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CONCORD, N.C. - Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States of American on Monday, beginning his second term in office. 

And it got us thinking, who is responsible for the most wins per presidential term in the history of Hendrick Motorsports

The NASCAR Cup Series' winningest organization began operations in the middle of the Ronald Reagan era and has won races in seven presidential terms. It will shoot for an eighth when the NASCAR Cup Series season begins with the NASCAR Clash, scheduled for Feb. 2 at Bowman Gray Stadium. 

So, which Hendrick Motorsports driver won the most trophies under each sitting president? Here's a look by era and by year at all of the company's 312 victories:


Ronald Reagan (1984-1988)

  1. Tim Richmond 9
  2. Geoff Bodine 6
  3. Darrell Waltrip 3
  4. Ken Schrader 1

 


  • 1984 – Geoff Bodine 3
  • 1985 – 0
  • 1986 – Geoff Bodine 2, Tim Richmond 7
  • 1987 – Tim Richmond 2, Darrell Waltrip 1
  • 1988 – Darrell Waltrip 2,  Ken Schrader 1, Geoff Bodine 1

 

George H. W. Bush (1989-1992)

  1. Darrell Waltrip 6
  2. Ken Schrader 3; Ricky Rudd 3
  3. Geoff Bodine 1


  • 1989 – Darrell Waltrip 6, Ken Schrader 1, Geoff Bodine 1
  • 1990 – Ricky Rudd 1
  • 1991 – Ken Schrader 2, Ricky Rudd 1
  • 1992 – Ricky Rudd 1

 

Bill Clinton (1993-2000)

  1. Jeff Gordon 52
  2. Terry Labonte 11
  3. Ricky Rudd 1; Jerry Nadeau 1

 


  • 1993 – Ricky Rudd 1
  • 1994 – Terry Labonte 3, Jeff Gordon 2
  • 1995 – Jeff Gordon 7, Terry Labonte 3
  • 1996 – Jeff Gordon 10, Terry Labonte 2
  • 1997 – Jeff Gordon 10, Terry Labonte 1
  • 1998 – Jeff Gordon 13, Terry Labonte  1
  • 1999 – Jeff Gordon 7, Terry Labonte 1
  • 2000 – Jeff Gordon 3, Jerry Nadeau 1

 

George W. Bush (2001-2008)

  1. Jimmie Johnson 40
  2. Jeff Gordon 29
  3. Kyle Busch 4
  4. Terry Labonte 1; Joe Nemechek 1; Brian Vickers 1; Casey Mears 1; Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1

 


  • 2001 – Jeff Gordon 6
  • 2002 – Jeff Gordon 3, Jimmie Johnson 3
  • 2003 – Jeff Gordon 3, Jimmie Johnson 3, Joe Nemechek 1, Terry Labonte 1
  • 2004 – Jimmie Johnson 8, Jeff Gordon 5
  • 2005 – Jeff Gordon 4, Jimmie Johnson 4, Kyle Busch 2
  • 2006 – Jimmie Johnson 5, Jeff Gordon 2, Kyle Busch 1, Brian Vickers 1
  • 2007 – Jimmie Johnson 10, Jeff Gordon 6, Kyle Busch 1, Casey Mears 1
  • 2008 – Jimmie Johnson 7, Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1

 

Barack Obama (2009-2016)

  1. Jimmie Johnson 40
  2. Jeff Gordon 12
  3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 8
  4. Mark Martin 5; Kasey Kahne 5

 


  • 2009 – Jimmie Johnson 7, Mark Martin 5, Jeff Gordon 1
  • 2010 – Jimmie Johnson 6
  • 2011 – Jeff Gordon 3, Jimmie Johnson 2
  • 2012 – Jimmie Johnson 5, Jeff Gordon 2, Kasey Kahne 2, Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1
  • 2013 – Jimmie Johnson 6, Kasey Kahne 2, Jeff Gordon 1
  • 2014 – Dale Earnhardt Jr. 4, Jeff Gordon 4, Jimmie Johnson 4, Kasey Kahne 1
  • 2015 – Jimmie Johnson 5, Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3, Jeff Gordon 1
  • 2016 – Jimmie Johnson 5

 

Donald Trump (2017-2020)

  1. Chase Elliott 11
  2. Jimmie Johnson 3
  3. Alex Bowman 2
  4. William Byron 1; Kasey Kahne 1


 

  • 2017 – Jimmie Johnson 3, Kasey Kahne 1
  • 2018 – Chase Elliott 3
  • 2019 – Chase Elliott 3, Alex Bowman 1
  • 2020 – Chase Elliott 5, William Byron 1, Alex Bowman 1

 

Joe Biden (2021-2024)

  1. Kyle Larson 23
  2. William Byron 12
  3. Chase Elliott 8
  4. Alex Bowman 6


 

  • 2021 – Kyle Larson 10, Alex Bowman 4, Chase Elliott 2, William Byron 1
  • 2022 – Chase Elliott 5, Kyle Larson 3, William Byron 2, Alex Bowman 1
  • 2023 – William Byron 6, Kyle Larson 4,
  • 2024 – Kyle Larson 6, William Byron 3, Alex Bowman 1, Chase Elliott 1