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: Daytona.
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2023 Cup Series season.
First Winner: Bob Welborn 02/20/1959
Most Recent Winner: Chris Buescher 08/26/2023
Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver | Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver |
1 | 2012-18 | 42 | Tony Stewart | 6 | 1978-02 | 33 | Bobby Allison |
2 | 2009-01 | 39 | Matt Kenseth | T7 | 1975-02 | 32 | Benny Parsons |
3 | 1988-15 | 38 | Bill Elliott | T7 | 2011-01 | 32 | Trevor Bayne |
T4 | 2007-01 | 34 | Kevin Harvick | 9 | 2023-01 | 31 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
T4 | 2019-18 | 34 | Justin Haley | 10 | 2003-17 | 30 | Greg Biffle |
– Tony Stewart’s record will not be in jeopardy any time soon as long as NASCAR stays with the 40 car maximum fields.
Rank | Race | Finish | Driver | Rank | Race | Finish | Driver |
T1 | 1959-03 | 41 | Bob Welborn | T3 | 1983-16 | 40 | Cale Yarborough |
T1 | 1997-16 | 41 | Mike Skinner | T3 | 1990-01 | 40 | Ken Schrader |
T3 | 1960-05 | 40 | Cotton Owens | T8 | 2001-17 | 39 | Sterling Marlin |
T3 | 1979-02 | 40 | Buddy Baker | T8 | 2003-01 | 39 | Jeff Green |
T3 | 1980-17 | 40 | Cale Yarborough | T8 | 2003-17 | 39 | Steve Park |
– Like Stewart above Bob Welborn and Mike Skinner’s unwanted record will not be surpassed anytime soon.
Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
1959-26 | Fireball Roberts | 1984-01 | Cale Yarborough |
1960-23 | Jack Smith | 1985-01 | Bill Elliott |
1962-05 | Fireball Roberts | 1987-01 | Bill Elliott |
1966.05 | Richard Petty | 1999-01 | Jeff Gordon |
1968-04 | Cale Yarborough | 2000-01 | Dale Jarrett |
1974-16 | David Pearson | 2004-17 | Jeff Gordon |
1980-02 | Buddy Baker | 2005-17 | Tony Stewart |
1981-17 | Cale Yarborough |
– It’s been quite a while since a Pole winner won a race at Daytona so don’t necessarily count on the Pole winner ending up in Victory Lane this weekend.
Race | Driver | Race Finish |
2018-18 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 17 |
2020-26 | Joey Logano | 27 |
2021-01 | Denny Hamlin | 5 |
2022-01 | Martin Truex Jr. | 13 |
Drivers to win both Stages and Race | Drivers to win Pole, both Stages & Race | ||
Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
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– Winning both Stages at Daytona doesn’t necessarily mean a good finish at the end of the race.
Best Laps Led% by Winner | Worst Laps Led% by Winner | ||||||
Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver |
T1 | 1960-03 | 100.0 | Fireball Roberts | T1 | 2018-01 | 0.48 | Austin Dillon |
T1 | 1960-04 | 100.0 | Jack Smith | T1 | 2017-01 | 0.50 | Kurt Busch |
3 | 2005-17 | 94.38 | Tony Stewart | 3 | 2021-01 | 0.50 | Michael McDowell |
4 | 1964-08 | 92.0 | Richard Petty | 4 | 2018-18 | 0.60 | Erik Jones |
5 | 1968-25 | 88.75 | Cale Yarborough | 5 | 1994-15 | 0.63 | Jimmy Spencer |
6 | 1959-26 | 84.0 | Fireball Roberts | 6 | 2019-18 | 0.79 | Justin Haley |
7 | 1972-02 | 83.5 | A.J. Foyt | 7 | 2010-01 | 0.96 | Jamie McMurray |
T8 | 1959-02 | 82.5 | Bob Welborn | T8 | 2023-26 | 1.23 | Chris Buescher |
T8 | 1962-03 | 82.5 | Fireball Roberts | T8 | 1987-15 | 1.25 | Bobby Allison |
10 | 1990-15 | 79.38 | Dale Earnhardt | 10 | 2007-18 | 1.88 | Jamie McMurray |
–Only one race since 2000 is in the Best table above and 8 are in the Worst table, hence, it’s far more likely to have a driver lead minimal laps this weekend and win than lead lots of laps and win.
Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
T1 | 1960-03 | 100.0 | Fireball Roberts | 1st | 7 | 1964-05 | 85.0 | Fireball Roberts | 20th |
T1 | 1960-04 | 100.0 | Jack Smith | 1st | 8 | 1959-26 | 84.0 | Fireball Roberts | 1st |
3 | 1964-07 | 97.5 | Richard Petty | 3rd | 9 | 1979-02 | 83.5 | A.J. Foyt | 1st |
4 | 2005-17 | 94.38 | Tony Stewart | 1st | T10 | 1959-02 | 82.5 | Bob Welborn | 1st |
5 | 1964-08 | 92.0 | Richard Petty | 1st | T10 | 1962-03 | 82.5 | Fireball Roberts | 1st |
6 | 1968-25 | 88.75 | Cale Yarborough | 1st |
Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. |
1 | 2005-17 | Tony Stewart | 143.4 | 1st | T6 | 2008-01 | Kyle Busch | 133.1 | 4th |
2 | 2009-18 | Tony Stewart | 141.5 | 1st | T6 | 2014-01 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 133.1 | 1st |
3 | 2013-18 | Jimmie Johnson | 140.7 | 1st | 8 | 2012-18 | Matt Kenseth | 133.0 | 3rd |
4 | 2016-01 | Denny Hamlin | 139.1 | 1st | 9 | 2018-01 | Ryan Blaney | 132.6 | 7th |
5 | 2016-17 | Tony Stewart | 137.0 | 1st | 10 | 2016-17 | Brad Keselowski | 132.4 | 1st |
Race | Driver | Finish | Race | Driver | Finish |
2005-17 | Tony Stewart | 1st | 2009-18 | Denny Hamlin | 3rd |
2005-17 | Jimmie Johnson | 6th | 2009-18 | Kyle Busch | 14th |
2006-01 | Jimmie Johnson | 1st | 2012-01 | Greg Biffle | 3rd |
2007-18 | Jimmie Johnson | 10th | 2015-17 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 1st |
2008-18 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 8th | 2021-01 | Kyle Busch | 14th |
2009-18 | Tony Stewart | 1st |
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 | 2006-17 | 34 | T1 | 1964-08 | 1 |
T2 | 2003-01 | 33 | T1 | 1965-04 | 1 |
T2 | 2015-01 | 33 | T1 | 1966-05 | 1 |
T4 | 2000-17 | 32 | T1 | 1968-25 | 1 |
T4 | 2008-01 | 32 | T1 | 1972-02 | 1 |
T6 | 2006-01 | 31 | T1 | 1973-02 | 1 |
T6 | 2009-01 | 31 | T1 | 1975-02 | 1 |
T6 | 2016-01 | 31 | T1 | 1976-02 | 1 |
T9 | 2007-18 | 30 | T9 | 19 races tied |
2 |
T9 | 2008-18 | 30 |
– 2016 was the last time a Daytona race had 30+ cars finish a race on the lead lap, so it’s most likely going to be less than 30 this year as well.
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 | 14.56 | 1 | 40th | 26.58 |
2 | 2nd | 14.67 | 2 | 36th | 25.39 |
3 | 6th | 14.86 | 3 | 29th | 25.06 |
4 | 4th | 15.25 | 4 | 38th | 24.55 |
5 | 9th | 15.88 | 5 | 34th | 24.50 |
6 | 3rd | 15.99 | T6 | 37th | 24.47 |
7 | 5th | 16.45 | T6 | 39th | 24.47 |
8 | 10th | 17.14 | 8 | 28th | 24.10 |
9 | 7th | 17.42 | 9 | 35th | 23.98 |
10 | 13th | 17.95 | 10 | 32nd | 23.89 |
– The results in these tables aren’t too shocking. Overall if you want a good finish start up front, if you want a bad finish start near the rear.
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 | Driv. Rate | Starts |
1 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 91.98 | 26 | 1 | Austin Cindric | 65.92 | 5 |
2 | Kyle Busch | 90.63 | 37 | 2 | Kyle Busch | 65.85 | 37 |
3 | Austin Cindric | 89.14 | 5 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 64.09 | 26 |
4 | Joey Logano | 88.35 | 30 | 4 | Joey Logano | 62.12 | 30 |
5 | Jeff Gordon | 88.34 | 22 | 5 | Jeff Gordon | 62.00 | 22 |
6 | Denny Hamlin | 87.46 | 36 | 6 | Jimmie Johnson | 61.41 | 33 |
7 | Jimmie Johnson | 86.63 | 33 | 7 | Denny Hamlin | 59.38 | 36 |
8 | Matt Kenseth | 86.40 | 27 | 8 | Ryan Blaney | 58.26 | 17 |
9 | Kurt Busch | 84.73 | 34 | 9 | Matt Kenseth | 57.65 | 27 |
10 | Ryan Blaney | 83.86 | 17 | 10 | Chase Elliott | 57.10 | 16 |
– The tables above let you know how hard it is to run here as the best Driver Rating is just over 90 and Top 15% isn’t even 70%.
Best Avg. Fin. All-time (5+ Daytona starts) |
Best Laps Led% All-time (5+ Daytona starts) |
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Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
1 | Darel Dieringer | 8.55 | 22 | 1 | Fireball Roberts | 35.68 | 17 |
2 | Fred Lorenzen | 9.29 | 24 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 15.61 | 46 |
3 | Richard Brickhouse | 9.50 | 6 | 3 | Cale Yarborough | 13.85 | 57 |
4 | Lee Petty | 10.29 | 7 | 4 | Mario Andretti | 12.44 | 8 |
5 | Joe Weatherly | 10.47 | 15 | 5 | Ernie Irvan | 11.33 | 21 |
6 | Jim Reed | 10.57 | 7 | 6 | Buddy Baker | 11.04 | 64 |
T7 | Cotton Owens | 10.60 | 10 | 7 | Richard Petty | 10.93 | 74 |
T7 | Ray Elder | 10.60 | 5 | 8 | Jack Smith | 10.91 | 15 |
9 | Ned Jarrett | 10.65 | 20 | 9 | Tony Stewart | 10.89 | 35 |
10 | Dale Earnhardt | 10.74 | 46 | 10 | Junior Johnson | 10.81 | 20 |
– Dale Earnhardt is the only driver on both lists above showing just how good he was at Daytona in his career.
Most Daytona Starts All-time |
Best Laps Completed% (5+ Daytona starts) |
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Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Lap Comp% | Starts |
1 | Richard Petty | 74 | 1 | Johnny Sauter | 99.36 | 6 |
2 | Dave Marcis | 67 | 2 | Rick Mast | 99.30 | 20 |
3 | Buddy Baker | 64 | 3 | Scott Speed | 99.14 | 6 |
4 | Terry Labonte | 63 | 4 | Boris Said | 98.26 | 6 |
T5 | Bill Elliott | 60 | 5 | Bubba Wallace | 98.17 | 13 |
T5 | Ricky Rudd | 60 | T6 | Kenny Irwin Jr. | 98.06 | 6 |
7 | Cale Yarborough | 57 | ||||
8 | Michael Waltrip | 56 | T6 | Brendan Gaughn | 97.71 | 11 |
T9 | Bobby Allison | 55 | 8 | Joey Gase | 97.40 | 7 |
T9 | Darrell Waltrip | 55 | 9 | Elliott Sadler | 97.23 | 27 |
T9 | Mark Martin | 55 | 10 | Justin Haley | 97.17 | 7 |
– The most impressive thing on these lists above is that Elliott Sadler ran 27 races and completed over 97% of his laps.
Most Daytona Wins All-time |
Best Win% All-time (5+ Daytona starts) |
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Rank | Driver | Wins | Rank | Driver | Win% | Wins |
1 | Richard Petty | 10 | 1 | Fireball Roberts | 41.18 | 7 |
2 | Cale Yarborough | 9 | T2 | Junior Johnson | 20.00 | 4 |
3 | David Pearson | 8 | T2 | Pete Hamilton | 20.00 | 2 |
4 | Fireball Roberts | 7 | T2 | Austin Cindric | 20.00 | 1 |
T5 | Bobby Allison | 6 | 5 | Cale Yarborough | 15.79 | 9 |
T5 | Jeff Gordon | 6 | 6 | David Pearson | 14.81 | 8 |
T7 | Bill Elliott | 4 | ||||
T7 | Dale Jarrett | 4 | T7 | Davey Allison | 14.29 | 2 |
T7 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 4 | T7 | Earl Balmer | 14.29 | 1 |
T7 | Tony Stewart | 4 | T7 | Justin Haley | 14.29 | 1 |
T7 | Junior Johnson | 4 | T7 | Lee Petty | 14.29 | 1 |
– Unless Justin Haley wins this weekend he will fall out of the Top 10 in the Win% list.
Rank | Driver | Poles | Rank | Driver | Poles |
1 | Cale Yarborough | 12 | T5 | Sterling Marlin | 4 |
2 | Fireball Roberts | 6 | T9 | Alex Bowman | 3 |
T3 | Bill Elliott | 5 | T9 | Chase Elliott | 3 |
T3 | Buddy Baker | 5 | T9 | Darel Dieringer | 3 |
T5 | Donnie Allison | 4 | T9 | Ken Schrader | 3 |
T5 | Dale Jarrett | 4 | T9 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 |
T5 | Jeff Gordon | 4 | T9 | Mark Martin | 3 |
– The fact Cale Yarborough has twice as many more Poles than anyone else tells how fast he was here.
Most Daytona Top 3’s All-time |
Best Top 3% All-time (5+ Daytona starts) |
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Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
1 | Richard Petty | 22 | 1 | Fred Lorenzen | 41.67 | 10 |
2 | Cale Yarborough | 18 | T2 | Fireball Roberts | 41.18 | 7 |
T3 | David Pearson | 15 | T2 | Cotton Owens | 40.00 | 4 |
T3 | Bobby Allison | 15 | T2 | Austin Cindric | 40.00 | 2 |
T3 | Buddy Baker | 15 | 5 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 33.33 | 12 |
6 | Dale Earnhardt | 14 | 6 | Paul Goldsmith | 33.33 | 6 |
7 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 12 | T7 | Jack Smith | 33.33 | 5 |
T8 | Fred Lorenzen | 10 | T7 | Joe Weatherly | 33.33 | 5 |
T8 | Sterling Marlin | 10 | T7 | Cale Yarborough | 31.58 | 18 |
10 | Bill Elliott | 9 | T7 | Dale Earnhardt | 30.43 | 14 |
– Even if Austin Cindric doesn’t finish in the Top 3 this weekend he will still be top 10 in Top 3%, but if he does finish Top 3 then he’ll be the leader in the category.
Most Daytona Top 5’s All-time |
Best Top 5% All-time (5+ Daytona starts) |
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Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
1 | Richard Petty | 28 | 1 | Fred Lorenzen | 66.67 | 16 |
T2 | Dale Earnhardt | 22 | T2 | Cotton Owens | 60.00 | 6 |
T2 | David Pearson | 22 | T2 | Jack Smith | 53.33 | 8 |
T2 | Buddy Baker | 22 | T2 | Joe Weatherly | 53.33 | 8 |
5 | Cale Yarborough | 20 | 5 | Dan Gurney | 50.00 | 3 |
6 | Bobby Allison | 17 | 6 | Dale Earnhardt | 47.83 | 22 |
7 | Fred Lorenzen | 16 | T7 | Fireball Roberts | 47.06 | 8 |
T8 | A.J. Foyt | 15 | T7 | Marvin Panch | 45.00 | 9 |
T8 | Bill Elliott | 15 | T7 | Lee Petty | 42.86 | 3 |
10 | Benny Parsons | 14 | T7 | Darel Dieringer | 40.91 | 9 |
– Dale Earnhardt being 6th in the Top 5% list is super impressive since he’s the only driver on the list that raced in the restrictor plate era.
Most Daytona Top 10’s All-time |
Best Top 10% All-time (5+ Daytona starts) |
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Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top10% | Top10’s |
1 | Richard Petty | 37 | 1 | Cotton Owens | 80.00 | 8 |
T2 | Dale Earnhardt | 34 | 2 | Fred Lorenzen | 75.00 | 18 |
T2 | David Pearson | 34 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 73.91 | 34 |
4 | Buddy Baker | 31 | 4 | Darel Dieringer | 72.73 | 16 |
5 | Cale Yarborough | 27 | 5 | Lee Petty | 71.43 | 5 |
6 | Terry Labonte | 26 | 6 | Ned Jarrett | 70.00 | 14 |
7 | Bill Elliott | 24 | T7 | Jack Smith | 66.67 | 10 |
T8 | Ken Schrader | 22 | ||||
T8 | Bobby Allison | 22 | T7 | Joe Weatherly | 66.67 | 10 |
T10 | Jeff Gordon | 21 | T7 | Dan Gurney | 66.67 | 4 |
T10 | Sterling Marlin | 21 | T7 | Richard Brickhouse | 66.67 | 4 |
T10 | Ricky Rudd | 21 |
– The only person on both Top 10 lists above is Dale Earnhardt just furthering how great he was here.
Most Daytona 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 |
1 | Joey Logano | 5 | 1 | Joey Logano | 17.86 | 5 |
T2 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 2 | Matt Kenseth | 16.67 | 1 |
T2 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | T3 | Brad Keselowski | 10.71 | 3 |
T2 | Kyle Busch | 3 | T3 | Denny Hamlin | 10.71 | 3 |
T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3 | T3 | Kyle Busch | 10.71 | 3 |
T6 | Chase Elliott | 2 | T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 10.71 | 3 |
T6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
2 | T7 | Chase Elliott | 7.14 | 2 |
T6 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | T7 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 7.14 | 2 |
T9 | 5 drivers tied |
1 | T7 | Ryan Blaney | 7.14 | 2 |
T10 | Kurt Busch | 4.55 | 1 | |||
T10 | Ross Chastain | 4.55 | 1 |
Most Daytona 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 | Joey Logano | 22 | 1 | Joey Logano | 78.57 | 22 |
2 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 15 | 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 55.56 | 10 |
3 | Ryan Blaney | 14 | 3 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 53.57 | 15 |
4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 13 | T4 | Ryan Blaney | 50.00 | 14 |
T4 | Todd Gilliland | 50.00 | 4 | |||
T5 | Brad Keselowski | 12 | T4 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 50.00 | 2 |
T5 | Chase Elliott | 12 | 7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 46.43 | 13 |
T5 | Denny Hamlin | 12 | 8 | Christopher Bell | 43.75 | 7 |
T5 | Kevin Harvick | 12 | T9 | Brad Keselowski | 42.86 | 12 |
T9 | Kyle Larson | 11 | T9 | Chase Elliott | 42.86 | 12 |
T9 | Austin Dillon | 11 | T9 | Denny Hamlin | 42.86 | 12 |
T9 | Kyle Busch | 11 | T9 | Kevin Harvick | 42.86 | 12 |
Most Daytona Starts without Win |
Longest Daytona Win Streak All-time |
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Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
1 | Dave Marcis | 67 | 1 | Cale Yarborough | 3 | 1967-68 |
2 | Terry Labonte | 63 | T2 | Fireball Roberts | 2 | 1959-60 |
3 | Ricky Rudd | 60 | T2 | Fireball Roberts | 2 | 1962 |
4 | Mark Martin | 55 | T2 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 2 | 1969 |
5 | Kyle Petty | 52 | T2 | Cale Yarborough | 2 | 1976-77 |
6 | Bobby Labonte | 48 | T2 | Bobby Allison | 2 | 1982 |
T7 | Ken Schrader | 45 | T2 | Bobby Allison | 2 | 1987-88 |
T7 | Rusty Wallace | 45 | T2 | Jeff Gordon | 2 | 1998-99 |
9 | Joe Nemechek | 38 | T2 | Dale Jarrett | 2 | 1999-00 |
T10 | Buddy Arrington | 37 | T2 | Michael Waltrip | 2 | 2002-03 |
T10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 37 | T2 | Jeff Gordon | 2 | 2004-05 |
T2 | Jimmie Johnson | 2 | 2013 |
– Cale Yarborough winning 3 straight was thanks to a rain storm washing out the 1968 Duels, otherwise the only way he could have had 3 straight was winning Duel 1.
Most Daytona Starts without Pole |
Longest Daytona Pole Streak All-time |
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Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
1 | Dave Marcis | 67 | T1 | Buddy Baker | 3 | 1979-80 |
2 | Terry Labonte | 63 | T1 | Cale Yarborough | 3 | 1983-84 |
3 | Michael Waltrip | 56 | T1 | Bill Elliott | 3 | 1985-86 |
4 | Rusty Wallace | 45 | T1 | Sterling Marlin | 3 | 1991-92 |
5 | Kurt Busch | 42 | T5 | Fireball Roberts | 2 | 1961 |
6 | Ryan Newman | 40 | T5 | Cale Yarborough | 2 | 1970 |
7 | Buddy Arrington | 37 | T5 | Bobby Isaac | 2 | 1972 |
T5 | David Pearson | 2 | 1974 | |||
T8 | Denny Hamlin | 36 | T5 | Donnie Allison | 2 | 1975 |
T5 | Cale Yarborough | 2 | 1978 | |||
T8 | James Hylton | 36 | T5 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | 1995-96 |
T5 | Mike Skinner | 2 | 1997 | |||
10 | J.D. McDuffie | 35 | T5 | Bobby Labonte | 2 | 1998 |
T5 | Dale Jarrett | 2 | 2000 |
– It’s been over 20 years since we’ve seen a driver win back-to-back poles at Daytona.
Most Daytona Starts without Top 3 |
Longest Daytona Top 3 Streak All-time |
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Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
1 | Kyle Petty | 52 | 1 | Richard Petty | 5 | 1972-74 |
2 | Joe Nemechek | 38 | T2 | Cale Yarborough | 4 | 1967-69 |
3 | Buddy Arrington | 37 | T2 | Dale Earnhardt | 4 | 1994-96 |
4 | J.D. McDuffie | 35 | T2 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 4 | 2004-05 |
5 | Elmo Langley | 34 | T5 | 12 drivers tied |
3 | 1963-2012 |
6 | Frank Warren | 32 | ||||
7 | Jimmy Means | 31 | ||||
T8 | Brett Bodine | 29 | ||||
T8 | Cecil Gordon | 29 | ||||
10 | Dave Blaney | 26 |
– Richard Petty had a 5 race Top 3 streak at Daytona. Meanwhile his son, Kyle, couldn’t even get a Top 3 in 52 starts.
Most Daytona Starts without Top 5 |
Longest Daytona Top 5 Streak All-time |
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Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
1 | Joe Nemechek | 38 | T1 | Richard Petty | 5 | 1972-74 |
2 | Buddy Arrington | 37 | T1 | Dale Earnhardt | 5 | 1994-96 |
3 | J.D. McDuffie | 35 | T1 | Michael Waltrip | 5 | 2001-03 |
4 | Elmo Langley | 34 | T4 | Joe Weatherly | 4 | 1959-60 |
5 | Frank Warren | 32 | T4 | Cale Yarborough | 4 | 1967-69 |
6 | Jimmy Means | 31 | T4 | David Pearson | 4 | 1967-69 |
T7 | Brett Bodine | 29 | T4 | Dale Earnhardt | 4 | 1979-81 |
T7 | Cecil Gordon | 29 | T4 | Buddy Baker | 4 | 1980-81 |
T4 | Darrell Waltrip | 4 | 1985-86 | |||
9 | Dave Blaney | 26 | T4 | Phil Parsons | 4 | 1988-89 |
T4 | Geoff Bodine | 4 | 1991-93 | |||
10 | Robby Gordon | 25 | T4 | Mark Martin | 4 | 1994-96 |
T4 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 4 | 2004-05 |
– Kyle Petty is the only driver on the starts without Top 3 list that is not on the starts without Top 5 list.
Most Daytona Starts without Top 10 |
Longest Daytona Top 10 Streak All-time |
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Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
1 | Dave Blaney | 26 | 1 | Ken Schrader | 9 | 1992-96 |
2 | Kenny Wallace | 19 | T2 | Richard Petty | 8 | 1972-76 |
T3 | Bill Champion | 17 | T2 | Buddy Baker | 8 | 1980-83 |
T3 | Henley Gray | 17 | T2 | Bill Elliott | 8 | 1982-85 |
5 | Herman Beam | 15 | T2 | Dale Earnhardt | 8 | 1993-96 |
6 | Travis Kvapil | 14 | 6 | Benny Parsons | 7 | 1975-78 |
T7 | Curtis Crider | 13 | T7 | Dale Earnhardt | 6 | 1978-81 |
T7 | Jeff Green | 13 | T7 | Darrell Waltrip | 6 | 1985-87 |
T7 | Robert Pressley | 13 | T7 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 6 | 2003-06 |
T10 | 4 drivers tied | 12 | T7 | Tony Stewart | 6 | 2004-06 |
– Ken Schrader’s 9 straight Top 10’s is probably safe for a long time since the best streak since 2000 is only 6 straight, 20 year ago.
Most Daytona Stages without Stage Win |
Longest Daytona Stage Win Streak (since 2017) |
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Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
T1 | Chris Buescher | 28 | T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 2 | 2018-18 |
T1 | Corey LaJoie | 28 | T1 | Joey Logano | 2 | 2020-26 |
T1 | Erik Jones | 28 | T1 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 2021-01 |
T1 | Michael McDowell | 28 | T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 2022-01 |
T5 | Aric Almirola | 26 | T5 | 20 drivers tied |
1 | — |
T5 | Bubba Wallace | 26 | ||||
T5 | Daniel Suarez | 26 | ||||
T5 | Kyle Larson | 26 | ||||
T9 | Alex Bowman | 24 | ||||
T9 | Ty Dillon | 24 | ||||
T9 | William Byron | 24 |
– In 28 stages only 13 different drivers have won a stage at Daytona, leading to some big numbers in the Stages without a Stage Win.
Most Daytona Stages without Stage T10 |
Longest Daytona Stage T10 Streak (since 2017) |
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Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
1 | B.J. McLeod | 18 | 1 | Joey Logano | 16 | 2019.01 s1- 2022.26 s2 |
T2 | Brendan Gaughan | 16 | 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 7 | 2022.01 s1- 2023.26 s1 |
T2 | Landon Cassill | 16 | 3 | Ryan Blaney | 6 | 2017.01 s1- 2018.01 s2 |
T4 | Joey Gase | 14 | T4 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 5 | 2019.01 s2- 2020.01 s2 |
T4 | Justin Haley | 14 | T4 | Jimmie Johnson | 5 | 2019.18 s2- 2020.26 s2 |
6 | Cody Ware | 12 | T4 | Austin Dillon | 5 | 2021.01 s1- 2022.01 s1 |
7 | Quin Houff | 10 | T4 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 5 | 2021.26 s2- 2022.26 s2 |
T8 | D.J. Kennington | 8 | T8 | Kurt Busch | 4 | 2017.01 s2- 2018.01 s1 |
T8 | Daniel Hemric | 8 | T8 | Chase Elliott | 4 | 2019.18 s1- 2020.01 s2 |
T8 | J.J. Yeley | 8 | T8 | Ryan Blaney | 4 | 2020.01 s1- 2020.26 s2 |
T8 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | 8 |
– 16 straight Stage T10’s is insane and 2nd best just got broken in the last stage completed at Daytona. So, it will be a few years before we see any change atop the Stage T10 streak category.