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DOVER, DE - MAY 04: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Pedigree Toyota, sits in his car during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Gander RV 400 at Dover International Speedway on May 4, 2019 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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Drivers with most consecutive top-10 finishes to start a season

By Staff Report | Published: May 6, 2019 6

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DOVER, DE - MAY 04: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Pedigree Toyota, sits in his car during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Gander RV 400 at Dover International Speedway on May 4, 2019 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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Kyle Busch battled back to finish 10th at Dover on Monday afternoon, marking his 11th consecutive top-10 finish through 11 races to start the 2019 season. That ties the best start in NASCAR history, and he's the first to hit double-digits in nearly 30 years. Take a look at the top-five drivers on the list of most top 10s to start a season.

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UNKNOWN — Mid-1950s: Lee Petty ran in 427 NASCAR Cup events during a career that spanned the years 1949 through 1964. He won 54 races and finished in the top ten 332 times. Petty was the NASCAR Cup champion in 1954, 1958 and 1959. (Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images)

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1955: Lee Petty, 10

Wins during streak: Three

Streak ended at: Charlotte

Finish at Charlotte: 15th

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1972: James Hylton drove his Pop Cola-sponsored Ford to one NASCAR Cup win during the year, the Talladega 500 at the Alabama International Motor Speedway in Talladega, AL. Hylton wound up the year third in Cup points. (Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images)

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1972: James Hylton, 10

Wins during streak: Zero

Streak ended at: Talladega

Finish at Talladega: 33rd

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TALLADEGA, AL - MAY 5: Cale Yarborough gets ready to race in the Winston 500. Yarborough would finish 9th and take home $5,000 for the race. (Photo by Racing Photo Archives/Getty Images)

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1974: Cale Yarborough, 10

Wins during streak: Four

Streak ended at: Nashville

Finish at Nashville: 14th

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TALLADEGA, AL — May 1990: Morgan Shepherd in the garage area at Talladega Superspeedway before the running of the Winston 500 NASCAR Cup race. Shepherd drove Bud Moore’s Motorcraft Ford to an eighth place finish in the race. (Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images)

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1990: Morgan Shepherd, 11

Wins during streak: Zero

Streak ended at: Sonoma

Finish at Sonoma: 29th

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BRISTOL, TN - APRIL 07: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Skittles Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 7, 2019 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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2019: Kyle Busch, 11

Wins during streak: Three

Streak ended at: TBD

Finish at Kansas: TBD