Top 20 All Time Races run but never had a win
Driver, Races Run
1)  JD McDuffie, 653
2)  Buddy Arrington, 563
3)  Neil Castles, 501
4)  Jimmy Means, 455
5)  Cecil Gordon, 449
6)  G.C. Spencer, 416
7)  Frank Warren, 398
8)  Henley Gray, 374
9)  Rick Mast, 364
10) Kenny Wallace, 344
11) Ed Negre, 337
12) Dave Blaney 333*
13) Hut Stricklin, 328
14) Jabe Thomas 322
15) John Sears 318
16) Roy Tyner 311
17) Ted Musgrave 305
18) Dick Trickle 303
19) Bill Champion 289
20) Richard Childress 285
*semi-active driver, has run a Cup race within the last 36-50 races
(NASCAR Statistics)(11-15-2009)

To the rear winners in 2009: in 35 races so far [of 36 races] in 2009, four races have been won by drivers who had to fall to the rear of the field before the start, note: where the drivers qualified is their official starting position:
#17-Kenseth, Daytona 500, backup car [was to start 39th]
#18-Kyle Busch, Las Vegas, engine change [was to start 1st]
#09-Brad Keselowski, Talladega, engine change [was to start 9th]
#14-Tony Stewart, Pocono, backup car [was to start 1st]
(11-15-2009)

Quickest wins by a driver: When #09-Brad Keselowski won the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway, it was in his 5th career start. Jamie McMurray holds the modern era record for fastest to win when he won in his second start at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Oct 2002, and John Rostek won in his 2nd career start in April 1960 at Arizona State Fairgrounds. Kevin Harvick won in his third start, when he won at Atlanta in March 2001 as did Dan Gurney in 1963. Three drivers won in their first start: Johnny Rutherford won a Daytona Qualifying race in his first start back in 1963, back then the Qualifier races counted as wins and the championship and points. Jack White won in his first start in 1949 (5th race of season0 and in 1951 Marvin Burke won his one and only start at Oakland; and of course Jim Roper won in his first start, the first race ever held by NASCAR in 1949.(4-27-2009)

Fewest Starts to 40 wins:
Herb Thomas, 151
Jeff Gordon, 186
Jimmie Johnson, 254
Darrell Waltrip, 254
David Pearson, 264
Fewest Starts to 50 wins:
Jeff Gordon, 232

Fastest to get win #10: #48-Jimmie Johnson became the 16th driver in history to record his 10th win within his first 100 career starts. His victory at Pocono Raceway on Aug 1, 2004 was his 10th in 95 career starts, making him the 13th fastest to reach 10 race wins. The fastest any driver has reached 10 wins was Speedy Thompson, who scored his tenth win in only 55 career starts.
The other drivers to post their tenth win in their first 100 starts are:
Speedy Thompson (55 starts)
Herb Thomas (58)
Tim Flock (60)
Dick Hutcherson (61)
Fonty Flock (67)
Curtis Turner (68)
Fred Lorenzen (71)
Dick Rathmann (73)
Fireball Roberts (77)
Tony Stewart (79)
Junior Johnson (81)
Bobby Allison (91)
Jimmie Johnson (95)
Ryan Newman (95)
Jeff Gordon (96)
Lee Petty (100)
others of note:
Kyle Busch (132)
Richard Petty (153)
Dale Earnhardt (179)

Sprint Cup races where winner led last lap only (since 2000);
Michigan: #5-Mark Martin; 2nd was #24-Jeff Gordon BUT #48-Johnson and #16-Biffle both led before running out of fuel, 6/14/2009
Talladega: #09-Brad Keselowski; 2nd was #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [#99-Edwards was passed but wrecked], 4/26/2009
Talladega: #24-Jeff Gordon; 2nd was #48-Jimmie Johnson, 10-7-2007
Texas: #31-Jeff Burton; 2nd: #17-Matt Kenseth, 4/2007
Las Vegas: #48-Jimmie Johnson; 2nd: #17-Kenseth, 3/2006
Homestead: #18-Bobby Labonte; 2nd: #29-Kevin Harvick, 11/2003
Darlington: #32-Ricky Craven; 2nd: #97-Kurt Busch, 3/16/2003
(6-14-2009)

Interesting Stat - only TWO Birthday winners EVER: Cale Yarborough is the only Sprint Cup driver to ever win a points paying race on his birthday, which is March 27. In 1977 at North Wilksboro Speedway AND 1983 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. NOTE, since much email was first recieved with guess's, a few items were covered and checked: Richard Petty never won on his birthday [July 2nd] [in Cup] and neither did Jeff Gordon [August 4th]. In fact, the Brickyard 400 was only been held on Gordon's birthday once, in 2002, when Bill Elliott won. Gordon's first Brickyard 400 came on August 6, 1994. Why do I bring this up? #18-Kyle Busch will celerbate his 24th birthday on Saturday, May 2nd [the same as Uncle Bud] amd could be the 2nd driver ever to win on his birthday.(4-30-2009)
ADD #18-Kyle Busch won at Richmond on May 2, 2009, to become only the 2nd driver EVER to win on their birthday, and only the third time ever.(5-2-2009)

Driver wins before age 25: Only 61 of 2,245 NASCAR Sprint Cup races for which the winner's age is known have been won by drivers under 25:
1. Kyle Busch, 16 [still under 25 until May 2, 2010]
2. Jeff Gordon, 15
3. Kurt Busch, 7
(tie) Richard Petty, 7
5. Junior Johnson, 5
Tied with one each: Joey Logano, Bob Burdick. Bobby Hillin Jr.; Parnelli Jones; John Kieper; Terry Labonte, Ryan Newman, Bill Rexford; Fireball Roberts; Donald Thomas; Brian Vickers.(11-15-2009)

First foreign born driver to win since 1974: #42-Juan Pablo Montoya of Colombia, is the first driver born outside the United States to win a race in NASCAR’s Nextel Cup series since Canadian Earl Ross triumphed at Martinsville in 1974. The other foreign born driver to win a Cup race is Mario Andretti, born in Italy, won the 1967 Daytona 500.(6-25-2007)

Youngest drivers to win a race in the Sprint Cup Series
Joey Logano, New Hampshire, 6/28/2009: 19 years, 1 month, 4 days
Kyle Busch, California, 9/4/2005: 20 years, 126 days [4 months, 2 days]
Donald Thomas, Lakewood, GA, 11/16/1952: 20 years, 129 days
Fireball Roberts, Occoneechee, NC, 8/13/1950: 21 years, 205 days
Bobby Hillin Jr., Talladega, 7/27/1986: 22 years, 52 days
Richard Petty, Southern States, Charlotte, 2/28/1960: 22 years, 241 days
Jeff Gordon, Charlotte, 5/29/1994: 22 years, 298 days
Other National Series:
Camping World Truck Series: Kyle Busch, 20 years, 18 days
Nationwide Series: Joey Logano, 18 years, 21 days

Oldest Sprint Cup Race Winners
Driver, Date, Track, Age
(only 12 wins by a driver over 50)
1) Harry Gant, 8/6/1992, Michigan, 52 years, 7 months, 6 days
(Gant won 8 races after turning 50, and his last pole was at 54 years old, Bristol 1994)
2) Morgan Shepherd, 3/20/1993, Atlanta, 51 years, 4 months, 27 days
3) Mark Martin, 9/20/2009, New Hampshire, 50 years, 8 months, 10 days
(Martin has won 5 races after turning 50)
4) Bobby Allison, 2/14/1988, Daytona, 50 years, 2 months, 11 days
5) Dale Earnhardt, 10/15/2000, Talladega, 49 years, 5 months, 16 days
6) Dale Jarrett, 10/2/2005, Talladega, 48 years, 10 months, 6 days
7) Bill Elliott, 11/9/2003, Rockingham, 48 years, 1 month, 1 day
8) Rusty Wallace, 4/18/2004, Martinsville, 47 years, 8 months, 4 days
9) Geoff Bodine, 8/11/1996, Watkins Glen, 47 years, 3 months, 24 days
10) Richard Petty, 7/4/1984, Daytona, 47 years, 2 days
11) Terry Labonte, 8/31/2003, Darlington, 46 years, 9 months, 15 days
(9-20-2009)

Race winners getting older: Just three years ago, the average age (at season's end) of the 13 drivers who won races was 30.5. This race is only eight races old, but the average age of the winners so far is 35.7. At the moment, the profile of Sprint Cup winners looks a lot like the late 1980s or early '90s. What was it like back in 1993? The youngest winner was 32 years old. The average was 38.2. Mark Martin, who won five races that year, was 34. Last week he won at age 50. He is the only winner common to both seasons, though then-rookie Jeff Gordon won an unofficial race, a 125-mile qualifier, at Daytona. In recent years, the great trend of the 1990s - younger and younger drivers gradually ousting the generation that preceded them - has reversed. Part of the reason is simply that a generation of great stars - Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, et al. - has gotten older. But part of it is also that the effect of young drivers - the most notable exception being Kyle Busch - has waned. From 1999, when Stewart arrived to much fanfare, through 2007, when Juan Pablo Montoya was the top rookie, at least one rookie won a race six times in a span of eight years. Before 1999 and Stewart, 11 years had passed without the rookie of the year winning. It didn't happen last year, and the odds appear long, based on results so far, that either of this year's rookies, Joey Logano and Scott Speed, will score.(NASCAR This Week)(4-24-2009)

Road Course Wins: All-Time
Driver, Wins
Jeff Gordon, 9
Tony Stewart, 7
Rusty Wallace, 6
Bobby Allison, 6
Richard Petty, 6
Ricky Rudd, 6
Darrell Waltrip, 5
Tim Richmond, 5
Dan Gurney, 5
David Pearson, 4
Mark Martin, 4
Ernie Irvan, 3
Geoff Bodine, 3
Tim Flock, 3
Cale Yarborough, 3

Overall all-time winnning percentage: [drivers with over 100 starts]:
1. Herb Thomas -- 21.053% (48 wins, 228 starts)
2. Tim Flock -- 20.856% (39/187)
3. David Pearson -- 18.293% (105/574)
4. Richard Petty -- 16.892% (200/1184)
5. Fred Lorenzen -- 16.456% (26/158)
6. Fireball Roberts -- 16.019% (33/206)
7. Junior Johnson -- 15.974% (50/313)
8. Jimmie Johnson -- 16.207% (47/290)
9. Cale Yarborough -- 14.821% (83/560)
10. Jeff Gordon -- 14.138% (82/580)
(stats from Racing-reference.info and NASCAR Statistics and compiled weekly here)(11-15-2009)

Runner-up Champs: what drivers have finished 2nd in the Drivers Championship the most times?
Richard Petty: 6 runner-up finshes [7 championships]
Bobby Allison: 5 [1]
Mark Martin: 4 [0]
Dale Earnhardt: 3 [7]
Darrell Waltrip: 3 [3]
Cale Yarborough: 3 [3]
Bill Elliott: 3 [1]

All Time WIns - Three Series Combined:
Driver, Wins
1. Richard Petty, 200 [all in Sprint Cup]
2. David Pearson, 106 [105 Cup and one Nationwide]
3. Dale Earnhardt, 97 [76 Cup and 21 Nationwide]
3. Darrell Waltrip, 97 [84 Cup and 13 Nationwide]
5. Mark Martin*, 95 [40 wins in Cup, 48 in Nationwide and 7 in Trucks]
6. Jeff Gordon*, 87 [82 Cup and 5 Nationwide]
7. Bobby Allison, 86 [84 Cup and 2 Nationwide]
8. Cale Yarborough, 83 [all in Sprint Cup]
9. Kyle Busch*, 61 [16 wins in Cup, 29 in Nationwide and 16 in Trucks]
10. Rusty Wallace, 55 [all in Sprint Cup]
Kevin Harvick*, 50 [11 wins in Cup, 34 in Nationwide, 5 in Trucks]
Junior Johnson, 50 [all in Sprint Cup]
(NASCAR)(11-15-2009)

Twenty winners of a race in Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series races:
drivers who have won a race in each of the THREE National Series - Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Trucks:
(Driver, Sprint Cup wins, Nationwide wins, Truck Wins)
drivers with more then one win in each series:
1)  Mark Martin, 40, 48, 7 [95 total]
2)  Kyle Busch, 16, 29, 16 [61]
   (won in each series 2005-2009 and one of two drivers w/10 wins in each series)
   (has won a race in all three series at six different race tracks:
   Auto Club, Bristol, Chicago, Dover, New Hampshire & Phoenix)
3)  Kevin Harvick, 11, 34, 5 [50](won in each series in 2003)
4)  Greg Biffle, 14, 20, 16 [49](one of two drivers w/10 wins in each series)
5)  Tony Stewart, 37, 8, 2 [47]
6)  Carl Edwards, 16, 23, 6 [45]
7)  Kurt Busch, 20, 2, 4 [26]
8)  Kasey Kahne, 11, 7, 2 [20]
drivers with at least one win in each series:
9) Terry Labonte, 22, 11, 1 [34](won a race in each series in 1995)(part-time)
10) Bobby Labonte, 21, 10, 1 [32]
11) Ryan Newman, 13, 7, 1 [21]
12) Johnny Benson, 1, 3, 13 [17]
13) Bobby Hamilton, 4, 1, 10 [15](deceased)
14) Jimmy Spencer, 2, 12, 1 [15](retired)
15) Jamie McMurray, 3, 7, 1 [11]
15) Clint Bowyer, 2, 8, 1 [11]
17) Ken Schrader, 4, 2, 1 [7](part time)
18) Ricky Craven, 2, 4, 1 [7](retired)
19) Steve Park, 2, 3, 1 [6]{not running in any of the three series)
20) David Reutimann, 1, 1, 1 [3]
Scott Riggs, Mike Bliss, Ron Hornaday each have at least one win in Nationwide & Trucks....none in Sprint Cup
Juan Pablo Montoya, Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski, Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth, Michael Waltrip, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Brian Vickers have no Truck wins but have wins in Sprint Cup and Nationwide.(11-15-2009)

Kyle Busch win record in three series: #18-Kyle Busch has 15 victories across NASCAR's three national series, which is one more then the former all-time record set by Kevin Harvick in 2006 [Harvick didn't win a Truck race, but 14 Cup and Busch races], if you count drivers who have won at least one race in each series in a season, it has happened six times, four by Busch:
1995: Terry Labinte - 3 Cup wins, 1 Nationwide win and 1 Truck win, 5 total
2003: Kevin Harvick - 1, 3, 1, 5
2005: Kyle Busch - 2, 1, 3, 6
2006: Kyle Busch - 1, 1, 1, 3
2007: Kyle Busch - 1, 4, 2, 6
2008: Kyle Busch - 8, 10, 3, 21
2009: Kyle Busch - 4, 8, 7, 19
(11-15-2009)

Brothers with the most Sprint Cup wins [each has had to win a Sprint Cup race]
94 - Allison: Bobby (84), Donnie (10)
88 - Waltrip: Darrell (84), Michael (4)* [both Daytona 500 Champs]
62 - Flock: Tim (39), Fonty (19) Bob (4)
49 - Thomas: Herb (48), Donald (1)
43 - Labonte: Terry (22)*, Bobby (21)* [both Series Champs]
36 - Busch: Kurt (20)*, Kyle (16)*
26 - Burton: Jeff (21)*, Ward (5)
22 - Parsons: Benny (21), Phil (1)
19 - Bodine: Geoff (18), Brett (1)
[Petty Note, Richard won 200, Maurice won 0, I only count if both bothers win]
* still active.(11-15-2009)

Brother's Back-to-back wins: The Busch brothers sure know how to share. Kurt Busch followed up brother Kyle's win at Las Vegas last weekend with a Cup victory of his own Sunday. The Busch brothers have now won back-to-back races four times, the most by any brother duo in NASCAR history:
Back-To-Back Victories
Kurt, Kyle Busch - 4
Tim, Fonty Flock - 3
Bobby, Donnie Allison - 2
Tim and Bob Flock - 2
Bobby, Terry Labonte - 2
Brett, Geoff Bodine - 1
Bob, Fonty Flock - 1
Donald, Herb Thomas - 1
(ESPN.com)(6-28-2009)

Record for brotherly wins in a row: What brothers currently hold the record for most consecutive wins by brother combinations?
1952: Tim, Bob and Fonty flock, four in a row 1952: Herb and Donald Thomas, four
1955: Tim and Flonty Flock, four
2008: Kurt and Kyle Busch, four.
(3-25-2009)

Last time Brothers won, back-to-back? before that it was when Kyle Busch won in September 2005 at California Speedway and brother Kurt Busch won the race at Richmond the following week, before that the last brothers to win races back-to-back since August 1995 when Bobby Labonte won at Michigan and the following week Terry Labonte won at Bristol.(3-25-2009)

14 Winners in 2009: #26-Jamie McMurray's victory at Talladega in November made it 14 different race winners in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series this season. There were 12 different race winners all of last season. There are six race winners from last season still awaiting their first victory of 2009: #99-Carl Edwards, #16-Greg Biffle, #33-Clint Bowyer, #31-Jeff Burton, #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. and #39-Ryan Newman. The record for most different winners in a season is 19 in the 1956, 1958, 1961 and 2001 seasons.(11-1-2009)

19th Different Winner in 2001 a record UPDATE 6 add Robby Gordon: when #22-Ward Burton won the 2001 Southern 500, he became the 15th different Winston Cup winner in 2001, which breaks the record for NASCAR's modern era (which began in 1972) of 14 set in 2000 and 1991. Winners in 2001: #15-Waltrip, #1-Park, #24-Gordon, #29-Harvick, #88-Jarrett, #21-Sadler, #55-Hamilton, #2-Wallace, #20-Stewart, #99-Burton, #28-Rudd, #18-Labonte, #40-Marlin, #22-Burton, #8-Earnhardt Jr.(9-2-2001)
UPDATE - Make it 16 in 2001: #32-Ricky Craven becomes the 16th different winner in the Cup series in 2001, extending the record(10-15-2001)
UPDATE 2 - Make it 17 in 2001: #33-Joe Nemechek becomes the 17th different winner in the Cup series in 2001, extending the record(11-4-2001)
UPDATE 3 - ties an all time record from 1956: there was one other year in which 17 drivers won races. Of course, they weren't called Winston Cup races. For most of NASCAR's history, the top division was called Grand National. In the early years, it was called Strictly Stock. Seventeen different drivers won races in 1956, 45 years ago. They were, in order of points standings and with number of wins in parentheses: Buck Baker (14), Speedy Thompson (8), Herb Thomas (5), Lee Petty (2), Jim Paschal (1), Billy Myers (2), Fireball Roberts (5), Ralph Moody (4), Tim Flock (4), Marvin Panch (1), Paul Goldsmith (1), Curtis Turner (1), Jack Smith (1), Lloyd Dane (2), Eddie Pagan (1), John Kieper (1) and Fonty Flock (1).(GoCarolinas/Monte Dutton)(11-8-2001)
UPDATE 4: was informed that there are two more drivers who won in the 1956 season (which started in 1955) not listed above, Chuck Stevenson (Lancaster 11/55) and Royce Haggerty (8/56 at Portland OR), so that would be 19 drivers, which could be tied since there is two races to go. Also there were 19 different winners in 1958 and 1961(Stock Car Racing Encyclopedia)(11-10-2001)
UPDATE 5: Make it 18 in 2001: #9-Bill Elliott becomes the 18th different winner in the Cup series in 2001, extending the (modern era) record(11-11-2001)
UPDATE 6: Make it 19 in 2001: #31-Robby Gordon becomes the 19th different winner in the Cup series in 2001 after winning the season ender at NHIS, extending the (modern era) record and tying the all-time record set im 1956, 1958 and 1961.(11-23-2001)
The Nineteen 2001 Winners: Michael Waltrip, Steve Park, Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick, Dale Jarrett, Elliott Sadler, Bobby Hamilton, Rusty Wallace, Tony Stewart, Jeff Burton, Ricky Rudd, Bobby Labonte, Sterling Marlin, Ward Burton, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ricky Craven, Joe Nemechek, Bill Elliott and Robby Gordon.

Wins in Multiple Series: #42-Juan Pablo Montoya became the third driver to earn victories in F1, NASCAR and Indy cars, joining Mario Andretti and Dan Gurney.(ESPN.com)(6-25-2007)

North Carolina drivers shut out of a win for the first time ever: Since none of the five North Carolina born drivers, #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #44-Dale Jarrett, #83-Brian Vickers, #45-Kyle Petty or Scott Riggs [no current ride] won the final race in 2007 at Homestead, FL, it was the first year since the NASCAR Cup Series started that a driver born in North Carolinia did not win at least one race in a season. Lee Petty won at least one race every year from 1949 thru 1961, then Richard Petty did it from 1961 thru 1977, Benny Parsons won in 1978, Dale Earnhardt in 1979-1980, Richard won in 1981, the Dale Earnhardt won at least a race a year from 1982 thru 1996, Dale Jarrett 1993 thru 2003 and Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2000-2006. Of course many other North Carolina born drivers won in those years.(9-21-2007)
UPDATE: Kyle Petty - "I have been asked, on several occasions, my opinion on the fact that no driver from the state of North Carolina has won a race yet this season. If you look, there are probably fewer of us now than at any point in the history of NASCAR. It's just a part of the evolution of the sport. I think North Carolina, as a whole, definitely played a large role in getting Cup racing to the level it is today. At the same time we're heading to Kansas the home of Sprint, our series title sponsor in 2008. The sport has changed and it has grown much bigger and better. That is no way a negative."(Petty Racing PR)(11-18-2007)
UPDATE 2: With #88-Dale Earnhardt's win at Michigan, it is the first time a driver born in North Carolina has won a Cup race since Brian Vickers won at Talladega in Oct 2006. The 2007 season was the first time in the history of the sport that no North Carolina drivers won at least one race in a season.(6-15-2008)
UPDATE 3: with Brian Vickers winning at Michigan in August 2009, 2007 is the only season a North Carolina born driiver has not won at least one race.(8-16-2009)

Driver with the Most Wins in Each Season - Modern Era:
2009 - Jimmie Johnson, 7 wins, 35 races (Johnson leads the Chase)
2008 - Carl Edwards, 9 wins, 36 races (Jimmie Johnson, Champ, 7 wins)
2007 - Jimmie Johnson*, 10, 36
2006 - Kasey Kahne, 6, 36 (Jimmie Johnson, 5)
2005 - Greg Biffle, 6, 36 (Tony Stewart, 5)
2004 - Jimmie Johnson, 8, 36 (Kurt Busch,3)
2003 - Ryan Newman, 8, 36 (Matt Kenseth, 1)
2002 - Matt Kenseth, 5, 36 (Tony Stewart, 3)
2001 - Jeff Gordon*, 6, 36
2000 - Tony Stewart, 6, 34 (Bobby Labonte)
1999 - Jeff Gordon, 7, 34 (Dale Jarrett)
1998 - Jeff Gordon*, 13, 33 [Modern Era Record]
1997 - Jeff Gordon*, 10, 32
1996 - Jeff Gordon, 10, 31 (Terry Labonte, 2)
1995 - Jeff Gordon*, 7, 31
1994 - Rusty Wallace, 8, 31 (Dale Earnhardt)
1993 - Rusty Wallace, 10, 30 (Dale Earnhardt)
1992 - Davey Allison; Bill Elliott, 5, 29 (Alan Kulwicki, 2)
1991 - Davey Allison; Harry Gant, 5, 29 (Dale Earnhardt)
1990 - Dale Earnhardt*, 9, 29
1989 - Rusty Wallace*; Darrell Waltrip, 6, 29
1988 - Bill Elliott*; Rusty Wallace, 6, 29
1987 - Dale Earnhardt*, 11, 29
1986 - Tim Richmond, 7, 29 (Dale Earnhardt)
1985 - Bill Elliott, 11, 28 (Darrell Waltrip)
1984 - Darrell Waltrip, 7, 30 (Terry Labonte, 2)
1983 - Bobby Allison*; Darrell Waltrip, 6, 30
1982 - Darrell Waltrip*, 12, 30
1981 - Darrell Waltrip*, 12, 31
1980 - Cale Yarborough, 6, 31 (Dale Earnhardt)
1979 - Darrell Waltrip, 7, 31 (Richard Petty)
1978 - Cale Yarborough*, 10, 30
1977 - Cale Yarborough*, 9, 30
1976 - David Pearson, 10, 30 (Cale Yarborough)
1975 - Richard Petty*, 13, 30 [Modern Era Record]
1974 - Richard Petty*, 10, 30
1973 - David Pearson, 11, 28 (Benny Parsons, 1)
1972 - Bobby Allison, 10, 31 (Richard Petty)
* also won the Championship (11-15-2009)

Active Owner Wins:
Richard Petty Motorsports [both PE & GEM], 285
Petty Enterprises, 268 [without GEM]
Hendrick Motorsports, 188
Roush Fenway Racing, 116
Wood Brothers, 96
Richard Childress Racing 89
Joe Gibbs Racing, 76
Penske Racing, 64 (b)
Yates Racing, 57
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, 40
Dale Earnhardt Inc, 26 (c) [without Ganassi]
Gillette Evernham Motorsports, 15 [without PE]
Morgan-McClure Motorsports, 14
Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, 14 (a)[without DEI]
Stewart-Hass Racing, 4
Richard Petty Motorsports [without Petty Enterprises & GEM], 2
Phoenix Racing, 1
Michael Waltrip Racing, 1
Red Bull Racing, 1
(a) includes 8 wins when Sabates was the sole owner from 1988-2000
(b) includes 3 wins from Kranefus with Mayfield
(c) included 2 wins from Ginn Racing/MB2 Motorsports

(11-15-2009)

All Time Owner Wins:
1)  Richard Petty Motorsports, 285*
1a)  Petty Enterprises, 268
2)  Hendrick Motorsports, 188*
3)  Junior Johnson, 140
4)  Roush Fenway Racing, 116*
5)  Wood Brothers, 96*
6)  Holman-Moody, 92
7)  Richard Childress Racing, 89*
8)  Joe Gibbs Racing, 76*
9) Penske Racing, 64*
10)  Bud Moore, 63
11) Robert Yates Racing, 57*
12) Carl Kiekhaefer, 54
* active owner (11-15-2009)

Active Crew Chief Wins:
(unofficial)
#48-Chad Knaus, 45 [2006, 2007, 2008 Champ]
  [Grubb won 2 races with Johnson, who has 47 wins]
#20-Greg Zippadelli, 34 [2002, 2005 Champ]
#6-Jimmy Fenning, 27 [2004 Champ]
#99-Bob Osborne, 15
#60-Frank Stoddard, 14
#7-Doug Richert, 14 [1980 Champ]
#9-Kenny Francis, 12
Steve Addington, 12
#31-Todd Berrier, 11
#11-Mike Ford, 11
#24-Steve Letarte, 10
#5-Alan Gustafson, 9
#2-Pat Tryson, 8
#14-Darian Grubb, 7 [2 as a sub for #48-Knaus in 2006, 1 with Mears in the #25]
#26-Donnie Wingo, 6
#36-Tommy Baldwin Jr., 5
#29-Gil Martin, 4
#71-Richard 'Slugger' Labbe, 4
#37-Peter Sospenzo, 3
#16-Greg Erwin, 3
#09-Marc Reno, 2
#12-Roy McCauley, 2
#17-Drew Blickensderfer, 2
#08-Tony Furr, 2
#98-Larry Carter, 2 [1 with #26 Roush, 1 with #2 Penske]
#83-Ryan Pemberton, 2 [1 with #01 team in 2004]
#00-Rodney Childers, 1
#1-Kevin Manion, 1
#82-Jimmy Elledge, 1 [with Andy Petree Racing]
#88-Lance McGrew, 1 [won with #25-Vickers in 2006]
#96-Ben Leslie, 1 [also with Ford]

Retired or no longer an acticve crew chief in the Sprint Cup Series:
Smokey Yunick*, 57 [1951, 1953]
Tim Brewer, 53 [1978, 1981 Champ][ESPN TV]
Ray Evernham, 49 [1995, 1997, 1998 Champ][ESPN TV]
Kirk Shelmerdine, 46 [1986,1987,1990,1991 champ]
Jeff Hammond, 43 [1982, 1985 Champ] [Fox TV]
Todd Parrott, 29 [1999 Champ][management roles at Yates]
Robbie Loomis, 26 [2001 Champ][with Richard Petty Motorsports]
Larry McReynolds, 23 [Fox/SPEED TV]
Steve Hmiel, 19 [1 with #8-Dale Jr., 18 with Mark Martin][Earnhardt Ganassi management]
Tony Eury Sr., 15 [JR Motorsports in NNS]
Robby Reiser, 15 [2003 Champ][GM of Roush Fenway Racing]
Paul Andrews, 12 [1992 Champ]
Matt Borland, 12 [Stewart Haas Racing Director]
Kevin Hamlin, 9 [all with RCR]
Scott Miller, 6, [1 with PPI, 1 as a sub with #29-Harvick]
Michael McSwain, 5
Lee McCall, 5
Joey Knuckles, 4
Mike Beam, 3 [RFR trucks]
Jim Long, 3 [Hendrick Busch teams]
Tony Eury Jr., 2 [Dale Jr., 1 in #8, 1 in #88][Hendrick R&D]
Scott Eggleston, 1 [with Michael Waltrip - Daytona 500]
Chris Andrews, 1 [at Roush Racing as engineer]
Chris Carrier, 1 [looking]
Randy Goss, 1 [?]
James Ince, 1 [looking]
Chip Bolin, 1 [at Calif while Robby Reiser was suspended, back to engineer job in 2009]
NOTE: wins may not be with current teams, missing many of the old timers/past crew chiefs as I have not found accurate records of wins
* deceased
(11-15-2009)

Multiple Championships as a Crew Chief:
8 Dale Inman (7 with Richard Petty 1964, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979; 1 with Terry Labonte 1984)
4 Kirk Shelmerdine (4 with Dale Earnhard 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991)
3 Ray Evernham (3 with Jeff Gordon 1995, 1997, 1998)
3 Bud Moore (2 with Joe Weatherly 1962, 1963; 1 with Buck Baker 1957)
3 Lee Petty (3 with Lee Petty 1954, 1958, 1959)
3 Chad Knaus (3 with Jimmie Johnson 2006, 2007, 2008)
2 Greg Zipadelli (2 with Tony Stewart 2002, 2005)
2 Andy Petree (2 with Dale Earnhardt 1993, 1994)
2 Jeff Hammond (2 with Darrell Waltrip 1982, 1985)
2 Herb Nab (2 with Cale Yarborough 1976, 1977)
2 Jake Elder (2 with David Pearson 1968, 1969)
2 Travis Carter (1 with Benny Parsons 1973, 1 with Cale Yarborough 1978)
2 Tim Brewer (1 with Cale Yarborough 1978, 1 with Darrell Waltrip 1981)
2 Carl Kiekhafer (1 with Tim Flock 1955; 1 with Buck Baker 1956)
2 Smokey Yunick (2 with Herb Thomas 1951, 1953)

Daytona 500, Winning crew chiefs, Drivers
1959: Kenny Myler, Lee Petty
1960: Ray Fox, Junior Johnson
1961: Smokey Yunick, Marvin Panch
1962: Smokey Yunick(2), Fireball Roberts
1963: Leonard Wood, Tiny Lund
1964: Lee Petty, Richard Petty
1965: Jack Sullivan, Fred Lorenzen
1966: Lee Petty(2), Richard Petty
1967: Eddie Pagan, Mario Andretti
1968: Leonard Wood(2), Cale Yarborough
1969: Herb Nab, LeeRoy Yarbrough
1970: Maurice Petty, Pete Hamilton
1971: Dale Inman, Richard Petty
1972: Leonard Wood(3), A.J. Foyt
1973: Dale Inman(2), Richard Petty
1974: Dale Inman(3), Richard Petty
1975: Travis Carter, Benny Parsons
1976: Leonard Wood(4), David Pearson
1977: Herb Nab(2), Cale Yarborough
1978: Bud Moore, Bobby Allison
1979: Dale Inman(4), Richard Petty
1980: Waddell Wilson, Buddy Baker
1981: Dale Inman(5), Richard Petty
1982: Gary Nelson, Bobby Allison
1983: Waddell Wilson(2), Cale Yarborough
1984: Waddell Wilson(3), Cale Yarborough
1985: Ernie Elliott, Bill Elliott
1986: Gary Nelson(2), Geoff Bodine
1987: Ernie Elliott(2), Bill Elliott
1988: Jimmy Fennig, Bobby Allison
1989: Jeff Hammond, Darrell Waltrip
1990: Buddy Parrott, Derrike Cope
1991: Tony Glover, Ernie Irvan
1992: Larry McReynolds, Davey Allison
1993: Jimmy Makar, Dale Jarrett
1994: Tony Glover(2), Sterling Marlin
1995: Tony Glover(3), Sterling Marlin
1996: Todd Parrott, Dale Jarrett
1997: Ray Evernham, Jeff Gordon
1998: Larry McReynolds(2), Dale Earnhardt
1999: Ray Evernham(2), Jeff Gordon
2000: Todd Parrott(2), Dale Jarrett
2001: Scott Eggleston, Michael Waltrip
2002: Tommy Baldwin Jr., Ward Burton
2003: Slugger Labbe, Michael Waltrip
2004: Tony Eury Sr., Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2005: Robbie Loomis, Jeff Gordon
2006: Darian Grubb, Jimmie Johnson
2007: Todd Berrier, Kevin Harvick
2008: Roy McCauley, Ryan Newman
2009: Drew Blickensderfer, Matt Kenseth

Drivers with the current streak of consecutive seasons with at least one win a year:
11, Tony Stewart, Kansas, October 2009 [1999-2009]
8, Kurt Busch, Texas, November 2009 [2002-2009]
8, Jimmie Johnson, Charlotte, October 2009 [2002-2009]
5, Kyle Busch, Richmond, May 2009 [2005-2009]
4, Denny Hamlin, Martinsville, October 2009 [2006-2009]
2, Kasey Kahne, Atlanta, September 2009 [2008-2009]
1, Matt Kenseth, Daytona, February 2009
1, Jeff Gordon, Texas, April 2009
1, Brad Keselowski, Talladega, April 2009
1, David Reutimann, Charlotte, May 2009
1, Mark Martin, New Hampshire, September 2009
1, Joey Logano, New Hampshire, June 2009
1, Jamie McMurray, Talladega, November 2009
1, Brian Vickers, Michigan, August 2008

Drivers with the current streak of consecutive seasons with at least one win a year:
6, Greg Biffle, Dover, September 2008 [2003-2008]
3, Jeff Burton, Charlotte, October 2008 [2006-2008]
2, Carl Edwards, Homestead, November 2008 [2007-2008]
2, Clint Bowyer, Richmond, May 2008 [2007-2008]
1, Ryan Newman, Daytona, February 2008
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Michigan, June 2008

Drivers who lost winning streaks and did not win in 2008
14, Jeff Gordon, Charlotte, October 2007
6, Matt Kenseth, Homestead, November 2007
2, Kevin Harvick, Daytona, February 2007
1, Casey Mears, Charlotte, May 2007
1, Martin Truex Jr., Dover, June 2007
1, Juan Pablo Montoya, Sonoma, June 2007
1, Jamie McMurray, Daytona, July 2007

drivers who lost winning streaks and did not win in 2007
6, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Richmond, May 2006 [won in 2008]
2, Kasey Kahne, Charlotte, May 2006 [won in 2008]
1, Brian Vickers, Talladega, October 2006

Owners with the current streak of consecutive seasons with at least one win a year:
Owner, Wins, Number of Years, Specific Years
Hendrick Motorsports, 173, 24, 1986 - 2009
Penske Championship Racing, 57, 19, 1991 - 2009
Joe Gibbs Racing, 76, 17, 1993 - 2009
Roush Fenway Racing, 99, 13, 1997 - 2009
Richard Petty Motorsports/GEM, 3, 2, 2008-2009
Stewart-Hass Racing, 4, 1, 2009
Phoenix Racing, 1, 1, 2009
Michael Waltrip Racing , 1, 1, 2009
Red Bull Racing, 1, 1, 2009

Owners with the current streak of consecutive seasons with at least one win a year:
and need to win in 2009 to extend their streaks
Owner, Wins, Number of Years, Specific Years
Richard Childress Racing, 20, 4, 2005 - 2008

Owners who lost winning streaks and did not win in 2008
Owner, Wins, Seasons, Years
Dale Earnhardt, Inc., 24, 8, 2000 - 2007
Chip Ganassi Racing, 6, 1, 2007 - 2007

Kenseth ties record for season start:
#17-Matt Kenseth won the Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway of Southern California. He became just the fourth driver to win the Daytona 500 AND then the next race of the season:
Richard Petty, (1973) Daytona & Richmond, 23rd at Rockingham in 3rd race
Cale Yarborough, (1977) Daytona & Richmond, 6th at Rockingham
Jeff Gordon (1997), Daytona & Rockingham, 4th at Richmond
Also Kenseth is the fifth driver to win the first two races of the season
Marvin Panch (1957), Lancaster & Concord, 3rd at Titusville
Bob Welborn (1959), Fayetteville & Daytona Qual Race [points race then], 41st Daytona 500, started from pole
David Pearson (1976), Riverside & Daytona 500, 29th at Rockingham
Jeff Gordon (1997), Daytona & Rockingham, 4th at Richmond
no driver has won the first three races of the season and no driver has won the next two races after the Daytona 500.(2-26-2009)

Last time a driver won and not be at the following race? #40-Jamie McMurray won at Lowe's Motor Speedway last week, but due to a committment to his #27 Nationwide [the Busch] team, he did not race at Martinsville. It marked the first time a race winner has not started the next event since 1984 when it happened twice. In March 1984, Benny Parsons won the Coca-Cola 500 at Atlanta but did not start the next race (Valleydale 500 at Bristol). In April 1984, Cale Yarborough won the Winston 500 at Talladega but did not start the next race (Coors 420 at Nashville Fairgrounds). Both Parsons and Yarborough were running limited schedules at the time focusing on the larger tracks.(10-18-2002)
LATEST: #09-Brad Keselowski won at Talladega in April 2009 and did not run the following race at Richmond in May 2009.(5-2-2009)

Drivers in NASCAR's top series who have won three or
more consecutive races in a season:
1951 Herb Thomas: Macon, Langhorne, Charlotte
1952 Dick Rathmann: Langhorne, Darlington, Dayton
1954 Herb Thomas: Mechanicsburg, Spartanburg, Weaverville
1956 Buck Baker: Hillsboro, Martinsville, New Oxford
1957 Fireball Roberts: North Wilkesboro, Langhorne, Charlotte
1958 Junior Johnson: Columbia, Bradford, Reading
1961 Junior Johnson: Weaverville, Richmond, South Boston
1962 Richard Petty: Roanoke, Winston-Salem, Spartanburg
1963 Richard Petty: Martinsville, North Wilkesboro, Columbia
1964 Billy Wade(4): Old Bridge, Bridgehampton, Islip, Watkins Glen
1966 David Pearson(4): Hickory, Columbia, Greenville, Winston-Salem
1966 Richard Petty: Darlington, Hampton, Macon
1967 Richard Petty: Fonda, Islip, Bristol
1967 Richard Petty(10/record): Winston-Salem, Columbia, Savannah, Darlington, Hickory, Richmond, Beltsville, Hillsboro, Martinsville, North Wilkesboro
1968 David Pearson(4): Weaverville, Darlington, Beltsville, Hampton
1968 Richard Petty: Columbia, Winston-Salem, Weaverville
1968 Richard Petty: Hillsboro, Martinsville, North Wilkesboro
1969 Bobby Isaac: Columbia, Hickory, Greenville
1970 Richard Petty: Richmond, Dover, Raleigh
1971 Bobby Allison(5): Charlotte, Dover, Michigan, Riverside, Houston
1971 Richard Petty(5): Malta, Islip, Trenton, Nashville, Atlanta
Drivers in NASCAR's top series who have won three or
more consecutive races in a season since the modern era began in 1972:
1972 Bobby Allison: Bristol, Trenton, Atlanta
1973 David Pearson: Darlington, Martinsville, Talladega
1974 Richard Petty (X): Atlanta, Pocono, Talladega
1975 Richard Petty (X): Bristol, Atlanta, North Wilkesboro
1976 Cale Yarborough (X)(4): Richmond, Dover, Martinsville, North Wilkesboro
1976 David Pearson: Charlotte, Riverside, Michigan
1981 Darrell Waltrip (X)(4): Martinsville, North Wilkesboro, Charlotte, Rockingham
1983 Bobby Allison (X): Darlington, Richmond, Dover
1987 Dale Earnhardt (X): Bristol, Darlington, Richmond
1987 Dale Earnhardt (X)(4): Darlington, North Wilkesboro, Bristol, Martinsville
1988 Rusty Wallace: Charlotte, North Wilkesboro, Rockingham
1991 Harry Gant (4): Darlington, Richmond, Dover, Martinsville
1992 Bill Elliott (4): Rockingham, Richmond, Atlanta, Darlington
1993 Mark Martin (4): Watkins Glen, Brooklyn, Bristol, Darlington
1993 Rusty Wallace: Bristol, North Wilkesboro, Martinsville
1994 Rusty Wallace: Dover, Pocono, Michigan
1996 Jeff Gordon: Dover, Martinsville, North Wilkesboro
1998 Jeff Gordon (X)(4): Pocono, Indianapolis, Watkins Glen, Michigan
1998-1999 Jeff Gordon: Rockingham, Atlanta, Daytona (1999)
2004-Jimmie Johnson*: Charlotte, Martinsville, Atlanta
2007-Jimmie Johnson (X)(4): Martinsville, Atlanta, Texas, Phoenix
(*odd note: Ryan Newman won the pole for all three races Johnson won)
(X = won the Cup Championship that season)
(All have won at least one championship except Rathmann, Roberts, Wade, Gant and Martin)

Drivers in NASCAR's top series who have won four or more consecutive races in a season since the modern era began in 1972:
1976 Cale Yarborough (X)(4): Richmond, Dover, Martinsville, North Wilkesboro
1981 Darrell Waltrip (X)(4): Martinsville, North Wilkesboro, Charlotte, Rockingham
1987 Dale Earnhardt (X)(4): Darlington, North Wilkesboro, Bristol, Martinsville
1991 Harry Gant (4): Darlington, Richmond, Dover, Martinsville
1992 Bill Elliott (4): Rockingham, Richmond, Atlanta, Darlington
1993 Mark Martin (4): Watkins Glen, Brooklyn, Bristol, Darlington
1998 Jeff Gordon (X)(4): Pocono, Indianapolis, Watkins Glen, Michigan
2007-Jimmie Johnson (X)(4): Martinsville, Atlanta, Texas, Phoenix
(X = won the Cup Championship in that season)
The last time a driver win five races in a row, was Richard Petty in 1971, the record is 10 by Petty in 1967.(11-18-2007)

First Time Winners in Coke 600:
Six drivers have won the spring race at Lowe's Motor Speedway [World/Coca-Cola 600] as their first career Cup win, four all went on to win at least one Cup championship in their careers:
2009: David Reutimann [best points position is 16th in 2009 - so far]
2007: Casey Mears [best points position was 14th in 2006]
2000: Matt Kenseth [champ in 2003]
1995: Bobby Labonte [champ in 2000]
1994: Jeff Gordon [champ in 1995,1997,1998,2001]
1961: David Pearson: [champ in 1966,1968,1969]
(9-29-2009)

Whoops, Allison back to 84 wins: Darrell Waltrip is again tied for third all-time in career wins after NASCAR disallowed Bobby Allison's claim to an additional win. Darrell Waltrip's place in the NASCAR record book has shifted again. The record for all-time victories will be revised to put the Franklin resident back in a third-place tie with Bobby Allison at 84 wins apiece, NASCAR Vice President Jim Hunter said. Hunter said a ''computer glitch'' resulted in a change to the records last year that awarded Allison one more win than Waltrip. ''As long as they don't take any wins away from me, I don't care,'' Waltrip said yesterday at the NASCAR Nextel Media Tour. Both remain behind Richard Petty (200 wins) and David Pearson (105). Allison for decades has claimed that he owned a 1971 victory at North Wilkesboro, N.C., for which he was never credited. NASCAR had ruled that win didn't qualify as a victory in what was then the Grand National Series [now Nextel Cup]. Said racing historian Bob Moore: ''Bobby was driving a Mustang in what was then the Grand American Series. NASCAR needed to fill out the field at North Wilkesboro that day and invited him to enter the car in its Grand National race. After Bobby won the race he was told it didn't count as a Grand National win.'' Allison appeared to have won the argument. Last year NASCAR's media update book listed Allison with 85 wins and Waltrip with 84. ''There had been some discussion with NASCAR about changing the record,'' Moore said. ''Apparently the editor of the update book thought a decision had been made to give Bobby the win and printed the revised record.''(Tennessean)(1-26-2005)

Allison wins up a notch UPDATE sort of: hadn't heard this..so.....When Darrell Waltrip quit Cup racing four years ago, he was tied with fellow retiree Bobby Allison at third in all-time wins. According to the NASCAR record book, both had 84 victories (behind Richard Petty's 200 and David Pearson's 105). At the start of the 2004 season, however, those records were altered. Allison was awarded an 85th win, leaving him alone in third and dropping Waltrip to fourth. Allison had long argued that decades ago he won a race for which he was never credited. There was a dispute over whether the race Allison won was, at the time, part of NASCAR's official premier series [he won in a Mustang]. Last year NASCAR finally decided in Allison's favor. Waltrip still holds the distinction as the winningest driver in NASCAR's modern era (1972-present), during which time all of his 84 victories came. Second is Dale Earnhardt (76) followed by Jeff Gordon and Cale Yarborough (69 each), Petty (60) and Allison (55). Waltrip is preparing for his fifth season as a Fox Sports racing commentator. He begins his duties during next month's Daytona SpeedWeeks.(Tennessean)(1-5-2005)
UPDATE: from a DW Q&A column at FoxSports.com: Linda from Manassas, Va.: I just read where NASCAR, after reviewing the situation, has given Bobby Allison a win he had in a Mustang. Wonder if NASCAR will ever "review the situation" and give you the win at North Wilkesboro that they gave to Brett Bodine?! [no idea what that one is about??]
DW's Answer: "I heard through the grapevine — through Jayski actually — that NASCAR had revised the results after 30 years and given Bobby Allison credit for some race that he won in a Mustang. No one has called me and told me anything about it, not that they necessarily would. A Mustang has never been a Cup car so I don't know if that change is official or not. If it is, it would be one of those things that make you go "Hmmm."(FoxSports), been told by sources that Bobby Allison also had not heard about the win being added.(1-12-2005)