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Cup Series drivers with more than 10,000 laps led

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Denny Hamlin became the 12th driver in NASCAR history to eclipse 14,000 career laps led following Saturday's race at Bristol. Read on to see every driver with more than 10,000 laps led in NASCAR Cup Series history — a mark reached by only 21 drivers.

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KANSAS CITY, KANSAS - MAY 14: Kurt Busch, driver of the #45 Jordan Brand Toyota, waits on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 14, 2022 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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21. Kurt Busch
Total laps led: 10,292

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Ned Jarrett smiles.

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20. Ned Jarrett 
Total laps led: 10,358

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DARLINGTON, SC - SEPTEMBER 1, 1985:  Bill Elliott enjoys the spoils of winning the ÒWinston MillionÓ after his victory in the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. His triple crown included the Daytona 500, Southern 500, and Winston 500. Elliott had won a total of 11 superspeedway races.  (Photo by ISC Archives/CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images)

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19. Bill Elliott
Total laps led: 11,413

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LAS VEGAS - MARCH 2:  Matt Kenseth passes the finish line in his #17 Dewalt Power Tools Ford Taurus to win during the NASCAR Winston Cup UAW Daimler Chrysler 400 at the Las Vegas Motorspeedway on March 2, 2003 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  (Photo by Donald Miralle/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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18. Matt Kenseth
Total laps led: 11,769

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Martin Truex Jr. celebrates at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

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17. Martin Truex Jr.
Total laps led: 12,125

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LOUDON, NH - SEPTEMBER 15:  Tony Stewart drives his #20 Home Depot Pontiac Grand Prix during the New Hampshire 300, part of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, on September 15, 2002 at the New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire.  (Photo by Donald Miralle/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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16. Tony Stewart
Total laps led: 12,815

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12 Feb 2000: Mark Martin #6 watches the during the Daytona Speedweeks of the Winston Cup Series at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida.

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15. Mark Martin
Total laps led: 12,879

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1955:  Junior Johnson poses next to his NASCAR Cup Oldsmobile that was owned by Jim Lowe and Carl Beckham. Johnson took five Cup wins during the year and finished sixth in points. (Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images)

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14. Junior Johnson
Total laps led: 13,021

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JULY 1971:  Bobby Isaac poses with the K&K Insurance Dodge Charger he drove to victory in the Firecracker 400 at Daytona International Speedway.  (Photo by ISC Archives/CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images)

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13. Bobby Isaac
Total laps led: 13,210

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12. Denny Hamlin
Total laps led: 14,125

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11. Kevin Harvick
Total laps led: 16,024


 

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LONG POND, PA - AUGUST 1:  Jimmie Johnson celebrates his victory by doing a burnout in his #48 Lowe's Chevrolet after the NASCAR Nextel Cup Pennsylvania 500 on August 1, 2004 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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10. Jimmie Johnson
Total laps led: 18,941

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9. Kyle Busch
Total laps led: 19,141

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RICHMOND, VA — 1992:  Rusty Wallace scored his only victory of the NASCAR Cup season at Richmond International Raceway in the Miller Genuine Draft 400 on September 12th.  (Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images)

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8. Rusty Wallace
Total laps led: 19,951

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1977:  Driving DiGard Racing Gatorade Chevrolets, Darrell Waltrip won six times on the NASCAR Cup circuit in 1977 and finished in the top ten 24 times in 30 starts taking fourth in Cup points. (Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images)

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7. Darrell Waltrip
Total laps led: 23,134

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WATKINS GLEN, NY - AUGUST 13:  Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 DuPont Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series AMD at The Glen on August 13, 2006 at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York.  (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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6. Jeff Gordon
Total laps led: 24,936

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UNKNOWN:  David Pearson won 44 of his 105 NASCAR Cup victories at the wheel of the Wood Brothers Purolator Mercurys. (Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images)

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5. David Pearson
Total laps led: 25,422

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JULY 7, 1990:  Dale Earnhardt, Sr. goes under the checkered flag in winning the Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway. A 24-car crash on lap two severely reduced the finishing field.  (Photo by ISC Archives/CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images)

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4. Dale Earnhardt
Total laps led: 25,714

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 14, 1988:  Bobby Allison #12 topped his son, Davey, by two car lengths in the 1988 Daytona 500. It was only the second time in NASCAR Cup Series history that a father-son finished one-two. Lee and Richard Petty did it in 1960. The win was Allison's career last.  (Photo by ISC Archives/CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images)

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3. Bobby Allison
Total laps led: 27,556

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 19, 1984:  Cale Yarborough?s 1984 Daytona 500 win, his second in as many years, came via his aggressive driving style and solid horsepower provided by crew chief/engine builder Waddell Wilson.  (Photo by ISC Archives/CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images)

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2. Cale Yarborough
Total laps led: 31,556

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UNKNOWN — 1970:  Richard Petty ran 40 of the 48 NASCAR Cup races during the season, winning 18 times.  He placed in the top 10 in 31 events and took fourth in Cup points.  (Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images)

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1. Richard Petty
Total laps led: 51,514

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