Brad Keselowski has achieved an important milestone in his career, becoming the 24th driver in the history of the NASCAR Cup Series to lead 10,000 laps. This milestone took place during his 621st entry, in the race held at WWT Raceway.
This event comes a month after Joey Logano reached the same mark at Richmond Raceway. Keselowski led a total of 55 laps in his last race, finishing in twelfth place.
Keselowski’s journey in NASCAR began in 2008, and his first lap led was especially memorable. In his debut, he collided with Carl Edwards on the last lap of the spring race at Talladega in 2009, winning the race while Edwards flipped through the air. Since then, he has achieved a total of 36 victories in the category.
The record of drivers who have led over 10,000 laps includes multiple champions, with only three exceptions: Denny Hamlin, Mark Martin, and Junior Johnson. Below is the list of drivers who have reached this milestone:
NASCAR Cup drivers who have led at least 10,000 laps
- Richard Petty – 51,514 laps (1958-1992)
- Cale Yarborough – 31,556 laps (1957-1988)
- Bobby Allison – 27,556 laps (1961-1988)
- Dale Earnhardt – 25,714 laps (1975-2001)
- David Pearson – 25,422 laps (1960-1989)
- Jeff Gordon – 24,936 laps (1992-2016)
- Darrell Waltrip – 23,134 laps (1972-2000)
- Rusty Wallace – 19,951 laps (1980-2005)
- Kyle Busch – 19,486 laps (2004-2026)
- Jimmie Johnson – 18,941 laps (2001-Present)
- Denny Hamlin – 17,267 laps (2005-Present)
- Kevin Harvick – 16,058 laps (2021-2023)
- Bobby Isaac – 13,210 laps (1961-1976)
- Junior Johnson – 13,021 laps (1953-1966)
- Mark Martin – 12,879 laps (1981-2013)
- Tony Stewart – 12,815 laps (1999-2016)
- Martin Truex Jr. – 12,747 laps (2004-2025)
- Matt Kenseth – 11,769 laps (1998-2020)
- Bill Elliott – 11,413 laps (1976-2012)
- Kyle Larson – 11,120 laps (2013-Present)
- Ned Jarrett – 10,358 laps (1953-1966)
- Kurt Busch – 10,292 laps (2000-2022)
- Joey Logano – 10,103 laps (2008-Present)
- Brad Keselowski – 10,020 laps (2008-Present)
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