NASCAR has a long and storied history with Bristol Motor Speedway dating back to the 1961 season.
Since that point, the NASCAR Cup Series has competed in a staggering 124 races. Which NASCAR driver has the most wins at Bristol? The answer won’t surprise you due to their previous success in the sport.
Darrell Waltrip has 12 victories at Bristol, which makes him the most successful driver at the track in NASCAR history. Waltrip is the only driver to have more than 10 Cup Series victories at the venue, as Dale Earnhardt Sr., Rusty Wallace, and Cale Yarborough each carry nine wins to their names. Waltrip’s last win at Bristol came in 1992 and included an insane seven straight from 1981 to 1984.
As for the active NASCAR driver with the most wins at Bristol, Kyle Busch holds the lead with eight victories. The next closest driver is Denny Hamlin, who has four wins, so Busch’s place at the top of the current winners at Bristol has no threat for the foreseeable future.
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