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Most Championship Wins
This list features the drivers with the most championships in NASCAR history.
RANK | DRIVERS | CHAMPIONSHIPS | YEARS |
1 | Richard Petty | 7 | 1964, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979 |
2 | Dale Earnhardt | 7 | 1980, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994 |
3 | Jimmie Johnson | 7 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016 |
4 | Jeff Gordon | 4 | 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001 |
5 | Lee Petty | 3 | 1954, 1958, 1959 |
6 | David Pearson | 3 | 1966, 1968, 1969 |
7 | Cale Yarborough | 3 | 1876, 1977, 1978 |
8 | Darrell Waltrip | 3 | 1981, 1982, 1985 |
9 | Tony Stewart | 3 | 2002, 2005, 2011 |
10 | Joey Logano | 3 | 2018, 2022 |
11 | Herb Thomas | 2 | 1951, 1953 |
12 | Tim Flock | 2 | 1952, 1955 |
13 | Buck Baker | 2 | 1956, 1957 |
14 | Joe Weatherly | 2 | 1962, 1963 |
15 | Ned Jarrett | 2 | 1961, 1965 |
16 | Terry Labonte | 2 | 1984, 1996 |
17 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 2015, 2019 |
18 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 2021, 2025 |
References
NASCAR Digital Media (2024) 'All-time NASCAR Cup Series champions in modern era', NASCAR, 10 November. Available at: https://www.nascar.com/gallery/all-time-nascar-cup-series-champions/ (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
NASCAR Digital Media (2020) 'All-time NASCAR Cup Series champions', NASCAR, 13 August. Available at: https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2020/08/13/all-time-nascar-cup-series-champions/ (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
Wikipedia Contributors (2025) 'List of NASCAR Cup Series champions', Wikipedia, 1 December. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NASCAR_Cup_Series_champions (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
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