The 10 most amazing records in NASCAR history, including most consecutive Cup Series titles

Ricky Rudd, also known as “NASCAR’s Iron Man,” made 906 career starts in the NASCAR Cup Series, second only to Richard Petty (1,184). Rudd was active from 1975 to 2007 and made a record 788 consecutive starts. In total, he achieved 23 wins, 194 top-five and 374 top-10 finishes.

Here’s another record for Richard Petty. In the 1967 NASCAR season, “The King” secured 27 wins, which to this day remains the highest number of wins in a single NASCAR season. He also won 10 races in a row during that racing season. This legendary year includes victories at some of the most famous race tracks such as Daytona and Darlington.

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Jeff Gordon holds the record for most wins on throttle-limited tracks with 12 wins. This shows that he was a great tactician and a very skilled driver, especially on these high-speed tracks. Of all the tracks, six of those 12 wins came at Talladega Superspeedway.

There are few road racers in the NASCAR Cup Series, and Gordon has nine victories in these unique races. He has won five times at Sonoma Raceway and four times at Watkins Glen International, making him the most successful road racer.

Between 1997 and 2000, he won seven of the first eighteen road races. He also had 14 top-five and 18 top-ten finishes at Sonoma, which underlines his success on these difficult race tracks.

Richard Petty is an icon of NASCAR racing for a reason. And his record of 906 laps led is one of the main reasons why. This record shows how he can manage races and lead from almost start to finish. His ability to keep other drivers in the rearview mirror is unmatched.

To date, only one driver has won the NASCAR Cup Series championship five times in a row, and that driver is Jimmie Johnson. He did it between 2006 and 2010. Johnson was one of the best drivers in the sport who very rarely made mistakes, which earned him great respect from his peers and the fans.

Only three drivers in NASCAR have won multiple championships, and they are Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt and Jimmie Johnson. Petty’s titles were in the 1960s and 1970s, while Earnhardt and Johnson won theirs in the 1980s and 1990s and from 2006 to 2016, respectively. Their equal success only proved that they reigned for a long time and dominated the game in a way that could not be challenged.

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Richard Petty also holds the record of 200 victories in the NASCAR Cup Series. He accomplished this incredible feat during his career from 1958 to 1992. Although many other talented drivers have entered NASCAR since then, no one has been able to match Petty’s record to date. His record of 200 victories will remain a part of history.