Laps led by driver in 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season

By Staff Report | Sunday, August 1, 2021

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Through 22 races, the NASCAR Cup Series has raced 5,476 total laps so far in 2021. Scroll through to see which drivers led all those circuits, with Kyle Larson and Ryan Blaney among the drivers in the top five.

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Driver: Cody Ware
Team: Petty Ware Racing
2021 laps led: 1

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Driver: AJ Allmendinger
Team: Kaulig Racing
2021 laps led: 2

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Driver: Cole Custer
Team: Stewart-Haas Racing
2021 laps led: 2

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Driver: Ryan Newman
Team: Roush Fenway Racing
2021 laps led: 2

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Driver: Anthony Alfredo
Team: Front Row Motorsports
2021 laps led: 4

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Driver: Chase Briscoe
Team: Stewart-Haas Racing
2021 laps led: 6

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Driver: Erik Jones
Team: Richard Petty Motorsports
2021 laps led: 7

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Driver: Austin Cindric
Team: Team Penske
2021 laps led: 8

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Driver: Austin Dillon
Team: Richard Childress Racing
2021 laps led: 9

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Driver: Kaz Grala
Team: Kaulig Racing
2021 laps led: 10

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Driver: Corey LaJoie
Team: Spire Motorsports
2021 laps led: 12

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Driver: Ryan Preece
Team: JTG Daugherty Racing
2021 laps led: 12

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Driver: Tyler Reddick
Team: Richard Childress Racing
2021 laps led: 20

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Driver: Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Team: JTG Daugherty Racing
2021 laps led: 24

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Driver: Michael McDowell
Team: Front Row Motorsports
2021 laps led: 25
*Won: Daytona 500

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Driver: Ross Chastain
Team: Chip Ganassi Racing
2021 laps led: 43

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Driver: Bubba Wallace
Team: 23Xl Racing
2021 laps led: 49

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Driver: Aric Almirola
Team: Stewart-Haas Racing
2021 laps led: 51
*Won: New Hampshire

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Driver: Christopher Bell
Team: Joe Gibbs Racing
2021 laps led: 57
*Won: Daytona Road Course

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Driver: Matt DiBenedetto
Team: Wood Brothers Racing
2021 laps led: 60

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Driver: Daniel Suarez
Team: Trackhouse Racing Team
2021 laps led: 74

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Driver: Chris Buescher
Team: Roush Fenway Racing
2021 laps led: 77

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Driver: Kevin Harvick
Team: Stewart-Haas Racing
2021 laps led: 105

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Driver: Alex Bowman
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
2021 laps led: 151
*Won: Richmond, Dover, Pocono

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Driver: Kurt Busch
Team: Chip Ganassi Racing
2021 laps led: 172
*Won: Atlanta-2

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Driver: Chase Elliott
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
2021 laps led: 219
*Won: Circuit of the Americas, Road America

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Driver: Kyle Busch
Team: Joe Gibbs Racing
2021 laps led: 229
*Won: Kansas, Pocono-2

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Driver: William Byron
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
2021 laps led: 245
*Won: Homestead

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Driver: Brad Keselowski
Team: Team Penske
2021 laps led: 285
*Won: Talladega

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Driver: Ryan Blaney
Team: Team Penske
2021 laps led: 295
*Won: Atlanta

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Driver: Joey Logano
Team: Team Penske
2021 laps led: 361
*Won: Bristol Dirt Race

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Driver: Martin Truex Jr.
Team: Joe Gibbs Racing
2021 laps led: 647
*Won: Phoenix, Martinsville, Darlington

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Driver: Denny Hamlin
Team: Joe Gibbs Racing
2021 laps led: 771

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Driver: Kyle Larson
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
2021 laps led: 1,441
*Won: Las Vegas, Charlotte, Sonoma, Nashville

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