Denny Hamlin led the Cup Series with 11 podium finishes in 2023. Three were race wins. Twenty-six drivers had at least one podium finish this season.
Only two drivers had 10 or more. Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney had eight podium finishes, which included three race wins.
Most Podium Finishes During 2023 Cup Series Season
1. Denny Hamlin (11 podium finishes) — Hamlin won three races, finished second in four races and third in four races.
2. William Byron (10) — Six of Byron’s podium finishes were race wins. Three were runner-ups. One was a third-place finish.
3. Kyle Larson (9) — Four of Larson’s podium finishes were race wins. Three of his podiums were second-place finishes. Two were third-place finishes.
4. Ryan Blaney (8) — Blaney won three races, finished second in four races and third in one race.
5. Kyle Busch (8) — Busch won three races. He finished second in two races. He finished third in three races.
6. Martin Truex Jr. (8) — Truex won three races. He finished second in two races. He finished third in three races.
7. Christopher Bell (7) — Bell won two races. He finished second in one race. He finished third in four races.
8. Tyler Reddick (7) — Reddick won two races in his first season with 23XI Racing. He finished second in three races. He finished third in two races.
9. Ross Chastain (6) — Chastain won two races, finished second in two races and finished third in two races.
10. Joey Logano (6) — Logano won one race, finished second in three races and third in two races.
11. Chris Buescher (5) — Buescher won three races. He finished third in two races. He had no second-place finishes.
12. Chase Elliott (4) — Elliott finished second in two races. He finished third in two races.
13. Alex Bowman (2) — Bowman finished third in two races.
14. Aric Almirola (2) — Almirola finished third in one race this season. He finished second in one race.
15. Brad Keselowski (2) — Keselowski finished second in two races.
16. AJ Allmendinger (2) — Allmendinger won one race this season. He finished third in one race.
17. Daniel Suarez (2) — Suarez finished second in one race and third in one race.
18. Josh Berry (1) — Berry finished second at Richmond while replacing an injured Chase Elliott.
19. Austin Dillon (1) — Dillon finished third in the Bristol dirt race.
20. Justin Haley (1) — Haley finished second in the Chicago street race.
21. Kevin Harvick (1) — Harvick finished second in the Darlington spring race.
22. Erik Jones (1) — Jones finished third during the fall race at Kansas.
23. Michael McDowell (1) — McDowell’s podium finish was his win at Indianapolis.
24. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (1) — Stenhouse scored his lone podium finish by winning the Daytona 500.
25. Shane van Gisbergen (1) — Van Gisbergen scored his podium finish in his Cup debut this season. He won the Chicago street race.
26. Bubba Wallace (1) — Wallace finished third at Texas.