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Martin Truex Jr. (19) and Kyle Larson (5) run side by side at Atlanta Motor Speedway
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Dominant Cup Series wins since 2021: Larson, Truex top the charts

By Staff report | Published: March 5, 2024 9
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Martin Truex Jr. (19) and Kyle Larson (5) run side by side at Atlanta Motor Speedway

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Since the start of the 2021 season, eight NASCAR Cup Series races have entered the history books as dominant victories, with race winners leading more than two-thirds of the laps. Two drivers -- Kyle Larson and Martin Truex Jr. -- have netted the most, and Larson added the most recent of those last weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Check out the full list (ranked by laps-led percentage), with stats and notes on each performance.

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Kyle Larson gives high fives to crew members in Victory Lane.

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Nashville, 2021


Winner: Kyle Larson
Laps led: 264 of 300
Laps-led percentage: 88%
Noteworthy: Larson led the final 78 laps in scoring his third consecutive win, following earlier victories at Charlotte and Sonoma. It also marked the Cup Series' first event on the 1.33-mile Nashville Superspeedway.

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Martin Truex Jr. sits outside the window of his number 19 toyota.

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Darlington-1, 2021


Winner: Martin Truex Jr.
Laps led: 248 of 293
Laps-led percentage: 85%
Noteworthy: Truex led all but one of the final 144 laps, handing him his third win in the first 12 Cup Series races of 2021.

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Martin Truex Jr. takes a bite of a live lobster's claw in New Hampshire

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New Hampshire, 2023


Winner: Martin Truex Jr.
Laps led: 254 of 301
Laps-led percentage: 84%
Noteworthy: Truex swept the stages at Loudon, and his performance holds as Truex's most recent Cup Series victory, his 15th with Joe Gibbs Racing and 34th overall.

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Kyle Larson celebrates in Victory Lane at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

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Charlotte-1, 2021


Winner: Kyle Larson
Laps led: 327 of 400
Laps-led percentage: 82%
Noteworthy: Larson won all four stages in NASCAR's longest race, breaking a streak of three consecutive runner-up finishes.

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Kyle Larson raises fist after winning at Texas Motor Speedway.

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Texas, 2021


Winner: Kyle Larson
Laps led: 256 of 334
Laps-led percentage: 77%
Noteworthy: Larson clinched a berth in the Championship 4 field with his Lone Star State victory, going on to win his first Cup Series title three weeks later in Phoenix. It was an unofficial season sweep as Larson won the non-points All-Star Race at Texas that year.

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Kyle Larson does a burnout in his numbe 5 Chevrolet at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

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Homestead-Miami, 2022


Winner: Kyle Larson
Laps led: 199 of 267
Laps-led percentage: 75%
Noteworthy: Larson posted his first win at the South Florida 1.5-mile track, leading the last 22 laps.

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William Byron gives a thumbs up at the start/finish line after winning at Watkins Glen

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Watkins Glen, 2023


Winner: William Byron
Laps led: 66 of 90
Laps-led percentage: 73%
Noteworthy: Byron led all but two of the final 67 laps to grab his first road-course win and the ninth of his Cup Series career overall.

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Kyle Larson ad his kids who are holding the checkered flag out of the passenger window drive to Victory Lane in his number 5 Chevrolet.

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Las Vegas-1, 2024


Winner: Kyle Larson
Laps led: 181 of 267
Laps-led percentage: 68%
Noteworthy: Larson held off Tyler Reddick by 0.441 seconds, handing Hendrick Motorsports its second win in the first three races of the 2024 campaign.

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