NASCAR Driver Head-to-Head

Which NASCAR Driver Had The Better Career?

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Kyle Busch

2 Championships
17 Seasons (2004 - 2020 )
25 Different Tracks
567 Total Races
9.9% Win Percentage

Richard Petty

7 Championships
35 Seasons (1958 - 1992 )
81 Different Tracks
1185 Total Races
16.9% Win Percentage

Career vs Career

Kyle Busch NASCAR Career vs Richard Petty NASCAR Career
Driver	STS	P	Win	T5	T10	T15	T20	TOT Lap	Led	AVG ST	AVG FIN
Kyle Busch	567	44	56	214	314	379	415	156,912	17,856	12.1	13.6
Richard Petty	1185	127	200	555	712	807	921	307,843	51,381	9.5	11.3

Track vs Track

Atlanta Motor Speedway

Kyle Busch vs Richard Petty at Atlanta Motor Speedway
Driver	STS	P	Win	T5	T10	T15	T20	TOT Lap	Led	AVG ST	AVG FIN
Kyle Busch	22	1	2	6	9	13	17	6,900	439	11.1	13.9
Richard Petty	65	4	6	22	33	39	43	17,513	1,827	13.0	14.0

Bristol Motor Speedway

Kyle Busch vs Richard Petty at Bristol Motor Speedway
Driver	STS	P	Win	T5	T10	T15	T20	TOT Lap	Led	AVG ST	AVG FIN
Kyle Busch	32	2	8	15	20	22	24	14,883	2,592	14.9	12.4
Richard Petty	60	6	3	26	37	39	44	23,815	2,212	10.2	11.2

Charlotte Motor Speedway

Kyle Busch vs Richard Petty at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Driver	STS	P	Win	T5	T10	T15	T20	TOT Lap	Led	AVG ST	AVG FIN
Kyle Busch	33	3	1	15	20	21	22	11,002	1,464	11.3	14.3
Richard Petty	64	3	5	23	31	34	41	18,236	1,703	13.3	16.2

Darlington Raceway

Kyle Busch vs Richard Petty at Darlington Raceway
Driver	STS	P	Win	T5	T10	T15	T20	TOT Lap	Led	AVG ST	AVG FIN
Kyle Busch	18	0	1	5	12	14	14	6,292	716	14.6	11.2
Richard Petty	65	4	3	25	34	40	46	17,120	2,391	12.4	14.3

Daytona International Speedway

Kyle Busch vs Richard Petty at Daytona International Speedway
Driver	STS	P	Win	T5	T10	T15	T20	TOT Lap	Led	AVG ST	AVG FIN
Kyle Busch	33	1	1	8	9	14	19	5,170	471	14.4	19.2
Richard Petty	74	4	10	28	37	40	48	9,417	1,277	10.7	15.0

Dover International Speedway

Kyle Busch vs Richard Petty at Dover International Speedway
Driver	STS	P	Win	T5	T10	T15	T20	TOT Lap	Led	AVG ST	AVG FIN
Kyle Busch	32	2	3	13	20	21	23	11,381	1,213	10.5	13.8
Richard Petty	46	2	7	16	26	28	35	18,919	2,205	12.0	12.8

ISM Raceway

Kyle Busch vs Richard Petty at ISM Raceway
Driver	STS	P	Win	T5	T10	T15	T20	TOT Lap	Led	AVG ST	AVG FIN
Kyle Busch	30	4	3	12	22	24	25	9,162	1,190	10.5	10.5
Richard Petty	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	908	0	27.2	32.6

Martinsville Speedway

Kyle Busch vs Richard Petty at Martinsville Speedway
Driver	STS	P	Win	T5	T10	T15	T20	TOT Lap	Led	AVG ST	AVG FIN
Kyle Busch	30	2	2	16	17	21	23	14,688	1,423	10.9	12.3
Richard Petty	67	2	15	30	37	44	50	27,891	2,823	10.7	11.2

Michigan International Speedway

Kyle Busch vs Richard Petty at Michigan International Speedway
Driver	STS	P	Win	T5	T10	T15	T20	TOT Lap	Led	AVG ST	AVG FIN
Kyle Busch	32	1	1	9	14	20	23	5,592	266	12.9	16.7
Richard Petty	47	2	4	19	25	33	36	8,695	538	12.6	12.5

Pocono Raceway

Kyle Busch vs Richard Petty at Pocono Raceway
Driver	STS	P	Win	T5	T10	T15	T20	TOT Lap	Led	AVG ST	AVG FIN
Kyle Busch	32	4	3	9	16	19	20	4,986	462	11.3	16.0
Richard Petty	30	0	2	8	12	14	17	4,971	499	12.7	17.6

Richmond Raceway

Kyle Busch vs Richard Petty at Richmond Raceway
Driver	STS	P	Win	T5	T10	T15	T20	TOT Lap	Led	AVG ST	AVG FIN
Kyle Busch	30	2	6	18	23	25	29	12,028	1,488	11.9	6.8
Richard Petty	63	8	13	34	41	46	53	21,135	5,136	10.5	9.2

Sonoma Raceway

Kyle Busch vs Richard Petty at Sonoma Raceway
Driver	STS	P	Win	T5	T10	T15	T20	TOT Lap	Led	AVG ST	AVG FIN
Kyle Busch	15	0	2	5	7	9	10	1,589	113	13.9	15.3
Richard Petty	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	276	0	34.8	26.8

Talladega Superspeedway

Kyle Busch vs Richard Petty at Talladega Superspeedway
Driver	STS	P	Win	T5	T10	T15	T20	TOT Lap	Led	AVG ST	AVG FIN
Kyle Busch	30	0	1	6	8	14	15	5,279	250	19.5	20.7
Richard Petty	46	0	2	11	18	23	30	6,903	273	14.4	16.8

Watkins Glen International

Kyle Busch vs Richard Petty at Watkins Glen International
Driver	STS	P	Win	T5	T10	T15	T20	TOT Lap	Led	AVG ST	AVG FIN
Kyle Busch	15	3	2	6	12	13	13	1,333	247	6.8	9.5
Richard Petty	8	0	0	0	2	4	6	599	0	18.6	16.3

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