
NASCAR is the pinnacle of stock car racing in the world and one of the most popular forms of motorsports in existence. 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.
List to NASCAR Cup Series drivers with the most wins
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. However, Kyle Busch has the most NASCAR race wins across all series with 229 as an active driver, as of February 2025. 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.
The list of NASCAR Cup Series drivers with most wins is updated, as of February 2025:
Rank | Driver | Total Wins |
1 | Richard Petty | 200 |
2 | David Pearson | 105 |
3 | Jeff Gordon | 93 |
4 | Bobby Allison | 85 |
5 | Darrell Waltrip | 84 |
6 | Jimmie Johnson | 83 |
6 | Cale Yarborough | 83 |
8 | Dale Earnhardt | 76 |
9 | Kyle Busch | 63 |
10 | Kevin Harvick | 60 |
11 | Rusty Wallace | 55 |
12 | Denny Hamlin | 54 |
12 | Lee Petty | 54 |
14 | Ned Jarrett | 50 |
14 | Junior Johnson | 50 |
16 | Tony Stewart | 49 |
17 | Herb Thomas | 48 |
18 | Buck Baker | 46 |
19 | Bill Elliott | 44 |
20 | Mark Martin | 40 |
21 | Tim Flock | 39 |
21 | Matt Kenseth | 39 |
23 | Bobby Isaac | 37 |
24 | Brad Keselowski | 36 |
24 | Joey Logano | 36 |
26 | Kurt Busch | 34 |
26 | Martin Truex Jr. | 34 |
28 | Fireball Roberts | 33 |
29 | Dale Jarrett | 32 |
30 | Kyle Larson | 29 |
31 | Carl Edwards | 28 |
31 | Rex White | 28 |
33 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 26 |
33 | Fred Lorenzen | 26 |
35 | Jim Paschal | 25 |
35 | Joe Weatherly | 25 |
37 | Ricky Rudd | 23 |
38 | Terry Labonte | 22 |
39 | Jeff Burton | 21 |
39 | Bobby Labonte | 21 |
39 | Benny Parsons | 21 |
39 | Jack Smith | 21 |
43 | Speedy Thompson | 20 |
44 | Davey Allison | 19 |
44 | Buddy Baker | 19 |
44 | Greg Biffle | 19 |
44 | Chase Elliott | 19 |
44 | Fonty Flock | 19 |
49 | Geoffrey Bodine | 18 |
49 | Neil Bonnett | 18 |
49 | Harry Gant | 18 |
49 | Kasey Kahne | 18 |
49 | Ryan Newman | 18 |
54 | Marvin Panch | 17 |
54 | Curtis Turner | 17 |
56 | Ernie Irvan | 15 |
57 | Dick Hutcherson | 14 |
57 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 14 |
57 | William Byron | 14 |
60 | Ryan Blaney | 13 |
60 | Dick Rathmann | 13 |
60 | Tim Richmond | 13 |
63 | Donnie Allison | 10 |
63 | Clint Bowyer | 10 |
63 | Sterling Marlin | 10 |
66 | Christopher Bell | 9 |
66 | Paul Goldsmith | 9 |
66 | Cotton Owens | 9 |
66 | Bob Welborn | 9 |
70 | Alex Bowman | 8 |
70 | Kyle Petty | 8 |
70 | Tyler Reddick | 8 |
73 | Darel Dieringer | 7 |
73 | A. J. Foyt | 7 |
73 | Jamie McMurray | 7 |
73 | Jim Reed | 7 |
73 | Marshall Teague | 7 |
78 | Chris Buescher | 6 |
79 | Ward Burton | 5 |
79 | Ross Chastain | 5 |
79 | Austin Dillon | 5 |
79 | Dan Gurney | 5 |
79 | Alan Kulwicki | 5 |
79 | Tiny Lund | 5 |
79 | Dave Marcis | 5 |
79 | Jeremy Mayfield | 5 |
79 | Ralph Moody | 5 |
88 | Lloyd Dane | 4 |
88 | Bob Flock | 4 |
88 | Charlie Glotzbach | 4 |
88 | Eddie Gray | 4 |
88 | Bobby Hamilton | 4 |
88 | Pete Hamilton | 4 |
88 | Parnelli Jones | 4 |
88 | Hershel McGriff | 4 |
88 | Joe Nemechek | 4 |
88 | Eddie Pagan | 4 |
88 | Ken Schrader | 4 |
88 | Morgan Shepherd | 4 |
88 | Nelson Stacy | 4 |
88 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 4 |
88 | Billy Wade | 4 |
88 | Michael Waltrip | 4 |
88 | Glen Wood | 4 |
105 | A. J. Allmendinger | 3 |
105 | Aric Almirola | 3 |
105 | Bill Blair | 3 |
105 | Robby Gordon | 3 |
105 | Erik Jones | 3 |
105 | Dick Linder | 3 |
105 | Frank Mundy | 3 |
105 | Elliott Sadler | 3 |
105 | Gwyn Staley | 3 |
105 | Brian Vickers | 3 |
115 | Marcos Ambrose | 2 |
115 | John Andretti | 2 |
115 | Johnny Beauchamp | 2 |
115 | Chase Briscoe | 2 |
115 | Red Byron | 2 |
115 | Austin Cindric | 2 |
115 | Derrike Cope | 2 |
115 | Ricky Craven | 2 |
115 | Ray Elder | 2 |
115 | James Hylton | 2 |
115 | Bobby Johns | 2 |
115 | Joe Lee Johnson | 2 |
115 | Al Keller | 2 |
115 | Elmo Langley | 2 |
115 | Danny Letner | 2 |
115 | Michael McDowell | 2 |
115 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 2 |
115 | Billy Myers | 2 |
115 | Jimmy Pardue | 2 |
115 | Steve Park | 2 |
115 | Tom Pistone | 2 |
115 | Marvin Porter | 2 |
115 | David Ragan | 2 |
115 | David Reutimann | 2 |
115 | Gober Sosebee | 2 |
115 | Jimmy Spencer | 2 |
115 | Daniel Suárez | 2 |
115 | Bubba Wallace | 2 |
115 | Emanuel Zervakis | 2 |
144 | Johnny Allen | 1 |
144 | Bill Amick | 1 |
144 | Mario Andretti | 1 |
144 | Earl Balmer | 1 |
144 | Trevor Bayne | 1 |
144 | Johnny Benson Jr. | 1 |
144 | Brett Bodine | 1 |
144 | Ron Bouchard | 1 |
144 | Richard Brickhouse | 1 |
144 | Dick Brooks | 1 |
144 | Bob Burdick | 1 |
144 | Marvin Burke | 1 |
144 | Harrison Burton | 1 |
144 | Neil Cole | 1 |
144 | Jim Cook | 1 |
144 | Cole Custer | 1 |
144 | Mark Donohue | 1 |
144 | Joe Eubanks | 1 |
144 | Lou Figaro | 1 |
144 | Jimmy Florian | 1 |
144 | Larry Frank | 1 |
144 | Danny Graves | 1 |
144 | Royce Hagerty | 1 |
144 | Justin Haley | 1 |
144 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | 1 |
144 | Jim Hurtubise | 1 |
144 | John Kieper | 1 |
144 | Harold Kite | 1 |
144 | Paul Lewis | 1 |
144 | Johnny Mantz | 1 |
144 | Sam McQuagg | 1 |
144 | Casey Mears | 1 |
144 | Paul Menard | 1 |
144 | Lloyd Moore | 1 |
144 | Jerry Nadeau | 1 |
144 | Norm Nelson | 1 |
144 | Bill Norton | 1 |
144 | Phil Parsons | 1 |
144 | Dick Passwater | 1 |
144 | Lennie Pond | 1 |
144 | Bill Rexford | 1 |
144 | Jody Ridley | 1 |
144 | Shorty Rollins | 1 |
144 | Jim Roper | 1 |
144 | Earl Ross | 1 |
144 | John Rostek | 1 |
144 | Johnny Rutherford | 1 |
144 | Greg Sacks | 1 |
144 | Leon Sales | 1 |
144 | Frankie Schneider | 1 |
144 | Wendell Scott | 1 |
144 | Buddy Shuman | 1 |
144 | Regan Smith | 1 |
144 | John Soares | 1 |
144 | Lake Speed | 1 |
144 | Chuck Stevenson | 1 |
144 | Donald Thomas | 1 |
144 | Tommy Thompson | 1 |
144 | Shane van Gisbergen | 1 |
144 | Art Watts | 1 |
144 | Danny Weinberg | 1 |
144 | Jack White | 1 |
FAQs on Drivers with the most Cup Series wins
A. Richard Petty is the driver with the most wins in NASCAR Cup Series with 200 wins to his name, as of February 2025.
A. Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt and Jimmie Johnson are tied for seven Cup Series titles, which is the most in the Cup Series.
A. Harry Grant is the oldest NASCAR Cup Series champion in history at the age of 52.
A. Joey Logano is the youngest race winner in the history of NASCAR Cup Series.