In this post you will only find all-time stats, if you are looking for only active drivers stats or Next Gen stats check out my next article Active/Next Gen Cup Track Stats: Talladega.
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2024 Cup Series season.
First Winner: Richard Brickhouse 09/14/1969
Most Recent Winner: Ryan Blaney 10/01/2023
Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver | Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver |
1 | 2000-09 | 36 | Jeff Gordon | T7 | 1972-21 | 22 | James Hylton |
T2 | 2007-30 | 34 | Jeff Gordon | T7 | 2009-33 | 22 | Jamie McMurray |
T2 | 2008-30 | 34 | Tony Stewart | 9 | 2000-30 | 20 | Dale Earnhardt |
T2 | 2014-10 | 34 | Denny Hamlin | T10 | 2013-10 | 19 | David Ragan |
5 | 1999-30 | 27 | Dale Earnhardt | T10 | 2021-31 | 19 | Bubba Wallace |
6 | 1973-20 | 24 | Dick Brooks | T10 | 2022-10 | 19 | Ross Chastain |
– Talladega has a reputation that you can win from any starting position. However, only 9 times in 109 races has the winner started 20th or worse, with the last time being in 2014.
Rank | Race | Finish | Driver | Rank | Race | Finish | Driver |
1 | 2001-09 | 43 | Stacy Compton | 7 | 1977-10 | 38 | A.J. Foyt |
T2 | 1972-21 | 42 | Bobby Isaac | T8 | 1979-20 | 34 | Neil Bonnett |
T2 | 2014-10 | 42 | Brian Scott | T8 | 1988-09 | 34 | Davey Allison |
4 | 1971-37 | 41 | Donnie Allison | T8 | 1994-18 | 34 | Dale Earnhardt |
T5 | 1973-10 | 40 | Buddy Baker | T8 | 2005-29 | 34 | Elliott Sadler |
T5 | 2016-32 | 40 | Martin Truex Jr. |
– While it may matter where you start if you want to win, winning the Pole is anything but a good finish guarantee as 11 of 100 Pole winners have finished 34th or worse at Talladega
Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
1971-18 | Donnie Allison | 1985-09 | Bill Elliott |
1974-10 | David Pearson | 1987-17 | Bill Elliott |
1975-10 | Buddy Baker | 1990-17 | Dale Earnhardt |
1976-19 | Dave Marcis | 1995-18 | Sterling Marlin |
1978-10 | Cale Yarborough | 1998-09 | Bobby Labonte |
1981-10 | Bobby Allison | 2007-09 | Jeff Gordon |
1984-09 | Cale Yarborough | 2017-10 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
– While winning the Pole doesn’t guarantee a good finish at Talladega that doesn’t mean you can’t win from the Pole, but it’s only happened twice in the last 20 years.
Race | Driver | Race Finish |
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Drivers to win both Stages and Race | Drivers to win Pole, both Stages & Race | ||
Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
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– No driver has won both stages in a race at Talladega since they were instituted in 2017.
Best Laps Led% by Winner | Worst Laps Led% by Winner | ||||||
Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver |
1 | 1970-35 | 81.38 | Pete Hamilton | T1 | 2018-31 | 0.52 | Aric Almirola |
2 | 1976-10 | 71.81 | Buddy Baker | T1 | 2021-10 | 0.52 | Brad Keselowski |
3 | 2005-09 | 71.65 | Jeff Gordon | T3 | 2007-30 | 0.53 | Jeff Gordon |
4 | 1990-17 | 71.28 | Dale Earnhardt | T3 | 2009-09 | 0.53 | Brad Keselowski |
5 | 2002-09 | 70.74 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | T3 | 2022-10 | 0.53 | Ross Chastain |
6 | 1973-10 | 59.04 | David Pearson | 6 | 2010-09 | 1.00 | Kevin Harvick |
7 | 1992-09 | 58.51 | Davey Allison | 7 | 2005-29 | 1.05 | Dale Jarrett |
T8 | 1982-19 | 56.91 | Darrell Waltrip | 8 | 2023-10 | 1.53 | Kyle Busch |
T8 | 1990-09 | 56.91 | Dale Earnhardt | T9 | 1993-09 | 1.60 | Ernie Irvan |
10 | 1987-09 | 56.74 | Davey Allison | T9 | 2001-09 | 1.60 | Bobby Hamilton |
T9 | 2006-09 | 1.60 | Jimmie Johnson |
– The last 3 Spring Talladega winners are in the Worst Laps Led% table above, so if you want to win this weekend then lead 3 or less laps.
Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
1 | 1970-35 | 81.38 | Pete Hamilton | 1st | 6 | 2002-09 | 70.74 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 1st |
2 | 2013-10 | 73.96 | Matt Kenseth | 8th | 7 | 1988-17 | 65.43 | Darrell Waltrip | 33rd |
3 | 1976-10 | 71.81 | Buddy Baker | 1st | 8 | 1979-10 | 64.89 | Neil Bonnett | 17th |
4 | 2005-09 | 71.65 | Jeff Gordon | 1st | 9 | 1986-09 | 61.70 | Bill Elliott | 24th |
5 | 1990-17 | 71.28 | Dale Earnhardt | 1st | 10 | 1991-09 | 59.57 | Dale Earnhardt | 3rd |
Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. |
1 | 2005-09 | Jeff Gordon | 135.5 | 1st | 6 | 2007-09 | Jeff Gordon | 126.6 | 1st |
2 | 2015-10 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 134.7 | 1st | 7 | 2018-31 | Kurt Busch | 125.6 | 14th |
3 | 2013-10 | Matt Kenseth | 132.7 | 8th | 8 | 2016-10 | Brad Keselowski | 125.2 | 1st |
4 | 2018-10 | Joey Logano | 132.0 | 1st | T9 | 2008-09 | Denny Hamlin | 125.0 | 3rd |
5 | 2012-10 | Matt Kenseth | 128.5 | 3rd | T9 | 2011-32 | Clint Bowyer | 125.0 | 1st |
– Having a great race at Talladega is hard as in 38 races since 2005 the best Driver Rating in a race is only 135.5.
Most Recent | Driver | Finish | Most Recent | Driver | Finish |
2013-10 | Matt Kenseth | 8th | 2022-10 | Kyle Larson | 4th |
– Only 2 out of 1,577 drivers since 2005 have ran every lap in a Talladega race in the Top 15, but one of them was in the Next Gen car, Kyle Larson in Spring 2022.
Most Lead Lap cars at finish of race | Fewest Lead Lap cars at finish of race | ||||
Rank | Race | # of cars | Rank | Race | # of cars |
1 | 2016-32 | 34 | T1 | 1973-10 | 1 |
T2 | 2014-32 | 32 | T1 | 1979-10 | 1 |
T2 | 2015-10 | 32 | T3 | 1970-10 | 2 |
T4 | 2010-33 | 31 | T3 | 1970-35 | 2 |
T4 | 2021-31 | 31 | T3 | 1971-37 | 2 |
T6 | 2001-09 | 29 | T3 | 1972-21 | 2 |
T6 | 2018-31 | 29 | T3 | 1974-21 | 2 |
T6 | 2023-31 | 29 | T3 | 1975-19 | 2 |
9 | 2011-32 | 28 | T3 | 1976-10 | 2 |
T10 | 7 races tied | 27 | T3 | 1976-19 | 2 |
T3 | 1978-10 | 2 | |||
T3 | 1979-20 | 2 |
– The last race at Talladega may have had 29 drivers on the lead lap at the end of the race, but don’t expect that many cars on the lead lap this weekend as it’s only happened 7 times in the last 27 Talladega races.
Best Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-40) |
Worst Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-40) |
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Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin | Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin |
1 | 2nd | 12.61 | 1 | 35th | 27.12 |
2 | 1st | 15.00 | 2 | 31st | 25.57 |
3 | 4th | 16.13 | 3 | 40th | 25.53 |
4 | 5th | 16.30 | 4 | 39th | 25.47 |
5 | 3rd | 16.83 | 5 | 36th | 25.03 |
6 | 6th | 17.24 | 6 | 34th | 24.91 |
7 | 7th | 18.05 | 7 | 37th | 24.85 |
8 | 11th | 18.39 | 8 | 28th | 24.54 |
9 | 10th | 18.58 | 9 | 32nd | 24.27 |
10 | 14th | 19.96 | 10 | 38th | 24.07 |
– As expected for a Drafting track there is not really a huge difference in Avg. Finish of starting positions, except 2nd where apparently starting there is far and away the best.
Best Avg. Driver Rating (since 2005)(3+ starts) |
Best Avg. Top 15% (since 2005)(3+ start) |
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Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
1 | Ryan Blaney | 93.36 | 19 | 1 | Chase Elliott | 72.10 | 16 |
2 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 91.02 | 25 | 2 | Ryan Blaney | 70.73 | 19 |
3 | Chase Elliott | 90.55 | 16 | 3 | Kurt Busch | 65.51 | 35 |
4 | Kurt Busch | 89.62 | 35 | 4 | William Byron | 64.21 | 12 |
5 | Jeff Burton | 89.08 | 18 | 5 | Joey Logano | 62.46 | 30 |
6 | Joey Logano | 88.16 | 30 | 6 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 61.64 | 25 |
7 | Brad Keselowski | 88.14 | 30 | 7 | Matt Kenseth | 59.63 | 28 |
8 | William Byron | 86.46 | 12 | 8 | Brad Keselowski | 59.00 | 30 |
9 | Jimmie Johnson | 86.06 | 32 | 9 | Jimmie Johnson | 56.77 | 32 |
10 | Matt Kenseth | 85.00 | 28 | 10 | Jeff Burton | 55.52 | 18 |
– Since 2005 Ryan Blaney and Chase Elliott have been the best drivers here at Talladega as they both rank top 3 in both tables above.
Best Avg. Fin. All-time (5+ Talladega starts) |
Best Laps Led% All-time (5+ Talladega starts) |
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Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
1 | Pete Hamilton | 5.60 | 5 | 1 | Pete Hamilton | 22.87 | 5 |
2 | Bobby Isaac | 12.38 | 8 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 16.79 | 44 |
3 | Dale Earnhardt | 12.41 | 44 | 3 | Davey Allison | 16.69 | 15 |
4 | Davey Allison | 12.67 | 15 | 4 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 14.57 | 35 |
5 | Chase Elliott | 13.63 | 16 | 5 | Buddy Baker | 14.07 | 43 |
6 | Ryan Blaney | 14.47 | 19 | 6 | Jeff Gordon | 10.44 | 46 |
7 | Chase Briscoe | 14.83 | 6 | 7 | Bobby Allison | 10.12 | 37 |
8 | Tim Richmond | 15.15 | 13 | 8 | Donnie Allison | 9.90 | 21 |
9 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 15.37 | 35 | 9 | Cale Yarborough | 9.29 | 34 |
10 | Skip Manning | 15.43 | 7 | 10 | David Pearson | 8.66 | 25 |
Most Talladega Starts All-time |
Best Laps Completed% (5+ Talladega starts) |
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Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Lap Comp% | Starts |
T1 | Dave Marcis | 61 | 1 | Scott Speed | 99.90 | 5 |
T1 | Terry Labonte | 61 | 2 | Ryan Preece | 99.45 | 8 |
3 | Michael Waltrip | 60 | 3 | Justin Haley | 99.38 | 8 |
4 | Ricky Rudd | 59 | 4 | B.J. McLeod | 98.09 | 7 |
5 | Bill Elliott | 57 | 5 | William Byron | 97.70 | 12 |
6 | Darrell Waltrip | 55 | 6 | A.J. Allmendinger | 97.30 | 20 |
7 | Kyle Petty | 53 | 7 | Tony Stewart | 97.26 | 35 |
8 | Sterling Marlin | 50 | T8 | Danica Patrick | 97.11 | 10 |
9 | Mark Martin | 48 | T8 | Chase Elliott | 97.11 | 16 |
10 | Ken Schrader | 47 | 10 | Robert Pressley | 96.94 | 13 |
– It will be a long while before the Talladega top 10 Most Starts list above changes as the most active starts is just 38 by Martin Truex Jr. and Jimmie Johnson.
Most Talladega Wins All-time |
Best Win% All-time (5+ Talladega starts) |
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Rank | Driver | Wins | Rank | Driver | Win% | Wins |
1 | Dale Earnhardt | 10 | T1 | Pete Hamilton | 40.00 | 2 |
T2 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | T1 | Dale Earnhardt | 22.73 | 10 |
T2 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 6 | 3 | Brad Keselowski | 20.00 | 6 |
T2 | Jeff Gordon | 6 | 4 | Davey Allison | 20.00 | 3 |
T5 | Bobby Allison | 4 | 5 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 17.14 | 6 |
T5 | Buddy Baker | 4 | 6 | Ryan Blaney | 15.79 | 3 |
T5 | Darrell Waltrip | 4 | 7 | Jeff Gordon | 13.04 | 6 |
T8 | Davey Allison | 3 | T8 | Chase Elliott | 12.50 | 2 |
T8 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | T8 | David Pearson | 12.00 | 3 |
T8 | David Pearson | 3 | ||||
T8 | Joey Logano | 3 | T8 | Bobby Allison | 10.81 | 4 |
T8 | Cale Yarborough | 3 |
Rank | Driver | Poles | Rank | Driver | Poles |
1 | Bill Elliott | 8 | T3 | Jeff Gordon | 5 |
2 | Cale Yarborough | 6 | 6 | Joe Nemechek | 4 |
T3 | Bobby Isaac | 5 | T7 | 8 drivers tied | 3 |
T3 | Ernie Irvan | 5 |
– As seen in the Avg. Finish table above Bobby Isaac only made 8 Talladega starts, and impressively he won the Pole for 5 of those 8 races. However, he couldn’t convert any of his starts here into wins.
Most Talladega Top 3’s All-time |
Best Top 3% All-time (5+ Talladega starts) |
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Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
1 | Dale Earnhardt | 21 | 1 | Pete Hamilton | 60.00 | 3 |
2 | Buddy Baker | 14 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 47.73 | 21 |
T3 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 11 | 3 | Bobby Isaac | 37.50 | 3 |
T3 | Jeff Gordon | 11 | 4 | David Pearson | 36.00 | 9 |
T5 | Dale Jarrett | 10 | 5 | Davey Allison | 33.33 | 5 |
T5 | Darrell Waltrip | 10 | 6 | Buddy Baker | 32.56 | 14 |
T7 | David Pearson | 9 | 7 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 31.43 | 11 |
T7 | Bobby Allison | 9 | 8 | Ryan Blaney | 26.32 | 5 |
T7 | Mark Martin | 9 | 9 | Ramo Stott | 25.00 | 2 |
T10 | Cale Yarborough | 8 | ||||
T10 | Tony Stewart | 8 | 10 | Bobby Allison | 24.32 | 9 |
T10 | Terry Labonte | 8 |
– If Brad Keselowski can get a Top 3 finish this weekend at Talladega he will be tied for 10th most all-time here and will have the 8th or 9th best Top 3% depending on how Ryan Blaney does.
Most Talladega Top 5’s All-time |
Best Top 5% All-time (5+ Talladega starts) |
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Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
1 | Dale Earnhardt | 23 | 1 | Pete Hamilton | 80.00 | 4 |
2 | Jeff Gordon | 16 | 2 | Fred Lorenzen | 60.00 | 3 |
3 | Buddy Baker | 15 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 52.27 | 23 |
T4 | Cale Yarborough | 14 | 4 | Bobby Isaac | 50.00 | 4 |
T4 | Darrell Waltrip | 14 | 5 | David Pearson | 44.00 | 11 |
T4 | Terry Labonte | 14 | 6 | Ernie Irvan | 42.86 | 9 |
7 | Bobby Allison | 13 | T7 | Cale Yarborough | 41.18 | 14 |
8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 12 | T7 | Bobby Allison | 35.14 | 13 |
T9 | 6 drivers tied | 11 | T9 | Buddy Baker | 34.88 | 15 |
T9 | Jeff Gordon | 34.78 | 16 |
– Dale Earnhardt is the only driver to start 9+ races at Talladega and finish over half his races in the Top 5.
Most Talladega Top 10’s All-time |
Best Top 10% All-time (5+ Talladega starts) |
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Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top10% | Top10’s |
1 | Dale Earnhardt | 27 | 1 | Pete Hamilton | 80.00 | 4 |
2 | Mark Martin | 24 | 2 | Davey Allison | 66.67 | 10 |
3 | Terry Labonte | 23 | 3 | Bobby Isaac | 62.50 | 5 |
T4 | Kurt Busch | 22 | 4 | Dale Earnhardt | 61.36 | 27 |
T4 | Bill Elliott | 22 | 5 | Fred Lorenzen | 60.00 | 3 |
T6 | Buddy Baker | 20 | 6 | Ernie Irvan | 57.14 | 12 |
T6 | Jeff Gordon | 20 | 7 | Cale Yarborough | 55.88 | 19 |
T8 | Cale Yarborough | 19 | 8 | Bobby Allison | 51.35 | 19 |
T8 | Bobby Allison | 19 | 9 | Kurt Busch | 51.16 | 22 |
T8 | Kevin Harvick | 19 | T10 | Mark Martin | 50.00 | 24 |
T8 | Kyle Petty | 19 | T10 | Chase Elliott | 50.00 | 8 |
T8 | Darrell Waltrip | 19 | T10 | Erik Jones | 50.00 | 7 |
T10 | Ramo Stott | 50.00 | 4 |
– Dale Earnhardt and Bobby Allison were overall great at Talladega as they are the only drivers in the Win, Win%, Top 3’s, Top 3%, Top 5’s, Top 5%, Top 10’s, and Top 10% tables above.
Most Talladega Stage Wins All-time (since 2017) |
Best Stage Win% All-time (since 2017) |
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Rank | Driver | Stage W’s |
Rank | Driver | Stage W% | Stage W’s |
1 | Brad Keselowski | 4 | 1 | Brad Keselowski | 14.29 | 4 |
T2 | Bubba Wallace | 3 | 2 | Bubba Wallace | 12.50 | 3 |
T2 | Chase Elliott | 3 | T3 | Chase Elliott | 10.71 | 3 |
T2 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | T3 | Ryan Blaney | 10.71 | 3 |
T5 | William Byron | 2 | T5 | William Byron | 8.33 | 2 |
T5 | Chris Buescher | 2 | T5 | Paul Menard | 8.33 | 1 |
T7 | 11 drivers tied | 1 | 7 | Chris Buescher | 7.14 | 2 |
T8 | Clint Bowyer | 6.25 | 1 | |||
T8 | Tyler Reddick | 6.25 | 1 | |||
10 | Matt DiBenedetto | 5.00 | 1 |
– Bubba Wallace has been great at winning stages at Talladega as 3 of his 4 Stage Wins in his Cup career have come here at Talladega.
Most Talladega Stage T10’s All-time (since 2017) |
Best Stage T10% All-time (since 2017) |
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Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s |
Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
1 | Ryan Blaney | 19 | 1 | Kurt Busch | 68.18 | 15 |
2 | Joey Logano | 18 | 2 | Ryan Blaney | 67.86 | 19 |
3 | Chase Elliott | 17 | 3 | Joey Logano | 64.29 | 18 |
T4 | Kurt Busch | 15 | 4 | Chase Elliott | 60.71 | 17 |
T4 | Brad Keselowski | 15 | 5 | William Byron | 58.33 | 14 |
6 | William Byron | 14 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 53.57 | 15 |
7 | Kyle Busch | 13 | T7 | Alex Bowman | 50.00 | 11 |
T8 | Alex Bowman | 11 | T7 | Noah Gragson | 50.00 | 3 |
T8 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 11 | 9 | Kyle Busch | 46.43 | 13 |
T10 | Kyle Larson | 10 | 10 | Jimmie Johnson | 43.75 | 7 |
T10 | Kevin Harvick | 10 |
– Look out for Team Penske to be strong in stages this weekend as their drivers sit 1-2 in Stage T10’s and 2-3 in Stage T10% above.
Most Talladega Starts without Win |
Longest Talladega Win Streak All-time |
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Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
1 | Ricky Rudd | 59 | 1 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 4 | 2001-03 |
2 | Kyle Petty | 53 | 2 | Buddy Baker | 3 | 1975-76 |
3 | Rusty Wallace | 45 | T3 | Pete Hamilton | 2 | 1970 |
4 | Kurt Busch | 43 | T3 | Darrell Waltrip | 2 | 1982 |
T5 | Jeff Burton | 40 | T3 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | 1990 |
T5 | Ryan Newman | 40 | T3 | Ernie Irvan | 2 | 1992-93 |
T7 | Joe Nemechek | 38 | T3 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | 1993-94 |
T7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 38 | T3 | Sterling Marlin | 2 | 1995-96 |
T9 | Benny Parsons | 36 | T3 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | 1999 |
T9 | Geoff Bodine | 36 | T3 | Jeff Gordon | 2 | 2007 |
T3 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 2019-20 |
Most Talladega Starts without Pole |
Longest Talladega Pole Streak All-time |
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Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
1 | Kyle Petty | 53 | 1 | Bill Elliott | 6 | 1985-87 |
2 | Richard Petty | 46 | 2 | Cale Yarborough | 4 | 1983-84 |
3 | Rusty Wallace | 45 | T3 | Bobby Isaac | 3 | 1969-70 |
4 | Dale Jarrett | 42 | T3 | Dave Marcis | 3 | 1975-76 |
T5 | Jeff Burton | 40 | T5 | 10
drivers tied |
2 | 1971-2022 |
T5 | Ryan Newman | 40 | ||||
7 | Matt Kenseth | 38 | ||||
8 | Kyle Busch | 37 | ||||
9 | Tony Stewart | 35 | ||||
T10 | Jamie McMurray | 33 | ||||
T10 | Jimmy Means | 33 | ||||
T10 | Morgan Shepherd | 33 |
– Bobby Isaac won the first 3 Poles here at Talladega, but the best finish he could muster up in those 3 races was 2nd, twice.
Most Talladega Starts without Top 3 |
Longest Talladega Top 3 Streak All-time |
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Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
1 | Rusty Wallace | 45 | 1 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 7 | 2001-04 |
2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 38 | T2 | David pearson | 5 | 1973-75 |
T3 | Jimmy Means | 33 | T2 | Dale Earnhardt | 5 | 1990-92 |
T3 | Brett Bodine | 30 | T2 | Ernie Irvan | 5 | 1992-94 |
5 | J.D. McDuffie | 28 | T5 | Buddy Baker | 4 | 1975-76 |
6 | Casey Mears | 27 | T5 | Darrell Waltrip | 4 | 1981-82 |
7 | Jeremy Mayfield | 26 | T5 | Dale Jarrett | 4 | 1998-99 |
8 | Cecil Gordon | 25 | T5 | Dale Earnhardt | 4 | 1999-2000 |
T9 | Derrike Cope | 24 | T9 | 7 drivers tied |
3 | 1978-2023 |
T9 | Tommy Gale | 23 |
Most Talladega Starts without Top 5 |
Longest Talladega Top 5 Streak All-time |
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Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
1 | Jimmy Means | 33 | 1 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 7 | 2001-04 |
2 | Brett Bodine | 30 | 2 | Ernie Irvan | 6 | 1992-94 |
3 | J.D. McDuffie | 28 | T3 | David Pearson | 5 | 1973-75 |
4 | Casey Mears | 27 | T3 | Dale Earnhardt | 5 | 1990-92 |
5 | Derrike Cope | 24 | T3 | Sterling Marlin | 5 | 1990-92 |
6 | Tommy Gale | 23 | T6 | Pete Hamilton | 4 | 1970-71 |
7 | Frank Warren | 22 | T6 | Buddy Baker | 4 | 1975-76 |
T8 | Rick Mast | 20 | T6 | Cale Yarborough | 4 | 1977-78 |
T8 | Ted Musgrave | 20 | T6 | Darrell Waltrip | 4 | 1981-82 |
T10 | Dick Trickle | 19 | T6 | Cale Yarborough | 4 | 1984-85 |
T10 | Hut Stricklin | 19 | T6 | Dale Jarrett | 4 | 1998-99 |
T10 | Richard Childress | 19 | T6 | Dale Earnhardt | 4 | 1999-2000 |
T6 | Joey Logano | 4 | 2017-19 |
– The 7 straight Top 5’s at Talladega from Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the early 2000’s will most likely never be broke as the longest streak since has only been 4 in a row.
Most Talladega Starts without Top 10 |
Longest Talladega Top 10 Streak All-time |
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Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
1 | Dick Trickle | 19 | T1 | Dale Earnhadt Jr. | 8 | 2001-04 |
2 | J.J. Yeley | 18 | T1 | Aric Almirola | 8 | 2016-20 |
3 | Ed Negre | 16 | T3 | Bill Elliott | 7 | 1982-85 |
T4 | D.K. Ulrich | 14 | T3 | Bobby Labonte | 7 | 1996-99 |
T4 | Phil Barkdoll | 14 | T3 | Kurt Busch | 7 | 2004-07 |
6 | Ronnie Thomas | 13 | T6 | Bobby Allison | 6 | 1982-85 |
7 | Elmo Langley | 12 | T6 | Ernie Irvan | 6 | 1992-94 |
T8 | Bill Champion | 11 | T8 | 10 drivers tied |
5 | 1975-2012 |
T8 | Jeff Purvis | 11 | ||||
T10 | Cole Whitt | 10 | ||||
T10 | Danica Patrick | 10 | ||||
T10 | Eddie Bierschwale | 10 |
– There are 154 drivers with 10+ starts at Talladega and only the 12 drivers in the “without Top 10” table above have not gotten a Top 10, showing how probable it is for anyone to get a Top 10 here.
Most Talladega Stages without Stage Win |
Longest Talladega Stage Win Streak (since 2017) |
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Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
T1 | Austin Dillon | 28 | T1 | Bubba Wallace | 2 | 2021.31 s2- 2022.10 s1 |
T1 | Daniel Suarez | 28 | T1 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 2022.31 s2- 2023.10 s1 |
T1 | Erik Jones | 28 | T3 | 24
drivers tied |
1 | — |
T1 | Joey Logano | 28 | ||||
T1 | Kyle Busch | 28 | ||||
T1 | Michael McDowell | 28 | ||||
T7 | Corey LaJoie | 24 | ||||
T7 | Kyle Larson | 24 | ||||
9 | Alex Bowman | 22 | ||||
T10 | Ross Chastain | 20 | ||||
T10 | Ryan Newman | 20 |
– There are 6 drivers that have ran every stage at Talladega and will be looking for their 1st Stage Win this weekend.
Most Talladega Stages without Stage T10 |
Longest Talladega Stage T10 Streak (since 2017) |
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Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
1 | Joey Gase | 18 | T1 | Ryan Blaney | 8 | 2017.10 s1- 2018.31 s2 |
2 | Brendan Gaughan | 16 | T1 | Chase Elliott | 8 | 2022.10 s1- 2023.31 s2 |
T3 | B.J. McLeod | 14 | 3 | Chris Buescher | 7 | 2020.13 s2- 2021.31 s2 |
T3 | Cody Ware | 14 | T4 | William Byron | 6 | 2019.10 s1- 2020.13 s2 |
T3 | J.J. Yeley | 14 | T4 | Joey Logano | 6 | 2019.10 s2- 2020.31 s1 |
6 | A.J. Allmendinger | 12 | T4 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | 2019.31 s1- 2020.31 s2 |
T7 | Gray Gaulding | 8 | T7 | Jimmie Johnson | 5 | 2017.10 s2- 2018.10 s2 |
T7 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | 8 | T7 | Kevin Harvick | 5 | 2017.31 s2- 2018.31 s2 |
T7 | Matt Kenseth | 8 | T7 | Ryan Blaney | 5 | 2019.10 s2- 2020.13 s2 |
T7 | Quin Houff | 8 | T7 | Erik Jones | 5 | 2021.31 s2- 2022.31 s2 |
T7 | Reed Sorenson | 8 | ||||
T7 | Timmy Hill | 8 | T7 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 2022.10 s1-2023.10 s1 |
T7 | Todd Gilliland | 8 |