Sunday's win at Auto Club Speedway was the 77th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory for Jimmie Johnson, who now has passed the career win total of seven-time champion Dale Earnhardt. Johnson tied Earnhardt earlier this year with his win at Atlanta.
Johnson now sits alone in seventh place on the all-time wins list.
"I feel like physically and mentally, I'm the best I've ever been in my career," Johnson said when asked if he could catch former teammate Jeff Gordon (93 wins) on the list. "I'm in the space I want to be in, which makes me want to stick around and do this for a lot of years."
Next in Johnson's sights: Cale Yarborough, Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip.
An asterisk below denotes that driver is still active.
All-time NASCAR premier series wins
| Driver | Wins | Starts | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Petty | 200 | 1,184 | 7 |
| David Pearson | 105 | 574 | 3 |
| Jeff Gordon | 93 | 797 | 4 |
| Bobby Allison | 84 | 718 | 1 |
| Darrell Waltrip | 84 | 809 | 3 |
| Cale Yarborough | 83 | 560 | 3 |
| Jimmie Johnson* | 77 | 512 | 6 |
| Dale Earnhardt | 76 | 676 | 7 |
| Rusty Wallace | 55 | 706 | 1 |
| Lee Petty | 54 | 427 | 3 |