Kyle Larson ties Dale Earnhardt Jr. on the all-time wins list
SONOMA, Cali. — Kyle Larson tied Dale Earnhardt Jr. on the all-time NASCAR Cup Series wins list with his 26th career win Sunday at Sonoma Raceway.
Larson earned his 26th career win in his 346th Cup Series start. Earnhardt Jr. claimed win No. 26 at Phoenix in November 2015 — his 576th start.
Winding the clock back to Chicagoland Speedway in July 2009, when Earnhardt Jr. made his 346th start, here is what his numbers looked like:
- 18 wins
- 87 Top-5 finishes
- 140 Top-10s
- 6471 laps led
Meanwhile, Larson’s numbers, not including the aforementioned 26 wins, look like this:
- 111 Top-5s
- 172 Top-10s
- 8230 laps led
Larson also tied Fred Lorenzen on the all-time wins list Sunday. Lorenzen earned 26 wins in 126 starts.
Lorenzen, a 2015 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee, had a remarkable 13.3 average finish and led 8,152 laps in 158 starts. For reference, it took until start no. 343rd — at Kansas this year — for Larson to pass Lorenzen on the all-time laps led list.
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
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