10 Most Impressive NASCAR Road Course Racing Records

10. Richard Petty — 6 Riverside Road Course Wins

Petty won six NASCAR Cup races at Riverside International Raceway between 1967 and 1977. He also recorded 17 top-five finishes at the famous California road course.

9. A.J. Allmendinger — Road Course Wins With 3 Teams

Allmendinger earned Cup road-course victories driving for JTG Daugherty Racing, Kaulig Racing, and Team Red Bull in lower NASCAR series road events. He has more than 10 combined NASCAR road-course wins across Cup, Xfinity, and Trucks.

8. Kyle Larson — 4.258-Second Sonoma Victory

Larson won the 2021 Sonoma race by 4.258 seconds over Chase Elliott. It was one of the largest winning margins on a modern NASCAR road course.

7. Martin Truex Jr. — Sonoma Stage Sweep Dominance

Truex won Sonoma races in 2018, 2019, and 2023 while often sweeping both stages. In the 2019 Sonoma race alone, he led 59 of 90 laps.

6. Rusty Wallace — 5 Straight Sonoma Poles

Wallace won five straight Sonoma poles from 1993 through 1997. He led 437 laps on road courses during his NASCAR Cup career.

5. Marcos Ambrose — 5 Straight Watkins Glen Poles

Ambrose captured five consecutive poles at Watkins Glen from 2008 through 2012. He also led 151 laps at the track during his Cup career.

4. Shane van Gisbergen — Won Cup Debut Race

SVG won the 2023 Chicago Street Race in his first-ever NASCAR Cup Series start. He became the first driver since Johnny Rutherford in 1963 to win in a Cup debut.

3. Tony Stewart — 8 Sonoma Wins

Stewart earned eight Cup Series victories at Sonoma Raceway from 2001 through 2016. No other driver has won more races at Sonoma.

2. Chase Elliott — 7 Straight Road Course Wins

Elliott won seven consecutive Cup Series road course races from 2019 to 2021. The streak included victories at Daytona Road Course, Charlotte Roval, Road America, and COTA.

1. Jeff Gordon — 9 Watkins Glen Wins

Gordon won nine NASCAR Cup races at Watkins Glen International between 1997 and 2007. That is the most victories any driver has earned at the track.