In the last Cup race at Las Vegas was saw Kyle Larson dominate as he won Stage 1, Stage 2, and the race. This week we head to one of the more important regular season tracks, Phoenix, as this is where the Championship race will be held this Fall. Down below you will find different statistics for active drivers and Next Gen races of the NASCAR Cup series here at Phoenix Raceway 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: Phoenix.
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: Phoenix.
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 | 8 | Ross Chastain | 312 | 157 | 3rd | 2nd | 144.2 |
| 2 | 15 | Ryan Blaney | 312 | 2 | 10th | 6th | 108.8 |
| 3 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 312 | 0 | 5th | 7th | 109.7 |
| 4 | 1 | William Byron | 312 | 95 | 1st | 4th | 122.0 |
| 5 | 9 | Chris Buescher | 312 | 18 | 6th | 1st | 108.4 |
| 6 | 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 312 | 1 | 7th | 5th | 106.1 |
| 7 | 3 | Kevin Harvick | 312 | 23 | 2nd | 3rd | 113.9 |
| 8 | 6 | Denny Hamlin | 312 | 14 | – | – | 92.7 |
| 9 | 19 | Michael McDowell | 312 | 0 | – | – | 76.5 |
| 10 | 5 | Bubba Wallace | 312 | 0 | 4th | 8th | 94.7 |
| 11 | 16 | Daniel Suarez | 312 | 0 | – | – | 82.2 |
| 12 | 21 | Austin Dillon | 312 | 0 | – | – | 61.0 |
| 13 | 28 | Aric Almirola | 312 | 0 | – | – | 75.3 |
| 14 | 12 | Ryan Preece | 312 | 0 | – | – | 71.8 |
| 15 | 31 | Brad Keselowski | 312 | 0 | – | 9th | 83.1 |
| 16 | 20 | Chase Elliott | 312 | 0 | – | – | 59.0 |
| 17 | 23 | Alex Bowman | 312 | 0 | – | – | 61.5 |
| 18 | 17 | Joey Logano | 312 | 0 | – | – | 74.3 |
| 19 | 22 | Carson Hocevar | 312 | 0 | – | – | 61.7 |
| 20 | 7 | Erik Jones | 312 | 0 | 8th | 10th | 78.8 |
| 21 | 11 | Ty Gibbs | 312 | 0 | – | – | 63.7 |
| 22 | 10 | Tyler Reddick | 312 | 0 | – | – | 62.0 |
| 23 | 24 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 312 | 0 | – | – | 49.0 |
| 24 | 26 | Chase Briscoe | 312 | 2 | – | – | 53.9 |
| 25 | 18 | Kyle Busch | 311 | 0 | – | – | 68.8 |
| 26 | 25 | Harrison Burton | 311 | 0 | – | – | 45.8 |
| 27 | 34 | J.J. Yeley | 311 | 0 | – | – | 39.6 |
| 28 | 33 | Ty Dillon | 310 | 0 | – | – | 32.4 |
| 29 | 35 | Justin Haley | 310 | 0 | – | – | 37.5 |
| 30 | 14 | Todd Gilliland | 309 | 0 | – | – | 39.2 |
| 31 | 29 | Corey LaJoie | 308 | 0 | – | – | 35.5 |
| 32 | 32 | A.J. Allmendinger | 308 | 0 | – | – | 34.1 |
| 33 | 36 | B.J. McLeod | 306 | 0 | – | – | 26.5 |
| 34 | 30 | Ryan Newman | 305 | 0 | – | – | 25.5 |
| 35 | 27 | Austin Cindric | 301 | 0 | – | – | 38.8 |
| 36 | 13 | Christopher Bell | 108 | 0 | 9th | – | 58.2 |
– In the Championship Race at Phoenix last Fall Ross Chastain won the race after leading over half the race, but William Byron and Chris Buescher won Stage 1 and 2.
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Best | Worst | Starts |
| 1 | Josh Berry | 10.00 | 10th | 10th | 1 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 10.23 | 1st | 39th | 35 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 10.81 | 1st | 35th | 37 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 10.95 | 1st | 38th | 37 |
| 5 | William Byron | 11.25 | 1st | 24th | 12 |
| 6 | Kyle Larson | 11.26 | 1st | 40th | 19 |
| 7 | Ryan Blaney | 11.31 | 2nd | 37th | 16 |
| 8 | Chase Elliott | 12.20 | 1st | 39th | 15 |
| 9 | Joey Logano | 12.80 | 1st | 37th | 30 |
| 10 | Brad Keselowski | 13.93 | 2nd | 42nd | 29 |
| 11 | Martin Truex Jr. | 15.33 | 1st | 43rd | 36 |
| 12 | Chase Briscoe | 15.50 | 1st | 35th | 6 |
| 13 | Christopher Bell | 17.13 | 6th | 36th | 8 |
| 14 | Ross Chastain | 17.45 | 1st | 28th | 11 |
| 15 | Erik Jones | 17.67 | 4th | 29th | 15 |
| 16 | A.J. Allmendinger | 18.43 | 6th | 35th | 23 |
| 17 | Daniel Hemric | 18.67 | 17th | 21st | 3 |
| 18 | Tyler Reddick | 18.88 | 3rd | 33rd | 8 |
| 19 | Carson Hocevar | 19.00 | 19th | 19th | 1 |
| 20 | Daniel Suarez | 19.07 | 7th | 36th | 14 |
| 21 | Austin Dillon | 19.75 | 8th | 39th | 20 |
| 22 | Bubba Wallace | 20.17 | 10th | 39th | 12 |
| 23 | Chris Buescher | 21.00 | 5th | 37th | 16 |
| 24 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 21.59 | 4th | 41st | 22 |
| 25 | Alex Bowman | 22.53 | 6th | 41st | 17 |
| 26 | Austin Cindric | 23.75 | 11th | 35th | 4 |
| 27 | Ty Gibbs | 24.50 | 21st | 28th | 2 |
| 28 | Ryan Preece | 24.56 | 12th | 37th | 9 |
| 29 | Justin Haley | 25.00 | 17th | 29th | 6 |
| 30 | John Hunter Nemechek | 26.00 | 25th | 27th | 3 |
| 31 | Harrison Burton | 27.25 | 19th | 35th | 4 |
| 32 | Todd Gilliland | 27.50 | 19th | 32nd | 4 |
| 33 | David Ragan | 27.58 | 10th | 41st | 26 |
| 34 | J.J. Yeley | 28.47 | 14th | 39th | 19 |
| 35 | Noah Gragson | 29.00 | 29th | 29th | 1 |
| 36 | Michael McDowell | 29.08 | 9th | 43rd | 26 |
| 37 | Corey LaJoie | 30.92 | 18th | 38th | 13 |
| 38 | Zane Smith | 31.00 | 31st | 31st | 1 |
| 39 | B.J. McLeod | 31.67 | 27th | 36th | 6 |
| 40 | Anthony Alfredo | 35.50 | 34th | 37th | 2 |
– The biggest thing to me on this list is that William Byron has 12 starts here with a worst of only 24th, but he still only has the 5th best Avg. Finish at 11.25.
| Best Active Phoenix Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Active Phoenix Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 104.42 | 32 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 83.05 | 16 |
| 2 | Chase Elliott | 104.27 | 15 | 2 | Kyle Busch | 82.33 | 37 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 101.34 | 37 | 3 | William Byron | 79.99 | 12 |
| 4 | Ryan Blaney | 98.89 | 16 | 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 79.05 | 32 |
| 5 | Kyle Larson | 98.36 | 19 | 5 | Chase Elliott | 78.61 | 15 |
| 6 | Denny Hamlin | 98.31 | 37 | 6 | Kyle Larson | 76.16 | 19 |
| 7 | Joey Logano | 95.00 | 30 | 7 | Denny Hamlin | 75.20 | 37 |
| 8 | William Byron | 93.99 | 12 | 8 | Joey Logano | 72.27 | 30 |
| 9 | Brad Keselowski | 91.43 | 29 | 9 | Brad Keselowski | 69.20 | 29 |
| 10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 90.01 | 36 | 10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 69.07 | 36 |
| Best Active Laps Led% | Best Active Laps Completed% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Chase Elliott | 11.62 | 15 | 1 | Carson Hocevar | 100 | 1 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 10.30 | 37 | 2 | Josh Berry | 100 | 1 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 9.69 | 30 | 3 | William Byron | 99.92 | 12 |
| 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 9.13 | 35 | 4 | Ty Gibbs | 99.84 | 2 |
| 5 | Ryan Blaney | 8.59 | 16 | T5 | A.J. Allmendinger | 99.79 | 23 |
| 6 | Denny Hamlin | 7.51 | 37 | T5 | Daniel Hemric | 99.79 | 3 |
| 7 | Kyle Larson | 6.52 | 19 | T7 | Noah Gragson | 99.68 | 1 |
| 8 | Chase Briscoe | 6.07 | 6 | T7 | Justin Haley | 99.68 | 6 |
| 9 | William Byron | 4.96 | 12 | 9 | Erik Jones | 99.65 | 15 |
| 10 | Ross Chastain | 4.59 | 11 | 10 | Ross Chastain | 99.59 | 11 |
– William Byron is pretty good here at Phoenix as he’s the only driver in the top 5 of the active Laps Completed% and top 10 of the active Laps Led%.
| Most Active Phoenix Starts | Most Active Phoenix Poles | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 37 | 1 | Kyle Busch | 4 |
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 37 | T2 | Jimmie Johnson | 3 |
| 3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 36 | T2 | Ryan Blaney | 3 |
| 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 35 | T4 | Denny Hamlin | 2 |
| 5 | Joey Logano | 30 | T4 | Joey Logano | 2 |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | 29 | T4 | Kyle Larson | 2 |
| T7 | David Ragan | 26 | T4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 |
| T7 | Michael McDowell | 26 | T8 | A.J. Allmendinger | 1 |
| 9 | A.J. Allmendinger | 23 | T8 | Alex Bowman | 1 |
| T8 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | |||
| 10 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 22 | T8 | Chase Elliott | 1 |
| T8 | William Byron | 1 | |||
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 4 | 11.43 | T5 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 9.09 |
| T2 | Joey Logano | 3 | 10.00 | T5 | William Byron | 1 | 8.33 |
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 3 | 8.11 | T5 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 6.67 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 5.41 | T5 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 5.26 |
| T5 | Chase Briscoe | 1 | 16.67 | T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 2.78 |
– Chase Briscoe is the only driver on the Win List above with less than 11 Phoenix starts.
| Most Active Phoenix Top 3’s | Best Active Phoenix Top 3% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 31.25 | 5 |
| T2 | Jimmie Johnson | 10 | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 29.73 | 11 |
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 10 | 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 28.57 | 10 |
| 4 | Joey Logano | 7 | 4 | Ross Chastain | 27.27 | 3 |
| T5 | Ryan Blaney | 5 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 27.03 | 10 |
| T5 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 6 | Kyle Larson | 26.32 | 5 |
| 7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4 | 7 | Tyler Reddick | 25.00 | 2 |
| T8 | Ross Chastain | 3 | 8 | Joey Logano | 23.33 | 7 |
| T8 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | 20.00 | 3 |
| T8 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 10 | Chase Briscoe | 16.67 | 1 |
| Most Active Phoenix Top 5’s | Best Active Phoenix Top 5% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| T1 | Jimmie Johnson | 16 | 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 45.71 | 16 |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 16 | 2 | Ryan Blaney | 43.75 | 7 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 12 | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 43.24 | 16 |
| T4 | Kyle Larson | 8 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 42.11 | 8 |
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 8 | T5 | Chase Elliott | 33.33 | 5 |
| T4 | Joey Logano | 8 | T5 | Chase Briscoe | 33.33 | 2 |
| 7 | Ryan Blaney | 7 | 7 | Kyle Busch | 32.43 | 12 |
| 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 6 | 8 | Brad Keselowski | 27.59 | 8 |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | 5 | 9 | Ross Chastain | 27.27 | 3 |
| 10 | Ross Chastain | 3 | 10 | Joey Logano | 26.67 | 8 |
| Most Active Phoenix Top 10’s | Best Active Phoenix Top 10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top 10% | Top 10’s |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 26 | 1 | Josh Berry | 100 | 1 |
| T2 | Jimmie Johnson | 22 | 2 | Kyle Busch | 70.27 | 26 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 22 | 3 | Ryan Blaney | 68.75 | 11 |
| 4 | Joey Logano | 16 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 63.16 | 12 |
| 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 15 | 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 62.86 | 22 |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | 13 | 6 | Denny Hamlin | 59.46 | 22 |
| 7 | Kyle Larson | 12 | 7 | William Byron | 58.33 | 7 |
| 8 | Ryan Blaney | 11 | T8 | Joey Logano | 53.33 | 16 |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | 8 | T8 | Chase Elliott | 53.33 | 8 |
| 10 | William Byron | 7 | T10 | Christopher Bell | 50.00 | 4 |
| T10 | Chase Briscoe | 50.00 | 3 | |||
– Not only does Kyle Busch have the most active Phoenix Top 10’s, but he also has the best Top 10% among drivers with multiple starts at the track.
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% |
| 1 | Joey Logano | 5 | 17.86 | T6 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 7.69 |
| 2 | Ryan Blaney | 4 | 14.29 | T6 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 7.14 |
| T3 | William Byron | 3 | 12.50 | T6 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 7.14 |
| T3 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 11.54 | T9 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 3.57 |
| T3 | Kyle Busch | 3 | 10.71 | T9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 3.57 |
– In 28 stages run at Phoenix only 10 active drivers have won a stage here, meaning the likelihood of a new Stage Winner coming this weekend is pretty high.
| Most Active Phoenix Stage T10’s | Best Active Phoenix Stage T10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 21 | T1 | Chase Elliott | 80.77 | 21 |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 21 | T1 | Kyle Larson | 80.77 | 21 |
| 3 | Ryan Blaney | 20 | 3 | Ryan Blaney | 71.43 | 20 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 19 | 4 | Kyle Busch | 67.86 | 19 |
| T5 | Brad Keselowski | 17 | 5 | William Byron | 66.67 | 16 |
| T5 | Joey Logano | 17 | T6 | Brad Keselowski | 60.71 | 17 |
| T7 | William Byron | 16 | T6 | Joey Logano | 60.71 | 17 |
| T7 | Denny Hamlin | 16 | T8 | Denny Hamlin | 57.14 | 16 |
| T7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 16 | T8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 57.14 | 16 |
| T10 | Tyler Reddick | 8 | 10 | Tyler Reddick | 50.00 | 8 |
| T10 | Erik Jones | 8 | ||||
– The current crop of Hendrick drivers have been really good in stages at Phoenix as they hold down 3 of the top 5 spots in the active Stage T10% table above.
| Most Active Phoenix Starts without Win | Most Active Phoenix Starts without Pole | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Brad Keselowski | 29 | T1 | David Ragan | 26 |
| T2 | David Ragan | 26 | T1 | Michael McDowell | 26 |
| T2 | Michael McDowell | 26 | 3 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 22 |
| 4 | A.J. Allmendinger | 23 | 4 | Austin Dillon | 20 |
| 5 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 22 | 5 | J.J. Yeley | 19 |
| 6 | Austin Dillon | 20 | 6 | Chris Buescher | 16 |
| 7 | J.J. Yeley | 19 | 7 | Erik Jones | 15 |
| 8 | Alex Bowman | 17 | 8 | Daniel Suarez | 14 |
| T9 | Chris Buescher | 16 | 9 | Corey LaJoie | 13 |
| T9 | Ryan Blaney | 16 | 10 | Bubba Wallace | 12 |
– According to the tables above it is easier to get a Pole at Phoenix than a race Win as the 10th most starts without a Win is 16 and the 10th most starts without a Pole is 12.
| Most Active Phoenix Starts without Top 3 | Most Active Phoenix Starts without Top 5 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| T1 | David Ragan | 26 | T1 | Michael McDowell | 26 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 26 | T1 | David Ragan | 26 |
| 3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 23 | 3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 23 |
| 4 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 22 | 4 | Austin Dillon | 20 |
| 5 | Austin Dillon | 20 | 5 | J.J. Yeley | 19 |
– Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is the only driver on the “without Top 3” list above that is not on the “without Top 5” list as well.
| Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | J.J. Yeley | 19 |
| 2 | Corey LaJoie | 13 |
| 3 | Ryan Preece | 9 |
| T4 | B.J McLeod | 6 |
| T4 | Justin Haley | 6 |
| Most Active Phoenix Stages without Stage Win | Most Active Phoenix Stages without Stage T10 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Stages |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 28 | 1 | Daniel Suarez | 28 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 28 | 2 | Corey LaJoie | 26 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 28 | T3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 16 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 28 | T3 | Ryan Preece | 16 |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 28 | T5 | B.J. McLeod | 12 |
| 6 | Corey LaJoie | 26 | T5 | David Ragan | 12 |
| T7 | Alex Bowman | 24 | T5 | Justin Haley | 12 |
| T7 | Bubba Wallace | 24 | 8 | J.J. Yeley | 10 |
| 9 | Ross Chastain | 22 | T9 | Harrison Burton | 8 |
| T10 | 5 drivers tied | 16 | T9 | Todd Gilliland | 8 |
– Daniel Suarez and Corey LaJoie will be looking to get their first Stage T10’s here at Phoenix this weekend and take their names off the top 2 spots in the “without Stage T10” list.
| Driver | Streak | Category | Driver | Streak | Category |
| Ryan Blaney | 3 | Top 3’s | Kevin Harvick | 12 | Stage T10’s |
| Ryan Blaney | 5 | Top 5’s | Kyle Larson | 10 | Stage T10’s |
| Kyle Larson | 2 | Top 5’s | Ryan Blaney | 7 | Stage T10’s |
| William Byron | 2 | Top 5’s | Ross Chastain | 4 | Stage T10’s |
| Kevin Harvick | 21 | Top 10’s | Bubba Wallace | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Ryan Blaney | 7 | Top 10’s | Chris Buescher | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Kyle Larson | 3 | Top 10’s | Erik Jones | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| William Byron | 3 | Top 10’s | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| William Byron | 13 | Stage T10’s |
– There are 19 major streaks mentioned above, but two of the biggest ones will not be continued as Kevin Harvick is not racing in the race this weekend.
Next Gen Stats
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 2023-04 | 63.41 | Kyle Larson | 4th | 6 | 2022-04 | 32.37 | Chase Briscoe | 1st |
| 2 | 2022-36 | 59.94 | Joey Logano | 1st | 7 | 2023-36 | 30.45 | William Byron | 4th |
| 3 | 2023-36 | 50.32 | Ross Chastain | 1st | 8 | 2023-04 | 20.19 | William Byron | 1st |
| 4 | 2022-04 | 45.83 | Ryan Blaney | 4th | 9 | 2022-04 | 16.03 | Chase Elliott | 11th |
| 5 | 2022-36 | 34.94 | Ryan Blaney | 2nd | 10 | 2023-04 | 11.36 | Kevin Harvick | 5th |
– 9 of the 10 drivers to lead over 10% of the race at Phoenix in the Next Gen car have gone on to finish Top 5. So leading over 31 laps this weekend will probably lead to a good finish.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2023-36 | Ross Chastain | 144.2 | 1st | 6 | 2022-04 | Chase Briscoe | 128.7 | 1st |
| 2 | 2022-36 | Joey Logano | 143.8 | 1st | 7 | 2022-36 | Ryan Blaney | 128.3 | 2nd |
| 3 | 2023-04 | Kyle Larson | 139.0 | 4th | 8 | 2023-36 | William Byron | 122.0 | 4th |
| 4 | 2023-04 | William Byron | 131.4 | 1st | 9 | 2022-04 | Chase Elliott | 121.7 | 11th |
| 5 | 2022-04 | Ryan Blaney | 131.2 | 4th | 10 | 2023-04 | Kevin Harvick | 116.0 | 5th |
– 6 of the 10 best Driver Ratings in a Next Gen race have come in the Spring race, so look for someone to run really well and finish well this weekend.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. |
| T1 | 2022-04 | Chase Briscoe | 100 | 1st | T1 | 2023-04 | William Byron | 100 | 1st |
| T1 | 2022-04 | Tyler Reddick | 100 | 3rd | T1 | 2023-04 | Kyle Larson | 100 | 4th |
| T1 | 2022-04 | Joey Logano | 100 | 8th | T1 | 2023-36 | Ross Chastain | 100 | 1st |
| T1 | 2022-36 | Joey Logano | 100 | 1st | T1 | 2023-36 | Chris Buescher | 100 | 5th |
| T1 | 2022-36 | Ryan Blaney | 100 | 2nd | T1 | 2023-36 | Martin Truex Jr. | 100 | 6th |
| T1 | 2022-36 | Kevin Harvick | 100 | 5th | T1 | 2023-36 | Kevin Harvick | 100 | 7th |
– Running every lap at Phoenix in the Top 15 is sort of easy in the Next Gen car as 12 drivers have done it, and all 4 drivers who won have spent every lap in the Top 15.
| Best Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-36) |
Worst Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-36) |
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| Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin | Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin |
| 1 | 1st | 3.25 | 1 | 36th | 32.75 |
| 2 | 15th | 6.25 | 2 | 35th | 31.00 |
| 3 | 3rd | 7.50 | 3 | 34th | 30.25 |
| 4 | 8th | 8.25 | T4 | 32nd | 29.50 |
| 5 | 12th | 8.75 | T4 | 29th | 28.75 |
| T6 | 16th | 10.00 | T4 | 33rd | 28.50 |
| T6 | 17th | 10.00 | 7 | 27th | 27.50 |
| 8 | 9th | 10.75 | 8 | 31st | 26.75 |
| 9 | 2nd | 11.00 | T9 | 20th | 25.25 |
| 10 | 21st | 12.50 | T9 | 30th | 25.00 |
– Starting 27th or worse this weekend pretty much guarantees a bad finish in the Next Gen car, however if you start 1st then you can get a pretty good finish.
| Best Next Gen Phoenix Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Next Gen Phoenix Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Ryan Blaney | 117.70 | 4 | 1 | Kevin Harvick | 98.33 | 4 |
| 2 | William Byron | 114.50 | 4 | 2 | William Byron | 93.42 | 4 |
| 3 | Kevin Harvick | 111.95 | 4 | 3 | Ryan Blaney | 87.12 | 4 |
| 4 | Ross Chastain | 107.10 | 4 | 4 | Ross Chastain | 86.56 | 4 |
| 5 | Kyle Larson | 107.05 | 4 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 85.91 | 4 |
| 6 | Joey Logano | 97.13 | 4 | 6 | Denny Hamlin | 85.36 | 4 |
| 7 | Chase Briscoe | 96.18 | 4 | 7 | Tyler Reddick | 83.41 | 4 |
| 8 | Denny Hamlin | 87.00 | 4 | 8 | Chase Briscoe | 81.65 | 4 |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | 85.73 | 3 | 9 | Joey Logano | 80.91 | 4 |
| 10 | Tyler Reddick | 85.70 | 4 | 10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 79.80 | 3 |
| Best Next Gen Phoenix Avg. Finish | Best Next Gen Phoenix Laps Led% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Ryan Blaney | 2.50 | 4 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 20.27 | 4 |
| 2 | Kurt Busch | 5.00 | 1 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 16.20 | 4 |
| 3 | Kevin Harvick | 5.75 | 4 | 3 | Joey Logano | 15.24 | 4 |
| 4 | William Byron | 7.25 | 4 | 4 | William Byron | 13.65 | 4 |
| 5 | Ross Chastain | 7.50 | 4 | 5 | Ross Chastain | 12.61 | 4 |
| 6 | Chase Briscoe | 9.00 | 4 | 6 | Chase Briscoe | 9.10 | 4 |
| 7 | Joey Logano | 9.50 | 4 | 7 | Chase Elliott | 5.34 | 3 |
| 8 | Josh Berry | 10.00 | 1 | 8 | Kevin Harvick | 4.71 | 4 |
| 9 | Kyle Busch | 11.75 | 4 | 9 | Chris Buescher | 1.44 | 4 |
| 10 | Kyle Larson | 12.50 | 4 | T10 | Denny Hamlin | 1.12 | 4 |
| T10 | Erik Jones | 1.12 | 4 | ||||
| Next Gen Phoenix Win List | Next Gen Phoenix Pole List | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Chase Briscoe | 1 | 25.00 | T1 | Joey Logano | 1 |
| T1 | Joey Logano | 1 | 25.00 | T1 | Kyle Larson | 1 |
| T1 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 25.00 | T1 | Ryan Blaney | 1 |
| T1 | William Byron | 1 | 25.00 | T1 | William Byron | 1 |
– No driver has won multiple Poles or races in the Next Gen car at Phoenix.
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Top 3% |
| T1 | Ross Chastain | 3 | 75.00 |
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | 75.00 |
| 3 | Tyler Reddick | 2 | 50.00 |
| T4 | Chase Briscoe | 1 | 25.00 |
| T4 | Joey Logano | 1 | 25.00 |
| T4 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 25.00 |
| T4 | William Byron | 1 | 25.00 |
– While there may not be any multiple time winner or Pole winners at Phoenix in the Next Gen, Ross Chastain and Ryan Blaney have figured out how to finish Top 3 here in this car.
| Most Next Gen Phoenix Top 5’s | Most Next Gen Phoenix Top 10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Top 5% | Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Top 10% |
| 1 | Ryan Blaney | 4 | 100 | T1 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | 100 |
| 2 | Ross Chastain | 3 | 75.00 | T1 | Ryan Blaney | 4 | 100 |
| T3 | Chase Briscoe | 2 | 50.00 | T3 | Chase Briscoe | 3 | 75.00 |
| T3 | Kevin Harvick | 2 | 50.00 | T3 | Kyle Busch | 3 | 75.00 |
| T3 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 50.00 | T3 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 75.00 |
| T3 | Tyler Reddick | 2 | 50.00 | T3 | Ross Chastain | 3 | 75.00 |
| T3 | William Byron | 2 | 50.00 | T3 | William Byron | 3 | 75.00 |
| T8 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 100 | T8 | Chris Buescher | 2 | 50.00 |
| T8 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 25.00 | T8 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 50.00 |
| T8 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
| T8 | Joey Logano | 1 | 25.00 | T8 | Joey Logano | 2 | 50.00 |
| T8 | Tyler Reddick | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
– Ryan Blaney looks to finish Top 5 this weekend and make himself the only driver to finish Top 5 and Top 10 in every Next Gen race at Phoenix.
| Most Next Gen Phoenix Stage Wins | Most Next Gen Phoenix Stage T10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Stage T10% |
| 1 | William Byron | 3 | 37.50 | T1 | Kevin Harvick | 8 | 100 |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 8 | 100 | ||||
| 2 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 25.00 | T1 | William Byron | 8 | 100 |
| 4 | Ryan Blaney | 7 | 87.50 | ||||
| T3 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 12.50 | 5 | Tyler Reddick | 6 | 75.00 |
| T6 | Chase Briscoe | 5 | 62.50 | ||||
| T3 | Joey Logano | 1 | 12.50 | T6 | Christopher Bell | 5 | 62.50 |
| T6 | Ross Chastain | 5 | 62.50 | ||||
| T3 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 12.50 | T9 | Joey Logano | 4 | 50.00 |
| T9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4 | 50.00 | ||||
– While Ryan Blaney is the only driver who can finish all 5 Next Gen races here in the Top 10, Kyle Larson and William Byron hope they can be the only drivers to finish all 10 Next Gen stages in the Top 10.
