NASCAR Cup Series’ best by car number: 0-9
No. 1 (1949-present)
The No. 1 car is still in action, with Ross Chastain driving for Trackhouse Racing. Chastain has also been responsible for two of the car’s 24 trips to victory lane. The number has seen the 15th-most races (1,627) by car number in NASCAR Cup Series history. Jamie McMurray, Donnie Allison and Billy Wade are all tied with the most wins (four) for the car. The car has a total of 201 top-five and 484 top-10 finishes. The No. 1 car has won 35 pole positions, too.
Other notable drivers representing the No. 1 car were Kurt Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Terry Labonte, Darrell Waltrip, Sterling Martin, David Pearson, Kenny Wallace and Kyle Petty.