Talladega ran it’s first race in 1969 and last week we saw 72 lead changes, among the most ever in a Talladega race, which it was great right? Well, with all the fuel saving it was more about going slow than fast. Up next we go to another track that started hosting Cup races in 1969, but has a completely different style of racing and where drivers will run 100% almost all race, Dover. Down below you will find different statistics for active drivers and Next Gen races of the NASCAR Cup series here at Dover Motor Speedway 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: Dover.
| Finish | Start | Driver | Laps | Led | S1 Fin | S2 Fin | Driver Rating |
| 1 | 17 | Martin Truex Jr. | 400 | 68 | 9th | 4th | 119.1 |
| 2 | 14 | Ross Chastain | 400 | 98 | 5th | 1st | 129.5 |
| 3 | 3 | Ryan Blaney | 400 | 0 | 3rd | 3rd | 121.6 |
| 4 | 8 | William Byron | 400 | 193 | 1st | 2nd | 126.8 |
| 5 | 13 | Denny Hamlin | 400 | 4 | 2nd | 5th | 111.5 |
| 6 | 2 | Christopher Bell | 400 | 1 | 7th | 10th | 102.4 |
| 7 | 7 | Tyler Reddick | 400 | 0 | 8th | 92.0 | |
| 8 | 4 | Brad Keselowski | 400 | 8 | 4th | – | 91.8 |
| 9 | 5 | Chris Buescher | 400 | 0 | 6th | 7th | 96.3 |
| 10 | 23 | Josh Berry | 400 | 3 | – | – | 83.9 |
| 11 | 10 | Chase Elliott | 400 | 0 | – | 9th | 82.4 |
| 12 | 28 | Bubba Wallace | 400 | 0 | – | – | 69.2 |
| 13 | 24 | Ty Gibbs | 399 | 0 | – | 6th | 88.7 |
| 14 | 27 | Corey LaJoie | 399 | 0 | – | – | 71.9 |
| 15 | 9 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 399 | 0 | 10th | – | 78.0 |
| 16 | 11 | Erik Jones | 399 | 0 | – | – | 69.2 |
| 17 | 30 | Ryan Preece | 399 | 0 | – | – | 55.5 |
| 18 | 29 | A.J. Allmendinger | 399 | 0 | – | – | 60.7 |
| 19 | 12 | Kevin Harvick | 399 | 3 | 8th | – | 83.5 |
| 20 | 31 | Harrison Burton | 398 | 0 | – | – | 50.0 |
| 21 | 1 | Kyle Busch | 397 | 25 | – | – | 72.0 |
| 22 | 32 | Michael McDowell | 397 | 0 | – | – | 59.5 |
| 23 | 25 | Justin Haley | 397 | 0 | – | – | 52.7 |
| 24 | 19 | Aric Almirola | 397 | 0 | – | – | 46.7 |
| 25 | 35 | Todd Gilliland | 396 | 0 | – | – | 44.0 |
| 26 | 20 | Austin Cindric | 396 | 0 | – | – | 55.7 |
| 27 | 36 | Austin Dillon | 395 | 0 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 28 | 21 | J.J. Yeley | 393 | 0 | – | – | 36.8 |
| 29 | 22 | B.J. McLeod | 381 | 0 | – | – | 32.0 |
| 30 | 6 | Chase Briscoe | 378 | 0 | – | – | 41.8 |
| 31 | 26 | Joey Logano | 375 | 0 | – | – | 51.7 |
| 32 | 18 | Kyle Larson | 359 | 0 | – | – | 55.1 |
| 33 | 34 | Brennan Poole | 79 | 0 | – | – | 28.8 |
| 34 | 33 | Noah Gragson | 43 | 0 | – | – | 24.5 |
| 35 | 15 | Daniel Suarez | 35 | 0 | – | – | 31.5 |
| 36 | 16 | Ty Dillon | 34 | 0 | – | – | 25.3 |
– Last year Ross Chastain, William Byron, and Ryan Blaney all had better Driver Rating’s than Martin Truex Jr., but it was Truex who went home with the winner’s trophy.
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Best | Worst | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 8.60 | 1st | 32nd | 15 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 9.66 | 1st | 41st | 38 |
| 3 | Chase Elliott | 9.85 | 1st | 39th | 13 |
| 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 11.42 | 1st | 38th | 33 |
| 5 | Brad Keselowski | 12.88 | 1st | 38th | 25 |
| 6 | William Byron | 12.89 | 4th | 28th | 9 |
| 7 | Ty Gibbs | 13.00 | 13th | 13th | 1 |
| 8 | Erik Jones | 13.82 | 4th | 22nd | 11 |
| 9 | Kyle Busch | 14.23 | 1st | 43rd | 35 |
| 10 | Joey Logano | 14.48 | 3rd | 42nd | 27 |
| 11 | Tyler Reddick | 15.20 | 7th | 30th | 5 |
| 12 | Daniel Suarez | 15.27 | 3rd | 35th | 11 |
| 13 | Christopher Bell | 16.00 | 4th | 27th | 5 |
| 14 | Denny Hamlin | 16.09 | 1st | 43rd | 33 |
| 15 | Justin Haley | 17.00 | 11th | 23rd | 2 |
| 16 | Alex Bowman | 17.83 | 1st | 40th | 12 |
| 17 | Ryan Blaney | 18.23 | 3rd | 38th | 13 |
| 18 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 19.35 | 2nd | 41st | 20 |
| 19 | Austin Dillon | 19.72 | 7th | 33rd | 18 |
| 20 | Josh Berry | 20.00 | 10th | 30th | 2 |
| 21 | Chris Buescher | 20.15 | 8th | 36th | 13 |
| 22 | Bubba Wallace | 20.22 | 11th | 27th | 9 |
| T23 | Harrison Burton | 22.00 | 20th | 24th | 2 |
| T23 | John Hunter Nemechek | 22.00 | 20th | 24th | 2 |
| 25 | Ryan Preece | 22.57 | 17th | 28th | 7 |
| 26 | Ross Chastain | 22.67 | 2nd | 38th | 9 |
| 27 | Daniel Hemric | 23.00 | 21st | 25th | 2 |
| 28 | A.J. Allmendinger | 23.08 | 7th | 43rd | 24 |
| 29 | David Ragan | 24.56 | 13th | 42nd | 27 |
| 30 | Ty Dillon | 25.09 | 14th | 36th | 11 |
| 31 | Chase Briscoe | 26.00 | 13th | 35th | 3 |
| 32 | Todd Gilliland | 26.50 | 25th | 28th | 2 |
| 33 | Corey LaJoie | 26.90 | 14th | 38th | 10 |
| 34 | Anthony Alfredo | 28.00 | 28th | 28th | 1 |
| 35 | Michael McDowell | 30.57 | 17th | 43rd | 23 |
| 36 | Austin Cindric | 31.00 | 26th | 36th | 2 |
| 37 | J.J. Yeley | 33.87 | 24th | 42nd | 23 |
| 38 | B.J. McLeod | 33.89 | 29th | 38th | 9 |
| T39 | Cody Ware | 34.00 | 31st | 36th | 5 |
| T39 | Noah Gragson | 34.00 | 34th | 34th | 1 |
| 41 | Timmy Hill | 36.40 | 28th | 43rd | 10 |
– Denny Hamlin and Ryan Blaney are the only drivers in the tables below that are not in the top 10 of the Avg. Finish table above, ranking 14th and 17th respectively.
| Best Active Dover Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Active Dover Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 112.00 | 32 | 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 84.52 | 32 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 102.61 | 15 | 2 | Chase Elliott | 80.39 | 13 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 101.61 | 35 | 3 | Ty Gibbs | 79.00 | 1 |
| 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 101.08 | 33 | 4 | Kyle Busch | 76.16 | 35 |
| 5 | Chase Elliott | 95.97 | 13 | 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 74.99 | 33 |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | 91.78 | 25 | 6 | Kyle Larson | 74.63 | 15 |
| 7 | William Byron | 90.22 | 9 | 7 | Brad Keselowski | 72.39 | 25 |
| 8 | Denny Hamlin | 90.06 | 33 | 8 | Ryan Blaney | 68.86 | 13 |
| 9 | Ty Gibbs | 88.70 | 1 | 9 | William Byron | 66.43 | 9 |
| 10 | Ryan Blaney | 86.55 | 13 | 10 | Denny Hamlin | 66.19 | 33 |
| Best Active Laps Led% | Best Active Laps Completed% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 20.70 | 38 | 1 | Erik Jones | 99.76 | 11 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 14.95 | 15 | 2 | Ty Gibbs | 99.75 | 1 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 9.69 | 35 | 3 | William Byron | 99.74 | 9 |
| 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 8.20 | 33 | 4 | John Hunter Nemechek | 99.68 | 2 |
| 5 | Chase Elliott | 7.83 | 13 | 5 | Justin Haley | 99.63 | 2 |
| 6 | William Byron | 6.45 | 9 | 6 | Christopher Bell | 99.62 | 5 |
| 7 | Denny Hamlin | 5.23 | 33 | 7 | Harrison Burton | 99.50 | 2 |
| 8 | Ros Chastain | 5.10 | 9 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | 99.40 | 5 |
| 9 | Brad Keselowski | 4.18 | 25 | 9 | Ryan Preece | 99.28 | 7 |
| 10 | Alex Bowman | 3.07 | 12 | 10 | Bubba Wallace | 99.27 | 9 |
Erik Jones unfortunately won’t be able to improve his Completed Laps% above, but he might still be first after this weekend. However, strangely enough he’s never led a lap here in the Cup Series. Get well soon Erik. Photo by James Gilbert — Getty Images
| Most Active Dover Starts | Most Active Dover Poles | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 38 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 4 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 35 | T2 | Jimmie Johnson | 3 |
| T3 | Denny Hamlin | 33 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3 |
| T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 33 | T4 | Brad Keselowski | 1 |
| T5 | David Ragan | 27 | T4 | Chase Elliott | 1 |
| T5 | Joey Logano | 27 | T4 | Chris Buescher | 1 |
| 7 | Brad Keselowski | 25 | T4 | Kyle Busch | 1 |
| 8 | A.J. Allmendinger | 24 | |||
| T9 | J.J. Yeley | 23 | T4 | Kyle Larson | 1 |
| T9 | Michael McDowell | 23 | |||
– Jimmie Johnson and Martin Truex Jr. have combined to win 21 of the 39 Poles and Wins in the active lists above and below (53.85%).
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 11 | 28.95 | T5 | Alex Bowman | 1 | 8.33 |
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4 | 12.12 | T5 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 6.67 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 3 | 8.57 | T5 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 4.00 |
| 4 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 15.38 | T5 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 3.03 |
| Most Active Dover Top 3’s | Best Active Dover Top 3% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 15 | 1 | Chase Elliott | 46.15 | 6 |
| T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 8 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 40.00 | 6 |
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 8 | 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 39.47 | 15 |
| T4 | Chase Elliott | 6 | 4 | Alex Bowman | 25.00 | 3 |
| T4 | Kyle Larson | 6 | 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 24.24 | 8 |
| T6 | Alex Bowman | 3 | 6 | Kyle Busch | 22.86 | 8 |
| T6 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 7 | Ross Chastain | 22.22 | 2 |
| T6 | Joey Logano | 3 | 8 | Brad Keselowski | 12.00 | 3 |
| T9 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 9 | Joey Logano | 11.11 | 3 |
| T9 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 10 | Daniel Suarez | 9.09 | 1 |
– With a Top 3 finish this weekend Chase Elliott can become the only active driver to finish 50% or more of their Dover races in the Top 3 (unless someone in their 1st or 2nd start finishes Top 3 as well this weekend).
| Most Active Dover Top 5’s | Best Active Dover Top 5% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 18 | 1 | Chase Elliott | 69.23 | 9 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 13 | 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 47.37 | 18 |
| 3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 10 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 46.67 | 7 |
| 4 | Chase Elliott | 9 | 4 | Alex Bowman | 41.67 | 5 |
| T5 | Kyle Larson | 7 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 37.14 | 13 |
| T5 | Denny Hamlin | 7 | 6 | William Byron | 33.33 | 3 |
| T7 | Alex Bowman | 5 | 7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 30.30 | 10 |
| T7 | Brad Keselowski | 5 | 8 | Ross Chastain | 22.22 | 2 |
| T7 | Joey Logano | 5 | 9 | Denny Hamlin | 21.21 | 7 |
| 10 | William Byron | 3 | T10 | Brad Keselowski | 20.00 | 5 |
| T10 | Christopher Bell | 20.00 | 1 | |||
Chase Elliott is holding up 5 because he’s been crazy good at finishing in the Top 5 at Dover as he’s finished almost 70% of his races here in the Top 5, but from the table below you can see those are his only Top 10’s here. Photo by James Gilbert — Getty Images
| Most Active Dover Top 10’s | Best Active Dover Top 10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top 10% | Top 10’s |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 27 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 73.33 | 11 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 21 | 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 71.05 | 27 |
| 3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | 3 | Chase Elliott | 69.23 | 9 |
| T4 | Joey Logano | 15 | 4 | Kyle Busch | 60.00 | 21 |
| T4 | Denny Hamlin | 15 | 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 57.58 | 19 |
| T6 | Kyle Larson | 11 | 6 | Joey Logano | 55.56 | 15 |
| T6 | Brad Keselowski | 11 | 7 | Josh Berry | 50.00 | 1 |
| 8 | Chase Elliott | 9 | T8 | Denny Hamlin | 45.45 | 15 |
| T9 | Daniel Suarez | 5 | T8 | Daniel Suarez | 45.45 | 5 |
| T9 | Alex Bowman | 5 | 10 | William Byron | 44.44 | 4 |
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | 18.18 | T4 | William Byron | 1 | 5.56 |
| T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4 | 18.18 | T4 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 4.55 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 16.67 | T4 | Joey Logano | 1 | 4.55 |
| T4 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 5.56 | T4 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 4.55 |
– Watch out for Joe Gibbs Racing drivers when it comes to winning a stage this weekend as the most Stage Wins and best Stage Win% at Dover is a tie between two of their drivers.
| Most Active Dover Stage T10’s | Best Active Dover Stage T10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
| T1 | Brad Keselowski | 17 | T1 | Brad Keselowski | 77.27 | 17 |
| T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 17 | T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 77.27 | 17 |
| T3 | Chase Elliott | 15 | 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 68.75 | 11 |
| T3 | Ryan Blaney | 15 | T4 | Chase Elliott | 68.18 | 15 |
| T5 | Denny Hamlin | 13 | T4 | Ryan Blaney | 68.18 | 15 |
| T5 | Kyle Busch | 13 | 6 | Kyle Larson | 61.11 | 11 |
| T7 | Jimmie Johnson | 11 | T7 | Denny Hamlin | 59.09 | 13 |
| T7 | Kyle Larson | 11 | T7 | Kyle Busch | 59.09 | 13 |
| 9 | Joey Logano | 10 | T9 | William Byron | 50.00 | 9 |
| 10 | William Byron | 9 | T9 | Alex Bowman | 50.00 | 8 |
| T9 | Ty Gibbs | 50.00 | 1 | |||
– If you’re looking for who might get Stage Points this weekend look no further than the tables above as all 12 different drivers above are the only active drivers to have a Stage T10% greater than 45.0%.
| Most Active Dover Starts without Win | Most Active Dover Starts without Pole | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| T1 | David Ragan | 27 | T1 | David Ragan | 27 |
| T1 | Joey Logano | 27 | T1 | Joey Logano | 27 |
| 3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 24 | 3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 24 |
| T4 | J.J Yeley | 23 | T4 | J.J Yeley | 23 |
| T4 | Michael McDowell | 23 | T4 | Michael McDowell | 23 |
| 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 20 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 20 |
| 7 | Austin Dillon | 18 | 7 | Austin Dillon | 18 |
| T8 | Chris Buescher | 13 | 8 | Ryan Blaney | 13 |
| T8 | Ryan Blaney | 13 | 9 | Alex Bowman | 12 |
| T10 | Daniel Suarez | 11 | T10 | Daniel Suarez | 11 |
| T10 | Erik Jones | 11 | T10 | Erik Jones | 11 |
| T10 | Ty Dillon | 11 | T10 | Ty Dillon | 11 |
– Unless Joey Logano wins the Pole or wins the race this weekend at Dover he will be alone atop both “without” lists above.
| Most Active Dover Starts without Top 3 | Most Active Dover Starts without Top 5 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | David Ragan | 27 | 1 | David Ragan | 27 |
| 2 | A.J. Allmendinger | 24 | 2 | A.J. Allmendinger | 24 |
| T3 | J.J. Yeley | 23 | T3 | J.J. Yeley | 23 |
| T3 | Michael McDowell | 23 | T3 | Michael McDowell | 23 |
| 5 | Austin Dillon | 18 | 5 | Austin Dillon | 18 |
– 5 of the 12 active drivers to start 18+ races here at Dover have not gotten a Top 3 or Top 5 (drivers listed above).
| Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | David Ragan | 27 |
| T2 | J.J. Yeley | 23 |
| T2 | Michael McDowell | 23 |
| 4 | Ty Dillon | 11 |
| T5 | Corey LaJoie | 10 |
| T5 | Timmy Hill | 10 |
– David Ragan, J.J. Yeley, and Michael McDowell have had no luck here at Dover as they are the only drivers on every “without” list above.
| Most Active Dover Stages without Stage Win | Most Active Dover Stages without Stage T10 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Stages |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 22 | 1 | Michael McDowell | 22 |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 22 | T2 | Corey LaJoie | 20 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 22 | T2 | Ty Dillon | 20 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 22 | T4 | B.J. McLeod | 18 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 22 | T4 | Bubba Wallace | 18 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 22 | 6 | Ryan Preece | 14 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 22 | 7 | A.J. Allmendinger | 12 |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 22 | T8 | Cody Ware | 10 |
| T9 | Corey LaJoie | 20 | T8 | J.J. Yeley | 10 |
| T9 | Ty Dillon | 20 | T8 | Timmy Hill | 10 |
Michael McDowell is the only driver in all 7 “without” tables above, and he’s the only driver to race in every stage here at Dover and not record a Stage T10. Photo by Patrick Smith — Getty Images for NASCAR
| Driver | Streak | Category | Driver | Streak | Category |
| Ross Chastain | 2 | Top 3’s | Ross Chastain | 4 | Stage T10’s |
| Chris Buescher | 2 | Top 10’s | Ryan Blaney | 3 | Stage T10’s |
| Christopher Bell | 2 | Top 10’s | Christopher Bell | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Chris Buescher | 4 | Stage T10’s | Denny Hamlin | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 4 | Stage T10’s | William Byron | 2 | Stage T10’s |
– Chris Buescher and Ross Chastain have been great in the last 2 races here as they are the only drivers with a Stage T10 in all 4 stages and a Top 10 finish in both races.
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 2023-11 | 48.25 | William Byron | 4th | 6 | 2023-11 | 17.00 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1st |
| 2 | 2022-11 | 25.75 | Kyle Busch | 7th | 7 | 2022-11 | 16.75 | Denny Hamlin | 21st |
| 3 | 2023-11 | 24.50 | Ross Chastain | 2nd | 8 | 2023-11 | 6.25 | Kyle Busch | 21st |
| 4 | 2022-11 | 21.50 | Ross Chastain | 3rd | T9 | 2022-11 | 4.75 | Kyle Larson | 6th |
| 5 | 2022-11 | 18.25 | Chase Elliott | 1st | T9 | 2022-11 | 4.75 | Justin Haley | 11th |
– Leading a decent amount of laps at Dover in the Next Gen car has usually meant a good finish, but the more you lead doesn’t mean you’ll win.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2022-11 | Chase Elliott | 132.9 | 1st | 6 | 2022-11 | Kyle Busch | 120.7 | 7th |
| 2 | 2023-11 | Ross Chastain | 129.5 | 2nd | 7 | 2023-11 | Martin Truex Jr. | 119.1 | 1st |
| 3 | 2023-11 | William Byron | 126.8 | 4th | 8 | 2023-11 | Denny Hamlin | 111.5 | 5th |
| 4 | 2022-11 | Ross Chastain | 125.2 | 3rd | 9 | 2022-11 | Alex Bowman | 109.1 | 5th |
| 5 | 2023-11 | Ryan Blaney | 121.6 | 3rd | 10 | 2022-11 | Martin Truex Jr. | 104.7 | 12th |
– Ross Chastain and Martin Truex Jr. are both in the table above twice, meanwhile Ford is only in the table once with Ryan Blaney.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. |
| 1 | 2023-11 | Denny Hamlin | 100 | 5th | 6 | 2023-11 | Ross Chastain | 98.50 | 2nd |
| T2 | 2022-11 | Chase Elliott | 99.75 | 1st | 7 | 2022-11 | Alex Bowman | 98.25 | 5th |
| T2 | 2023-11 | Ryan Blaney | 99.75 | 3rd | 8 | 2022-11 | Kyle Busch | 97.50 | 7th |
| T2 | 2023-11 | William Byron | 99.75 | 4th | T9 | 2023-11 | Chris Buescher | 97.50 | 9th |
| 5 | 2022-11 | Ross Chastain | 99.25 | 3rd | T9 | 2023-11 | Christopher Bell | 97.25 | 6th |
In 2 Next Gen races at Dover the only driver to run every lap in the Top 15 in a race is Denny Hamlin, last year. Photo by James Gilbert — Getty Images
| Best Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-36) |
Worst Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-36) |
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| Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin | Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin |
| 1 | 17th | 2.50 | 1 | 16th | 33.50 |
| T2 | 3rd | 4.50 | T2 | 26th | 30.50 |
| T2 | 4th | 4.50 | T2 | 34th | 30.50 |
| 4 | 7th | 5.00 | 4 | 36th | 29.50 |
| 5 | 14th | 6.50 | 5 | 22nd | 29.00 |
| T6 | 8th | 9.00 | T6 | 19th | 28.50 |
| T6 | 10th | 9.00 | T6 | 32nd | 28.50 |
| 8 | 23rd | 11.50 | 8 | 33rd | 28.00 |
| 9 | 11th | 12.50 | 9 | 12th | 27.50 |
| 10 | 2nd | 13.50 | 10 | 35th | 24.50 |
– The difference between one starting position in the Next Gen car at Dover is pretty funny as inside row 9 has produced the best results and outside row 8, the worst.
| Best Next Gen Dover Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Next Gen Dover Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Ross Chastain | 127.35 | 2 | 1 | Ross Chastain | 98.88 | 2 |
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 111.90 | 2 | 2 | Alex Bowman | 98.25 | 1 |
| 3 | Alex Bowman | 109.10 | 1 | 3 | Chris Buescher | 95.63 | 2 |
| 4 | Chase Elliott | 107.65 | 2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | 95.00 | 2 |
| 5 | Chris Buescher | 98.95 | 2 | 5 | Chase Elliott | 93.63 | 2 |
| 6 | Denny Hamlin | 98.85 | 2 | 6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 87.75 | 2 |
| 7 | William Byron | 97.50 | 2 | 7 | Josh Berry | 84.00 | 1 |
| 8 | Christopher Bell | 97.00 | 2 | 8 | Ty Gibbs | 79.00 | 1 |
| 9 | Kyle Busch | 96.35 | 2 | 9 | William Byron | 75.88 | 2 |
| 10 | Ryan Blaney | 94.60 | 2 | 10 | Denny Hamlin | 74.75 | 2 |
Despite not having a win at Dover in the Next Gen car Ross Chastain has been the driver to beat here as he is 1st in both tables above and Avg. Finish below with the 2nd best Laps Led% in the table below as well. Photo by James Gilbert — Getty Images
| Best Next Gen Dover Avg. Finish | Best Next Gen Dover Laps Led% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Ross Chastain | 2.50 | 2 | 1 | William Byron | 24.13 | 2 |
| T2 | Alex Bowman | 5.00 | 1 | 2 | Ross Chastain | 23.00 | 2 |
| T2 | Christopher Bell | 5.00 | 2 | 3 | Kyle Busch | 16.00 | 2 |
| 4 | Chase Elliott | 6.00 | 2 | T4 | Chase Elliott | 9.13 | 2 |
| 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 6.50 | 2 | T4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 9.13 | 2 |
| T6 | Chris Buescher | 8.50 | 2 | 6 | Denny Hamlin | 8.88 | 2 |
| T6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 8.50 | 2 | T7 | Justin Haley | 2.38 | 2 |
| 8 | Josh Berry | 10.00 | 1 | T7 | Kyle Larson | 2.38 | 2 |
| T9 | Denny Hamlin | 13.00 | 2 | 9 | Chris Buescher | 2.25 | 2 |
| T9 | Erik Jones | 13.00 | 2 | T10 | Brad Keselowski | 1.00 | 2 |
| T9 | Ty Gibbs | 13.00 | 1 | T10 | Ryan Blaney | 1.00 | 2 |
| T9 | William Byron | 13.00 | 2 | ||||
| Next Gen Dover Win List | Next Gen Dover Pole List | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 50.00 | 1 | Chris Buescher | 1 |
| T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 50.00 | |||
– Chris Buescher is the only driver to win a Pole at Dover with the Next Gen car since last year the qualifying session was rained out.
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Top 3% |
| 1 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 100 |
| T2 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 50.00 |
| T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 50.00 |
| T2 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 1 | 50.00 |
| T2 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 50.00 |
– Look for Chevy to be strong this weekend as 4 of the 6 Top 3 finishes in the Next Gen have come via Chevy.
| Most Next Gen Dover Top 5’s | Most Next Gen Dover Top 10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Top 5% | Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Top 10% |
| 1 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 100 | T1 | Chris Buescher | 2 | 100 |
| T2 | Alex Bowman | 1 | 100 | T1 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 100 |
| T2 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 50.00 | T1 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 100 |
| T2 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 50.00 | T4 | Alex Bowman | 1 | 100 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 50.00 | T4 | Josh Berry | 1 | 100 |
| T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 50.00 | T4 | 12 drivers tied with same % | 1 | 50.00 |
| T2 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 1 | 50.00 | ||||
| T2 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 50.00 | ||||
| T2 | William Byron | 1 | 50.00 | ||||
The 48 Hendrick car is one of 4 cars to have a perfect Top 10% here at Dover in the Next Gen car, and Alex Bowman hopes to keep this alive this weekend. Photo by James Gilbert — Getty Images
| Most Next Gen Dover Stage Wins | Most Next Gen Dover Stage T10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Stage T10% |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 25.00 | T1 | Chris Buescher | 4 | 100 |
| T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4 | 100 | ||||
| T1 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 25.00 | T1 | Ross Chastain | 4 | 100 |
| T4 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 75.00 | ||||
| T4 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 75.00 | ||||
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 25.00 | T4 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 75.00 |
| T7 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | 75.00 | ||||
| T7 | William Byron | 3 | 75.00 | ||||
| T1 | William Byron | 1 | 25.00 | T9 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 50.00 |
| T9 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
| T9 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
– Chris Buescher and Ross Chastain look to keep their perfect Top 10 race finish and Top 10 Stage finish records at Dover alive this weekend.