Everyone loves a winner, though only a select handful of drivers who have made a start in the NASCAR Cup Series have had the honor of hoisting a trophy in victory lane. Here are the winningest active drivers entering the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season.
These 16 drivers make up the majority of those active in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2026.
Last year, Josh Berry joined the list, while drivers like Chase Briscoe, with his three wins, and Shane van Gisbergen, with his five wins, shot up the rankings towards breaking the ten-win mark in their careers. In 2026, Ty Gibbs is the most recent driver to join this list, while Tyler Reddick has ascended to the next group of drivers.
These drivers are still at the beginning of, or even entering the middle stages of, what is likely a long, successful, and championship-contending career in the NASCAR Cup Series. Tyler Reddick is the most recent driver to join this section, winning three races in a row to kick off the 2026 season.
Chase Elliott is the driver who currently sits closest to breaking through the 30-career-win mark. The Georgia native and second-generation driver made great strides towards this goal from 2019 to 2022, but has stalled out in recent years.
Kyle Larson broke the 30-win mark in 2025 with his win at Homestead Miami Speedway in the spring. Despite a hot start to the year, Larson failed to win during the entire second half of the 2025 season, though it wasn’t all bad, as he scored his second career championship at Phoenix in November.
The NASCAR Next Gen era hasn’t been great to owner/driver Brad Keselowski. Since departing team Penske at the start of the 2022 season, Brad has had three seasons without a win at RFK Racing, including this past year, where the veteran struggled early on and fell short of returning to victory lane.
With North Wilkesboro’s return to the NASCAR schedule, Joey Logano, much like he did in the All-Star races, dominated, leading over 300 laps to break a long winless streak, breaking a tie with Bobby Isaac for 23rd on the all-time wins list.
Denny Hamlin turned on the jets in 2025, even though he fell short of his first career championship. The living legend six races in a season for the first time since 2020, and finally hit win number 60, which tied him with Kevin Harvick for 10th on NASCAR’s all-time wins list. At Michigan, he tied Kyle Busch’s 63 career Cup wins, tying him for 9th all-time and paying an emotional tribute. The next week, at Pocono, he earned his 3rd consecutive victory, isolating himself in 9th.
This list will be updated race to race as the season continues.
Latest Update: July 27, 2026
