NASCAR: The Most Successful Driver At Each Active Track

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Aug 22, 2015; Bristol, TN, USA; A general view during the NASCAR Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports /

Bristol – Darrell Waltrip

Wins: 12
Top 5’s: 26
Top 10’s: 32
Laps Led: 3,436
Poles: 4

Darrell Waltrip was another one of NASCAR’s best drivers. During his career, he managed to rack up 84 wins, which is tied for fourth on the all-time list. He also won a championship in 1981, 1982 and 1985.

Throughout his illustrious career, Waltrip dominated at Bristol. He was fortunate to start in 52 races at “The Last Great Colosseum” and put up some pretty incredible statistics along the way.

The best stretch of Waltrip’s career at Bristol came between 1981 and 1984. In seven races, he recorded seven wins and three poles, leading at least 200 laps in all but one. The first race in this incredible span of races came in the spring of 1981 and it was also his best race at the track, leading 323 of 500 laps en route to his third win at the time.

Over the years there, he formed a pretty intense rivalry with Dale Earnhardt Sr., one driver that was almost always competing for the win along with Waltrip.

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