At Darlington last week we saw Chris Buescher have another agonizing defeat as Tyler Reddick took him out with under 10 laps to go, but it wasn’t all bad for RFK as Brad Keselowski took home the win. Next up we head to North Wilkesboro for a little Short track fun (hopefully) in the All-Star Race. Down below you will find different statistics from all of the NASCAR Cup All-Star Races ranging from Most Wins to Best Average Finishes by starting position. So read and enjoy these fun fact track stats!
In this post you will only find Active and Next Gen stats for the All-Star Race, if you are looking for all-time stats at North Wilkesboro check out my previous article All-Time Cup Track Stats: North Wilkesboro, or if you are looking for all-time drivers stats for the All-Star Race check out my next article All-Time Cup Stats: All-Star Race.
| Finish | Start | Driver | Laps | Led |
| 1 | 16 | Kyle Larson | 200 | 145 |
| 2 | 10 | Bubba Wallace | 200 | 0 |
| 3 | 20 | Tyler Reddick | 200 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | Chase Briscoe | 200 | 0 |
| 5 | 13 | Chase Elliott | 200 | 0 |
| 6 | 11 | Ryan Blaney | 200 | 0 |
| 7 | 1 | Daniel Suarez | 200 | 55 |
| 8 | 21 | Erik Jones | 200 | 0 |
| 9 | 23 | Ty Gibbs | 200 | 0 |
| 10 | 3 | Joey Logano | 200 | 0 |
| 11 | 18 | Ross Chastain | 200 | 0 |
| 12 | 7 | Christopher Bell | 200 | 0 |
| 13 | 9 | Denny Hamlin | 199 | 0 |
| 14 | 12 | Martin Truex Jr. | 199 | 0 |
| 15 | 22 | Josh Berry | 199 | 0 |
| 16 | 2 | Chris Buescher | 199 | 0 |
| 17 | 4 | Austin Dillon | 199 | 0 |
| 18 | 15 | Kevin Harvick | 198 | 0 |
| 19 | 8 | Brad Keselowski | 198 | 0 |
| 20 | 6 | William Byron | 198 | 0 |
| 21 | 17 | Austin Cindric | 198 | 0 |
| 22 | 14 | Kyle Busch | 198 | 0 |
| 23 | 24 | Noah Gragson | 197 | 0 |
| 24 | 19 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 196 | 0 |
– Only two drivers led any laps in the All-Star Race last year, and one of them was the pole sitter. So, if the pole sitter is fast this year expect a lot of laps led from him.
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Best | Worst | Starts |
| 1 | Joey Logano | 6.46 | 1st | 22nd | 13 |
| 2 | Daniel Suarez | 7.25 | 2nd | 15th | 4 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 7.43 | 1st | 24th | 7 |
| 4 | Bubba Wallace | 7.67 | 2nd | 16th | 3 |
| 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 7.79 | 1st | 17th | 19 |
| 6 | Chase Elliott | 8.00 | 1st | 23rd | 8 |
| 7 | Ryan Blaney | 8.57 | 1st | 16th | 7 |
| 8 | Ty Gibbs | 9.00 | 9th | 9th | 1 |
| 9 | Tyler Reddick | 9.50 | 3rd | 16th | 2 |
| 10 | Alex Bowman | 9.80 | 6th | 21st | 5 |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | 10.18 | 1st | 23rd | 17 |
| 12 | Brad Keselowski | 10.73 | 2nd | 22nd | 15 |
| 13 | Kyle Busch | 10.78 | 1st | 24th | 18 |
| T14 | Chase Briscoe | 11.00 | 4th | 18th | 2 |
| T14 | Christopher Bell | 11.00 | 10th | 12th | 3 |
| 16 | William Byron | 11.80 | 7th | 20th | 5 |
| 17 | Austin Cindric | 12.00 | 3rd | 21st | 2 |
| 18 | A.J. Allmendinger | 12.33 | 7th | 20th | 6 |
| 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | 13.23 | 2nd | 22nd | 13 |
| 20 | Michael McDowell | 13.50 | 12th | 15th | 2 |
| 21 | Chris Buescher | 13.67 | 8th | 17th | 3 |
| 22 | Austin Dillon | 13.75 | 7th | 19th | 4 |
| 23 | Justin Haley | 14.00 | 14th | 14th | 1 |
| T24 | David Ragan | 14.50 | 8th | 19th | 4 |
| T24 | Erik Jones | 14.50 | 8th | 20th | 4 |
| 26 | Josh Berry | 15.00 | 15th | 15th | 1 |
| 27 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 16.80 | 11th | 24th | 5 |
| 28 | Ross Chastain | 17.00 | 11th | 22nd | 3 |
| 29 | Noah Gragson | 23.00 | 23rd | 23rd | 1 |
– Of the 29 drivers in the list above only 17 are actually locked into starting the All-Star Race this weekend.
| Best Active Laps Led% | Best Active Laps Completed% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 29.73 | 7 | T1 | David Ragan | 100 | 4 |
| 2 | Ryan Blaney | 20.70 | 7 | T1 | Bubba Wallace | 100 | 3 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 17.11 | 18 | T1 | Christopher Bell | 100 | 3 |
| 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 13.07 | 19 | T1 | Chase Briscoe | 100 | 2 |
| 5 | Daniel Suarez | 10.93 | 4 | T1 | Michael McDowell | 100 | 2 |
| 6 | Chase Elliott | 7.84 | 8 | T1 | Tyler Reddick | 100 | 2 |
| 7 | Brad Keselowski | 7.39 | 15 | T1 | Justin Haley | 100 | 1 |
| 8 | William Byron | 4.79 | 5 | T1 | Ty Gibbs | 100 | 1 |
| 9 | Denny Hamlin | 3.49 | 17 | 9 | Austin Dillon | 99.79 | 4 |
| 10 | Joey Logano | 2.16 | 13 | 10 | William Byron | 99.70 | 5 |
– Of the 8 drivers with a 100 Laps Completed% above only Christopher Bell, Michael McDowell, and Tyler Reddick are locked in to the All-Star Race this weekend.
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 19 | T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 13 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 18 | 7 | Chase Elliott | 8 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 17 | T8 | Kyle Larson | 7 |
| 4 | Brad Keselowski | 15 | T8 | Ryan Blaney | 7 |
| T5 | Joey Logano | 13 | 10 | A.J. Allmendinger | 6 |
With Jimmie Johnson not entered in the races this weekend Kyle Busch will tie him for the most All-Star Race starts by an active driver. Photo by Jared C. Tilton — Getty Images
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 4 | 21.05 | T3 | Joey Logano | 1 | 7.69 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 42.86 | T3 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 5.88 |
| T3 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 14.29 | T3 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 5.56 |
| T3 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 12.50 |
– With a win in the All-Star Race this weekend Kyle Larson would tie Jimmie Johnson for the most All-Star Race wins by an active driver.
| Most Active All-Star Race Top 3’s | Best Active All-Star Race Top 3% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 6 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 57.14 | 4 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 5 | 2 | Austin Cindric | 50.00 | 1 |
| T3 | Kyle Larson | 4 | 3 | Tyler Reddick | 50.00 | 1 |
| T3 | Joey Logano | 4 | 4 | Bubba Wallace | 33.33 | 1 |
| 5 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 31.58 | 6 |
| T6 | Chase Elliott | 2 | T6 | Joey Logano | 30.77 | 4 |
| T6 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | T6 | Kyle Busch | 27.78 | 5 |
| T8 | Austin Cindric | 1 | T8 | Chase Elliott | 25.00 | 2 |
| T8 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | T8 | Daniel Suarez | 25.00 | 1 |
| T8 | Bubba Wallace | 1 | T8 | Brad Keselowski | 20.00 | 3 |
| T8 | Daniel Suarez | 1 | T8 | Ryan Blaney | 14.29 | 1 |
| T8 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | T8 | Denny Hamlin | 11.76 | 2 |
| T8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | T8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 7.69 | 1 |
– There are only 3 active drivers that have finished 50% or more of their All-Star races in the Top 3, but there is an impressive 8 drivers who have finished 50% of more in the Top 5.
| Most Active All-Star Race Top 5’s | Best Active All-Star Race Top 5% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 9 | 1 | Bubba Wallace | 66.67 | 2 |
| 2 | Joey Logano | 7 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 57.14 | 4 |
| T3 | Denny Hamlin | 6 | 3 | Joey Logano | 53.85 | 7 |
| T3 | Kyle Busch | 6 | T4 | Chase Elliott | 50.00 | 4 |
| T5 | Kyle Larson | 4 | T4 | Daniel Suarez | 50.00 | 2 |
| T5 | Chase Elliott | 4 | T4 | Austin Cindric | 50.00 | 1 |
| T5 | Brad Keselowski | 4 | T4 | Chase Briscoe | 50.00 | 1 |
| T8 | Bubba Wallace | 2 | T4 | Tyler Reddick | 50.00 | 1 |
| T8 | Daniel Suarez | 2 | 9 | Jimmie Johnson | 47.37 | 9 |
| T8 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 10 | Denny Hamlin | 35.29 | 6 |
| Most Active All-Star Race Top 10’s | Best Active All-Star Race Top 10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top 10% | Top 10’s |
| 1 | Joey Logano | 12 | 1 | Ty Gibbs | 100 | 1 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 2 | Joey Logano | 92.31 | 12 |
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 11 | 3 | Alex Bowman | 80.00 | 4 |
| T2 | Jimmie Johnson | 11 | T4 | Chase Elliott | 75.00 | 6 |
| 5 | Brad Keselowski | 9 | T4 | Daniel Suarez | 75.00 | 3 |
| 6 | Chase Elliott | 6 | 6 | Kyle Larson | 71.43 | 5 |
| 7 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 7 | Bubba Wallace | 66.67 | 2 |
| T8 | Alex Bowman | 4 | 8 | Denny Hamlin | 64.71 | 11 |
| T8 | Ryan Blaney | 4 | 9 | Kyle Busch | 61.11 | 11 |
| T8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4 | 10 | Brad Keselowski | 60.00 | 9 |
– Joey Logano is only tied for the 5th most All-Star Race starts by an active driver, but impressively he has the most Top 10’s by finishing just 1 of his races out of the Top 10.
| Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Brad Keselowski | 15 |
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 13 |
| 3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 6 |
| T4 | Alex Bowman | 5 |
| T4 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 5 |
| T4 | William Byron | 5 |
| T7 | Austin Dillon | 4 |
| T7 | Daniel Suarez | 4 |
| T7 | David Ragan | 4 |
| T7 | Erik Jones | 4 |
Brad Keselowski picked up his first Cup points race win last week to snap his 110 race winless streak, this week he hopes to get his first All-Star win in his 16th start. Photo by James Gilbert — Getty Images
| Most Active All-Star Race Starts without Top 3 | Most Active All-Star Race Starts without Top 5 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | A.J. Allmendinger | 6 | 1 | A.J. Allmendinger | 6 |
| T2 | Alex Bowman | 5 | T2 | Alex Bowman | 5 |
| T2 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 5 | T2 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 5 |
| T2 | William Byron | 5 | T2 | William Byron | 5 |
| T5 | Austin Dillon | 4 | T5 | Austin Dillon | 4 |
| T5 | David Ragan | 4 | T5 | David Ragan | 4 |
| T5 | Erik Jones | 4 | T5 | Erik Jones | 4 |
– Of the 7 drivers in the tables above only A.J. Allmendinger, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and William Byron are guaranteed to have a shot at taking their name off the tables above.
| Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 5 |
| 2 | Ross Chastain | 3 |
| 3 | Michael McDowell | 2 |
| T4 | Josh Berry | 1 |
| T4 | Justin Haley | 1 |
| T4 | Noah Gragson | 1 |
– The names in the table above are the only active drivers to have start an All-Star Race and not get a Top 10 finish, yet.
| Driver | Streak | Category | Driver | Streak | Category |
| Joey Logano | 9 | Top 10’s | Daniel Suarez | 2 | Top 10’s |
| Ryan Blaney | 4 | Top 10’s |
There aren’t many active streaks to speak of in the All-Star Race, but if Joey Logano can get a Top 10 this weekend he will have the longest all-time All-Star Race Top 10 streak. Photo by Chris Graythen — Getty Images
| Rank | Year | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Year | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 2023 | 72.50 | Kyle Larson | 1st | 4 | 2023 | 27.50 | Daniel Suarez | 7th |
| 2 | 2022 | 60.00 | Ryan Blaney | 1st | 5 | 2022 | 5.00 | Austin Cindric | 3rd |
| 3 | 2022 | 33.57 | Kyle Busch | 21st | 6 | 2022 | 1.43 | William Byron | 11th |
– There have only been 6 drivers to lead an All-Star Race in the 2 Next Gen races, so don’t expect a lot of different leaders this weekend.
| Best Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-24) |
Worst Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-24) |
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| Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin | Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin |
| 1 | 16th | 1.50 | 1 | 24th | 21.50 |
| 2 | 10th | 4.50 | 2 | 6th | 21.00 |
| 3 | 20th | 4.50 | 3 | 4th | 20.50 |
| 4 | 23rd | 7.00 | 4 | 19th | 19.50 |
| T5 | 2nd | 8.50 | 5 | 17th | 18.50 |
| T5 | 5th | 8.50 | 6 | 15th | 17.50 |
| T5 | 9th | 8.50 | 7 | 14th | 16.00 |
| T5 | 12th | 8.50 | 8 | 8th | 15.50 |
| 9 | 18th | 10.00 | T9 | 1st | 14.00 |
| 10 | 3rd | 10.50 | T9 | 13th | 14.00 |
– Starting position hasn’t meant much in the Next Gen All-Star Races, but starting 16th has been great, while being the Fan Vote winner has meant a bad finish.
| Best Next Gen All-Star Race Avg. Finish | Best Next Gen All-Star Race Laps Led% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Tyler Reddick | 3.00 | 1 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 42.65 | 2 |
| 2 | Ryan Blaney | 3.50 | 2 | 2 | Ryan Blaney | 24.71 | 2 |
| T3 | Alex Bowman | 6.00 | 1 | ||||
| T3 | Daniel Suarez | 6.00 | 2 | 3 | Daniel Suarez | 16.18 | 2 |
| T5 | A.J. Allmendinger | 7.00 | 1 | ||||
| T5 | Joey Logano | 7.00 | 2 | 4 | Kyle Busch | 13.82 | 2 |
| 7 | Denny Hamlin | 7.50 | 2 | ||||
| T8 | Bubba Wallace | 9.00 | 2 | 5 | Austin Cindric | 2.06 | 2 |
| T8 | Ty Gibbs | 9.00 | 1 | ||||
| T10 | Chase Briscoe | 11.00 | 2 | 6 | William Byron | 0.59 | 2 |
| T10 | Christopher Bell | 11.00 | 2 | ||||
– Only Daniel Suarez and Ryan Blaney are on both the Avg. Finish and Laps Led% tables above.
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 50.00 |
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 50.00 |
No driver has had multiple Wins or multiple Top 3’s in the 2 Next Gen All-Star Races, however Tyler Reddick looks to keep his perfect Top 3% alive this weekend. Photo by Jared C. Tilton — Getty Images
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Top 3% |
| T1 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 100 |
| T1 | Austin Cindric | 1 | 50.00 |
| T1 | Bubba Wallace | 1 | 50.00 |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 50.00 |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 50.00 |
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 50.00 |
| Most Next Gen All-Star Race Top 5’s | Most Next Gen All-Star Race Top 10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Top 5% | Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Top 10% |
| T1 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 100 | T1 | Daniel Suarez | 2 | 100 |
| T1 | Austin Cindric | 1 | 50.00 | T1 | Joey Logano | 2 | 100 |
| T1 | Bubba Wallace | 1 | 50.00 | T1 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 100 |
| T1 | Chase Briscoe | 1 | 50.00 | T4 | A.J. Allmendinger | 1 | 100 |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 50.00 | T4 | Alex Bowman | 1 | 100 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 1 | 50.00 | T4 | Ty Gibbs | 1 | 100 |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 50.00 | T4 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 100 |
| T1 | Joey Logano | 1 | 50.00 | T4 | 10 drivers tied with same % | 1 | 50.00 |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 50.00 | ||||
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 50.00 | ||||
– Of the 29 drivers to start an All-Star Race in the Next Gen, 19 of them have ran both races, and of those 19 only 3 have finished Top 10 in both.