Winningest NASCAR Teams of All-Time: Hendrick Motorsports Leads an Impressive List

Although several top NASCAR teams have had shining moments and long stretches of success over the years, one organization—Hendrick Motorsports—stands out as the best team in the history of the sport.

The numbers tell the story: Hendrick teams have won 301 Cup Series point races and 14 Cup championships—both records. The team that began rather humbly in 1984 on uncertain footing has been stock car racing’s kingpin for years.

The bulk of the teams wins came from two of the all-time greats of the sport—Jeff Gordon posted 93 wins and Jimmie Johnson 83 for Hendrick. These days, the team is still racking up victories with with a stable of drivers that includes Chase Elliott (18 wins), Kyle Larson (17), William Byron (10) and Alex Bowman (7).

This explains in part why team owner Rick Hendrick will be celebrated as the honoree at the annual The Amelia car collector event in Amelia Island, Florida Feb. 29-March 3. Hendrick is an avid collector of new and classic automobiles and also is one of the nation’s leading auto dealers.

Although Hendrick has been and remains the major force in the NASCAR team structure, there are challengers when taking a hard look at successful Cup organizations over the sport’s 75-year history.

The blockbuster team prior to the 40-year run of success by Hendrick Motorsports is no surprise: Petty Enterprises.

The team, started in 1949, the Cup Series’ first year, by sport pioneer Lee Petty recorded 268 victories before dissolving in 2008. A total of 196 of those wins came courtesy of Richard Petty (who won four races with other teams to total a record 200).

In 1967, the Petty group enjoyed one of the grandest seasons in NASCAR history as Richard Petty won 27 races, including an astonishing 10 in a row.

Among other drivers who raced under the Petty banner are Buddy Baker, Marvin Panch, John Andretti and Pete Hamilton.