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 all-time 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 only active drivers stats or Next Gen stats check out my next article Active/Next Gen Cup Stats: All-Star Race.
In this post you will only find all-time 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 only active drivers stats or Next Gen stats check out my next article Active/Next Gen Cup Stats: All-Star Race.
Active Drivers will be highlighted like so
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2024 Cup Series season.
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2024 Cup Series season.
First Winner: Darrell Waltrip 05/25/1985
Most Recent Winner: Kyle Larson 05/21/2023
| Rank | Year | Start Pos. | Driver | Rank | Year | Start Pos. | Driver |
| 1 | 2002 | 27 | Ryan Newman | T7 | 2003 | 16 | Jimmie Johnson |
| 2 | 2008 | 24 | Kasey Kahne | T7 | 2023 | 16 | Kyle Larson |
| 3 | 1996 | 20 | Michael Waltrip | 9 | 2009 | 15 | Tony Stewart |
| 4 | 1997 | 19 | Jeff Gordon | T10 | 1999 | 13 | Terry Labonte |
| T5 | 2013 | 18 | Jimmie Johnson | T10 | 2020 | 13 | Chase Elliott |
| T5 | 2019 | 18 | Kyle Larson |
– There has only been one All-Star Race in which 27 drivers started the race, in that race Ryan Newman started last and won which means his record above is pretty safe.
| Rank | Year | Finish | Driver | Rank | Year | Finish | Driver |
| 1 | 2008 | 24 | Kyle Busch | T7 | 2001 | 15 | Rusty Wallace |
| 2 | 2022 | 21 | Kyle Busch | T8 | 1987 | 14 | Bill Elliott |
| 3 | 1994 | 19 | Rusty Wallace | T8 | 1989 | 14 | Terry Labonte |
| 4 | 2003 | 16 | Bill Elliott | T8 | 2006 | 14 | Kasey Kahne |
| T5 | 1995 | 15 | Bobby Labonte | T8 | 2018 | 14 | Matt Kenseth |
| T5 | 1999 | 15 | Bobby Labonte |
– Kyle Busch better hope he doesn’t start 1st in the All-Star Race this weekend as 2 of the 4 times he’s done so he’s finished out of the Top 20.
| Year | Driver | Year | Driver |
| 1990 | Dale Earnhardt | 2010 | Kurt Busch |
| 1991 | Davey Allison | 2015 | Denny Hamlin |
| 1992 | Davey Allison | 2021 | Kyle Larson |
– Only 6 out of 39 All-Star Races have seen the driver that started 1st also finish 1st in the race.
| Best Laps Led% by Winner | Worst Laps Led% by Winner | ||||||
| Rank | Year | Laps Led% | Driver | Rank | Year | Laps Led% | Driver |
| T1 | 1990 | 100 | Dale Earnhardt | 1 | 2009 | 2.00 | Tony Stewart |
| T1 | 1991 | 100 | Davey Allison | T2 | 1993 | 2.86 | Dale Earnhardt |
| 3 | 1986 | 98.80 | Bill Elliott | T2 | 2000 | 2.86 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
| 4 | 2023 | 72.50 | Kyle Larson | 4 | 2004 | 5.56 | Matt Kenseth |
| 5 | 1995 | 70.00 | Jeff Gordon | 5 | 1988 | 6.67 | Terry Labonte |
| 6 | 2022 | 60.00 | Ryan Blaney | 6 | 1987 | 7.41 | Dale Earnhardt |
| 7 | 1989 | 51.11 | Rusty Wallace | 7 | 2016 | 10.62 | Joey Logano |
| T8 | 1992 | 44.29 | Davey Allison | 8 | 2013 | 11.11 | Jimmie Johnson |
| T8 | 1998 | 44.29 | Mark Martin | T9 | 1996 | 12.86 | Michael Waltrip |
| 10 | 2020 | 42.86 | Chase Elliott | T9 | 1997 | 12.86 | Jeff Gordon |
– 3 of the last 4 All-Star Races have seen a driver lead over 40% of the race and win the race, so don’t be surprised if someone dominates the race and wins this weekend.
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| T1 | 1990 | 100 | Dale Earnhardt | 1st | 6 | 1995 | 70.00 | Jeff Gordon | 1st |
| T1 | 1991 | 100 | Davey Allison | 1st | 7 | 2022 | 60.00 | Ryan Blaney | 1st |
| 3 | 1986 | 98.80 | Bill Elliott | 1st | 8 | 2017 | 57.14 | Kyle Larson | 2nd |
| 4 | 1987 | 89.63 | Bill Elliott | 14th | 9 | 2010 | 56.00 | Jimmie Johnson | 13th |
| 5 | 2023 | 72.50 | Kyle Larson | 1st | 10 | 2004 | 54.44 | Ryan Newman | 2nd |
– 8 of the 10 times that a driver has led over 52% of the laps in the All-Star Race they have also went on to finish in the Top 2.
| Most Lead Lap cars at finish of race | Fewest Lead Lap cars at finish of race | ||||
| Rank | Year | # of cars | Rank | Year | # of cars |
| 1 | 2008 | 22 | T1 | 1986 | 7 |
| T2 | 2012 | 21 | T1 | 1988 | 7 |
| T2 | 2021 | 21 | 3 | 2017 | 9 |
| T4 | 2001 | 20 | T4 | 1995 | 10 |
| T4 | 2013 | 20 | T4 | 2002 | 10 |
| T4 | 2020 | 20 | T4 | 2005 | 10 |
| 7 | 2015 | 19 | T4 | 2006 | 10 |
| T8 | 1996 | 18 | T8 | 1985 | 11 |
| T8 | 2022 | 18 | T8 | 1987 | 11 |
| T10 | 1997 | 17 | T8 | 1999 | 11 |
| T10 | 2009 | 17 | T8 | 2000 | 11 |
| T10 | 2011 | 17 | |||
– Don’t expect any records to be broken in the tables above as their are only 20 drivers in the All-Star Race this weekend, and the last time 7 drivers finished on the lead lap was over 30 years ago.
| Best Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-23) |
Worst Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-23) |
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| Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin | Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin |
| 1 | 2nd | 7.41 | 1 | 22nd | 15.80 |
| 2 | 5th | 8.47 | 2 | 19th | 12.86 |
| 3 | 1st | 8.87 | 3 | 15th | 12.68 |
| 4 | 3rd | 9.21 | 4 | 14th | 12.38 |
| 5 | 4th | 9.30 | 5 | 23rd | 12.29 |
| 6 | 10th | 10.38 | 6 | 16th | 12.24 |
| 7 | 7th | 10.62 | 7 | 12th | 12.18 |
| 8 | 20th | 11.18 | 8 | 18th | 11.95 |
| 9 | 9th | 11.33 | 9 | 21st | 11.83 |
| 10 | 11th | 11.34 | 10 | 6th | 11.79 |
– There is a 1.06 Avg. Finish difference between the best and 2nd best Avg. Finish above, and a 2.94 Avg. Finish difference between worst and 2nd to worst. Then there is only a 4.39 Avg. Finish difference between 2nd best and 2nd to worst.
| Best All-Star Avg. Fin. All-time |
Best All-Star Laps Led% All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Tim Richmond | 4.00 | 2 | 1 | Rick Mast | 30.00 | 1 |
| 2 | Jerry Nadeau | 4.50 | 2 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 29.73 | 7 |
| T3 | Dick Trickle | 6.00 | 1 | 3 | Robert Pressley | 22.86 | 1 |
| T3 | Johnny Sauter | 6.00 | 1 | 4 | Ryan Blaney | 20.70 | 7 |
| 5 | Ken Schrader | 6.13 | 8 | 5 | Davey Allison | 18.69 | 7 |
| 6 | Davey Allison | 6.14 | 7 | 6 | Bill Elliott | 17.71 | 18 |
| 7 | Bobby Allison | 6.33 | 3 | 7 | Kyle Busch | 17.11 | 18 |
| 8 | Joey Logano | 6.46 | 13 | 8 | Jimmie Johnson | 13.07 | 19 |
| 9 | Robert Pressley | 7.00 | 1 | 9 | Daniel Suarez | 10.93 | 4 |
| 10 | Dale Earnhardt | 7.13 | 16 | 10 | Dale Earnhardt | 10.39 | 16 |
| Most All-Star Race Starts All-time |
Best All-Star Race Laps Completed% |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Lap Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Mark Martin | 24 | T1 | Aric Almirola | 100 | 5 |
| 2 | Kevin Harvick | 23 | T1 | Brian Vickers | 100 | 4 |
| 3 | Jeff Gordon | 22 | T1 | David Ragan | 100 | 4 |
| 4 | Kurt Busch | 21 | T1 | Bobby Allison | 100 | 3 |
| T5 | Ryan Newman | 20 | T1 | Bubba Wallace | 100 | 3 |
| T5 | Terry Labonte | 20 | T1 | Christopher Bell | 100 | 3 |
| T7 | Jimmie Johnson | 19 | T1 | Jimmy Spencer | 100 | 3 |
| T7 | Matt Kenseth | 19 | T1 | 12 drivers tied with same number of starts | 100 | 2 |
| T7 | Rusty Wallace | 19 | ||||
| T10 | Bill Elliott | 18 | ||||
| T10 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 18 | ||||
| T10 | Kyle Busch | 18 | ||||
| T10 | Tony Stewart | 18 | ||||
| Most All-Star Race Wins All-time |
Best All-Star Race Win% All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Wins | Rank | Driver | Win% | Wins |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 4 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 42.86 | 3 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 2 | Davey Allison | 28.57 | 2 |
| T2 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 21.05 | 4 |
| T2 | Jeff Gordon | 3 | 4 | Dale Earnhardt | 18.75 | 3 |
| T5 | Davey Allison | 2 | 5 | Ryan Blaney | 14.29 | 1 |
| T5 | Terry Labonte | 2 | 6 | Jeff Gordon | 13.64 | 3 |
| T5 | Kevin Harvick | 2 | 7 | Chase Elliott | 12.50 | 1 |
| T5 | Mark Martin | 2 | 8 | Terry Labonte | 10.00 | 2 |
| T9 | 18 drivers tied | 1 | 9 | Carl Edwards | 9.09 | 1 |
| 10 | Kevin Harvick | 8.70 | 2 | |||
– With a win this weekend Kyle Larson will tie Jimmie Johnson for the most All-Star Race wins all-time, however even without a win he will still lead the Win% table above (unless someone in 1st or 2nd start wins).
| Most All-Star Race Top 3’s All-time |
Best All-Star Race Top 3% All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| T1 | Dale Earnhardt | 7 | 1 | Ken Schrader | 62.50 | 5 |
| T1 | Kevin Harvick | 7 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 57.14 | 4 |
| T3 | Jimmie Johnson | 6 | T3 | Austin Cindric | 50.00 | 1 |
| T3 | Matt Kenseth | 6 | T3 | David Reutimann | 50.00 | 1 |
| T5 | Ken Schrader | 5 | T3 | Tim Richmond | 50.00 | 1 |
| T5 | Kyle Busch | 5 | T3 | Tyler Reddick | 50.00 | 1 |
| T5 | Terry Labonte | 5 | 7 | Dale Earnhardt | 43.75 | 7 |
| T5 | Jeff Gordon | 5 | 8 | Davey Allison | 42.86 | 3 |
| T5 | Mark Martin | 5 | 9 | Bubba Wallace | 33.33 | 1 |
| T10 | Kyle Larson | 4 | T10 | Jimmie Johnson | 31.58 | 6 |
| T10 | Joey Logano | 4 | ||||
| T10 | Tony Stewart | 4 | T10 | Matt Kenseth | 31.58 | 6 |
| T10 | Kurt Busch | 4 | ||||
– Ken Schrader was great at finishing well in the All-Star Race as he has the best Top 3% above and the 3rd best Top 5% below, but he couldn’t find a way to win in his 8 starts.
| Most All-Star Race Top 5’s All-time |
Best All-Star Race Top 5% All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| T1 | Dale Earnhardt | 9 | T1 | Jerry Nadeau | 100 | 2 |
| T1 | Jimmie Johnson | 9 | T1 | Tim Richmond | 100 | 2 |
| T3 | Tony Stewart | 8 | 3 | Ken Schrader | 75.00 | 6 |
| T3 | Kurt Busch | 8 | 4 | Bubba Wallace | 66.67 | 2 |
| T5 | Joey Logano | 7 | T5 | Davey Allison | 57.14 | 4 |
| T5 | Matt Kenseth | 7 | T5 | Kyle Larson | 57.14 | 4 |
| T5 | Jeff Gordon | 7 | 7 | Dale Earnhardt | 56.25 | 9 |
| T5 | Kevin Harvick | 7 | 8 | Joey Logano | 53.85 | 7 |
| T9 | 7 drivers tied | 6 | T9 | Chase Elliott | 50.00 | 4 |
| T9 | Cale Yarborough | 50.00 | 2 | |||
| T9 | Daniel Suarez | 50.00 | 2 | |||
| Most All-Star Race Top 10’s All-time |
Best All-Star Race Top 10% All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top10% | Top10’s |
| 1 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 14 | T1 | Bobby Allison | 100 | 3 |
| T2 | Bill Elliott | 13 | T1 | Benny Parsons | 100 | 2 |
| T2 | Kevin Harvick | 13 | T1 | Jerry Nadeau | 100 | 2 |
| T4 | Joey Logano | 12 | T1 | Tim Richmond | 100 | 2 |
| T4 | Dale Earnhardt | 12 | T1 | Dick Trickle | 100 | 1 |
| T4 | Matt Kenseth | 12 | T1 | Johnny Sauter | 100 | 1 |
| T7 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | T1 | Rich Bickle | 100 | 1 |
| T7 | Kyle Busch | 11 | T1 | Robert Pressley | 100 | 1 |
| T7 | Jimmie Johnson | 11 | T1 | Scott Riggs | 100 | 1 |
| T7 | Kurt Busch | 11 | T1 | Ty Gibbs | 100 | 1 |
| Most All-Star Race Starts without Win |
Longest All-Star Race Win Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| T1 | Bobby Labonte | 17 | T1 | Davey Allison | 2 | 1991-92 |
| T1 | Dale Jarrett | 17 | T1 | Jimmie Johnson | 2 | 2012-13 |
| T1 | Ricky Rudd | 17 | T3 | 35
drivers tied |
1 | 1985-2023 |
| 4 | Brad Keselowski | 15 | ||||
| T5 | Greg Biffle | 13 | ||||
| T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 13 | ||||
| T5 | Sterling Marlin | 13 | ||||
| 8 | Jeff Burton | 12 | ||||
| T9 | Clint Bowyer | 11 | ||||
| T9 | Kyle Petty | 11 | ||||
– This weekend Kyle Larson can become only the 3rd driver to win back-to-back All-Star races in the 40 year history of the race.
| Most All-Star Race Starts without Top 3 |
Longest All-Star Race Top 3 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Jeff Burton | 12 | 1 | Ken Schrader | 4 | 1989-92 |
| 2 | Clint Bowyer | 11 | 2 | Kevin Harvick | 3 | 2018-20 |
| T3 | Morgan Shepherd | 8 | T3 | 16 drivers tied | 2 | 1985-2021 |
| T3 | Ward Burton | 8 | ||||
| 5 | Jeremy Mayfield | 7 | ||||
| T6 | A.J. Allmendinger | 6 | ||||
| T6 | Joe Nemechek | 6 | ||||
| T6 | Lake Speed | 6 | ||||
| T9 | 7 drivers tied | 5 | ||||
| Most All-Star Race Starts without Top 5 |
Longest All-Star Race Top 5 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Clint Bowyer | 11 | 1 | Ken Schrader | 6 | 1989-94 |
| T2 | Morgan Shepherd | 8 | T2 | Bill Elliott | 5 | 1988-92 |
| T2 | Ward Burton | 8 | T2 | Tony Stewart | 5 | 2007-11 |
| T4 | A.J. Allmendinger | 6 | 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 4 | 2005-08 |
| T4 | Lake Speed | 6 | T5 | Davey Allison | 3 | 1990-92 |
| T6 | Alex Bowman | 5 | T5 | Geoff Bodine | 3 | 1993-95 |
| T6 | Aric Almirola | 5 | T5 | Kyle Busch | 3 | 2011-13 |
| T6 | Bobby Hamilton | 5 | T5 | Kurt Busch | 3 | 2015-17 |
| T6 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | 5 | T5 | Kevin Harvick | 3 | 2018-20 |
| T6 | Greg Sacks | 5 | T10 | 32 drivers tied | 2 | 1985-2022 |
| T6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 5 | ||||
| T6 | William Byron | 5 | ||||
| Most All-Star Race Starts without Top 10 |
Longest All-Star Race Top 10 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Lake Speed | 6 | T1 | Matt Kenseth | 9 | 2007-15 |
| 2 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 5 | T1 | Joey Logano | 9 | 2015-23 |
| T3 | Casey Mears | 3 | T3 | Dale Earnhardt | 7 | 1985-91 |
| T3 | Danica Patrick | 3 | T3 | Kyle Busch | 7 | 2015-21 |
| T3 | Phil Parsons | 3 | T5 | Ken Schrader | 6 | 1989-94 |
| T3 | Ross Chastain | 3 | T5 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 6 | 2004-09 |
| T3 | Steve Park | 3 | T5 | Denny Hamlin | 6 | 2013-18 |
| T8 | 8 drivers tied | 2 | T8 | Darrell Waltrip | 5 | 1985-89 |
| T8 | Bill Elliott | 5 | 1988-92 | |||
| T8 | Tony Stewart | 5 | 2007-11 | |||
| T8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 5 | 2012-16 | |||
