Atlanta has seen many great finishes in it’s history and last week added to the list as Daniel Suarez was able to nose ahead of Ryan Blaney and Kyle Busch in an incredible three wide photo finish. This week we go to the first non-drafting track of 2024 where might not see such a cool finish, but it will still be good racing as we head to Las Vegas. I have picked 5 notable drivers to look at, 1 based on 2024 season stats, 1 based on Intermediate stats, 1 based on the last Las Vegas race, 1 based on their Next Gen Las Vegas stats, and 1 based on the highest in points that wasn’t already picked. Here is a look at those 5 notable drivers 2024 season statistics, along with ranks among drivers in 2024 as well as ranking through 2 races since the Playoffs started in 2004. We will also highlight notable streaks accomplished through the year and at Las Vegas, 2023 Intermediate (1.3-1.5 miles) statistics and Las Vegas statistics in the Next Gen car.
1st in Points – Kyle Busch
| Category | Statistic | 2024 Rank | ªRank Thru 2 Races |
| Avg. Fin.¹ | 7.5 | 3rd of 42 | T73rd of 957 |
| Best Fin. | 3rd | — | — |
| Worst Fin. | 12th | — | — |
| Completed Laps%¹ | 100% | T1st of 42 | T1st of 957 |
| Laps in Top15%¹ | 67.83% | 5th of 42 | 180th of 910‡ |
| Avg. Driver Rating¹ | 98.5 | 2nd of 42 | 100th of 910‡ |
| Wins | 0 | T3rd of 42 | T42nd of 957 |
| Poles | 0 | T3rd of 42 | T39th of 957 |
| Top 2’s | 0 | T5th of 42 | T80th of 957 |
| Top 3’s | 1 | T1st of 42 | T11th of 957 |
| Top 5’s | 1 | T2nd of 42 | T26th of 957 |
| Top 10’s | 1 | T2nd of 42 | T67th of 957 |
| Finish out Top 20¹ | 0 | T1st of 42 | T1st of 957 |
| DNF’s¹ | 0 | T1st of 42 | T1st of 957 |
| Stage Wins | 0 | T5th of 42 | T23rd of 343* |
| Stage T10s | 3 | T1st of 42 | T15th of 343* |
| Stage Pts | 18 | 4th of 42 | T25th of 343* |
| Avg. Stage Fin.¹ | 9.75 | 6th of 42 | — |
| Playoff Pts² | 0 | T7th of 42 | T37th of 343* |
ªSince Playoffs started in 2004
¹Ranks of drivers to start 40% of races thru 2 races
²Earned from races only, does not reflect penalties
*Stage racing started in 2017
‡Loop Data started in 2005, Max Driver Rating is 150.0
- Notable Streaks this year/active streaks
- 3 straight Stage T10’s (tied longest streak in Cup Series this year)
- Notable Las Vegas Streaks
- 2 straight Poles (2008.03-2009.03) (longest streak in Cup Series at Las Vegas)
- 1 straight Top 3 finish (active “streak”)
- 2 straight Top 3 finishes (2005.03-2006.03 & 2021.04-2021.30) (tied 5th longest streaks in Cup Series at Las Vegas)
- 4 straight Top 5 finishes (2021.04-2022.33) (tied longest streak in Cup Series at Las Vegas)
- 5 straight Top 10 finishes (2020.30-2022.33) (tied 5th longest streak in Cup Series at Las Vegas)
- 2 straight Stage T10’s (active streak)
- 5 straight Stage T10’s (2021.04 s2-2022.03 s2)
- 2023 Intermediate Stats (Avg. Fin. and Driver Rating rank among drivers with 1+ Intermediate start, 46 drivers)
- 10 Races, Avg. Finish 14.4(12th), 76.37% of Laps ran in Top15(7th), Avg. Driver Rating 84.22(12th), Best 3rd, Worst 35th, Laps Completed 89.93%, Led 0.49% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 0 Poles, 1 Top 3, 1 Top 5, 5 Top 10’s, 7 Top 15’s, 2 Finishes out of Top 20, 2 DNF’s, 0 Stage Wins, 1.95 Stage Pts Per Stage
- Las Vegas Statistics
- 2023 Fall Las Vegas Race
- Finished 3rd, Started 6th, Led 0 laps, Finished 8th in Stage 1 and 7th in Stage 2, ran 265 Laps in Top 15(99.25% of laps ran), had 102.1 Driver Rating (ranked 7th)
- Notable Next Gen Las Vegas Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year and 1+ start at Las Vegas since 2022, 34 drivers)
- 4 Races
- 6.0 Avg. Finish (Ranks 2nd)
- Best Finish: 3rd, Worst: 14th
- Completed 100% of laps (% ranks T1st)
- 85.36% of Laps ran in Top15 (% ranks 9th)
- 99.08 Average Driver Rating (Ranks 6th)
- Led 4.54% of laps he’s run (% ranks 7th)
- 0 Top 2’s
- 2 Top 3’s, 50.0% (% ranks T3rd)
- 3 Top 5’s, 75.0% (% ranks T1st)
- 4 Top 15’s, 100% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 finishes outside Top 20, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 DNF’s, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 Stage Wins
- 6 Stage T10’s, 75.0% (% ranks T4th)
Main Points & Outlook
– Kyle Busch is notable because of his stats thru 2 races this year
– At Atlanta last week Busch only ran 64% of his laps in the Top 15, but he did lead 11% of the race and was close to victory but ended up 3rd
– He has the 3rd best Avg. Finish this year (7.5), the 2nd best Avg. Driver Rating (98.5), and his worst 2024 Rank above is just T7th (0 Stage Pts)
– The only notable streak he’s had this year is his 3 straight Stage T10’s he had to start the year
– His Las Vegas streaks are a lot more impressive as he’s had 2 straight Poles, 4 straight Top 5’s, 5 straight Top 10’s, and 5 straight Stage T10’s at some point in his Las Vegas cup career
– He was mid-pack on Intermediates last year as he had the 12th best Avg. Finish and Avg. Driver Rating with just 1 Top 5 finish, but 5 Top 10’s in 10 races
– Busch’s 1 Top 5 on an Intermediate came last Fall at Las Vegas where he ran all but 2 laps in the Top 15 and ended up with a 3rd place finish
– In the Next Gen car at Las Vegas he has the 2nd best Avg. Finish among active drivers, 3 Top 5’s, and a worst finish of only 14th with 6 Stage T10’s in 8 stages
Outlook for this weekend
Kyle Busch was so so close to winning the 2nd race of the year for the 2nd year in a row. Nevertheless he came out of Atlanta with the points lead and some decent 2024 stats to start the year. Heading to an Intermediate isn’t exactly a welcome sight for this team as they weren’t great last year, but this is Las Vegas where Busch has been fantastic in his career and in the Next Gen getting 3 Top 5’s in 4 Next Gen races. All in all the stats say to keep Busch on your radar this weekend for a good run and potential Top 5 finish.
– Kyle Busch is notable because of his stats thru 2 races this year
– At Atlanta last week Busch only ran 64% of his laps in the Top 15, but he did lead 11% of the race and was close to victory but ended up 3rd
– He has the 3rd best Avg. Finish this year (7.5), the 2nd best Avg. Driver Rating (98.5), and his worst 2024 Rank above is just T7th (0 Stage Pts)
– The only notable streak he’s had this year is his 3 straight Stage T10’s he had to start the year
– His Las Vegas streaks are a lot more impressive as he’s had 2 straight Poles, 4 straight Top 5’s, 5 straight Top 10’s, and 5 straight Stage T10’s at some point in his Las Vegas cup career
– He was mid-pack on Intermediates last year as he had the 12th best Avg. Finish and Avg. Driver Rating with just 1 Top 5 finish, but 5 Top 10’s in 10 races
– Busch’s 1 Top 5 on an Intermediate came last Fall at Las Vegas where he ran all but 2 laps in the Top 15 and ended up with a 3rd place finish
– In the Next Gen car at Las Vegas he has the 2nd best Avg. Finish among active drivers, 3 Top 5’s, and a worst finish of only 14th with 6 Stage T10’s in 8 stages
Outlook for this weekend
Kyle Busch was so so close to winning the 2nd race of the year for the 2nd year in a row. Nevertheless he came out of Atlanta with the points lead and some decent 2024 stats to start the year. Heading to an Intermediate isn’t exactly a welcome sight for this team as they weren’t great last year, but this is Las Vegas where Busch has been fantastic in his career and in the Next Gen getting 3 Top 5’s in 4 Next Gen races. All in all the stats say to keep Busch on your radar this weekend for a good run and potential Top 5 finish.
2nd in Points – William Byron
| Category | Statistic | 2024 Rank | ªRank Thru 2 Races |
| Avg. Fin.¹ | 9.0 | 5th of 42 | T103rd of 957 |
| Best Fin. | 1st | — | — |
| Worst Fin. | 17th | — | — |
| Completed Laps%¹ | 100% | T1st of 42 | T1st of 957 |
| Laps in Top15%¹ | 46.09% | 17th of 42 | 314th of 910‡ |
| Avg. Driver Rating¹ | 84.55 | 11th of 42 | 225th of 910‡ |
| Wins | 1 | T1st of 42 | T2nd of 957 |
| Poles | 0 | T3rd of 42 | T39th of 957 |
| Top 2’s | 1 | T1st of 42 | T6th of 957 |
| Top 3’s | 1 | T1st of 42 | T11th of 957 |
| Top 5’s | 1 | T2nd of 42 | T26th of 957 |
| Top 10’s | 1 | T2nd of 42 | T67th of 957 |
| Finish out Top 20¹ | 0 | T1st of 42 | T1st of 957 |
| DNF’s¹ | 0 | T1st of 42 | T1st of 957 |
| Stage Wins | 0 | T5th of 42 | T23rd of 343* |
| Stage T10s | 3 | T1st of 42 | T15th of 343* |
| Stage Pts | 13 | T7th of 42 | T52nd of 343* |
| Avg. Stage Fin.¹ | 11.5 | 7th of 42 | — |
| Playoff Pts² | 5 | T1st of 42 | T3rd of 343* |
ªSince Playoffs started in 2004
¹Ranks of drivers to start 40% of races thru 2 races
²Earned from races only, does not reflect penalties
*Stage racing started in 2017
‡Loop Data started in 2005, Max Driver Rating is 150.0
- Notable Streaks this year/active streaks
- 3 straight Stage T10’s (tied longest streak in Cup Series this year)
- Notable Las Vegas Streaks
- 2 straight Top 10 finishes (active streak)
- 2 straight Stage Wins (2023.03 s1 & 2023.03 s2)
- 8 straight Stage T10’s (active streak, longest active streak in Cup Series at Las Vegas and tied 3rd longest streak in Cup Series at Las Vegas)
- 2023 Intermediate Stats (Avg. Fin. and Driver Rating rank among drivers with 1+ Intermediate start, 46 drivers)
- 10 Races, Avg. Finish 4.4(1st), 82.45% of Laps ran in Top15(5th), Avg. Driver Rating 112.13(2nd), Best 1st, Worst 15th, Laps Completed 100%, Led 10.81% of laps he ran, 3 Wins, 1 Pole, 5 Top 3’s, 7 Top 5’s, 9 Top 10’s, 10 Top 15’s, 0 Finishes out of Top 20, 0 DNF’s, 3 Stage Wins, 5.05 Stage Pts Per Stage
- Las Vegas Statistics
- 2023 Fall Las Vegas Race
- Finished 7th, Started 3rd, Led 1 laps(0.37%), Finished 10th in Stage 1 and 6th in Stage 2, ran 267 Laps in Top 15(100% of laps ran), had 107.8 Driver Rating (ranked 4th)
- Notable Next Gen Las Vegas Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year and 1+ start at Las Vegas since 2022, 34 drivers)
- 4 Races
- 6.5 Avg. Finish (Ranks 3rd)
- Best Finish: 1st, Worst: 13th
- Completed 100% of laps (% ranks T1st)
- 98.33% of Laps ran in Top15 (% ranks 1st)
- 115.18 Average Driver Rating (Ranks 1st)
- Led 17.15% of laps he’s run (% ranks 2nd)
- 1 Win, 25.0% (% ranks T2nd)
- 2 Top 5’s, 50.0% (% ranks T5th)
- 3 Top 10’s, 75.0% (% ranks T2nd)
- 4 Top 15’s, 100% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 finishes outside Top 20, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 DNF’s, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 2 Stage Wins 25.0% (% ranks T1st)
- 8 Stage T10’s, 100% (% ranks 1st)
- 6.0 Stage Pts Per Stage (Ranks 2nd)
Main Points & Outlook
– William Byron is notable because of how he performed on Intermediate tracks last year
– Atlanta went very different than Daytona for Byron as he ran less than half the race in the Top 15 and ended up finishing 17th
– Thru 2 races in 2024 he has only the 17th best Laps in Top 15% and 11th best Avg. Driver Rating, but he does have the 5th best Avg. Finish and 7th best Avg. Stage Finish
– The only streak he has this year is 3 straight Stage T10’s to begin the year
– His Las Vegas streaks are better as he is on a 2 straight race Top 10 streak and an 8 straight Stage T10 streak
– He was an absolute beast on Intermediate tracks last year as he had the best Avg. Finish (4.4), 2nd best Avg. Driver Rating (112.13), and had 9 Top 10’s in 10 races
– At Las Vegas last Fall Byron ran all 267 laps in the Top 15, had the 4th best Driver Rating, and finished 7th in the race
– Since the introduction of the Next Gen car he has a 6.5 Avg. Finish at Las Vegas in 4 races with 2 Top 5’s, 3 Top 10’s, and 8 Stage T10’s in 8 stages
Outlook for this weekend
William Byron didn’t back up his Daytona 500 momentum with a good run at Atlanta, but he still holds the 5th best Avg. Finish this year. The good news for him is that his week is the first Intermediate race where he was just fantastic last year and by far the best driver on this style of track. Even better is that this weekend is Las Vegas where he’s been perfect in stages in the Next Gen car and has 3 Top 10’s in the 4 races. Overall if this year is anything like last year pencil Byron in for a Top 10 and high finishing Top 10 at that.
– William Byron is notable because of how he performed on Intermediate tracks last year
– Atlanta went very different than Daytona for Byron as he ran less than half the race in the Top 15 and ended up finishing 17th
– Thru 2 races in 2024 he has only the 17th best Laps in Top 15% and 11th best Avg. Driver Rating, but he does have the 5th best Avg. Finish and 7th best Avg. Stage Finish
– The only streak he has this year is 3 straight Stage T10’s to begin the year
– His Las Vegas streaks are better as he is on a 2 straight race Top 10 streak and an 8 straight Stage T10 streak
– He was an absolute beast on Intermediate tracks last year as he had the best Avg. Finish (4.4), 2nd best Avg. Driver Rating (112.13), and had 9 Top 10’s in 10 races
– At Las Vegas last Fall Byron ran all 267 laps in the Top 15, had the 4th best Driver Rating, and finished 7th in the race
– Since the introduction of the Next Gen car he has a 6.5 Avg. Finish at Las Vegas in 4 races with 2 Top 5’s, 3 Top 10’s, and 8 Stage T10’s in 8 stages
Outlook for this weekend
William Byron didn’t back up his Daytona 500 momentum with a good run at Atlanta, but he still holds the 5th best Avg. Finish this year. The good news for him is that his week is the first Intermediate race where he was just fantastic last year and by far the best driver on this style of track. Even better is that this weekend is Las Vegas where he’s been perfect in stages in the Next Gen car and has 3 Top 10’s in the 4 races. Overall if this year is anything like last year pencil Byron in for a Top 10 and high finishing Top 10 at that.
3rd in Points – Austin Cindric
| Category | Statistic | 2024 Rank | ªRank Thru 2 Races |
| Avg. Fin.¹ | 13.0 | 6th of 42 | T199th of 957 |
| Best Fin. | 4th | — | — |
| Worst Fin. | 22nd | — | — |
| Completed Laps%¹ | 99.78% | T13th of 42 | T297th of 957 |
| Laps in Top15%¹ | 80.65% | 1st of 42 | 103rd of 910‡ |
| Avg. Driver Rating¹ | 89.0 | 7th of 42 | 183rd of 910‡ |
| Wins | 0 | T3rd of 42 | T42nd of 957 |
| Poles | 0 | T3rd of 42 | T39th of 957 |
| Top 2’s | 0 | T5th of 42 | T80th of 957 |
| Top 3’s | 0 | T7th of 42 | T117th of 957 |
| Top 5’s | 1 | T2nd of 42 | T26th of 957 |
| Top 10’s | 1 | T2nd of 42 | T67th of 957 |
| Finish out Top 20¹ | 1 | T12th of 42 | T277th of 957 |
| DNF’s¹ | 0 | T1st of 42 | T1st of 957 |
| Stage Wins | 1 | T1st of 42 | T7th of 343* |
| Stage T10s | 2 | T8th of 42 | T44th of 343* |
| Stage Pts | 19 | 3rd of 42 | T22nd of 343* |
| Avg. Stage Fin.¹ | 9.0 | T3rd of 42 | — |
| Playoff Pts² | 1 | T3rd of 42 | T23rd of 343* |
ªSince Playoffs started in 2004
¹Ranks of drivers to start 40% of races thru 2 races
²Earned from races only, does not reflect penalties
*Stage racing started in 2017
‡Loop Data started in 2005, Max Driver Rating is 150.0
- Notable Streaks this year/active streaks
- none (all have been 1 and done)
- Notable Las Vegas Streaks
- 2 straight Stage T10’s (2022.33 s1 & 2022.33 s2)
- 2023 Intermediate Stats (Avg. Fin. and Driver Rating rank among drivers with 1+ Intermediate start, 46 drivers)
- 10 Races, Avg. Finish 23.8(30th), 15.02% of Laps ran in Top15(27th), Avg. Driver Rating 52.39(28th), Best 6th, Worst 31st, Laps Completed 98.21%, Led 0.03% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 0 Poles, 0 Top 3’s, 0 Top 5’s, 1 Top 10, 2 Top 15’s, 7 Finishes out of Top 20, 2 DNF’s, 0 Stage Wins, 0.00 Stage Pts Per Stage
- Las Vegas Statistics
- 2023 Fall Las Vegas Race
- Finished 23rd, Started 19th, Led 0 laps, ran 4 Laps in Top 15(1.5% of laps ran), had 55.0 Driver Rating (ranked 22nd)
- Notable Next Gen Las Vegas Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year and 1+ start at Las Vegas since 2022, 34 drivers)
- 4 Races
- 19.25 Avg. Finish (Ranks 16th)
- Best Finish: 6th, Worst: 29th
- Completed 99.26% of laps (% ranks T20th)
- 35.11% of Laps ran in Top15 (% ranks 17th)
- 69.08 Average Driver Rating (Ranks 15th)
- Led 0.75% of laps he’s run (% ranks 16th)
- 0 Top 5’s
- 1 Top 10, 25.0% (% ranks T12th)
- 1 Top 15, 25.0% (% ranks T20th)
- 2 finishes outside Top 20, 50.0% (% ranks T18th)
- 0 DNF’s, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 Stage Wins
- 2 Stage T10’s, 25.0% (% ranks T15th)
Main Points & Outlook
– Austin Cindric is notable because he’s 3rd in points
– Cindric ran 90% of his laps in the Top 15 last week at Atlanta and was the first driver to finish behind the epic three wide photo finish, finishing 4th
– His 2024 stats aren’t too bad as all but his 99.78 Completed Laps% and 1 Finish out of Top 20 rank better than 10th, in fact his 80.65 Laps in Top 15% is best this year
– He doesn’t have any streaks this year over 1 in a row
– At Las Vegas the only streak he has to speak of is his 2 straight Stage T10’s in the 2022 Fall race
– In 10 Intermediate races last year he was terrible running only 15% of his laps in the Top 15, getting just 2 Top 15’s, and 0 Stage Pts
– At Las Vegas last Fall Cindric ran just 4 laps in the Top 15 en route to a 23rd place finish
– He’s ran all 4 Next Gen races at Las Vegas and in those races has more finishes out of the Top 20 (2) than Top 15’s (1) while only running 35% of his laps in the Top 15
Outlook for this weekend
Austin Cindric sits 3rd in points mostly thanks to his stages this year as he is tied for the 3rd best Avg. Stage Finish and has only the 6th best Avg. Finish in races. Unfortunately it only gets worse for Cindric as this week is an Intermediate where he was pretty bad last year, and in the 4 Next Gen races at Las Vegas he’s not done too well either. In other words this weekend might be different than the rest of 2024 has been so far for Cindric and far more of a struggle.
– Austin Cindric is notable because he’s 3rd in points
– Cindric ran 90% of his laps in the Top 15 last week at Atlanta and was the first driver to finish behind the epic three wide photo finish, finishing 4th
– His 2024 stats aren’t too bad as all but his 99.78 Completed Laps% and 1 Finish out of Top 20 rank better than 10th, in fact his 80.65 Laps in Top 15% is best this year
– He doesn’t have any streaks this year over 1 in a row
– At Las Vegas the only streak he has to speak of is his 2 straight Stage T10’s in the 2022 Fall race
– In 10 Intermediate races last year he was terrible running only 15% of his laps in the Top 15, getting just 2 Top 15’s, and 0 Stage Pts
– At Las Vegas last Fall Cindric ran just 4 laps in the Top 15 en route to a 23rd place finish
– He’s ran all 4 Next Gen races at Las Vegas and in those races has more finishes out of the Top 20 (2) than Top 15’s (1) while only running 35% of his laps in the Top 15
Outlook for this weekend
Austin Cindric sits 3rd in points mostly thanks to his stages this year as he is tied for the 3rd best Avg. Stage Finish and has only the 6th best Avg. Finish in races. Unfortunately it only gets worse for Cindric as this week is an Intermediate where he was pretty bad last year, and in the 4 Next Gen races at Las Vegas he’s not done too well either. In other words this weekend might be different than the rest of 2024 has been so far for Cindric and far more of a struggle.
8th in Points – Ross Chastain
| Category | Statistic | 2024 Rank | ªRank Thru 2 Races |
| Avg. Fin.¹ | 14.0 | T10th of 42 | T229th of 957 |
| Best Fin. | 7th | — | — |
| Worst Fin. | 21st | — | — |
| Completed Laps%¹ | 99.78% | T13th of 42 | T297th of 957 |
| Laps in Top15%¹ | 52.39% | 13th of 42 | 282nd of 910‡ |
| Avg. Driver Rating¹ | 75.7 | 17th of 42 | 324th of 910‡ |
| Wins | 0 | T3rd of 42 | T42nd of 957 |
| Poles | 0 | T3rd of 42 | T39th of 957 |
| Top 2’s | 0 | T5th of 42 | T80th of 957 |
| Top 3’s | 0 | T7th of 42 | T117th of 957 |
| Top 5’s | 0 | T10th of 42 | T186th of 957 |
| Top 10’s | 1 | T2nd of 42 | T67th of 957 |
| Finish out Top 20¹ | 1 | T12th of 42 | T277th of 957 |
| DNF’s¹ | 0 | T1st of 42 | T1st of 957 |
| Stage Wins | 0 | T5th of 42 | T23rd of 343* |
| Stage T10s | 2 | T8th of 42 | T44th of 343* |
| Stage Pts | 16 | T5th of 42 | T34th of 343* |
| Avg. Stage Fin.¹ | 12.75 | T9th of 42 | — |
| Playoff Pts² | 0 | T7th of 42 | T37th of 343* |
ªSince Playoffs started in 2004
¹Ranks of drivers to start 40% of races thru 2 races
²Earned from races only, does not reflect penalties
*Stage racing started in 2017
‡Loop Data started in 2005, Max Driver Rating is 150.0
- Notable Streaks this year/active streaks
- none (all have been 1 and done)
- Notable Las Vegas Streaks
- 2 straight Top 3 finishes (2022.03-2022.33) (tied 5th longest streak in Cup Series at Las Vegas)
- 1 straight Top 5 finish (active “streak”)
- 1 straight Stage T10 (active “streak”)
- 3 straight Stage T10’s (2022.33 s2-2023.03 s2)
- 2023 Intermediate Stats (Avg. Fin. and Driver Rating rank among drivers with 1+ Intermediate start, 46 drivers)
- 10 Races, Avg. Finish 12.5(7th), 73.62% of Laps ran in Top15(10th), Avg. Driver Rating 93.76(7th), Best 1st, Worst 31st, Laps Completed 98.18%, Led 6.72% of laps he ran, 1 Win, 1 Pole, 2 Top 3’s, 5 Top 5’s, 5 Top 10’s, 7 Top 15’s, 3 Finishes out of Top 20, 2 DNF’s, 1 Stage Win, 3.29 Stage Pts Per Stage
- Las Vegas Statistics
- 2023 Fall Las Vegas Race
- Finished 5th, Started 10th, Led 0 laps, Finished 2nd in Stage 2, ran 202 Laps in Top 15(75.66% of laps ran), had 99.0 Driver Rating (ranked 8th)
- Notable Next Gen Las Vegas Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year and 1+ start at Las Vegas since 2022, 34 drivers)
- 4 Races
- 5.5 Avg. Finish (Ranks 1st)
- Best Finish: 2nd, Worst: 12th
- Completed 100% of laps (% ranks T1st)
- 93.42% of Laps ran in Top15 (% ranks 5th)
- 113.28 Average Driver Rating (Ranks 2nd)
- Led 13.99% of laps he’s run (% ranks 3rd)
- 0 Wins
- 1 Top 2, 25.0% (% ranks T3rd)
- 2 Top 3’s, 50.0% (% ranks T3rd)
- 3 Top 5’s, 75.0% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 finishes outside Top 20, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 DNF’s, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 1 Stage Win, 12.5% (% ranks T4th)
- 6 Stage T10’s, 75.0% (% ranks T4th)
- 5.75 Stage Pts Per Stage (Ranks 3rd)
Main Points & Outlook
– Ross Chastain is notable because of his stats at Las Vegas in the Next Gen car
– Chastain only ran 55% of his laps in the Top 15 at Atlanta and was the highest finishing driver to lead 0 laps, finishing 7th
– His stats this year aren’t great as he has the 13th best Laps in Top 15%, 17th best Avg. Drive Rating, and only tied for 10th best Avg. Finish
– Like Cindric above Chastain has been 1 and done in terms of streaks this year
– His streaks at Las Vegas are better as he has had 2 straight Top 3’s in his career here and 3 straight Stage T10’s
– Last year in the 10 Intermediate races he performed well picking up 1 Win, 5 Top 5’s, and the 7th best Avg. Driver Rating (93.76) and Avg. Finish (12.5)
– In the last Las Vegas Cup race Chastain led 0 laps, but he did finish 2nd in Stage 2 and 5th in the race
– Since the introduction of the Next Gen he has been really good at Las Vegas as his worst finish is 12th and he holds the best Avg. Finish of any active driver (5.5) with the 2nd best Avg. Driver Rating (113.28)
Outlook for this weekend
Ross Chastain hasn’t started out the 2024 season the way he would have liked as he’s not run too well, but he does have 1 Top 10. The good news for him is that an Intermediate track is up next and last year he ran well on this style and finished half the races in the Top 5. More good news is that this week is Las Vegas where he has ran fantastic since the Next Gen came along. Based on the stats this weekend should be different than the first two races with a good run and result for Chastain.
– Ross Chastain is notable because of his stats at Las Vegas in the Next Gen car
– Chastain only ran 55% of his laps in the Top 15 at Atlanta and was the highest finishing driver to lead 0 laps, finishing 7th
– His stats this year aren’t great as he has the 13th best Laps in Top 15%, 17th best Avg. Drive Rating, and only tied for 10th best Avg. Finish
– Like Cindric above Chastain has been 1 and done in terms of streaks this year
– His streaks at Las Vegas are better as he has had 2 straight Top 3’s in his career here and 3 straight Stage T10’s
– Last year in the 10 Intermediate races he performed well picking up 1 Win, 5 Top 5’s, and the 7th best Avg. Driver Rating (93.76) and Avg. Finish (12.5)
– In the last Las Vegas Cup race Chastain led 0 laps, but he did finish 2nd in Stage 2 and 5th in the race
– Since the introduction of the Next Gen he has been really good at Las Vegas as his worst finish is 12th and he holds the best Avg. Finish of any active driver (5.5) with the 2nd best Avg. Driver Rating (113.28)
Outlook for this weekend
Ross Chastain hasn’t started out the 2024 season the way he would have liked as he’s not run too well, but he does have 1 Top 10. The good news for him is that an Intermediate track is up next and last year he ran well on this style and finished half the races in the Top 5. More good news is that this week is Las Vegas where he has ran fantastic since the Next Gen came along. Based on the stats this weekend should be different than the first two races with a good run and result for Chastain.
11th in Points – Kyle Larson
| Category | Statistic | 2024 Rank | ªRank Thru 2 Races |
| Avg. Fin.¹ | 21.5 | 24th of 42 | T459th of 957 |
| Best Fin. | 11th | — | — |
| Worst Fin. | 32nd | — | — |
| Completed Laps%¹ | 91.74% | 33rd of 42 | 713th of 957 |
| Laps in Top15%¹ | 63.04% | 7th of 42 | 214th of 910‡ |
| Avg. Driver Rating¹ | 92.05 | 4th of 42 | 147th of 910‡ |
| Wins | 0 | T3rd of 42 | T42nd of 957 |
| Poles | 0 | T3rd of 42 | T39th of 957 |
| Top 2’s | 0 | T5th of 42 | T80th of 957 |
| Top 3’s | 0 | T3rd of 42 | T117th of 957 |
| Top 5’s | 0 | T10th of 42 | T186th of 957 |
| Top 10’s | 0 | T20th of 42 | T355th of 957 |
| Finish out Top 20¹ | 1 | T12th of 42 | T277th of 957 |
| DNF’s¹ | 1 | T26th of 42 | T637th of 957 |
| Stage Wins | 0 | T5th of 42 | T23rd of 343* |
| Stage T10s | 3 | T1st of 42 | T15th of 343* |
| Stage Pts | 25 | 2nd of 42 | T9th of 343* |
| Avg. Stage Fin.¹ | 6.0 | 1st of 42 | — |
| Playoff Pts² | 0 | T7th of 42 | T37th of 343* |
ªSince Playoffs started in 2004
¹Ranks of drivers to start 40% of races thru 2 races
²Earned from races only, does not reflect penalties
*Stage racing started in 2017
‡Loop Data started in 2005, Max Driver Rating is 150.0
- Notable Streaks this year/active streaks
- 2 straight Stage T10’s (active streak)
- Notable Las Vegas Streaks
- 1 straight Win (active “streak”)
- 2 straight Top 2 finishes (active streak, longest active streak and tied 3rd longest streak in Cup Series at Las Vegas)
- 2 straight Top 3 finishes (active streak, longest active streak in Cup Series at Las Vegas)
- 3 straight Top 3 finishes (2017.03-2018.27) (tied longest streak in Cup Series at Las Vegas)
- 2 straight Top 5 finishes (active streak, tied longest active streak in Cup Series at Las Vegas)
- 3 straight Top 5 finishes (2017.03-2018.27 (tied 3rd longest streak in Cup Series at Las Vegas)
- 2 straight Stage Wins (active streak, tied longest streak in Cup Series at Las Vegas)
- 4 straight Stage T10’s (active streak)
- 2023 Intermediate Stats (Avg. Fin. and Driver Rating rank among drivers with 1+ Intermediate start, 46 drivers)
- 10 Races, Avg. Finish 13.0(8th), 91.58% of Laps ran in Top15(1st), Avg. Driver Rating 113.65(1st), Best 1st, Worst 34th, Laps Completed 96.8%, Led 22.96% of laps he ran, 2 Wins, 0 Poles, 4 Top 3’s, 6 Top 5’s, 6 Top 10’s, 6 Top 15’s, 3 Finishes out of Top 20, 3 DNF’s, 5 Stage Wins, 5.43 Stage Pts Per Stage
- Las Vegas Statistics
- 2023 Fall Las Vegas Race
- Finished 1st, Started 2nd, Led 133 laps(49.81%), Finished 1st in Stage 1 and 1st in Stage 2, ran 266 Laps in Top 15(99.63% of laps ran), had 146.5 Driver Rating (ranked 1st)
- Notable Next Gen Las Vegas Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year and 1+ start at Las Vegas since 2022, 34 drivers)
- 4 Races
- 10.0 Avg. Finish (Ranks 6th)
- Best Finish: 1st, Worst: 35th
- Completed 83.97% of laps (% ranks T29th)
- 96.36% of Laps ran in Top15 (% ranks 2nd)
- 109.13 Average Driver Rating (Ranks 3rd)
- Led 24.61% of laps he’s run (% ranks 1st)
- 1 Win, 25.0% (% ranks T2nd)
- 3 Top 2’s, 75.0% (% ranks 1st)
- 3 Top 15’s, 75.0% (% ranks T6th)
- 1 finish outside Top 20, 25.0% (% ranks T6th)
- 1 DNF, 25.0% (% ranks T24th)
- 2 Stage Wins, 25.0% (% ranks T1st)
- 7 Stage T10’s, 87.5% (% ranks T2nd)
- 6.88 Stage Pts Per Stage (Ranks 1st)
Main Points & Outlook
– Kyle Larson is notable because of how he ran last Fall at Las Vegas
– Last week Larson ran 87% of his laps in the Top 15, but he only ran 222 laps as an unfortunate wreck caused him to have a 32nd place DNF
– With the first two races of the year being Superspeedways it’s not shocking his 2024 stats aren’t great thus far, but he does have the best Avg. Stage Finish (6.0)
– Despite his bad stats he is on a 2 straight Stage T10 streak
– His streaks at Las Vegas are mighty impressive as he’s on a 2 race Top 2 streak, a 4 straight Stage T10 streak, and in his career has had 3 straight Top 3 finishes here
– At Intermediates in 2023 he had the best Laps in Top 15% and Avg. Driver Rating, but he had more DNF’s (3) than Wins (2) which hurt his Avg. Finish. However, he did pick up 5 Stage Wins
– Larson statistically dominated the last Las Vegas race as he had the best Driver Rating, won both stages, ran all but 1 lap in the Top 15, and won the race
– In the 4 Next Gen Las Vegas races he has 3 Top 2 finishes with his only non-Top 2 being a DNF. He’s also led 25% of his laps in the 4 races and has 6.88 Stage Pts Per Stage
Outlook for this weekend
It’s no shock that Kyle Larson’s 2024 season has gotten off to a bad start as his luck on Superspeedways is non-existent. The good news for him is that this weekend is an Intermediate track (finally) and he was the best driver on them in terms of runs last year, however his finishes weren’t as great due to his high number of DNF’s. This is the same when looking at his Next Gen Las Vegas stats as he’s been fantastic when he isn’t getting a DNF. All in all Larson will be one to reckon with this weekend if he can keep his car on the track.
– Kyle Larson is notable because of how he ran last Fall at Las Vegas
– Last week Larson ran 87% of his laps in the Top 15, but he only ran 222 laps as an unfortunate wreck caused him to have a 32nd place DNF
– With the first two races of the year being Superspeedways it’s not shocking his 2024 stats aren’t great thus far, but he does have the best Avg. Stage Finish (6.0)
– Despite his bad stats he is on a 2 straight Stage T10 streak
– His streaks at Las Vegas are mighty impressive as he’s on a 2 race Top 2 streak, a 4 straight Stage T10 streak, and in his career has had 3 straight Top 3 finishes here
– At Intermediates in 2023 he had the best Laps in Top 15% and Avg. Driver Rating, but he had more DNF’s (3) than Wins (2) which hurt his Avg. Finish. However, he did pick up 5 Stage Wins
– Larson statistically dominated the last Las Vegas race as he had the best Driver Rating, won both stages, ran all but 1 lap in the Top 15, and won the race
– In the 4 Next Gen Las Vegas races he has 3 Top 2 finishes with his only non-Top 2 being a DNF. He’s also led 25% of his laps in the 4 races and has 6.88 Stage Pts Per Stage
Outlook for this weekend
It’s no shock that Kyle Larson’s 2024 season has gotten off to a bad start as his luck on Superspeedways is non-existent. The good news for him is that this weekend is an Intermediate track (finally) and he was the best driver on them in terms of runs last year, however his finishes weren’t as great due to his high number of DNF’s. This is the same when looking at his Next Gen Las Vegas stats as he’s been fantastic when he isn’t getting a DNF. All in all Larson will be one to reckon with this weekend if he can keep his car on the track.
