Laps led by driver in 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season

By Staff Report | Friday, November 12, 2021

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The NASCAR Cup Series raced a total of 9,200 laps in 2021. Scroll through to see which drivers led all those circuits, with all four Championship 4 drivers topping the board.

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Driver: Joey Gase
Team: Rick Ware Racing
2021 laps led: 1

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Driver: Justin Haley
Team: Kaulig Racing
2021 laps led: 4

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Driver: Ryan Newman
Team: Roush Fenway Racing
2021 laps led: 4

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Driver: Cody Ware
Team: Petty Ware Racing
2021 laps led: 5

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Driver: Anthony Alfredo
Team: Front Row Motorsports
2021 laps led: 5

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

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Driver: AJ Allmendinger
Team: Kaulig Racing
2021 laps led: 9

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Driver: Cole Custer
Team: Stewart-Haas Racing
2021 laps led: 9

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Driver: Erik Jones
Team: Richard Petty Motorsports
2021 laps led: 9

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

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

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Driver: Corey LaJoie
Team: Spire Motorsports
2021 laps led: 13

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Driver: Chase Briscoe
Team: Stewart-Haas Racing
2021 laps led: 18

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Driver: Michael McDowell
Team: Front Row Motorsports
2021 laps led: 26
*Won: Daytona 500

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Driver: Austin Dillon
Team: Richard Childress Racing
2021 laps led: 27

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Driver: Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Team: JTG Daugherty Racing
2021 laps led: 35

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Driver: Tyler Reddick
Team: Richard Childress Racing
2021 laps led: 43

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

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Driver: Ross Chastain
Team: Chip Ganassi Racing
2021 laps led: 62

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Driver: Bubba Wallace
Team: 23Xl Racing
2021 laps led: 62
*Won: Talladega-2

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Driver: Matt DiBenedetto
Team: Wood Brothers Racing
2021 laps led: 68

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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: 93

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Driver: Christopher Bell
Team: Joe Gibbs Racing
2021 laps led: 100
*Won: Daytona Road Course

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Driver: Alex Bowman
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
2021 laps led: 161
*Won: Richmond, Dover, Pocono, Martinsville-2

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Driver: Kurt Busch
Team: Chip Ganassi Racing
2021 laps led: 208
*Won: Atlanta-2

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Driver: Kevin Harvick
Team: Stewart-Haas Racing
2021 laps led: 217

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Driver: Brad Keselowski
Team: Team Penske
2021 laps led: 331
*Won: Talladega

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Driver: Kyle Busch
Team: Joe Gibbs Racing
2021 laps led: 334
*Won: Kansas, Pocono-2

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Driver: Ryan Blaney
Team: Team Penske
2021 laps led: 423
*Won: Atlanta, Michigan, Daytona-2

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Driver: William Byron
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
2021 laps led: 425
*Won: Homestead-Miami

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Driver: Joey Logano
Team: Team Penske
2021 laps led: 453
*Won: Bristol Dirt Race

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Driver: Martin Truex Jr.
Team: Joe Gibbs Racing
2021 laps led: 865
*Won: Phoenix, Martinsville, Darlington, Richmond-2

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Driver: Chase Elliott
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
2021 laps led: 952
*Won: Circuit of The Americas, Road America

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Driver: Denny Hamlin
Team: Joe Gibbs Racing
2021 laps led: 1,502
*Won: Darlington-2, Las Vegas-2

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Driver: Kyle Larson
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
2021 laps led: 2,581
*Won: Las Vegas, Charlotte, Sonoma, Nashville, Watkins Glen, Bristol-2, Roval, Texas, Kansas-2, Phoenix-2

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