Last week at Phoenix we saw….. a race, a race that Toyota dominated. This week we go to Bristol, but this Spring it’s not on dirt the way it has been the past few seasons. Hallelujah! Down below you will find different statistics from all of the NASCAR Cup races here at Bristol Motor Speedway ranging from Most Wins to Best Average Finishes by starting position. So read and enjoy these fun fact track stats!
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: Bristol.
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: Bristol.
Active Drivers will be highlighted like so
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2024 Cup Series season.
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2024 Cup Series season.
First Winner: Jack Smith 07/30/1961
Most Recent Winner: Denny Hamlin 09/16/2023
| Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver | Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver |
| 1 | 2001-06 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | T7 | 2007-05 | 20 | Kyle Busch |
| 2 | 2004-24 | 30 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | T7 | 2022-29 | 20 | Chris Buescher |
| 3 | 2002-06 | 27 | Kurt Busch | T9 | 1990-06 | 19 | Davey Allison |
| 4 | 1999-23 | 26 | Dale Earnhardt | T9 | 2009-05 | 19 | Kyle Busch |
| T5 | 1994-06 | 24 | Dale Earnhardt | T9 | 2010-24 | 19 | Kyle Busch |
| T5 | 2016-23 | 24 | Kevin Harvick |
| Rank | Race | Finish | Driver | Rank | Race | Finish | Driver |
| 1 | 2001-24 | 42 | Jeff Green | 6 | 2001-06 | 34 | Mark Martin |
| 2 | 1997-22 | 39 | Kenny Wallace | T7 | 1961-36 | 33 | Fred Lorenzen |
| 3 | 2006-24 | 37 | Kurt Busch | T7 | 1998-06 | 33 | Rusty Wallace |
| 4 | 1962-36 | 36 | Fireball Roberts | 9 | 1968-30 | 32 | LeeRoy Yarbrough |
| 5 | 2010-24 | 35 | Jimmie Johnson | 10 | 2002-06 | 31 | Jeff Gordon |
– Jeff Green’s record of worst finish by a Pole winner at Bristol is an unwanted record, but one that is sure to be around for a while since only 40 cars can start a race now.
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| 1963-37 | Fred Lorenzen | 1991-06 | Rusty Wallace |
| 1967-33 | Richard Petty | 1992-06 | Alan Kulwicki |
| 1971-09 | David Pearson | 1993-06 | Rusty Wallace |
| 1972-07 | Bobby Allison | 1993-21 | Mark Martin |
| 1972-18 | Bobby Allison | 1999-07 | Rusty Wallace |
| 1973-05 | Cale Yarborough | 2000-23 | Rusty Wallace |
| 1977-08 | Cale Yarborough | 2002-24 | Jeff Gordon |
| 1977-21 | Cale Yarborough | 2005-24 | Matt Kenseth |
| 1980-22 | Cale Yarborough | 2008-24 | Carl Edwards |
| 1981-06 | Darrell Waltrip | 2015-08 | Matt Kenseth |
| 1981-22 | Darrell Waltrip | 2016-08 | Carl Edwards |
| 1982-03 | Darrell Waltrip | 2018-08 | Kyle Busch |
| 1985-19 | Dale Earnhardt | 2019-24 | Denny Hamlin |
– Winning the Pole and Race was common in the early years of Bristol, but not as much of recent. However, the last 4 to do it have been JGR drivers, so watch out if JGR wins the Pole.
| Race | Driver | Race Finish |
| 2018-08 | Brad Keselowski | 23rd |
| 2020-09 | Chase Elliott | 22nd |
| 2023-29 | Christopher Bell | 3rd |
| Drivers to win both Stages and Race | Drivers to win Pole, both Stages & Race | ||
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| – | – | – | – |
– Winning both stages has only been done 3 times at Bristol, but typically winning both stages doesn’t end up in a good race finish.
| Best Laps Led% by Winner | Worst Laps Led% by Winner | ||||||
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver |
| 1 | 1973-05 | 100 | Cale Yarborough | 1 | 1964-42 | 0.20 | Fred Lorenzen |
| 2 | 1977-08 | 99.00 | Cale Yarborough | 2 | 2008-05 | 0.40 | Jeff Burton |
| 3 | 1964-10 | 98.80 | Fred Lorenzen | 3 | 1969-09 | 2.80 | Bobby Allison |
| 4 | 1976-21 | 93.25 | Cale Yarborough | 4 | 2018-24 | 4.80 | Kurt Busch |
| 5 | 1972-07 | 91.60 | Bobby Allison | 5 | 2007-05 | 5.75 | Kyle Busch |
| 6 | 1972-18 | 89.00 | Bobby Allison | T6 | 1979-22 | 6.60 | Darrell Waltrip |
| 7 | 1962-17 | 86.00 | Bobby Johns | T6 | 2006-05 | 6.60 | Kurt Busch |
| 8 | 1999-07 | 85.00 | Rusty Wallace | 8 | 1982-21 | 7.60 | Darrell Waltrip |
| T9 | 1987-20 | 83.00 | Dale Earnhardt | T9 | 1999-23 | 9.20 | Dale Earnhardt |
| T9 | 2005-24 | 83.00 | Matt Kenseth | T9 | 2015-08 | 9.20 | Matt Kenseth |
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 1973-05 | 100 | Cale Yarborough | 1st | 7 | 1964-42 | 88.40 | Richard Petty | 2nd |
| 2 | 1977-08 | 99.00 | Cale Yarborough | 1st | 8 | 1962-17 | 86.00 | Bobby Johns | 1st |
| 3 | 1964-10 | 98.80 | Fred Lorenzen | 1st | 9 | 1999-07 | 85.00 | Rusty Wallace | 1st |
| 4 | 1976-21 | 93.25 | Cale Yarborough | 1st | T10 | 1987-20 | 83.00 | Dale Earnhardt | 1st |
| 5 | 1972-07 | 91.60 | Bobby Allison | 1st | T10 | 2005-24 | 83.00 | Matt Kenseth | 1st |
| 6 | 1972-18 | 89.00 | Bobby Allison | 1st | T10 | 2008-24 | 83.00 | Kyle Busch | 2nd |
– Richard Petty and Kyle Busch are the only drivers to lead over 83% of a race at Bristol and not win, but they did finish 2nd. So leading 83% of laps equals Top 2 finish.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2005-24 | Matt Kenseth | 149.8 | 1st | 6 | 2020-29 | Kevin Harvick | 142.7 | 1st |
| 2 | 2009-05 | Kyle Busch | 149.2 | 1st | 7 | 2021-29 | Kyle Larson | 141.2 | 1st |
| 3 | 2016-08 | Carl Edwards | 145.7 | 1st | 8 | 2007-24 | Kasey Kahne | 141.1 | 2nd |
| 4 | 2008-24 | Kyle Busch | 145.0 | 2nd | 9 | 2010-05 | Kurt Busch | 140.3 | 3rd |
| 5 | 2012-04 | Brad Keselowski | 142.8 | 1st | 10 | 2010-24 | Kyle Busch | 139.8 | 1st |
– Kyle Busch is the only driver on the Best Driver Rating list above more than once, showing how good he’s been at Bristol throughout his Cup career.
| Most Recent | Driver | Finish | Most Recent | Driver | Finish |
| 2019-24 | Matt DiBenedetto | 2nd | 2021-29 | Kyle Larson | 1st |
| 2019-24 | Brad Keselowski | 3rd | 2021-29 | Kevin Harvick | 2nd |
| 2019-24 | Chase Elliott | 5th | 2021-29 | William Byron | 3rd |
| 2019-24 | Kyle Larson | 5th | 2021-29 | Ryan Blaney | 4th |
| 2019-24 | Kurt Busch | 6th | 2023-29 | Christopher Bell | 3rd |
| 2020-29 | Kevin Harvick | 1st | 2023-29 | William Byron | 9th |
| 2020-29 | Chase Elliott | 7th |
– Over the last 6 races on the concrete at Bristol only twice has a driver ran every lap in the Top 15 and won. So, it may be good to run out of the Top 15 a few laps this weekend.
| 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 | 2001-06 | 25 | T1 | 22
races tied (last was 1981) |
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| 2 | 2005-24 | 23 | |||
| T3 | 2003-24 | 22 | |||
| T3 | 2009-24 | 22 | |||
| T3 | 2016-08 | 22 | |||
| T3 | 2020-09 | 22 | |||
| T7 | 2004-06 | 21 | |||
| T7 | 2006-05 | 21 | |||
| T7 | 2010-05 | 21 | |||
| T10 | 2007-24 | 20 | |||
| T10 | 2011-24 | 20 | |||
| T10 | 2012-24 | 20 | |||
– There has never been more than 25 cars on the lead lap at the end of a Bristol race. In fact only once since the introduction of stages has there been 20+ cars on the lead lap.
| 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 | 1st | 11.07 | 1 | 39th | 29.14 |
| 2 | 2nd | 12.73 | 2 | 38th | 29.02 |
| 3 | 6th | 13.06 | 3 | 40th | 26.50 |
| 4 | 4th | 13.30 | T4 | 36th | 26.47 |
| 5 | 7th | 14.56 | T4 | 35th | 26.47 |
| 6 | 3rd | 14.76 | 6 | 37th | 26.35 |
| 7 | 5th | 15.12 | 7 | 34th | 25.97 |
| 8 | 10th | 15.23 | 8 | 33rd | 25.28 |
| 9 | 11th | 15.33 | 9 | 31st | 23.81 |
| 10 | 9th | 16.11 | 10 | 29th | 23.41 |
– Historically at Bristol starting position doesn’t make a huge difference, but starting 1st is good and outside the Top 30 is bad.
| 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 | Kyle Larson | 103.83 | 15 | 1 | Chase Elliott | 79.60 | 13 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 100.31 | 34 | 2 | Christopher Bell | 78.84 | 5 |
| 3 | Christopher Bell | 100.12 | 5 | 3 | Jeff Gordon | 77.72 | 23 |
| 4 | Jeff Gordon | 98.95 | 23 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 75.49 | 15 |
| 5 | Matt Kenseth | 98.63 | 28 | 5 | Matt Kenseth | 74.92 | 28 |
| 6 | Chase Elliott | 97.91 | 13 | 6 | Carl Edwards | 70.36 | 24 |
| 7 | Kevin Harvick | 96.16 | 35 | 7 | Jimmie Johnson | 69.37 | 32 |
| 8 | Carl Edwards | 94.92 | 24 | 8 | Kevin Harvick | 68.05 | 35 |
| 9 | Denny Hamlin | 93.71 | 33 | 9 | Denny Hamlin | 66.92 | 33 |
| 10 | Jimmie Johnson | 92.59 | 32 | 10 | Brad Keselowski | 65.53 | 25 |
| Best Avg. Fin. All-time (5+ Bristol starts) |
Best Laps Led% All-time (5+ Bristol starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Dick Hutcherson | 2.40 | 5 | 1 | Cale Yarborough | 30.32 | 29 |
| 2 | Joe Weatherly | 6.67 | 6 | 2 | Dick Hutcherson | 28.68 | 5 |
| 3 | Benny Parsons | 8.63 | 27 | 3 | Junior Johnson | 23.56 | 10 |
| 4 | Dale Earnhardt | 9.26 | 43 | 4 | Fred Lorenzen | 18.65 | 12 |
| 5 | Rusty Wallace | 9.57 | 44 | 5 | Dale Earnhardt | 17.64 | 43 |
| 6 | Cale Yarborough | 10.48 | 29 | 6 | Rusty Wallace | 17.05 | 44 |
| 7 | Bobby Allison | 11.05 | 44 | 7 | David Pearson | 16.16 | 20 |
| 8 | Joe Millikan | 11.17 | 6 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 15.24 | 34 |
| 9 | Alan Kulwicki | 11.21 | 14 | 9 | Bobby Johns | 13.69 | 7 |
| 10 | Richard Petty | 11.23 | 60 | 10 | Darrell Waltrip | 13.50 | 52 |
– Dick Hutcherson may have only ran 5 races at Bristol, but he finished great and led a lot of laps as he ranks 1st and 2nd in the tables above.
| Most Bristol Starts All-time |
Best Laps Completed% (5+ Bristol starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Lap Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 60 | 1 | Ryan Preece | 99.70 | 6 |
| T2 | Ricky Rudd | 58 | 2 | Daniel Suarez | 99.65 | 11 |
| T2 | Terry Labonte | 58 | 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 99.57 | 14 |
| 4 | Dave Marcis | 54 | 4 | Erik Jones | 99.53 | 11 |
| 5 | Darrell Waltrip | 52 | 5 | Chase Elliott | 99.51 | 13 |
| T6 | Ken Schrader | 50 | T6 | Trevor Bayne | 99.29 | 9 |
| T6 | Kyle Petty | 50 | T6 | Dick Hutcherson | 99.28 | 5 |
| 8 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | 8 | Christopher Bell | 99.20 | 5 |
| T9 | Jeff Gordon | 47 | 9 | Matt DiBenedetto | 98.92 | 13 |
| T9 | Mark Martin | 47 | 10 | Greg Biffle | 98.62 | 28 |
| T9 | Sterling Marlin | 47 | ||||
– Dick Hutcherson is the only driver in the Best Laps Completed% table above that did not race in the 2000’s.
| Most Bristol Wins All-time |
Best Win% All-time (5+ Bristol starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Wins | Rank | Driver | Win% | Wins |
| 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 12 | 1 | Cale Yarborough | 31.03 | 9 |
| T2 | Cale Yarborough | 9 | T2 | David Pearson | 25.00 | 5 |
| T2 | Dale Earnhardt | 9 | T2 | Fred Lorenzen | 25.00 | 3 |
| T2 | Rusty Wallace | 9 | 4 | Kyle Busch | 23.53 | 8 |
| 5 | Kyle Busch | 8 | 5 | Darrell Waltrip | 23.08 | 12 |
| 6 | Kurt Busch | 6 | 6 | Dale Earnhardt | 20.93 | 9 |
| T7 | David Pearson | 5 | 7 | Rusty Wallace | 20.45 | 9 |
| T7 | Jeff Gordon | 5 | 8 | Dick Hutcherson | 20.00 | 1 |
| T9 | Carl Edwards | 4 | T9 | Jack Smith | 16.67 | 1 |
| T9 | Matt Kenseth | 4 | T9 | Joe Weatherly | 16.67 | 1 |
| T9 | Bobby Allison | 4 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Poles | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Cale Yarborough | 9 | T6 | Carl Edwards | 4 |
| T1 | Mark Martin | 9 | T6 | Darrell Waltrip | 4 |
| 3 | Rusty Wallace | 7 | T6 | Denny Hamlin | 4 |
| 4 | Richard Petty | 6 | T6 | Fred Lorenzen | 4 |
| 5 | Jeff Gordon | 5 | T10 | 6 drivers tied | 3 |
– Cale Yarborough may be the best driver all-time at Bristol as he has a combined 18 Wins and Poles, the most of any driver.
| Most Bristol Top 3’s All-time |
Best Top 3% All-time (5+ Bristol starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 23 | 1 | Dick Hutcherson | 80.00 | 4 |
| 2 | Richard Petty | 18 | 2 | Fireball Roberts | 57.14 | 4 |
| T3 | Dale Earnhardt | 17 | 3 | Darrell Waltrip | 44.23 | 23 |
| T3 | Rusty Wallace | 17 | 4 | Fred Lorenzen | 41.67 | 5 |
| 5 | Bobby Allison | 15 | 5 | Cale Yarborough | 41.38 | 12 |
| T6 | Cale Yarborough | 12 | 6 | Dale Earnhardt | 39.53 | 17 |
| T6 | Kyle Busch | 12 | 7 | Rusty Wallace | 38.64 | 17 |
| 8 | Mark Martin | 12 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 35.29 | 12 |
| T9 | Kevin Harvick | 11 | 9 | David Pearson | 35.00 | 7 |
| T9 | Jeff Gordon | 11 | 10 | Bobby Allison | 34.09 | 15 |
– Darrell Waltrip did more than just win at Bristol as he also has the most Top 3’s and the 3rd best Top 3%.
| Most Bristol Top 5’s All-time |
Best Top 5% All-time (5+ Bristol starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| T1 | Darrell Waltrip | 26 | 1 | Dick Hutcherson | 100 | 5 |
| T1 | Richard Petty | 26 | 2 | Benny Parsons | 66.67 | 18 |
| 3 | Bobby Allison | 23 | 3 | Fireball Roberts | 57.14 | 4 |
| 4 | Rusty Wallace | 22 | 4 | Cale Yarborough | 55.17 | 16 |
| 5 | Dale Earnhardt | 20 | 5 | Bobby Allison | 52.27 | 23 |
| 6 | Terry Labonte | 19 | T6 | Darrell Waltrip | 50.00 | 26 |
| 7 | Benny Parsons | 18 | T6 | Rusty Wallace | 50.00 | 22 |
| 8 | Jeff Gordon | 17 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt | 46.51 | 20 |
| T9 | Cale Yarborough | 16 | T9 | Jim Paschal | 46.15 | 6 |
| T9 | Mark Martin | 16 | T9 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 46.15 | 6 |
| T9 | Ricky Rudd | 16 | ||||
– 4 of the top 5 drivers that have the most Top 5’s at Bristol are also in the top 8 of the Top 5% table, showing just how good they were here.
| Most Bristol Top 10’s All-time |
Best Top 10% All-time (5+ Bristol starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top10% | Top10’s |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 37 | 1 | Dick Hutcherson | 100 | 5 |
| 2 | Terry Labonte | 33 | 2 | Joe Weatherly | 83.33 | 5 |
| 3 | Darrell Waltrip | 32 | 3 | Benny Parsons | 74.07 | 20 |
| 4 | Ricky Rudd | 31 | 4 | Dale Earnhardt | 69.77 | 30 |
| 5 | Dale Earnhardt | 30 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 66.67 | 10 |
| 6 | Rusty Wallace | 29 | 6 | Rusty Wallace | 65.91 | 29 |
| 7 | Bobby Allison | 28 | T7 | Bobby Allison | 63.64 | 28 |
| 8 | Jeff Gordon | 25 | T7 | Tim Richmond | 63.64 | 7 |
| 9 | Mark Martin | 23 | 9 | Richard Petty | 61.67 | 37 |
| T10 | Jimmie Johnson | 22 | T10 | Darrell Waltrip | 61.54 | 32 |
| T10 | Matt Kenseth | 22 | T10 | Jim Paschal | 61.54 | 8 |
| T10 | Kevin Harvick | 22 | ||||
– By looking at the Top 5 tables and Top 10 tables you can see that Darrell Waltrip was good at finishing Top 5, but if he wasn’t there then he was out of the Top 10.
| Most Bristol 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 |
| T1 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 1 | Christopher Bell | 30.00 | 3 |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 16.67 | 3 |
| T1 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | T3 | Brad Keselowski | 13.64 | 3 |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 3 | T3 | Chase Elliott | 13.64 | 3 |
| T5 | Joey Logano | 2 | 5 | Matt Kenseth | 12.50 | 1 |
| T5 | Kyle Busch | 2 | T6 | Joey Logano | 9.09 | 2 |
| T7 | Matt Kenseth | 1 | T6 | Kyle Busch | 9.09 | 2 |
| T7 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 8 | Kurt Busch | 5.56 | 1 |
| T7 | Ty Dillon | 1 | 9 | Ty Dillon | 5.00 | 1 |
| T7 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | T10 | Denny Hamlin | 4.55 | 1 |
| T7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | T10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4.55 | 1 |
| T7 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | T10 | Ryan Blaney | 4.55 | 1 |
– Christopher Bell, Kyle Larson, Brad Keselowski, and Chase Elliott will all be looking to become the sole leader in Stage Wins at Bristol this weekend.
| Most Bristol 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 |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 15 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 83.33 | 15 |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 15 | T2 | Christopher Bell | 70.00 | 7 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 14 | T2 | Chase Elliott | 68.18 | 15 |
| 4 | Brad Keselowski | 13 | 4 | Kyle Busch | 63.64 | 14 |
| 5 | Kevin Harvick | 12 | 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 62.50 | 10 |
| T6 | Erik Jones | 11 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 59.09 | 13 |
| T6 | Joey Logano | 11 | T7 | Kevin Harvick | 54.55 | 12 |
| T8 | Jimmie Johnson | 10 | T7 | Erik Jones | 50.00 | 11 |
| T8 | Denny Hamlin | 10 | T9 | Joey Logano | 50.00 | 11 |
| T10 | William Byron | 9 | T9 | William Byron | 50.00 | 9 |
| T10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 9 | T9 | Clint Bowyer | 50.00 | 8 |
| T10 | Ryan Blaney | 9 | T9 | Ty Gibbs | 50.00 | 2 |
| T9 | Carson Hocevar | 50.00 | 1 | |||
– Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell have only finished out of the Top 10 in a stage at Bristol 3 times in their Cup Series career, leading to them being the leaders in Stage T10% here.
| Most Bristol Starts without Win |
Longest Bristol Win Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Ricky Rudd | 58 | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 7 | 1981-84 |
| 2 | Dave Marcis | 54 | 2 | Cale Yarborough | 4 | 1976-77 |
| T3 | Ken Schrader | 50 | T3 | Fred Lorenzen | 3 | 1963-64 |
| T3 | Kyle Petty | 50 | T3 | Kurt Busch | 3 | 2003-04 |
| 5 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | T5 | 12 drivers tied |
2 | 1967-2018 |
| 6 | Sterling Marlin | 47 | ||||
| 7 | Bobby Labonte | 42 | ||||
| 8 | Ryan Newman | 40 | ||||
| 9 | J.D. McDuffie | 39 | ||||
| 10 | Geoff Bodine | 38 | ||||
| Most Bristol Starts without Pole |
Longest Bristol Pole Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Dave Marcis | 54 | 1 | Mark Martin | 4 | 1995-96 |
| T2 | Ken Schrader | 50 | T2 | Darrell Waltrip | 3 | 1981-82 |
| T2 | Kyle Petty | 50 | T2 | Rusty Wallace | 3 | 1998-99 |
| 4 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | T4 | 12 drivers tied |
2 | 1962-2016 |
| 5 | Sterling Marlin | 47 | ||||
| 6 | Dale Jarrett | 44 | ||||
| 7 | Bobby Labonte | 42 | ||||
| 8 | Jeff Burton | 41 | ||||
| 9 | J.D. McDuffie | 39 | ||||
| T10 | Buddy Arrington | 36 | ||||
| T10 | Joe Nemechek | 36 | ||||
– Mark Martin’s 4 straight Pole streak here at Bristol is pretty impressive, but the best race finish he could muster up in those races was 3rd.
| Most Bristol Starts without Top 3 |
Longest Bristol Top 3 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 14 | 1977-84 |
| 2 | J.D. McDuffie | 39 | T2 | Fred Lorenzen | 5 | 1962-64 |
| T3 | Buddy Arrington | 36 | T2 | Richard Petty | 5 | 1971-73 |
| T3 | Joe Nemechek | 36 | T2 | Dale Earnhardt | 5 | 1992-94 |
| 5 | Brett Bodine | 31 | T5 | David Pearson | 4 | 1968-69 |
| T6 | Casey Mears | 28 | T5 | Bobby Allison | 4 | 1971-73 |
| T6 | Derrike Cope | 28 | T5 | Cale Yarborough | 4 | 1976-77 |
| T6 | Jimmy Means | 28 | T8 | 13 drivers tied |
3 | 1965-2009 |
| T6 | Rick Mast | 28 | ||||
| T10 | Dave Blaney | 26 | ||||
| T10 | David Ragan | 26 | ||||
– The Waltrip family has an interesting history with Bristol. Darrell had 14 straight Top 3’s in the 70’s/80’s, while brother Michael couldn’t get a single Top 3 in 48 starts.
| Most Bristol Starts without Top 5 |
Longest Bristol Top 5 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| T1 | Buddy Arrington | 36 | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 14 | 1977-84 |
| T1 | Joe Nemechek | 36 | 2 | Benny Parsons | 13 | 1975-81 |
| 3 | Brett Bodine | 31 | 3 | Bobby Allison | 7 | 1970-73 |
| T4 | Casey Mears | 28 | T4 | Richard Petty | 6 | 1970-73 |
| T4 | Derrike Cope | 28 | T4 | Cale Yarborough | 6 | 1976-78 |
| T4 | Jimmy Means | 28 | T4 | Bobby Allison | 6 | 1981-83 |
| T7 | Dave Blaney | 26 | T4 | Dale Jarrett | 6 | 1996-99 |
| T7 | David Ragan | 26 | T8 | Fred Lorenzen | 5 | 1962-64 |
| 9 | Michael McDowell | 24 | T8 | Dale Earnhardt | 5 | 1992-94 |
| 10 | A.J. Allmendinger | 23 | T8 | Mark martin | 5 | 1995-97 |
– No one in the 2000’s has had a 5+ race Top 5 streak here at Bristol, and no one will have that chance until later this Fall at the earliest (Kyle Larson has a 3 straight Top 5 streak).
| Most Bristol Starts without Top 10 |
Longest Bristol Top 10 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Joe Nemechek | 36 | 1 | Benny Parsons | 15 | 1975-82 |
| 2 | Dave Blaney | 26 | 2 | Darrell Waltrip | 14 | 1977-84 |
| 3 | Robby Gordon | 22 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 12 | 1982-87 |
| T4 | J.J. Yeley | 20 | 4 | Mark Martin | 11 | 1994-99 |
| T4 | Reed Sorenson | 20 | 5 | Bobby Allison | 10 | 1979-83 |
| T6 | Landon Cassill | 19 | T6 | Terry Labonte | 9 | 1981-85 |
| T6 | Ronnie Thomas | 19 | T6 | Dale Jarrett | 9 | 1995-99 |
| 8 | Tommy Gale | 14 | 8 | Ricky Rudd | 8 | 1989-92 |
| T9 | David Stremme | 13 | T9 | Bobby Allison | 7 | 1970-73 |
| T9 | Phil Parsons | 13 | T9 | Rusty Wallace | 7 | 1992-95 |
| T9 | Wally Dallenbach | 13 | T9 | Terry Labonte | 7 | 1995-98 |
| T9 | Kevin Harvick | 7 | 2015-18 | |||
– “Front Row” Joe Nemechek wasn’t much that way here at Bristol as he is on every “without” list above except Wins, but he ranks T11th there.
| Most Bristol Stages without Stage Win |
Longest Bristol Stage Win Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| T1 | Aric Almirola | 22 | T1 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 2020.09 s1- 2020.29 s1 |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 22 | T1 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 2022.29 s2- 2023.29 s2 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 22 | 3 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 2018.08 s1&2 |
| T1 | Corey LaJoie | 22 | T4 | 14 drivers tied |
1 | — |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 22 | ||||
| T1 | Erik Jones | 22 | ||||
| T1 | Kevin Harvick | 22 | ||||
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 22 | ||||
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 22 | ||||
| 10 | Ryan Newman | 20 | ||||
– If Christopher Bell can win Stage 1 at Bristol this weekend he will have the longest Stage Win streak in the history of Bristol.
| Most Bristol Stages without Stage T10 |
Longest Bristol Stage T10 Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| 1 | J.J. Yeley | 16 | 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 9 | 2017.08 s1- 2019.08 s1 |
| T2 | Gray Gaulding | 14 | T2 | Kyle Larson | 8 | 2017.08 s1- 2018.24 s2 |
| T2 | Landon Cassill | 14 | T2 | Chase Elliott | 8 | 2019.24 s1- 2021.29 s2 |
| T4 | B.J. McLeod | 12 | T4 | Brad Keselowski | 7 | 2019.08 s1- 2020.29 s1 |
| T4 | David Ragan | 12 | T4 | Kyle Busch | 7 | 2020.09 s2- 2022.29 s2 |
| T4 | Reed Sorenson | 12 | T6 | Kevin Harvick | 6 | 2020.09 s1- 2021.29 s2 |
| T7 | Quinn Houff | 10 | T6 | Christopher Bell | 6 | 2021.29 s1- 2023.29 s2 |
| T7 | Timmy Hill | 10 | T6 | Kyle Larson | 6 | 2021.29 s1- 2023.29 s2 |
| T9 | Cole Custer | 8 | T6 | William Byron | 6 | 2021.29 s1- 2023.29 s2 |
| T9 | Kasey Kahne | 8 | T10 | Erik Jones | 5 | 2017.08 s1- 2018.08 s1 |
| T10 | Ryan Blaney | 5 | 2018.24 s1- 2019.24 s1 | |||
– Christopher Bell, Kyle Larson, and William Byron all hope to extend their current Stage T10’s streak from 6 to 7 or even 8 this weekend at Bristol.
