updated 11-18-2018
Drivers with the All-Time streak of consecutive seasons with at least one win a year:
# of seasons, driver, years of streak thru 6/4/2017
18, Richard Petty, 1960-1977
17, David Pearson, 1964-1980
16, Jimmie Johnson, 2002-2017
16, Ricky Rudd, 1983-1998
16, Rusty Wallace, 1986-2001
15, Tony Stewart, 1999-2013
15, Darrell Waltrip, 1975-1989
15, Dale Earnhardt, 1982-1996
14, Kyle Busch, 2005-2018
14. Jeff Gordon, 1994-2007
13, Lee Petty, 1949-1961
13, Cale Yarborough, 1973-1985
12, Denny Hamlin, 2006-2017
11, Dale Jarrett, 1993-2003
10, Buck Baker, 1952-1961
10, Bobby Allison, 1966-1975
10, Bill Elliott, 1983-1992
10, Kurt Busch, 2002-2011
9, Kevin Harvick, 2010-2018
8, Brad Keselowski, 2011-2018
active drivers in bold
Most 2nd Place / Runner-up Race Finishes:
1 Richard Petty 157
2 David Pearson 89
3 Bobby Allison 87
4 Jeff Gordon 75
5 Dale Earnhardt 70
6 Mark Martin 61
7 Cale Yarborough 59
8 Darrell Waltrip 58
9 Buck Baker 56
10 Kevin Harvick 54
11 Lee Petty 48
12 Jimmie Johnson 46
13 Tony Stewart 44
Kyle Busch 45
14 Buddy Baker 42
Terry Labonte 42
Rusty Wallace 42
15 Bobby Isaac 37
Ned Jarrett 37
16 Harry Gant 35
17 Jim Paschal 34
18 Dale Jarrett 32
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 32
19 Benny Parsons 31
20 Ricky Rudd 30
Matt Kenseth 30
other active drivers
Brad Keselowski 24
Kurt Busch 23
Denny Hamlin 23
Kyle Larson, 20
Ryan Newman 17
Martin Truex Jr. 17
Clint Bowyer 15
Jamie McMurray 13
Joey Logano 10
Chase Elliott 8
Ryan Blaney 3
Erik Jones 2
Drivers in NASCAR's top series who have won three or more consecutive races in a season:
1951 Herb Thomas: Macon, Langhorne, Charlotte
1952 Dick Rathmann: Langhorne, Darlington, Dayton
1954 Herb Thomas: Mechanicsburg, Spartanburg, Weaverville
1956 Buck Baker: Hillsboro, Martinsville, New Oxford
1957 Fireball Roberts: North Wilkesboro, Langhorne, Charlotte
1958 Junior Johnson: Columbia, Bradford, Reading
1961 Junior Johnson: Weaverville, Richmond, South Boston
1962 Richard Petty: Roanoke, Winston-Salem, Spartanburg
1963 Richard Petty: Martinsville, North Wilkesboro, Columbia
1964 Billy Wade(4): Old Bridge, Bridgehampton, Islip, Watkins Glen
1966 David Pearson(4): Hickory, Columbia, Greenville, Winston-Salem
1966 Richard Petty: Darlington, Hampton, Macon
1967 Richard Petty: Fonda, Islip, Bristol
1967 Richard Petty(10/record): Winston-Salem, Columbia, Savannah, Darlington, Hickory, Richmond, Beltsville, Hillsboro, Martinsville, North Wilkesboro
1968 David Pearson(4): Weaverville, Darlington, Beltsville, Hampton
1968 Richard Petty: Columbia, Winston-Salem, Weaverville
1968 Richard Petty: Hillsboro, Martinsville, North Wilkesboro
1969 Bobby Isaac: Columbia, Hickory, Greenville
1970 Richard Petty: Richmond, Dover, Raleigh
1971 Bobby Allison(5): Charlotte, Dover, Michigan, Riverside, Houston
1971 Richard Petty(5): Malta, Islip, Trenton, Nashville, Atlanta
Drivers in NASCAR's top series who have won three or more consecutive races in a season since the modern era began in 1972:
1972 Bobby Allison: Bristol, Trenton, Atlanta
1973 David Pearson: Darlington, Martinsville, Talladega
1974 Richard Petty (X): Atlanta, Pocono, Talladega
1975 Richard Petty (X): Bristol, Atlanta, North Wilkesboro
1976 Cale Yarborough (X)(4): Richmond, Dover, Martinsville, North Wilkesboro
1976 David Pearson: Charlotte, Riverside, Michigan
1981 Darrell Waltrip (X)(4): Martinsville, North Wilkesboro, Charlotte, Rockingham
1983 Bobby Allison (X): Darlington, Richmond, Dover
1987 Dale Earnhardt (X): Bristol, Darlington, Richmond
1987 Dale Earnhardt (X)(4): Darlington, North Wilkesboro, Bristol, Martinsville
1988 Rusty Wallace: Charlotte, North Wilkesboro, Rockingham
1991 Harry Gant (4): Darlington, Richmond, Dover, Martinsville
1992 Bill Elliott (4): Rockingham, Richmond, Atlanta, Darlington
1993 Mark Martin (4): Watkins Glen, Brooklyn, Bristol, Darlington
1993 Rusty Wallace: Bristol, North Wilkesboro, Martinsville
1994 Rusty Wallace: Dover, Pocono, Michigan
1996 Jeff Gordon: Dover, Martinsville, North Wilkesboro
1998 Jeff Gordon (X)(4): Pocono, Indianapolis, Watkins Glen, Michigan
1998-1999 Jeff Gordon: Rockingham, Atlanta, Daytona (1999)
2004-Jimmie Johnson*: Charlotte, Martinsville, Atlanta
2007-Jimmie Johnson (X)(4): Martinsville, Atlanta, Texas, Phoenix
2015-Kyle Busch: Kentucky, New Hampshire, Indianapolis
2015-Joey Logano: Charlotte, Kansas, Talladega
2018-Kevin Harvick: Atlanta, Las Vehas, Phoenix
2018-Kyle Busch: Texas, Bristol, Richmond
2018-Brad Keselowski: Darlington, Indianapolis, Las Vegas
(*odd note: Ryan Newman won the pole for all three races Johnson won)
(X = won the Cup Championship that season)
(All have won at least one championship except Rathmann, Roberts, Wade, Gant, Martin and Logano)
Drivers in NASCAR's top series who have won four or more consecutive races in a season since the modern era began in 1972:
1976 Cale Yarborough (X)(4): Richmond, Dover, Martinsville, North Wilkesboro
1981 Darrell Waltrip (X)(4): Martinsville, North Wilkesboro, Charlotte, Rockingham
1987 Dale Earnhardt (X)(4): Darlington, North Wilkesboro, Bristol, Martinsville
1991 Harry Gant (4): Darlington, Richmond, Dover, Martinsville
1992 Bill Elliott (4): Rockingham, Richmond, Atlanta, Darlington
1993 Mark Martin (4): Watkins Glen, Brooklyn, Bristol, Darlington
1998 Jeff Gordon (X)(4): Pocono, Indianapolis, Watkins Glen, Michigan
2007-Jimmie Johnson (X)(4): Martinsville, Atlanta, Texas, Phoenix
(X = won the Cup Championship in that season)
The last time a driver win five races in a row, was Richard Petty in 1971, the record is 10 by Petty in 1967
Team 1-2-3 finishes: from 1997 thru current (* top four finishers)
2018: Michigan, 6/11 - Stewart-Haas Racing: #14-Bowyer, #4-Harvickm #41-Kurt Busch
2008: Dover, 9/21 - Roush Fenway Racing: #16-Biffle, #17-Kenseth, #99-Edwards
2008: Bristol, 3/16 - Richard Childress Racing: #31-Burton, #29-Harvick, #07-Bowyer
2005: Homestead, 11/20 - Roush*: #16-Biffle, #6-Martin, #17-Kenseth, #99-Edwards
2005: Texas, 11/6 - Roush: #99-Edwards, #6-Martin, #17-Kenseth
2005: Kansas, 10/9 - Roush: #6-Martin, #16-Biffle, #99-Edwards
2005: Richmond 9/10- Roush: #97-Busch, #17-Kenseth, #16-Biffle
1997: Daytona 500, Hendrick Motorsports: #24-Gordon, #5-Labonte, #25-Craven
Most Sprint Cup Series starts between victories in NASCAR history:
Seasons, Driver, race between wins:
1994-2001: Bill Elliott 226
2007-2013: Martin Truex Jr. 218
2012-2018: Clint Bowyer 190
2001-2006: Jeff Burton 175
1996-2001: Sterling Marlin 170
2002-2007: Jamie McMurray 165
1999-2003: Terry Labonte 156
2008-2012: Dale Earnhardt Jr. 143
Most Tracks With Win - Active Cup Series Drivers
Driver, Tracks, Wins
>>Kyle Busch, 23, 49
Kevin Harvick, 21, 42
Jimmie Johnson, 20, 83
Matt Kenseth, 19, 39
>>Won on each track started