Last week at Watkins Glen we got our first, of what I think will be multiple this year, non-playoff winner of a race as Chris Buescher outdueled SVG to pick up his first win of 2024. Now we head to Bristol where in the Spring tires were the headline, and if that’s the case again the name of this round will be officially change from Round of 16 to Round of crapshoot races. Down below you will find different statistics from all of the NASCAR Cup races here at Bristol Motor Speedway ranging from Most Wins to Best Average Finishes by starting position. So read and enjoy these fun fact track stats!
In this post you will only find all-time stats, if you are looking for only active drivers stats or Next Gen stats check out my next article Active/Next Gen Cup Track Stats: Bristol.
In this post you will only find all-time stats, if you are looking for only active drivers stats or Next Gen stats check out my next article Active/Next Gen Cup Track Stats: Bristol.
Active Drivers will be highlighted like so
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2024 Cup Series season.
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2024 Cup Series season.
First Winner: Jack Smith 07/30/1961
Most Recent Winner: Denny Hamlin 03/17/2024
| Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver | Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver |
| 1 | 2001-06 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | T7 | 2007-05 | 20 | Kyle Busch |
| 2 | 2004-24 | 30 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | T7 | 2022-29 | 20 | Chris Buescher |
| 3 | 2002-06 | 27 | Kurt Busch | T9 | 1990-06 | 19 | Davey Allison |
| 4 | 1999-23 | 26 | Dale Earnhardt | T9 | 2009-05 | 19 | Kyle Busch |
| T5 | 1994-06 | 24 | Dale Earnhardt | T9 | 2010-24 | 19 | Kyle Busch |
| T5 | 2016-23 | 24 | Kevin Harvick |
| Rank | Race | Finish | Driver | Rank | Race | Finish | Driver |
| 1 | 2001-24 | 42 | Jeff Green | 6 | 2001-06 | 34 | Mark Martin |
| 2 | 1997-22 | 39 | Kenny Wallace | T7 | 1961-36 | 33 | Fred Lorenzen |
| 3 | 2006-24 | 37 | Kurt Busch | T7 | 1998-06 | 33 | Rusty Wallace |
| 4 | 1962-36 | 36 | Fireball Roberts | 9 | 1968-30 | 32 | LeeRoy Yarbrough |
| 5 | 2010-24 | 35 | Jimmie Johnson | 10 | 2002-06 | 31 | Jeff Gordon |
– Jeff Green’s record of worst finish by a Pole winner at Bristol is an unwanted record, but one that is sure to be around for a while since only 40 cars can start a race now.
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| 1963-37 | Fred Lorenzen | 1991-06 | Rusty Wallace |
| 1967-33 | Richard Petty | 1992-06 | Alan Kulwicki |
| 1971-09 | David Pearson | 1993-06 | Rusty Wallace |
| 1972-07 | Bobby Allison | 1993-21 | Mark Martin |
| 1972-18 | Bobby Allison | 1999-07 | Rusty Wallace |
| 1973-05 | Cale Yarborough | 2000-23 | Rusty Wallace |
| 1977-08 | Cale Yarborough | 2002-24 | Jeff Gordon |
| 1977-21 | Cale Yarborough | 2005-24 | Matt Kenseth |
| 1980-22 | Cale Yarborough | 2008-24 | Carl Edwards |
| 1981-06 | Darrell Waltrip | 2015-08 | Matt Kenseth |
| 1981-22 | Darrell Waltrip | 2016-08 | Carl Edwards |
| 1982-03 | Darrell Waltrip | 2018-08 | Kyle Busch |
| 1985-19 | Dale Earnhardt | 2019-24 | Denny Hamlin |
– Winning the Pole and Race was common in the early years of Bristol, but not as much of recent. However, the last 4 to do it have been JGR drivers, so watch out if JGR wins the Pole this weekend.
| Race | Driver | Race Finish |
| 2018-08 | Brad Keselowski | 23rd |
| 2020-09 | Chase Elliott | 22nd |
| 2023-29 | Christopher Bell | 3rd |
| 2024-05 | Ty Gibbs | 9th |
| Drivers to win both Stages and Race | Drivers to win Pole, both Stages & Race | ||
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| – | – | – | – |
– Winning both stages has only been done 4 times at Bristol, but in the Spring race here Ty Gibbs was able to accomplish the feat.
| Best Laps Led% by Winner | Worst Laps Led% by Winner | ||||||
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver |
| 1 | 1973-05 | 100 | Cale Yarborough | 1 | 1964-42 | 0.20 | Fred Lorenzen |
| 2 | 1977-08 | 99.00 | Cale Yarborough | 2 | 2008-05 | 0.40 | Jeff Burton |
| 3 | 1964-10 | 98.80 | Fred Lorenzen | 3 | 1969-09 | 2.80 | Bobby Allison |
| 4 | 1976-21 | 93.25 | Cale Yarborough | 4 | 2018-24 | 4.80 | Kurt Busch |
| 5 | 1972-07 | 91.60 | Bobby Allison | 5 | 2007-05 | 5.75 | Kyle Busch |
| 6 | 1972-18 | 89.00 | Bobby Allison | T6 | 1979-22 | 6.60 | Darrell Waltrip |
| 7 | 1962-17 | 86.00 | Bobby Johns | T6 | 2006-05 | 6.60 | Kurt Busch |
| 8 | 1999-07 | 85.00 | Rusty Wallace | 8 | 1982-21 | 7.60 | Darrell Waltrip |
| T9 | 1987-20 | 83.00 | Dale Earnhardt | T9 | 1999-23 | 9.20 | Dale Earnhardt |
| T9 | 2005-24 | 83.00 | Matt Kenseth | T9 | 2015-08 | 9.20 | Matt Kenseth |
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 1973-05 | 100 | Cale Yarborough | 1st | 7 | 1964-42 | 88.40 | Richard Petty | 2nd |
| 2 | 1977-08 | 99.00 | Cale Yarborough | 1st | 8 | 1962-17 | 86.00 | Bobby Johns | 1st |
| 3 | 1964-10 | 98.80 | Fred Lorenzen | 1st | 9 | 1999-07 | 85.00 | Rusty Wallace | 1st |
| 4 | 1976-21 | 93.25 | Cale Yarborough | 1st | T10 | 1987-20 | 83.00 | Dale Earnhardt | 1st |
| 5 | 1972-07 | 91.60 | Bobby Allison | 1st | T10 | 2005-24 | 83.00 | Matt Kenseth | 1st |
| 6 | 1972-18 | 89.00 | Bobby Allison | 1st | T10 | 2008-24 | 83.00 | Kyle Busch | 2nd |
– Richard Petty and Kyle Busch are the only drivers to lead over 83% of a race at Bristol and not win, but they did finish 2nd. So leading 83% of laps equals a Top 2 finish.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2005-24 | Matt Kenseth | 149.8 | 1st | 6 | 2020-29 | Kevin Harvick | 142.7 | 1st |
| 2 | 2009-05 | Kyle Busch | 149.2 | 1st | 7 | 2021-29 | Kyle Larson | 141.2 | 1st |
| 3 | 2016-08 | Carl Edwards | 145.7 | 1st | 8 | 2007-24 | Kasey Kahne | 141.1 | 2nd |
| 4 | 2008-24 | Kyle Busch | 145.0 | 2nd | 9 | 2010-05 | Kurt Busch | 140.3 | 3rd |
| 5 | 2012-04 | Brad Keselowski | 142.8 | 1st | 10 | 2024-05 | Denny Hamlin | 140.1 | 1st |
– Kyle Busch is the only driver on the Best Driver Rating list above more than once, showing how good he’s been at Bristol throughout his Cup career.
| Most Recent | Driver | Finish | Most Recent | Driver | Finish |
| 2019-24 | Matt DiBenedetto | 2nd | 2021-29 | Kyle Larson | 1st |
| 2019-24 | Brad Keselowski | 3rd | 2021-29 | Kevin Harvick | 2nd |
| 2019-24 | Chase Elliott | 5th | 2021-29 | William Byron | 3rd |
| 2019-24 | Kyle Larson | 6th | 2021-29 | Ryan Blaney | 4th |
| 2019-24 | Kurt Busch | 9th | 2023-29 | Christopher Bell | 3rd |
| 2020-29 | Kevin Harvick | 1st | 2023-29 | William Byron | 9th |
| 2020-29 | Chase Elliott | 7th |
– Two of the last three Bristol concrete races have seen no driver run every lap in the Top 15, so don’t be shocked if there is a lot of turnover in the race this weekend.
| Most Lead Lap cars at finish of race | Fewest Lead Lap cars at finish of race | ||||
| Rank | Race | # of cars | Rank | Race | # of cars |
| 1 | 2001-06 | 25 | T1 | 22
races tied (last was 1981) |
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| 2 | 2005-24 | 23 | |||
| T3 | 2003-24 | 22 | |||
| T3 | 2009-24 | 22 | |||
| T3 | 2016-08 | 22 | |||
| T3 | 2020-09 | 22 | |||
| T7 | 2004-06 | 21 | |||
| T7 | 2006-05 | 21 | |||
| T7 | 2010-05 | 21 | |||
| T10 | 2007-24 | 20 | |||
| T10 | 2011-24 | 20 | |||
| T10 | 2012-24 | 20 | |||
– There has never been more than 25 cars on the lead lap at the end of a Bristol race. In fact only once since the introduction of stages has there been 20+ cars on the lead lap.
| Best Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-40) |
Worst Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-40) |
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| Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin | Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin |
| 1 | 1st | 11.11 | 1 | 39th | 29.14 |
| 2 | 2nd | 12.73 | 2 | 38th | 29.02 |
| 3 | 6th | 13.06 | 3 | 40th | 26.50 |
| 4 | 4th | 13.37 | 4 | 35th | 26.48 |
| 5 | 7th | 14.53 | 5 | 37th | 26.35 |
| 6 | 3rd | 14.65 | 6 | 36th | 26.31 |
| 7 | 5th | 15.06 | 7 | 34th | 25.72 |
| 8 | 10th | 15.15 | 8 | 33rd | 25.20 |
| 9 | 11th | 15.22 | 9 | 31st | 23.81 |
| 10 | 9th | 16.22 | 10 | 29th | 23.25 |
– Historically at Bristol starting position doesn’t make a huge difference, but starting 1st is good and outside the Top 30 is bad.
| Best Avg. Driver Rating (since 2005)(3+ starts) |
Best Avg. Top 15% (since 2005)(3+ start) |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 103.88 | 16 | 1 | Christopher Bell | 82.00 | 6 |
| 2 | Christopher Bell | 101.43 | 6 | 2 | Jeff Gordon | 77.72 | 23 |
| 3 | Jeff Gordon | 98.95 | 23 | 3 | Chase Elliott | 77.39 | 14 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 98.89 | 35 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 76.13 | 16 |
| 5 | Matt Kenseth | 98.63 | 28 | 5 | Matt Kenseth | 74.92 | 28 |
| 6 | Chase Elliott | 96.79 | 14 | 6 | Carl Edwards | 70.36 | 24 |
| 7 | Kevin Harvick | 96.16 | 35 | 7 | Jimmie Johnson | 69.37 | 32 |
| 8 | Denny Hamlin | 95.08 | 34 | 8 | Kevin Harvick | 68.05 | 35 |
| 9 | Carl Edwards | 94.92 | 24 | 9 | Denny Hamlin | 67.76 | 34 |
| 10 | Jimmie Johnson | 92.59 | 32 | 10 | Brad Keselowski | 66.80 | 26 |
| Best Avg. Fin. All-time (5+ Bristol starts) |
Best Laps Led% All-time (5+ Bristol starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Dick Hutcherson | 2.40 | 5 | 1 | Cale Yarborough | 30.32 | 29 |
| 2 | Joe Weatherly | 6.67 | 6 | 2 | Dick Hutcherson | 28.68 | 5 |
| 3 | Benny Parsons | 8.63 | 27 | 3 | Junior Johnson | 23.56 | 10 |
| 4 | Dale Earnhardt | 9.26 | 43 | 4 | Fred Lorenzen | 18.65 | 12 |
| 5 | Rusty Wallace | 9.57 | 44 | 5 | Dale Earnhardt | 17.64 | 43 |
| 6 | Cale Yarborough | 10.48 | 29 | 6 | Rusty Wallace | 17.05 | 44 |
| 7 | Bobby Allison | 11.05 | 44 | 7 | David Pearson | 16.16 | 20 |
| 8 | Joe Millikan | 11.17 | 6 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 14.83 | 35 |
| 9 | Alan Kulwicki | 11.21 | 14 | 9 | Bobby Johns | 13.69 | 7 |
| 10 | Richard Petty | 11.23 | 60 | 10 | Darrell Waltrip | 13.50 | 52 |
– Dick Hutcherson may have only ran 5 races at Bristol, but he finished great and led a lot of laps as he ranks 1st and 2nd in the tables above.
| Most Bristol Starts All-time |
Best Laps Completed% (5+ Bristol starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Lap Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 60 | 1 | Ryan Preece | 99.69 | 7 |
| T2 | Ricky Rudd | 58 | 2 | Daniel Suarez | 99.65 | 12 |
| T2 | Terry Labonte | 58 | 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 99.57 | 14 |
| 4 | Dave Marcis | 54 | T4 | Erik Jones | 99.53 | 12 |
| 5 | Darrell Waltrip | 52 | T4 | Chase Elliott | 99.53 | 14 |
| T6 | Ken Schrader | 50 | 6 | Christopher Bell | 99.30 | 6 |
| T6 | Kyle Petty | 50 | 7 | Trevor Bayne | 99.29 | 9 |
| 8 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | 8 | Dick Hutcherson | 99.28 | 5 |
| T9 | Jeff Gordon | 47 | 9 | Matt DiBenedetto | 98.92 | 13 |
| T9 | Mark Martin | 47 | 10 | Greg Biffle | 98.62 | 28 |
| T9 | Sterling Marlin | 47 | ||||
– Dick Hutcherson is the only driver in the Best Laps Completed% table above that did not race in the 2000’s.
| Most Bristol Wins All-time |
Best Win% All-time (5+ Bristol starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Wins | Rank | Driver | Win% | Wins |
| 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 12 | 1 | Cale Yarborough | 31.03 | 9 |
| T2 | Cale Yarborough | 9 | T2 | David Pearson | 25.00 | 5 |
| T2 | Dale Earnhardt | 9 | T2 | Fred Lorenzen | 25.00 | 3 |
| T2 | Rusty Wallace | 9 | 4 | Darrell Waltrip | 23.08 | 12 |
| 5 | Kyle Busch | 8 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 22.86 | 8 |
| 6 | Kurt Busch | 6 | 6 | Dale Earnhardt | 20.93 | 9 |
| T7 | David Pearson | 5 | 7 | Rusty Wallace | 20.45 | 9 |
| T7 | Jeff Gordon | 5 | 8 | Dick Hutcherson | 20.00 | 1 |
| T9 | Carl Edwards | 4 | T9 | Jack Smith | 16.67 | 1 |
| T9 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | ||||
| T9 | Matt Kenseth | 4 | T9 | Joe Weatherly | 16.67 | 1 |
| T9 | Bobby Allison | 4 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Poles | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Cale Yarborough | 9 | T6 | Fred Lorenzen | 4 |
| T1 | Mark Martin | 9 | T6 | Carl Edwards | 4 |
| 3 | Rusty Wallace | 7 | T6 | Denny Hamlin | 4 |
| 4 | Richard Petty | 6 | T6 | Darrell Waltrip | 4 |
| 5 | Jeff Gordon | 5 | T10 | 6 drivers tied | 3 |
– Cale Yarborough may be the best driver all-time at Bristol as he has a combined 18 Wins and Poles, the most of any driver.
| Most Bristol Top 3’s All-time |
Best Top 3% All-time (5+ Bristol starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 23 | 1 | Dick Hutcherson | 80.00 | 4 |
| 2 | Richard Petty | 18 | 2 | Fireball Roberts | 57.14 | 4 |
| T3 | Dale Earnhardt | 17 | 3 | Darrell Waltrip | 44.23 | 23 |
| T3 | Rusty Wallace | 17 | 4 | Fred Lorenzen | 41.67 | 5 |
| 5 | Bobby Allison | 15 | 5 | Cale Yarborough | 41.38 | 12 |
| T6 | Cale Yarborough | 12 | 6 | Dale Earnhardt | 39.53 | 17 |
| T6 | Kyle Busch | 12 | 7 | Rusty Wallace | 38.64 | 17 |
| 8 | Mark Martin | 12 | 8 | David Pearson | 35.00 | 7 |
| T9 | Kevin Harvick | 11 | 9 | Kyle Busch | 34.29 | 12 |
| T9 | Jeff Gordon | 11 | 10 | Bobby Allison | 34.09 | 15 |
– Darrell Waltrip did more than just win at Bristol as he also has the most Top 3’s and the 3rd best Top 3%.
| Most Bristol Top 5’s All-time |
Best Top 5% All-time (5+ Bristol starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| T1 | Darrell Waltrip | 26 | 1 | Dick Hutcherson | 100 | 5 |
| T1 | Richard Petty | 26 | 2 | Benny Parsons | 66.67 | 18 |
| 3 | Bobby Allison | 23 | 3 | Fireball Roberts | 57.14 | 4 |
| 4 | Rusty Wallace | 22 | 4 | Cale Yarborough | 55.17 | 16 |
| 5 | Dale Earnhardt | 20 | 5 | Bobby Allison | 52.27 | 23 |
| 6 | Terry Labonte | 19 | T6 | Darrell Waltrip | 50.00 | 26 |
| 7 | Benny Parsons | 18 | T6 | Rusty Wallace | 50.00 | 22 |
| 8 | Jeff Gordon | 17 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt | 46.51 | 20 |
| T9 | Cale Yarborough | 16 | T9 | Jim Paschal | 46.15 | 6 |
| T9 | Mark Martin | 16 | T9 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 46.15 | 6 |
| T9 | Ricky Rudd | 16 | ||||
– 4 of the top 5 drivers that have the most Top 5’s at Bristol are also in the top 8 of the Top 5% table, showing just how good they were here.
| Most Bristol Top 10’s All-time |
Best Top 10% All-time (5+ Bristol starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top10% | Top10’s |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 37 | 1 | Dick Hutcherson | 100 | 5 |
| 2 | Terry Labonte | 33 | 2 | Joe Weatherly | 83.33 | 5 |
| 3 | Darrell Waltrip | 32 | 3 | Benny Parsons | 74.07 | 20 |
| 4 | Ricky Rudd | 31 | 4 | Dale Earnhardt | 69.77 | 30 |
| 5 | Dale Earnhardt | 30 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 68.75 | 11 |
| 6 | Rusty Wallace | 29 | 6 | Christopher Bell | 66.67 | 4 |
| 7 | Bobby Allison | 28 | 7 | Rusty Wallace | 65.91 | 29 |
| 8 | Jeff Gordon | 25 | T8 | Bobby Allison | 63.64 | 28 |
| 9 | Mark Martin | 23 | T8 | Tim Richmond | 63.64 | 7 |
| T10 | Jimmie Johnson | 22 | ||||
| T10 | Matt Kenseth | 22 | 10 | Richard Petty | 61.67 | 37 |
| T10 | Kevin Harvick | 22 | ||||
– With his Top 10 finish in the Spring Bristol race Christopher Bell was able to move into the Top 10% table above as he’s now finished 4 of his 6 concrete Bristol races in the Top 10.
| Most Bristol Stage Wins All-time (since 2017) |
Best Stage Win% All-time (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stage W’s |
Rank | Driver | Stage W% | Stage W’s |
| T1 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 1 | Ty Gibbs | 33.33 | 2 |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 2 | Christopher Bell | 25.00 | 3 |
| T1 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 15.00 | 3 |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 3 | T4 | Brad Keselowski | 12.50 | 3 |
| T5 | Ty Gibbs | 2 | T4 | Chase Elliott | 12.50 | 3 |
| T5 | Joey Logano | 2 | T4 | Matt Kenseth | 12.50 | 1 |
| T5 | Kyle Busch | 2 | T7 | Joey Logano | 8.33 | 2 |
| T8 | Matt Kenseth | 1 | T7 | Kyle Busch | 8.33 | 2 |
| T8 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 9 | Kurt Busch | 5.56 | 1 |
| T8 | Ty Dillon | 1 | 10 | Ty Dillon | 5.00 | 1 |
| T8 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | T11 | Denny Hamlin | 4.17 | 1 |
| T8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | T11 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4.17 | 1 |
| T8 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | T11 | Ryan Blaney | 4.17 | 1 |
– By winning both Stages in the Spring race this year Ty Gibbs moved into a tie for 5th most Stage Wins here and he now has the best Stage Win% here all-time.
| Most Bristol Stage T10’s All-time (since 2017) |
Best Stage T10% All-time (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s |
Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 17 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 85.00 | 17 |
| T2 | Brad Keselowski | 15 | 2 | Christopher Bell | 75.00 | 9 |
| T2 | Chase Elliott | 15 | 3 | Ty Gibbs | 66.67 | 4 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 14 | T4 | Brad Keselowski | 62.50 | 15 |
| T5 | Kevin Harvick | 12 | T4 | Chase Elliott | 62.50 | 15 |
| T5 | Joey Logano | 12 | T4 | Jimmie Johnson | 62.50 | 10 |
| T7 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 7 | Kyle Busch | 58.33 | 14 |
| T7 | Erik Jones | 11 | 8 | Kevin Harvick | 54.55 | 12 |
| T7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 11 | T9 | Joey Logano | 50.00 | 12 |
| T10 | Jimmie Johnson | 10 | T9 | Clint Bowyer | 50.00 | 8 |
| T10 | Ryan Blaney | 10 | T9 | Josh Berry | 50.00 | 1 |
– Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell have only finished out of the Top 10 in a stage at Bristol 3 times in their Cup Series career, leading to them being the leaders in Stage T10% here.
| Most Bristol Starts without Win |
Longest Bristol Win Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Ricky Rudd | 58 | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 7 | 1981-84 |
| 2 | Dave Marcis | 54 | 2 | Cale Yarborough | 4 | 1976-77 |
| T3 | Ken Schrader | 50 | T3 | Fred Lorenzen | 3 | 1963-64 |
| T3 | Kyle Petty | 50 | T3 | Kurt Busch | 3 | 2003-04 |
| 5 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | T5 | 13 drivers tied |
2 | 1967-2024 |
| 6 | Sterling Marlin | 47 | ||||
| 7 | Bobby Labonte | 42 | ||||
| 8 | Ryan Newman | 40 | ||||
| 9 | J.D. McDuffie | 39 | ||||
| 10 | Geoff Bodine | 38 | ||||
| Most Bristol Starts without Pole |
Longest Bristol Pole Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Dave Marcis | 54 | 1 | Mark Martin | 4 | 1995-96 |
| T2 | Ken Schrader | 50 | T2 | Darrell Waltrip | 3 | 1981-82 |
| T2 | Kyle Petty | 50 | T2 | Rusty Wallace | 3 | 1998-99 |
| 4 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | T4 | 12 drivers tied |
2 | 1962-2016 |
| 5 | Sterling Marlin | 47 | ||||
| 6 | Dale Jarrett | 44 | ||||
| 7 | Bobby Labonte | 42 | ||||
| 8 | Jeff Burton | 41 | ||||
| 9 | J.D. McDuffie | 39 | ||||
| T10 | Buddy Arrington | 36 | ||||
| T10 | Joe Nemechek | 36 | ||||
– Mark Martin’s 4 straight Pole streak here at Bristol is pretty impressive, but the best race finish he could muster up in those races was 3rd.
| Most Bristol Starts without Top 3 |
Longest Bristol Top 3 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 14 | 1977-84 |
| 2 | J.D. McDuffie | 39 | T2 | Fred Lorenzen | 5 | 1962-64 |
| T3 | Buddy Arrington | 36 | T2 | Richard Petty | 5 | 1971-73 |
| T3 | Joe Nemechek | 36 | T2 | Dale Earnhardt | 5 | 1992-94 |
| 5 | Brett Bodine | 31 | T5 | David Pearson | 4 | 1968-69 |
| T6 | Casey Mears | 28 | T5 | Bobby Allison | 4 | 1971-73 |
| T6 | Derrike Cope | 28 | T5 | Cale Yarborough | 4 | 1976-77 |
| T6 | Jimmy Means | 28 | T8 | 13 drivers tied |
3 | 1965-2009 |
| T6 | Rick Mast | 28 | ||||
| T10 | Dave Blaney | 26 | ||||
| T10 | David Ragan | 26 | ||||
– The Waltrip family has an interesting history with Bristol. Darrell had 14 straight Top 3’s in the 70’s/80’s, while brother Michael couldn’t get a single Top 3 in 48 starts.
| Most Bristol Starts without Top 5 |
Longest Bristol Top 5 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| T1 | Buddy Arrington | 36 | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 14 | 1977-84 |
| T1 | Joe Nemechek | 36 | 2 | Benny Parsons | 13 | 1975-81 |
| 3 | Brett Bodine | 31 | 3 | Bobby Allison | 7 | 1970-73 |
| T4 | Casey Mears | 28 | T4 | Richard Petty | 6 | 1970-73 |
| T4 | Derrike Cope | 28 | T4 | Cale Yarborough | 6 | 1976-78 |
| T4 | Jimmy Means | 28 | T4 | Bobby Allison | 6 | 1981-83 |
| T7 | Dave Blaney | 26 | T4 | Dale Jarrett | 6 | 1996-99 |
| T7 | David Ragan | 26 | T8 | Fred Lorenzen | 5 | 1962-64 |
| 9 | Michael McDowell | 25 | T8 | Dale Earnhardt | 5 | 1992-94 |
| 10 | A.J. Allmendinger | 24 | T8 | Mark martin | 5 | 1995-97 |
– No one in the 2000’s has had a 5+ race Top 5 streak here at Bristol, but Kyle Larson will have a chance to change that as he is on a 4 race Top 5 streak here on the concrete at Bristol.
| Most Bristol Starts without Top 10 |
Longest Bristol Top 10 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Joe Nemechek | 36 | 1 | Benny Parsons | 15 | 1975-82 |
| 2 | Dave Blaney | 26 | 2 | Darrell Waltrip | 14 | 1977-84 |
| 3 | Robby Gordon | 22 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 12 | 1982-87 |
| T4 | J.J. Yeley | 20 | 4 | Mark Martin | 11 | 1994-99 |
| T4 | Reed Sorenson | 20 | 5 | Bobby Allison | 10 | 1979-83 |
| T6 | Landon Cassill | 19 | T6 | Terry Labonte | 9 | 1981-85 |
| T6 | Ronnie Thomas | 19 | T6 | Dale Jarrett | 9 | 1995-99 |
| 8 | Tommy Gale | 14 | 8 | Ricky Rudd | 8 | 1989-92 |
| T9 | David Stremme | 13 | T9 | Bobby Allison | 7 | 1970-73 |
| T9 | Phil Parsons | 13 | T9 | Rusty Wallace | 7 | 1992-95 |
| T9 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | 13 | T9 | Terry Labonte | 7 | 1995-98 |
| T9 | Kevin Harvick | 7 | 2015-18 | |||
| Most Bristol Stages without Stage Win |
Longest Bristol Stage Win Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 24 | T1 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 2020.09 s1- 2020.29 s1 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 24 | T1 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 2022.29 s2- 2023.29 s2 |
| T1 | Corey LaJoie | 24 | T3 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 2018.08 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 24 | T3 | Ty Gibbs | 2 | 2024.05 s1&2 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 24 | T5 | 14 drivers tied |
1 | — |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 24 | ||||
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 24 | ||||
| T8 | Aric Almirola | 22 | ||||
| T8 | Kevin Harvick | 22 | ||||
| T10 | Alex Bowman | 20 | ||||
| T10 | Bubba Wallace | 20 | ||||
| T10 | Ryan Newman | 20 | ||||
| T10 | William Byron | 20 | ||||
– If Ty Gibbs can win Stage 1 at Bristol this weekend he will have tied the longest Stage Win streak in the history of Bristol, and if he can win Stage 1&2 then he will have the longest Stage Win streak here all to himself.
| Most Bristol Stages without Stage T10 |
Longest Bristol Stage T10 Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| 1 | J.J. Yeley | 16 | 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 9 | 2017.08 s1- 2019.08 s1 |
| T2 | Gray Gaulding | 14 | T2 | Kyle Larson | 8 | 2017.08 s1- 2018.24 s2 |
| T2 | Landon Cassill | 14 | T2 | Chase Elliott | 8 | 2019.24 s1- 2021.29 s2 |
| T4 | B.J. McLeod | 12 | T2 | Christopher Bell | 8 | 2021.29 s1- 2024.05 s2 |
| T4 | David Ragan | 12 | T2 | Kyle Larson | 8 | 2021.29 s1- 2024.05 s2 |
| T4 | Reed Sorenson | 12 | T6 | Brad Keselowski | 7 | 2019.08 s1- 2020.29 s1 |
| T7 | Quinn Houff | 10 | T6 | Kyle Busch | 7 | 2020.09 s2- 2022.29 s2 |
| T7 | Timmy Hill | 10 | T8 | Kevin Harvick | 6 | 2020.09 s1- 2021.29 s2 |
| T9 | Cole Custer | 8 | T8 | William Byron | 6 | 2021.29 s1- 2023.29 s2 |
| T9 | Justin Haley | 8 | T10 | Erik Jones | 5 | 2017.08 s1- 2018.08 s1 |
| T9 | Kasey Kahne | 8 | T10 | Ryan Blaney | 5 | 2018.24 s1- 2019.24 s1 |
– With a Stage T10 in both Stage 1 and Stage 2 this weekend Christopher Bell and/or Kyle Larson can leave this weekend with the longest Stage T10 streak in the history of Bristol.
