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: Atlanta.
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2024 Cup Series season.
First Winner: Fireball Roberts 07/31/1960
Most Recent Winner: William Byron 07/09/2023
| Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver | Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver |
| 1 | 2001-35 | 39 | Bobby Labonte | 6 | 1983-04 | 22 | Cale Yarborough |
| T2 | 1999-34 | 37 | Bobby Labonte | T7 | 1997-32 | 21 | Bobby Labonte |
| T2 | 2015-02 | 37 | Jimmie Johnson | T7 | 1998-33 | 21 | Jeff Gordon |
| 4 | 2000-04 | 35 | Dale Earnhardt | T9 | 1990-29 | 20 | Morgan Shepherd |
| 5 | 1980-05 | 31 | Dale Earnhardt | T9 | 1993-30 | 20 | Rusty Wallace |
– Bobby Labonte was the king of starting bad at Atlanta and winning as he holds 3 of the 10 spots on the list, including the top 2.
| Rank | Race | Finish | Driver | Rank | Race | Finish | Driver |
| T1 | 2010.25 | 43 | Denny Hamlin | T3 | 1980-30 | 38 | Bobby Allison |
| T1 | 1963-11 | 42 | Junior Johnson | T3 | 1996-04 | 38 | Johnny Benson Jr. |
| T3 | 1983-04 | 41 | Geoff Bodine | T8 | 1968-33 | 36 | Buddy Baker |
| T3 | 1979-30 | 39 | Buddy Baker | T8 | 2000-04 | 36 | Dale Jarrett |
| T3 | 1994-31 | 39 | Greg Sacks | T8 | 2002-04 | 35 | Bill Elliott |
– Denny Hamlin’s record of worst finish by a pole winner at Atlanta will probably never be broken since there are only 40 cars that start each race now a days.
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| 1960-27 | Fireball Roberts | 1977-05 | Richard Petty |
| 1964-13 | Fred Lorenzen | 1979-05 | Buddy Baker |
| 1965-09 | Marvin Panch | 1987-29 | Bill Elliott |
| 1967-10 | Cale Yarborough | 1988-29 | Rusty Wallace |
| 1971-10 | A.J. Foyt | 1996-31 | Bobby Labonte |
| 1972-06 | Bobby Allison | 2006-04 | Kasey Kahne |
| 1975-06 | Richard Petty | 2023-05 | Joey Logano |
– Joey Logano did something at Atlanta last year that only 3 drivers have accomplished since 1988. So don’t expect the Pole winner to win the race this weekend.
| Race | Driver | Race Finish |
| 2017-02 | Kevin Harvick | 9 |
| 2020-10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3 |
| 2021-06 | Kyle Larson | 2 |
| 2022-19 | Chase Elliott | 1 |
| Drivers to win both Stages and Race | Drivers to win Pole, both Stages & Race | ||
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| 2022-19 | Chase Elliott | – | – |
– Based on these stats winning both stages at Atlanta means you’re on your way to a good finish in the race.
| Best Laps Led% by Winner | Worst Laps Led% by Winner | ||||||
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver |
| 1 | 1969-10 | 92.22 | Cale Yarborough | 1 | 1961-46 | 0.75 | David Pearson |
| 2 | 1967-10 | 90.12 | Cale Yarborough | 2 | 1978-29 | 0.91 | Donnie Allison |
| 3 | 1970-31 | 89.94 | Richard Petty | 3 | 1962-53 | 1.12 | Rex White |
| 4 | 1988-04 | 82.32 | Dale Earnhardt | T4 | 1970-08 | 2.13 | Bobby Allison |
| 5 | 1980-30 | 82.01 | Cale Yarborough | T4 | 1987-04 | 2.13 | Ricky Rudd |
| 6 | 1995-31 | 81.1 | Dale Earnhardt | 6 | 2007-33 | 2.74 | Jimmie Johnson |
| 7 | 1978-05 | 79.57 | Bobby Allison | 7 | 2005-04 | 2.77 | Carl Edwards |
| 8 | 1997-04 | 77.13 | Dale Jarrett | 8 | 2001-35 | 4.00 | Bobby Labonte |
| 9 | 1995-04 | 76.22 | Jeff Gordon | 9 | 2004-33 | 5.23 | Jimmie Johnson |
| 10 | 1989-29 | 75.91 | Dale Earnhardt | 10 | 2001-04 | 5.54 | Kevin Harvick |
– If you want a chance to win this weekend you better have led a lap before the white flag or else you have no chance according to track history.
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 1969-10 | 92.22 | Cale Yarborough | 1st | 6 | 1988-04 | 82.32 | Dale Earnhardt | 1st |
| 2 | 1967-10 | 90.12 | Cale Yarborough | 1st | 7 | 1980-30 | 82.01 | Cale Yarborough | 1st |
| 3 | 1970-31 | 89.94 | Richard Petty | 1st | 8 | 1995-31 | 81.71 | Dale Earnhardt | 1st |
| 4 | 2017-02 | 89.85 | Kevin Harvick | 9th | 9 | 1978-05 | 79.57 | Bobby Allison | 1st |
| 5 | 2021-06 | 82.77 | Kyle Larson | 2nd | 10 | 1997-04 | 77.13 | Dale Jarrett | 1st |
– Only 2 drivers since 2000 are on this list and neither of them won the race. So, leading a lot of laps may not be in your best interest if you want to win.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2009-04 | Kurt Busch | 150.0 | 1st | T6 | 2006-33 | Tony Stewart | 143.9 | 1st |
| 2 | 2018-02 | Kevin Harvick | 146.1 | 1st | T6 | 2008-04 | Kyle Busch | 143.9 | 1st |
| 3 | 2011-25 | Jeff Gordon | 145.4 | 1st | 8 | 2007-04 | Jimmie Johnson | 143.2 | 1st |
| T4 | 2021-06 | Kyle Larson | 144.8 | 2nd | 9 | 2005-33 | Carl Edwards | 142.3 | 1st |
| T4 | 2021-21 | Kurt Busch | 144.8 | 1st | 10 | 2010-25 | Tony Stewart | 141.7 | 1st |

Not even a scraped up car could stop Kurt Busch from getting a perfect Driver Rating at Atlanta in 2009. This was also one of his six races where he ran every lap in the Top 15. Photo by Kevin C. Cox — Getty Images
| Most Recent | Driver | Amount | Most Recent | Driver | Amount |
| 2023-05 | Denny Hamlin | 6 | 2022-19 | Chase Elliott | 1 |
| 2021-21 | Kurt Busch | 6 | 2008-04 | Clint Bowyer | 1 |
| 2016-02 | Carl Edwards | 4 | 2015-02 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | 1 |
| 2021-21 | Kyle Busch | 4 | 2018-02 | Daniel Suarez | 1 |
| 2010-25 | Jimmie Johnson | 3 | 2008-04 | Kevin Harvick | 1 |
| 2020-10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3 | 2021-06 | Kyle Larson | 1 |
| 2008-04 | Jeff Gordon | 2 | 2016-02 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 1 |
| 2009-04 | Kasey Kahne | 2 | 2012-25 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 1 |
| 2022-19 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 2010-25 | Tony Stewart | 1 |
| 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 | 1998-33 | 32 | T1 | 1960-44 | 1 |
| T2 | 2010-04 | 27 | T1 | 1961-33 | 1 |
| T2 | 2023-19 | 27 | T1 | 1963-11 | 1 |
| 4 | 2010-25 | 24 | T1 | 1964-13 | 1 |
| T5 | 2022-05 | 23 | T1 | 1966-08 | 1 |
| T5 | 2023-05 | 23 | T1 | 1967-10 | 1 |
| T7 | 2009-25 | 21 | T1 | 1970-31 | 1 |
| T7 | 2022-19 | 21 | T1 | 1973-06 | 1 |
| T9 | 2007-33 | 20 | T1 | 1973-19 | 1 |
| T9 | 2011-25 | 20 | T1 | 1978-05 | 1 |
| T1 | 1986-28 | 1 | |||
– All 4 Next Gen races are on the Most Lead Lap cars table, so expect 20+ cars to finish on the lead lap this weekend.
| 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 | 5th | 13.92 | 1 | 36th | 26.70 |
| 2 | 3rd | 14.06 | 2 | 39th | 26.69 |
| 3 | 1st | 14.50 | 3 | 38th | 26.67 |
| 4 | 2nd | 14.89 | 4 | 33rd | 26.40 |
| 5 | 4th | 15.36 | 5 | 40th | 26.28 |
| 6 | 7th | 16.36 | 6 | 34th | 26.14 |
| 7 | 6th | 16.44 | 7 | 35th | 25.87 |
| 8 | 9th | 16.85 | 8 | 37th | 25.38 |
| 9 | 15th | 17.02 | 9 | 29th | 24.66 |
| 10 | 14th | 17.12 | 10 | 32nd | 24.03 |
– Overall in Atlanta’s history starting in the 30’s hasn’t been good, but starting Top 10 yields good results.
| 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 | Jeff Gordon | 103.92 | 17 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 80.28 | 11 |
| 2 | Carl Edwards | 101.13 | 18 | 2 | Chase Elliott | 79.40 | 10 |
| 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 100.3 | 22 | 3 | Carl Edwards | 79.31 | 18 |
| 4 | Ryan Blaney | 98.01 | 11 | 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 78.83 | 27 |
| 5 | Kurt Busch | 96.52 | 25 | 5 | Jeff Gordon | 78.34 | 17 |
| 6 | Matt Kenseth | 96.22 | 20 | 6 | Jimmie Johnson | 75.75 | 22 |
| 7 | Tony Stewart | 95.24 | 16 | 7 | Brad Keselowski | 74.44 | 18 |
| 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 95.05 | 27 | 8 | Denny Hamlin | 72.42 | 27 |
| 9 | Denny Hamlin | 94.63 | 27 | 9 | Kurt Busch | 67.89 | 25 |
| 10 | Chase Elliott | 94.42 | 10 | 10 | Matt Kenseth | 66.98 | 20 |

This is Ryan Blaney’s response every time he sees Atlanta as the next race since he has the highest Avg. Driver Rating and Top 15% of any full-time Cup driver. Photo by Kevin C. Cox — Getty Images
| Best Avg. Fin. All-time (5+ Atlanta starts) |
Best Laps Led% All-time (5+ Atlanta starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Dick Hutcherson | 3.60 | 5 | 1 | Cale Yarborough | 21.69 | 47 |
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 9.54 | 46 | 2 | Banjo Matthews | 18.01 | 6 |
| 3 | Bob Welborn | 10.29 | 7 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 17.79 | 46 |
| 4 | Rex White | 10.45 | 11 | 4 | Marvin Panch | 13.57 | 13 |
| 5 | Ryan Blaney | 11.36 | 11 | 5 | David Pearson | 12.20 | 39 |
| 6 | Chase Elliott | 11.50 | 10 | 6 | Kevin Harvick | 12.00 | 36 |
| T7 | Ernie Irvan | 11.85 | 20 | 7 | Kyle Larson | 11.82 | 12 |
| T7 | Jimmie Johnson | 11.86 | 29 | 8 | Fireball Roberts | 11.64 | 10 |
| 9 | Matt Kenseth | 12.03 | 30 | 9 | Fred Lorenzen | 11.45 | 19 |
| 10 | Cale Yarborough | 12.17 | 47 | 10 | Tony Stewart | 10.75 | 28 |
– Dick Hutcherson was probably always going to be safe with his Avg. Finish record, but now that Atlanta is a drafting track his record is definitely safe.
| Most Atlanta Starts All-time |
Best Laps Completed% (5+ Atlanta starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Lap Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 65 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 99.88 | 11 |
| 2 | Bill Elliott | 62 | 2 | Christopher Bell | 99.85 | 7 |
| 3 | Dave Marcis | 59 | 3 | Chase Briscoe | 99.81 | 6 |
| 4 | Ricky Rudd | 58 | 4 | Erik Jones | 99.76 | 10 |
| 5 | Darrell Waltrip | 56 | 5 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 99.53 | 30 |
| T6 | Kyle Petty | 55 | T6 | Danica Patrick | 99.44 | 6 |
| T6 | Terry Labonte | 55 | ||||
| T8 | Buddy Baker | 53 | T6 | Joey Logano | 99.39 | 20 |
| T8 | Mark Martin | 53 | 8 | Bubba Wallace | 99.38 | 9 |
| T10 | Bobby Allison | 48 | 9 | Justin Haley | 99.32 | 6 |
| T10 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | 10 | Matt DiBenedetto | 99.19 | 7 |
– The reason Ryan Blaney has the best Avg. Finish among full-time drivers is due in part to how many of the laps he’s been able to complete here.
| Most Atlanta Wins All-time |
Best Win% All-time (5+ Atlanta starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Wins | Rank | Driver | Win% | Wins |
| 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 9 | 1 | William Byron | 22.22 | 2 |
| 2 | Cale Yarborough | 7 | 2 | Fred Lorenzen | 21.05 | 4 |
| T3 | Bobby Labonte | 6 | 3 | Dick Hutcherson | 20.00 | 1 |
| T3 | Richard Petty | 6 | 4 | Dale Earnhardt | 19.57 | 9 |
| T5 | Bill Elliott | 5 | 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 17.24 | 5 |
| T5 | Bobby Allison | 5 | T6 | Bobby Labonte | 15.79 | 6 |
| T5 | Jeff Gordon | 5 | ||||
| T5 | Jimmie Johnson | 5 | T6 | Carl Edwards | 15.79 | 3 |
| T9 | David Pearson | 4 | 8 | Marvin Panch | 15.38 | 2 |
| T9 | Fred Lorenzen | 4 | 9 | Cale Yarborough | 14.89 | 7 |
| T9 | Kurt Busch | 4 | 10 | Kasey Kahne | 13.64 | 3 |
– William Byron won the last Cup race held at Atlanta and propelled himself to the top of the Win% list. However, not winning this weekend will put him in a tie for 2nd
| Rank | Driver | Poles | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Buddy Baker | 7 | T8 | Alan Kulwicki | 3 |
| T1 | Ryan Newman | 7 | T8 | David Pearson | 3 |
| 3 | Cale Yarborough | 6 | T8 | Fred Lorenzen | 3 |
| T4 | Bill Elliott | 5 | T8 | Geoff Bodine | 3 |
| T4 | Fireball Roberts | 5 | T8 | Harry Gant | 3 |
| T6 | Dale Earnhardt | 4 | T8 | Marvin Panch | 3 |
| T6 | Richard Petty | 4 | T8 | Rusty Wallace | 3 |
– As you’ll see later in this article, Ryan Newman’s 7 Poles were due to a very impressive Pole streak.
| Most Atlanta Top 3’s All-time |
Best Top 3% All-time (5+ Atlanta starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 21 | 1 | Dick Hutcherson | 60.00 | 3 |
| 2 | Cale Yarborough | 17 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 45.65 | 21 |
| 3 | Richard Petty | 15 | 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 41.38 | 12 |
| 4 | David Pearson | 13 | 4 | Carl Edwards | 36.84 | 7 |
| T5 | Jeff Gordon | 12 | 5 | Cale Yarborough | 36.17 | 17 |
| T5 | Jimmie Johnson | 12 | 6 | David Pearson | 33.33 | 13 |
| 7 | Darrell Waltrip | 10 | 7 | Fred Lorenzen | 31.58 | 6 |
| T8 | Bill Elliott | 9 | 8 | Marvin Panch | 30.77 | 4 |
| T8 | Bobby Allison | 9 | 9 | Fireball Roberts | 30.00 | 3 |
| T8 | Bobby Labonte | 9 | T10 | Jeff Gordon | 28.57 | 12 |
| T8 | Buddy Baker | 9 | T10 | Ned Jarrett | 28.57 | 4 |
| T8 | Mark Martin | 9 | T10 | Pete Hamilton | 28.57 | 2 |

Dale Earnhardt had to have this smile every time he came to Atlanta as he had over 40 starts here and almost half resulted in a Top 3 finish. Photo by ISC Archives — CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images
| Most Atlanta Top 5’s All-time |
Best Top 5% All-time (5+ Atlanta starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 26 | 1 | Dick Hutcherson | 80.00 | 4 |
| 2 | Cale Yarborough | 23 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 56.52 | 26 |
| 3 | Richard Petty | 22 | 3 | Carl Edwards | 52.63 | 10 |
| 4 | Darrell Waltrip | 18 | 4 | Cale Yarborough | 48.94 | 23 |
| T5 | Bobby Allison | 17 | 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 48.28 | 14 |
| T5 | Buddy Baker | 17 | 6 | Donnie Allison | 46.43 | 13 |
| T5 | David Pearson | 17 | 7 | David Pearson | 43.59 | 17 |
| 8 | Jeff Gordon | 16 | 8 | Pete Hamilton | 42.86 | 3 |
| T9 | Jimmie Johnson | 14 | 9 | Fred Lorenzen | 42.11 | 8 |
| T9 | Mark Martin | 14 | 10 | Fireball Roberts | 40.00 | 4 |
– Furthering how good Dale Earnhardt was at Atlanta, he has the most Top 5 finishes and still has 2nd best Top 5%.
| Most Atlanta Top 10’s All-time |
Best Top 10% All-time (5+ Atlanta starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top10% | Top10’s |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 33 | 1 | Dick Hutcherson | 100 | 5 |
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 30 | 2 | Chase Elliott | 70.00 | 7 |
| 3 | Cale Yarborough | 29 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 65.22 | 30 |
| 4 | Darrell Waltrip | 28 | 4 | Rex White | 63.64 | 7 |
| T5 | Bobby Allison | 27 | 5 | Carl Edwards | 63.16 | 12 |
| T5 | Buddy Baker | 27 | 6 | Jeff Gordon | 61.9 | 26 |
| 7 | Jeff Gordon | 26 | 7 | Cale Yarborough | 61.7 | 29 |
| T8 | Mark Martin | 24 | 8 | Brad Keselowski | 61.11 | 11 |
| T8 | Terry Labonte | 24 | 9 | Donnie Allison | 60.71 | 17 |
| T10 | Ricky Rudd | 22 | 10 | Jimmie Johnson | 58.62 | 17 |
– Dick Hutcherson essentially showed up to Atlanta and was guaranteed to finish Top 10, even with only 5 starts that’s impressive.
| Most Atlanta 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 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | 1 | Kevin Harvick | 20.00 | 4 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 16.67 | 3 |
| T3 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | T3 | Chase Elliott | 11.11 | 2 |
| T3 | Chase Elliott | 2 | T3 | Brad Keselowski | 10.00 | 2 |
| T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 10.00 | 2 |
| T3 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | T3 | Ryan Blaney | 10.00 | 2 |
| T7 | Austin Cindric | 1 | T7 | Austin Cindric | 10.00 | 1 |
| T7 | Joey Logano | 1 | T7 | Kurt Busch | 6.25 | 1 |
| T7 | Kurt Busch | 1 | T7 | William Byron | 5.56 | 1 |
| T7 | Kyle Busch | 1 | T10 | Joey Logano | 5.00 | 1 |
| T7 | William Byron | 1 | T10 | Kyle Busch | 5.00 | 1 |

Kevin Harvick started the first ever stage at Atlanta on the Pole. He then went on to win both stages in the race to assert himself stage king. A title he’s yet to relinquish according to the tables above. Photo by Matt Sullivan — Getty Images
| Most Atlanta 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 | Denny Hamlin | 15 | 1 | Clint Bowyer | 87.50 | 7 |
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 14 | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 75.00 | 15 |
| T3 | Kyle Larson | 13 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 72.22 | 13 |
| T3 | Ryan Blaney | 13 | 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 70.00 | 14 |
| 5 | Ryan Blaney | 65.00 | 13 | |||
| T5 | Brad Keselowski | 11 | 6 | Kurt Busch | 62.50 | 10 |
| T5 | Kyle Busch | 11 | T7 | Brad Keselowski | 55.00 | 11 |
| 7 | Kurt Busch | 10 | T7 | Kyle Busch | 55.00 | 11 |
| T8 | Joey Logano | 9 | 9 | William Byron | 50.00 | 9 |
| T8 | Kevin Harvick | 9 | T10 | Joey Logano | 45.00 | 9 |
| T8 | William Byron | 9 | T10 | Kevin Harvick | 45.00 | 9 |
– There was only one stage that Clint Bowyer competed in at Atlanta that he didn’t get a Top 10 in.
| Most Atlanta Starts without Win |
Longest Atlanta Win Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| T1 | Kyle Petty | 55 | T1 | Marvin Panch | 2 | 1965 |
| T1 | Terry Labonte | 55 | T1 | Bobby Allison | 2 | 1972 |
| 3 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | T1 | David Pearson | 2 | 1973 |
| 4 | Sterling Marlin | 45 | T1 | Richard Petty | 2 | 1974-75 |
| 5 | Joe Nemechek | 39 | T1 | Cale Yarborough | 2 | 1980-81 |
| 6 | Geoff Bodine | 37 | T1 | Bill Elliott | 2 | 1985 |
| 7 | Jeff Burton | 36 | T1 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | 1989-90 |
| 8 | Buddy Arrington | 34 | T1 | Bill Elliott | 2 | 1992 |
| T9 | Brett Bodine | 32 | T1 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | 1995-96 |
| T9 | Harry Gant | 32 | T1 | Bobby Labonte | 2 | 1997-98 |
| T9 | Jimmy Means | 32 | T1 | Jeff Gordon | 2 | 1998-99 |
| T1 | Carl Edwards | 2 | 2005 | |||
| T9 | Lake Speed | 32 | T1 | Jimmie Johnson | 2 | 2007 |
| T1 | Jimmie Johnson | 2 | 2015-16 | |||
– No one has won more than 2 straight races at Atlanta and with it being a drafting track now it’s gonna be hard for someone to get 3+ wins in a row.
| Most Atlanta Starts without Pole |
Longest Atlanta Pole Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Ricky Rudd | 58 | 1 | Ryan Newman | 6 | 2003-05 |
| 2 | Kyle Petty | 55 | 2 | Buddy Baker | 3 | 1979-80 |
| 3 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | T3 | Fireball Roberts | 2 | 1960 |
| 4 | Ken Schrader | 47 | T3 | Fireball Roberts | 2 | 1961 |
| 5 | Sterling Marlin | 45 | T3 | Cale Yarborough | 2 | 1969-70 |
| 6 | Joe Nemechek | 39 | T3 | Dave Marcis | 2 | 1975-76 |
| 7 | Benny Parsons | 38 | T3 | Cale Yarborough | 2 | 1978 |
| 8 | Jeff Burton | 36 | T3 | Alan Kulwicki | 2 | 1989 |
| 9 | Buddy Arrington | 34 | T9 | 88 drivers tied |
1 | 1961-2023 |
| T10 | Brett Bodine | 32 | ||||
| T10 | Jimmy Means | 32 | ||||
| T10 | Lake Speed | 32 | ||||
– The Pole Streak list is going to have 89 drivers tied at T9 (unless qualifying is rained out) since the most recent Pole winner, Aric Almirola, retired.
| Most Atlanta Starts without Top 3 |
Longest Atlanta Top 3 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Kyle Petty | 55 | 1 | David Pearson | 6 | 1972-75 |
| 2 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | T2 | Dale Earnhardt | 5 | 1989-91 |
| 3 | Jeff Burton | 36 | T2 | Dale Jarrett | 5 | 1996-98 |
| 4 | Buddy Arrington | 34 | T4 | Ned Jarrett | 4 | 1964-65 |
| 5 | Brett Bodine | 32 | T4 | Buddy Baker | 4 | 1974-75 |
| 6 | Jimmy Means | 32 | T4 | David Pearson | 4 | 1976-77 |
| 7 | Lake Speed | 32 | T4 | Dale Earnhardt | 4 | 1979-81 |
| T8 | J.D. McDuffie | 31 | T4 | Cale Yarborough | 4 | 1980-82 |
| T8 | James Hylton | 30 | T4 | Bill Elliott | 4 | 1991-92 |
| 10 | Ryan Newman | 30 | T10 | 11 drivers tied | 3 | 1964-2019 |
– Ryan Newman was super fast here having 7 total Poles and 6 in a row, but he couldn’t turn any of those fast cars into a Top 3 finish.
| Most Atlanta Starts without Top 5 |
Longest Atlanta Top 5 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Buddy Arrington | 34 | 1 | David Pearson | 12 | 1972-77 |
| T2 | Brett Bodine | 32 | T2 | Dale Earnhardt | 7 | 1989-92 |
| T2 | Jimmy Means | 32 | T2 | Dale Jarrett | 7 | 1996-99 |
| 4 | J.D. McDuffie | 31 | 4 | Cale Yarborough | 6 | 1975-78 |
| 5 | G.C. Spencer | 29 | T5 | Fred Lorenzen | 5 | 1962-64 |
| 6 | Frank Warren | 28 | T5 | Richard Petty | 5 | 1969-71 |
| 7 | Bobby Hamilton | 26 | T5 | Donnie Allison | 5 | 1976-78 |
| T8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | 25 | T5 | Bill Elliott | 5 | 1984-86 |
| T8 | Cecil Gordon | 25 | T5 | Dale Earnhardt | 5 | 1994-96 |
| T8 | Dave Blaney | 25 | T10 | 13 drivers tied |
4 | 1965-2006 |
| T8 | Jamie McMurray | 25 | ||||
– The last time a driver had 4+ straight Top 5’s here at Atlanta was Mark Martin from 2003-2006, showing just how hard that feat is.
| Most Atlanta Starts without Top 10 |
Longest Atlanta Top 10 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Jimmy Means | 32 | 1 | Cale Yarborough | 14 | 1975-82 |
| T2 | Elmo Langley | 24 | 2 | David Pearson | 12 | 1972-77 |
| T2 | John Andretti | 24 | 3 | Richard Petty | 10 | 1968-72 |
| T2 | Rick Mast | 24 | 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 9 | 2015-22 |
| 5 | Casey Mears | 21 | 5 | Bobby Allison | 8 | 1969-72 |
| 6 | Tommy Gale | 18 | T6 | Dale Earnhardt | 7 | 1989-92 |
| 7 | Henley Gray | 16 | T6 | Morgan Shepherd | 7 | 1989-92 |
| T8 | H.B. Bailey | 15 | ||||
| T8 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | 15 | T6 | Dale Jarrett | 7 | 1996-99 |
| T10 | David Gilliland | 14 | T6 | Tony Stewart | 7 | 2001-04 |
| T10 | Kevin Lepage | 14 | T6 | Kevin Harvick | 7 | 2015-21 |
– Jimmy Means did not have much luck here at Atlanta as he is the only driver on every “Most Starts without” list.
| Most Atlanta Stages without Stage Win |
Longest Atlanta Stage Win Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| T1 | Aric Almirola | 20 | 1 | Kevin Harvick | 3 | 2017.02 s1- 2018.02 s1 |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 20 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 2020.10 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 20 | T2 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 2021.06 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 20 | T2 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 2022.19 |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 20 | T5 | 11 drivers tied |
1 | — |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 20 | ||||
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 20 | ||||
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 20 | ||||
| T9 | Alex Bowman | 18 | ||||
| T9 | Bubba Wallace | 18 | ||||
| T9 | Corey LaJoie | 18 | ||||
– Brad Keselowski has a chance too add his name to the Stage Win streak list since he won Stage 2 at Atlanta last Summer.
| Most Atlanta Stages without Stage T10 |
Longest Atlanta Stage T10 Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| T1 | B.J. McLeod | 16 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 2018.02 s1- 2022.05 s1 |
| T1 | Ty Dillon | 16 | 2 | Kevin Harvick | 8 | 2017.02 s1- 2020.10 s2 |
| 3 | Cody Ware | 14 | T3 | Clint Bowyer | 7 | 2017.02 s2- 2020.10 s2 |
| 4 | Cole Custer | 12 | T3 | Kyle Busch | 7 | 2019.02 s2- 2021.21 s2 |
| T5 | David Ragan | 8 | T5 | Kyle Larson | 6 | 2017.02 s1- 2019.02 s2 |
| T5 | Garrett Smithley | 8 | T5 | Ryan Blaney | 6 | 2019.02 s1- 2021.06 s2 |
| T5 | Josh Bilicki | 8 | T7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 5 | 2019.02 s1- 2021.06 s1 |
| T5 | Noah Gragson | 8 | T7 | Alex Bowman | 5 | 2021.06 s1- 2022.05 s1 |
| T5 | Todd Gilliland | 8 | T7 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 2021.06 s1- 2022.05 s1 |
| T10 | J.J. Yeley | 6 | T8 | 6 drivers tied |
4 | — |
| T10 | Landon Cassill | 6 | ||||
| T10 | Paul Menard | 6 | ||||
| T10 | Quin Houff | 6 | ||||
– It will be a while before we see a new driver atop the Stage T10 streak list as the best right now is only 4 straight stages.