NASCAR is the pinnacle of stock car racing in the world and one of the most popular forms of motorsports in existence today. NASCAR or the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, was conceived on December 14, 1947 by American businessman Bill France Sr. in Daytona Beach, Florida. Being a racing driver himself, France Sr. was keen to conduct racing in the U.S. as an organized sport. His efforts led to the first-ever NASCAR race at Daytona Beach on February 15, 1948. Robert “Red” Byron won the race and became the first NASCAR champion in the same year. That was just the beginning as the sport expanded to conduct annual events in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and Europe. With speeds regularly exceeding 200 miles per hour, the action in NASCAR is most certainly fast and furious.
Richard Petty holds the record for the most number of race wins in NASCAR Cup Series with 200. He has also started the most number of races with 1,184. Along with Dale Earnhardt and Jimmie Johnson, “King” Petty is also the driver with the joint-most number of NASCAR Cup Series Drivers’ Championships with seven titles. A total of 35 drivers have won the 74 Cup Series titles held till the end of 2022, of which 17 have won multiple times. Kyle Busch, however, has the most NASCAR race wins across all series with 229 as of 14 August 2023. Besides winning 63 times in the Cup Series, Kyle has 102 Xfinity Series and 64 Craftsman Truck Series race wins. Joey Logano is the youngest Cup Series race winner at just 19 years, while Harry Gant is the oldest winner at age 52. John Delphus McDuffie Jr. holds the dubious distinction of the most race starts (653) without a single win.
Here is the list of drivers with the most NASCAR Cup Series race wins as of August 16, 2023, according to the official website of NASCAR, with all of them winning at least 20 races.
| Rank | Country | NASCAR driver | Number of wins | First win | Last win |
| 1 | U.S.A. | Richard Petty | 200 | 1960 Charlotte Fairgrounds Speedway | 1984 Firecracker 400 |
| 2 | U.S.A. | David Pearson | 105 | 1961 World 600, Charlotte | 1980 CRC Chemicals Rebel 500 |
| 3 | U.S.A. | Jeff Gordon | 93 | 1994 Coca-Cola 600 | 2015 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 |
| 4 | U.S.A. | Bobby Allison | 84 | 1966 Maine 100 | 1988 Daytona 500 |
| 5 | U.S.A. | Darrell Waltrip | 84 | 1975 Music City USA 420 | 1992 Southern 500 |
| 6 | U.S.A. | Jimmie Johnson | 83 | 2002 NAPA Auto Parts 500 | 2017 AAA 400 Drive for Autism |
| 7 | U.S.A. | Cale Yarborough | 83 | 1965 Valdosta | 1985 Miller High Life 500 |
| 8 | U.S.A. | Dale Earnhardt | 76 | 1979 Southeastern 500 | 2000 Winston 500 |
| 9 | U.S.A. | Kyle Busch | 63 | 2005 Sony HD 500 | 2005 Sony HD 500 |
| 10 | U.S.A. | Kevin Harvick | 60 | 2001 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 | 2022 Federated Auto Parts 400 |
| 11 | U.S.A. | Rusty Wallace | 55 | 1986 Valleydale 500 | 2004 Advance Auto Parts 500 |
| 12 | U.S.A. | Lee Petty | 54 | 1949 Pittsburgh | 1961 Jacksonville |
| 13 | U.S.A. | Denny Hamlin | 50 | 2006 Pocono 500 | 2023 HighPoint.com 400 |
| 14 | U.S.A. | Ned Jarrett | 50 | 1959 Myrtle Beach | 1965 Tidewater 300 |
| 15 | U.S.A. | Junior Johnson | 50 | 1955 Hickory Motor Speedway | 1965 Wilkes 400 |
| 16 | U.S.A. | Tony Stewart | 49 | 1999 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 | 2016 Toyota/Save Mart 350 |
| 17 | U.S.A. | Herb Thomas | 48 | 1950 Martinsville | 1956 Merced |
| 18 | U.S.A. | Buck Baker | 46 | 1952 Columbia | 1964 Southern 500 |
| 19 | U.S.A. | Bill Elliott | 44 | 1983 Winston Western 500 | 2003 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 |
| 20 | U.S.A. | Mark Martin | 40 | 1989 AC Delco 500 | 2009 Sylvania 300 |
| 21 | U.S.A. | Tim Flock | 39 | 1950 Charlotte | 1956 Road America |
| 22 | U.S.A. | Matt Kenseth | 39 | 2000 Coca-Cola 600 | 2017 Can-Am 500 |
| 23 | U.S.A. | Bobby Isaac | 37 | 1964 Daytona 500 | 1972 Carolina 500 |
| 24 | U.S.A. | Brad Keselowski | 35 | 2009 Aaron's 499 | 2021 GEICO 500 |
| 25 | U.S.A. | Kurt Busch | 34 | 2002 Food City 500 | 2022 AdventHealth 400 |
| 26 | U.S.A. | Martin Truex Jr. | 34 | 2007 Autism Speaks 400 | 2023 Crayon 301 |
| 27 | U.S.A. | Edward Roberts Jr. | 33 | 1950 Hillsboro | 1964 Augusta |
| 28 | U.S.A. | Dale Jarrett | 32 | 1991 Champion Spark Plug 400 | 2005 UAW Ford 500 |
| 29 | U.S.A. | Joey Logano | 32 | 2009 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 | 2023 Ambetter Health 400 |
| 30 | U.S.A. | Carl Edwards | 28 | 2005 Golden Corral 500 | 2016 AAA Texas 500 |
| 31 | U.S.A. | Rex White | 28 | 1958 Fayetteville | 1962 Dixie 400 |
| 32 | U.S.A. | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 26 | 2000 DirecTV 500 | 2015 Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 |
| 33 | U.S.A. | Fred Lorenzen | 26 | 1961 Virginia 500 | 1967 Daytona 500 Qualifier #2 |
| 34 | U.S.A. | Jim Paschal | 25 | 1953 Race #36 Martinsville | 1967 Race #27 Montgomery |
| 35 | U.S.A. | Joe Weatherly | 25 | 1958 Nashville 200 | 1963 Hillsboro |
| 36 | U.S.A. | Ricky Rudd | 23 | 1983 Budweiser 400 | 2002 Dodge/Save Mart 350 |
| 37 | U.S.A. | Terry Labonte | 22 | 1980 Southern 500 | 2003 Southern 500 |
| 38 | U.S.A. | Jeff Burton | 21 | 1997 Interstate Batteries 500 | 2008 Bank of America 500 |
| 39 | U.S.A. | Kyle Larson | 21 | 2016 Pure Michigan 400 | 2023 NOCO 400 |
| 40 | U.S.A. | Bobby Labonte | 21 | 1995 Coca-Cola 600 | 2003 Ford 400 |
| 41 | U.S.A. | Benny Parsons | 21 | 1971 Halifax County 100 | 1984 Coca-Cola 500 |
| 42 | U.S.A. | Jack Smith | 21 | 1956 Old Dominion 400 | 1962 New Asheville |
| 43 | U.S.A. | Alfred Bruce Thompson | 20 | 1953 Central City Speedway | 1960 Capital City 200 |
