Last week at Dover we got to see a good Stage 1 and then what every fan loves to see, aero blocking for the win of the Stage 2 and race. This weekend we head to Kansas where unfortunately we will probably see some more of that if the race is close late. Down below you will find different statistics for active drivers and Next Gen races of the NASCAR Cup series here at Kansas 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: Kansas.
| Finish | Start | Driver | Laps | Led | S1 Fin | S2 Fin | Driver Rating |
| 1 | 5 | Tyler Reddick | 268 | 2 | 6th | 5th | 126.1 |
| 2 | 14 | Denny Hamlin | 268 | 63 | 7th | 2nd | 126.2 |
| 3 | 19 | Erik Jones | 268 | 0 | – | 6th | 101.6 |
| 4 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 268 | 99 | 1st | – | 119.8 |
| 5 | 11 | Joey Logano | 268 | 0 | – | 8th | 84.9 |
| 6 | 4 | Chase Elliott | 268 | 47 | 9th | 3rd | 113.2 |
| 7 | 35 | Kyle Busch | 268 | 0 | – | – | 83.4 |
| 8 | 1 | Christopher Bell | 268 | 15 | 3rd | 10th | 100.9 |
| 9 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | 268 | 23 | 8th | 1st | 102.5 |
| 10 | 23 | Alex Bowman | 268 | 0 | – | – | 73.5 |
| 11 | 20 | Kevin Harvick | 268 | 0 | 10th | 4th | 89.1 |
| 12 | 17 | Ryan Blaney | 268 | 0 | 5th | 7th | 93.1 |
| 13 | 6 | Ross Chastain | 268 | 0 | 4th | – | 78.8 |
| 14 | 36 | Ty Gibbs | 268 | 0 | – | – | 70.7 |
| 15 | 9 | William Byron | 268 | 0 | – | – | 80.3 |
| 16 | 15 | Daniel Suarez | 268 | 12 | – | – | 65.8 |
| 17 | 25 | Aric Almirola | 268 | 3 | – | – | 60.8 |
| 18 | 28 | Ryan Preece | 268 | 0 | – | – | 53.7 |
| 19 | 26 | Chase Briscoe | 268 | 0 | – | – | 48.2 |
| 20 | 21 | Carson Hocevar | 268 | 0 | – | – | 57.4 |
| 21 | 30 | Justin Haley | 268 | 0 | – | – | 58.3 |
| 22 | 24 | Corey LaJoie | 268 | 0 | – | – | 53.1 |
| 23 | 16 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 268 | 0 | – | – | 47.8 |
| 24 | 27 | Cole Custer | 268 | 0 | – | – | 37.2 |
| 25 | 32 | Todd Gilliland | 267 | 0 | – | – | 43.7 |
| 26 | 7 | Michael McDowell | 267 | 0 | – | – | 53.3 |
| 27 | 13 | Chris Buescher | 267 | 0 | – | 9th | 70.8 |
| 28 | 33 | Ty Dillon | 267 | 0 | – | – | 33.3 |
| 29 | 34 | Sheldon Creed | 266 | 0 | – | – | 30.7 |
| 30 | 22 | A.J. Allmendinger | 266 | 0 | – | – | 62.7 |
| 31 | 18 | Austin Cindric | 266 | 0 | – | – | 34.7 |
| 32 | 10 | Bubba Wallace | 264 | 3 | 2nd | – | 95.1 |
| 33 | 8 | Austin Dillon | 259 | 0 | – | – | 57.8 |
| 34 | 31 | J.J. Yeley | 212 | 1 | – | – | 29.5 |
| 35 | 29 | Harrison Burton | 175 | 0 | – | – | 34.2 |
| 36 | 3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3 | 0 | – | – | 23.2 |
– Last Fall at Kansas JGR, 23XI, and Hendrick combined to lead 85% of the race and had 6 of the Top 10 finishing positions.
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Best | Worst | Starts |
| 1 | Chase Elliott | 10.63 | 1st | 31st | 16 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 11.79 | 1st | 40th | 29 |
| 3 | Brad Keselowski | 12.25 | 1st | 38th | 28 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 12.55 | 1st | 41st | 31 |
| 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 12.87 | 1st | 43rd | 31 |
| 6 | Kyle Larson | 12.94 | 1st | 39th | 18 |
| 7 | William Byron | 14.08 | 3rd | 38th | 12 |
| 8 | Christopher Bell | 15.13 | 3rd | 36th | 8 |
| 9 | Alex Bowman | 15.69 | 2nd | 43rd | 16 |
| 10 | Kyle Busch | 15.88 | 1st | 41st | 32 |
| 11 | Ryan Blaney | 16.17 | 3rd | 37th | 18 |
| 12 | Joey Logano | 16.31 | 1st | 39th | 29 |
| 13 | Austin Dillon | 16.71 | 6th | 41st | 21 |
| 14 | Tyler Reddick | 16.78 | 1st | 35th | 9 |
| 15 | John Hunter Nemechek | 18.00 | 17th | 19th | 2 |
| 16 | Ross Chastain | 18.20 | 5th | 39th | 10 |
| 17 | Erik Jones | 18.80 | 3rd | 40th | 15 |
| 18 | Chris Buescher | 18.88 | 6th | 34th | 16 |
| 19 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 19.82 | 8th | 40th | 22 |
| 20 | Carson Hocevar | 20.00 | 20th | 20th | 1 |
| 21 | Daniel Suarez | 20.43 | 7th | 36th | 14 |
| 22 | A.J. Allmendinger | 20.80 | 8th | 35th | 20 |
| 23 | Chase Briscoe | 21.17 | 13th | 32nd | 6 |
| 24 | Bubba Wallace | 21.25 | 1st | 37th | 12 |
| 25 | Austin Cindric | 21.40 | 11th | 31st | 5 |
| 26 | Noah Gragson | 21.67 | 18th | 29th | 3 |
| 27 | Ty Dillon | 22.92 | 14th | 38th | 13 |
| 28 | David Ragan | 24.14 | 8th | 38th | 22 |
| 29 | Todd Gilliland | 24.25 | 23rd | 25th | 4 |
| 30 | Daniel Hemric | 24.50 | 18th | 31st | 2 |
| 31 | Ryan Preece | 24.75 | 12th | 34th | 8 |
| 32 | Josh Berry | 25.00 | 25th | 25th | 1 |
| 33 | Corey LaJoie | 25.14 | 19th | 34th | 14 |
| 34 | Justin Haley | 27.00 | 18th | 39th | 6 |
| 35 | Ty Gibbs | 27.33 | 14th | 34th | 3 |
| 36 | Michael McDowell | 27.48 | 13th | 43rd | 25 |
| 37 | Harrison Burton | 29.50 | 21st | 35th | 4 |
| 38 | Anthony Alfredo | 30.50 | 23rd | 38th | 2 |
| 39 | J.J. Yeley | 32.90 | 14th | 43rd | 21 |
| 40 | B.J. McLeod | 33.13 | 30th | 39th | 8 |
| 41 | Cody Ware | 33.60 | 27th | 40th | 5 |
| 42 | Timmy Hill | 33.83 | 22nd | 40th | 12 |
| 43 | David Starr | 34.00 | 34th | 34th | 1 |
– The thing that caught my eye when looking at the table above is that there are only 5 active drivers that have never finished out of the Top 30 at Kansas (JHN, Hocevar, Gilliland, Berry, Gragson) but none of them have made more than 4 starts here.
| Best Active Kansas Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Active Kansas Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 102.66 | 18 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 80.90 | 18 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 99.17 | 26 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 78.17 | 18 |
| 3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 98.53 | 31 | 3 | Chase Elliott | 77.84 | 16 |
| 4 | Chase Elliott | 97.36 | 16 | 4 | Christopher Bell | 75.06 | 8 |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 94.78 | 31 | 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 73.14 | 26 |
| 6 | Ryan Blaney | 94.08 | 18 | 6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 72.11 | 31 |
| 7 | Tyler Reddick | 92.67 | 9 | 7 | Denny Hamlin | 72.03 | 31 |
| 8 | Christopher Bell | 92.05 | 8 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 68.44 | 31 |
| 9 | Kyle Busch | 91.61 | 31 | 9 | Brad Keselowski | 68.39 | 28 |
| 10 | Brad Keselowski | 90.50 | 28 | 10 | Tyler Reddick | 65.49 | 9 |
– If you want to know who will probably run well this weekend look no further than the tables above as the same 10 drivers fill out both tables, just in a different order.
| Best Active Laps Led% | Best Active Laps Completed% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 13.25 | 18 | 1 | Carson Hocevar | 100 | 1 |
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 10.99 | 31 | 2 | John Hunter Nemechek | 99.81 | 2 |
| 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 7.80 | 29 | 3 | Chase Elliott | 99.65 | 16 |
| 4 | Joey Logano | 6.57 | 29 | T4 | Todd Gilliland | 99.63 | 4 |
| 5 | Chase Elliott | 5.81 | 16 | T4 | Josh Berry | 99.63 | 1 |
| 6 | Denny Hamlin | 5.41 | 31 | 6 | Chase Briscoe | 99.44 | 6 |
| 7 | Kyle Busch | 4.96 | 32 | 7 | Austin Cindric | 99.33 | 5 |
| 8 | Brad Keselowski | 4.67 | 28 | 8 | Noah Gragson | 99.25 | 3 |
| 9 | Alex Bowman | 4.27 | 16 | 9 | Ty Dillon | 99.11 | 13 |
| 10 | William Byron | 4.22 | 12 | 10 | Denny Hamlin | 98.84 | 31 |
Carson Hocevar is the only active driver that has ran 100% of the laps at Kansas in races he’s competed in and hopes to keep that mark this weekend. Photo by Jamie Squire — Getty Images
| Most Active Kansas Starts | Most Active Kansas Poles | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 32 | T1 | Jimmie Johnson | 3 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 31 | T2 | Christopher Bell | 2 |
| T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 31 | T2 | Joey Logano | 2 |
| T4 | Jimmie Johnson | 29 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 |
| T4 | Joey Logano | 29 | T5 | Daniel Hemric | 1 |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | 28 | T5 | Tyler Reddick | 1 |
| 7 | Michael McDowell | 25 | T5 | William Byron | 1 |
| T8 | David Ragan | 22 | T5 | Ryan Blaney | 1 |
| T8 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 22 | T5 | A.J. Allmendinger | 1 |
| T10 | Austin Dillon | 21 | T5 | Brad Keselowski | 1 |
| T10 | J.J. Yeley | 21 | |||
Jimmie Johnson has 6 Kansas Wins/Poles, two more than any other active driver. Photo by Jonathan Moore — NASCAR via Getty Images
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | 12.90 | T4 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 6.25 |
| T2 | Jimmie Johnson. | 3 | 10.34 | T7 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 11.11 |
| T2 | Joey Logano | 3 | 10.34 | T7 | Bubba Wallace | 1 | 8.33 |
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 7.14 | T7 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 6.25 |
| T4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 6.45 | T7 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 5.56 |
| Most Active Kansas Top 3’s | Best Active Kansas Top 3% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| T1 | Jimmie Johnson | 8 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 27.78 | 5 |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 8 | 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 27.59 | 8 |
| T3 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 25.81 | 8 |
| T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 6 | 4 | Brad Keselowski | 21.43 | 6 |
| T3 | Kyle Busch | 6 | 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19.35 | 6 |
| T6 | Kyle Larson | 5 | T6 | Kyle Busch | 18.75 | 6 |
| T6 | Joey Logano | 5 | T6 | Joey Logano | 18.75 | 3 |
| 8 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 8 | Joey Logano | 17.24 | 5 |
| T9 | Erik Jones | 2 | 9 | Erik Jones | 13.33 | 2 |
| T9 | Alex Bowman | 2 | 10 | Alex Bowman | 12.50 | 2 |
– If Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin or a driver making their 1st, 2nd or 3rd start don’t get a Top 3 finish this weekend then Jimmie Johnson will wind up atop the Top 3% list above.
| Most Active Kansas Top 5’s | Best Active Kansas Top 5% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 13 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 41.94 | 13 |
| T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 10 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 38.89 | 7 |
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 10 | 3 | Chase Elliott | 37.50 | 6 |
| T4 | Jimmie Johnson | 9 | 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 32.26 | 10 |
| T4 | Joey Logano | 9 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 31.25 | 10 |
| T6 | Kyle Larson | 7 | T6 | Jimmie Johnson | 31.03 | 9 |
| T6 | Brad Keselowski | 7 | T6 | Joey Logano | 31.03 | 9 |
| 8 | Chase Elliott | 6 | 8 | Erik Jones | 26.67 | 4 |
| 9 | Erik Jones | 4 | T9 | Brad Keselowski | 25.00 | 7 |
| T10 | Alex Bowman | 3 | T9 | Christopher Bell | 25.00 | 2 |
| T10 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | ||||
– No matter what, after this weekend at Kansas Denny Hamlin will lead still lead all active drivers in Top 5’s here, but without a Top 5 he could lose his lead in best active Top 5%.
| Most Active Kansas Top 10’s | Best Active Kansas Top 10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top 10% | Top 10’s |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 19 | 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 65.52 | 19 |
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 17 | T2 | Chase Elliott | 62.50 | 10 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 15 | T2 | Christopher Bell | 62.50 | 5 |
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 14 | 4 | William Byron | 58.33 | 7 |
| T4 | Denny Hamlin | 14 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 55.56 | 10 |
| 6 | Joey Logano | 12 | 6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 54.84 | 17 |
| T7 | Chase Elliott | 10 | T7 | Brad Keselowski | 50.00 | 14 |
| T7 | Kyle Larson | 10 | T7 | Alex Bowman | 50.00 | 8 |
| 9 | Alex Bowman | 8 | 9 | Kyle Busch | 46.88 | 15 |
| T10 | William Byron | 7 | 10 | Denny Hamlin | 45.16 | 14 |
| T10 | Ryan Blaney | 7 | ||||
If Christopher Bell can overcome his bad luck and get a Top 10 finish this weekend then he’ll become the active leader in Top 10% at Kansas, unless someone making their first Kansas start gets a Top 10. Photo by Jamie Squire — Getty Images
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 5 | 17.86 | T5 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 7.14 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 4 | 16.67 | T5 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 7.14 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | 14.29 | T8 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 6.25 |
| 4 | Joey Logano | 3 | 10.71 | T8 | Alex Bowman | 1 | 4.55 |
| T5 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 7.14 | T8 | William Byron | 1 | 4.17 |
– Christopher Bell and William Byron may have a Stage Win here at Kansas, but they are the only drivers above not in either of the Stage T10 tables tables below.
| Most Active Kansas Stage T10’s | Best Active Kansas Stage T10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
| 1 | Ryan Blaney | 23 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 82.14 | 23 |
| T2 | Chase Elliott | 21 | T2 | Chase Elliott | 75.00 | 21 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 21 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 75.00 | 21 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 20 | 4 | Kyle Busch | 71.43 | 20 |
| 5 | Kyle Larson | 16 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 66.67 | 16 |
| T6 | Erik Jones | 15 | T6 | Erik Jones | 53.57 | 15 |
| T6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 15 | T6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 53.57 | 15 |
| 8 | Joey Logano | 14 | T8 | Joey Logano | 50.00 | 14 |
| 9 | Brad Keselowski | 13 | T8 | Tyler Reddick | 50.00 | 9 |
| T10 | Tyler Reddick | 9 | 10 | Brad Keselowski | 46.43 | 13 |
| T10 | Alex Bowman | 9 | ||||
| Most Active Kansas Starts without Win | Most Active Kansas Starts without Pole | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Michael McDowell | 25 | 1 | Kyle Busch | 32 |
| T2 | David Ragan | 22 | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 31 |
| T2 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 22 | 3 | Michael McDowell | 25 |
| T4 | Austin Dillon | 21 | T4 | David Ragan | 22 |
| T4 | J.J. Yeley | 21 | T4 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 22 |
| 6 | A.J. Allmendinger | 20 | T6 | Austin Dillon | 21 |
| 7 | Ryan Blaney | 18 | T6 | J.J. Yeley | 21 |
| T8 | Alex Bowman | 16 | 8 | Kyle Larson | 18 |
| T8 | Chris Buescher | 16 | T9 | Alex Bowman | 16 |
| 10 | Erik Jones | 15 | T9 | Chase Elliott | 16 |
| T9 | Chris Buescher | 16 | |||
– Despite having the most Wins here at Kansas Denny Hamlin has not been able to even win one Pole in 31 starts here.
| Most Active Kansas Starts without Top 3 | Most Active Kansas Starts without Top 5 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Michael McDowell | 25 | 1 | Michael McDowell | 25 |
| T2 | David Ragan | 22 | T2 | David Ragan | 22 |
| T2 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 22 | T2 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 22 |
| T4 | Austin Dillon | 21 | T4 | Austin Dillon | 21 |
| T4 | J.J. Yeley | 21 | T4 | J.J. Yeley | 21 |
– If you’re looking for drivers not to do well this weekend, look no further than the tables above as the same 5 drivers are in both tables.
| Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Michael McDowell | 25 |
| T2 | J.J. Yeley | 21 |
| T2 | Corey LaJoie | 14 |
| 4 | Ty Dillon | 13 |
| T5 | Timmy Hill | 12 |
– Out of the 18 active drivers to make 15+ Cup starts here at Kansas only Michael McDowell and J.J Yeley have not gotten a Top 10.
| Most Active Kansas Stages without Stage Win | Most Active Kansas Stages without Stage T10 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Stages |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 28 | 1 | Corey LaJoie | 28 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 28 | T2 | B.J. McLeod | 16 |
| T1 | Corey LaJoie | 28 | T2 | J.J. Yeley | 16 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 28 | T4 | Ryan Preece | 16 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 28 | T4 | Timmy Hill | 14 |
| T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 28 | 6 | Chase Briscoe | 12 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 28 | 7 | David Ragan | 12 |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 28 | T8 | Justin Haley | 12 |
| T9 | Bubba Wallace | 24 | T8 | Cody Ware | 10 |
| T9 | Ty Dillon | 24 | T8 | Harrison Burton | 8 |
| T8 | Todd Gilliland | 8 | |||
– The only driver on both “Without stage” tables above is Corey LaJoie as he’s started every stage here and has yet to record a Stage T10.
| Driver | Streak | Category | Driver | Streak | Category |
| Denny Hamlin | 3 | Top 3’s | Denny Hamlin | 5 | Stage T10’s |
| Denny Hamlin | 5 | Top 5’s | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Kyle Larson | 2 | Top 5’s | Chase Elliott | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Kyle Larson | 5 | Top 10’s | Christopher Bell | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Chase Elliott | 2 | Top 10’s | Kevin Harvick | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Joey Logano | 2 | Top 10’s | Ryan Blaney | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Tyler Reddick | 2 | Top 10’s | Tyler Reddick | 2 | Stage T10’s |
– Denny Hamlin is on an impressive 3 race Top 3 streak and a 5 race Top 5 streak, but he only has one win in those streaks. He also has an active 5 straight Stage T10 streak, but also just 1 Stage Win.
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 2022-13 | 43.45 | Kurt Busch | 1st | 6 | 2023-28 | 23.51 | Denny Hamlin | 2nd |
| 2 | 2022-28 | 40.07 | Alex Bowman | 4th | 7 | 2022-28 | 21.72 | Bubba Wallace | 1st |
| 3 | 2023-28 | 36.94 | Kyle Larson | 4th | 8 | 2023-28 | 17.54 | Chase Elliott | 6th |
| 4 | 2023-12 | 31.84 | Kyle Larson | 2nd | T9 | 2022-28 | 14.23 | Tyler Reddick | 35th |
| 5 | 2023-12 | 29.59 | Martin Truex Jr. | 8th | T9 | 2022-13 | 13.86 | Christopher Bell | 5th |
Kurt Busch absolutely dominated the first Next Gen race at Kansas in 2022 as he holds the top spot in the Laps Led% table above, the top spot in Driver Rating table below, and won the race. Photo by Sean Gardner — Getty Images
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2022-13 | Kurt Busch | 137.2 | 1st | 6 | 2022-28 | Bubba Wallace | 125.9 | 1st |
| 2 | 2023-12 | Denny Hamlin | 136.1 | 1st | 7 | 2022-13 | Kyle Busch | 124.0 | 3rd |
| 3 | 2022-28 | Alex Bowman | 128.2 | 4th | 8 | 2023-12 | Martin Truex Jr. | 122.4 | 8th |
| 4 | 2023-28 | Denny Hamlin | 126.2 | 2nd | 9 | 2023-28 | Kyle Larson | 119.8 | 4th |
| 5 | 2023-28 | Tyler Reddick | 126.1 | 1st | 10 | 2023-28 | Christopher Bell | 119.7 | 3rd |
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. |
| T1 | 2022-28 | Christopher Bell | 99.63 | 3rd | T5 | 2023-12 | Martin Truex Jr. | 98.88 | 8th |
| T1 | 2023-28 | Denny Hamlin | 99.63 | 2nd | 7 | 2023-28 | Tyler Reddick | 97.76 | 1st |
| T1 | 2023-28 | Chase Elliott | 99.63 | 6th | T8 | 2022-13 | Kyle Larson | 97.75 | 2nd |
| 4 | 2022-13 | Kurt Busch | 99.25 | 1st | T8 | 2022-28 | Ross Chastain | 97.75 | 7th |
| T5 | 2023-12 | Denny Hamlin | 98.88 | 1st | T8 | 2022-28 | Kyle Larson | 97.75 | 8th |
– The driver that has had the best Top 15% of race laps in each of the Next Gen Spring races at Kansas has went on to win both races.
| 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 | 5th | 4.50 | 1 | 29th | 29.00 |
| 2 | 6th | 5.75 | T2 | 31st | 28.75 |
| 3 | 4th | 7.00 | T2 | 16th | 28.50 |
| 4 | 11th | 9.00 | 4 | 32nd | 27.00 |
| 5 | 9th | 10.50 | 5 | 34th | 26.25 |
| 6 | 17th | 11.25 | T6 | 22nd | 25.50 |
| 7 | 3rd | 11.75 | T6 | 33rd | 24.00 |
| 8 | 1st | 12.75 | 8 | 7th | 23.50 |
| 9 | 2nd | 13.25 | 9 | 15th | 23.00 |
| 10 | 8th | 13.75 | 10 | 19th | 22.50 |
– A funny coincidence in the tables above is that in the Next Gen car the 29th starting position has averaged a 29th place finish.
| Best Next Gen Kansas Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Next Gen Kansas Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Kurt Busch | 137.2 | 1 | 1 | Kurt Busch | 99.25 | 1 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 114.05 | 4 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 91.39 | 4 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 112.55 | 4 | 3 | Ryan Blaney | 90.27 | 4 |
| 4 | Tyler Reddick | 104.18 | 4 | 4 | Ross Chastain | 84.85 | 4 |
| 5 | Bubba Wallace | 104.08 | 4 | 5 | Christopher Bell | 83.91 | 4 |
| 6 | Christopher Bell | 101.85 | 4 | 6 | Denny Hamlin | 82.32 | 4 |
| 7 | Alex Bowman | 97.27 | 3 | 7 | Chase Elliott | 77.36 | 4 |
| 8 | Ross Chastain | 95.43 | 4 | 8 | Alex Bowman | 74.94 | 3 |
| 9 | William Byron | 92.58 | 4 | 9 | Bubba Wallace | 73.62 | 4 |
| 10 | Ryan Blaney | 90.55 | 4 | 10 | Joey Logano | 68.29 | 4 |
– Since Kurt Busch only ran one Next Gen race at Kansas, and in that race he was fantastic, his records in the tables above and below are likely never to be broken. Stopped
| Best Next Gen Kansas Avg. Finish | Best Next Gen Kansas Laps Led% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Kurt Busch | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | Kurt Busch | 43.45 | 1 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 2.25 | 4 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 19.93 | 4 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 4.00 | 4 | 3 | Alex Bowman | 13.34 | 3 |
| 4 | Alex Bowman | 7.67 | 3 | T4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 9.64 | 4 |
| 5 | Ross Chastain | 8.00 | 4 | T4 | Denny Hamlin | 9.07 | 4 |
| 6 | William Byron | 10.00 | 4 | 6 | Tyler Reddick | 8.14 | 4 |
| 7 | Joey Logano | 11.25 | 4 | T7 | Bubba Wallace | 6.55 | 4 |
| 8 | Bubba Wallace | 11.75 | 4 | T7 | Christopher Bell | 6.27 | 4 |
| 9 | Ryan Blaney | 12.25 | 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | 5.80 | 4 |
| 10 | Christopher Bell | 13.00 | 4 | T10 | William Byron | 4.12 | 4 |
| Next Gen Kansas Win List | Next Gen Kansas Pole List | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 100 | 1 | Christopher Bell | 2 |
| T1 | Bubba Wallace | 1 | 25.00 | T2 | Tyler Reddick | 1 |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 25.00 | T2 | William Byron | 1 |
| T1 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 25.00 | |||
– Toyota will most likely be great this weekend as a Toyota has 7 of 8 Race/Pole Wins in Next Gen races here and has 8 of a possible 12 Top 3’s in the table below.
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Top 3% |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 75.00 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 50.00 |
| T3 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 100 |
| T3 | Bubba Wallace | 1 | 25.00 |
| T3 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 25.00 |
| T3 | Erik Jones | 1 | 25.00 |
| T3 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 25.00 |
| T3 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 25.00 |
| T3 | William Byon | 1 | 25.00 |
| Most Next Gen Kansas Top 5’s | Most Next Gen Kansas Top 10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Top 5% | Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Top 10% |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | 100 | T1 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | 100 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 75.00 | T1 | Kyle Larson | 4 | 100 |
| T3 | Bubba Wallace | 2 | 50.00 | T3 | Alex Bowman | 3 | 100 |
| T3 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 50.00 | T3 | Bubba Wallace | 3 | 75.00 |
| T5 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 100 | T3 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 75.00 |
| T5 | Alex Bowman | 1 | 33.33 | T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3 | 75.00 |
| T5 | Erik Jones | 1 | 25.00 | T3 | Ross Chastain | 3 | 75.00 |
| T5 | Joey Logano | 1 | 25.00 | T8 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 50.00 |
| T5 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 25.00 | T8 | Joey Logano | 2 | 50.00 |
| T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 25.00 | T8 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 50.00 |
| T5 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 25.00 | T8 | Tyler Reddick | 2 | 50.00 |
| T5 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 25.00 | T8 | William Byron | 2 | 50.00 |
| T5 | William Byron | 1 | 25.00 | ||||
– In a season that has been dominated by Hendrick and JGR don’t expect this weekend to be any different as their current drivers hold 12 of the 20 Top 5’s above and 17 of the 33 Top 10’s above.
| Most Next Gen Kansas Stage Wins | Most Next Gen Kansas Stage T10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Stage T10% |
| T1 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 50.00 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 7 | 87.50 |
| T1 | Alex Bowman | 1 | 16.67 | T2 | Bubba Wallace | 6 | 75.00 |
| T1 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 12.50 | T2 | Chase Elliott | 6 | 75.00 |
| T1 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 12.50 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 6 | 75.00 |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 12.50 | T2 | Ross Chastain | 6 | 75.00 |
| T6 | Christopher Bell | 5 | 62.50 | ||||
| T1 | Joey Logano | 1 | 12.50 | T6 | Joey Logano | 5 | 62.50 |
| T6 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 62.50 | ||||
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 12.50 | T9 | Tyler Reddick | 4 | 50.00 |
| T10 | Erik Jones | 3 | 37.50 | ||||
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 12.50 | T10 | Kyle Busch | 3 | 37.50 |
| T10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3 | 37.50 | ||||
Ryan Blaney has the most Stage T10’s here at Kansas in the Next Gen car, but unfortunately he hasn’t been able to turn any of those into a Stage Win. Photo by Chris Graythen — Getty Images