NASCAR Cup Series


Most races a driver led the most laps

Data mostly unavailable for NASCAR Busch Series before 1995.

DriverRaces led most laps
Richard Petty166
Cale Yarborough100
David Pearson97
Jeff Gordon96
Bobby Allison90
Dale Earnhardt84
Jimmie Johnson68
Darrell Waltrip68
Rusty Wallace67
Tony Stewart58
Junior Johnson51
Bobby Isaac44
Mark Martin42
Bill Elliott41
Kyle Busch40
Ned Jarrett40
Tim Flock38
Matt Kenseth38
Buddy Baker36
Kevin Harvick35
Buck Baker33
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.31
Kurt Busch29
Fireball Roberts26
Curtis Turner26
Geoff Bodine25
Denny Hamlin25
Jeff Burton24
Herb Thomas24
Harry Gant23
Fonty Flock22
Ernie Irvan22
Dale Jarrett22
Fred Lorenzen22
Terry Labonte21
Lee Petty21
Rex White21
Greg Biffle20
Ricky Rudd20
Kasey Kahne19
Jack Smith19
Speedy Thompson19
Davey Allison17
Neil Bonnett16
Benny Parsons15
Jim Paschal15
Dick Hutcherson14
Sterling Marlin14
Donnie Allison13
Carl Edwards12
Brad Keselowski11
Ryan Newman11
Marvin Panch11
Kyle Petty11
Tim Richmond11
LeeRoy Yarbrough11
Joey Logano10
Joe Weatherly10
A.J. Foyt9
Martin Truex, Jr.9
Bobby Labonte8
Dick Rathman8
Bob Welborn8
Glen Wood8
Alan Kulwicki7
Jeremy Mayfield7
Darel Dieringer6
Tiny Lund6
Jim Reed6
Clint Bowyer5
Ward Burton5
Paul Goldsmith5
Dan Gurney5
Jamie McMurray5
Cotton Owens5
Billy Wade5
Bill Blair4
Charlie Glotzbach4
Bobby Hamilton4
Banjo Matthews4
Juan Pablo Montoya4
Joe Nemechek4
Ken Schrader4
Mike Skinner4
Marshall Teague4
Robby Gordon3
Bobby Johns3
Parnelli Jones3
Dick Linder3
Dave Marcis3
Ralph Moody3
Frank Mundy3
Steve Park3
Morgan Shepherd3
Gober Sosebee3
Michael Waltrip3
A.J. Allmendinger2
Mario Andretti2
Brett Bodine2
Ricky Craven2
James Hylton2
Tommy Irwin2
Al Keller2
Billy Myers2
Lennie Pond2
Joe Ruttman2
Elliott Sadler2
Gwyn Staley2
Brian Vickers2
Allen Adkins1
Johnny Allen1
Marcos Ambrose1
John Andretti1
Johnny Beauchamp1
Johnny Benson, Jr.1
Dick Brooks1
Red Byron1
Lloyd Dane1
Mark Donohue1
Ray Elder1
Lou Figaro1
Eddie Gray1
Pete Hamilton1
Jim Hurtubise1
Kenny Irwin, Jr.1
Harold Kite1
Elmo Langley1
Dave MacDonald1
Johnny Mantz1
Rick Mast1
Hershel McGriff1
Sam McQuagg1
Dick Meyer1
Bud Moore1
Ted Musgrave1
Jerry Nadeau1
Norm Nelson1
Jimmy Pardue1
Tom Pistone1
David Reutimann1
John Rostek1
Greg Sacks1
Buckie Sager1
Frankie Schneider1
John Soares1
Lake Speed1
Jimmy Spencer1
Nelson Stacy1
Chuck Stevenson1
Hut Stricklin1
Jesse James Taylor1
Donald Thomas1
Jim Vandiver1
Art Watts1
Rick Wilson1
Emanuel Zervakis1