These are the All-Time Lap Leaders and Track Records at Bristol Motor Speedway

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The Last Great Colosseum is back for its first date in the 2025 season. Known as “The World’s Fastest Half-Mile,” Bristol is not only a fan favorite track but also a favorite of many drivers. Just like last weekend, for Darlington, we’re running down the top 10 drivers with the most laps led at the racetrack and their stats, besides doing a rundown on the top 15 among active drivers. Besides, check out some of the track records and who holds them.

1st. Cale Yarborough – 4305 [39.5%]

Races	Laps Run	Wins	Poles	Avg. Finish	Avg. Start
29	10,878	9	9	10.5	4.6

2nd. Dale Earnhardt – 3751 [18.7%]

Races	Laps Run	Wins	Poles	Avg. Finish	Avg. Start
43	20,038	9	2	9.3	13.2

3rd. Rusty Wallace – 3723 [18.1%]

Races	Laps Run	Wins	Poles	Avg. Finish	Avg. Start
44	20,474	9	7	9.6	8.2

4th. Darrell Waltrip – 3436 [14.9%]

Races	Laps Run	Wins	Poles	Avg. Finish	Avg. Start
52	22,964	12	4	11.3	12.0

5th. Jeff Gordon – 2730 [12.1%]

Races	Laps Run	Wins	Poles	Avg. Finish	Avg. Start
47	22,525	5	5	12.2	8.1

6th. Kyle Busch – 2598 [15.2%]

Races	Laps Run	Wins	Poles	Avg. Finish	Avg. Start
36	17,005	8	2	14.5	15.4

7th. Bobby Allison – 2316 [13.4%]

Races	Laps Run	Wins	Poles	Avg. Finish	Avg. Start
43	17,253	4	2	11.0	8.1

8th. Richard Petty – 2212 [9.2%]

Races	Laps Run	Wins	Poles	Avg. Finish	Avg. Start
60	23,815	3	6	11.2	10.2

9th. David Pearson – 1616 [24.2%]

Races	Laps Run	Wins	Poles	Avg. Finish	Avg. Start
20	6660	5	3	14.6	6.6

10th. Matt Kenseth – 1583 [8.7%]

Races	Laps Run	Wins	Poles	Avg. Finish	Avg. Start
38	18,056	4	2	13.7	14.7

Top 15 Active Drivers Rank

1st. Kyle Busch (2598)
2nd. Kyle Larson (1351)
3rd. Denny Hamlin (1199)
4th. Brad Keselowski (1014)
5th. Joey Logano (771)
6th. Ryan Blaney (507)
7th. Chase Elliott (444)
8th. Christopher Bell (360)
9th. Erik Jones (293)
10th. Ty Gibbs (239)
11th. Chris Buescher (187)
12th. A.J. Allmendinger (54)
13th. Alex Bowman (37)
14th. Josh Berry (25)
15th. Bubba Wallace (22)

Track Records

Most Races: Richard Petty (60)
Most Laps Run: Terry Labonte (26,026)
Most Laps Led: Cale Yarborough (4305)
Most Wins: Darrell Waltrip (12)
Most Poles: Cale Yarborough & Mark Martin (9)
Most Top 5s: Darrell Waltrip & Richard Petty (29)
Most Top 10s: Richard Petty (37)
Most Lead Lap Finishes: Jeff Gordon & Kevin Harvick (31)
Qualifying Lap Record: Chase Elliott | 131.713 MPH – 14.568 seconds | April 7th, 2019
Worst Starting Position by a Winner: 38th – Elliott Sadler | 2001
Winners from Pole: 27 in 125 Races – Latest: Brad Keselowski on May 31st, 2020
Fun Fact: The most lead changes ever in a race at Bristol is 54, from 2024’s spring race. The previous record was 40, in 1991. | The winning driver has started inside the top 5 in 7 of the last 8 races at the track.

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