Today we get to see who starts the 2024 Cup season on the highest note possible, by winning the Daytona 500. Down below you will find different statistics for active drivers and Next Gen races of the NASCAR Cup series here at Atlanta Motor Speedway ranging from Most Wins to Best Average Finishes by starting position in the Next Gen era. So read and enjoy these fun fact track stats!
In this post you will only find active and Next Gen stats, if you are looking for all-time stats check out my previous article All-Time Cup Track Stats: Atlanta.
In this post you will only find active and Next Gen stats, if you are looking for all-time stats check out my previous article All-Time Cup Track Stats: Atlanta.
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2024 Cup Series season.
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| Finish | Start | Driver | Laps | Led | S1 Fin | S2 Fin | Driver Rating |
| 1 | 18 | William Byron | 185 | 19 | 5th | – | 97.6 |
| 2 | 26 | Daniel Suarez | 185 | 0 | – | – | 78.7 |
| 3 | 19 | A.J. Allmendinger | 185 | 6 | – | 5th | 110.1 |
| 4 | 20 | Michael McDowell | 185 | 0 | 8th | 8th | 81.9 |
| 5 | 22 | Kyle Busch | 185 | 0 | – | – | 74.8 |
| 6 | 11 | Brad Keselowski | 185 | 19 | – | 1st | 89.9 |
| 7 | 24 | J.J. Yeley | 185 | 0 | – | – | 58.9 |
| 8 | 17 | Justin Haley | 185 | 0 | – | 7th | 94.5 |
| 9 | 2 | Ryan Blaney | 185 | 20 | 1st | 2nd | 120.3 |
| 10 | 29 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 185 | 0 | – | – | 60.0 |
| 11 | 25 | Erik Jones | 185 | 0 | – | – | 76.2 |
| 12 | 10 | Austin Cindric | 185 | 10 | 7th | 4th | 106.4 |
| 13 | 23 | Chase Elliott | 185 | 0 | – | – | 71.6 |
| 14 | 14 | Denny Hamlin | 185 | 0 | – | – | 80.7 |
| 15 | 15 | Chris Buescher | 185 | 39 | – | 3rd | 91.8 |
| 16 | 9 | Todd Gilliland | 185 | 0 | – | – | 74.5 |
| 17 | 4 | Joey Logano | 185 | 11 | 4th | – | 95.9 |
| 18 | 1 | Aric Almirola | 185 | 46 | 10th | – | 79.2 |
| 19 | 27 | Ty Dillon | 185 | 0 | – | – | 37.0 |
| 20 | 35 | B.J. McLeod | 185 | 1 | – | – | 40.7 |
| 21 | 33 | Austin Dillon | 185 | 0 | – | – | 46.7 |
| 22 | 3 | Chase Briscoe | 185 | 0 | – | – | 54.6 |
| 23 | 34 | Christopher Bell | 185 | 0 | 6th | 9th | 71.8 |
| 24 | 13 | Ryan Preece | 185 | 0 | – | 10th | 71.8 |
| 25 | 37 | Bubba Wallace | 185 | 5 | – | 6th | 66.4 |
| 26 | 36 | Alex Bowman | 185 | 0 | – | – | 81.5 |
| 27 | 12 | Tyler Reddick | 185 | 0 | 9th | – | 63.1 |
| 28 | 5 | Harrison Burton | 184 | 0 | – | – | 35.3 |
| 29 | 16 | Martin Truex Jr. | 184 | 5 | 3rd | – | 86.6 |
| 30 | 6 | Kevin Harvick | 181 | 0 | – | – | 48.1 |
| 31 | 28 | Corey LaJoie | 179 | 0 | – | – | 39.0 |
| 32 | 21 | Cole Custer | 178 | 0 | – | – | 33.6 |
| 33 | 31 | Noah Gragson | 174 | 0 | – | – | 33.3 |
| 34 | 7 | Ty Gibbs | 150 | 0 | – | – | 69.8 |
| 35 | 30 | Ross Chastain | 124 | 0 | – | – | 38.9 |
| 36 | 8 | Kyle Larson | 111 | 4 | 2nd | – | 76.0 |
| 37 | 32 | Austin Hill | 92 | 0 | – | – | 24.1 |
– Chevy had 4 drivers finish in the Top 5 last Summer, including all of the Top 3, meanwhile Toyota only had 1 in the Top 20, Denny Hamlin in 14th.
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Best | Worst | Starts |
| 1 | Ryan Blaney | 11.36 | 1st | 25th | 11 |
| 2 | Chase Elliott | 11.5 | 1st | 38th | 10 |
| 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 11.86 | 1st | 36th | 29 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 13.57 | 1st | 43rd | 28 |
| 5 | Brad Keselowski | 13.94 | 1st | 39th | 18 |
| 6 | Erik Jones | 14.5 | 4th | 28th | 10 |
| 7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 15.61 | 2nd | 40th | 28 |
| T8 | Austin Cindric | 16.0 | 3rd | 32nd | 5 |
| T8 | Joey Logano | 16.0 | 1st | 35th | 20 |
| 10 | Christopher Bell | 16.43 | 3rd | 23rd | 7 |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | 16.85 | 1st | 43rd | 27 |
| 12 | Daniel Suarez | 17.1 | 2nd | 36th | 10 |
| 13 | A.J. Allmendinger | 17.53 | 3rd | 35th | 15 |
| 14 | Alex Bowman | 17.64 | 3rd | 36th | 11 |
| 15 | Kyle Larson | 17.75 | 2nd | 33rd | 12 |
| 16 | William Byron | 17.78 | 1st | 30th | 9 |
| 17 | Justin Haley | 17.83 | 7th | 42nd | 6 |
| 18 | Josh Berry | 18.0 | 18th | 18th | 1 |
| 19 | Ross Chastain | 18.5 | 2nd | 35th | 8 |
| 20 | Todd Gilliland | 18.75 | 15th | 27th | 4 |
| 21 | Chase Briscoe | 19.17 | 15th | 24th | 6 |
| 22 | Tyler Reddick | 19.57 | 5th | 29th | 7 |
| T23 | Daniel Hemric | 20.0 | 20th | 20th | 1 |
| T23 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 20.0 | 10th | 37th | 14 |
| 25 | Chris Buescher | 20.09 | 7th | 35th | 11 |
| 26 | Bubba Wallace | 21.0 | 13th | 32nd | 9 |
| 27 | Austin Dillon | 21.43 | 6th | 39th | 14 |
| 28 | Ty Gibbs | 21.5 | 9th | 34th | 2 |
| 29 | Corey LaJoie | 22.44 | 4th | 34th | 9 |
| 30 | John Hunter Nemechek | 23.0 | 23rd | 23rd | 1 |
| 31 | Harrison Burton | 24.25 | 10th | 34th | 4 |
| 32 | David Ragan | 24.89 | 8th | 37th | 18 |
| 33 | Anthony Alfredo | 26.5 | 26th | 27th | 2 |
| 34 | Ryan Preece | 27.17 | 24th | 35th | 6 |
| 35 | Michael McDowell | 28.0 | 4th | 42nd | 16 |
| 36 | Noah Gragson | 29.0 | 12th | 37th | 4 |
– Based on the table above don’t bet on Ryan Preece this weekend, but two drivers who you can feel pretty confident about are Ryan Blaney and Chase Elliott.
| Best Active Atlanta Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Active Atlanta Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 100.3 | 22 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 80.28 | 11 |
| 2 | Ryan Blaney | 98.01 | 11 | 2 | Chase Elliott | 79.40 | 10 |
| 3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 95.05 | 27 | 3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 78.83 | 27 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 94.63 | 27 | 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 75.75 | 22 |
| 5 | Chase Elliott | 94.42 | 10 | 5 | Brad Keselowski | 74.44 | 18 |
| 6 | Kyle Busch | 92.65 | 27 | 6 | Denny Hamlin | 72.42 | 27 |
| 7 | Brad Keselowski | 91.79 | 18 | 7 | Kyle Larson | 64.19 | 12 |
| 8 | Kyle Larson | 86.88 | 12 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 63.81 | 27 |
| 9 | Joey Logano | 86.45 | 20 | 9 | Joey Logano | 59.70 | 20 |
| 10 | Christopher Bell | 80.51 | 7 | 10 | Christopher Bell | 54.38 | 7 |
– It’s no secret as to has been good at Atlanta over the years as the two tables above feature the same 10 drivers.
| Best Active Laps Led% | Best Active Laps Completed% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 11.82 | 12 | T1 | Josh Berry | 100 | 1 |
| 2 | William Byron | 6.68 | 9 | T1 | Ryan Blaney | 99.88 | 11 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 6.34 | 28 | T1 | Christopher Bell | 99.85 | 7 |
| 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 6.24 | 29 | T1 | Chase Briscoe | 99.81 | 6 |
| 5 | Joey Logano | 5.77 | 20 | T1 | Erik Jones | 99.76 | 10 |
| 6 | Chase Elliott | 5.49 | 10 | T1 | Daniel Hemric | 99.69 | 1 |
| 7 | Denny Hamlin | 5.15 | 27 | T1 | John H. Nemechek | 99.69 | 1 |
| 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4.41 | 28 | 8 | Joey Logano | 99.39 | 20 |
| 9 | Brad Keselowski | 3.62 | 18 | 9 | Bubba Wallace | 99.38 | 9 |
| 10 | Ross Chastain | 3.49 | 8 | 10 | Justin Haley | 99.32 | 6 |
– Laps Led% and Avg. Fin. don’t correlate very well as Kyle Larson and William Byron top this list, but are mid pack in Avg. Fin. Meanwhile Ryan Blaney is off this list, but is top of Avg. Fin.
| Most Active Atlanta Starts | Most Active Atlanta Poles | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 29 | T1 | Joey Logano | 2 |
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 28 | |||
| T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 28 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 1 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 27 | |||
| 5 | Joey Logano | 20 | T2 | Kyle Busch | 1 |
| T6 | Brad Keselowski | 18 | |||
| T6 | David Ragan | 18 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 |
| 8 | Michael McDowell | 16 | |||
| 9 | A.J. Allmendinger | 15 | T2 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 1 |
| T10 | Austin Dillon | 14 | |||
| T10 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 14 | |||
– The chances of their being a new Pole winner at Atlanta this weekend is very high.
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 5 | 17.24 | T5 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 10.00 |
| T2 | William Byron | 2 | 22.22 | T5 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 9.09 |
| T2 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 11.11 | T5 | Joey Logano | 1 | 5.00 |
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 7.14 | T5 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 3.70 |
| Most Active Atlanta Top 3’s | Best Active Atlanta Top 3% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 12 | 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 41.38 | 12 |
| T2 | Brad Keselowski | 5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | 27.78 | 5 |
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 5 | 3 | Ross Chastain | 25.00 | 2 |
| 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4 | 4 | William Byron | 22.22 | 2 |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 5 | Austin Cindric | 20.00 | 1 |
| T6 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 6 | Kyle Busch | 17.86 | 5 |
| T6 | William Byron | 2 | 7 | Kyle Larson | 16.67 | 2 |
| T6 | Kyle Larson | 2 | T8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 14.29 | 4 |
| T6 | Joey Logano | 2 | T8 | Christopher Bell | 14.29 | 1 |
| T10 | 7 drivers tied | 1 | 10 | Denny Hamlin | 11.11 | 3 |
| Most Active Atlanta Top 5’s | Best Active Atlanta Top 5% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 14 | 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 48.28 | 14 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 9 | 2 | Ryan Blaney | 36.36 | 4 |
| T3 | Denny Hamlin | 6 | 3 | Kyle Busch | 32.14 | 9 |
| T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 6 | 4 | Brad Keselowski | 27.78 | 5 |
| 5 | Brad Keselowski | 5 | 5 | Ross Chastain | 25.00 | 2 |
| 6 | Ryan Blaney | 4 | T6 | Denny Hamlin | 22.22 | 6 |
| T6 | Corey LaJoie | 22.22 | 2 | |||
| 7 | Joey Logano | 3 | T6 | William Byron | 22.22 | 2 |
| 9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 21.43 | 6 | |||
| T8 | 7 drivers tied |
2 | T10 | Chase Elliott | 20.00 | 2 |
| T10 | Daniel Suarez | 20.00 | 2 | |||
| T10 | Austin Cindric | 20.00 | 1 | |||
– Furthering how good Jimmie Johnson has been at Atlanta, he’s almost finished half his races in the Top 5.
| Most Active Atlanta Top 10’s | Best Active Atlanta Top 10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top 10% | Top 10’s |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 17 | 1 | Chase Elliott | 70.00 | 7 |
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 13 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | 61.11 | 11 |
| T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 13 | 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 58.62 | 17 |
| 4 | Brad Keselowski | 11 | 4 | Ryan Blaney | 54.55 | 6 |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 10 | 5 | Ty Gibbs | 50.00 | 1 |
| T6 | Chase Elliott | 7 | T6 | Kyle Busch | 46.43 | 13 |
| T6 | Joey Logano | 7 | T6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 46.43 | 13 |
| 8 | Ryan Blaney | 6 | 8 | Daniel Suarez | 40.00 | 4 |
| T9 | Daniel Suarez | 4 | 9 | Denny Hamlin | 37.04 | 10 |
| T9 | Kyle Larson | 4 | 10 | Joey Logano | 35.00 | 7 |
| T9 | A.J. Allmendinger | 4 | ||||
– Some drivers struggle at their home tracks, Chase Elliott hasn’t been one of those drivers as he has 7 Top 10’s in 10 Atlanta races.
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 16.67 | T6 | Austin Cindric | 1 | 10.00 |
| T2 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 11.11 | T6 | William Byron | 1 | 5.56 |
| T2 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 10.00 | T6 | Joey Logano | 1 | 5.00 |
| T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 10.00 | T6 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 5.00 |
| T2 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 10.00 |
| Most Active Atlanta Stage T10’s | Best Active Atlanta Stage T10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 15 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 75.00 | 15 |
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 14 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 72.22 | 13 |
| T3 | Kyle Larson | 13 | 3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 70.00 | 14 |
| T3 | Ryan Blaney | 13 | 4 | Ryan Blaney | 65.00 | 13 |
| T5 | Brad Keselowski | 11 | T5 | Brad Keselowski | 55.00 | 11 |
| T5 | Kyle Busch | 11 | T5 | Kyle Busch | 55.00 | 11 |
| T7 | William Byron | 9 | 7 | William Byron | 50.00 | 9 |
| T7 | Joey Logano | 9 | 8 | Joey Logano | 45.00 | 9 |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | 44.44 | 8 |
| 10 | Alex Bowman | 7 | T10 | Christopher Bell | 42.86 | 6 |
| T10 | Tyler Reddick | 42.86 | 6 | |||
– Denny Hamlin may not have any Stage Wins at Atlanta, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been good in them as he dominates the Stage T10 table above.
| Most Active Atlanta Starts without Win | Most Active Atlanta Starts without Pole | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 28 | 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 29 |
| 2 | David Ragan | 18 | T2 | Brad Keselowski | 18 |
| 3 | Michael McDowell | 16 | T2 | David Ragan | 18 |
| 4 | A.J. Allmendinger | 15 | 4 | Michael McDowell | 16 |
| T5 | Austin Dillon | 14 | 5 | A.J. Allmendinger | 15 |
| T5 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 14 | 6 | Austin Dillon | 14 |
| 7 | Kyle Larson | 12 | 7 | Kyle Larson | 12 |
| T8 | Alex Bowman | 11 | T8 | Alex Bowman | 11 |
| T8 | Chris Buescher | 11 | T8 | Chris Buescher | 11 |
| T10 | Daniel Suarez | 10 | T8 | Ryan Blaney | 11 |
| T10 | Erik Jones | 10 | |||
– As you’ve seen through all the tables above Jimmie Johnson has had a lot of success at Atlanta, but winning a Pole is something he has not accomplished here.
| Most Active Atlanta Starts without Top 3 | Most Active Atlanta Starts without Top 5 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | David Ragan | 18 | 1 | David Ragan | 18 |
| 2 | Michael McDowell | 16 | 2 | Austin Dillon | 14 |
| T3 | Austin Dillon | 14 | 3 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 14 |
| T3 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 14 | 4 | Chris Buescher | 11 |
| 5 | Chris Buescher | 11 | 5 | Bubba Wallace | 9 |
– David Ragan may be a Georgia native, but his home track of Atlanta has been anything but kind to him over the years, not even getting a single Top 5 finish.
| Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Bubba Wallace | 9 |
| T2 | Chase Briscoe | 6 |
| T2 | Ryan Preece | 6 |
| T4 | Noah Gragson | 4 |
| T4 | Todd Gilliland | 4 |
– Almost everyone in the field this weekend has had a Top 10 this weekend, but there are a few who haven’t. Maybe this weekend will be the first Top 10 for one of the names above.
| Most Active Atlanta Stages without Stage Win | Most Active Atlanta Stages without Stage T10 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Stages |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 20 | T1 | David Ragan | 8 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 20 | T1 | Noah Gragson | 8 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 20 | T1 | Todd Gilliland | 8 |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 20 | T4 | Anthony Alfredo | 4 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 20 | T4 | Ty Gibbs | 4 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 20 | T6 | Daniel Hemric | 2 |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 20 | T6 | John H. Nemechek | 2 |
| T8 | Alex Bowman | 18 | T6 | Josh Berry | 2 |
| T8 | Bubba Wallace | 18 | T9 | 4 drivers tied |
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| T8 | Corey LaJoie | 18 | |||
– Noah Gragson and Todd Gilliland have had no luck when it comes to Atlanta as they are tied for the most starts without a Stage T10 or race Top 10.
| Driver | Streak | Category | Driver | Streak | Category |
| Ryan Blaney | 3 | Top 10’s | Christopher Bell | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Brad Keselowski | 2 | Top 10’s | Michael McDowell | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Kyle Busch | 2 | Top 10’s | Ryan Blaney | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Austin Cindric | 4 | Stage T10’s |
– The only driver who has had consistent success at Atlanta of late is Ryan Blaney as he’s the only driver with a race finish and stage finish streak above.
Next Gen Stats
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 2023-05 | 53.85 | Joey Logano | 1st | 6 | 2023-05 | 18.08 | Brad Keselowski | 2nd |
| 2 | 2022-19 | 36.92 | Chase Elliott | 1st | 7 | 2022-19 | 15.77 | William Byron | 30th |
| 3 | 2022-05 | 34.15 | William Byron | 1st | 8 | 2022-05 | 12.92 | Ross Chastain | 2nd |
| 4 | 2023-19 | 24.86 | Aric Almirola | 18th | 9 | 2022-19 | 12.31 | Ross Chastain | 2nd |
| 5 | 2023-19 | 21.08 | Chris Buescher | 15th | 10 | 2023-19 | 10.81 | Ryan Blaney | 9th |
– Generally speaking leading a decent chunk, but not a ton, of laps at Atlanta in the Next Gen car yields good results as 6 of the 10 on this list finished 1st or 2nd.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2022-05 | William Byron | 134.9 | 1st | 6 | 2023-05 | Brad Keselowski | 114.6 | 2nd |
| 2 | 2022-19 | Chase Elliott | 134.5 | 1st | 7 | 2023-19 | A.J. Allmendinger | 110.1 | 3rd |
| 3 | 2023-05 | Joey Logano | 129.8 | 1st | 8 | 2022-19 | Ryan Blaney | 110.0 | 5th |
| 4 | 2023-19 | Ryan Blaney | 120.3 | 9th | 9 | 2022-05 | Chase Elliott | 108.1 | 6th |
| 5 | 2022-19 | Ross Chastain | 116.0 | 2nd | 10 | 2023-05 | Denny Hamlin | 107.8 | 6th |
– Hendrick Motorsports and Team Penske have had the best drivers at Atlanta since the introduction of the Next Gen car having 6 of the 10 spots in the table above.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. |
| T1 | 2022-19 | Chase Elliott | 100 | 1st | 6 | 2023-05 | Joey Logano | 93.08 | 1st |
| T1 | 2022-19 | Ryan Blaney | 100 | 5th | T7 | 2023-19 | Ryan Blaney | 92.97 | 9th |
| T1 | 2023-05 | Denny Hamlin | 100 | 6th | T7 | 2023-19 | Austin Cindric | 92.97 | 12th |
| 4 | 2023-05 | Brad Keselowski | 96.15 | 2nd | 9 | 2022-19 | Christopher Bell | 88.85 | 19th |
| 5 | 2022-05 | William Byron | 94.46 | 1st | 10 | 2022-05 | Chase Elliott | 87.38 | 6th |
– 3 of the 4 Next Gen winners here have ran over 90% of the laps in the Top 15 and 7 of the 8 drivers over 90% finished Top 10. Bottomline, run Top 15 to finish good.
| Best Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-40) |
Worst Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-40) |
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| Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin | Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin |
| 1 | 1st | 8.75 | 1 | 8th | 28.25 |
| 2 | 22nd | 9.00 | 2 | 30th | 27.25 |
| 3 | 2nd | 9.75 | T3 | 21st | 25.50 |
| 4 | 14th | 10.75 | T3 | 32nd | 25.50 |
| 5 | 10th | 12.25 | T3 | 36th | 25.50 |
| 6 | 3rd | 12.75 | T6 | 16th | 22.75 |
| 7 | 24th | 13.50 | T6 | 20th | 22.75 |
| 8 | 18th | 14.75 | T6 | 34th | 22.75 |
| 9 | 9th | 15.25 | 9 | 37th | 22.50 |
| 10 | 19th | 15.75 | 10 | 5th | 22.25 |
– Starting 1st or 2nd at Atlanta in the Next Gen car usually leads to good results, but if you start out of the Top 25 it leads to bad results. Other than that, flip a coin.
| Best Next Gen Atlanta Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Next Gen Atlanta Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Ryan Blaney | 107.95 | 4 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 85.53 | 4 |
| 2 | Chase Elliott | 104.73 | 3 | 2 | Chase Elliott | 78.05 | 4 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 100.43 | 4 | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 74.66 | 4 |
| 4 | William Byron | 99.30 | 4 | 4 | Joey Logano | 73.01 | 4 |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 88.40 | 4 | 5 | Christopher Bell | 72.82 | 4 |
| 6 | A.J. Allmendinger | 86.85 | 2 | 6 | William Byron | 71.55 | 4 |
| 7 | Christopher Bell | 85.58 | 4 | 7 | Kurt Busch | 63.93 | 4 |
| 8 | Kurt Busch | 85.05 | 2 | 8 | Austin Cindric | 61.65 | 4 |
| 9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 84.38 | 4 | 9 | Alex Bowman | 60.39 | 4 |
| 10 | Alex Bowman | 82.35 | 4 | 10 | Daniel Suarez | 60.19 | 4 |
| Best Next Gen Atlanta Avg. Finish | Best Next Gen Atlanta Laps Led% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Chase Elliott | 6.67 | 3 | 1 | William Byron | 16.60 | 4 |
| 2 | Erik Jones | 9.25 | 4 | 2 | Chase Elliott | 16.23 | 3 |
| T3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 9.50 | 2 | 3 | Joey Logano | 15.83 | 4 |
| T3 | Brad Keselowski | 9.50 | 4 | 4 | Ross Chastain | 7.67 | 4 |
| T3 | Ryan Blaney | 9.50 | 4 | 5 | Aric Almirola | 6.70 | 4 |
| 6 | Daniel Suarez | 10.25 | 4 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 6.41 | 4 |
| 7 | Justin Haley | 12.00 | 4 | 7 | Chris Buescher | 4.27 | 4 |
| 8 | Kurt Busch | 12.50 | 2 | 8 | Ryan Blaney | 4.08 | 4 |
| 9 | Ross Chastain | 13.00 | 4 | 9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3.59 | 4 |
| 10 | Joey Logano | 13.25 | 4 | 10 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 3.01 | 4 |
– The top 3 in the Laps Led% table are the only 3 winners at Atlanta in the Next Gen car, so lead laps if you want to win. However, it’s not necessary to have a decent finish.
| Next Gen Atlanta Win List | Next Gen Atlanta Pole List | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | William Byron | 2 | 50.0 | T1 | Aric Almriola | 1 |
| T2 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 33.33 | T1 | Joey Logano | 1 |
| T2 | Joey Logano | 1 | 25.0 | |||
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Top 3% |
| T1 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 50.00 |
| T1 | William Byron | 2 | 50.00 |
| T3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 1 | 50.00 |
| T3 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 50.00 |
| T3 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 33.33 |
| T3 | Austin Cindric | 1 | 25.00 |
| T3 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 25.00 |
| T3 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 25.00 |
| T3 | Daniel Suarez | 1 | 25.00 |
| T3 | Joey Logano | 1 | 25.00 |
– Ross Chastain and William Byron are the only ones who have halfway figured out the Next Gen car at Atlanta, getting a Top 3 finish in half the races.
| Most Next Gen Atlanta Top 5’s | Most Next Gen Atlanta Top 10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Top 5% | Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Top 10% |
| T1 | Corey LaJoie | 2 | 50.00 | T1 | Daniel Suarez | 3 | 75.00 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 2 | 50.00 | T1 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | 75.00 |
| T1 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 50.00 | T3 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 66.67 |
| T1 | William Byron | 2 | 50.00 | T3 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 50.00 |
| T5 | A.J.Allmendinger | 1 | 50.00 | T3 | Corey LaJoie | 2 | 50.00 |
| T5 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 50.00 | T3 | Erik Jones | 2 | 50.00 |
| T5 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 33.33 | T3 | Joey Logano | 2 | 50.00 |
| T5 | 9 drivers tied with same % |
1 | 25.0 | T3 | Justin Haley | 2 | 50.00 |
| T3 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
| T3 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
| T3 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
– Daniel Suarez has been good at Atlanta in the Next Gen as he’s the only driver tied for the most Top 5’s and most Top 10’s
| Most Next Gen Daytona Stage Wins | Most Next Gen Daytona Stage T10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Stage T10% |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 33.33 | T1 | Christopher Bell | 6 | 75.0 |
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 25.00 | T1 | Ryan Blaney | 6 | 75.0 |
| T1 | William Byron | 6 | 75.0 | ||||
| T3 | Austin Cindric | 1 | 12.50 | 4 | Brad Keselowski | 5 | 62.5 |
| T5 | Austin Cindric | 4 | 50.0 | ||||
| T3 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 12.50 | T5 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | 50.0 |
| T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4 | 50.0 | ||||
| T3 | Joey Logano | 1 | 12.50 | T5 | Tyler Reddick | 4 | 50.0 |
| T9 | Kurt Busch | 3 | 75.0 | ||||
| T3 | William Byron | 1 | 12.50 | T9 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 50.0 |
| T9 | 6 drivers tied | 3 | 37.5 | ||||
– Chase Elliott has won 2 of the 6 stages he’s competed in at Atlanta in the Next Gen, but he’s only finished top 10 in one other. This makes Ryan Blaney the Next Gen stage king.
