Photos show what NASCAR's biggest stars looked like when their careers started

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Photos show what NASCAR's biggest stars looked like when their careers started
  • Many of NASCAR's best drivers started racing as kids and grew up right before our eyes.
  • Some of the stars look entirely different now than they did when their careers began.
  • Below we take a look at what the stars looked like when their careers began.
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Kyle Busch today (age 37)

Kyle Busch today (age 37)
Logan Riely/Getty Images

Busch in 2004 (age 19)

Busch in 2004 (age 19)
Kevin Kane/WireImage
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Bubba Wallace today (age 28)

Bubba Wallace today (age 28)
Patrick McDermott/Getty Images

Wallace in 2010 (age 16)

Wallace in 2010 (age 16)
Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR
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Joey Logano today (age 32)

Joey Logano today (age 32)
William Purnell/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Logano in 2007 (age 17)

Logano in 2007 (age 17)
Darrell Ingham/Getty Images for NASCAR
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Denny Hamlin today (age 41)

Denny Hamlin today (age 41)
Jeffrey Vest/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Hamlin in 2006 (age 25)

Hamlin in 2006 (age 25)
Gregg Ellman/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Tribune News Service via Getty Images
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Kevin Harvick today (age 46)

Kevin Harvick today (age 46)
Logan Riely/Getty Images

Harvick in 1997 (age 21)

Harvick in 1997 (age 21)
ISC Archives/CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images
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Kurt Busch today (age 44)

Kurt Busch today (age 44)
Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Busch in 2000 (age 21)

Busch in 2000 (age 21)
ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. today (age 47)

Dale Earnhardt Jr. today (age 47)
Meg Oliphant/Getty Images

Earnhardt in 1998 (age 23)

Earnhardt in 1998 (age 23)
ISC Archives/CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images
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Brad Keselowski today (age 38)

Brad Keselowski today (age 38)
David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Keselowski in 2008 (age 24)

Keselowski in 2008 (age 24)
Gregg Ellman/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Tribune News Service via Getty Images
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Martin Truex Jr. today (age 42)

Martin Truex Jr. today (age 42)
Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Truex in 2004 (age 24)

Truex in 2004 (age 24)
ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images
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Jimmie Johnson today (age 47)

Jimmie Johnson today (age 47)
James Gilbert/Getty Images

Johnson in 1999 (age 24)

Johnson in 1999 (age 24)
ISC Archives/CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images
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Daniel Suarez today (age 30)

Daniel Suarez today (age 30)
Tim Heitman/Getty Images)

Suarez in 2011 (age 19)

Suarez in 2011 (age 19)
Todd Warshaw/Getty Images for NASCAR
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Jeff Gordon today (age 51)

Jeff Gordon today (age 51)
Jeffrey Vest/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Gordon in 1992 (age 20)

Gordon in 1992 (age 20)
ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images
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Kyle Larson today (age 30)

Kyle Larson today (age 30)
Chris Graythen/Getty Images

Larson in 2012 (age 20)

Larson in 2012 (age 20)
Todd Warshaw/Getty Images
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Chase Elliott today (age 26)

Chase Elliott today (age 26)
Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Elliott in 2011 (age 15)

Elliott in 2011 (age 15)
Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCAR
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Austin Dillon today (age 32)

Austin Dillon today (age 32)
Logan Riely/Getty Images

Dillon in 2008 (age 17)

Dillon in 2008 (age 17)
Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR
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AJ Allmendinger today (age 40)

AJ Allmendinger today (age 40)
David Jensen/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Allmendinger in 2006 (age 24)

Allmendinger in 2006 (age 24)
Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR
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Ross Chastain today (age 29)

Ross Chastain today (age 29)
Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Chastain in 2011 (age 18)

Chastain in 2011 (age 18)
Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR
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