NASCAR / lee petty

By Zane Miller 40- Sterling Marlin Marlin had four wins, 27 top fives and 76 top 10's in the 40 car in 274 starts from 1998-2005, with his most notable success coming in the '02 season where he led the point standings for most of the year before being sidelined with a neck injury. First Win: 1951 Motor City 250 (Tommy Thompson) Last Win: 2002 UAW-GM Quality 500 (Jamie McMurray) Last Ran: 2019 Daytona 500 (Jamie McMurray) Total Wins: 9 41- Curtis Turner Turner earned 12 wins, 20 top fives and 27 top 10's racing the 41 from 1949-53, then returning for a few races early in the '59 season, then leaving and returning once more in the first portion of 1966. First Win: 1949 Langhorne Speedway race (Curtis Turner) Last Win: 2020 Quaker State 400 (Cole Custer) Currently Used by: Ryan Preece Total Wins: 29 42- Lee Petty The first generation Petty drove the 42 machine to the 1954, '58 and '59 championships, 53 wins (including the inaugural Daytona 500 in 1959), 225 top fives and 325 top 10's in 414 races from 1949-61. First Win: 1949 Heidelberg Raceway (Lee Petty) Last Win: 2019 Drydene 400 (Kyle Larson) Currently Used by: John Hunter Nemechek Total Wins: 75 43- Richard Petty Who else? Petty took the 1964, '67, '71, '72, '74, '75 and '79 championships with the 43 car, along with a colossal 192 wins, 526 top fives and 676 top 10's in 1,125 races from 1959-92, with a single-season win record of 27 coming in 1967, which in all likelihood will never come close to being touched. First Win: 1959 Gwyn Staley 160 (Lee Petty) Last Win: 2022 Cook Out Southern 500 (Erik Jones) Currently Used by: Erik Jones Total Wins: 200 44- Terry Labonte Labonte finds his way onto the list with his 1984 championship coming in the 44 car, as well as maintaining the same level of consistency as he did in the 5 car with six wins, 74 top fives and 138 top 10's in 259 races from 1979-86. First Win: 1954 Columbia Speedway race (Curtis Turner) Last Win: 1986 Goodwrench 500 (Terry Labonte) Last Ran: 2022 GEICO 500 (Greg Biffle) Total Wins: 13 45- Eddie Pagan Pagan had four wins, 27 top fives and 36 top 10's in 50 races with the 45 car from 1956-58 before moving on and then returning for another few races in 1961. First Win: 1956 Bay Meadows Speedway race (Eddie Pagan) Last Win: 2023 Hollywood Casino 400 (Tyler Reddick) Currently Used by: Tyler Reddick Total Wins: 10 46- Speedy Thompson Thompson took eight wins, 38 top fives and 50 top 10's in just 75 races from a few race run in 1953 to two full seasons in 1957-58. First Win: 1953 Wilkes 160 (Speedy Thompson) Last Win: 1962 Concord Speedway race #1 (Jack Smith) Last Ran: 2019 Digital Ally 400 (Joey Gase) Total Wins: 11 47- Jack Smith Smith drove his self-owned 47 from 1957-64, with 18 wins, 79 top fives and 112 top 10's coming in 193 races. First Win: 1950 Langhorne Speedway #2 (Fonty Flock) Last Win: 2023 Daytona 500 (Ricky Stenhouse Jr.) Currently Used by: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Total Wins: 26 48- Jimmie Johnson Another obvious choice, Johnson won the 2006, '07, '08, '09, '10, '13 and '16 championships in the 48 to go along with 83 wins, 231 top fives and 373 top 10's in 678 starts from late 2001 to 2020. First Win: 1951 Carrell Speedway race #3 (Bill Norton) Last Win: 2022 Pennzoil 400 (Alex Bowman) Currently Used by: Alex Bowman Total Wins: 91 49- Bob Welborn Welborn took five wins, 31 top fives and 50 top 10's in the 49 mobile in 91 starts running a limited schedule from 1955-62. First Win: 1957 Sweepstakes 500 (Bob Welborn) Last Win: 1971 Myers Brothers 250 (Bobby Allison) Last Ran: 2020 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 (Chad Finchum) Total Wins: 7