NASCAR Cup Series

Most poles in one season

Driver	Poles	Season
Bobby Isaac	20	1969
Richard Petty	19	1967
Tim Flock	18	1955
Richard Petty	16	1966
David Pearson	14	1969
Cale Yarborough	14	1980
Bobby Isaac	13	1970
Fonty Flock	12	1951
Buck Baker	12	1956
David Pearson	12	1964
David Pearson	12	1968
Richard Petty	12	1968
Bobby Allison	12	1972
Herb Thomas	11	1953
David Pearson	11	1974
Darrell Waltrip	11	1981
Bill Elliott	11	1985
Ryan Newman	11	2003
Herb Thomas	10	1952
Junior Johnson	10	1961
Fireball Roberts	9	1962
Rex White	9	1962
Junior Johnson	9	1963
Fred Lorenzen	9	1963
Ned Jarrett	9	1964
Richard Petty	9	1964
Dick Hutcherson	9	1965
Ned Jarrett	9	1965
Junior Johnson	9	1965
Dick Hutcherson	9	1967
Richard Petty	9	1970
Bobby Allison	9	1971
Richard Petty	9	1971
Rusty Wallace	9	2000
Ryan Newman	9	2004
Herb Thomas	8	1954
Richard Petty	8	1963
Bobby Isaac	8	1972
David Pearson	8	1973
David Pearson	8	1976
Cale Yarborough	8	1978
Geoff Bodine	8	1986
Tim Richmond	8	1986
Bill Elliott	8	1987
Jeff Gordon	8	1995
Ryan Newman	8	2005
Kevin Harvick	8	2014
Fonty Flock	7	1952
Buck Baker	7	1954
Speedy Thompson	7	1956
Speedy Thompson	7	1958
Rex White	7	1958
Rex White	7	1961
Jack Smith	7	1962
Joe Weatherly	7	1962
Fred Lorenzen	7	1964
Fred Lorenzen	7	1965
Richard Petty	7	1965
David Pearson	7	1966
Richard Petty	7	1974
Dave Marcis	7	1976
David Pearson	7	1978
Buddy Baker	7	1979
Darrell Waltrip	7	1982
Darrell Waltrip	7	1983
Jeff Gordon	7	1998
Jeff Gordon	7	1999
Jeff Gordon	7	2007
Mark Martin	7	2009
Fonty Flock	6	1955
Buck Baker	6	1957
Fireball Roberts	6	1960
Fireball Roberts	6	1961
Joe Weatherly	6	1963
Darel Dieringer	6	1967
LeeRoy Yarbrough	6	1968
Richard Petty	6	1969
Cale Yarborough	6	1969
Bobby Allison	6	1973
David Pearson	6	1975
Neil Bonnett	6	1977
Buddy Baker	6	1980
Bill Elliott	6	1988
Alan Kulwicki	6	1989
Mark Martin	6	1989
Alan Kulwicki	6	1992
Ken Schrader	6	1993
Jeff Gordon	6	2001
Ryan Newman	6	2002
Jeff Gordon	6	2004
Kurt Busch	6	2006
Kasey Kahne	6	2006
Jimmie Johnson	6	2008
Brian Vickers	6	2009
Joey Logano	6	2015
Dick Linder	5	1950
Tim Flock	5	1951
Hershel McGriff	5	1954
Tim Flock	5	1956
Ralph Moody	5	1956
Art Watts	5	1957
Bob Welborn	5	1959
Rex White	5	1959
Ned Jarrett	5	1960
Junior Johnson	5	1964
Marvin Panch	5	1964
Billy Wade	5	1964
Marvin Panch	5	1965
Bobby Allison	5	1970
Cale Yarborough	5	1970
Donnie Allison	5	1971
Bobby Isaac	5	1971
Buddy Baker	5	1973
Cale Yarborough	5	1973
David Pearson	5	1977
Richard Petty	5	1977
Lennie Pond	5	1978
Darrell Waltrip	5	1979
Davey Allison	5	1987
Mark Martin	5	1991
Sterling Marlin	5	1992
Mark Martin	5	1993
Geoff Bodine	5	1994
Ernie Irvan	5	1994
Jeff Gordon	5	1996
Bobby Labonte	5	1999
Ryan Newman	5	2007
Denny Hamlin	5	2013
Brad Keselowski	5	2014
Curtis Turner	4	1950
Frank Mundy	4	1951
Herb Thomas	4	1951
Tim Flock	4	1952
Buck Baker	4	1953
Dick Rathman	4	1954
Paul Goldsmith	4	1957
Marvin Panch	4	1957
Fireball Roberts	4	1957
Speedy Thompson	4	1957
Lee Petty	4	1958
Jack Smith	4	1958
Buck Baker	4	1959
Jack Smith	4	1960
Glen Wood	4	1960
Ned Jarrett	4	1961
Fred Lorenzen	4	1961
Joe Weatherly	4	1961
Ned Jarrett	4	1962
Richard Petty	4	1962
Ned Jarrett	4	1963
Bobby Allison	4	1966
Tom Pistone	4	1966
Cale Yarborough	4	1967
Buddy Baker	4	1968
Cale Yarborough	4	1968
Charlie Glotzbach	4	1970
Charlie Glotzbach	4	1971
David Pearson	4	1972
Dave Marcis	4	1975
Neil Bonnett	4	1979
Dale Earnhardt	4	1979
Darrell Waltrip	4	1980
Neil Bonnett	4	1983
Tim Richmond	4	1983
Ricky Rudd	4	1983
Bill Elliott	4	1984
Ricky Rudd	4	1984
Darrell Waltrip	4	1984
Cale Yarborough	4	1984
Terry Labonte	4	1985
Darrell Waltrip	4	1985
Bill Elliott	4	1986
Terry Labonte	4	1987
Alan Kulwicki	4	1988
Ken Schrader	4	1989
Rusty Wallace	4	1989
Dale Earnhardt	4	1990
Alan Kulwicki	4	1991
Ernie Irvan	4	1993
Mark Martin	4	1995
Bobby Labonte	4	1996
Terry Labonte	4	1996
Mark Martin	4	1996
Rusty Wallace	4	1998
Rusty Wallace	4	1999
Jeremy Mayfield	4	2000
Dale Jarrett	4	2001
Bill Elliott	4	2002
Jimmie Johnson	4	2002
Jeff Gordon	4	2003
Bobby Labonte	4	2003
Kasey Kahne	4	2004
Elliott Sadler	4	2005
Jeff Burton	4	2006
Jimmie Johnson	4	2007
Jeff Gordon	4	2008
Jimmie Johnson	4	2009
Kasey Kahne	4	2010
Jamie McMurray	4	2010
Jimmie Johnson	4	2012