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All-time NASCAR Cup Series winners at Bristol

BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – SEPTEMBER 17: Chris Buescher, driver of the #17 Fastenal Ford, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 17, 2022 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

In the 122 Cup Series points-awarding races held at the paved Bristol Motor Speedway, 44 drivers have won a race at the famed Tennessee short track.

The first race was held at the track in July of 1961. Jack Smith, a 21-time winner in the Cup Series, led 243 of the 500 laps en route to victory in the Volunteer 500.

Chris Buescher is the most recent victor at the track, taking the win last September.

This weekend in the Bristol Night Race, seven of the starters are past winners at the speedway. Below is a list of the all-time winners at the track.

CHARLOTTE, NC – MARCH 22: Darrell Waltrip speaks to the media about the unveiling of his Championship-winning No. 11 Mountain Dew Buick during the kick off of the final 50 days before the opeining of the NASCAR Hall of Fame at the NASCAR Hall of Fame on March 22, 2010 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)


12 wins
Darrell Waltrip

9 wins
Dale Earnhardt, Rusty Wallace, Cale Yarborough

8 wins
Kyle Busch*

6 wins
Kurt Busch

Photo by Feliz Vigil/TRE


5 wins
Jeff Gordon, David Pearson

4 wins
Bobby Allison, Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth

3 wins
Kevin Harvick*, Brad Keselowski*, Fred Lorenzen, Richard Petty

DAYTONA BEACH, FL – JULY 06: Terry Labonte driver of the #32 C&J Energy Ford, stands on pit road before the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 6, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)



2 wins
Denny Hamlin*, Jimmie Johnson*, Alan Kulwicki, Terry Labonte, Joey Logano*, Mark Martin


1 win
Davey Allison, Donnie Allison, Jeff Burton, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Bill Elliott, Charlie Glotzbach, Paul Goldsmith, Dick Hutcherson, Ernie Irvan, Dale Jarrett, Ned Jarrett, Bobby Johns, Junior Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Larson*, Benny Parsons, Jim Paschal, Fireball Roberts, Elliott Sadler, Jack Smith, Tony Stewart, Joe Weatherly, Chris Buescher*

Ned Jarrett. Photo: Brian Lawdermilk | Getty Images



* indicates an active driver in the Cup Series.

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