looking to become the 19th and 20th different drivers all-time in the NASCAR Cup Series to lead 10,000 laps in their career. Joe Gibbs Racing’s Martin Truex Jr. currently has 9,963 laps led, just 37 laps shy of reaching the 10,000-lap led goal. Chip Ganassi Racing’s Kurt Busch is not far behind Truex with 9,904 laps led, 96 laps shy of 10,000. Below is the NASCAR Cup Series top 20 list of lap leaders:
| Rank | Drivers | Led | Completed | % Led | Races |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 51,695 | 307,846 | 16.80% | 1,185 |
| 2 | Cale Yarborough | 31,627 | 144,938 | 21.80% | 562 |
| 3 | Bobby Allison | 27,344 | 197,438 | 13.80% | 718 |
| 4 | Dale Earnhardt | 25,683 | 202,888 | 12.70% | 676 |
| 5 | David Pearson | 25,159 | 135,021 | 18.60% | 574 |
| 6 | Jeff Gordon | 24,936 | 231,223 | 10.80% | 805 |
| 7 | Darrell Waltrip | 23,134 | 237,773 | 9.70% | 822 |
| 8 | Rusty Wallace | 19,971 | 204,817 | 9.80% | 706 |
| 9 | Jimmie Johnson | 18,941 | 194,170 | 9.80% | 691 |
| 10 | Kyle Busch | 17,947 | 159,650 | 11.20% | 583 |
| 11 | Kevin Harvick | 15,582 | 206,219 | 7.60% | 728 |
| 12 | Bobby Isaac | 13,200 | 71,037 | 18.60% | 309 |
| 13 | Mark Martin | 12,878 | 255,044 | 5.00% | 882 |
| 14 | Tony Stewart | 12,819 | 176,404 | 7.30% | 618 |
| 15 | Junior Johnson | 12,643 | 52,183 | 24.20% | 313 |
| 16 | Matt Kenseth | 11,769 | 198,099 | 5.90% | 698 |
| 17 | Bill Elliott | 11,419 | 238,923 | 4.80% | 835 |
| 18 | Denny Hamlin | 11,411 | 154,363 | 7.40% | 552 |
| 19 | Martin Truex Jr | 9,963 | 155,035 | 6.40% | 560 |
| 20 | Kurt Busch | 9,904 | 203,433 | 4.90% | 731 |
