A total of 101 different drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as Michigan, and 10 of the 101 (9.9%) have won at least one race in a NASCAR national series.
Michigan drivers have combined to win 162 NASCAR national series races, led by RFK Racing’s Brad Keselowski, who has won a combined 75 NASCAR national series races - nearly half of the state’s total.
NASCAR Winners From Michigan:
Driver | Cup | Xfinity | Truck | Combined |
Brad Keselowski | 35 | 39 | 1 | 75 |
Paul Goldsmith | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Erik Jones | 3 | 9 | 7 | 19 |
Johnny Benson | 1 | 3 | 14 | 18 |
Tim Fedewa | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Butch Miller | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Tracy Leslie | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Jack Sprague | 0 | 1 | 28 | 29 |
Carson Hocevar | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Bob Keselowski | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals | 48 | 59 | 55 | 162 |
Next to Martin Truex Jr.’s 32 winless starts at Michigan, Brad Keselowski has made the second-most starts among active drivers at Michigan without a trip to Victory Lane at 25. But in his 25 previous starts, he has put up seven top fives and 13 top 10s; including three runner-up finishes (2012, 2018, 2020). His average finish is 12.640 – sixth-best among active drivers.
Legacy Motor Club’s Erik Jones has the third-most combined NASCAR national series wins by a driver from Michigan with 19 victories, behind only Keselowski with 75 and Jack Sprague (Spring Lake) with 29. Jones has made 10 Cup Series starts at Michigan posting one top five (third in 2017) and two top 10s. He finished eighth in this event last season. His average finish is at the 2-mile speedway is 15.7 – 11th best among active drivers.
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