Most NASCAR Victories
June 10, 2008
Modern-day NASCAR fans brood over hard-to-follow points standings and berths in “The Chase,” but there’s still no substitute for winning. Before the sport outgrew its rural Southern roots, it produced many of the legends that eventually helped stock car racing become a national phenomenon.
Richard Petty. Bill Elliott. Cale Yarborough. Bobby Allison. Dale Earnhardt. Darrell Waltrip.
Who has taken the most checkered flags in modern-era NASCAR history? Most of today’s stars have a long way to go to make the list.
Here’s what they find themselves up against as they try to climb the ranks of most victories ever:
Darrell Waltrip: 84
Jeff Gordon: 81
Dale Earnhardt: 76
Cale Yarborough: 69
Richard Petty: 60
Bobby Allison: 55
Rusty Wallace: 55
David Pearson: 45
Bill Elliott: 44
Mark Martin: 35
Jimmie Johnson: 34
Tony Stewart: 32
Check out the rest of the list, and find out more about the drivers at NASCAR.com.



