Last week at Kansas we were lucky enough to have Kyle Busch spin late in the race to set up the overtime finish that saw the closest finish in Cup Series history as Kyle Larson beat Chris Buescher by .001 seconds. Next we head to the track that did hold the record when Ricky Craven beat Kurt Busch by .002 seconds in 2003, Darlington. Down below you will find different statistics for active drivers and Next Gen races of the NASCAR Cup series here at Darlington Raceway 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: Darlington.
| Finish | Start | Driver | Laps | Led | S1 Fin | S2 Fin | Driver Rating |
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Larson | 367 | 55 | 3rd | 2nd | 127.9 |
| 2 | 3 | Tyler Reddick | 367 | 90 | 2nd | 4th | 125.4 |
| 3 | 8 | Chris Buescher | 367 | 0 | 9th | – | 108.3 |
| 4 | 23 | William Byron | 367 | 0 | – | 5th | 101.9 |
| 5 | 27 | Ross Chastain | 367 | 0 | – | – | 76.3 |
| 6 | 5 | Brad Keselowski | 367 | 0 | 6th | 9th | 100.8 |
| 7 | 19 | Bubba Wallace | 367 | 0 | – | – | 91.9 |
| 8 | 13 | Chase Elliott | 367 | 0 | 7th | – | 89.1 |
| 9 | 4 | Ryan Blaney | 367 | 0 | 5th | 7th | 95.4 |
| 10 | 20 | Erik Jones | 367 | 0 | – | 3rd | 91.2 |
| 11 | 11 | Kyle Busch | 367 | 0 | – | 6th | 75.8 |
| 12 | 6 | Joey Logano | 367 | 0 | – | – | 78.2 |
| 13 | 16 | A.J. Allmendinger | 367 | 0 | – | – | 79.0 |
| 14 | 10 | Aric Almirola | 367 | 0 | 10th | – | 71.7 |
| 15 | 12 | Chase Briscoe | 367 | 0 | – | – | 65.6 |
| 16 | 25 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 367 | 0 | – | 10th | 52.3 |
| 17 | 15 | Carson Hocevar | 367 | 0 | – | – | 59.6 |
| 18 | 31 | Martin Truex Jr. | 367 | 0 | – | – | 59.5 |
| 19 | 7 | Kevin Harvick | 367 | 1 | 4th | – | 99.1 |
| 20 | 28 | Austin Dillon | 367 | 0 | – | 8th | 55.6 |
| 21 | 17 | Ty Gibbs | 367 | 0 | – | – | 62.7 |
| 22 | 22 | Corey LaJoie | 367 | 3 | – | – | 47.2 |
| 23 | 1 | Christopher Bell | 366 | 40 | 8th | – | 69.7 |
| 24 | 29 | Justin Haley | 366 | 0 | – | – | 43.0 |
| 25 | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 366 | 177 | 1st | 1st | 115.8 |
| 26 | 30 | Todd Gilliland | 366 | 0 | – | – | 40.2 |
| 27 | 35 | Ryan Newman | 365 | 0 | – | – | 34.2 |
| 28 | 34 | Ryan Preece | 364 | 0 | – | – | 34.0 |
| 29 | 26 | Ty Dillon | 364 | 0 | – | – | 35.4 |
| 30 | 33 | J.J. Yeley | 362 | 1 | – | – | 30.6 |
| 31 | 14 | Austin Cindric | 361 | 0 | – | – | 54.5 |
| 32 | 9 | Michael McDowell | 329 | 0 | – | – | 40.6 |
| 33 | 24 | Alex Bowman | 322 | 0 | – | – | 62.2 |
| 34 | 21 | Daniel Suarez | 320 | 0 | – | – | 51.2 |
| 35 | 32 | Harrison Burton | 318 | 0 | – | – | 43.2 |
| 36 | 36 | B.J. McLeod | 210 | 0 | – | – | 23.2 |
– At Darlington last Fall 307 of the 367 laps in the race were led by a Toyota driver, but it was chevy that ended up having 3 of the Top 5 finishers.
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Best | Worst | Starts |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 8.43 | 1st | 29th | 23 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 9.42 | 1st | 36th | 12 |
| 3 | Tyler Reddick | 11.33 | 2nd | 23rd | 9 |
| 4 | Brad Keselowski | 11.40 | 1st | 34th | 20 |
| 5 | Erik Jones | 11.83 | 1st | 32nd | 12 |
| 6 | Joey Logano | 13.20 | 1st | 35th | 20 |
| 7 | Jimmie Johnson | 13.25 | 1st | 39th | 24 |
| 8 | Kyle Busch | 13.33 | 1st | 37th | 24 |
| 9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 13.43 | 1st | 31st | 23 |
| 10 | Austin Dillon | 14.33 | 2nd | 35th | 15 |
| 11 | William Byron | 15.64 | 1st | 35th | 11 |
| 12 | Chris Buescher | 16.38 | 3rd | 32nd | 13 |
| 13 | Christopher Bell | 16.78 | 5th | 34th | 9 |
| T14 | Chase Elliott | 17.00 | 3rd | 41st | 14 |
| T14 | Carson Hocevar | 17.00 | 17th | 17th | 1 |
| 16 | Ryan Blaney | 17.21 | 8th | 31st | 14 |
| 17 | Ty Gibbs | 17.33 | 15th | 21st | 3 |
| 18 | Justin Haley | 17.83 | 3rd | 28th | 6 |
| 19 | Chase Briscoe | 18.17 | 11th | 27th | 6 |
| 20 | Harrison Burton | 19.00 | 6th | 35th | 4 |
| 21 | Bubba Wallace | 19.55 | 5th | 38th | 11 |
| 22 | Alex Bowman | 19.58 | 2nd | 33rd | 12 |
| 23 | Todd Gilliland | 20.00 | 11th | 28th | 4 |
| 24 | Ross Chastain | 20.78 | 3rd | 30th | 9 |
| 25 | Ty Dillon | 20.90 | 12th | 29th | 10 |
| 26 | Austin Cindric | 21.00 | 16th | 31st | 4 |
| 27 | Ryan Preece | 22.25 | 12th | 39th | 8 |
| 28 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 22.56 | 8th | 40th | 16 |
| 29 | Daniel Suarez | 23.92 | 10th | 38th | 12 |
| 30 | A.J. Allmendinger | 24.85 | 13th | 37th | 13 |
| 31 | Anthony Alfredo | 25.00 | 24th | 26th | 2 |
| 32 | David Ragan | 25.69 | 5th | 40th | 13 |
| 33 | Noah Gragson | 26.00 | 26th | 26th | 1 |
| 34 | John Hunter Nemechek | 26.67 | 9th | 36th | 3 |
| 35 | Michael McDowell | 26.76 | 6th | 43rd | 17 |
| 36 | Corey LaJoie | 27.08 | 15th | 37th | 12 |
| 37 | Josh Berry | 30.00 | 30th | 30th | 1 |
| 38 | Daniel Hemric | 30.33 | 23rd | 37th | 3 |
| 39 | J.J. Yeley | 30.65 | 18th | 41st | 17 |
| 40 | Cody Ware | 31.00 | 19th | 37th | 5 |
| 41 | B.J. McLeod | 33.40 | 27th | 39th | 10 |
| 42 | Timmy Hill | 34.20 | 33rd | 37th | 5 |
– Tyler Reddick and Austin Dillon are the only drivers in the table above that have an Avg. Finish here less than 15.0 but not have a win (both have best of 2nd only).
| Best Active Darlington Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Active Darlington Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 107.23 | 23 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 88.05 | 23 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 106.72 | 12 | 2 | Kyle Busch | 81.16 | 24 |
| 3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 101.86 | 23 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 80.48 | 12 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 100.24 | 24 | 4 | Tyler Reddick | 77.47 | 9 |
| 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 95.03 | 18 | 5 | William Byron | 75.73 | 11 |
| 6 | William Byron | 93.55 | 11 | 6 | Joey Logano | 75.01 | 20 |
| 7 | Joey Logano | 93.38 | 20 | 7 | Erik Jones | 74.66 | 12 |
| 8 | Brad Keselowski | 92.03 | 20 | 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 73.36 | 23 |
| 9 | Tyler Reddick | 90.83 | 9 | 9 | Chase Briscoe | 72.44 | 14 |
| 10 | Erik Jones | 90.64 | 12 | 10 | Jimmie Johnson | 66.96 | 18 |
| Best Active Laps Led% | Best Active Laps Completed% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 18.37 | 12 | 1 | Ty Gibbs | 100 | 3 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 12.23 | 23 | 2 | Carson Hocevar | 100 | 1 |
| 3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 11.43 | 23 | 3 | Tyler Reddick | 99.89 | 9 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 10.74 | 24 | T4 | Denny Hamlin | 99.84 | 23 |
| 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 6.73 | 24 | T4 | Chris Buescher | 99.72 | 13 |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | 5.73 | 20 | 6 | Chase Briscoe | 99.70 | 6 |
| T7 | Ross Chastain | 4.25 | 9 | 7 | Ryan Blaney | 99.68 | 14 |
| T7 | Joey Logano | 4.25 | 20 | 8 | Todd Gilliland | 99.62 | 4 |
| 9 | Tyler Reddick | 3.58 | 9 | 9 | Austin Cindric | 99.55 | 4 |
| 10 | Erik Jones | 3.34 | 12 | 10 | Ty Dillon | 99.54 | 10 |
– Ty Gibbs has ran 3 races in the Cup Series at Darlington, and in those 3 races he’s completed every lap. He’s hoping to keep that streak going this weekend.
| Most Active Darlington Starts | Most Active Darlington Poles | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Jimmie Johnson | 24 | 1 | Joey Logano | 2 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 24 | T2 | Brad Keselowski | 1 |
| T3 | Denny Hamlin | 23 | T2 | Christopher Bell | 1 |
| T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 23 | |||
| T5 | Brad Keselowski | 20 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 1 |
| T5 | Joey Logano | 20 | |||
| T7 | J.J. Yeley | 17 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 |
| T7 | Michael McDowell | 17 | |||
| 9 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 16 | T2 | William Byron | 1 |
| 10 | Austin Dillon | 15 | |||
– The chances of a driver getting their first Pole at Darlington this weekend is pretty good as there are 30 drivers in the race this weekend that have not won a Pole here.
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | 17.39 | T5 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 8.33 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson. | 3 | 12.50 | T5 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 5.00 |
| T3 | Erik Jones | 2 | 16.67 | T5 | Joey Logano | 1 | 5.00 |
| T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 8.70 | T5 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 4.17 |
| T5 | William Byron | 1 | 9.09 |
– No matter who wins this weekend Denny Hamlin will leave this weekend in 1st in the table above, but there is a chance he won’t have the best Win%.
| Most Active Darlington Top 3’s | Best Active Darlington Top 3% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 9 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 50.00 | 6 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 7 | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 39.13 | 9 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 6 | 3 | Tyler Reddick | 33.33 | 3 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 5 | 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 29.17 | 7 |
| T5 | Tyler Reddick | 3 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 20.83 | 5 |
| T5 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | T6 | Erik Jones | 16.67 | 2 |
| T5 | Joey Logano | 3 | T6 | Justin Haley | 16.67 | 1 |
| T8 | Erik Jones | 2 | T8 | Brad Keselowski | 15.00 | 3 |
| T8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | T8 | Joey Logano | 15.00 | 3 |
| T10 | 7 drivers tied | 1 | 10 | Ross Chastain | 11.11 | 1 |
– Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson are the drivers to go through this weekend as they are the only drivers to rank top 3 in both Top 3 tables above and both Top 5 tables below.
| Most Active Darlington Top 5’s | Best Active Darlington Top 5% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 12 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 52.17 | 12 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 9 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 50.00 | 6 |
| T3 | Kyle Larson | 6 | 3 | Erik Jones | 41.67 | 5 |
| T3 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 37.50 | 9 |
| T3 | Joey Logano | 6 | 5 | William Byron | 36.36 | 4 |
| T3 | Kyle Busch | 6 | T6 | Tyler Reddick | 33.33 | 3 |
| 7 | Erik Jones | 5 | T6 | Brad Keselowski | 30.00 | 6 |
| T8 | William Byron | 4 | 8 | Joey Logano | 30.00 | 6 |
| T8 | Chase Elliott | 4 | T9 | Chase Elliott | 28.57 | 4 |
| T8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4 | T9 | Kyle Busch | 25.00 | 6 |
| Most Active Darlington Top 10’s | Best Active Darlington Top 10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top 10% | Top 10’s |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 16 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 69.57 | 16 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 14 | T2 | Erik Jones | 66.67 | 8 |
| 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 13 | T2 | Kyle Larson | 66.67 | 8 |
| 4 | Brad Keselowski | 11 | 4 | Kyle Busch | 58.33 | 14 |
| T5 | Joey Logano | 10 | 5 | Brad Keselowski | 55.00 | 11 |
| T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 10 | 6 | Jimmie Johnson | 54.17 | 13 |
| T7 | Erik Jones | 8 | T7 | Joey Logano | 50.00 | 10 |
| T7 | Kyle Larson | 8 | T7 | Chase Elliott | 50.00 | 7 |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | 7 | 9 | William Byron | 45.45 | 5 |
| T10 | William Byron | 5 | 10 | Tyler Reddick | 44.44 | 4 |
| T10 | Austin Dillon | 5 | ||||
– If Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson do not record a Top 10 finish at Darlington this weekend then Erik Jones will become the active leader in Top 10% here if he can get a Top 10.
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% |
| 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 7 | 29.17 | T4 | William Byron | 2 | 9.09 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 16.67 | T4 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 8.33 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 12.50 | T7 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 4.17 |
| T4 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 11.11 | T7 | Joey Logano | 1 | 4.17 |
– Look out for Martin Truex Jr., Denny Hamlin, and Kyle Larson to be great in the stages this weekend as they are the top 3 in Stage Wins, Stage Win%, and Stage T10%.
| Most Active Darlington Stage T10’s | Best Active Darlington Stage T10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 20 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 83.33 | 20 |
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 18 | 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 75.00 | 18 |
| T3 | Joey Logano | 15 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 72.22 | 13 |
| T3 | Kyle Busch | 15 | T4 | Joey Logano | 62.50 | 15 |
| T5 | Kyle Larson | 13 | T4 | Kyle Busch | 62.50 | 15 |
| T5 | William Byron | 13 | 6 | William Byron | 59.09 | 13 |
| T5 | Erik Jones | 13 | 7 | Erik Jones | 54.17 | 13 |
| 8 | Brad Keselowski | 12 | T8 | Brad Keselowski | 50.00 | 12 |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | 11 | T8 | Christopher Bell | 50.00 | 9 |
| 10 | Ryan Blaney | 10 | T8 | Tyler Reddick | 50.00 | 9 |
| Most Active Darlington Starts without Win | Most Active Darlington Starts without Pole | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| T1 | J.J. Yeley | 17 | T1 | Jimmie Johnson | 24 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 17 | T1 | Kyle Busch | 24 |
| 3 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 16 | T3 | J.J. Yeley | 17 |
| 4 | Austin Dillon | 15 | T3 | Michael McDowell | 17 |
| T5 | Chase Elliott | 14 | 5 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 16 |
| T5 | Ryan Blaney | 14 | 6 | Austin Dillon | 15 |
| T7 | A.J. Allmendinger | 13 | T7 | Chase Elliott | 14 |
| T7 | Chris Buescher | 13 | T7 | Ryan Blaney | 14 |
| T7 | David Ragan | 13 | T9 | A.J. Allmendinger | 13 |
| T10 | Alex Bowman | 12 | T9 | Chris Buescher | 13 |
| T10 | Corey LaJoie | 12 | T9 | David Ragan | 13 |
| T10 | Daniel Suarez | 12 | |||
– The only difference in the two tables above is that Jimmie Johnson and Kyle Busch have won races at Darlington, but not a Pole.
| Most Active Darlington Starts without Top 3 | Most Active Darlington Starts without Top 5 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| T1 | J.J. Yeley | 17 | T1 | J.J. Yeley | 17 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 17 | T1 | Michael McDowell | 17 |
| 3 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 16 | 3 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 16 |
| 4 | Ryan Blaney | 14 | 4 | Ryan Blaney | 14 |
| T5 | A.J. Allmendinger | 13 | 5 | A.J. Allmendinger | 13 |
| T5 | David Ragan | 13 | |||
– If Michael McDowell cannot get a Top 3 or Top 5 this weekend then he will hold the record for most starts without a Top 3 or Top 5 among active drivers, since Yeley is not racing this weekend.
| Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | J.J. Yeley | 17 |
| 2 | A.J. Allmendinger | 13 |
| 3 | Corey LaJoie | 12 |
| T4 | B.J. McLeod | 10 |
| T4 | Ty Dillon | 10 |
| Most Active Darlington Stages without Stage Win | Most Active Darlington Stages without Stage T10 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Stages |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 24 | T1 | B.J. McLeod | 20 |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 24 | T1 | Ty Dillon | 20 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 24 | 3 | J.J. Yeley | 18 |
| T1 | Corey LaJoie | 24 | T4 | Chase Briscoe | 12 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 24 | T4 | Justin Haley | 12 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 24 | 6 | Cody Ware | 10 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 24 | T7 | A.J. Allmendinger | 8 |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 24 | T7 | Austin Cindric | 8 |
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 24 | T7 | Harrison Burton | 8 |
| 10 | Bubba Wallace | 22 | T7 | Timmy Hill | 8 |
| T7 | Todd Gilliland | 8 | |||
– Incredibly there is no overlap in drivers in the “without stage” tables above as every active driver who has ran more than 20 stages here has a Stage T10.
| Driver | Streak | Category | Driver | Streak | Category |
| William Byron | 2 | Top 5’s | Ryan Blaney | 2 | Top 10’s |
| Brad Keselowski | 3 | Top 10’s | Denny Hamlin | 2 | Stage Wins |
| Bubba Wallace | 3 | Top 10’s | Brad Keselowski | 4 | Stage T10’s |
| William Byron | 3 | Top 10’s | Kyle Larson | 3 | Stage T10’s |
| Chase Elliott | 2 | Top 10’s | Ryan Blaney | 3 | Stage T10’s |
| Chris Buescher | 2 | Top 10’s | Tyler Reddick | 2 | Stage T10’s |
– There are plenty of Darlington streaks looking to be extended this weekend, including 3 drivers looking to get their 4th straight Top 10 finish here.
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 2023-13 | 49.15 | Martin Truex Jr. | 31st | 6 | 2023-27 | 24.52 | Tyler Reddick | 2nd |
| 2 | 2023-27 | 48.23 | Denny Hamlin | 25th | 7 | 2022-27 | 17.44 | Joey Logano | 4th |
| 3 | 2022-27 | 42.23 | Kyle Busch | 30th | 8 | 2023-27 | 14.99 | Kyle Larson | 1st |
| 4 | 2022-12 | 36.52 | Joey Logano | 1st | 9 | 2022-12 | 14.33 | Denny Hamlin | 21st |
| 5 | 2023-13 | 31.53 | Ross Chastain | 29th | 10 | 2022-27 | 13.62 | William Byron | 8th |
– In the 4 Next Gen races at Darlington it is risky to lead more than 30% of the laps as 4 of the 5 drivers to do so have finished 25th or worse.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2022-12 | Joey Logano | 138.5 | 1st | 6 | 2023-27 | Denny Hamlin | 115.8 | 25th |
| 2 | 2023-27 | Kyle Larson | 127.9 | 1st | 7 | 2022-27 | Kyle Busch | 114.8 | 30th |
| 3 | 2023-13 | William Byron | 126.2 | 1st | 8 | 2022-27 | William Byron | 113.3 | 8th |
| 4 | 2023-27 | Tyler Reddick | 125.4 | 2nd | 9 | 2023-13 | Martin Truex Jr. | 113.2 | 31st |
| 5 | 2022-27 | Denny Hamlin | 117.6 | 2nd | 10 | 2022-27 | Christopher Bell | 109.3 | 5th |
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. |
| T1 | 2022-27 | Christopher Bell | 100 | 5th | T6 | 2022-27 | Erik Jones | 99.18 | 1st |
| T1 | 2023-13 | Brad Keselowski | 100 | 4th | T6 | 2023-27 | Chris Buescher | 99.18 | 3rd |
| T3 | 2022-27 | Denny Hamlin | 99.73 | 2nd | 8 | 2023-13 | William Byron | 98.98 | 1st |
| T3 | 2022-27 | William Byron | 99.73 | 8th | T9 | 2022-27 | Joey Logano | 98.91 | 4th |
| 5 | 2023-27 | Tyler Reddick | 99.46 | 2nd | T9 | 2022-27 | Ryan Blaney | 98.91 | 13th |
– 6 of the 10 best Top 15% at Darlington in the Next Gen car came in the 2022 Fall race, including one of just two times a driver ran every lap in the Top 15.
| 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 | 10th | 6.50 | 1 | 36th | 30.50 |
| 2 | 3rd | 7.25 | 2 | 33rd | 28.25 |
| 3 | 4th | 9.25 | 3 | 32nd | 26.25 |
| 4 | 16th | 11.00 | 4 | 23rd | 26.00 |
| 5 | 11th | 11.75 | 5 | 17th | 25.00 |
| 6 | 12th | 13.25 | T6 | 5th | 24.50 |
| 7 | 8th | 13.50 | T6 | 24th | 24.50 |
| T8 | 25th | 14.00 | T6 | 30th | 24.50 |
| T8 | 27th | 14.00 | T9 | 28th | 23.00 |
| 10 | 20th | 14.25 | T9 | 35th | 23.00 |
–The tables above say starting position does not matter here at Darlington in the Next Gen car, but starting 30th or worse does make up half of the worst Avg. finishes.
| Best Next Gen Darlington Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Next Gen Darlington Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | William Byron | 11113 | 4 | 1 | Tyler Reddick | 91.68 | 4 |
| 2 | Tyler Reddick | 102.35 | 4 | 2 | William Byron | 90.62 | 4 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 99.53 | 4 | 3 | Ryan Blaney | 84.49 | 4 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 99.40 | 4 | 4 | Christopher Bell | 81.92 | 4 |
| 5 | Kyle Busch | 98.28 | 4 | 5 | Bubba Wallace | 77.76 | 4 |
| 6 | Ross Chastain | 94.35 | 4 | 6 | Kyle Busch | 76.85 | 4 |
| 7 | Christopher Bell | 93.48 | 4 | 7 | Denny Hamlin | 76.70 | 4 |
| 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 92.65 | 4 | 8 | Erik Jones | 76.48 | 4 |
| 9 | Kyle Larson | 91.13 | 4 | 9 | Joey Logano | 76.40 | 4 |
| 10 | Ryan Blaney | 87.68 | 4 | 10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 68.46 | 4 |
– Tyler Reddick and William Byron are the only drivers to have over a 100 Avg. Driver Rating in the Next Gen at Darlington and are the only drivers to run over 90% of the Next Gen laps here in the Top 15 as well.
| Best Next Gen Darlington Avg. Finish | Best Next Gen Darlington Laps Led% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | William Byron | 6.50 | 4 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 17.70 | 4 |
| 2 | Tyler Reddick | 7.25 | 4 | 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 16.72 | 4 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 8.75 | 4 | 3 | Kyle Busch | 13.16 | 4 |
| T4 | Bubba Wallace | 12.00 | 4 | 4 | Joey Logano | 12.93 | 4 |
| T4 | Christopher Bell | 12.00 | 4 | 5 | Ross Chastain | 9.08 | 4 |
| T4 | Ryan Blaney | 12.00 | 4 | 6 | Kyle Larson | 8.62 | 4 |
| 7 | Brad Keselowski | 12.75 | 4 | 7 | Tyler Reddick | 7.56 | 4 |
| 8 | Chase Elliott | 13.00 | 4 | 8 | William Byron | 6.13 | 4 |
| 9 | Justin Haley | 13.50 | 4 | 9 | Christopher Bell | 3.25 | 4 |
| 10 | Chris Buescher | 13.75 | 4 | 10 | Erik Jones | 1.82 | 4 |
– There is really no correlation between leading laps and finishing well in the Next Gen car at Darlington as only 4 drivers in the Laps Led% table above are in the Avg. Finish table as well.
| Next Gen Darlington Win List | Next Gen Darlington Pole List | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 1 | 100 | 1 | Joey Logano | 2 |
| T1 | Joey Logano | 1 | 25.00 | T2 | Christopher Bell | 1 |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 25.00 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 |
| T1 | William Byron | 1 | 25.00 | |||
– Do not be surprised if Chevy is good in the race this weekend, as they’ve won 3 of the 4 Darlington Next Gen races, but also don’t be surprised if they don’t win the Pole as 0 of 4 have been won by Chevy.
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Top 3% |
| 1 | Tyler Reddick | 3 | 75.00 |
| T2 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 25.00 |
| T2 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 25.00 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 25.00 |
| T2 | Erik Jones | 1 | 25.00 |
| T2 | Joey Logano | 1 | 25.00 |
| T2 | Justin Haley | 1 | 25.00 |
| T2 | Kevin Harvick | 1 | 25.00 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 25.00 |
| T2 | William Byon | 1 | 25.00 |
| Most Next Gen Darlington Top 5’s | Most Next Gen Darlington Top 10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Top 5% | Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Top 10% |
| 1 | Tyler Reddick | 3 | 75.00 | T1 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 75.00 |
| T2 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 50.00 | T1 | Bubba Wallace | 3 | 75.00 |
| T2 | Joey Logano | 2 | 50.00 | T1 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 75.00 |
| T2 | Kevin Harvick | 2 | 50.00 | T1 | Tyler Reddick | 3 | 75.00 |
| T2 | William Byron | 2 | 50.00 | T1 | William Byron | 3 | 75.00 |
| T6 | 9
drivers tied |
1 | 25.00 | T6 | Chris Buescher | 2 | 50.00 |
| T6 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
| T6 | Erik Jones | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
| T6 | Joey Logano | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
| T6 | Justin Haley | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
| T6 | Kevin Harvick | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
| T6 | Michael McDowell | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
| T6 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
| Most Next Gen Darlington Stage Wins | Most Next Gen Darlington Stage T10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Stage T10% |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 25.00 | T1 | Christopher Bell | 7 | 87.50 |
| T1 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 25.00 | T1 | William Byron | 7 | 87.50 |
| T3 | Joey Logano | 1 | 12.50 | T3 | Kyle Busch | 6 | 75.00 |
| T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 6 | 75.00 | ||||
| T3 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 12.50 | T5 | Denny Hamlin | 5 | 62.50 |
| T5 | Erik Jones | 5 | 62.50 | ||||
| T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 12.50 | T5 | Ross Chastain | 5 | 62.50 |
| T5 | Ryan Blaney | 5 | 62.50 | ||||
| T3 | William Byron | 1 | 12.50 | T5 | Tyler Reddick | 5 | 62.50 |
| 10 | Brad Keselowski | 4 | 50.00 | ||||
