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 from all of the NASCAR Cup races here at Richmond Raceway 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: Richmond.
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: Richmond.
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: Lee Petty 04/19/1953
Most Recent Winner: Chris Buescher 07/30/2023
| Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver | Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver |
| 1 | 2018-09 | 32 | Kyle Busch | T6 | 1969-43 | 25 | Bobby Allison |
| 2 | 2008-10 | 31 | Clint Bowyer | T6 | 2002-26 | 25 | Matt Kenseth |
| 3 | 1971-06 | 30 | Richard Petty | T8 | 1995-03 | 24 | Terry Labonte |
| T4 | 2013-26 | 26 | Carl Edwards | T8 | 2021-09 | 24 | Alex Bowman |
| T4 | 2023-22 | 26 | Chris Buescher | 10 | 1997-24 | 23 | Dale Jarrett |
–Â Starting position hasn’t mattered much of late at Richmond as 2 of the last 6 winners are on the list above, including the most recent winner Chris Buescher.
| Rank | Race | Finish | Driver | Rank | Race | Finish | Driver |
| 1 | 2017-26 | 38 | Matt Kenseth | T6 | 1997-24 | 30 | Bill Elliott |
| 2 | 1998-13 | 37 | Jeff Gordon | T6 | 2002-11 | 30 | Ward Burton |
| T3 | 1995-03 | 36 | Jeff Gordon | T8 | 1976-23 | 29 | Benny Parsons |
| T3 | 2001-26 | 36 | Jeff Gordon | T8 | 2011-09 | 29 | Juan Pablo Montoya |
| 5 | 1999-11 | 31 | Jeff Gordon | 10 | 1983-02 | 28 | Ricky Rudd |
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| 1956-12 | Buck Baker | 1975-03 | Richard Petty |
| 1958-46 | Speedy Thompson | 1978-23 | Darrell Waltrip |
| 1959-38 | Cotton Owens | 1980-03 | Darrell Waltrip |
| 1961-17 | Richard Petty | 1982-23 | Bobby Allison |
| 1965-07 | Junior Johnson | 1984-23 | Darrell Waltrip |
| 1966-44 | David Pearson | 1988-22 | Davey Allison |
| 1967-16 | Richard Petty | 1992-03 | Bill Elliott |
| 1968-41 | Richard Petty | 2005-11 | Kasey Kahne |
| 1969-14 | David Pearson | 2007-26 | Jimmie Johnson |
| 1970-40 | Richard Petty | 2010-10 | Kyle Busch |
| 1974-03 | Bobby Allison | 2014-26 | Brad Keselowski |
| 1974-24 | Richard Petty | 2016-26 | Denny Hamlin |
– Funny little coincidence, but Denny Hamlin won the pole and race in the last Richmond race without stages. Since then (2017) no driver has won the pole and race at Richmond in 13 races.
| Race | Driver | Race Finish |
| 2018-09 | Joey Logano | 4th |
| 2018-28 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3rd |
| 2021-09 | Denny Hamlin | 2nd |
| 2021-28 | Denny Hamlin | 2nd |
| Drivers to win both Stages and Race | Drivers to win Pole, both Stages & Race | ||
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| – | – | – | – |
– 2018 and 2021 saw drivers sweep both stages at Richmond, those years are 3 years apart. 2021 to 2024 is 3 years apart, so perhaps we see a driver sweep both Stage Wins this weekend.
| Best Laps Led% by Winner | Worst Laps Led% by Winner | ||||||
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver |
| 1 | 1956-12 | 99.00 | Buck Baker | 1 | 2013-09 | 0.74 | Kevin Harvick |
| 2 | 1970-40 | 97.60 | Richard Petty | 2 | 1986-02 | 1.00 | Kyle Petty |
| 3 | 2014-26 | 95.75 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 2022-07 | 1.25 | Denny Hamlin |
| 4 | 1979-24 | 92.25 | Bobby Allison | 4 | 1982-02 | 2.00 | Dave Marcis |
| 5 | 1961-17 | 91.00 | Richard Petty | 5 | 2021-09 | 2.50 | Alex Bowman |
| 6 | 1975-03 | 88.80 | Richard Petty | 6 | 2008-10 | 3.17 | Clint Bowyer |
| 7 | 2015-26 | 88.00 | Matt Kenseth | 7 | 2000-25 | 3.75 | Jeff Gordon |
| 8 | 1992-03 | 87.00 | Bill Elliott | 8 | 1990-02 | 4.00 | Mark Martin |
| 9 | 1960-43 | 86.50 | Speedy Thompson | 9 | 1962-10 | 4.44 | Rex White |
| 10 | 1966-19 | 86.40 | David Pearson | 10 | 2017-09 | 6.25 | Joey Logano |
– There are 4 races in Cup history at Richmond where the laps led are not known and thus could or could not be part of the tables above and below, 1953-06, 1959-23, 1959-38, and 1962-47.
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 1956-12 | 99.00 | Buck Baker | 1st | 6 | 1961-17 | 91.00 | Richard Petty | 1st |
| 2 | 1970-40 | 97.60 | Richard Petty | 1st | 7 | 1975-03 | 88.80 | Richard Petty | 1st |
| 3 | 2014-26 | 95.75 | Brad Keselowski | 1st | 8 | 2015-26 | 88.00 | Matt Kenseth | 1st |
| 4 | 2008-10 | 92.93 | Denny Hamlin | 24th | T9 | 1984-02 | 87.00 | Darrell Waltrip | 2nd |
| 5 | 1979-24 | 92.25 | Bobby Allison | 1st | T9 | 1992-03 | 87.00 | Bill Elliott | 1st |
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2009-26 | Denny Hamlin | 150.0 | 1st | 6 | 2005-26 | Kurt Busch | 144.2 | 1st |
| 2 | 2014-26 | Brad Keselowski | 149.8 | 1st | 7 | 2011-09 | Kyle Busch | 143.1 | 1st |
| 3 | 2015-26 | Matt Kenseth | 149.7 | 1st | 8 | 2011-26 | Kevin Harvick | 142.8 | 1st |
| 4 | 2015-09 | Kurt Busch | 148.1 | 1st | 9 | 2006-10 | Kevin Harvick | 142.4 | 3rd |
| 5 | 2005-11 | Kasey Kahne | 147.9 | 1st | 10 | 2016-09 | Carl Edwards | 142.2 | 1st |
| Most Recent | Driver | Finish | Most Recent | Driver | Finish |
| 2019-28 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1st | 2020-28 | Brad Keselowski | 1st |
| 2019-28 | Kyle Busch | 2nd | 2020-28 | Joey Logano | 3rd |
| 2019-28 | Denny Hamlin | 3rd | 2020-28 | Chase Elliott | 5th |
| 2019-28 | Brad Keselowski | 4th | 2021-09 | Denny Hamlin | 2nd |
| 2019-28 | Kyle Larson | 6th | 2021-28 | Ryan Blaney | 10th |
| 2019-28 | Kevin Harvick | 7th | 2022-24 | Denny Hamlin | 4th |
| 2019-28 | Clint Bowyer | 8th | 2023-07 | Kyle Larson | 1st |
| 2019-28 | Chase Elliott | 13th | 2023-22 | Denny Hamlin | 2nd |
| 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 | 2008-26 | 32 | T1 | 22
races tied (last was 1975) |
1 |
| 2 | 2017-09 | 28 | |||
| 3 | 2009-26 | 27 | |||
| T4 | 2009-10 | 26 | |||
| T4 | 2013-09 | 26 | |||
| T4 | 2016-09 | 26 | |||
| 7 | 2007-26 | 25 | |||
| T8 | 2014-09 | 24 | |||
| T8 | 2016-26 | 24 | |||
| T8 | 2023-07 | 24 | |||
– Surprisingly only twice since the introduction of stages has there been 24+ cars on the lead lap at the end of a Richmond race, however one of these times was last Spring.
| 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 | 10.16 | 1 | 40th | 30.26 |
| 2 | 2nd | 10.35 | 2 | 39th | 29.64 |
| 3 | 3rd | 10.71 | 3 | 35th | 29.15 |
| 4 | 7th | 11.44 | 4 | 38th | 29.10 |
| 5 | 4th | 11.71 | 5 | 36th | 28.28 |
| 6 | 5th | 12.59 | 6 | 34th | 27.83 |
| 7 | 10th | 13.62 | 7 | 33rd | 26.57 |
| 8 | 6th | 13.83 | 8 | 37th | 26.50 |
| 9 | 8th | 13.88 | 9 | 32nd | 25.98 |
| 10 | 9th | 14.51 | 10 | 31st | 25.39 |
– Historically at Richmond if you want a better finish then start Top 10, if you want a bad finish then start out of the Top 30.
| 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 |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 109.01 | 34 | 1 | Kevin Harvick | 93.17 | 37 |
| T1 | Kevin Harvick | 109.01 | 37 | 2 | Kyle Busch | 88.37 | 36 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 108.0 | 36 | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 86.02 | 34 |
| 4 | Brad Keselowski | 99.13 | 28 | 4 | Brad Keselowski | 80.81 | 28 |
| 5 | Jeff Gordon | 98.52 | 23 | 5 | Clint Bowyer | 73.36 | 29 |
| 6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 94.87 | 35 | 6 | Kyle Larson | 72.13 | 18 |
| 7 | Joey Logano | 94.79 | 29 | 7 | Chase Elliott | 72.11 | 15 |
| 8 | Christopher Bell | 94.53 | 7 | 8 | Christopher Bell | 70.89 | 7 |
| 9 | Clint Bowyer | 93.67 | 29 | 9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 69.37 | 35 |
| 10 | Mark Martin | 91.28 | 18 | 10 | Jeff Gordon | 68.77 | 23 |
– It’s no secret to see who has been good at Richmond in the last 20 years as the Top 4 in the 2 tables above are the same drivers.
| Best Avg. Fin. All-time (5+ Richmond starts) |
Best Laps Led% All-time (5+ Richmond starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Lee Petty | 4.86 | 7 | 1 | Speedy Thompson | 39.13 | 29 |
| 2 | Rex White | 6.30 | 10 | 2 | David Pearson | 27.99 | 5 |
| 3 | Speedy Thompson | 6.40 | 5 | 3 | Junior Johnson | 21.92 | 10 |
| 4 | Ned Jarrett | 6.77 | 13 | 4 | Richard Petty | 21.75 | 12 |
| 5 | Kyle Busch | 7.08 | 36 | 5 | Joe Weatherly | 20.89 | 43 |
| 6 | Bobby Allison | 7.61 | 38 | 6 | Bobby Allison | 19.32 | 44 |
| 7 | David Pearson | 7.62 | 13 | 7 | Fireball Roberts | 19.16 | 20 |
| 8 | Christopher Bell | 7.71 | 7 | 8 | Ned Jarrett | 17.20 | 34 |
| 9 | Dale Earnhardt | 8.25 | 44 | 9 | Rusty Wallace | 17.19 | 7 |
| 10 | Bobby Isaac | 8.30 | 10 | 10 | Denny Hamlin | 16.34 | 52 |
| Most Richmond Starts All-time |
Best Laps Completed% (5+ Richmond starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Lap Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 63 | 1 | Kyle Busch | 99.99 | 36 |
| 2 | Mark Martin | 56 | 2 | Chase Elliott | 99.98 | 15 |
| T3 | Ricky Rudd | 55 | 3 | Christopher Bell | 99.93 | 7 |
| T3 | Terry Labonte | 55 | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 99.91 | 34 |
| 5 | Kyle Petty | 54 | 5 | Aric Almirola | 99.87 | 23 |
| 6 | Dave Marcis | 53 | T6 | Austin Dillon | 99.78 | 19 |
| 7 | Darrell Waltrip | 51 | T6 | Trevor Bayne | 99.75 | 7 |
| 8 | Ken Schrader | 48 | 8 | William Byron | 99.75 | 1 |
| 9 | Jeff Gordon | 47 | 9 | Daniel Suarez | 99.71 | 13 |
| 10 | Bill Elliott | 46 | 10 | Chase Briscoe | 99.71 | 6 |
– Kyle Busch has been extremely impressive at Richmond in his career as he’s only not completed 1 lap in the 36 races he’s started here.
| Most Richmond Wins All-time |
Best Win% All-time (5+ Richmond starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Wins | Rank | Driver | Win% | Wins |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 13 | 1 | David Pearson | 46.15 | 6 |
| 2 | Bobby Allison | 7 | T2 | Speedy Thompson | 40.00 | 2 |
| T3 | David Pearson | 6 | T2 | Joe Weatherly | 33.33 | 3 |
| T3 | Kyle Busch | 6 | 4 | Lee Petty | 28.57 | 2 |
| T3 | Rusty Wallace | 6 | 5 | Cotton Owens | 22.22 | 2 |
| T3 | Darrell Waltrip | 6 | 6 | Richard Petty | 20.63 | 13 |
| 7 | Dale Earnhardt | 5 | 7 | Tom Pistone | 20.00 | 1 |
| T8 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | 8 | Bobby Allison | 18.42 | 7 |
| T8 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | T9 | Kyle Busch | 16.67 | 6 |
| T10 | 7 drivers tied | 3 | T9 | Davey Allison | 15.38 | 2 |
– The fact that David Pearson is tied for 3rd on the All-time Wins list at Richmond and has the best Win% above as well tells just how good he was here.
| Rank | Driver | Poles | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Bobby Allison | 8 | T7 | Benny Parsons | 3 |
| T1 | Richard Petty | 8 | T7 | Denny Hamlin | 3 |
| 3 | Darrell Waltrip | 7 | T7 | Matt Kenseth | 3 |
| 4 | Jeff Gordon | 6 | T7 | Rusty Wallace | 3 |
| 5 | Mark Martin | 5 | T7 | Kevin Harvick | 3 |
| 6 | Ned Jarrett | 4 | T7 | Bill Elliott | 3 |
| T7 | Buck Baker | 3 |
– If Brad Keselowski or Joey Logano can win the Pole this weekend it will be their 3rd at Richmond and tie for 7th most Poles at Richmond All-time.
| Most Richmond Top 3’s All-time |
Best Top 3% All-time (5+ Richmond starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 28 | 1 | Lee Petty | 71.43 | 5 |
| T2 | Bobby Allison | 18 | 2 | David Pearson | 61.54 | 8 |
| T2 | Dale Earnhardt | 18 | 3 | Speedy Thompson | 60.00 | 3 |
| 4 | Darrell Waltrip | 17 | 4 | Rex White | 50.00 | 5 |
| T5 | Kyle Busch | 15 | 5 | Bobby Allison | 47.37 | 18 |
| T5 | Jeff Gordon | 15 | 6 | Richard Petty | 44.44 | 28 |
| 7 | Denny Hamlin | 14 | 7 | Kyle Busch | 41.67 | 15 |
| 8 | Rusty Wallace | 13 | 8 | Denny Hamlin | 41.18 | 14 |
| 9 | Ricky Rudd | 11 | 9 | Dale Earnhardt | 40.91 | 18 |
| 10 | Kevin Harvick | 10 | 10 | Tom Pistone | 40.00 | 2 |
– No matter what happens this week no one new will enter the All-Time Top 3 list above and Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin will not drop out of the All-Time Top 3% list above.
| Most Richmond Top 5’s All-time |
Best Top 5% All-time (5+ Richmond starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 34 | 1 | Lee Petty | 71.43 | 5 |
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 25 | 2 | David Pearson | 69.23 | 9 |
| 3 | Bobby Allison | 23 | 3 | Ned Jarrett | 61.54 | 8 |
| T4 | Rusty Wallace | 22 | 4 | Bobby Allison | 60.53 | 23 |
| T4 | Darrell Waltrip | 22 | T5 | Bobby Isaac | 60.00 | 6 |
| 6 | Ricky Rudd | 20 | T5 | Rex White | 60.00 | 6 |
| 7 | Kyle Busch | 19 | T5 | Charlie Glotzbach | 60.00 | 3 |
| T8 | Denny Hamlin | 18 | T5 | Speedy Thompson | 60.00 | 3 |
| T8 | Kevin Harvick | 18 | T9 | Junior Johnson | 57.14 | 8 |
| T8 | Jeff Gordon | 18 | T9 | Christopher Bell | 57.14 | 4 |
| T8 | Mark Martin | 18 | ||||
– With a Top 5 this weekend Christopher Bell could move himself to 3rd place on the All-Time Top 3% list above, however without a Top 5 he drops out of this list.
| Most Richmond Top 10’s All-time |
Best Top 10% All-time (5+ Richmond starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top10% | Top10’s |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 37 | 1 | Rex White | 90.00 | 9 |
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 33 | 2 | Lee Petty | 85.71 | 6 |
| 3 | Darrell Waltrip | 32 | 3 | Joe Millikan | 83.33 | 5 |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick | 31 | 4 | Neil Bonnett | 80.95 | 17 |
| 5 | Mark Martin | 30 | 5 | Speedy Thompson | 80.00 | 4 |
| 6 | Rusty Wallace | 29 | 6 | Kyle Busch | 77.78 | 28 |
| 7 | Jeff Gordon | 28 | 7 | Dale Earnhardt | 75.00 | 33 |
| 8 | Kyle Busch | 25 | 8 | Bobby Allison | 73.68 | 28 |
| 9 | Bobby Allison | 23 | 9 | Christopher Bell | 71.43 | 5 |
| T10 | Ricky Rudd | 22 | 10 | Bobby Isaac | 70.00 | 7 |
| T10 | Terry Labonte | 22 | ||||
| Most Richmond 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 | Denny Hamlin | 6 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 23.08 | 6 |
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 5 | 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19.23 | 5 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 4 | 3 | Joey Logano | 15.38 | 4 |
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 4 | Matt Kenseth | 12.50 | 1 |
| T4 | Kyle Busch | 3 | T5 | Brad Keselowski | 11.54 | 3 |
| T6 | Matt Kenseth | 1 | T5 | Kyle Busch | 11.54 | 3 |
| T6 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 7 | Tyler Reddick | 7.14 | 1 |
| T6 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 8 | Ross Chastain | 5.00 | 1 |
| T6 | William Byron | 1 | 9 | William Byron | 4.55 | 1 |
| T6 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 10 | Ryan Blaney | 3.85 | 1 |
| Most Richmond 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 | Kevin Harvick | 23 | 1 | Kevin Harvick | 88.46 | 23 |
| T2 | Joey Logano | 22 | T2 | Joey Logano | 84.62 | 22 |
| T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 22 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 84.62 | 22 |
| 4 | Brad Keselowski | 21 | 4 | Brad Keselowski | 80.77 | 21 |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 15 | 5 | Clint Bowyer | 71.43 | 10 |
| 6 | Kyle Busch | 14 | 6 | Matt Kenseth | 62.50 | 5 |
| T7 | Chase Elliott | 13 | 7 | Denny Hamlin | 57.69 | 15 |
| T7 | Kyle Larson | 13 | T8 | Chase Elliott | 54.17 | 13 |
| T9 | Clint Bowyer | 10 | T8 | Kyle Larson | 54.17 | 13 |
| T9 | Aric Almirola | 10 | 10 | Kyle Busch | 53.85 | 14 |
| Most Richmond Starts without Win |
Longest Richmond Win Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Ken Schrader | 48 | 1 | Richard Petty | 7 | 1970-73 |
| 2 | Michael Waltrip | 45 | T2 | David Pearson | 3 | 1965-66 |
| 3 | Sterling Marlin | 44 | T2 | Bobby Allison | 3 | 1982-83 |
| 4 | Bobby Labonte | 41 | T4 | 11 drivers tied |
2 | 1963-2019 |
| 5 | J.D. McDuffie | 39 | ||||
| 6 | Geoff Bodine | 38 | ||||
| 7 | Buddy Arrington | 35 | ||||
| 8 | Morgan Shepherd | 34 | ||||
| T9 | Elmo Langley | 33 | ||||
| T9 | Jimmy Means | 33 | ||||
– Of the 5 straight Poles won by Bobby Allison below, the first 4 were the end of Richard Petty’s 7 straight Win streak above (the 5th was won by Allison himself).
| Most Richmond Starts without Pole |
Longest Richmond Pole Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Kyle Petty | 54 | 1 | Bobby Allison | 5 | 1972-74 |
| 2 | Michael Waltrip | 45 | 2 | Darrell Waltrip | 4 | 1983-85 |
| 3 | Sterling Marlin | 44 | 3 | Richard Petty | 3 | 1969-70 |
| T4 | Joe Nemechek | 42 | T4 | Ned Jarrett | 2 | 1960 |
| T4 | Kurt Busch | 42 | T4 | Rex White | 2 | 1962-63 |
| T6 | Dale Jarrett | 39 | T4 | Ned Jarrett | 2 | 1964 |
| T6 | J.D. McDuffie | 39 | T4 | Richard Petty | 2 | 1974-75 |
| T8 | Buddy Arrington | 35 | T4 | Alan Kulwicki | 2 | 1987 |
| T8 | Tony Stewart | 35 | T4 | Ted Musgrave | 2 | 1994 |
| 10 | James Hylton | 34 | T4 | Joey Logano | 2 | 2015 |
| T4 | Matt Kenseth | 2 | 2017 | |||
| T4 | Kevin Harvick | 2 | 2018-19 | |||
| Most Richmond Starts without Top 3 |
Longest Richmond Top 3 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Ken Schrader | 48 | 1 | Richard Petty | 11 | 1970-75 |
| 2 | Michael Waltrip | 45 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 6 | 1988-91 |
| T3 | Sterling Marlin | 44 | T3 | Bobby Allison | 5 | 1978-80 |
| T3 | J.D. McDuffie | 39 | T3 | Darrell Waltrip | 5 | 1983-85 |
| 5 | Buddy Arrington | 35 | T5 | Darrell Waltrip | 4 | 1978-80 |
| T6 | Jimmy Means | 33 | T5 | Dale Earnhardt | 4 | 1986-87 |
| T6 | Jamie McMurray | 32 | T5 | Rusty Wallace | 4 | 1992-94 |
| T6 | Brett Bodine | 31 | T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4 | 2018-20 |
| T6 | Jimmy Spencer | 31 | T9 | 15 drivers tied |
3 | 1966-2022 |
| T10 | Casey Mears | 28 | ||||
| T10 | Cecil Gordon | 28 | ||||
– During Richard Petty’s record 11 straight Top 3’s at Richmond, 9 of them were wins.
| Most Richmond Starts without Top 5 |
Longest Richmond Top 5 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Michael Waltrip | 45 | 1 | Richard Petty | 11 | 1970-75 |
| 2 | Jimmy Means | 33 | 2 | Cale Yarborough | 8 | 1976-79 |
| 3 | Jimmy Spencer | 31 | T3 | Dale Earnhardt | 7 | 1984-87 |
| 4 | Casey Mears | 28 | T3 | Rusty Wallace | 7 | 1992-95 |
| 5 | Derrike Cope | 27 | T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 7 | 2018-22 |
| 6 | A.J. Allmendinger | 26 | T6 | Darrell Waltrip | 6 | 1983-86 |
| 7 | Michael McDowell | 25 | T6 | Dale Earnhardt | 6 | 1988-91 |
| T8 | Elliott Sadler | 24 | T6 | Dale Jarrett | 6 | 1995-98 |
| T8 | Kenny Wallace | 24 | T9 | 8 drivers tied | 5 | 1962-2011 |
| T8 | Lake Speed | 24 | ||||
| T8 | Rick Mast | 24 | ||||
– Rusty Wallace was able to compile a 7 race Top 5 streak and 14 race Top 10 streak here at Richmond. Meanwhile, his brother Kenny couldn’t manage 1 Top 10 in 24 starts.
| Most Richmond Starts without Top 10 |
Longest Richmond Top 10 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Kenny Wallace | 24 | 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 15 | 1984-91 |
| 2 | Reed Sorenson | 23 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | 14 | 1992-99 |
| 3 | Landon Cassill | 21 | T3 | Richard Petty | 11 | 1970-75 |
| 4 | David Gilliland | 19 | T3 | Darrell Waltrip | 11 | 1976-81 |
| T5 | Chad Little | 16 | T5 | James Hylton | 10 | 1969-74 |
| T5 | David Stremme | 16 | T5 | Bobby Allison | 10 | 1976-80 |
| T5 | Travis Kvapil | 16 | T5 | Kyle Busch | 10 | 2017-22 |
| 8 | Greg Sacks | 14 | 8 | Joey Logano | 9 | 2014-18 |
| T9 | 6 drivers tied | 13 | T9 | 7 drivers tied | 8 | 1963-2022 |
| Most Richmond Stages without Stage Win |
Longest Richmond Stage Win Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| T1 | Aric Almirola | 26 | T1 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | 2021.09 s1- 2021.28 s2 |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 26 | T1 | Joey Logano | 2 | 2018.09 s1&2 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 26 | 3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 2018.28 s1&2 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 26 | T4 | 18 drivers tied |
1 | — |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 26 | ||||
| T1 | Kevin Harvick | 26 | ||||
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 26 | ||||
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 26 | ||||
| T9 | Chase Elliott | 24 | ||||
| T9 | Corey LaJoie | 24 | ||||
| T9 | Kyle Larson | 24 | ||||
– In 2019 Denny Hamlin was king of the stages at Richmond as he swept all 4 stages, but it was his teammate Martin Truex Jr. who won the races.
| Most Richmond Stages without Stage T10 |
Longest Richmond Stage T10 Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| 1 | Michael McDowell | 26 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | 2017.26 s1- 2022.24 s1 |
| 2 | Corey LaJoie | 24 | 2 | Kevin Harvick | 16 | 2018.09 s1- 2022.07 s2 |
| 3 | Landon Cassill | 16 | 3 | Joey Logano | 11 | 2020.28 s1- 2023.07 s1 |
| T4 | A.J. Allmendinger | 14 | T4 | Joey Logano | 10 | 2017.09 s1- 2019.09 s2 |
| T4 | J.J. Yeley | 14 | T4 | Brad Keselowski | 10 | 2018.09 s2- 2021.09 s1 |
| T6 | B.J. McLeod | 12 | T6 | Kurt Busch | 5 | 2017.26 s1- 2018.28 s1 |
| T6 | David Ragan | 12 | T6 | Clint Bowyer | 5 | 2019.09 s1- 2020.28 s1 |
| T6 | Justin Haley | 12 | T6 | Ross Chastain | 5 | 2021.18 s1- 2022.24 s1 |
| T9 | Austin Cindric | 10 | T6 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 2022.07 s2- 2023.07 s2 |
| T9 | Quin Houff | 10 | T10 | 9 drivers tied | 4 | — |
| T9 | Reed Sorenson | 10 | ||||
– Michael McDowell is the only driver to run every stage here at Richmond and not get a Stage T10. Meanwhile, Brad Keselowski could tie for the 6th longest Stage T10 streak if he finishes Top 10 in Stage 1 this weekend.
