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Denny Hamlin celebrates a Daytona 500 win
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Drivers with the most crown-jewel race wins

By Staff Report | Published: May 21, 2026 11
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Denny Hamlin celebrates a Daytona 500 win

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Denny Hamlin currently holds the most crown-jewel victories among the active drivers, if we define the crown-jewel races as the Daytona 500, Coca-Cola 600, Brickyard 400 and Southern 500. Read on to see where he ranks on the all-time list.

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DARLINGTON, SC - SEPTEMBER 5, 1976:  David Pearson after winning the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, one of his 10 NASCAR Cup wins during the year. (Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images)

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David Pearson


Daytona 500 wins: 1
Coca-Cola 600 wins: 3
Southern 500 wins: 3
Total jewel wins: 7

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CHARLOTTE, NC — May 26, 1985:  Darrell Waltrip waves his cap in victory lane at Charlotte Motor Speedway after winning the Coca-Cola World 600 NASCAR Cup race, one of three Cup victories Waltrip had during the year on his way to a third NASCAR Cup championship.  (Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images)

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Darrell Waltrip


Daytona 500 wins: 1
Coca-Cola 600 wins: 5
Southern 500 wins: 1
Total jewel wins: 7

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Denny Hamlin celebrates in Victory Lane

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Denny Hamlin


Daytona 500 wins: 3
Southern 500 wins: 3
Coca-Cola 600 wins: 1
Total jewel wins: 7

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DARLINGTON, SC - APRIL 12:  Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Budweiser Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on April 12, 2014 in Darlington, South Carolina.  (Photo by Nick Laham/NASCAR via Getty Images)

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Kevin Harvick


Daytona 500 wins: 1
Coca-Cola 600 wins: 2
Southern 500 wins: 2
Brickyard 400 wins: 3
Total jewel wins: 8

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 15, 1998:  NASCAR's 50th year got off to a bang with Dale Earnhardt winning the Daytona 500 after 20 tries. The win came 50 years to the day of the running of NASCAR's first race.  (Photo by ISC Archives via Getty Images)

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Dale Earnhardt


Daytona 500 wins: 1
Coca-Cola 600 wins: 3
Southern 500 wins: 3
Brickyard 400 wins: 1
Total jewel wins: 8

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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 via Getty Images)

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Cale Yarborough


Daytona 500 wins: 4
Southern 500 wins: 5
Total jewel wins: 9

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DARLINGTON, SC - SEPTEMBER 1:  Driver Bobby Allison poses with trophy while drinking a Coca-Cola on September 1, 1975 after winning the Southern 500 race at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Photo by Dozier Mobley/Getty Images)

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Bobby Allison


Daytona 500 wins: 3
Coca-Cola 600 wins: 3
Southern 500 wins: 4
Total jewel wins: 10

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 15:  Richard Petty driver of the #43 STP Buick celebrates in victory lane after winning the Winston Cup Daytona 500 on February 17, 1974 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.  (Photo by ISC Archives via Getty Images)

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Richard Petty


Daytona 500 wins: 7
Coca-Cola 600 wins: 2
Southern 500 wins: 1
Total jewel wins: 10

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 24:  Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, hoists the Harley J. Earl trophy after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida.  (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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Jimmie Johnson


Daytona 500 wins: 2
Coca-Cola 600 wins: 4
Southern 500 wins: 2
Brickyard 400 wins: 4
Total jewel wins: 12

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN - JULY 27:  Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Axalta Chevrolet, celebrates with the trophy after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Crown Royal Presents The John Wayne Walding 400 at the Brickyard Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 27, 2014 in Indianapolis, Indiana.  (Photo by Rainier Ehrhardt/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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Jeff Gordon


Daytona 500 wins: 3
Coca-Cola 600 wins: 3
Southern 500 wins: 6
Brickyard 400 wins: 5
Total jewel wins: 17

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