This week is the start of the NASCAR season, Daytona 500 weekend. Down below you will find different statistics for active drivers and Next Gen races of the NASCAR Cup series here at Daytona International 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: Daytona.
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: Daytona.
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2023 Cup Series season.
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| Finish | Start | Driver | Laps | Led | S1 Fin | S2 Fin | Driver Rating |
| 1 | 11 | Chris Buescher | 163 | 2 | – | – | 112.1 |
| 2 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | 163 | 6 | – | 1st | 81.7 |
| 3 | 2 | Aric Almirola | 163 | 3 | – | – | 100.1 |
| 4 | 23 | Chase Elliott | 163 | 2 | – | 7th | 97.6 |
| 5 | 14 | Joey Logano | 163 | 9 | 5th | 10th | 104.1 |
| 6 | 31 | Alex Bowman | 163 | 0 | – | 4th | 67.5 |
| 7 | 18 | Kyle Busch | 163 | 5 | – | 2nd | 83.0 |
| 8 | 27 | William Byron | 163 | 1 | – | 5th | 65.0 |
| 9 | 10 | Kevin Harvick | 163 | 14 | 3rd | – | 99.5 |
| 10 | 37 | Corey LaJoie | 163 | 0 | – | – | 51.5 |
| 11 | 30 | Ty Dillon | 163 | 0 | – | – | 62.4 |
| 12 | 4 | Bubba Wallace | 163 | 0 | 6th | – | 74.9 |
| 13 | 39 | Michael McDowell | 163 | 0 | – | – | 62.9 |
| 14 | 26 | Austin Hill | 163 | 0 | – | – | 60.9 |
| 15 | 36 | Chandler Smith | 163 | 0 | – | – | 52.0 |
| 16 | 15 | Christopher Bell | 163 | 0 | 2nd | – | 79.1 |
| 17 | 25 | Ross Chastain | 163 | 19 | – | 9th | 71.2 |
| 18 | 24 | Erik Jones | 163 | 0 | – | – | 65.5 |
| 19 | 33 | J.J. Yeley | 163 | 0 | – | – | 52.0 |
| 20 | 22 | Daniel Suarez | 163 | 1 | 10th | 3rd | 59.7 |
| 21 | 28 | Justin Haley | 163 | 0 | – | – | 60.1 |
| 22 | 29 | Josh Berry | 163 | 0 | – | – | 55.4 |
| 23 | 38 | B.J. McLeod | 163 | 0 | – | – | 49.3 |
| 24 | 13 | Martin Truex Jr. | 163 | 4 | 1st | – | 80.0 |
| 25 | 20 | Tyler Reddick | 163 | 0 | – | 6th | 39.2 |
| 26 | 19 | Denny Hamlin | 162 | 12 | 8th | – | 43.0 |
| 27 | 7 | Kyle Larson | 161 | 0 | – | – | 76.9 |
| 28 | 3 | Harrison Burton | 160 | 5 | – | – | 77.4 |
| 29 | 17 | A.J. Allmendinger | 160 | 8 | – | – | 78.5 |
| 30 | 1 | Chase Briscoe | 156 | 67 | 9th | – | 83.1 |
| 31 | 9 | Ryan Preece | 155 | 0 | – | – | 60.6 |
| 32 | 35 | Todd Gilliland | 131 | 0 | – | – | 38.4 |
| 33 | 21 | Austin Dillon | 102 | 0 | – | 8th | 49.4 |
| 34 | 32 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 96 | 1 | – | – | 64.7 |
| 35 | 5 | Ty Gibbs | 94 | 0 | 4th | – | 86.4 |
| 36 | 8 | Ryan Blaney | 94 | 4 | – | – | 74.7 |
| 37 | 16 | Austin Cindric | 94 | 0 | 7th | – | 68.0 |
| 38 | 6 | Riley Herbst | 94 | 0 | – | – | 68.5 |
| 39 | 34 | Brennan Poole | 93 | 0 | – | – | 40.0 |
– Ford had 4 drivers finish in the Top 5 last Fall, meanwhile Toyota’s best finish was 12th.
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Best | Worst | Starts |
| T1 | John Hunter Nemechek | 11.0 | 11th | 11th | 2 |
| T1 | Travis Pastrana | 11.0 | 11th | 11th | 1 |
| 3 | Bubba Wallace | 12.92 | 2nd | 38th | 13 |
| 4 | Zane Smith | 13.0 | 13th | 13th | 1 |
| 5 | Austin Hill | 14.0 | 14th | 14th | 1 |
| 6 | Chandler Smith | 15.0 | 15th | 15th | 1 |
| 7 | Austin Cindric | 15.8 | 1st | 37th | 5 |
| 8 | Alex Bowman | 16.07 | 5th | 35th | 15 |
| 9 | Austin Dillon | 16.43 | 1st | 36th | 21 |
| T10 | Denny Hamlin | 17.03 | 1st | 43rd | 36 |
| T10 | Joey Logano | 17.03 | 1st | 43rd | 30 |
| 12 | Kevin Harvick | 17.22 | 1st | 42nd | 45 |
| 13 | Justin Haley | 17.71 | 1st | 32nd | 7 |
| 14 | Matt Crafton | 18.0 | 18th | 18th | 1 |
| 15 | Corey LaJoie | 18.14 | 6th | 40th | 14 |
| 16 | Ryan Blaney | 18.59 | 1st | 40th | 17 |
| 17 | Jimmie Johnson | 18.64 | 1st | 42nd | 39 |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | 18.70 | 1st | 41st | 37 |
| 19 | Ryan Newman | 18.73 | 1st | 43rd | 40 |
| 20 | Aric Almirola | 19.50 | 1st | 39th | 24 |
| 21 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 19.91 | 1st | 41st | 23 |
| 22 | Chris Buescher | 19.94 | 1st | 40th | 16 |
| T23 | Gray Gaulding | 20.0 | 20th | 20th | 1 |
| T23 | Noah Gragson | 20.0 | 5th | 31st | 3 |
| 25 | A.J. Allmendinger | 20.14 | 3rd | 43rd | 21 |
| 26 | Michael McDowell | 20.28 | 1st | 43rd | 25 |
| 27 | Ty Dillon | 20.43 | 4th | 40th | 14 |
| 28 | Ross Chastain | 20.55 | 7th | 40th | 11 |
| 29 | Cody Ware | 20.83 | 6th | 39th | 6 |
| 30 | Chase Elliott | 20.88 | 2nd | 38th | 16 |
| 31 | Christopher Bell | 21.38 | 3rd | 36th | 8 |
| 32 | Martin Truex Jr. | 21.41 | 2nd | 43rd | 37 |
| 33 | Josh Berry | 22.0 | 22nd | 22nd | 1 |
| 34 | Brad Keselowski | 22.34 | 1st | 41st | 29 |
| 35 | Erik Jones | 22.5 | 1st | 39th | 14 |
| 36 | Kyle Larson | 22.63 | 6th | 39th | 19 |
| 37 | B.J. McLeod | 22.67 | 7th | 38th | 9 |
| 38 | Ryan Preece | 22.88 | 4th | 37th | 8 |
| 39 | Cole Custer | 23.0 | 11th | 37th | 6 |
| 40 | Chase Briscoe | 23.17 | 3rd | 35th | 6 |
| 41 | Brennan Poole | 23.33 | 15th | 39th | 3 |
| T42 | Josh Bilicki | 24.0 | 10th | 38th | 3 |
| T42 | Riley Herbst | 24.0 | 10th | 38th | 2 |
| 44 | Tyler Reddick | 24.11 | 2nd | 39th | 9 |
| 45 | Ty Gibbs | 24.33 | 13th | 35th | 3 |
| 46 | William Byron | 24.67 | 1st | 40th | 12 |
| 47 | Daniel Suarez | 26.23 | 7th | 40th | 13 |
| 48 | J. J. Yeley | 26.38 | 10th | 43rd | 16 |
| 49 | Harrison Burton | 28.0 | 19th | 39th | 4 |
| 50 | Todd Gilliland | 28.75 | 23rd | 33rd | 4 |
| T51 | Anthony Alfredo | 29.0 | 26th | 32nd | 2 |
| T51 | Conor Daly | 29.0 | 29th | 29th | 1 |
| 53 | Andy Lally | 30.0 | 27th | 33rd | 2 |
– The most impressive driver on this list is Bubba Wallace with 13 starts still being 3rd best.
| Best Active Daytona Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Active Daytona Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 90.63 | 37 | 1 | Austin Cindric | 65.92 | 5 |
| 2 | Austin Cindric | 89.14 | 5 | 2 | Kyle Busch | 65.85 | 37 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 88.35 | 30 | 3 | Joey Logano | 62.12 | 30 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 87.46 | 36 | 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 61.41 | 33 |
| 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 86.63 | 33 | 5 | Denny Hamlin | 59.38 | 36 |
| 6 | Ryan Blaney | 83.86 | 17 | 6 | Ryan Blaney | 58.26 | 17 |
| 7 | Kevin Harvick | 82.34 | 38 | 7 | Chase Elliott | 57.10 | 16 |
| 8 | Chase Elliott | 80.93 | 16 | 8 | Brad Keselowski | 54.37 | 29 |
| 9 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 79.82 | 23 | 9 | Kevin Harvick | 51.95 | 38 |
| 10 | Brad Keselowski | 79.27 | 29 | 10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 51.62 | 37 |
| Best Active Laps Led% | Best Active Laps Completed% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 10.31 | 36 | T1 | John Hunter Nemechek | 100 | 2 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 7.84 | 37 | T1 | Austin Hill | 100 | 1 |
| 3 | Brad Keselowski | 6.61 | 29 | T1 | Chandler Smith | 100 | 1 |
| 4 | Chase Briscoe | 6.54 | 6 | T1 | Josh Berry | 100 | 1 |
| 5 | Ryan Blaney | 6.30 | 17 | T1 | Matt Crafton | 100 | 1 |
| 6 | Chase Elliott | 5.47 | 16 | T1 | Travis Pastrana | 100 | 1 |
| 7 | Joey Logano | 4.75 | 30 | T1 | Zane Smith | 100 | 1 |
| 8 | Jimmie Johnson | 4.36 | 39 | 8 | Gray Gaulding | 98.55 | 1 |
| 9 | William Byron | 4.35 | 12 | 9 | Bubba Wallace | 98.17 | 13 |
| 10 | Christopher Bell | 4.21 | 8 | 10 | Noah Gragson | 97.73 | 3 |
– In his first season with Legacy JHN looks to keep his running every lap at Daytona streak alive.
| Most Active Daytona Starts | Most Active Daytona Poles | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | Kevin Harvick | 45 | T1 | Alex Bowman | 3 |
| 2 | Ryan Newman | 40 | T1 | Chase Elliott | 3 |
| 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 39 | 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 2 |
| T4 | Kyle Busch | 37 | T4 | Chase Briscoe | 1 |
| T4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 37 | T4 | William Byron | 1 |
| 6 | Denny Hamlin | 36 | T4 | Kyle Larson | 1 |
| 7 | Joey Logano | 30 | T4 | Austin Dillon | 1 |
| 8 | Brad Keselowski | 29 | T4 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 1 |
| 9 | Michael McDowell | 25 | T4 | Kyle Busch | 1 |
| T4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | |||
| 10 | Aric Almirola | 24 | T4 | Kevin Harvick | 1 |
– Hendrick Motorsports dominates the Active Poles category with 10 of 16 coming in their cars.
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 8.33 | T6 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 6.25 |
| T1 | Jimmie Johnson | 3 | 7.69 | T6 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 5.88 |
| T3 | Austin Dillon | 2 | 9.52 | T6 | Aric Almirola | 1 | 4.17 |
| T3 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 2 | 8.70 | T6 | Michael McDowell | 1 | 4.00 |
| T3 | Kevin Harvick | 2 | 4.44 | T6 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 3.45 |
| T6 | Austin Cindric | 1 | 20.00 | T6 | Joey Logano | 1 | 3.33 |
| T6 | Justin Haley | 1 | 14.29 | T6 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 2.70 |
| T6 | William Byron | 1 | 8.33 | T6 | Ryan Newman | 1 | 2.50 |
| T6 | Erik Jones | 1 | 7.14 |
– There will be quite a few drivers looking to get their 2nd Daytona win this weekend.
| Most Active Daytona Top 3’s | Best Active Daytona Top 3% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 8 | 1 | Austin Cindric | 40.00 | 2 |
| T1 | Jimmie Johnson | 8 | 2 | Bubba Wallace | 23.08 | 3 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 6 | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 22.22 | 8 |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick | 5 | 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 20.51 | 8 |
| T5 | Bubba Wallace | 3 | 5 | Ryan Blaney | 17.65 | 3 |
| T5 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | T6 | William Byron | 16.67 | 2 |
| T5 | A.J. Allmendinger | 3 | T6 | Chase Briscoe | 16.67 | 1 |
| T5 | Austin Dillon | 3 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 16.22 | 6 |
| T5 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | T9 | A.J. Allmendinger | 14.29 | 3 |
| T9 | Austin Dillon | 14.29 | 3 | |||
| T5 | Joey Logano | 3 | T9 | Erik Jones | 14.29 | 1 |
| T5 | Ryan Newman | 3 | T9 | Justin Haley | 14.29 | 1 |
| Most Active Daytona Top 5’s | Best Active Daytona Top 5% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 12 | 1 | Austin Cindric | 40.00 | 2 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 2 | Noah Gragson | 33.33 | 1 |
| T2 | Kevin Harvick | 11 | 3 | Chris Buescher | 31.25 | 5 |
| T4 | Joey Logano | 8 | T4 | Jimmie Johnson | 30.77 | 12 |
| T4 | Kyle Busch | 8 | T4 | Bubba Wallace | 30.77 | 4 |
| 6 | Ryan Newman | 7 | 6 | Denny Hamlin | 30.56 | 11 |
| 7 | Chris Buescher | 5 | 7 | Joey Logano | 26.67 | 8 |
| T8 | Bubba Wallace | 4 | 8 | Kevin Harvick | 24.44 | 11 |
| T8 | Ryan Blaney | 4 | 9 | Ryan Blaney | 23.53 | 4 |
| T8 | Austin Dillon | 4 | ||||
| T8 | Aric Almirola | 4 | 10 | Tyler Reddick | 22.22 | 2 |
| T8 | Brad Keselowski | 4 | ||||
– In his career Jimmie Johnson has done a fine job of finishing in the Top 5 at Daytona.
| Most Active Daytona Top 10’s | Best Active Daytona Top 10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top 10% | Top 10’s |
| 1 | Kevin Harvick | 17 | 1 | Riley Herbst | 50.00 | 1 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 16 | 2 | Chris Buescher | 43.75 | 7 |
| 3 | Ryan Newman | 13 | 3 | Austin Dillon | 42.86 | 9 |
| T4 | Denny Hamlin | 12 | 4 | Ryan Blaney | 41.18 | 7 |
| T4 | Kyle Busch | 12 | 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 41.03 | 16 |
| 6 | Joey Logano | 11 | 6 | Austin Cindric | 40.00 | 2 |
| 7 | Austin Dillon | 9 | 7 | Kevin Harvick | 37.78 | 17 |
| 8 | Michael McDowell | 8 | 8 | Ryan Preece | 37.50 | 3 |
| T9 | Chris Buescher | 7 | 9 | Joey Logano | 36.67 | 11 |
| T9 | Ryan Blaney | 7 | T10 | 5 drivers tied |
33.33 | 1-12 |
| T9 | A.J. Allmendinger | 7 | ||||
| T9 | Brad Keselowski | 7 | ||||
– Austin Dillon has been pretty good at finishing in the Top 10 at Daytona in his Cup career.
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% |
| T1 | Joey Logano | 5 | 17.86 | T6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 2 | 7.14 |
| T2 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 10.71 | T6 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 7.14 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 10.71 | T9 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 4.55 |
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 3 | 10.71 | T9 | Austin Dillon | 1 | 3.57 |
| T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3 | 10.71 | T9 | Kevin Harvick | 1 | 3.57 |
| T6 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 7.14 |
– When you think of who races aggressive at Daytona the first two names on this list come to mind, so it’s no surprised to see them at the top.
| Most Active Daytona Stage T10’s | Best Active Daytona Stage T10% | |||||
| 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 |
| T5 | Brad Keselowski | 12 | T4 | Todd Gilliland | 50.00 | 4 |
| T5 | Chase Elliott | 12 | T4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 46.43 | 13 |
| T5 | Denny Hamlin | 12 | 7 | Christopher Bell | 43.75 | 7 |
| T5 | Kevin Harvick | 12 | 8 | 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 |
– A 75+ Stage T10% is just nuts. Joey Logano is a safe bet to get a Top 10 in at least one stage this weekend.
| Most Active Daytona Starts without Win | Most Active Daytona Starts without Pole | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 37 | 1 | Ryan Newman | 40 |
| 2 | A.J. Allmendinger | 21 | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 36 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 19 | 3 | Joey Logano | 30 |
| T4 | Chase Elliott | 16 | 4 | Brad Keselowski | 29 |
| T4 | J.J. Yeley | 16 | 5 | Michael McDowell | 25 |
| 6 | Alex Bowman | 15 | 6 | Aric Almirola | 24 |
| T7 | Corey LaJoie | 14 | 7 | A.J. Allmendinger | 21 |
| T7 | Ty Dillon | 14 | 8 | Ryan Blaney | 17 |
| T9 | Bubba Wallace | 13 | T9 | Chris Buescher | 16 |
| T9 | Daniel Suarez | 13 | T9 | J.J. Yeley | 16 |
– Seeing Ryan Newman on any “without Pole” list is crazy, but that’s what it is at Daytona.
| Most Active Daytona Starts without Top 3 | Most Active Daytona Starts without Top 5 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 19 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 19 |
| 2 | J.J. Yeley | 16 | 2 | J.J. Yeley | 16 |
| 3 | Alex Bowman | 15 | 3 | Corey LaJoie | 14 |
| T4 | Corey LaJoie | 14 | 4 | Daniel Suarez | 13 |
| T4 | Ty Dillon | 14 | 5 | Ross Chastain | 11 |
| Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Cole Custer | 6 |
| T2 | Harrison Burton | 4 |
| T2 | Todd Gilliland | 4 |
| T4 | Brennan Poole | 3 |
| T4 | Ty Gibbs | 3 |
– This is a good list to show how most anyone can get a Top 10 at Daytona with the most active starts being just 6 without a Top 10.
| Most Active Daytona Stages without Stage Win | Most Active Daytona Stages without Stage T10 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Stages |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 28 | 1 | B.J. McLeod |
18 |
| T1 | Corey LaJoie | 28 | 2 | Justin Haley | 14 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 28 | 3 | Cody Ware | 12 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 28 | 4 | J.J. Yeley | 8 |
| T5 | Aric Almirola | 26 | T5 | Brennan Poole | 6 |
| T5 | Bubba Wallace | 26 | T5 | Josh Bilicki | 6 |
| T5 | Daniel Suarez | 26 | T5 | Noah Gragson | 6 |
| T5 | Kyle Larson | 26 | T8 | Anthony Alfredo | 4 |
| T9 | Alex Bowman | 24 | T8 | John Hunter Nemechek |
4 |
| T9 | Ty Dillon | 24 | |||
| T9 | William Byron | 24 | T8 | Riley Herbst | 4 |
– Justin Haley not having a Top 10 in a Stage here at Daytona is shocking with how well he and Kaulig are at Drafting Tracks.
| Driver | Streak | Category | Driver | Streak | Category |
| Chris Buescher | 2 | Top 5’s | Joey Logano | 3 | Stage T10’s |
| Joey Logano | 2 | Top 5’s | Daniel Suarez | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Alex Bowman | 2 | Top 10’s |
– The lack of long streaks shows just how hard Daytona is.
Next Gen Stats
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 2023-26 | 41.10 | Chase Briscoe | 30th | 6 | 2023-01 | 15.09 | Chris Buescher | 4th |
| 2 | 2022-01 | 33.33 | Brad Keselowski | 9th | 7 | 2022-01 | 13.93 | Kyle Busch | 6th |
| 3 | 2023-01 | 19.81 | Brad Keselowski | 22nd | 8 | 2022-26 | 13.75 | Erik Jones | 17th |
| 4 | 2022-26 | 19.38 | Chase Elliott | 29th | 9 | 2023-26 | 11.66 | Ross Chastain | 17th |
| 5 | 2022-01 | 17.91 | Ryan Blaney | 4th | 10 | 2022-01 | 10.45 | Austin Cindric | 1st |
– Looking at the finishes in this table shows that leading doesn’t always lead to good finishes with the Next Gen at Daytona.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2022-01 | Austin Cindric | 122.4 | 1st | T6 | 2023-01 | Brad Keselowski | 105.2 | 22nd |
| 2 | 2022-01 | Brad Keselowski | 121.3 | 9th | T6 | 2022-01 | Bubba Wallace | 104.7 | 2nd |
| 3 | 2023-26 | Chris Buescher | 112.1 | 1st | 8 | 2023-26 | Joey Logano | 104.1 | 5th |
| 4 | 2023-01 | Chris Buescher | 109.8 | 4th | 9 | 2023-01 | Joey Logano | 102.7 | 2nd |
| 5 | 2022-01 | Ryan Blaney | 107.5 | 4th | 10 | 2022-01 | Kyle Busch | 101.4 | 6th |
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. |
| 1 | 2022-01 | Brad Keselowski | 98.51 | 9th | T6 | 2023-01 | Austin Cindric | 85.85 | 23rd |
| 2 | 2023-26 | Aric Almirola | 89.57 | 3rd | T6 | 2022-26 | Joey Logano | 85.00 | 12th |
| 3 | 2022-01 | Austin Cindric | 87.56 | 1st | 8 | 2023-01 | Chris Buescher | 84.91 | 4th |
| 4 | 2022-01 | Ryan Blaney | 87.06 | 4th | 9 | 2023-01 | Aric Almirola | 84.43 | 21st |
| 5 | 2022-01 | Chris Buescher | 86.07 | 16th | 10 | 2023-26 | Joey Logano | 84.05 | 5th |
| 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 | 14th | 12.00 | 1 | 8th | 35.00 |
| 2 | 38th | 12.67 | 2 | 19th | 29.25 |
| T3 | 3rd | 12.75 | 3 | 28th | 28.75 |
| T3 | 10th | 12.75 | T4 | 1st | 26.00 |
| 5 | 11th | 14.00 | T4 | 20th | 26.00 |
| 6 | 31st | 14.25 | T4 | 32nd | 26.00 |
| 7 | 7th | 14.75 | 7 | 39th | 25.00 |
| 8 | 33rd | 15.50 | T8 | 17th | 23.75 |
| 9 | 23rd | 16.00 | T8 | 25th | 23.75 |
| 10 | 36th | 16.50 | T8 | 26th | 23.75 |
– Unlike the All-time list the Next Gen list shows starting 1st isn’t great at Daytona. However, starting in the 30’s can lead to some decent results.
| Best Next Gen Daytona Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Next Gen Daytona Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Joey Logano | 97.78 | 4 | 1 | Chris Buescher | 72.69 | 4 |
| 2 | Chris Buescher | 94.00 | 4 | 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 68.48 | 4 |
| 3 | Austin Cindric | 88.53 | 4 | 3 | Joey Logano | 67.80 | 4 |
| 4 | Aric Almirola | 86.98 | 4 | 4 | Aric Almirola | 66.44 | 4 |
| 5 | Kevin Harvick | 85.05 | 4 | 5 | Brad Keselowski | 65.08 | 4 |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | 84.93 | 4 | 6 | Kyle Busch | 62.36 | 4 |
| 7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 84.68 | 4 | 7 | Austin Cindric | 61.28 | 4 |
| 8 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 83.15 | 4 | 8 | Kevin Harvick | 59.51 | 4 |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | 81.78 | 4 | 9 | Bubba Wallace | 56.11 | 4 |
| 10 | Kyle Busch | 80.98 | 4 | 10 | Michael McDowell | 52.58 | 4 |
– Ford’s have been excellent at Daytona in the Next Gen as their drivers hold the top 6 spots in the Driver Rating table.
| Best Next Gen Daytona Avg. Finish | Best Next Gen Daytona Laps Led% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | David Ragan | 8.50 | 2 | 1 | Brad Keselowski | 15.63 | 4 |
| 2 | Landon Cassill | 9.50 | 2 | 2 | Chase Briscoe | 9.78 | 4 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 10.00 | 4 | 3 | Kyle Busch | 6.25 | 4 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 10.50 | 4 | 4 | Ryan Blaney | 5.57 | 4 |
| 5 | Travis Pastrana | 11.00 | 1 | 5 | Joey Logano | 4.89 | 4 |
| 6 | Bubba Wallace | 11.25 | 4 | 6 | Chris Buescher | 4.76 | 4 |
| 7 | Chris Buescher | 12.00 | 4 | 7 | Austin Cindric | 4.62 | 4 |
| 8 | Alex Bowman | 12.25 | 4 | 8 | Chase Elliott | 4.48 | 4 |
| 9 | Cody Ware | 12.33 | 3 | 9 | Denny Hamlin | 4.21 | 4 |
| 10 | Aric Almirola | 12.50 | 4 | 10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3.94 | 4 |
– This year the leaders on these list are teammates, so watch out for RFK this weekend.
| Next Gen Daytona Win List | Next Gen Daytona Pole List | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Austin Cindric | 1 | 25.0 | T1 | Alex Bowman | 1 |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 1 | 25.0 | T1 | Chase Briscoe | 1 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 25.0 | T1 | Kyle Larson | 1 |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 1 | 25.0 | |||
– No one has won multiple races or Poles at Daytona in the Next Gen era.
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Top 3% |
| 1 | Austin Cindric | 2 | 50.0 |
| T2 | Aric Almirola | 1 | 25.0 |
| T2 | Austin Dillon | 1 | 25.0 |
| T2 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 25.0 |
| T2 | Bubba Wallace | 1 | 25.0 |
| T2 | Chase Briscoe | 1 | 25.0 |
| T2 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 25.0 |
| T2 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 25.0 |
| T2 | Joey Logano | 1 | 25.0 |
| T2 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 1 | 25.0 |
| T2 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 25.0 |
| Most Next Gen Daytona Top 5’s | Most Next Gen Daytona Top 10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Top 5% | Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Top 10% |
| T1 | Aric Almirola | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | Kyle Busch | 3 | 75.0 |
| T1 | Austin Cindric | 2 | 50.0 | T2 | David Ragan | 2 | 100.0 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 2 | 50.0 | T2 | Alex Bowman | 2 | 50.0 |
| T1 | Joey Logano | 2 | 50.0 | T2 | Aric Almirola | 2 | 50.0 |
| T5 | Landon Cassill | 1 | 50.0 | T2 | Austin Cindric | 2 | 50.0 |
| T5 | Noah Gragson | 1 | 33.33 | T2 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 50.0 |
| T5 | 10 drivers tied with same % |
1 | 25.0 | T2 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 50.0 |
| T2 | Chris Buescher | 2 | 50.0 | ||||
| T2 | Joey Logano | 2 | 50.0 | ||||
| T2 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 50.0 | ||||
– Kyle Busch may have 3 Top 10’s in the Next Gen at Daytona, but 0 of those were Top 5’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% |
| 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3 | 37.5 | T1 | Joey Logano | 7 | 87.5 |
| T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 7 | 87.5 | ||||
| 3 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 5 | 62.5 | ||||
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 25.0 | T4 | Brad Keselowski | 4 | 50.0 |
| T4 | Bubba Wallace | 4 | 50.0 | ||||
| T4 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | 50.0 | ||||
| T3 | Joey Logano | 1 | 12.5 | T4 | Todd Gilliland | 4 | 50.0 |
| T8 | Austin Cindric | 3 | 37.5 | ||||
| T3 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 12.5 | T8 | Austin Dillon | 3 | 37.5 |
| T8 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 37.5 | ||||
| T3 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 12.5 | T8 | Chris Buescher | 3 | 37.5 |
| T8 | Kyle Busch | 3 | 37.5 | ||||
– For some reason it’s been the Martin Truex Jr. show when it comes to stages in the Next Gen at Daytona.
