Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt and Jimmie Johnson each won seven NASCAR Cup Series championships, the most ever. Jeff Gordon is next with four, and six drivers have three. The table covers every driver with three or more titles through the 2025 season.
Pictured: Richard Petty, tied for #1 with 7 Cup Series titles and the career leader with 200 wins.
| Rank | Driver | Titles | Years won | Series name(s) | Cup wins | Status | First title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Petty | 7 | 1964, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979 | Grand National, Winston Cup | 200 | Retired | 1964 |
| 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 7 | 1980, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994 | Winston Cup | 76 | Retired | 1980 |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 7 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016 | Nextel Cup, Sprint Cup | 83 | Retired | 2006 |
| 4 | Jeff Gordon | 4 | 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001 | Winston Cup | 93 | Retired | 1995 |
| 5 | Lee Petty | 3 | 1954, 1958, 1959 | Grand National | 54 | Retired | 1954 |
| 5 | David Pearson | 3 | 1966, 1968, 1969 | Grand National | 105 | Retired | 1966 |
| 5 | Cale Yarborough | 3 | 1976, 1977, 1978 | Winston Cup | 83 | Retired | 1976 |
| 5 | Darrell Waltrip | 3 | 1981, 1982, 1985 | Winston Cup | 84 | Retired | 1981 |
| 5 | Tony Stewart | 3 | 2002, 2005, 2011 | Winston Cup, Nextel Cup, Sprint Cup | 49 | Retired | 2002 |
| 5 | Joey Logano | 3 | 2018, 2022, 2024 | Monster Energy / NASCAR Cup Series | 40 | Active | 2018 |
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Titles through the 2025 season; the 2026 champion has not been decided and is not included. Cup wins are career totals as of October 18, 2026. Titles are NASCAR’s top-series season championships under its names over time (Grand National, Winston Cup, Nextel Cup, Sprint Cup, Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Cup Series). Drivers with the same number of titles share a rank and are listed by earliest title. Only drivers with three or more titles are shown; eight more drivers have two: Kyle Larson (2021, 2025), Kyle Busch, Terry Labonte, Herb Thomas, Tim Flock, Buck Baker, Joe Weatherly and Ned Jarrett. “Retired” means no longer racing full-time in the Cup Series.[1][3][12]
Petty won seven titles between 1964 and 1979, the first two in the Grand National era and the last five as Winston Cup champion, and he holds the career wins record with 200.[1][2] His 1967 title came with 27 wins in 48 races, including ten in a row.[2] The video is an interview about his career and the 200 wins.
Earnhardt won his seven titles in 1980, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993 and 1994, all in the Winston Cup era, and finished his career with 76 wins.[1][3] He was the second driver to reach seven, tying Petty.[1] The video is a clip of current drivers on his legacy.
Johnson won five straight titles from 2006 to 2010, the longest streak in the series, then added 2013 and 2016.[1][4] The seventh came at Homestead-Miami on November 20, 2016, when he started at the rear and won the race, his 80th career win; at 41 he was the youngest seven-time champion.[4] He has 83 wins.[3]
Gordon won titles in 1995, 1997, 1998 and 2001 and ranks fourth by titles, behind only the three seven-time champions, and third in career wins with 93.[1][3] He was elected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility and inducted in 2019.[5] The video is his induction speech.
Lee Petty, Richard’s father, won titles in 1954, 1958 and 1959, all in the Grand National era, and 54 races.[1][3] He also won the first Daytona 500, in 1959, in a photo finish.[6] The video covers that race.
Pearson won his three titles in 1966, 1968 and 1969 and holds the second-most wins in Cup history, 105.[1][3] He was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2011.[7] The video is NASCAR’s look at his top career moments.
Yarborough won three consecutive championships, 1976, 1977 and 1978, the first driver to do so, and 83 races in all, including four Daytona 500s.[1][3][8]
Waltrip won in 1981, 1982 and 1985 and has 84 career wins, fifth on the all-time list.[1][3] He was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2012 and later became a longtime TV analyst.[9]
Stewart won in 2002, 2005 and 2011 under three different series names (Winston Cup, Nextel Cup and Sprint Cup) and has 49 wins.[1][3] He also won an IndyCar Series title. The video is his Hall of Fame induction speech.[10]
Logano is the only active driver on this list, with titles in 2018, 2022 and 2024.[1] He won the 2024 title at Phoenix, going from fifth to first on the final restart and beating Ryan Blaney, and has 40 career wins as of October 18, 2026.[3][11]