Cup Series drivers to reach 400 consecutive starts

Denny Hamlin made his 400th consecutive start in the Cup Series during the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 13, 2025. 

See the full list of 28 drivers to accomplish the feat at NASCAR's top level.

Dale Jarrett

Consecutive starts: 424

Streak start event: 1994 fall Charlotte race

Streak end event: 2007 spring Talladega race

Darrell Waltrip

Consecutive starts: 431

Streak start event: 1976 winter Riverside race

Streak end event: 1990 Michigan race

Carl Edwards

Consecutive starts: 437

Streak start event: 2004 fall Martinsville race

Streak end event: 2016 all Homestead race

Paul Menard

Consecutive starts: 452

Streak start event: 2007 summer New Hampshire race

Streak end event: 2019 fall Homestead race

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Consecutive starts: 461

Streak start event: 1999 fall  Atlanta race

Streak end event: 2012 fall Talladega race

David Ragan

Consecutive starts: 469

Streak start event: 2007 Daytona 500

Streak end event: 2020 Daytona 500

Greg Biffle

Consecutive starts: 501

Streak start event: 2003 spring Atlanta race

Streak end event: 2016 all Homestead race

Richard Petty

Consecutive starts: 513

Streak start event: 1971 fall Richmond race

Streak end event: 1989 fall Atlanta race

Tony Stewart

Consecutive starts: 521

Streak start event: 1999 Daytona 500

Streak end event: 2013 summer Pocono race

Kasey Kahne

Consecutive starts: 529

Streak start event: 2004 Daytona 500

Streak end event: 2018 Southern 500

Clint Bowyer

Consecutive starts: 540

Streak start event: 2006 Daytona 500

Streak end event: 2020 fall Phoenix race

Brad Keselowski*

Consecutive starts: 552

Streak start event: 2009 fall Talladega race

*Streak end event: Currently active as of Darlington spring 2025 race

Matt Kenseth

Consecutive starts: 571

Streak start event: 2000 Daytona 500

Streak end event: 2015 fall Martinsville race

Ken Schrader

Consecutive starts: 579

Streak start event: 1985 Daytona 500

Streak end event: 2003 summer Pocono race

Jamie McMurray

Consecutive starts: 581

Streak start event: 2002 fall Atlanta race

Streak end event: 2019 Daytona 500

Joey Logano*

Consecutive starts: 584

Streak start event: 2009 Daytona 500

*Streak end event: Currently active as of Darlington spring 2025 race

Mark Martin

Consecutive starts: 621

Streak start event: 1988 Daytona 500

Streak end event: 2007 spring Atlanta race

Jeff Burton

Consecutive starts: 628

Streak start event: 1996 spring Darlington race

Streak end event: 2013 fall Homestead race

Dale Earnhardt

Consecutive starts: 648

Streak start event:1979 fall Richmond race

Streak end event: 2001 Daytona 500

Ryan Newman

Consecutive starts: 649

Streak start event: 2002 Daytona 500

Streak end event: 2020 Daytona 500

Terry Labonte

Consecutive starts: 655

Streak start event: 1979 winter Riverside race

Streak end event: 2000 summer Pocono race

Jimmie Johnson

Consecutive starts: 663

Streak start event: 2002 Daytona 500

Streak end event: 2020 summer Pocono race

Martin Truex Jr.

Consecutive starts: 685

Streak start event: 2006 Daytona 500

Streak end event: 2025 Daytona 500

Rusty Wallace

Consecutive starts: 697

Streak start event: 1984 Daytona 500

Streak end event: 2005 fall Homestead race

Bobby Labonte

Consecutive starts: 704

Streak start event: 1993 Daytona 500

Streak end event: 2013 summer Sonoma race

Kevin Harvick

Consecutive starts: 784

Streak start event: 2002 spring Talladega race

Streak end event: 2023 fall Phoenix race

Ricky Rudd

Consecutive starts: 788

Streak start event: 1981 winter Riverside race

Streak end event: 2005 fall Homestead race

Jeff Gordon

Consecutive starts: 797

Streak start event: 1992 fall Atlanta race

Streak end event: 2015 fall Homestead race