Last week at Texas we got to see yet another Hendrick/JGR battle for the win with Hendrick coming out on top as Chase Elliott broke his long losing streak to win. This week we go to a track where we will see completely different racing as drivers will either be crammed together like ants on a grain of rice or will be strung out like a train, Talladega. Down below you will find different statistics for active drivers and Next Gen races of the NASCAR Cup series here at Talladega Superspeedway 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: Talladega.
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2024 Cup Series season.
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| Finish | Start | Driver | Laps | Led | S1 Fin | S2 Fin | Driver Rating |
| 1 | 10 | Ryan Blaney | 188 | 8 | 1st | – | 104.3 |
| 2 | 8 | William Byron | 188 | 12 | 2nd | 2nd | 104.0 |
| 3 | 12 | Denny Hamlin | 188 | 3 | – | 61.3 | |
| 4 | 36 | Corey LaJoie | 188 | 0 | 10th | – | 80.1 |
| 5 | 7 | Austin Cindric | 188 | 15 | 6th | – | 91.6 |
| 6 | 30 | Justin Haley | 188 | 1 | 7th | – | 72.5 |
| 7 | 23 | Chase Elliott | 188 | 8 | 4th | 5th | 88.7 |
| 8 | 19 | Ryan Preece | 188 | 8 | 9th | – | 83.6 |
| 9 | 6 | Riley Herbst | 188 | 10 | – | – | 67.7 |
| 10 | 28 | Daniel Suarez | 188 | 0 | – | 6th | 71.4 |
| 11 | 34 | Chandler Smith | 188 | 0 | – | – | 50.2 |
| 12 | 17 | Todd Gilliland | 188 | 0 | – | – | 77.8 |
| 13 | 3 | Chase Briscoe | 188 | 0 | – | 8th | 76.0 |
| 14 | 15 | Christopher Bell | 188 | 2 | – | – | 66.0 |
| 15 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 188 | 1 | 3rd | 7th | 93.9 |
| 16 | 13 | Tyler Reddick | 188 | 2 | – | 10th | 78.6 |
| 17 | 1 | Aric Almirola | 188 | 7 | – | – | 79.5 |
| 18 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 188 | 0 | – | – | 72.3 |
| 19 | 24 | Chris Buescher | 188 | 3 | – | – | 65.9 |
| 20 | 31 | A.J. Allmendinger | 188 | 0 | – | – | 42.0 |
| 21 | 18 | Michael McDowell | 188 | 5 | – | – | 69.9 |
| 22 | 35 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 188 | 14 | – | – | 83.1 |
| 23 | 9 | Bubba Wallace | 188 | 3 | – | – | 71.9 |
| 24 | 2 | Joey Logano | 188 | 48 | 8th | 3rd | 85.3 |
| 25 | 25 | Kyle Busch | 188 | 2 | – | – | 71.3 |
| 26 | 26 | Erik Jones | 188 | 4 | – | – | 59.2 |
| 27 | 33 | Ty Dillon | 188 | 2 | – | 9th | 69.0 |
| 28 | 20 | Alex Bowman | 188 | 13 | 5th | – | 68.0 |
| 29 | 37 | B.J. McLeod | 187 | 0 | – | – | 31.1 |
| 30 | 29 | Brennan Poole | 186 | 0 | – | – | 29.0 |
| 31 | 21 | Harrison Burton | 175 | 0 | – | – | 43.4 |
| 32 | 5 | Brad Keselowski | 161 | 5 | – | 1st | 81.1 |
| 33 | 14 | Austin Dillon | 161 | 1 | – | 4th | 73.9 |
| 34 | 22 | Ty Gibbs | 161 | 0 | – | – | 64.1 |
| 35 | 38 | Carson Hocevar | 161 | 0 | – | – | 51.3 |
| 36 | 27 | J.J. Yeley | 83 | 0 | – | – | 25.7 |
| 37 | 32 | Ross Chastain | 59 | 0 | – | – | 31.8 |
| 38 | 11 | Kevin Harvick | 188 | 11 | – | – | 93.8 |
– The Talladega race last Fall had the 2nd least amount of drivers finish with a 100+ Driver Rating in a race last year, the least amount was 1 in the Talladega Spring race.
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Best | Worst | Starts |
| 1 | Kaz Grala | 6.00 | 6th | 6th | 1 |
| 2 | John Hunter Nemechek | 8.00 | 8th | 8th | 2 |
| 3 | Anthony Alfredo | 11.00 | 10th | 12th | 2 |
| 4 | Chase Elliott | 13.63 | 1st | 38th | 16 |
| 5 | Todd Gilliland | 14.00 | 7th | 27th | 4 |
| 6 | Ryan Blaney | 14.47 | 1st | 43rd | 19 |
| 7 | Riley Herbst | 14.50 | 9th | 20th | 2 |
| 8 | Chase Briscoe | 14.83 | 4th | 37th | 6 |
| 9 | Austin Cindric | 15.25 | 5th | 26th | 4 |
| 10 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 15.67 | 1st | 38th | 21 |
| 11 | Brad Keselowski | 15.87 | 1st | 38th | 30 |
| 12 | William Byron | 16.00 | 2nd | 36th | 12 |
| 13 | Ty Dillon | 16.08 | 3rd | 33rd | 12 |
| 14 | Denny Hamlin | 16.19 | 1st | 39th | 36 |
| 15 | Ryan Preece | 16.75 | 3rd | 34th | 8 |
| 16 | Jimmie Johnson | 17.97 | 1st | 38th | 38 |
| 17 | Justin Haley | 18.13 | 6th | 32nd | 8 |
| 18 | Erik Jones | 18.29 | 2nd | 39th | 14 |
| 19 | Joey Logano | 18.47 | 1st | 39th | 30 |
| 20 | Christopher Bell | 18.88 | 5th | 39th | 8 |
| 21 | Daniel Suarez | 19.29 | 8th | 34th | 14 |
| 22 | Austin Dillon | 19.43 | 2nd | 39th | 21 |
| 23 | David Ragan | 19.67 | 1st | 39th | 27 |
| 24 | Chris Buescher | 19.82 | 3rd | 38th | 17 |
| 25 | Bubba Wallace | 20.00 | 1st | 39th | 12 |
| 26 | Kyle Busch | 20.03 | 1st | 41st | 37 |
| 27 | Ross Chastain | 20.10 | 1st | 37th | 10 |
| 28 | Corey LaJoie | 20.25 | 4th | 35th | 12 |
| 29 | Martin Truex Jr. | 21.26 | 5th | 42nd | 38 |
| 30 | Tyler Reddick | 21.50 | 7th | 39th | 8 |
| 31 | A.J. Allmendinger | 22.65 | 5th | 36th | 20 |
| 32 | Kyle Larson | 22.94 | 4th | 42nd | 18 |
| 33 | Noah Gragson | 23.67 | 19th | 32nd | 3 |
| 34 | Alex Bowman | 23.94 | 2nd | 43rd | 16 |
| T35 | Austin Hill | 24.00 | 24th | 24th | 1 |
| T35 | Daniel Hemric | 24.00 | 5th | 36th | 4 |
| 37 | Michael McDowell | 25.96 | 3rd | 43rd | 26 |
| 38 | B.J. McLeod | 27.43 | 18th | 33rd | 7 |
| 39 | J.J. Yeley | 28.06 | 11th | 42nd | 18 |
| 40 | Harrison Burton | 31.40 | 20th | 36th | 5 |
| 41 | Timmy Hill | 32.67 | 15th | 42nd | 6 |
| 42 | Ty Gibbs | 34.00 | 31st | 37th | 3 |
| 43 | Carson Hocevar | 35.00 | 35th | 35th | 1 |
| 44 | Zane Smith | 37.00 | 37th | 37th | 1 |
– Despite Bubba Wallace, Kyle Busch, and Ross Chastain all having a win at Talladega, they all have an Avg. Finish of 20th or worse in their career.
| Best Active Talladega Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Active Talladega Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Ryan Blaney | 93.36 | 19 | 1 | Chase Elliott | 72.10 | 16 |
| 2 | Chase Elliott | 90.55 | 16 | 2 | Ryan Blaney | 70.73 | 19 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 88.16 | 30 | 3 | William Byron | 64.21 | 12 |
| 4 | Brad Keselowski | 88.14 | 30 | 4 | Joey Logano | 62.46 | 30 |
| 5 | William Byron | 86.46 | 12 | 5 | Brad Keselowski | 59.00 | 30 |
| 6 | Jimmie Johnson | 86.06 | 32 | 6 | Jimmie Johnson | 56.77 | 32 |
| 7 | Denny Hamlin | 83.09 | 36 | 7 | Kyle Busch | 55.38 | 37 |
| 8 | Kyle Busch | 81.39 | 37 | 8 | Kyle Larson | 52.03 | 18 |
| 9 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 79.78 | 21 | 9 | Denny Hamlin | 50.14 | 36 |
| 10 | John Hunter Nemechek | 79.20 | 2 | 10 | Christopher Bell | 49.01 | 8 |
– Ryan Blaney and Chase Elliott are the only active drivers to have an Avg. Driver Rating over 90 at Talladega, and they are also the only active drivers to run over 70% of the race laps in races they’ve ran in the Top 15.
| Best Active Laps Led% | Best Active Laps Completed% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Joey Logano | 8.29 | 30 | T1 | Austin Cindric | 100 | 4 |
| 2 | Ryan Blaney | 7.97 | 19 | T1 | Anthony Alfredo | 100 | 2 |
| 3 | Chase Elliott | 7.03 | 16 | T1 | John Hunter Nemechek | 100 | 2 |
| 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 6.56 | 38 | T1 | Riley Herbst | 100 | 2 |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 6.40 | 36 | T1 | Austin Hill | 100 | 1 |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | 5.67 | 30 | T1 | Kaz Grala | 100 | 1 |
| 7 | William Byron | 4.87 | 12 | 7 | Ryan Preece | 99.45 | 8 |
| 8 | Bubba Wallace | 4.11 | 12 | 8 | Justin Haley | 99.38 | 8 |
| 9 | Kyle Busch | 3.88 | 37 | 9 | Noah Gragson | 98.78 | 3 |
| 10 | Ros Chastain | 3.40 | 10 | 10 | B.J. McLeod | 98.09 | 7 |
| Most Active Talladega Starts | Most Active Talladega Poles | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Jimmie Johnson | 38 | T1 | Chase Elliott | 2 |
| T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 38 | T1 | Christopher Bell | 2 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 37 | T3 | Austin Dillon | 1 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 36 | T3 | Denny Hamlin | 1 |
| T5 | Brad Keselowski | 30 | T3 | Jimmie Johnson | 1 |
| T5 | Joey Logano | 30 | |||
| 7 | David Ragan | 27 | T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 |
| 8 | Michael McDowell | 26 | |||
| T9 | Austin Dillon | 21 | T3 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 1 |
| T9 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 21 | |||
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% |
| 1 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | 20.00 | T4 | Jimmie Johnson | 2 | 5.26 |
| T2 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | 15.79 | T8 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 10.00 |
| T2 | Joey Logano | 3 | 10.00 | T8 | Bubba Wallace | 1 | 8.33 |
| T4 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 12.50 | T8 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 1 | 4.76 |
| T4 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 5.56 | T8 | David Ragan | 1 | 3.70 |
| T4 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 5.41 |
– Team Penske has been strong here at Talladega as drivers that have primarily drove for them hold the first 3 positions in the active Win List above.
| Most Active Talladega Top 3’s | Best Active Talladega Top 3% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| T1 | Brad Keselowski | 7 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 26.32 | 5 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 7 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | 23.33 | 7 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 6 | 3 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 19.05 | 4 |
| T4 | Ryan Blaney | 5 | 4 | Kyle Busch | 18.92 | 7 |
| T4 | Joey Logano | 5 | 5 | Chase Elliott | 18.75 | 3 |
| T4 | Jimmie Johnson | 5 | T6 | Denny Hamlin | 16.67 | 6 |
| 7 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 4 | T6 | Joey Logano | 16.67 | 5 |
| 8 | Chase Elliott | 3 | T6 | William Byron | 16.67 | 2 |
| T9 | William Byron | 2 | 9 | Jimmie Johnson | 13.16 | 5 |
| T9 | Austin Dillon | 2 | ||||
| T9 | Michael McDowell | 2 | 10 | Ryan Preece | 12.50 | 1 |
| T9 | David Ragan | 2 | ||||
– Former teammates Brad Keselowski and Ryan Blaney are the best bets to finish Top 3 and Top 5 this weekend as they lead the active Top 3% above and Top 5% below.
| Most Active Talladega Top 5’s | Best Active Talladega Top 5% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 1 | Brad Keselowski | 33.33 | 10 |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | 10 | 2 | Ryan Blaney | 31.58 | 6 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 9 | 3 | Chase Elliott | 31.25 | 5 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 8 | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 30.56 | 11 |
| 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 7 | 5 | Joey Logano | 30.00 | 9 |
| T6 | Ryan Blaney | 6 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 28.57 | 6 |
| T6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 6 | T7 | William Byron | 25.00 | 3 |
| 8 | Chase Elliott | 5 | T7 | Austin Cindric | 25.00 | 1 |
| 9 | David Ragan | 4 | T7 | Daniel Hemric | 25.00 | 1 |
| T10 | William Byron | 3 | ||||
| T10 | Michael McDowell | 3 | 10 | Kyle Busch | 21.62 | 8 |
| T10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3 | ||||
| Most Active Talladega Top 10’s | Best Active Talladega Top 10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top 10% | Top 10’s |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 16 | 1 | John Hunter Nemechek | 100 | 2 |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | 14 | 2 | Kaz Grala | 100 | 1 |
| 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 13 | 3 | Chase Elliott | 50.00 | 16 |
| 4 | Joey Logano | 11 | 4 | Erik Jones | 50.00 | 14 |
| T5 | David Ragan | 10 | 5 | Austin Cindric | 50.00 | 4 |
| T5 | Kyle Busch | 10 | 6 | Todd Gilliland | 50.00 | 4 |
| T7 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 9 | 7 | Anthony Alfredo | 50.00 | 2 |
| T7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 9 | 8 | Riley Herbst | 50.00 | 2 |
| T9 | Chase Elliott | 8 | 9 | Brad Keselowski | 46.67 | 30 |
| T9 | Ryan Blaney | 8 | 10 | Denny Hamlin | 44.44 | 36 |
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% |
| 1 | Brad Keselowski | 4 | 14.29 | T7 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 6.25 |
| T2 | Bubba Wallace | 3 | 12.50 | T7 | Ty Dillon | 1 | 4.17 |
| T2 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 10.71 | T7 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 3.57 |
| T2 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | 10.71 | T7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 3.57 |
| T5 | William Byron | 2 | 8.33 | T7 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 1 | 3.57 |
| T5 | Chris Buescher | 2 | 7.14 |
– 10 of the 38 drivers racing this weekend have won a stage at Talladega, so don’t be surprised if we have a repeat stage winner this weekend.
| Most Active Talladega Stage T10’s | Best Active Talladega Stage T10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
| 1 | Ryan Blaney | 19 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 67.86 | 19 |
| 2 | Joey Logano | 18 | 2 | Joey Logano | 64.29 | 18 |
| 3 | Chase Elliott | 17 | 3 | Chase Elliott | 60.71 | 17 |
| 4 | Brad Keselowski | 15 | 4 | William Byron | 58.33 | 14 |
| 5 | William Byron | 14 | 5 | Brad Keselowski | 53.57 | 15 |
| 6 | Kyle Busch | 13 | T6 | Alex Bowman | 50.00 | 11 |
| T7 | Alex Bowman | 11 | T6 | Noah Gragson | 50.00 | 3 |
| T7 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 11 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 46.43 | 13 |
| 9 | Kyle Larson | 10 | 9 | Jimmie Johnson | 43.75 | 7 |
| T10 | Chris Buescher | 9 | 10 | Kyle Larson | 41.67 | 10 |
| T10 | Denny Hamlin | 9 | ||||
– The tables above show how hard it is to be consistent here at Talladega as the best active Talladega Stage T10% is just 68%.
| Most Active Talladega Starts without Win | Most Active Talladega Starts without Pole | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 38 | 1 | Kyle Busch | 37 |
| 2 | Michael McDowell | 26 | T2 | Brad Keselowski | 30 |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | 21 | T2 | Joey Logano | 30 |
| 4 | Michael McDowell | 20 | 4 | David Ragan | 27 |
| T5 | J.J Yeley | 18 | 5 | Michael McDowell | 26 |
| T5 | Kyle Larson | 18 | 6 | A.J. Allmendinger | 20 |
| 7 | Chris Buescher | 17 | 7 | Ryan Blaney | 19 |
| 8 | Alex Bowman | 16 | T8 | J.J. Yeley | 18 |
| T9 | Daniel Suarez | 14 | T8 | Kyle Larson | 18 |
| T9 | Erik Jones | 14 | 10 | Chris Buescher | 17 |
– Martin Truex Jr. will leave Talladega this weekend with the most starts here among active drivers, but he’s hoping to not leave still being the active leader in Most Starts here without a Win.
| Most Active Talladega Starts without Top 3 | Most Active Talladega Starts without Top 5 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 38 | 1 | J.J Yeley | 18 |
| 2 | A.J. Allmendinger | 20 | 2 | Daniel Suarez | 14 |
| T3 | J.J. Yeley | 18 | T3 | Justin Haley | 8 |
| T3 | Kyle Larson | 18 | T3 | Tyler Reddick | 8 |
| 5 | Daniel Suarez | 14 | 5 | B.J. McLeod | 7 |
– There are 24 active drivers to make 10+ starts at Talladega, only two drivers, J.J. Yeley and Daniel Suarez, have not had a Top 5 here.
| Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | J.J. Yeley | 18 |
| 2 | B.J. McLeod | 7 |
| 3 | Timmy Hill | 6 |
| 4 | Harrison Burton | 5 |
| T5 | Noah Gragson | 3 |
| T5 | Ty Gibbs | 3 |
| Most Active Talladega Stages without Stage Win | Most Active Talladega Stages without Stage T10 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Stages |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 28 | T1 | B.J. McLeod | 14 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 28 | T1 | J.J. Yeley | 14 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 28 | 3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 12 |
| T1 | Joey Logano | 28 | T4 | Timmy Hill | 8 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 28 | T4 | Todd Gilliland | 8 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 28 | 6 | Ty Gibbs | 6 |
| T7 | Corey LaJoie | 24 | 7 | Riley Herbst | 4 |
| T7 | Kyle Larson | 24 | T8 | Austin Hill | 2 |
| 9 | Alex Bowman | 22 | T8 | Carson Hocevar | 2 |
| 10 | Ross Chastain | 20 | T8 | Kaz Grala | 2 |
| T8 | Zane Smith | 2 | |||
– There are 6 drivers who have ran every race at Talladega since 2017 and are still looking for their first Stage Win here.
| Driver | Streak | Category | Driver | Streak | Category |
| Ryan Blaney | 3 | Top 3’s | Joey Logano | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Daniel Suarez | 3 | Top 10’s | Kyle Larson | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| William Byron | 2 | Top 10’s | William Byron | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Chase Elliott | 8 | Stage T10’s |
– Daniel Suarez may not have a Top 5 in 14 starts here at Talladega, but he is riding an impressive 3 race Top 10 streak here.
Next Gen Stats
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 2023-31 | 25.53 | Joey Logano | 24th | 6 | 2023-10 | 17.86 | Bubba Wallace | 28th |
| 2 | 2023-10 | 23.98 | Ryan Blaney | 2nd | 7 | 2022-10 | 17.02 | Kyle Larson | 4th |
| 3 | 2022-10 | 20.21 | William Byron | 15th | 8 | 2022-31 | 16.49 | Ryan Blaney | 2nd |
| T4 | 2022-31 | 19.15 | Ross Chastain | 4th | 9 | 2022-10 | 14.89 | Daniel Suarez | 31st |
| T4 | 2022-31 | 19.15 | Aric Almirola | 14th | 10 | 2022-10 | 13.30 | Erik Jones | 6th |
– Leading laps here does not have any correlation to finishing position in the Next Gen car as 5 of the 10 best Laps Led% finished out of the Top 10.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2022-31 | Ross Chastain | 118.2 | 4th | 6 | 2022-10 | Erik Jones | 107.2 | 6th |
| 2 | 2022-10 | Kyle Larson | 118.0 | 4th | 7 | 2022-10 | William Byron | 104.4 | 15th |
| 3 | 2022-31 | Chase Elliott | 116.7 | 1st | 8 | 2023-31 | Ryan Blaney | 104.3 | 1st |
| 4 | 2022-31 | Erik Jones | 113.3 | 6th | 9 | 2023-31 | William Byron | 104.0 | 2nd |
| 5 | 2023-10 | Ryan Blaney | 110.4 | 2nd | 10 | 2022-10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 103.5 | 5th |
– Erik Jones has been strong in the Spring Next Gen races at Talladega as his 2 Spring races here are both top 6 in the best Driver Rating table above.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. |
| 1 | 2022-10 | Kyle Larson | 100 | 4th | 6 | 2022-10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 93.62 | 5th |
| 2 | 2022-10 | Erik Jones | 97.34 | 6th | 7 | 2022-31 | Ross Chastain | 91.49 | 4th |
| 3 | 2022-10 | William Byron | 96.28 | 15th | 8 | 2023-31 | William Byron | 87.23 | 2nd |
| 4 | 2022-31 | Chase Elliott | 95.21 | 1st | T9 | 2022-31 | Erik Jones | 86.70 | 6th |
| 5 | 2022-10 | Chase Elliott | 94.15 | 7th | T9 | 2023-31 | Kyle Larson | 86.70 | 15th |
| Best Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-39) |
Worst Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-39) |
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| Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin | Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin |
| 1 | 6th | 9.25 | 1 | 35th | 31.75 |
| T2 | 12th | 10.00 | 2 | 25th | 29.25 |
| T2 | 19th | 10.00 | 3 | 32nd | 28.25 |
| T4 | 5th | 12.00 | 4 | 37th | 26.25 |
| T4 | 28th | 12.00 | T5 | 15th | 24.75 |
| T6 | 16th | 14.75 | T5 | 30th | 24.75 |
| T6 | 17th | 14.75 | T7 | 11th | 24.50 |
| T8 | 4th | 16.00 | T7 | 13th | 24.50 |
| T8 | 24th | 16.00 | 9 | 26th | 23.75 |
| 10 | 33rd | 16.75 | 10 | 38th | 23.67 |
– As you might expect starting position has no effect on where you finish at Talladega, however only starting 6th has produced an average finish under 10.0.
| Best Next Gen Talladega Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Next Gen Talladega Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Ryan Blaney | 100.90 | 4 | 1 | Chase Elliott | 81.97 | 4 |
| 2 | Chase Elliott | 97.65 | 4 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 78.68 | 4 |
| 3 | William Byron | 93.33 | 4 | 3 | Kurt Busch | 78.19 | 1 |
| 4 | Kyle Larson | 91.50 | 4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | 71.71 | 4 |
| 5 | Erik Jones | 89.00 | 4 | 5 | William Byron | 69.87 | 4 |
| 6 | Kurt Busch | 87.40 | 1 | 6 | Ryan Blaney | 68.82 | 4 |
| 7 | Kevin Harvick | 86.63 | 4 | 7 | Aric Almirola | 65.79 | 4 |
| 8 | Aric Almirola | 85.33 | 4 | 8 | Erik Jones | 62.37 | 4 |
| 9 | Kyle Busch | 84.50 | 4 | 9 | Kyle Busch | 60.66 | 4 |
| 10 | Bubba Wallace | 80.28 | 4 | 10 | Ross Chastain | 56.05 | 4 |
| Best Next Gen Talladega Avg. Finish | Best Next Gen Talladega Laps Led% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Ryan Blaney | 4.00 | 4 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 14.34 | 4 |
| 2 | Chase Elliott | 6.75 | 4 | 2 | Erik Jones | 7.24 | 4 |
| 3 | William Byron | 9.00 | 4 | 3 | Aric Almirola | 7.11 | 4 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 10.75 | 4 | 4 | Bubba Wallace | 6.97 | 4 |
| T5 | Chandler Smith | 11.00 | 1 | T5 | Joey Logano | 6.84 | 4 |
| T5 | Erik Jones | 11.00 | 4 | T5 | William Byron | 6.84 | 4 |
| 7 | Kyle Busch | 12.25 | 4 | 7 | Kyle Larson | 5.39 | 4 |
| 8 | Justin Haley | 13.00 | 4 | 8 | Ross Chastain | 5.26 | 4 |
| 9 | Todd Gilliland | 14.00 | 4 | 9 | Denny Hamlin | 5.13 | 4 |
| T10 | Daniel Suarez | 14.50 | 4 | 10 | Chase Elliott | 4.74 | 4 |
| T10 | Riley Herbst | 14.50 | 2 | ||||
| Next Gen Talladega Win List | Next Gen Talladega Pole List | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 25.00 | 1 | Christopher Bell | 2 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 25.00 | T2 | Aric Almirola | 1 |
| T1 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 25.00 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 1 |
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 25.00 | |||
– Don’t be surprised if Toyota wins the Pole this weekend as Toyota has won 3 of the 4 Poles at Talladega in the Next Gen car.
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Top 3% |
| 1 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | 75.00 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 50.00 |
| T3 | Austin Dillon | 1 | 25.00 |
| T3 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 25.00 |
| T3 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 25.00 |
| T3 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 25.00 |
| T3 | Michael McDowell | 1 | 25.00 |
| T3 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 25.00 |
| T3 | William Byron | 1 | 25.00 |
– Ryan Blaney and Kyle Busch are the only drivers who have been able to somewhat figure out the Next Gen car at Talladega as they have multiple Top 3 finishes in 4 races.
| Most Next Gen Talladega Top 5’s | Most Next Gen Talladega Top 10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Top 5% | Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Top 10% |
| 1 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | 75.00 | T1 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 75.00 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 50.00 | T1 | Daniel Suarez | 3 | 75.00 |
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 50.00 | T1 | Erik Jones | 3 | 75.00 |
| T2 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 50.00 | T1 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | 75.00 |
| T5 | 11 drivers tied |
1 | 25.00 | T5 | Austin Cindric | 2 | 50.00 |
| T5 | Chase Briscoe | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
| T5 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
| T5 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
| T5 | Michael McDowell | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
| T5 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
| T5 | Todd Gilliland | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
| T5 | William Byron | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
– Out of 49 drivers to make a start in the Next Gen car at Talladega, only 25 (a little less than half) have not scored a Top 10.
| Most Next Gen Talladega Stage Wins | Most Next Gen Talladega Stage T10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Stage T10% |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 25.00 | 1 | Chase Elliott | 8 | 100 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 7 | 87.50 | ||||
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 25.00 | 3 | William Byron | 5 | 62.50 |
| T4 | Alex Bowman | 4 | 66.67 | ||||
| T3 | Aric Almirola | 1 | 12.50 | T4 | Erik Jones | 4 | 50.00 |
| T4 | Joey Logano | 4 | 50.00 | ||||
| T3 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 12.50 | T7 | Ryan Preece | 3 | 75.00 |
| T7 | Noah Gragson | 3 | 50.00 | ||||
| T3 | Bubba Wallace | 1 | 12.50 | T7 | Austin Cindric | 3 | 37.50 |
| T7 | Daniel Suarez | 3 | 37.50 | ||||
| T3 | William Byron | 1 | 12.50 | T7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3 | 37.50 |
| T7 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 3 | 37.50 | ||||
| T7 | Ross Chastain | 3 | 37.50 | ||||
– Look for Hendrick Motorsports to be up front in the first 2 stages of the race this weekend as they’ve won 3 of the 8 stages and their current drivers are 1-4 in Stage T10’s.
