NASCAR Cup Series drivers who have won more recently than Paul Menard
By Asher Fair
It has been nearly eight years since Paul Menard won a NASCAR Cup Series race. Here is a long list of drivers who have won at least one race since then.
Paul Menard entered Sunday, July 31, 2011 having driven in the NASCAR Cup Series since the in every season but the 2004 season since the 2003 season, and he entered it having competed full-time in the series since the 2007 season. However, he entered it having never won a Cup Series race.
On that Sunday afternoon at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Menard earned his first career Cup Series victory by winning the Brickyard 400.
Menard held off Jeff Gordon by 0.725 seconds to earn this victory. This race marked the 167th start of his Cup Series career.
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Since Menard won this race, he has competed in 268 Cup Series races. He has not won any of them. Of the win droughts of the active Cup Series drivers, his is the longest.
As a result, Menard is set to enter yet another Cup Series season seeking his first victory since the 2011 season. Meanwhile, a total of 30 other drivers have won at least one race since Menard earned this victory.
Here is a list of the 30 drivers who have won at least one NASCAR Cup Series race since Menard earned his first career and most recent Cup Series victory in the 2011 Brickyard 400 at the four-turn, 2.5-mile (4.023-kilometer) Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval in Speedway, Indiana.
Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Johnson has won 29 NASCAR Cup Series races since Menard’s most recent victory. He has been a full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver from then to now.
Kyle Busch
Kyle Busch has also won 29 NASCAR Cup Series races since Menard’s most recent victory. He has also been a full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver from then to now.
Kevin Harvick
Kevin Harvick has won 28 NASCAR Cup Series races since Menard’s most recent victory. He has also been a full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver from then to now.
Brad Keselowski
Brad Keselowski has won 25 NASCAR Cup Series races since Menard’s most recent victory. He has also been a full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver from then to now.
Joey Logano
Joey Logano has won 20 NASCAR Cup Series races since Menard’s most recent victory. He has also been a full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver from then to now.
Matt Kenseth
Matt Kenseth has won 19 NASCAR Cup Series races since Menard’s most recent victory. He was a full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver from then until the end of the 2017 season. He was a part-time driver in the 2018 season.
Martin Truex Jr.
Martin Truex Jr. has won 18 NASCAR Cup Series races since Menard’s most recent victory. He has been a full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver from then to now.
Denny Hamlin
Denny Hamlin has won 14 NASCAR Cup Series races since Menard’s most recent victory. He has also been a full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver from then to now.
Tony Stewart
Tony Stewart has won 10 NASCAR Cup Series races since Menard’s most recent victory. He was a full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver from then until the end of the 2016 season.
Jeff Gordon
Jeff Gordon has won nine NASCAR Cup Series races since Menard’s most recent victory. He was a full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver from then until the end of the 2015 season. He was a part-time driver in the 2016 season.
Carl Edwards
Carl Edwards has also won nine NASCAR Cup Series races since Menard’s most recent victory. He was a full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver from then until the end of the 2016 season.
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. has won eight NASCAR Cup Series races since Menard’s most recent victory. He was a full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver from then until the end of the 2017 season.
Kurt Busch
Kurt Busch has won seven NASCAR Cup Series races since Menard’s most recent victory. He has been a full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver from then to now.
Kasey Kahne
Kasey Kahne has won seven NASCAR Cup Series races since Menard’s most recent victory. He was a full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver from then until close to the end of the 2018 season, as health concerns late in the season prevented him from finishing it.
Clint Bowyer
Clint Bowyer has won six NASCAR Cup Series races since Menard’s most recent victory. He has been a full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver from then to now.
Kyle Larson
Kyle Larson has won five NASCAR Cup Series races since Menard’s most recent victory. He has competed in the NASCAR Cup Series since the 2013 season, and he has been a full-time driver since the 2014 season.
Greg Biffle
Greg Biffle has won three NASCAR Cup Series races since Menard’s most recent victory. He was a full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver from then until the end of the 2016 season.
Ryan Newman
Ryan Newman has also won three NASCAR Cup Series races since Menard’s most recent victory. He has been a full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver from them to now.
Chase Elliott
Chase Elliott has also won three NASCAR Cup Series races since Menard’s most recent victory. He has competed in the NASCAR Cup Series since the 2015 season, and he has been a full-time driver since the 2016 season.
Marcos Ambrose
Marcos Ambrose has won two NASCAR Cup Series races since Menard’s most recent victory. He was a full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver from then until the end of the 2014 season.
Aric Almirola
Aric Almirola has also won two NASCAR Cup Series races since Menard’s most recent victory. He has been a full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver since the 2012 season.
Ryan Blaney
Ryan Blaney has also won two NASCAR Cup Series races since Menard’s most recent victory. He has competed in the NASCAR Cup Series since the 2014 season, and he has been a full-time driver since the 2016 season.
Austin Dillon
Austin Dillon has also won two NASCAR Cup Series races since Menard’s most recent victory. He competed part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series from then through the 2013 season. He has been a full-time driver since the 2014 season.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has also won two NASCAR Cup Series races since Menard’s most recent victory. He competed part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series in the 2012 season, and he has been a full-time driver since the 2013 season.
Brian Vickers
Brian Vickers has won one NASCAR Cup Series race since Menard’s most recent victory. He competed part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series from the then through the 2013 season before competing full-time in the 2014 season. He then competed part-time again in the 2015 and 2016 seasons.
Jamie McMurray
Jamie McMurray has also won one NASCAR Cup Series race since Menard’s most recent victory. He has been a full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver from then to now, but he will not drive full-time in the 2019 season.
David Ragan
David Ragan has also won one NASCAR Cup Series race since Menard’s most recent victory. He has also been a full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver from then to now.
A.J. Allmendinger
A.J. Allmendinger has also won one NASCAR Cup Series race since Menard’s most recent victory. he competed full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series from then until the end of the 2011 season before competing part-time in the 2012 and 2013 seasons. He has been a full-time driver since the 2014 season, but he will not drive full-time in the 2019 season.
Chris Buescher
Chris Buescher has also won one NASCAR Cup Series race since Menard’s most recent victory. He has competed in the NASCAR Cup Series since the 2015 season, and he has been a full-time driver since the 2016 season.
Erik Jones
Erik Jones has also won one NASCAR Cup Series race since Menard’s most recent victory. He has competed full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series since the 2017 season after driving in his first three career NASCAR Cup Series races in the 2015 season.
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When will Paul Menard get back to victory lane following a NASCAR Cup Series race? Will he win any races this season? The season is scheduled to get underway this Sunday, February 17 with the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Be sure not to miss this race, which is set to be broadcast live on Fox beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET, and be sure not to miss any of the 36 races on this year’s schedule, which you can see here.