COTA last week almost saw an intense finish as Christopher Bell used a late pitting strategy to almost chase down William Byron for the win. This week we head to a Short track where strategy may once again be the key to a good finish. Down below you will find different statistics for active drivers and Next Gen races of the NASCAR Cup series here at Richmond 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: Richmond.
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: Richmond.
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 | 26 | Chris Buescher | 400 | 8 | – | 2nd | 121.6 |
| 2 | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 400 | 20 | 3rd | 5th | 120.5 |
| 3 | 2 | Kyle Busch | 400 | 0 | – | 6th | 104.1 |
| 4 | 23 | Joey Logano | 400 | 0 | – | 10th | 92.1 |
| 5 | 11 | Ryan Preece | 400 | 0 | 6th | 7th | 108.1 |
| 6 | 13 | Brad Keselowski | 400 | 102 | 9th | 1st | 115.1 |
| 7 | 10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 400 | 18 | – | 8th | 75.6 |
| 8 | 24 | Aric Almirola | 400 | 0 | 8th | – | 87.2 |
| 9 | 17 | Austin Dillon | 400 | 0 | – | – | 78.4 |
| 10 | 8 | Kevin Harvick | 400 | 0 | 5th | – | 93.7 |
| 11 | 20 | Chase Briscoe | 400 | 0 | – | – | 73.8 |
| 12 | 5 | Bubba Wallace | 400 | 80 | 2nd | 4th | 108.7 |
| 13 | 4 | Chase Elliott | 400 | 0 | 4th | – | 87.6 |
| 14 | 25 | Ryan Blaney | 400 | 2 | – | – | 70.0 |
| 15 | 7 | Ty Gibbs | 400 | 0 | 10th | 9th | 84.7 |
| 16 | 1 | Tyler Reddick | 400 | 81 | 1st | 3rd | 112.3 |
| 17 | 9 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 400 | 0 | – | – | 70.3 |
| 18 | 15 | Alex Bowman | 400 | 0 | – | – | 64.4 |
| 19 | 14 | Kyle Larson | 400 | 0 | – | – | 62.7 |
| 20 | 29 | Christopher Bell | 399 | 0 | – | – | 56.9 |
| 21 | 6 | William Byron | 399 | 0 | 7th | – | 72.6 |
| 22 | 18 | Michael McDowell | 399 | 9 | – | – | 68.7 |
| 23 | 27 | Erik Jones | 399 | 0 | – | – | 52.4 |
| 24 | 19 | Ross Chastain | 399 | 0 | – | – | 52.1 |
| 25 | 16 | Todd Gilliland | 399 | 0 | – | – | 56.8 |
| 26 | 30 | Austin Cindric | 399 | 0 | – | – | 43.0 |
| 27 | 36 | A.J. Allmendinger | 399 | 0 | – | – | 48.1 |
| 28 | 12 | Noah Gragson | 398 | 0 | – | – | 53.0 |
| 29 | 32 | Ryan Newman | 398 | 0 | – | – | 35.7 |
| 30 | 28 | Justin Haley | 398 | 0 | – | – | 38.8 |
| 31 | 22 | Harrison Burton | 397 | 0 | – | – | 32.5 |
| 32 | 31 | Corey LaJoie | 397 | 0 | – | – | 29.1 |
| 33 | 33 | Daniel Suarez | 396 | 0 | – | – | 38.3 |
| 34 | 34 | Ty Dillon | 396 | 0 | – | – | 26.9 |
| 35 | 35 | J.J. Yeley | 396 | 0 | – | – | 31.0 |
| 36 | 21 | B.J. McLeod | 395 | 0 | – | – | 23.8 |
– Last Fall at Richmond Ford was great as they had 7 of the Top 11 finishing positions, meanwhile the only Chevy’s to finish Top 10 were RCR cars.
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Best | Worst | Starts |
| 1 | Josh Berry | 2.00 | 2nd | 2nd | 1 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 7.08 | 1st | 24th | 36 |
| 3 | Christopher Bell | 7.71 | 2nd | 20th | 7 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 8.53 | 1st | 24th | 34 |
| 5 | Joey Logano | 10.00 | 1st | 35th | 29 |
| 6 | Chase Elliott | 11.20 | 2nd | 24th | 15 |
| 7 | Kyle Larson | 11.28 | 1st | 37th | 18 |
| 8 | Brad Keselowski | 12.11 | 1st | 38th | 28 |
| 9 | Jimmie Johnson | 15.32 | 1st | 40th | 37 |
| 10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 15.34 | 1st | 41st | 35 |
| 11 | Chase Briscoe | 15.83 | 11th | 23rd | 6 |
| 12 | William Byron | 15.91 | 3rd | 24th | 11 |
| 13 | Austin Dillon | 16.26 | 4th | 27th | 19 |
| 14 | Tyler Reddick | 17.29 | 11th | 31st | 7 |
| 15 | Daniel Suarez | 17.38 | 7th | 33rd | 13 |
| 16 | Alex Bowman | 18.73 | 1st | 38th | 15 |
| 17 | Ty Gibbs | 20.00 | 9th | 36th | 3 |
| 18 | Ryan Blaney | 20.07 | 7th | 39th | 15 |
| 19 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 20.38 | 4th | 38th | 21 |
| 20 | Ryan Preece | 21.00 | 5th | 30th | 7 |
| 21 | Ross Chastain | 21.30 | 3rd | 36th | 10 |
| 22 | A.J. Allmendinger | 22.31 | 6th | 43rd | 26 |
| 23 | Chris Buescher | 22.53 | 1st | 34th | 15 |
| 24 | Bubba Wallace | 22.55 | 12th | 32nd | 11 |
| 25 | Erik Jones | 22.62 | 6th | 38th | 13 |
| 26 | Austin Cindric | 22.80 | 12th | 28th | 5 |
| 27 | Todd Gilliland | 23.00 | 15th | 27th | 4 |
| 28 | Harrison Burton | 23.25 | 18th | 31st | 4 |
| 29 | David Ragan | 23.27 | 3rd | 34th | 26 |
| 30 | Daniel Hemric | 25.33 | 19th | 32nd | 3 |
| 31 | Corey LaJoie | 28.08 | 21st | 32nd | 12 |
| 32 | Justin Haley | 29.00 | 21st | 38th | 6 |
| 33 | Noah Gragson | 29.67 | 24th | 37th | 3 |
| T34 | Anthony Alfredo | 30.00 | 26th | 33rd | 3 |
| T34 | John Hunter Nemechek | 30.00 | 30th | 30th | 1 |
| 36 | Michael McDowell | 30.12 | 6th | 43rd | 25 |
| 37 | J.J. Yeley | 31.58 | 10th | 43rd | 19 |
| 38 | B.J. McLeod | 33.67 | 30th | 37th | 6 |
| 39 | Timmy Hill | 36.25 | 34th | 39th | 4 |
– Kyle Busch, Christopher Bell, and Denny Hamlin have been great at Richmond in their careers as they have a total of 77 starts between them and a worst finish of only 24th.
| Best Active Richmond Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Active Richmond Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 109.01 | 34 | 1 | Kyle Busch | 88.37 | 36 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 108.00 | 36 | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 86.02 | 34 |
| 3 | Brad Keselowski | 99.13 | 28 | 3 | Brad Keselowski | 80.81 | 28 |
| 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 94.87 | 35 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 72.13 | 18 |
| 5 | Joey Logano | 94.79 | 29 | 5 | Chase Elliott | 72.11 | 15 |
| 6 | Christopher Bell | 94.53 | 7 | 6 | Christopher Bell | 70.89 | 7 |
| 7 | Kyle Larson | 90.08 | 18 | 7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 69.37 | 35 |
| 8 | Chase Elliott | 89.72 | 15 | 8 | Joey Logano | 66.44 | 29 |
| 9 | Jimmie Johnson | 87.90 | 31 | 9 | Ty Gibbs | 65.25 | 3 |
| 10 | William Byron | 83.65 | 11 | 10 | Jimmie Johnson | 60.70 | 31 |
– All of the 20 slots in the tables above are filled by drivers that have primarily drove for Joe Gibbs Racing, Team Penske, or Hendrick Motorsports.
| Best Active Laps Led% | Best Active Laps Completed% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 16.34 | 34 | 1 | Josh Berry | 100 | 1 |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | 11.41 | 28 | 2 | Kyle Busch | 99.99 | 36 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 10.60 | 36 | 3 | Chase Elliott | 99.98 | 15 |
| 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 9.69 | 35 | 4 | Christopher Bell | 99.93 | 7 |
| 5 | Joey Logano | 5.60 | 29 | 5 | Denny Hamlin | 99.91 | 34 |
| 6 | William Byron | 5.43 | 11 | 6 | Austin Dillon | 99.78 | 19 |
| 7 | Christopher Bell | 3.54 | 7 | 7 | William Byron | 99.75 | 11 |
| 8 | Jimmie Johnson | 3.11 | 37 | T8 | Daniel Suarez | 99.71 | 13 |
| 9 | Tyler Reddick | 2.89 | 7 | T8 | Chase Briscoe | 99.71 | 6 |
| 10 | Kyle Larson | 2.56 | 18 | 10 | Tyler Reddick | 99.64 | 7 |
| Most Active Richmond Starts | Most Active Richmond Poles | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 37 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 3 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 36 | T2 | Brad Keselowski | 2 |
| 3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 35 | T2 | Jimmie Johnson | 2 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 34 | T2 | Joey Logano | 2 |
| 5 | Joey Logano | 29 | T5 | Kyle Busch | 1 |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | 28 | T3 | Kyle Larson | 1 |
| T7 | A.J. Allmendinger | 26 | T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 |
| T7 | David Ragan | 26 | T3 | Ryan Blaney | 1 |
| 9 | Michael McDowell | 25 | T3 | Tyler Reddick | 1 |
| 10 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 21 | |||
– Kyle Busch will tie Jimmie Johnson this weekend for most starts here at Richmond among active drivers, and if all goes to plan will pass him later this season.
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 6 | 16.67 | T4 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 7.14 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | 11.76 | T6 | Joey Logano | 2 | 6.90 |
| T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3 | 8.57 | T6 | Alex Bowman | 1 | 6.67 |
| T4 | Jimmie Johnson | 3 | 8.11 | T6 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 6.67 |
| T4 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 11.11 |
– Not only does Kyle Busch lead all active drivers in wins at Richmond, he also leads with the best Win% as well.
| Most Active Richmond Top 3’s | Best Active Richmond Top 3% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 15 | 1 | Josh Berry | 100 | 1 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 14 | 2 | Kyle Busch | 41.67 | 15 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 8 | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 41.18 | 14 |
| 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 7 | 4 | Christopher Bell | 28.57 | 2 |
| 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 6 | 5 | Joey Logano | 27.59 | 8 |
| T6 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 6 | Jimmie Johnson | 18.92 | 7 |
| T6 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 17.14 | 6 |
| T8 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 8 | Kyle Larson | 16.67 | 3 |
| T8 | Chris Buescher | 2 | 9 | Chris Buescher | 13.33 | 2 |
| T10 | 6 drivers tied | 1 | 10 | Brad Keselowski | 10.71 | 3 |
| Most Active Richmond Top 5’s | Best Active Richmond Top 5% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 19 | 1 | Josh Berry | 100 | 1 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 18 | 2 | Christopher Bell | 57.14 | 4 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 13 | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 52.94 | 18 |
| 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 9 | 4 | Kyle Busch | 52.78 | 19 |
| 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 7 | 5 | Joey Logano | 44.83 | 13 |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | 6 | Chase Elliott | 33.33 | 5 |
| 7 | Chase Elliott | 5 | 7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 25.71 | 9 |
| T8 | Christopher Bell | 4 | 8 | Kyle Larson | 22.22 | 4 |
| T8 | Kyle Larson | 4 | 9 | Brad Keselowski | 21.43 | 6 |
| 10 | David Ragan | 3 | T10 | Jimmie Johnson | 18.92 | 7 |
– Depending on what happens this week Josh Berry, Christopher Bell, Denny Hamlin, or Kyle Busch could all be on top of the Top 5% table above.
| Most Active Richmond Top 10’s | Best Active Richmond Top 10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top 10% | Top 10’s |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 28 | 1 | Josh Berry | 100 | 1 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 22 | 2 | Kyle Busch | 77.78 | 28 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 18 | 3 | Christopher Bell | 71.43 | 5 |
| 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 17 | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 64.71 | 22 |
| 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 16 | 5 | Joey Logano | 62.07 | 18 |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | 14 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 50.00 | 14 |
| 7 | Kyle Larson | 8 | 7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 48.57 | 17 |
| T8 | Chase Elliott | 6 | 8 | Kyle Larson | 44.44 | 8 |
| T8 | Austin Dillon | 6 | 9 | Jimmie Johnson | 43.24 | 16 |
| 10 | Christopher Bell | 5 | 10 | Chase Elliott | 40.00 | 6 |
– It’s easy to see who’s been good here at Richmond as both Top 10 list above have the same drivers with the exception of Austin Dillon not being in the Top 10% list (he’s 12th).
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 6 | 23.08 | T6 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 7.14 |
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 5 | 19.23 | T6 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 5.00 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 4 | 15.38 | T6 | William Byron | 1 | 4.55 |
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 11.54 | T6 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 3.85 |
| T4 | Kyle Busch | 3 | 11.54 |
– Denny Hamlin is mostly win or bust in stages here at Richmond as he leads all active drivers in the Stage Win table above, but he only ranks 4th below with 15 Stage T10’s.
| Most Active Richmond Stage T10’s | Best Active Richmond Stage T10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
| T1 | Joey Logano | 22 | T1 | Joey Logano | 84.62 | 22 |
| T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 22 | T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 84.62 | 22 |
| 3 | Brad Keselowski | 21 | 3 | Brad Keselowski | 80.77 | 21 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 15 | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 57.69 | 15 |
| 5 | Kyle Busch | 14 | 5 | Chase Elliott | 54.17 | 13 |
| T6 | Chase Elliott | 13 | T6 | Kyle Larson | 54.17 | 13 |
| T6 | Kyle Larson | 13 | T6 | Kyle Busch | 53.85 | 14 |
| T8 | Alex Bowman | 9 | T8 | Christopher Bell | 50.00 | 7 |
| T8 | William Byron | 9 | T8 | Ty Gibbs | 50.00 | 3 |
| T10 | Christopher Bell | 7 | 10 | Alex Bowman | 40.91 | 9 |
| T10 | Ross Chastain | 7 | 10 | William Byron | 40.91 | 9 |
| Most Active Richmond Starts without Win | Most Active Richmond Starts without Pole | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| T1 | A.J. Allmendinger | 26 | T1 | A.J. Allmendinger | 26 |
| T1 | David Ragan | 26 | T1 | David Ragan | 26 |
| 3 | Michael McDowell | 25 | 3 | Michael McDowell | 25 |
| 4 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 21 | 4 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 21 |
| T5 | Austin Dillon | 19 | T5 | Austin Dillon | 19 |
| T5 | J.J. Yeley | 19 | T5 | J.J. Yeley | 19 |
| T7 | Chase Elliott | 15 | T7 | Alex Bowman | 15 |
| T7 | Ryan Blaney | 15 | T7 | Chase Elliott | 15 |
| T9 | Daniel Suarez | 13 | T7 | Chris Buescher | 15 |
| T9 | Erik Jones | 13 | T10 | Daniel Suarez | 13 |
| T10 | Erik Jones | 13 | |||
| Most Active Richmond Starts without Top 3 | Most Active Richmond Starts without Top 5 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | A.J. Allmendinger | 26 | 1 | A.J. Allmendinger | 26 |
| 2 | Michael McDowell | 25 | 2 | Michael McDowell | 25 |
| 3 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 21 | 3 | J.J. Yeley | 19 |
| T4 | Austin Dillon | 19 | 4 | Ryan Blaney | 15 |
| T4 | J.J. Yeley | 19 | T5 | Daniel Suarez | 13 |
| T5 | Erik Jones | 13 | |||
| Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Corey LaJoie | 12 |
| 2 | Bubba Wallace | 11 |
| 3 | Tyler Reddick | 7 |
| T4 | B.J. McLeod | 6 |
| T4 | Chase Briscoe | 6 |
| T4 | Justin Haley | 6 |
– There are 23 active drivers who have made 10+ starts here at Richmond and only Corey LaJoie and Bubba Wallace have yet to get a Top 10 here.
| Most Active Richmond Stages without Stage Win | Most Active Richmond Stages without Stage T10 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Stages |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 26 | 1 | Michael McDowell | 26 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 26 | 2 | Corey LaJoie | 24 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 26 | T3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 14 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 26 | T3 | J.J. Yeley | 14 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 26 | T5 | B.J. McLeod | 12 |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 26 | T5 | David Ragan | 12 |
| T7 | Chase Elliott | 24 | T5 | Justin Haley | 12 |
| T7 | Corey LaJoie | 24 | 8 | Austin Cindric | 10 |
| T7 | Kyle Larson | 24 | T9 | Harrison Burton | 8 |
| T10 | Alex Bowman | 22 | T9 | Todd Gilliland | 8 |
| T10 | Bubba Wallace | 22 | |||
– Michael McDowell is the only active driver to run in every stage here at Richmond and not get a Stage T10
| Driver | Streak | Category | Driver | Streak | Category |
| Kevin Harvick | 5 | Top 10’s | Ty Gibbs | 3 | Stage T10’s |
| Joey Logano | 3 | Top 10’s | Bubba Wallace | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Brad Keselowski | 2 | Top 10’s | Ryan Preece | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Brad Keselowski | 4 | Stage T10’s | Tyler Reddick | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Denny Hamlin | 3 | Stage T10’s |
– Surprisingly there are no active 2+ streaks that are Top 5 or better, and the longest streak above is by a driver that is not racing this weekend.
Next Gen Stats
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 2022-24 | 55.50 | Joey Logano | 6th | 7 | 2023-22 | 22.00 | Chris Buescher | 1st |
| 2 | 2022-07 | 32.00 | Ryan Blaney | 7th | 8 | 2023-22 | 20.25 | Tyler Reddick | 16th |
| 3 | 2022-07 | 30.50 | William Byron | 3rd | T9 | 2022-07 | 20.00 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4th |
| 4 | 2023-07 | 29.25 | William Byron | 24th | T9 | 2022-24 | 20.00 | Ross Chastain | 18th |
| 5 | 2023-22 | 25.50 | Brad Keselowski | 6th | T9 | 2023-22 | 20.00 | Bubba Wallace | 12th |
| 6 | 2023-07 | 23.25 | Kyle Larson | 1st |
– Leading laps in the Next Gen car at Richmond hasn’t meant much as 4 of the 11 drivers above haven’t even finished in the Top 10.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2022-24 | Joey Logano | 131.4 | 6th | 6 | 2022-24 | Kevin Harvick | 120.6 | 1st |
| 2 | 2023-07 | Kyle Larson | 130.3 | 1st | 7 | 2023-22 | Denny Hamlin | 120.5 | 2nd |
| 3 | 2022-07 | Martin Truex Jr. | 123.2 | 4th | 8 | 2023-07 | William Byron | 117.6 | 24th |
| 4 | 2023-22 | Chris Buescher | 121.6 | 1st | 9 | 2022-07 | Ryan Blaney | 116.6 | 7th |
| 5 | 2022-24 | Denny Hamlin | 121.5 | 4th | 10 | 2023-07 | Ross Chastain | 116.2 | 3rd |
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. |
| T1 | 2022-24 | Denny Hamlin | 100 | 4th | 6 | 2022-24 | Joey Logano | 99.25 | 6th |
| T1 | 2023-07 | Kyle Larson | 100 | 1st | T7 | 2022-24 | Ryan Blaney | 98.75 | 10th |
| T1 | 2023-22 | Denny Hamlin | 100 | 2nd | T7 | 2023-22 | Bubba Wallace | 98.75 | 12th |
| 4 | 2023-07 | Alex Bowman | 99.75 | 8th | T9 | 2023-07 | Ross Chastain | 98.50 | 3rd |
| 5 | 2022-07 | Ryan Blaney | 99.50 | 7th | T9 | 2023-22 | Kevin Harvick | 98.50 | 10th |
| Best Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-37) |
Worst Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-37) |
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| Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin | Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin |
| 1 | 13th | 5.75 | T1 | 34th | 33.25 |
| T2 | 2nd | 9.50 | T1 | 35th | 33.25 |
| T2 | 4th | 9.50 | 3 | 31st | 31.25 |
| 4 | 3rd | 9.75 | 4 | 36th | 30.25 |
| 5 | 10th | 10.75 | 5 | 37th | 27.00 |
| 6 | 1st | 11.25 | T6 | 22nd | 26.00 |
| T7 | 18th | 11.75 | T6 | 27th | 26.00 |
| T7 | 21st | 11.75 | 8 | 33rd | 24.75 |
| 9 | 11th | 13.75 | 9 | 28th | 23.50 |
| T10 | 9th | 14.75 | 10 | 16th | 21.25 |
| T10 | 17th | 14.75 | |||
– Starting outside the Top 30 this weekend is not a good sign as the top 5 worst starting position Avg. Finishes are all 31st or worst.
| Best Next Gen Richmond Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Next Gen Richmond Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 109.98 | 4 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 93.75 | 4 |
| 2 | Kevin Harvick | 106.63 | 4 | 2 | Kevin Harvick | 93.19 | 4 |
| 3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 98.90 | 4 | 3 | Chase Elliott | 86.75 | 3 |
| 4 | Joey Logano | 98.45 | 4 | 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 86.25 | 4 |
| 5 | William Byron | 96.63 | 4 | 5 | Brad Keselowski | 86.19 | 4 |
| 6 | Kyle Larson | 95.78 | 4 | 6 | Joey Logano | 84.63 | 4 |
| 7 | Brad Keselowski | 94.60 | 4 | 7 | Ryan Preece | 83.75 | 2 |
| 8 | Chase Elliott | 94.23 | 3 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 81.81 | 4 |
| 9 | Christopher Bell | 92.68 | 4 | 9 | Kyle Larson | 74.44 | 4 |
| 10 | Kyle Busch | 92.50 | 4 | 10 | William Byron | 74.19 | 4 |
– Denny Hamlin has been the best driver at Richmond in the Next Gen car as he ranks 1st in both tables above.
| Best Next Gen Richmond Avg. Finish | Best Next Gen Richmond Laps Led% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Josh Berry | 2.00 | 1 | 1 | William Byron | 14.94 | 4 |
| 2 | Kevin Harvick | 4.50 | 4 | 2 | Joey Logano | 13.94 | 4 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 6.75 | 4 | 3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 9.63 | 4 |
| 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 7.25 | 4 | 4 | Ryan Blaney | 8.19 | 4 |
| 5 | Christopher Bell | 8.00 | 4 | 5 | Denny Hamlin | 7.38 | 4 |
| 6 | Joey Logano | 8.50 | 4 | 6 | Kyle Larson | 6.50 | 4 |
| 7 | Kyle Busch | 8.75 | 4 | 7 | Brad Keselowski | 6.44 | 4 |
| 8 | Kyle Larson | 9.75 | 4 | 8 | Ross Chastain | 6.00 | 4 |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | 10.67 | 3 | 9 | Christopher Bell | 5.56 | 4 |
| 10 | Brad Keselowski | 11.00 | 4 | 10 | Chris Buescher | 5.50 | 4 |
– Kevin Harvick has been good at finishing well at Richmond in the Next Gen car, but even with the 2nd best Avg. Finish above he doesn’t even rank Top 10 in Laps Led%.
| Next Gen Richmond Win List | Next Gen Richmond Pole List | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 25.00 | T1 | Kyle Larson | 1 |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 25.00 | T1 | Ryan Blaney | 1 |
| T1 | Kevin Harvick | 1 | 25.00 | T1 | Tyler Reddick | 1 |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 25.00 | |||
– In 4 Next Gen races at Richmond there has yet to be a multi-time Pole winner or Race winner.
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Top 3% |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 2 | 50.00 |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 50.00 |
| T1 | Kevin Harvick | 2 | 50.00 |
| T4 | Josh Berry | 1 | 100 |
| T4 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 25.00 |
| T4 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 25.00 |
| T4 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 25.00 |
| T4 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 25.00 |
| T4 | William Byron | 1 | 25.00 |
– Chris Buescher and Denny Hamlin both hope to finish Top 3 this weekend and stay atop the Next Gen Top 3 list at Richmond.
| Most Next Gen Richmond Top 5’s | Most Next Gen Richmond Top 10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Top 5% | Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Top 10% |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 75.00 | 1 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | 100 |
| T1 | Kevin Harvick | 3 | 75.00 | T2 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 75.00 |
| T3 | Chris Buescher | 2 | 50.00 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 75.00 |
| T3 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 50.00 | T2 | Joey Logano | 3 | 75.00 |
| T3 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 50.00 | T2 | Kyle Busch | 3 | 75.00 |
| T6 | Josh Berry | 1 | 100 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3 | 75.00 |
| T6 | Ryan Preece | 1 | 50.00 | T7 | Alex Bowman | 2 | 50.00 |
| T6 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 33.33 | T7 | Aric Almirola | 2 | 50.00 |
| T6 | Joey Logano | 1 | 25.00 | T7 | Austin Dillon | 2 | 50.00 |
| T6 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 25.00 | T7 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 50.00 |
| T6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 25.00 | T7 | Chris Buescher | 2 | 50.00 |
| T6 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 25.00 | T7 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 50.00 |
| T6 | William Byron | 1 | 25.00 | T7 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 50.00 |
– After this weekend no driver will have finished in the Top 10 of every Next Gen race at Richmond as Kevin Harvick is the only one who can say that as of now.
| Most Next Gen Richmond Stage Wins | Most Next Gen Richmond Stage T10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Stage T10% |
| T1 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 12.50 | 1 | Brad Keselowski | 7 | 87.50 |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 12.50 | T2 | Joey Logano | 6 | 75.00 |
| T1 | Joey Logano | 1 | 12.50 | T2 | Kevin Harvick | 6 | 75.00 |
| T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 12.50 | T4 | Denny Hamlin | 5 | 62.50 |
| T1 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 12.50 | T4 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 62.50 |
| T4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 5 | 62.50 | ||||
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 12.50 | T4 | Ross Chastain | 5 | 62.50 |
| T4 | William Byron | 5 | 62.50 | ||||
| T1 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 12.50 | T9 | Chase Elliott | 4 | 66.67 |
| T9 | Christopher Bell | 4 | 50.00 | ||||
| T1 | William Byron | 1 | 12.50 | T9 | Kyle Busch | 4 | 50.00 |
| T9 | Ryan Blaney | 4 | 50.00 | ||||
