All-Time NASCAR Cup Series Race Winners
Updated 7-26-2026
All Time NASCAR NOAPS (Busch/Xfinity) Series Wins
All Time NASCAR Truck Series Wins
All Time NASCAR National Series Wins
All-Time NASCAR Cup Series Pole winners / Track Records
SEE BELOW for some cool Jayski stats:
drivers who have won on their birthday, all-time and current win streaks by season, all-time 2nd place finishes,
most winning drivers in a season, teams that have won 1-2-3-4 in a race,
drivers to win a race in 1st, 2nd or 3rd career start, foreign drivers who have won a NASCAR Cup race and more
Active Drivers = BOLD and in ALLCAPS; Last Winning driver RED and ALL CAPS;
(HOF) = Driver in NASCAR Hall of Fame with link included
Many drivers names are linked to racing-reference.info and their all time stats.
ALL TIME NASCAR CUP SERIES WINS
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Championships | Title Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Petty (HOF) | 200 | 7 | 1964, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979 |
| 2 | David Pearson (HOF) | 105 | 3 | 1966, 1968, 1969 |
| 3 | Jeff Gordon (HOF) | 93 | 4 | 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001 |
| 4 | Bobby Allison (HOF) | 85 | 1 | 1983 |
| 5 | Darrell Waltrip (HOF) | 84 | 3 | 1981, 1982, 1985 |
| 6 | JIMMIE JOHNSON (HOF) | 83 | 7 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016 |
| 7 | Cale Yarborough (HOF) | 83 | 3 | 1976, 1977, 1978 |
| 8 | Dale Earnhardt (HOF) | 76 | 7 | 1980, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994 |
| 9 | DENNY HAMLIN | 64 | ||
| 10 | Kyle Busch | 63 | 2 | 2015, 2019 |
| 11 | Kevin Harvick | 60 | 1 | 2014 |
| 12 | Rusty Wallace (HOF) | 55 | 1 | 1989 |
| 13 | Lee Petty (HOF) | 54 | 3 | 1954, 1958, 1959 |
| 14 | Ned Jarrett (HOF) | 50 | 2 | 1961, 1965 |
| 15 | Junior Johnson (HOF) | 50 | ||
| 16 | Tony Stewart (HOF) | 49 | 3 | 2002, 2005, 2011 |
| 17 | Herb Thomas (HOF) | 48 | 2 | 1951, 1953 |
| 18 | Buck Baker (HOF) | 46 | 2 | 1956, 1957 |
| 19 | Bill Elliott (HOF) | 44 | 1 | 1988 |
| 20 | Mark Martin (HOF) | 40 | ||
| 21 | Tim Flock (HOF) | 39 | 2 | 1952, 1955 |
| 22 | Matt Kenseth (HOF) | 39 | 1 | 2003 |
| 23 | JOEY LOGANO | 38 | 3 | 2018, 2022, 2024 |
| 24 | Bobby Isaac (HOF) | 37 | 1 | 1970 |
| 25 | BRAD KESELOWSKI | 36 | 1 | 2012 |
| 26 | Kurt Busch (HOF) | 34 | 1 | 2004 |
| 27 | Martin Truex Jr. | 34 | 1 | 2017 |
| 28 | Fireball Roberts (HOF) | 33 | ||
| 29 | Dale Jarrett (HOF) | 32 | 1 | 1999 |
| 30 | KYLE LARSON | 32 | 2 | 2021, 2025 |
| 31 | Carl Edwards (HOF) | 28 | ||
| 32 | Rex White (HOF) | 28 | 1 | 1960 |
| 33 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. (HOF) | 26 | ||
| 34 | Fred Lorenzen (HOF) | 26 | ||
| 35 | Jim Paschal | 25 | ||
| 36 | Joe Weatherly (HOF) | 25 | 2 | 1962, 1963 |
| 37 | CHASE ELLIOTT | 23 | 1 | 2020 |
| 38 | Ricky Rudd (HOF) | 23 | ||
| 39 | Terry Labonte (HOF) | 22 | 2 | 1984, 1996 |
| 40 | Jeff Burton | 21 | ||
| 41 | Bobby Labonte (HOF) | 21 | 1 | 2000 |
| 42 | Benny Parsons (HOF) | 21 | 1 | 1973 |
| 43 | Jack Smith | 21 | ||
| 44 | Speedy Thompson | 20 | ||
| 45 | Davey Allison (HOF) | 19 | ||
| 46 | Buddy Baker (HOF) | 19 | ||
| 47 | Greg Biffle | 19 | ||
| 48 | Fonty Flock | 19 | ||
| 49 | RYAN BLANEY | 19 | 1 | 2023 |
| 50 | Geoffrey Bodine | 18 | ||
| 51 | Neil Bonnett | 18 | ||
| 52 | Harry Gant (HOF) | 18 | ||
| 53 | Ryan Newman | 18 | ||
| 54 | Kasey Kahne | 18 | ||
| 55 | Marvin Panch | 17 | ||
| 56 | Curtis Turner (HOF) | 17 | ||
| 57 | WILLIAM BYRON | 16 | ||
| 58 | Ernie Irvan | 15 | ||
| 59 | Dick Hutcherson | 14 | ||
| 60 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 14 | ||
| 61 | CHRISTOPHER BELL | 13 | ||
| 62 | Dick Rathmann | 13 | ||
| 63 | TYLER REDDICK | 13 | ||
| 62 | Tim Richmond | 13 | ||
| 64 | Donnie Allison (HOF) | 10 | ||
| 65 | Clint Bowyer | 10 | ||
| 66 | Sterling Marlin | 10 | ||
| 68 | Paul Goldsmith | 9 | ||
| 69 | Cotton Owens (HOF) | 9 | ||
| 70 | Bob Welborn | 9 | ||
| 71 | ALEX BOWMAN | 8 | ||
| 72 | Kyle Petty | 8 | ||
| 73 | SHANE VAN GISBERGEN | 8 | ||
| 74 | Darel Dieringer | 7 | ||
| 75 | A.J. Foyt | 7 | ||
| 76 | Jamie McMurray | 7 | ||
| 77 | Jim Reed | 7 | ||
| 78 | Marshall Teague | 7 | ||
| 79 | CHASE BRISCOE | 6 | ||
| 80 | ROSS CHASTAIN | 6 | ||
| 81 | CHRIS BUESCHER | 6 | ||
| 82 | AUSTIN DILLON | 6 | ||
| 83 | Ward Burton | 5 | ||
| 84 | Dan Gurney | 5 | ||
| 85 | Alan Kulwicki (HOF) | 5 | 1 | 1992 |
| 86 | Tiny Lund | 5 | ||
| 87 | Dave Marcis | 5 | ||
| 88 | Jeremy Mayfield | 5 | ||
| 89 | Ralph Moody (HOF) | 5 | ||
| 90 | Lloyd Dane | 4 | ||
| 91 | Bob Flock | 4 | ||
| 92 | Charlie Glotzbach | 4 | ||
| 93 | Eddie Gray | 4 | ||
| 94 | Bobby Hamilton | 4 | ||
| 95 | Pete Hamilton | 4 | ||
| 96 | Parnelli Jones | 4 | ||
| 97 | Hershel McGriff (HOF) | 4 | ||
| 98 | Joe Nemechek | 4 | ||
| 99 | Eddie Pagan | 4 | ||
| 100 | Ken Schrader | 4 | ||
| 101 | Morgan Shepherd | 4 | ||
| 102 | Nelson Stacy | 4 | ||
| 103 | RICKY STENHOUSE JR | 4 | ||
| 104 | Billy Wade | 4 | ||
| 105 | Michael Waltrip | 4 | ||
| 106 | Glen Wood (HOF) | 4 | ||
| 107 | A.J. ALLMENDINGER | 3 | ||
| 108 | Aric Almirola | 3 | ||
| 109 | Bill Blair | 3 | ||
| 110 | AUSTIN CINDRIC | 3 | ||
| 111 | Robby Gordon | 3 | ||
| 112 | ERIK JONES | 3 | ||
| 113 | DickLinder | 3 | ||
| 114 | Frank Mundy | 3 | ||
| 115 | Elliott Sadler | 3 | ||
| 116 | Gwyn Staley | 3 | ||
| 117 | DANIEL SUÁREZ | 3 | ||
| 118 | Brian Vickers | 3 | ||
| 119 | BUBBA WALLACE | 3 | ||
| 120 | Marcos Ambrose | 2 | ||
| 121 | John Andretti | 2 | ||
| 122 | Johnny Beauchamp | 2 | ||
| 123 | Red Byron (HOF) | 2 | 1 | 1949 |
| 124 | Derrike Cope | 2 | ||
| 125 | Ricky Craven | 2 | ||
| 126 | Ray Elder | 2 | ||
| 127 | COREY HEIM | 2 | ||
| 128 | James Hylton | 2 | ||
| 129 | Bobby Johns | 2 | ||
| 130 | Joe Lee Johnson | 2 | ||
| 131 | Al Keller | 2 | ||
| 132 | Elmo Langley | 2 | ||
| 133 | Danny Letner | 2 | ||
| 134 | MICHAEL MCDOWELL | 2 | ||
| 135 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 2 | ||
| 136 | Billy Myers | 2 | ||
| 137 | Jimmy Pardue | 2 | ||
| 138 | Steve Park | 2 | ||
| 139 | “Tiger” Tom Pistone | 2 | ||
| 140 | Marvin Porter | 2 | ||
| 141 | David Ragan | 2 | ||
| 142 | David Reutimann | 2 | ||
| 143 | Gober Sosebee | 2 | ||
| 144 | Jimmy Spencer | 2 | ||
| 145 | Emanuel Zervakis | 2 | ||
| 146 | Johnny Allen | 1 | ||
| 147 | Bill Amick | 1 | ||
| 148 | Mario Andretti | 1 | ||
| 149 | Earl Balmer | 1 | ||
| 150 | Trevor Bayne | 1 | ||
| 151 | Johnny Benson | 1 | ||
| 152 | JOSH BERRY | 1 | ||
| 153 | Brett Bodine | 1 | ||
| 154 | Ron Bouchard | 1 | ||
| 155 | Richard Brickhouse | 1 | ||
| 156 | Dick Brooks | 1 | ||
| 157 | Bob Burdick | 1 | ||
| 158 | Marvin Burke | 1 | ||
| 159 | Harrison Burton | 1 | ||
| 160 | Neil Cole | 1 | ||
| 161 | Jim Cook | 1 | ||
| 162 | COLE CUSTER | 1 | ||
| 163 | Mark Donohue | 1 | ||
| 164 | Joe Eubanks | 1 | ||
| 165 | Lou Figaro | 1 | ||
| 166 | Jimmy Florian | 1 | ||
| 167 | Larry Frank | 1 | ||
| 168 | TY GIBBS | 1 | ||
| 169 | Danny Graves | 1 | ||
| 170 | Royce Hagerty | 1 | ||
| 171 | Justin Haley | 1 | ||
| 172 | Bobby Hillin | 1 | ||
| 173 | CARSON HOCEVAR | 1 | ||
| 174 | Jim Hurtubise | 1 | ||
| 175 | John Kieper | 1 | ||
| 176 | Harold Kite | 1 | ||
| 177 | Paul Lewis | 1 | ||
| 178 | Johnny Mantz | 1 | ||
| 179 | Sam McQuagg | 1 | ||
| 180 | CASEY MEARS | 1 | ||
| 181 | Paul Menard | 1 | ||
| 182 | Lloyd Moore | 1 | ||
| 183 | Jerry Nadeau | 1 | ||
| 184 | Norm Nelson | 1 | ||
| 185 | Bill Norton | 1 | ||
| 186 | Phil Parsons | 1 | ||
| 187 | Dick Passwater | 1 | ||
| 188 | Lennie Pond | 1 | ||
| 189 | Bill Rexford | 1 | 1 | 1950 |
| 190 | Jody Ridley | 1 | ||
| 191 | Shorty Rollins | 1 | ||
| 192 | Jim Roper | 1 | ||
| 193 | Earl Ross | 1 | ||
| 194 | John Rostek | 1 | ||
| 195 | Johnny Rutherford | 1 | ||
| 196 | Greg Sacks | 1 | ||
| 197 | Leon Sales | 1 | ||
| 198 | Frankie Schneider | 1 | ||
| 199 | Wendell Scott (HOF) | 1 | ||
| 200 | Louis Grier “Buddy” Shuman | 1 | ||
| 201 | Regan Smith | 1 | ||
| 202 | John Soares | 1 | ||
| 203 | Lake Speed | 1 | ||
| 204 | Chuck Stevenson | 1 | ||
| 205 | Donald Thomas | 1 | ||
| 206 | Tommy Thompson | 1 | ||
| 207 | Art Watts | 1 | ||
| 208 | Danny Weinberg | 1 | ||
| 209 | Jack White | 1 |
Last Winning driver RED and ALL CAPS;
(HOF) = Driver in NASCAR Hall of Fame with link included
Many drivers names are linked to racing-reference.info and their all time stats.
Other Jayski.com All Time Wins Stats Links
All Time NASCAR Xfinity Series Wins
All Time NASCAR Truck Series Wins
All Time NASCAR National Series Wins
Reddick wins 5 of 9 races to start the 2026 season: With his win at Kansas Speedway on April 19, 2026, #45-Tyler Reddick became the fourth driver in NASCAR Cup Series history to win five of the first nine races in any season, joining three NASCAR Hall of Famers: Dale Earnhardt (1987), Cale Yarborough (1977) and Richard Petty(1975).(4-19/2026)
NASCAR officials award Bobby Allison with 85th Cup victory: NASCAR announced its recognition of Bobby Allison as the official winner of the NASCAR Cup Series Myers Brothers Memorial at Bowman Gray Stadium on August 6, 1971. The NASCAR record books have been updated to reflect Allison in sole possession of fourth place on the all-time Cup Series wins list with 85 wins. With Allison’s win total updated to 85, he now only trails fellow NASCAR Hall of Famers Richard Petty (200), David Pearson (105) and Jeff Gordon (93).See full article here.(10-23-2024)
NASCAR Cup Drivers that won the 1st THREE races of a season
| Season | Driver | Car | Races | 3rd Race Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tyler Reddick | #45 Toyota | Daytona (2/15), Atlanta (2/22) & COTA (3/1) | WON at COTA | First driver ever in 74 years to win the first 3 races of a season. Finished 8th at the 4th race in Phoenix. |
| Season | Driver | Car | Races | 3rd Race Result | Notes |
| 1957 | Marvin Panch | #98 Ford | Lancaster, CA(11/11/56) & Concord, NC (12/2/56) | Finished 3rd at Titusville-Cocoa Speedway (FL). | The two races were considered part of the 1957 season. Finished 2nd in the championship. |
| 1959 | Bob Welborn | #46/#49 Chevy | Riverside, CA (11/9/58) & Daytona 500 Qualifying Race (2/19/59) | Finished 41st in Daytona 500. | The Riverside race was the start of the 1959 season. The qualifying race was a full points race back then. Ran 29 of 44 races, finished 17th in championship. |
| 1976 | David Pearson (HOF) | #21 Mercury | Riverside, CA (1/18) & Daytona 500 (2/15) | Finished 29th at Rockingham. | Ran 22 of 30 races, finished 9th in championship. |
| 1997 | Jeff Gordon (HOF) | #24 Chevy | Daytona 500 (2/16) & Rockingham (2/23) | Finished 4th at Richmond. | Won 1997 NASCAR Cup Championship |
| 2009 | Matt Kenseth (HOF) | #20 Toyota | Daytona 500 (2/15) & Fontana, CA (2/22) | Finished 43rd at Las Vegas after losing an engine on lap 6. | Finished 14th in the championship. The two wins were the his only two of the season. |
1) #20-Joey Logano, 6/28/2009, New Hampshire, 19 years, 1 month, 4 days
2) #21-Trevor Bayne, 2/20/2011, Daytona 500, 20 years, 1 day (only win)
3) #5-Kyle Busch, 9/4/2005, Auto Club Speedway, 20 years, 4 months, 2 days
4) #9-Donald Thomas, 11/16/1952, Lakewood (GA), 20 years, 4 months, 6 days (only win)
5) #71-Fireball Roberts, 8/13/1950, Occoneechee Speedway, Hillsborough, NC, 21 years, 6 months, 24 days
Oldest NASCAR Cup Series Race Winners
1) #33-Harry Gant, 8/16/1992, Michigan: 52 years, 7 months, 6 days
2) #21-Morgan Shepherd, 3/20/1993, Atlanta: 51 years, 5 months, 8 days
3) #5-Mark Martin, 9/20/2009, New Hampshire: 50 years, 8 months, 11 days
4) #12-Bobby Allison, 2/14/1988, Daytona 500: 50 years, 2 months, 11 days
5) #3-Dale Earnhardt, 10/15/2000, Talladega: 49 years, 5 months, 16 days
NASCAR Cup drivers who have a race on their BIRTHDAY (FIVE times):
Cale Yarborough, Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth are the only NASCAR Cup Series drivers to ever win a points paying race on their birthday.
1) Cale Yarborough, birthday March 27, won in 1977 at North Wilkesboro Speedway and a second time in 1983 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
2) Kyle Busch, birthday on May 2, won in 2009 at Richmond (to become only the 2nd driver to win on their birthday) and a second time at Kansas in 2021.
3) Matt Kenseth, birthday on March 10, won in 2012 at Las Vegas, to become only the 3rd driver to win on their birthday, and only the 4th time ever.(5-2-2021)
Drivers with longest streak of consecutive (ten or more) seasons with at least one CUP win a year:
# of seasons, driver, years of streak
active driver streaks in bold/italics
19, Kyle Busch, 2005-2023
18, Richard Petty, 1960-1977
17, David Pearson, 1964-1980
16, Jimmie Johnson, 2002-2017
16, Ricky Rudd, 1983-1998
16, Rusty Wallace, 1986-2001
15, Joey Logano, 2012-2026 (won in 2026 to extend streak)
15, Tony Stewart, 1999-2013
15, Darrell Waltrip, 1975-1989
15, Dale Earnhardt, 1982-1996
14. Jeff Gordon, 1994-2007
13, Lee Petty, 1949-1961
13, Cale Yarborough, 1973-1985
12, Denny Hamlin, 2006-2017
11, Dale Jarrett, 1993-2003
11, Brad Keselowski, 2011-2021
11, Kevin Harvick, 2010-2020
10, Buck Baker, 1952-1961
10, Bobby Allison, 1966-1975
10, Bill Elliott, 1983-1992
10, Kurt Busch, 2002-2011
Other Current Driver Winning Streaks
8, Denny Hamlin, 2019-2026
4, Ryan Blaney, 2023-2026
3, Chase Elliott, 2024-2026
3, Chase Briscoe, 2024-2026
2, Shane Van Gisbergen, 2025-2026
1, Tyler Reddick, 2026-2026 (won the first THREE races of the season, see chart above)
1, Ty Gibbs, 2026-2026
1, Carson Hocevar, 2026-2026
1, Daniel Suárez, 2026-2026
1, Corey Heim, 2026-2026
current streaks but need need a 2026 win to continue streak
6, William Byron, 2020-2025
5, Christopher Bell, 2021-2025
5, Kyle Larson, 2021-2025
4, Ross Chastain, 2022-2025
2, Austin Cindric, 2024-2025
2, Austin Dillon, 2024-2025
1, Josh Berry. 2025-2025
1, Bubba Wallace, 2025-2025
lost their streaks after not winning a Cup race in 2025
3, Tyler Reddick, 2022-2024
3, Chris Buescher, 2022-2024
2, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 2023-2024
1, Daniel Suárez, 2024-2024
1, Brad Keselowski, 2024-2024
1, Alex Bowman, 2024-2024
1, Harrison Burton, 2024-2024 (full time Xfinity, no Cup races)
The All-Time Most 2nd Place / Runner-up Race Finishes (with thirty(30) 2nd place finishes or more):
1 Richard Petty 157 (HOF)
2 David Pearson 89 (HOF)
3 Bobby Allison 87 (HOF)
4 Jeff Gordon 75 (HOF)
5 Dale Earnhardt 70 (HOF)
6 Kyle Busch 63
6 Kevin Harvick 63
8 Mark Martin 61 (HOF)
9 Cale Yarborough 59 (HOF)
10 Darrell Waltrip 58 (HOF)
11 Buck Baker 56 (HOF)
12 Denny Hamlin 48
12 Lee Petty 48 (HOF)
14 Jimmie Johnson 46 (HOF)
15 Tony Stewart 44 (HOF)
16 Rusty Wallace 42 (HOF)
16 Terry Labonte 42 (HOF)
16 Buddy Baker 42 (HOF)
16 Kyle Larson 42
20 Brad Keselowski 41
21 Ned Jarrett 37 (HOF)
21 Bobby Isaac 37 (HOF)
23 Harry Gant 35 (HOF)
24 Jim Paschal 34
25 Dale Jarrett 32 (HOF)
25 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 32 (HOF)
27 Martin Truex Jr. 31
27 Benny Parsons 31 (HOF)
27 Matt Kenseth 31 (HOF)
30 Ricky Rudd 30 (HOF)
active drivers above bold; (HOF) = NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductee; Latest 2nd place driver in RED
current active drivers with 2nd place finishes
Chase Elliott 28
Joey Logano 23
Ryan Blaney 18
Christopher Bell 17
Tyler Reddick 16
William Byron 14
Alex Bowman 9
Ross Chastain 8
Chase Briscoe, 7
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. 6
Daniel Suárez 5
Chris Buescher 5
Erik Jones 5
Bubba Wallace 5
AJ Allmendinger 3
Josh Berry 2
Austin Dillon 3
Ty Gibbs 2
Carson Hocevar 2
Michael McDowell, 2
Shane van Gisbergen 2
Austin Cindric 1
Todd Gilliand 1 (no Cup wins)
Zane Smith 1 (no Cup wins)
J.J. Yeley 1 (no Cup wins)
Closest finishes in NASCAR Cup Series History:(since the inception of electronic scoring in 1993)
1) Kansas, 5/5/2024, 0.001 seconds, #5-Kyle Larson won over #17-Chris Buescher
2-tie) Talladega, 4/17/2011, 0.002 seconds, #48-Jimmie Johnson won over #33-Clint Bowyer, with #24-Jeff Gordon in 3rd, Three wide finish
2-tie) Darlington, 3/16/2003: 0.002 seconds, #32-Rickyn Crave won over #97-Kurt Busch
3) Atlanta, 2/25/2024: 0.003 seconds, #99-Daniel Suarez over #12-Ryan Blaney, with #8-Kyle Busch by 0.007 in 3rd, Three wide finish
4-tie) Daytona, 7/7/2007: 0.005 seconds, #26-Jamie McMurray over #5-Kyle Busch
4-tie) Talladega, 7/25/1993: 0.005 seconds, #3-Dale Earnhardt over #4-Ernie Irvan
(NASCAR.com)
Most NASCAR Cup Series Road Course Wins:
Jeff Gordon, 9 – 5 Sonoma & 4 Watkins Glen
Tony Stewart, 8 – 5 Sonoma & 3 Watkins Glen
Chase Elliott, 7 – 2 Watkins Glen, 2 Charlotte ROVAL, Daytona, COTA, Road America
Shane van Gisbergen, 7 – 2 Chicago Street Race, Sonoma, 2 Watkins Glen, Mexico City, Charlotte ROVAL (five straight, came in 2nd on the 6th)
Kyle Larson, 6 – 2 Watkins Glen, 2 Sonoma, 2 Charlotte ROVAL
Bobby Allison, 6 – 6 Riverside
Rusty Wallace, 6 – 2 Watkins Glen, 2 Sonoma, 2, Riverside
Ricky Rudd, 6 – 2 Watkins Glen, 2 Sonoma, 2 Riverside
Richard Petty, 6 – 5 Riverside, Bridgehampton, NY
Darrell Waltrip, 5 – Riverside
Tim Richmond, 5 – 4 Riverside, Watkins Glen
Dan Gurney, 5 – 5 Riverside
Martin Truex Jr., 5 – 4 Sonoma, Watkins Glen
Tyler Reddick, 4 – 2 COTA, Road America, Indianapolis G.P.
Most winning drivers in a NASCAR Cup Series season:
2022: 19 drivers in 36 races
2001: 19 drivers in 36 races
1961: 19 drivers in 52 races
1958: 19 drivers in 51 races
1956: 19 drivers in 56 races
Three teams (four times) in NASCAR Cup Series history have finished 1-2-3-4 in a single race, drivers listed::
4) Hendrick Motorsports at Dover Speedway on May 16, 2021: #48-Alex Bowman, #5-Kyle Larson, #9-Chase Elliott and #24-William Byron.
3) Roush Fenway Racing at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Nov. 20, 2005: #16-Greg Biffle, #6-Mark Martin, #17-Matt Kenseth and #99-Carl Edwards.
2) Peter DePaolo Engineering at North Wilkesboro Speedway on April 7, 1957: #22-Fireball Roberts (led all 160 laps), #97-Paul Goldsmith, #12-Ralph Moody and #98-Marvin Panch
1) Peter DePaolo Engineering at Titusville-Cocoa Speedway on December 30, 1956: #22-Fireball Roberts, #C22-Curtis Turner, #98-Marvin Panch, #12-Ralph Moody (only drivers on the lead lap and only 15 cars ran for 56 laps on the 1.6 mile road course, the only Cup race ever ran at this track)
Drivers to win their first Cup race in least number of starts: In the Chicago Street Race (7/2/2023) #91-Shane van Gisbergen became the first NASCAR driver to win in their first Cup Series start since Johnny Rutherford won his Daytona 500 qualifying race in 1963 (qualifying races counted in the standings at the time). van Gisbergen became the first road course specialist to win in a one-off effort since 1972 Indianapolis 500 winner Mark Donohue won for Team Penske at Riverside in 1973 (in his 5th Cup start). Van Gisbergens win running the #91, was the first time number 91 has been in NASCAR Cup victory lane since Tim Flock won at Hickory, NC on May 16, 1953. It is the 17th time #91 has won a Cup race, the other 16 times were all by Flock.
The list of drivers who have won a NASCAR Cup races in their 1st, 2nd or 3rd starts are as follows:
FIRST START:
Jim Roper, Charlotte Speedway, 6/19/1949, 1st start (first race of NASCAR Cup Series)(only career win in 2 career starts)
Jack White, Hamburg (NY), 9/18/1949, 1st start (only career Cup win in 12 starts)
Harold Kite, Daytona Beach Course, 2/5/1950, 1st start (only career Cup win in 9 starts)
Leon Sales, North Wilkesboro, 9/15/1950, 1st start (only career Cup win in 8 starts)
Marvin Burke, Oakland Stadium, Oakland, CA, 10/14/1951, 1st start (only career Cup win in ONE start)
Johnny Rutherford, Daytona 500 Qualifying Race #2, 2/22/1963 (was counted in standings at the time), 1st start
Shane van Gisbergen, Chicago Street Race, 7/2/2023, 1st start (active, part-time)(has 6 career Cup wins so far, all on road courses)
SECOND START:
Red Byron, Daytona Beach Course, 7/10/1949, 2nd start (1st Cup Champion 1949, 2 wins in 15 career starts)
John Rostek, Arizona State Fairgrounds, 4/3/1960, 2nd start (only career Cup win in 6 starts)
Jamie McMurray, Charlotte, 10/13/2002, 2nd start (7 wins in 584 starts)
Trevor Bayne, Daytona 500, 2/20/2011, 2nd start (only career Cup win in 187 starts)
THIRD START:
Bob Flock, Occoneechee Speedway, Hillsboro, NC, 8/7/1949, 3rd start (4 wins in 36 career starts)
Fireball Roberts, Occoneechee Speedway, Hillsboro, NC, 8/13/1950, 3rd start (33 wins in 206 career starts)
Bill Norton, Gardena, CA, 11/11/1951, 3rd start (only career Cup win in 4 starts)
Dan Gurney, Riverside, 1/20/1963, 3rd start (5 wins, all at Riverside, CA in 15 total races, 8 at Riverside)
Kevin Harvick, Atlanta, 3/11/2001, 3rd start (60 wins in 826 starts)
Justin Haley, Daytona, 7/7/2019, 3rd start (active)(only Cup win so far)
(research done using Racing-reference.info)(6-28-2026)
Van Gisbergen is the sixth foreign born driver to win a Cup race: #91-Shane Van Gisbergen won the Grant Park 200 NASCAR Cup Series race at the Chicago Street Race on July 2, 2023 for his first career win (in his first career start). Van Gisbergen is the first driver to win in his Cup Series debut since 1963 (Johnny Rutherford, Daytona qualifying race). He took the lead with 5 laps remaining and held the lead through a late caution and overtime attempt. He is the sixth foreign-born driver to win a Cup Series race.(7/2/2023)
UPDATE: Shane Van Gisbergen is now has to most wins in NASCAR Cup Series history for a foreign-born driver, with 8 (and is still full-time active)(updated 6-28-2026)
The list of NASCAR Cup Series foreign-born winning drivers:
Driver, Country, CUP Wins (in order of last win)
Shane Van Gisbergen, New Zealand, 8 (Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico, 6/15/2025; Chicago Street Race, 7/2/2023 & 7/6/2025; Sonoma, 7/13/2025 & 6/28/2026); Watkins Glen, 8/10/2025 & 5/10/2026; Charlotte ROVAL 10/5/2025)
Daniel Suárez, Mexico, 3 (Sonoma, 6/12/2022, Atlanta, 2/25/2024, Charlotte 5/24/2026)
Marcos Ambrose, Australia, 2 (Watkins Glen – twice; 8/15/2011 & 8/12/2012)
Juan Pablo Montoya, Colombia, 2 (Sonoma 6/24/2007, Watkins Glen 8/8/2010)
Earl Ross, Canada, 1 (Martinsville, 9/29/1974)
Mario Andretti, Italy, 1 (Daytona 500, 2/26/1967)
Ambrose won seven races across the three NASCAR national touring series — in Cup, NOAPS and Trucks, the most among foreign-born drivers; Canada’s Ron Fellows has next most at six wins (none in Cup, 4 in NOAPS and 2 in Trucks) and Daniel Suarez has 8 total NASCAR national touring wins (3 in Cup, 4 in NOAPS, 1 Truck series)(updated 5-24-2024)
(many stats compiled from almighty stats site racing-reference.info)