5 Best Players of Cleveland Indians' 22-game Win Streak

The Cleveland Indians’ 22 game winning streak lasting from August 23rd, 2017 to September 14th, 2017 was one of the longest regular season win streaks in the history of Major League Baseball. It set a new record for the longest such streak in the American League, tied the 1880 Chicago White Stockings and the 1935 Chicago Cubs for the second longest winning streak, and came up just four games short of matching the 26 set by the 1916 New York Giants, which remains to this day as the longest winning streak in baseball history.

However, this type of winning streak obviously did not just happen. At the time of the start of the winning streak, the Indians were already having a really good season, leading the American League Central, hanging around third through fifth in the overall league standings, and appearing poised to make another run at the World Series championship that they had come so close to one year ago. Yet at the same time, many of the teams that the Indians played during this streak were not having good seasons themselves, as the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees were the only teams the Indians played during this stretch that finished above the .500 mark in win percentage at the end of the season. Be that as it may, it took every player on the team working together to make it happen, however it is hard to tell, at a glance, exactly which players contributed how much. This is why I wanted to count down the top five Cleveland Indians players from the 22 game win streak.

First, some explanation about the criteria used to decide the best players for each game: Basically, if the Indians scored higher than the league average runs scored per game of 4.7 (from the 2016 season), essentially five runs or more, then the player chosen is the one that had the most RBI from that game. If they had two or more players tied, the tiebreaker is the one of them that had the most runs scored. However, if the Indians scored four or fewer runs, then the pitcher who threw the most innings in that game would be chosen. With that being said, let’s get started:

5. #43 Josh Tomlin, 4 ER, 10.2 IP

Tomlin earned player of the game honors in two of his three starts during the winning streak, and even in his third start he didn’t too badly there either, only allowing one run over six innings. Tomlin was able to come through in the clutch, keeping the win streak alive in two games where the offense scored less than five runs, including what was to be the final game of the streak. Tomlin allowed just four earned runs over 10 and two-thirds total innings, or .392 runs allowed per inning. To put this in perspective, .8 runs per inning would be considered a pretty good rating to have, meaning Tomlin put the Indians in a much better position to win than most other pitchers would have during that stretch.

4. #11 Jose Ramirez, 5 RBI

In the two games that Ramirez was the Most Valuable Player, Ramirez drove in a total of five RBIs for the Indians, or .278 RBI per inning that he played. Also during the course of the 22 games played, Ramirez was able to increase his season batting average from .298 to .314, which eventually became .318 at season’s end, however during the streak alone his average was an astounding .405.

3. #10 Edwin Encarnacion, 5 RBI

Like Ramirez, Encarnacion had five RBIs over the streak as well, however his batting average was almost 50 points lower than Ramirez’s at the time of the beginning of the streak at .250. While his batting average did not improve much, only gaining a net of two points at the end, Enarnacion hit six home runs for the Indians, moving his slugging up from .483 to .500.

2. #47 Trevor Bauer, 3 ER, 10.1 IP

Bauer won what was probably the two toughest games to keep the streak alive in, the 2-1 victory over the Yankees and the 3-2 win over the Orioles. However, Bauer also did much more than that, allowing an impressive three runs over 10 and one-third innings, or just .297 runs per inning. This is yet another impressive stat for an Indians pitcher, who had six different pitchers take a turn at game MVP honors.  

1. #7 Yan Gomes, 7 RBI

While there were definitely a number of good choices for the #1 slot this time around, Gomes’ seven RBIs played a big role in swinging the momentum of games that could have ended up much differently. While the two games that he was the game MVP for were blowout games, had he not come through with the runners in scoring position, those games could have gone vastly different ways for the Indians and there may not even have been a winning streak to speak of.

Players by Game

Aug. 24 vs. BOS (13-6)- 39 Giovanny Urshela-3B (4 RBI)

Aug. 25 vs. KC (4-0)- 54 Ryan Merritt- P (0 ER, 6.2 IP)

Aug. 26 vs. KC (4-0)- 52 Mike Clevinger- P (0 ER, 6 IP)

Aug. 27 vs. KC (12-0)- 7 Yan Gomes- C (4 RBI)

Aug. 28 @ NYY (6-2)- 11 Jose Ramirez- 2B (2 RBI)

Aug. 30 @ NYY (9-4)- 10 Edwin Encarnacion- 1B (2 RBI, 2 RS)

Aug. 30 @ NYY (2-1)- 47 Trevor Bauer- P (1 ER, 6 IP)

Sept. 1 @ DET (3-2)- 59 Carlos Carrasco- P (1 ER, 7 IP)

Sept. 2 @ DET (5-2)- 35 Abraham Almonte- LF (3 RBI)

Sept. 3 @ DET (11-1)- 11 Jose Ramirez- 2B (3 RBI)

Sept. 4 @ CHW (5-3)- 41 Carlos Santana- 1B (1 RBI, 2 RS)

Sept. 5 @ CHW (9-4)- 7 Yan Gomes- C (3 RBI)

Sept. 6 @ CHW (5-1)- 41 Carlos Santana- 1B (2 RBI)

Sept. 7 @CHW (11-2)- 9 Erik Gonzalez- 2B (4 RBI)

Sept. 8 vs. BAL (5-0)- 10 Edwin Encarnacion- DH (3 RBI)

Sept. 9 vs. BAL (4-2)- 43 Josh Tomlin- P (2 ER, 5 IP)

Sept. 10 vs. BAL (3-2)- 47 Trevor Bauer- P (2 ER, 6.1 IP)

Sept. 11 vs. DET (11-0)- 12 Francisco Lindor- SS (4 RBI)

Sept. 12 vs. DET (2-0)- 28 Corey Kluber- P (0 ER, 9 IP)

Sept. 13 vs. DET (5-3)- 32 Jay Bruce- RF (3 RBI)

Sept. 14 vs. KC (3-2/F10)- 43 Josh Tomlin- P (2 ER, 5.2 IP)

Best NASCAR Cup Series Drivers By Car Number

0- Mike Bliss











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Bliss drove the 0 car in one season with the team in 2005, managing two top 10's in 36 races.

First Win: 1960 California State Fairgrounds race (Jim Cook)
Last Win: 1966 Independent 250 (Darel Dieringer)
Last Ran: 2005 Ford 400 (Mike Bliss)
Total Wins: 2

00- David Reutimann

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Reutimann had by far the best run in the 00, with two wins, 12 top fives and 22 top 10's racing the number from 2009-11 with a brief stint in 2008 for a total of 140 races.

First Win: 2009 Coca-Cola 600 (David Reutimann)
Last Win: 2010 Lifelock.com 400 (David Reutimann)
Last Ran: 2021 Season Finale 500 (Quin Houff)
Total Wins: 2

01- Joe Nemechek

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Nemechek ran the 01 from 2004-06 and a little bit in '03, netting the number's only win in the process.

First and Only Win: 2004 Banquet 400 (Joe Nemechek)
Currently Used by: Corey Lajoie
Total Wins: 1

02- Curtis Crider

Finally, we can get into the more obscure drivers from the early days of NASCAR. While I couldn't find any pictures of this car, Crider ran the 02 for most of the 1964 season with seven top fives and 24 top 10's in 42 races.

Last Ran: 2009 Ford 400 (David Gilliland)
Total Wins: 0

03- GC Spencer

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Spencer collected four top fives and seven top 10's racing the 03 in only 15 races throughout the 1963 season before switching to the number 49 the next season.

Last Ran: 1994 Bud at the Glen (Butch Leitzinger)
Total Wins: 0

04- Ken Meisenhelder

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Unfortunately I could only find a picture of a model for this one, but Meisenhelder raced the 04 in a limited schedule for 34 races between 1969-70, then switched to 41 in 1971.

Last Ran: 2009 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen (PJ Jones)
Total Wins: 0

05- David Sisco

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Sisco ran 121 races for his self-owned 05 car full-time from 1973-76, part-time from 1971-72, getting six top fives and 31 top 10's in 121 races before changing to number 16 for his final season in '77.

Last Ran: 1993 Budweiser at the Glen (Ed Ferree)
Total Wins: 0

06- Neil Castles

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Castles raced his self-owned 06 Dodge beginning midway through the 1967 season to 1972, then ran it occasionally from 1973-75 for 232 races, earning 30 top fives and 83 top 10's along the way.

First and Only Win: 1965 Valdosta Speedway race (Cale Yarborough)
Last Ran: 2007 Ford 400 (Sam Hornish Jr.)
Total Wins: 1

07- Clint Bowyer

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Bowyer ran the 07 for 108 races from 2006-08, collecting the number's two total wins, 16 top fives and 42 top 10's before oddly moving to a new car within the same team in 2009.

First Win: 2007 Sylvania 300 (Clint Bowyer)
Last Win: 2008 Dan Lowry 400 (Clint Bowyer)
Last Ran: 2010 Irwin Tools Night Race (Robby Gordon)
Total Wins: 2

08- EJ Trivette

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Trivette ran the 08 for the full 1969 season, along with two races in 1970 totaling 41 races, getting 11 top 10's along the way as well.

Last Ran: 2009 Ford 400 (Terry Labonte)
Total Wins: 0

09- Larry Manning

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Manning raced the 09 in about half of the 1963 season, and briefly in '64. However, he ran well in the short amount of time, finishing with one top five and 11 top 10's in 25 starts.

First and Only Win: 2009 Aaron’s 499 (Brad Keselowski)
Last Ran: 2011 Coca-Cola 600 (Landon Cassill)
Total Wins: 1

1- Ross Chastain

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Chastain has performed well in the 1 car, winning six races along with obtaining 35 top-fives and 61 top-10s in 144 starts so far since taking over the number prior to the 2022 campaign.

First Win: 1956 Portland Speedway race #4 (Lloyd Dane)
Last Win: 2025 Coca-Cola 600 (Ross Chastain)
Currently Used by: Ross Chastain
Total Wins: 28

2- Brad Keselowski

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Although Rusty Wallace puts up strong competition, Keselowski gets the nod for best driver of the 2 car by winning the 2012 championship to go along with 34 wins, 137 top fives and 221 top 10's in 396 races from 2011 to 2021. In fact, Dale Earnhardt comes in a close second, since he won the 1980 championship in the 2, but came up far shorter than Keselowski in wins. But, spoilers, Earnhardt will come up again soon.

First Win: 1950 Vernon Fairgrounds race #1 (Bill Blair)
Last Win: 2025 Jack Link's 500 (Austin Cindric)
Currently Used by: Austin Cindric
Total Wins: 103

3- Dale Earnhardt

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No surprises here. The Intimidator won the 1986, 1987, 1990, '91, '93 and '94 championships and earned 67 wins, 227 top fives and 348 top 10's in 529 races between 1984-2001 in his famous number 3. Tragically, Earnhardt was killed in the 2001 Daytona 500.

First Win: 1954 Oakland Stadium race #1 (Dick Rathman)
Last Win: 2025 Cook Out 400 (Austin Dillon)
Currently Used by: Austin Dillon
Total Wins: 103

4- Kevin Harvick

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Harvick, with his 2014 championship, had 37 wins, 151 top fives and 235 top 10's in 360 starts during his stint using the number 4 from 2014 until retiring after the 2023 season. Rex White also earned the championship while driving the 4 car, winning the championship in 1960.

First Win: 1954 Gardena Speedway race (John Soares)
Last Win: 2022 Federated Auto Parts 400 (Kevin Harvick)
Currently Used by: Noah Gragson
Total Wins: 82

5- Kyle Larson

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Larson won the 2021 and 2025 championships with the 5 ride, having scored 26 wins, 78 top-fives and 103 top-10s in 179 career starts with the number from 2021 to the present day. Terry Labonte also scored his second career title in 1996 with the 5, taking 12 wins along the way.

First Win: 1960 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds race #2 (Cotton Owens)
Last Win: 2025 AdventHealth 400 (Kyle Larson)
Currently Used by: Kyle Larson
Total Wins: 71

6- David Pearson

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Pearson won his first of three championships driving the 6 car in 1966, Pearson started racing the 6 in 1964, but left for another team the following year before returning a year later to take the championship. All in all, he got 27 wins, 79 top fives and 111 top 10's. Mark Martin also makes a strong case, but unfortunately was unable to win the title with the 6 car.

First Win: 1951 Daytona Beach and Road Course race (Marshall Teague)
Last Win: 2024 Goodyear 400 (Brad Keselowski)
Currently Used by: Brad Keselowski
Total Wins: 84

7- Alan Kulwicki

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Kulwicki was the victor in one of the most exciting championship battles in NASCAR history in 1992 in his self-owned 7 car, one of the final independent owner/drivers to do so. Kulwicki also collected five wins, 22 top fives and 71 top 10's in his 179 races with the car from 1987-93. Tragically, Kulwicki was killed in a plane crash early in the 1993 season.

First Win: 1949 Wilkes 200 (Bob Flock)
Last Win: 1996 Bud at the Glen (Geoffrey Bodine)
Currently Used by: Justin Haley
Total Wins: 23

8- Joe Weatherly

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Apologies to Dale Earnhardt Jr. fans, but Weatherly won the 1962 and '63 championships driving the 8 car, going along with 20 wins, 67 top fives and 86 top 10's in 110 races from 1961-64. Sadly, Weatherly was killed in a crash early in the '64 season.

First Win: 1961 Daytona 500 Qualifier #2 (Joe Weatherly)
Last Win: 2023 Enjoy Illinois 300 (Kyle Busch)
Currently Used by: Kyle Busch
Total Wins: 44

9- Bill Elliott

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Elliott earned the 1988 championship with the 9 car, as well as 38 wins, 135 top fives and 227 top 10's in 446 races from 1976-91, then from 2001-03 as he returned with a new team, but with the same number. Elliott's son Chase Elliott adds strong competition, winning the 2020 championship in the 9 as well with 18 wins to his credit.

First Win: 1952 Wilkes 200 (Herb Thomas)
Last Win: 2025 Hollywood Casino 400 (Chase Elliott)
Currently Used by: Chase Elliott
Total Wins: 74

10- Ricky Rudd

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Rudd ran the 10 car for his own team from 1994-99, and achieved pretty good success with six wins, 31 top fives and 69 top 10's over 196 races.

First Win: 1985 Pepsi Firecracker 400 (Greg Sacks)
Last Win: 2021 Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 (Aric Almirola)
Currently Used by: Ty Dillon
Total Wins: 12

11- Cale Yarborough

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There were a few good candidates for this number, as the 11 has won the most championships in the series with eight thus far. Yarborough edges out fellow champions Darrell Waltrip and Ned Jarrett with three of them from 1976-78. While Waltrip also has three championships while driving the 11, Yarborough has 55 wins (to Waltrip's 43), 158 top fives and 172 top tens in 237 races.

First Win: 1957 Kitsap County Airport race (Parnelli Jones)
Last Win: 2025 South Point 400 (Denny Hamlin)
Currently Used by: Denny Hamlin
Total Wins: 239

12- Ryan Blaney

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Blaney started off his Cup Series career with the 12 car beginning with a couple of races in 2014, before racing full-time in the number from 2018 to the present day. Winning the 2023 championship with the number, Blaney has also secured 16 victories, 88 top-fives and 143 top-10s in 290 starts in the 12.

First Win: 1953 Central City Speedway race #2 (Speedy Thompson)
Last Win: 2025 Season Finale 500 (Ryan Blaney)
Currently Used by: Ryan Blaney
Total Wins: 72

13- Casey Mears

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As the number most associated with unluckiness, 13 has not seen much use until recently, when Germain Racing chose it for their one-car operation. Mears had one top five and five top 10's in 227 starts, racing the 13 car from 2010-16.

First and Only Win: 1963 Daytona 500 Qualifier #2 (Johnny Rutherford)
Currently Used by: Multiple drivers
Total Wins: 1

14- Tony Stewart

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Stewart earned the 2011 championship in his 14 ride, along with 16 wins, 58 top fives and 101 top 10's in 262 races from 2009 to his retirement after the 2016 season.

First Win: 1951 Occoneechee Speedway race #2 (Fonty Flock)
Last Win: 2024 Cook Out Southern 500 (Chase Briscoe)
Last Ran: 2024 Season Finale 500 (Chase Briscoe)
Total Wins: 46

15- Bobby Allison

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Allison makes a return to the list with 14 wins, 44 top fives and 62 top 10's in 92 races in the 15 car from 1978-80.

First Win: 1956 Road America race (Tim Flock)
Last Win: 2012 Bank of America 500 (Clint Bowyer)
Currently Used by: Multiple drivers
Total Wins: 43

16- Greg Biffle

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Biffle ran the 16 car for nearly his entire Cup Series career, gathering 19 wins, 92 top fives and 175 top 10's in 504 starts, with one race in 2002 before going full-time from 2003 to the conclusion of the '16 season.

First Win: 1960 Bowman Gray Stadium race #1 (Glen Wood)
Last Win: 2023 Bank of America Roval 400 (AJ Allmendinger)
Currently Used by: AJ Allmendinger
Total Wins: 34

17- David Pearson

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Pearson comes up again in the 17 car, which he used to win the championship in 1968 and 1969. Pearson earned 30 wins, 100 top fives and 107 top 10's in just 140 races from 1967-71. Matt Kenseth also makes a strong case, as he won the 2003 championship in the 17.

First Win: 1968 Southeastern 500 (David Pearson)
Last Win: 2024 GoBowling at the Glen (Chris Buescher)
Currently Used by: Chris Buescher
Total Wins: 76

18- Kyle Busch

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Busch won the 2015 & 2019 championship with the 18, to go along with 56 wins, 206 top fives and 304 top 10's in 528 races from 2008 until the conclusion of the 2022 campaign.

First Win: 1951 Oakland Stadium race (Marvin Burke)
Last Win: 2022 Food City Dirt Race (Kyle Busch)
Last Ran: 2022 Season Finale 500 (Kyle Busch)
Total Wins: 80

19- Martin Truex Jr.

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Truex makes his first of three appearances on this list, as he earned 15 wins, 60 top fives and 110 top 10's in 216 starts while driving the number 19 car from 2019 to his retirement from full-time competition after the 2024 season.

First Win: 1960 Copper Cup 100 (John Rostek)
Last Win: 2025 Yellawood 500 (Chase Briscoe)
Currently Used by: Chase Briscoe
Total Wins: 26

20- Tony Stewart

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Stewart won the 2002 and 2005 championships in the 20, allowing him to handily earn another spot on this list. However, for good measure, he also has 33 wins, 129 top fives and 207 top 10's in his 356 race-long run with the 20 car from 1999-2008.

First Win: 1961 Daytona 500 (Marvin Panch)
Last Win: 2025 Bass Pro Shops Night Race (Christopher Bell)
Currently Used by: Christopher Bell
Total Wins: 66

21- David Pearson

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Pearson comes back for a third time with the number he's probably associated with the most, however ironically as he never won a championship with the 21 due to his limited schedule with the Wood Brothers. On the other hand, he did manage 43 wins, 97 top fives and 103 top 10's from 1972-79, then again for his own team in 1985 and part of '86.

First Win: 1950 Daytona Beach and Road Course race (Harold Kite)
Last Win: 2025 Pennzoil 400 (Josh Berry)
Currently Used by: Josh Berry
Total Wins: 94

22- Joey Logano

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Logano, after capturing titles in 2018, 2022 and 2024, grabs the spot for the 22 as he has 35 wins, 158 top fives and 259 top 10's over the course of 468 races from 2013 to the present. Logano also has championship company from Bobby Allison, who won the 1983 championship, along with Red Byron who won the inaugural Cup Series championship in 1949 in the 22.

First Win: 1949 Daytona Beach and Road Course race (Red Byron)
Last Win: 2025 Wurth 400 (Joey Logano)
Currently Used by: Joey Logano
Total Wins: 93

23- Frank Mundy

Photo Credit: Cotton Owens Garage

Mundy raced the 23 through the 1951 season, collecting two wins, eight top fives and 11 top 10's in only 24 races.

First Win: 1951 Columbia Speedway race #1 (Frank Mundy)
Last Win: 2025 Brickyard 400 (Bubba Wallace)
Currently Used by: Bubba Wallace
Total Wins: 5

24- Jeff Gordon

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Another no-brainer, Gordon amassed four championships coming in 1995, '97, '98 and 2001, along with 93 wins, 325 top fives and 475 top 10's in 797 starts in the 24 machine, from a one race stint in 1992 to full-time from 1993-2015, after which he retired from full-time competition.

First Win: 1994 Coca-Cola 600 (Jeff Gordon)
Last Win: 2025 Xfinity 500 (William Byron)
Currently Used by: William Byron
Total Wins: 109

25- Tim Richmond

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Richmond won nine races, 16 top fives and 21 top 10's in just 37 races driving the 25 car from 1986 to part of 1987. Unfortunately, Richmond was forced into early retirement midway through the '87 season due to complications from AIDS and passed away two years later.

First Win: 1949 Hamburg Speedway race (Jack White)
Last Win: 2007 Coca-Cola 600 (Casey Mears)
Last Ran: 2015 Bojangles’ Southern 500 (Chase Elliott)
Total Wins: 21

26- Junior Johnson

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Johnson ran his self-owned 26 car through the 1965 season, taking 12 wins, 17 top fives and 18 top 10's in 40 races. The car is also noteworthy as Johnson fielded a car for Fred Lorenzen that was blatantly illegal in one race in 1966, but with Ford and Chrysler boycotting the series at the time and NASCAR desperate to revive attendance, it was allowed to run anyway and took the victory. The car was nicknamed "The Yellow Banana" due to its downward sloped front bumper and upward sloped rear bumper.

First Win: 1958 Lakewood Speedway race #1 (Curtis Turner)
Last Win: 2009 AMP Energy 500 (Jamie McMurray)
Last Ran: 2022 Bank of America Roval 400 (Daniil Kvyat)
Total Wins: 22

27- Rusty Wallace

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Wallace won the 1989 championship with the 27, also collecting 18 wins, 54 top fives and 91 top 10's in 145 races from 1986-90.

First Win: 1950 Dayton Speedway race #1 (Jimmy Florian)
Last Win: 2011 Brickyard 400 (Paul Menard)
Last Ran: 2022 Bank of America Roval 400 (Loris Hezemans)
Total Wins: 52

28- Fred Lorenzen

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Lorenzen raced the 28 from 1960-67 and parts of '70 and '72, gaining 25 wins, 62 top fives and 68 top tens in 125 races with the car, giving him the slight edge over Davey Allison.

First Win: 1961 Virginia 500 (Fred Lorenzen)
Last Win: 2002 Dodge/Save Mart 350 (Ricky Rudd)
Last Ran: 2021 GEICO 500 (Joey Gase)
Total Wins: 76

29- Kevin Harvick

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Harvick used the number 29 after taking over Dale Earnhardt's car and took 23 wins, 100 top fives and 209 top 10's in 466 starts from 2001-13.

First Win: 1961 Southern 500 (Nelson Stacy)
Last Win: 2011 Goody’s Fast Relief 500 (Kevin Harvick)
Last Ran: 2013 Ford EcoBoost 400 (Kevin Harvick)
Total Wins: 40

30- Michael Waltrip

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Despite not getting any wins with the 30 car, Waltrip earned 15 top fives and 56 top 10's in his 265 races from 1987-95.

First and Only Win: 1955 Martinsville Speedway race #2 (Speedy Thompson)
Last Ran: 2016 Can-Am 500 (Gray Gaulding)
Total Wins: 1

31- Jeff Burton

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Burton raced the 31 from 2005-13, gathering four wins, 43 top fives and 108 top 10's before retiring from full-time competition after the 2013 season.

First Win: 2001 New Hampshire 300 (Robby Gordon)
Last Win: 2017 Camping World 500 (Ryan Newman)
Last Ran: 2024 Season Finale 500 (Daniel Hemric)
Total Wins: 8

32- Ricky Craven

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Craven collected the number 32's only two wins to go along with 10 top fives and 24 top 10's in 133 races from 2001-04.

First Win: 2001 Old Dominion 500 (Ricky Craven)
Last Win: 2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 (Ricky Craven)
Last Ran: 2020 Season Finale 500 (Corey LaJoie)
Total Wins: 2

33- Harry Gant

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Gant had quite a successful run with the 33 car, getting 18 wins, 111 top fives and 181 top 10's in 397 starts from 1981-94. Gant also earned the nickname "Mr. September" after nearly sweeping an entire month of races in the '91 season.

First Win: 1951 Stock Car Classic (Lou Figaro)
Last Win: 2011 Good Sam Club 500 (Clint Bowyer)
Currently Used by: Multiple drivers
Total Wins: 23

34- Wendell Scott

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Despite the number 34 winning the inaugural Cup Series race in 1949, it had not had a whole lot of success in terms of wins over the course of history with just four total, two of which coming in the past four years. However Scott, the first African-American NASCAR driver to race full-time, was able to pull out one win, 20 top fives and 143 top 10's in his self-owned 34 car with 469 starts from 1961-73.

First Win: 1949 Charlotte Speedway race (Jim Roper)
Last Win: 2023 Verizon 200 (Michael McDowell)
Currently Used by: Todd Gilliland
Total Wins: 6

35- Benny Parsons

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While no driver has raced the 35 for more than one season, Parsons earned six top fives and nine top 10's during his 29-race stint in the 1987 season.

Currently Used by: Riley Herbst
Total Wins: 0

36- Larry Thomas

Photo Credit: Randy Ayers' Nascar Modeling Center

Thomas collected 13 top fives and 42 top 10's in 97 races from the latter half of 1961 to the end of the '64 season.

Last Ran: 2024 Daytona 500 (Kaz Grala)
Total Wins: 0

37- Jeremy Mayfield

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Mayfield ran the 37 car early in his career, taking three top fives and eight top 10's in his 39 starts with the number from the second half of 1996 to '97, just beating out the driver he replaced, John Andretti.

First and Only Win: 1968 Columbia 200 (Bobby Isaac)
Last Ran: 2021 Season Finale 500 (Ryan Preece)
Total Wins: 1

38- Elliott Sadler

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Sadler drove the 38 to two wins, 12 top fives and 40 top 10's in 130 races from 2003 through the first half of '06.

First Win: 1957 Myrtle Beach race (Gwyn Staley)
Last Win: 2004 Pop Secret 500 (Elliott Sadler)
Currently Used by: Zane Smith
Total Wins: 7

39- Ryan Newman

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Newman earned all four total wins for the 39 ride, to go along with 30 top fives and 78 top 10's in 180 races from 2009-13.

First Win: 2010 Subway Fresh Fit 600 (Ryan Newman)
Last Win: 2013 Samuel Deeds 400 (Ryan Newman)
Last Ran: 2013 Ford EcoBoost 400 (Ryan Newman)
Total Wins: 4

40- Sterling Marlin

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Marlin had four wins, 27 top fives and 76 top 10's in the 40 car in 274 starts from 1998-2005, with his most notable success coming in the '02 season where he led the point standings for most of the year before being sidelined with a neck injury.

First Win: 1951 Motor City 250 (Tommy Thompson)
Last Win: 2002 UAW-GM Quality 500 (Jamie McMurray)
Last Ran: 2025 Daytona 500 (Justin Allgaier)
Total Wins: 9

41- Curtis Turner

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Turner earned 12 wins, 20 top fives and 27 top 10's racing the 41 from 1949-53, then returning for a few races early in the '59 season, then leaving and returning once more in the first portion of 1966.

First Win: 1949 Langhorne Speedway race (Curtis Turner)
Last Win: 2020 Quaker State 400 (Cole Custer)
Currently Used by: Cole Custer
Total Wins: 29

42- Lee Petty

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The first generation Petty drove the 42 machine to the 1954, '58 and '59 championships, 53 wins (including the inaugural Daytona 500 in 1959), 225 top fives and 325 top 10's in 414 races from 1949-61.

First Win: 1949 Heidelberg Raceway (Lee Petty)
Last Win: 2019 Drydene 400 (Kyle Larson)
Currently Used by: John Hunter Nemechek
Total Wins: 75

43- Richard Petty

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Who else? Petty took the 1964, '67, '71, '72, '74, '75 and '79 championships with the 43 car, along with a colossal 192 wins, 526 top fives and 676 top 10's in 1,125 races from 1959-92, with a single-season win record of 27 coming in 1967, which in all likelihood will never come close to being touched.

First Win: 1959 Gwyn Staley 160 (Lee Petty)
Last Win: 2022 Cook Out Southern 500 (Erik Jones)
Currently Used by: Erik Jones
Total Wins: 200

44- Terry Labonte

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Labonte finds his way onto the list with his 1984 championship coming in the 44 car, as well as maintaining the same level of consistency as he did in the 5 car with six wins, 74 top fives and 138 top 10's in 259 races from 1979-86.

First Win: 1954 Columbia Speedway race (Curtis Turner)
Last Win: 1986 Goodwrench 500 (Terry Labonte)
Currently Used by: JJ Yeley
Total Wins: 13

45- Tyler Reddick

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Reddick has scored five victories, 29 top-fives and 51 top-10s in 108 total starts with the 45 ride from 2023 to the present day, including a Championship Four appearance in 2024.

First Win: 1956 Bay Meadows Speedway race (Eddie Pagan)
Last Win: 2024 Straight Talk Wireless 400 (Tyler Reddick)
Currently Used by: Tyler Reddick
Total Wins: 13

46- Speedy Thompson

Photo Credit: Reddit

Thompson took eight wins, 38 top fives and 50 top 10's in just 75 races from a few race run in 1953 to two full seasons in 1957-58.

First Win: 1953 Wilkes 160 (Speedy Thompson)
Last Win: 1962 Concord Speedway race #1 (Jack Smith)
Last Ran: 2019 Digital Ally 400 (Joey Gase)
Total Wins: 11

47- Jack Smith

Photo Credit: The NASCAR Historian

Smith drove his self-owned 47 from 1957-64, with 18 wins, 79 top fives and 112 top 10's coming in 193 races.

First Win: 1950 Langhorne Speedway #2 (Fonty Flock)
Last Win: 2024 YellaWood 500 (Ricky Stenhouse Jr.)
Currently Used by: Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Total Wins: 27

48- Jimmie Johnson

Photo Credit: Team Lowe's Racing

Another obvious choice, Johnson won the 2006, '07, '08, '09, '10, '13 and '16 championships in the 48 to go along with 83 wins, 231 top fives and 373 top 10's in 678 starts from late 2001 to 2020.

First Win: 1951 Carrell Speedway race #3 (Bill Norton)
Last Win: 2024 Grant Park 165 (Alex Bowman)
Currently Used by: Alex Bowman
Total Wins: 92

49- Bob Welborn

Photo Credit: Fantasy NASCAR Racin'

Welborn took five wins, 31 top fives and 50 top 10's in the 49 mobile in 91 starts running a limited schedule from 1955-62.

First Win: 1957 Sweepstakes 500 (Bob Welborn)
Last Win: 1971 Myers Brothers 250 (Bobby Allison)
Last Ran: 2020 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 (Chad Finchum)
Total Wins: 7

50- Geoff Bodine

Photo Credit: Reddit

Bodine earned four top fives and 10 top 10's in 24 race-long campaign during the 1982 season, one of the drivers with the fewest starts to make an appearance on this list.

Currently Used by: Multiple drivers
Total Wins: 0

51- Gober Sosebee

Photo Credit: eBay

One of my personal favorite NASCAR driver names, Sosebee ran the 51 part-time from 1950-55, getting two wins, 16 top fives and 26 top 10's in the process.

First Win: 1952 Hayloft Speedway race (Gober Sosebee)
Last Win: 1954 Central City Speedway race #2 (Gober Sosebee)
Currently Used by: Cody Ware
Total Wins: 2

52- Jimmy Means

Photo Credit: LegendsofNascar

Means had by far the most starts in the 52 car with 446 races in his self-owned ride from 1976-93, although with just 17 top 10's along the way.

First Win: 1951 Thompson Speedway race (Neil Cole)
Last Win: 1974 Old Dominion 500 (Earl Ross)
Last Ran: 2021 Season Finale 500 (Josh Bilicki)
Total Wins: 2

53- Jimmy Helms

Photo Credit: Carolina Race Place

Another Jimmy finds his way on the list, as Helms ran the 53 car to four top 10's in 60 starts from 1965-66.

First and Only Win: 1961 Atlanta 500 (Bob Burdick)
Last Ran: 2021 Season Finale 500 (Joey Gase)
Total Wins: 1

54- Jimmy Pardue

Photo Credit: Find A Grave

Yet another Jimmy comes aboard the list, this time for the 54, as Pardue earned two wins, 27 top fives and 78 top 10's in 177 races from 1960-64 before he would tragically be killed in a tire testing crash at Charlotte Motor Speedway late in the 1964 season.

First Win: 1962 Southside Speedway race #2 (Jimmy Pardue)
Last Win: 1978 Talladega 500 (Lennie Pond)
Currently Used by: Ty Gibbs
Total Wins: 3

55- Tiny Lund

Photo Credit: Randy Ayers' Nascar Modeling Center

Lund earned four wins, 24 top fives and 48 top 10's in 119 races in the 55, from a part-time schedule from 1956-58 before leaving and returning for a few starts in 1964 and then moving full-time in 1965-67, before splitting again and returning part-time once more from 1970-73.

First Win: 1955 Hickory Speedway race (Junior Johnson)
Last Win: 2013 Camping World RV Sales 301 (Brian Vickers)
Last Ran: 2022 GEICO 500 (JJ Yeley)
Total Wins: 13

56- Martin Truex Jr.

Photo Credit: Zimbio

Truex had one win, 18 top fives and 53 top 10's in 144 races in the 56 car from 2010-13 before a points manipulation scandal during the '13 season led to his sponsor leaving and the car being shut down at the end of the year.

First Win: 1966 Atlanta 500 (Jim Hurtubise)
Last Win: 2013 Toyota/Save Mart 350 (Martin Truex Jr.)
Last Ran: 2025 Daytona 500 (Martin Truex Jr.)
Total Wins: 2

57- Hut Stricklin

Photo Credit: Mike's Decals

Ketchup, anyone? Stricklin ran the 57 throughout the 1989 season, getting one top five and four top 10's in 27 races.

Last Ran: 2003 GFS Marketplace 400 (Kevin Lepage)
Total Wins: 0

58- Johnny Patterson

Photo Credit: RacingOne

Patterson had four top fives and five top 10's in the 58 machine in 20 races running a limited schedule from 1952-54.

First and Only Win: 1962 Myers Brothers 200 (Johnny Allen)
Last Ran: 1999 NAPA AutoCare 500 (Hut Stricklin)
Total Wins: 1

59- Tom Pistone

Photo Credit: Reddit

Pistone grabbed two wins, 23 top fives and 41 top 10's in 95 races with the 59 car from 1959 to the first few races of '61, then taking a break and returning for 1965-66.

First Win: 1950 Winchester Speedway race (Lloyd Moore)
Last Win: 1959 Richmond 200 (Tom Pistone)
Last Ran: 2016 Ford EcoBoost 400 (Michael McDowell)
Total Wins: 3

60- Bill Rexford

Photo Credit: Chataqua Sports Hall of Fame

Rexford won the 1950 championship with the 60, albeit getting only one win which is the number's only win to date. Rexford also earned three top fives and eight top 10's in his 10 race-long, championship winning run. I also love how the number is just crudely painted onto the side, it just screams early 1950's NASCAR.

First and Only Win: 1950 Poor Man’s 500 (Bill Rexford)
Currently Used by: Ryan Preece
Total Wins: 1

61- Hoss Ellington


Photo Credit: Trading Card Database

Ellington earned four top 10's running the 61 effort in a limited schedule from 1968-70 for a total of 21 races.

Last Ran: 2006 Checker Auto Parts 500 (Chad Chaffin)
Total Wins: 0

62- Curtis Crider

Photo Credit: The NASCAR Historian

Yes, the driver that I had never heard of before making this list makes a return appearance for the 62 machine, getting a respectable seven top fives and 36 top 10's in 135 starts from 1961-64.

First and Only Win: 1958 Old Dominion Speedway race (Frankie Schneider)
Currently Used by: ?
Total Wins: 1

63- RL Combs

Photo Credit: RacingOne

Combs ran the 63 on a limited basis from 1957-59, collecting two top 10's in 20 starts. Also, the picture of the car seen here is from NASCAR's old Convertible Division series, unfortunately I couldn't find any images of the official car.

Last Ran: 1996 Daytona 500 (Dick Trickle)
Total Wins: 0

64- Elmo Langley

Photo Credit: Not in Hall of Fame

Langley took two wins, 53 top fives and 164 top 10's in 431 starts in the 64 car part-time from 1962-64 before racing it full-time from 1965-75 before moving back to part-time from 1976-77.

First Win: 1966 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds race (Elmo Langley)
Last Win: 1966 Old Dominion Speedway race (Elmo Langley)
Last Ran: 2010 Ford 400 (Landon Cassill)
Total Wins: 2

65- Carl Adams

Photo Credit: Randy Ayers' Nascar Modeling Center

The least used number with only 94 starts total over the history of the Cup Series, Adams has had the best run in the 65 with four top 10's in 19 starts during the 1975 season.

Last Ran: 1993 Mello Yello 500 (Jerry O’Neil)
Total Wins: 0

66- Phil Parsons

Photo Credit: eBay

Parsons ran the 66 mostly part-time from 1983-86, with one full season coming in 1984. Along the way, Parsons took one top five and 11 top 10's in 57 starts.

First and Only Win: 1962 Southern 500 (Larry Frank)
Currently Used by: Multiple drivers
Total Wins: 1

67- Buddy Arrington

Photo Credit: Imperial Web Pages

Arrington had the longest stretch of time racked up in the 67, racing the number from 1965-69, then taking a break and coming back from 1972-88 for 481 races, collecting 11 top fives and 85 top 10's with his self-owned team.

Currently Used by: Corey Heim
Total Wins: 0

68- Bob Derrington

Photo Credit: eBay

Derrington used the number 68 for 71 races between the midway point of 1964 and the beginning of the '66 seasons, along the way collecting three top fives and 21 top 10's.

Last Ran: 2001 Global Crossing at the Glen (Anthony Lazzaro)
Total Wins: 0

69- Johnny Allen

Photo Credit: Reddit

Allen had a nice run in the 69 car in the 1961 season and part of '63, getting four top fives and 13 top 10's in 26 races. The number is also the eligible number that has gone the longest time without use, as it hasn't been run since the 1992 season. Unless Greg Biffle decides to go through with his joking claims to run the 69 car at some point, it will probably stay that way for a long time.

Last Ran: 1992 Budweiser at the Glen (Denny Wilson)
Total Wins: 0

70- JD McDuffie

Photo Credit: Diecast CraZy

Longtime independent driver McDuffie ran his number 70 car from 1966-91, collecting 12 top fives and 103 top 10's in 624 starts. Tragically, McDuffie was killed in a crash at Watkins Glen during the 1991 season.

Last Ran: 2009 Dickies 500 (Mike Skinner)
Total Wins: 0

71- Bobby Isaac

Photo Credit: NASCAR

Isaac won the 1970 championship with the 71 ride, gathering 35 wins, 114 top fives and 134 top 10's in 198 starts from 1967-72.

First Win: 1950 Occoneechee Speedway race (Fireball Roberts)
Last Win: 1982 Richmond 400 (Dave Marcis)
Currently Used by: Michael McDowell
Total Wins: 44

72- Benny Parsons

Photo Credit: Pinterest

Parsons earned the 1973 championship racing the 72 car, also getting 12 wins, 125 top fives and 177 top 10's from 1970-78.

First Win: 1958 Nashville 200 (Joe Weatherly)
Last Win: 1978 NAPA 400 (Benny Parsons)
Last Ran: 2018 Ford EcoBoost 400 (Corey LaJoie)
Total Wins: 14

73- Bill Schmitt

Photo Credit: Spokeo

Schmitt ran the number 73 in a very limited schedule from 1975-93, however for only 42 races total with two top fives and six top 10's in the process.

First Win: 1959 Lakewood Speedway race #1 (Johnny Beauchamp)
Last Win: 1960 Nashville 400 (Johnny Beauchamp)
Last Ran: 2012 Bojangles’ Southern 500 (Travis Kvapil)
Total Wins: 2

74- LD Austin

Photo Credit: Jack Walker

Austin drove the 74 from 1957 to the first race of the '62 season, earning two top fives and 51 top 10's in 161 races. Also, I have no idea why the numbers are tilted like that in the picture.

Last Ran: 2020 Consumers Energy 400 (Reed Sorenson)
Total Wins: 0

75- Neil Bonnett

Photo Credit: The NASCAR Historian

Bonnett drove the 75 car during the 1983 season and again from 1987-88, getting four wins, 18 top fives and 39 top 10's in 83 races.

First Win: 1956 Oklahoma State Fairgrounds race (Jim Paschal)
Last Win: 1988 Goodwrench 500 (Neil Bonnett)
Last Ran: 2017 Alabama 500 (Brendan Gaughan)
Total Wins: 6

76- Larry Frank

Photo Credit: LegendsofNascar

Frank raced the number 76 in a partial schedule from 1957-61 for 51 races, however he grabbed six top fives and 15 top 10's in his time racing the number.

Last Ran: 1994 Slick 50 500 (Ron Hornaday Jr.)
Total Wins: 0

77- Erik Jones

Photo Credit: Joel Bray

Jones takes the spot with the 77 ride after 5 top fives and 14 top 10's in just 36 races driving the car during the 2017 season.

First Win: 1959 Nashville 300 (Joe Lee Johnson)
Last Win: 2019 Coke Zero Sugar 400 (Justin Haley)
Currently Used by: Carson Hocevar
Total Wins: 2

78- Martin Truex Jr.

Photo Credit: Furniture Row Racing

Truex makes his way onto the list again in another obscure car number, this time in the 78. The 2017 champ had 17 wins, 56 top fives and 91 top 10's in 180 races from 2014 to 2018.

First Win: 1953 Charlotte Speedway race (Dick Passwater)
Last Win: 2018 Quaker State 400 (Martin Truex Jr.)
Currently Used by: BJ McLeod
Total Wins: 22

79- Frank Warren

Photo Credit: Sim Racing Design

Warren has spent by far the most races in the 79 car, earning one top five and 23 top 10's in 348 starts from 1965-80.

Last Ran: 2012 Hollywood Casino 400 (Kelly Bires)
Total Wins: 0

80- Jim Paschal

Photo Credit: RacingOne

While Paschal only had 20 starts with the 80 ride, with one race in 1951, most of the schedule in '53 and a few starts scattered through '54 and '55, Paschal scored one win, seven top fives and 12 top 10's throughout his run. By the way, the last name is misspelled on the driver's window in the picture.

First and Only Win: 1953 Martinsville Speedway race #2 (Jim Paschal)
Last Ran: 2007 UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 (Aric Almirola)
Total Wins: 1

81- Kenny Wallace

Photo Credit: David Taylor- Getty Images

Wallace began his tenure with the 81 car with one race in 1994 before going full-time from 1995-98, taking 11 top 10's in 104 races.

First and Only Win: 1957 California State Fairgrounds race #2 (Danny Graves)
Last Ran: 2019 GEICO 500 (Jeffrey Earnhardt)
Total Wins: 1

82- Joe Eubanks

Photo Credit: Lil' Bud Moore Collection

Eubanks earned an impressive 34 top fives and 76 top 10's in 138 races in the 82 from 1951-57, then making a return from 1959-61.

Last Ran: 2010 Ford 400 (Scott Speed)
Total Wins: 0

83- Brian Vickers

Photo Credit: Zimbio

Vickers took one win, 11 top fives and 34 top 10's in 141 starts with the 83 in his run from 2007-11.

First Win: 1988 TranSouth 500 (Lake Speed)
Last Win: 2009 Carfax 400 (Brian Vickers)
Last Ran: 2017 Ford EcoBoost 400 (Joey Gase)
Total Wins: 2

84- Dick Trickle

Photo Credit: Reddit

Trickle ran the 84 car for one season in 1989 for 28 races total, collecting six top fives and nine top 10's in the process.

Currently Used by: Jimmie Johnson
Total Wins: 0

85- Emanuel Zervakis

Photo Credit: Reddit

Zervakis ran the 85 machine between 1960-61, collecting the number's only two wins, along with 21 top fives and 38 top 10's in 52 races.

First Win: 1961 Greenville 200 (Emanuel Zervakis)
Last Win: 1961 Yankee 500 (Emanuel Zervakis)
Last Ran: 2002 Pocono 500 (Carl Long)
Total Wins: 2

86- Buck Baker

Photo Credit: Pinterest

Baker earned one win, 12 top fives and 15 top 10's in 38 races, racing the 86 car from 1961 through part of '62. However, since 1993, the 86 has been '86ed' from NASCAR.

First and Only Win: 1961 Hartsville Speedway race (Buck Baker)
Last Ran: 1993 Slick 50 500 (Rich Woodland Jr.)
Total Wins: 1

87- Buck Baker

Photo Credit: Grand Prix Insider

Baker comes right back with the 87 car, however this time with more success with the 1957 championship, 26 wins, 166 top fives and 253 top 10's racing the number from 1949-69, skipping one season before coming back for a few races in 1971.

First Win: 1953 Langhorne Speedway race #1 (Buck Baker)
Last Win: 1963 Greenville 200 (Buck Baker)
Currently Used by: Connor Zilisch
Total Wins: 27

88- Dale Jarrett

Photo Credit: Ford Performance

Again, apologies to Dale Jr. fans, but Jarrett takes the 88 with his 1999 championship, 28 wins, 129 top fives and 188 top 10's in 380 starts from 1996-2006.

First Win: 1954 Wilson Speedway race (Buck Baker)
Last Win: 2025 Bank of America Roval 400 (Shane van Gisbergen)
Currently Used by: Shane van Gisbergen
Total Wins: 81

89- Buck Baker

Photo Credit: The NASCAR Historian

Guess who's back again? Baker makes another appearance with the 89 car, using the number in parts of 1952, '55, '59 and '64 for 25 races total, however taking two wins, nine top fives and 16 top 10's to earn his third spot on the list.

First Win: 1952 Columbia Speedway race (Buck Baker)
Last Win: 1960 World 600 (Joe Lee Johnson)
Last Ran: 2006 Sylvania 300 (Morgan Shepherd)
Total Wins: 4

90- Dick Brooks

Photo Credit: The NASCAR Historian

Brooks drove the 90 in a limited schedule from 1972-73, before going full-time from 1975-78, leaving then coming back again from 1983-84. Through all of this, Brooks earned 25 top fives and 86 top 10's in 175 races.

First and Only Win: 1981 Mason-Dixon 500 (Jody Ridley)
Last Ran: 2014 Federated Auto Parts 400 (David Stremme)
Total Wins: 1

91- Tim Flock

Photo Credit: Fox News

Flock ran the 91 Hudson Hornet to the 1952 championship, along with 16 wins, 52 top fives and 64 top 10's in 90 races from 1951-53.

First Win: 1951 New Mobile Speedway race #1 (Tim Flock)
Last Win: 2023 Grant Park 220 (Shane van Gisbergen)
Last Ran: 2025 Daytona 500 (Helio Castroneves)
Total Wins: 17

92- Herb Thomas

Photo Credit: Christopher Laforet

Thomas drove another Hudson Hornet, this time as the 92 car, to the 1951 and '53 championships, also getting 42 wins, 111 top fives and 141 top 10's from 1949-57.

First Win: 1950 Martinsville Speedway race #2 (Herb Thomas)
Last Win: 1957 Memphis-Arkansas Speedway race (Marvin Panch)
Last Ran: 2018 GEICO 500 (Timothy Peters)
Total Wins: 43

93- Ted Chamberlain

Chamberlain earned 14 top 10's in 56 races driving the 93 mostly part-time from 1949-59.

Last Ran: 2016 AAA Texas 400 (Ryan Ellis)
Total Wins: 0

94- Bill Elliott

Photo Credit: us44mt - Wikipedia

Elliott raced the number 94 for his self-owned operation from 1995-2000, taking it to 13 top fives and 45 top 10's in 185 races.

Last Ran: 2004 Banquet 400 (Stanton Barrett)
Total Wins: 0

95- Darrell Waltrip

Photo Credit: The NASCAR Historian

Waltrip ran the 95 car very early in his career, with nine top fives and 18 top 10's in 35 races from 1972-74.

Last Ran: 2020 Season Finale 500 (Christopher Bell)
Total Wins: 0

96- Ray Elder

Photo Credit: Mopar Dealer

Part-time racer Elder drove the 96 in 25 races from 1967-74 in a few select races per season, however he collected the number's only two wins, with nine top fives and 15 top 10's.

First Win: 1971 Motor Trend 500 (Ray Elder)
Last Win: 1972 Golden State 400 (Ray Elder)
Last Ran: 2021 Hollywood Casino 400 (Parker Kligerman)
Total Wins: 2

97- Kurt Busch

Photo Credit: NASCAR Behind the Wall

Busch won the 2004 championship with the 97 ride, with 14 wins, 43 top fives and 79 top 10's in 184 starts from late 2000 to '05 coming along with it.

First Win: 1957 California State Fairgrounds race #1 (Bill Amick)
Last Win: 2005 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 (Kurt Busch)
Last Ran: 2018 Ford EcoBoost 400 (Tanner Berryhill)
Total Wins: 17

98- LeeRoy Yarbrough

Photo Credit: LegendsofNascar

Yarbrough earned 10 wins, 32 top fives and 42 top 10's in 62 starts with the 98 car from 1968-72, before head injuries forced an early retirement.

First Win: 1950 Southern 500 (Johnny Mantz)
Last Win: 1997 Pepsi 400 (John Andretti)
Last Ran: 2016 Can-Am 500 (Reed Sorenson)
Total Wins: 25

99- Carl Edwards

Photo Credit: Zimbio

Edwards makes a second appearance on the list, driving the number 99 in 373 races from the second half of the 2004 season to 2014, collecting a total of 23 wins, 108 top fives and 187 top 10's.

First Win: 1956 Southern 500 (Curtis Turner)
Last Win: 2024 Ambetter Health 400 (Daniel Suarez)
Currently Used by: Daniel Suarez
Total Wins: 50

Honorable Mentions

132- Joe Frasson

Photo Credit: Randy Ayers' Nascar Modeling Center

Frasson was the last driver to race a triple-digit number in the Cup Series, racing the 132 at the 1970 Motor Trend 500 at Riverside.

300- Tim Flock/Buck Baker

Photo Credit: RacingOne

The only triple-digit car to win a championship, Flock took the 300 to win the 1955 championship, as Baker won it in '56 with the same number.

999- Wilbur Rakestraw

Photo Credit: Fantasy NASCAR Racin'

To my knowledge, the highest number to ever run in a NASCAR race.

X- Rex White

Photo Credit: Pyramid Racing Collectibles

The only number in the Cup Series to not be an actual number, White used the 'X' due to that being his nickname at the time.

Do you have any pictures of the cars that I missed? If so, please let me know and I will be sure to add them in and credit you.

Special thanks to racing-reference.info and driveraverages.com for making the search for data much more bearable.

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