NASCAR Records: The List of The Top 10 Drivers With The Most Championship Wins And The Teams With The Most Titles

Get up to speed with the list of the top 10 drivers and teams with the most Championship titles wins in the history of NASCAR

Know everything about the greatest drivers and teams in the history of Nascar with the most number of titles. Meanwhile, prepare for the action-packed playoff weekend at the Talladega Superspeedway which will intensify the points table.

NASCAR Records list of all time: Top 10 Drivers with the most Championship titles wins

10. Ned Jarrett

Championships: 2 (1961,1965)
Number of wins: 50
Number of pole positions: 35

Former American race car driver Ned Jarrett secured his Grand National Series Championship in the 1961 season. Meanwhile, he had to wait for 4-years for his final Championship which he finally secured in 1965. Despite all of the success in motorsports, Jarrett quit racing early and went on to become the first broadcast sponsor of the sport.

9. Bobby Allison

Championships: 1 (1983)
Number of wins: 84
Number of pole positions: 35

Bobby Allison is a former race car driver who brought the sport into the mainstream because of his fistfight with Cale Yarborough. He competed in the sport for 25 years during which he secured the top 5 positions on 336 occasions.

8. Darrell Waltrip

Championships: 3 (1981, 1982, 1985).
Number of wins: 84
Number of pole positions: 59

Darrell Waltrip gave 29-years of his life to the Nascar Cup Series during which he finished in the top 10 on 390 occasions. Meanwhile, he secured his first two consecutive Nascar Grand National Series Championship in 1981.

7. Cale Yarborough

Championships: 3 (1976, 1977, 1978)
Number of wins: 83
Number of pole positions: 69

Former American race car driver Cale Yarborough is one of the greatest Nascar drivers ever as he secured 3 consecutive Championship titles from 1976. Meanwhile, he also managed to start more than 500 races in the Nascar Cup Series.

6. Junior Johnson

Championships: 0
Number of wins: 50
Number of pole positions: 46

Former American race car driver Junior Johnson was a fan favorite who displayed sheer courage on the track. However, he was not able to win the Nascar Grand National Series Championship but won 50 races during the course of 14 years.

5. Jeff Gordon

Championships: 4 (1995, 1997, 1998, 2001)

Number of wins: 93
Number of pole positions: 81

Former American race car driver Jeff Gordon is one of the legends of the sport as he dominated the sport for the later stages of the nineties. Meanwhile, his first title came in 1995 and after which he won two consecutive titles in 1997 and 1998.

4. Jimmie Johnson

Championships: 7 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016 )
Number of wins: 83
Number of pole positions: 36

Former American race car driver Jimmie Johnson is one of the greatest drivers to bless the world of motorsports. Meanwhile, his first title came in 2006 and after that, he went on to win 4 consecutive titles dominating the Nascar Series.

3. Dale Earnhardt

Championships: 7 (1980, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994 )
Number of wins: 76
Number of pole positions: 22

Dale Earnhardt set the benchmark of the legendary drivers in the Nascar Series as he dominated the sport for 7 years. Meanwhile, he secured his first Championship in 1980 and the other 6 titles came later. He died tragically at the Daytona 500 in 2001.

2. David Pearson

Championships: 3 (1966, 1968, 1969 )
Number of wins: 105
Number of pole positions: 113

David Pearson was often considered as the greatest driver in Nascar history because of 113 pole positions and 105 race wins. Meanwhile, he managed to win 2 consecutive championship titles in 1968 and 1969.

1. Richard Petty

Championships: 7 (1964, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979 )
Number of wins: 200
Number of pole positions: 123

Richard Petty is nicknamed the king of the Nascar Cup Series and contributed 35-years of his life to the sport. He is the undisputed Champion of the Nascar Series with 200 race wins and finishing in the top 10 on more than 700 occasions.

NASCAR Records: Top 10 Teams with the most championship titles

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