By Zane Miller
As of the 2021 racing season, there have been a total of 29 drivers in the Cup Series with their hometown listed in Kentucky. So far, drivers representing the Bluegrass State have taken a total of 10 wins, 100 top-fives and 280 top-10s in 1,761 starts.
5. Bub King (Active 1950-54)
King took a pair of top-fives and 12 top-10s in 35 Cup Series starts, with a best points finish of 15th coming in the 1952 season.
4. Jeff Green (Active 1994-2015)
Green claimed five top-fives and 16 top-10s in 270 starts, with his best points finish of 17th coming in 2002.
3. Tommy Thompson (Active 1950-59)
Thomson earned a win with two top-fives and four top-10s in 22 starts, claiming a best points finish of 19th in the 1951 season.
2. Jeremy Mayfield (Active 1993-2009)
Mayfield earned five victories with 48 top-fives and 96 top-10s in 433 starts, with his best points finish of seventh occurring in 1998.
1. Michael Waltrip (Active 1985-2017)
The two-time Daytona 500 champ takes the top spot on this list with four wins, 41 top-fives and 133 top-10s in 784 starts, while also claiming his best points finish in both 1994 and 1995 by finishing 12th both years.
List of Cup Series drivers (Current drivers in yellow)
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