NASCAR's active winless streaks heading into Kansas race, including Kyle Busch

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Kyle Busch's NACAR Cup Series winless streak crossed the 100-race plateau in March.

Busch started his Richard Childress Racing tenure with three wins over the first 16 races in 2023. He has not won since. He won at World Wide Technology Raceway in Illinois on June 4, 2023, before embarking on a winless streak that reached 101 races when he finished 25th at Bristol on April 12.

Busch, 40, has more NASCAR Cup Series wins (63) than any other active driver, but after winning the pole at the Daytona 500, he has not been in the top-10 in the 2026 season, with his last four finishes being 28th, 21st, 24th and 25th.


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Busch has struggled in his last three races at Kansas, finishing 21st in the spring and 19th in the fall of 2025, and 25th in the fall of 2024. He is currently 24th in the NASCAR Cup points standings, 46 points behind Shan van Gisbergen at 16th for the final Chase spot.

Kyle Larson's last NASCAR Cup win came at Kansas​

Another NASCAR Cup champion, Kyle Larson, is also riding a lengthy winless drought. Larson ran well and led for 284 laps at Bristol, but extended his streak to 32 races by finishing third behind Ty Gibbs, who snapped his winless streak at 130 races, and Ryan Blaney.

Kansas is significant for the Hendrick Motorsports driver. His last win came there nearly a year ago on May 11, 2025.

"It’s kind of wild to think it’s been almost a year since I’ve won because I don't feel like we're that bad," Larson said last week.

Larson called Kansas one of his top three or four favorite tracks. He dominated there in the 2025 spring race, leading 221 of the 267 laps. Larson has two other wins at Kansas.

NASCAR Cup drivers in top 20 in points with longest winless streaks​

Here are the top 20 NASCAR Cup drivers in the current points standings, listed with their winless streaks and last wins:

1. Tyler Reddick, 386 points

How many races since last win: 2

Last win: March 22, 2026, at Darlington

2. Ryan Blaney, 324 points

How many races since last win: 4

Last win: March 8, 2026, at Phoenix

3. Denny Hamlin, 300 points

How many races since last win: 3

Last win: March 15, 2026, at Las Vegas

4. Ty Gibbs, 281 points

How many races since last win: 0

Last win: April 12, 2026, at Bristol

5. Chase Elliott, 264 points

How many races since last win: 1

Last win: March 29, 2026, at Martinsville

6. Kyle Larson, 260 points

How many races since last win: 32

Last win: May 11, 2025, at Kansas

7. William Byron, 245 points

How many races since last win: 9

Last win: Oct. 26, 2025, at Martinsville

8. Bubba Wallace, 236 points

How many races since last win: 22

Last win: July 27, 2025, at Indianapolis

9. Christopher Bell, 231 points

How many races since last win: 16

Last win: Sept. 13, 2025, at Bristol

10. Chris Buescher, 230 points

How many races since last win: 44

Last win: Sept. 15, 2024 Watkins Glen

11. Brad Keselowski, 229 points

How many races since last win: 67

Last win: May 12, 2024, at Darlington

12. Joey Logano, 218 points

How many races since last win: 33

Last win: May 4, 2025, at Texas

13. Carson Hocevar, 209 points

How many races since last win: 89

Last win: no wins

14. Ryan Preece, 209 points

How many races since last win: 230

Last win: no wins

15. Daniel Suarez, 192 points

How many races since last win: 78

Last win: Feb 25, 2024, at Atlanta

16. Shane van Gisbergen, 177 points

How many races since last win: 12

Last win: Oct. 5, 2025, at Charlotte

17. Chase Briscoe, 176 points

How many races since last win: 10

Last win: Oct. 19, 2025, at Talladega

18. Austin Cindric, 172 points

How many races since last win: 34

Last win: April 27, 2025, at Talladega

19. Michael McDowell, 171 points

How many races since last win: 92

Last win: Aug. 13, 2023, at Indianapolis

20. AJ Allmendinger, 156 points

How many races since last win: 63

Last win: Oct. 18, 2023, at Charlotte

Reach Mike Organ at 615-259-8021 or on X @MikeOrganWriter.

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