4
|-
| [[1985 Daytona 500|1985]]
|align=center| 19
|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 10
|-
| [[1986 Daytona 500|1986]]
|align=center| 12
|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 32
|-
| [[1987 Daytona 500|1987]]
| rowspan=2| [[RahMoc Enterprises]]
| rowspan=2| [[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]]
|align=center| 15
|align=center style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 12
|-
| [[1988 Daytona 500|1988]]
|align=center| 14
|align=center style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 4
|-
| [[1989 Daytona 500|1989]]
| rowspan=2| [[Wood Brothers Racing]]
| rowspan=2| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|align=center| 38
|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 42
|-
| [[1990 Daytona 500|1990]]
|align=center| 31
|align=center style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 11
|-
| [[1994 Daytona 500|1994]]
| [[Phoenix Racing (NASCAR team)|Phoenix Racing]]
| [[Chevrolet]]
|align=center colspan=2 style="background:#DFC484;"| Wth<sup>†</sup>
|-
| colspan=5|<sup>†</sup> - He died during practice before season started
|}

====Busch Series====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
!colspan=42| [[NASCAR]] [[Busch Series]] results
|-
! Year
! Team
! No.
! Make
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! 19
! 20
! 21
! 22
! 23
! 24
! 25
! 26
! 27
! 28
! 29
! 30
! 31
! 32
! 33
! 34
! 35
! {{Tooltip|NBSC|NASCAR Busch Series classification}}
! Pts
! Ref
|-
! [[1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series|1983]]
! [[Butch Mock Motorsports]]
! 75
! [[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Goody's 300|DAY]]<br>{{small|3}}
| [[Eastern 150|RCH]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Coca-Cola 200 (Rockingham)|CAR]]<br>{{small|6}}
| [[Mello Yello 200 (Hickory)|HCY]]
| [[Miller Time 250|MAR]]
| [[Holly Farms 200|NWS]]
| [[WDVA 200|SBO]]
| [[Coca-Cola 200 (Greenville)|GPS]]
| [[Hampton Chevy 200|LGY]]
| [[Budweiser 200 (Dover)|DOV]]
| [[Southeastern 150|BRI]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Mello Yello 300|CLT]]<br>{{small|2}}
| [[Busch 200 (South Boston)|SBO]]
| [[Shoney's 200|HCY]]
| [[L.D. Swain & Son 200|ROU]]
| [[Roses Stores 200 (South Boston)|SBO]]
| [[Mason Day Paving 200|ROU]]
| [[Goody's 200 (Caraway)|CRW]]
| [[Mello Yello 200 (Rougemont)|ROU]]
| [[Coca-Cola 200 (South Boston)|SBO]]
| [[Goody's 200 (Hickory)|HCY]]
| [[Virginia 200|LGY]]
| [[Kroger 200 (Nationwide)|IRP]]
| [[DAPCO 200|GPS]]
| [[Free Service 150|BRI]]
| [[Bobby Isaac Memorial 200|HCY]]
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Darlington 250|DAR]]<br>{{small|1*}}
| [[Miller Time 150|RCH]]
| [[Coca-Cola 200 (North Wilkesboro)|NWS]]
| [[Miller 300|SBO]]
| [[Autumn 150|MAR]]
| [[Solomon Enterprises 200|ROU]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Miller Time 300|CLT]]<br>{{small|5}}
| [[Yount 200|HCY]]
| [[Cardinal 250|MAR]]
! 29th
! 820
!<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bonnene01/1983/B|title=Neil Bonnett – 1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! [[1984 NASCAR Busch Series|1984]]
! 
! 89
! [[Oldsmobile|Olds]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Goody's 300|DAY]]<br>{{small|22}}
| [[Wrangler 150|RCH]]
| [[Komfort Koach 200 (spring)|CAR]]
| [[Mountain Dew 200|HCY]]
| [[Miller Time 250|MAR]]
| [[Dixie Cup 200|DAR]]
| [[Mason Day Paving 200|ROU]]
| [[Nashville 200 (Busch)|NSV]]
| [[Hampton 200|LGY]]
| [[Red Carpet 200|MLW]]
| [[Budweiser 200 (Dover)|DOV]]
| [[Mello Yello 300|CLT]]
| [[Busch 200 (South Boston)|SBO]]
| [[Yount 200|HCY]]
| [[L.D. Swain & Son 200|ROU]]
| [[Roses Stores 200 (South Boston)|SBO]]
| [[Miller 200 (Rougemont)|ROU]]
| [[Goody's 200 (Hickory)|HCY]]
| [[Kroger 200 (Nationwide)|IRP]]
| [[Busch 200 (Langley)|LGY]]
| [[Miller 300|SBO]]
| [[Free 200|BRI]]
| [[Darlington 200 (Busch)|DAR]]
| [[Miller 150|RCH]]
| [[Coca-Cola 300 (North Wilkesboro)|NWS]]
| [[Miller Time 300|CLT]]
| [[Bobby Isaac Memorial 200|HCY]]
| [[Komfort Koach 200 (fall)|CAR]]
| [[Cardinal 250|MAR]]
| colspan=6|
! 87th
! 97
!<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bonnene01/1984/B|title=Neil Bonnett – 1984 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! [[1985 NASCAR Busch Series|1985]]
! [[Darrell Waltrip Motorsports]]
! 17
! [[Chevrolet|Chevy]]
| [[Goody's 300|DAY]]
| [[Komfort Koach 200 (spring)|CAR]]
| [[Mountain Dew 400|HCY]]
| [[Budweiser 200 (Bristol)|BRI]]
| [[Miller 200 (Martinsville)|MAR]]
| [[Dixie Cup 200|DAR]]
| [[Busch 200 (South Boston)|SBO]]
| [[Hampton 200|LGY]]
| [[Budweiser 200 (Dover)|DOV]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Winn-Dixie 300 (Charlotte)|CLT]]<br>{{small|2}}
| [[Roses Stores 200 (South Boston)|SBO]]
| [[Goody's 200|HCY]]
| [[Poole Equipment 150|ROU]]
| [[Kroger 200 (Nationwide)|IRP]]
| [[Miller 200 (South Boston)|SBO]]
| [[Busch 200 (Langley)|LGY]]
| [[Bobby Isaac Memorial 200|HCY]]
| [[Milwaukee Sentinel 200|MLW]]
| [[Tri-City Pontiac 200|BRI]]
| [[Pontiac Winner's Circle 200|DAR]]
| [[7-Eleven 150|RCH]]
| [[Coca-Cola 300 (North Wilkesboro)|NWS]]
| [[Goody's 150 (Rougemont)|ROU]]
| [[Miller 400 (Charlotte)|CLT]]
| [[Southern Biscuit Flour 200|HCY]]
| [[Sandhills 200|CAR]]
| [[Winn-Dixie 500|MAR]]
| colspan=8|
! 66th
! 170
!<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bonnene01/1985/B|title=Neil Bonnett – 1985 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! [[1987 NASCAR Busch Series|1987]]
! [[RahMoc Enterprises]]
! rowspan=2| 51
! rowspan=2| [[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Goody's 300|DAY]]<br>{{small|35}}
| [[Mountain Dew 400|HCY]]
| [[Miller 500 (Busch race)|MAR]]
| [[Country Squire 200|DAR]]
| [[Budweiser 200 (Bristol)|BRI]]
| [[Hampton 200|LGY]]
| [[Busch 200 (South Boston)|SBO]]
| [[Winn-Dixie 300 (Charlotte)|CLT]]
| [[Budweiser 200 (Dover)|DOV]]
| [[Kroger 200 (Nationwide)|IRP]]
| [[Poole Equipment 150|ROU]]
| [[Budweiser 200 (Jefco)|JFC]]
| [[Oxford 250|OXF]]
| [[Coors 200 (South Boston)|SBO]]
| [[Bobby Isaac Memorial 200|HCY]]
| [[Amoco 300|RAL]]
| [[Busch 200 (Langley)|LGY]]
| [[Carpenter Chevy 150|ROU]]
| [[Tri-City Pontiac 200|BRI]]
| [[World Crown 200|JFC]]
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Gatorade 200|DAR]]<br>{{small|4}}
| [[Freedlander 200|RCH]]
| [[Grand National 200|DOV]]
| [[Nationwise 150|MAR]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[All Pro 300|CLT]]<br>{{small|26}}
| [[AC Delco 200|CAR]]
| [[Winston Classic|MAR]]
| colspan=8|
! 45th
! 303
!<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bonnene01/1987/B|title=Neil Bonnett – 1987 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan=2| [[1988 NASCAR Busch Series|1988]]
!
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Goody's 300|DAY]]<br>{{small|41}}
| [[Mountain Dew 400|HCY]]
| [[Goodwrench 200|CAR]]
| [[Miller Classic|MAR]]
| [[Country Squire 200|DAR]]
| [[Budweiser 200 (Bristol)|BRI]]
| [[Hampton 200|LNG]]
| [[Pennsylvania 300|NZH]]
| [[Busch 200 (South Boston)|SBO]]
| [[CarQuest 200|NSV]]
| [[Winn-Dixie 300 (Charlotte)|CLT]]
| [[Budweiser 200 (Dover)|DOV]]
| [[Roses Stores 150|ROU]]
| [[Big Star/Coca-Cola 200|LAN]]
| [[Granger Select 200 (Louisville)|LVL]]
| [[Myrtle Beach 200|MYB]]
| [[Oxford 250|OXF]]
| [[Coors 200 (South Boston)|SBO]]
| [[Pepsi 200 (Hickory)|HCY]]
| [[Busch 200 (Langley)|LNG]]
| [[Kroger 200 (Nationwide)|IRP]]
| [[Poole Equipment 150|ROU]]
| [[Tri-City Pontiac 200|BRI]]
| [[Gatorade 200|DAR]]
| [[Commonwealth 200|RCH]]
| [[Grand National 200|DOV]]
| [[Zerex 150|MAR]]
| colspan=8|
! rowspan=2| 71st
! rowspan=2| 164
! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bonnene01/1988/B|title=Neil Bonnett – 1988 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! [[Bobby Allison Motorsports]] 
! 12
! [[Buick]]
| colspan=27|
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[All Pro 300|CLT]]<br>{{small|13}}
| [[AC Delco 200|CAR]]
| [[Winston Classic|MAR]]
| colspan=5|
|-
! [[1993 NASCAR Busch Series|1993]]
! [[Dale Earnhardt, Inc.]]
! 3
! [[Chevrolet|Chevy]]
| [[Goody's 300|DAY]]
| [[Goodwrench 200|CAR]]
| [[Hardee's 200 (Richmond)|RCH]]
| [[Mark III Vans 200|DAR]]
| [[Budweiser 250|BRI]]
| [[Mountain Dew 400|HCY]]
| [[Roses Stores 300|ROU]]
| [[Miller 500 (Busch race)|MAR]]
| [[Laneco 200|NZH]]
| [[Champion 300|CLT]]
| [[Goodwrench/Delco 200|DOV]]
| [[Carolina Pride / Budweiser 200|MYB]]
| [[Fay's 150|GLN]]
| [[Havoline 250|MLW]]
| [[Fram Filter 500K|TAL]]
| [[Kroger 200 (Nationwide)|IRP]]
| [[Detroit Gasket 200|MCH]]
| [[NE Chevy 250|NHA]]
| [[Food City 250|BRI]]
| [[Gatorade 200|DAR]]
| [[Autolite 250|RCH]]
| [[SplitFire 200|DOV]]
| [[Polaroid 300|ROU]]
| [[All Pro 300|CLT]]
| [[Advance Auto Parts 500 (Busch)|MAR]]
| [[AC Delco 200|CAR]]
| [[The Pantry 300|HCY]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Slick 50 300 (Busch race)|ATL]]<br>{{small|35}}
| colspan=7|
! 106th
! 58
!<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bonnene01/1993/B|title=Neil Bonnett – 1993 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref>
|}

===International Race of Champions===
([[Template:American Open Wheel driver results legend|key]]) (<span style="font-size:85%">'''Bold'''&nbsp;– Pole position. *&nbsp;– Most laps led.</span>)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
!colspan=12| [[International Race of Champions]] results
|-
! Year
! Make
! Q1
! Q2
! Q3
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! Pos.
! Pts
! Ref
|-
! [[IROC VI|1978–79]]
! rowspan=2| [[Chevrolet|Chevy]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Michigan International Speedway|MCH]]<br>{{small|4}}
| [[Michigan International Speedway|MCH]]
| [[Riverside International Raceway|RSD]]
| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Riverside International Raceway|RSD]]<br>{{small|7}}
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Atlanta Motor Speedway|ATL]]<br>{{small|1}}
| colspan=2|
! 2nd
! NA
!<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bonnene01/1979/I|title=Neil Bonnett – 1979 IROC Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! [[IROC VII|1979–80]]
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Michigan International Speedway|MCH]]<br>{{small|1}}
| [[Michigan International Speedway|MCH]]
| [[Riverside International Raceway|RSD]]
| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| '''[[Riverside International Raceway|RSD]]'''<br>{{small|7}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Atlanta Motor Speedway|ATL]]<br>{{small|7}}
| colspan=2|
! 7th
! 20
!<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bonnene01/1980/I|title=Neil Bonnett – 1980 IROC Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! [[IROC VIII|1984]]
! [[Chevrolet|Chevy]]
| colspan=3|
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Michigan International Speedway|MCH]]<br>{{small|1}}
| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Grand Prix of Cleveland|CLE]]<br>{{small|6}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Talladega Superspeedway|TAL]]<br>{{small|11}}
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Michigan International Speedway|MCH]]<br>{{small|1}}
! 2nd
! 55
!<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bonnene01/1984/I|title=Neil Bonnett – 1984 IROC Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
*[[List of famous NASCAR drivers]]
*[[List of NASCAR fatal accidents]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Find a Grave|7153496}}
*{{Racing-Reference driver|Neil_Bonnett}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060508044020/http://www.motorsportshalloffame.com/halloffame/2001/Neil_Bonnett_main.htm Neil Bonnett at the International Motorsports Hall of Fame]
*{{YouTube|PDybrBUSBV0|Video of Bonnett's fatal wreck}}

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