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 from all of the NASCAR Cup races here at Darlington Raceway 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, if you are looking for only active drivers stats or Next Gen stats check out my next article Active/Next Gen Cup Track Stats: Darlington.
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: Darlington.
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: Johnny Mantz 09/04/1950
Most Recent Winner: Kyle Larson 09/03/2023
| Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver | Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver |
| 1 | 1950-13 | 43 | Johnny Mantz | 7 | 2023-27 | 18 | Kyle Larson |
| T2 | 2000-24 | 37 | Bobby Labonte | 8 | 2020-06 | 16 | Denny Hamlin |
| T2 | 2001-25 | 37 | Ward Burton | T9 | 1990-05 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt |
| 4 | 2003-05 | 31 | Ricky Craven | T9 | 1999-24 | 15 | Jeff Burton |
| T5 | 1954-31 | 23 | Herb Thomas | T9 | 2019-25 | 15 | Erik Jones |
| T5 | 2011-10 | 23 | Regan Smith | T9 | 2022-27 | 15 | Erik Jones |
| Rank | Race | Finish | Driver | Rank | Race | Finish | Driver |
| 1 | 1951-24 | 82 | Frank Mundy | 6 | 2008-11 | 43 | Greg Biffle |
| 2 | 1955-35 | 66 | Fireball Roberts | T7 | 2000-24 | 41 | Jeremy Mayfield |
| 3 | 1950-13 | 60 | Curtis Turner | T7 | 2002-05 | 41 | Ricky Craven |
| T4 | 1954-31 | 44 | Buck Baker | 9 | 1986-06 | 40 | Geoff Bodine |
| T4 | 1965-45 | 44 | Junior Johnson | 10 | 2001-25 | 39 | Kurt Busch |
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| 1952-25 | Fonty Flock | 1976-22 | David Pearson |
| 1961-19 | Fred Lorenzen | 1984-22 | Harry Gant |
| 1964-21 | Fred Lorenzen | 1985-06 | Bill Elliott |
| 1966-15 | Richard Petty | 1985-20 | Bill Elliott |
| 1967-40 | Richard Petty | 1986-21 | Tim Richmond |
| 1971-40 | Bobby Allison | 1988-21 | Bill Elliott |
| 1972-08 | David Pearson | 1990-21 | Dale Earnhardt |
| 1972-24 | Bobby Allison | 1997-05 | Dale Jarrett |
| 1973-08 | David Pearson | 2014-08 | Kevin Harvick |
| 1976-08 | David Pearson | 2022-12 | Joey Logano |
– Only twice in the last 30 Darlington races to hold Pole qualifying has a driver won the Pole and won the race, so winning the Pole isn’t a good omen for winning the race this weekend.
| Race | Driver | Race Finish |
| 2017-25 | Martin Truex Jr. | 8th |
| 2018-25 | Kyle Larson | 3rd |
| 2020-06 | Clint Bowyer | 22nd |
| 2020-27 | Martin Truex Jr. | 22nd |
| 2021-12 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1st |
| 2023-27 | Denny Hamlin | 25th |
| Drivers to win both Stages and Race | Drivers to win Pole, both Stages & Race | ||
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| 2021-12 | Martin Truex Jr. | – | – |
– Martin Truex Jr. is the only driver to sweep the stages are Darlington more than once, and he is the only driver to sweep the stages here and wind up in victory lane.
| Best Laps Led% by Winner | Worst Laps Led% by Winner | ||||||
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver |
| 1 | 1966-15 | 96.56 | Richard Petty | 1 | 2003-05 | 0.34 | Ricky Craven |
| 2 | 1967-40 | 94.78 | Richard Petty | 2 | 1980-23 | 0.54 | Terry Labonte |
| 3 | 1967-17 | 91.41 | Richard Petty | T3 | 1983-05 | 0.54 | Harry Gant |
| 4 | 1986-06 | 91.28 | Dale Earnhardt | T3 | 1963-23 | 1.82 | Joe Weatherly |
| 5 | 1965-15 | 89.95 | Junior Johnson | 5 | 1992-21 | 2.01 | Darrell Waltrip |
| 6 | 1971-40 | 89.65 | Bobby Allison | 6 | 1975-08 | 2.18 | Bobby Allison |
| 7 | 1950-13 | 87.75 | Johnny Mantz | 7 | 2023-13 | 2.37 | William Byron |
| 8 | 1952-25 | 85.25 | Fonty Flock | 8 | 1969-18 | 2.75 | LeeRoy Yarbrough |
| 9 | 2021-12 | 84.64 | Martin Truex Jr. | 9 | 2011-10 | 2.97 | Regan Smith |
| 10 | 1951-24 | 77.75 | Herb Thomas | 10 | 2000-24 | 3.05 | Bobby Labonte |
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 1966-15 | 96.56 | Richard Petty | 1st | 6 | 1971-40 | 89.65 | Bobby Allison | 1st |
| 2 | 1967-40 | 94.78 | Richard Petty | 1st | 7 | 1950-13 | 87.75 | Johnny Mantz | 1st |
| 3 | 1967-17 | 91.41 | Richard Petty | 1st | 8 | 1952-25 | 85.25 | Fonty Flock | 1st |
| 4 | 1986-06 | 91.28 | Dale Earnhardt | 1st | 9 | 2021-12 | 84.64 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1st |
| 5 | 1965-15 | 89.95 | Junior Johnson | 1st | 10 | 1971-16 | 83.28 | Donnie Allison | 4th |
– Donnie Allison is the only driver in the history of Darlington Cup races to lead over 80% of the race and not win, still leading over 234 laps this weekend pretty much guarantees a good finish.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2021-12 | Martin Truex Jr. | 150.0 | 1st | 6 | 2012-11 | Jimmie Johnson | 141.1 | 1st |
| 2 | 2014-08 | Kevin Harvick | 148.9 | 1st | 7 | 2016-25 | Kevin Harvick | 140.9 | 2nd |
| 3 | 2020-05 | Kevin Harvick | 147.3 | 1st | 8 | 2018-25 | Kyle Larson | 139.5 | 3rd |
| 4 | 2005-10 | Greg Biffle | 144.4 | 1st | 9 | 2008-11 | Kyle Busch | 138.6 | 1st |
| 5 | 2006-11 | Greg Biffle | 143.1 | 1st | 10 | 2022-12 | Joey Logano | 138.5 | 1st |
– Martin Truex Jr. is the only driver to record a perfect Driver Rating at Darlington, but Kevin Harvick is the only one to have 3 races with a Driver Rating over 140.
| Most Recent | Driver | Finish | Most Recent | Driver | Finish |
| 2017-25 | Kyle Busch | 2nd | 2020-06 | Aric Almirola | 7th |
| 2017-25 | Kurt Busch | 3rd | 2021-12 | Tyler Reddick | 12th |
| 2018-25 | Brad Keselowski | 1st | 2021-27 | Denny Hamlin | 1st |
| 2018-25 | Kyle Larson | 3rd | 2022-27 | Christopher Bell | 5th |
| 2020-05 | Brad Keselowski | 13th | 2023-13 | Brad Keselowski | 4th |
– In the last 12 Cup races at Darlington Brad Keselowski is the only driver to have multiple races where he ran every lap in the Top 15, and he’s done it three times.
| 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 | 2015-25 | 28 | T1 | 23
races tied (Last was 1979) |
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| 2 | 2020-05 | 24 | |||
| T3 | 2002-25 | 23 | |||
| T3 | 2020-06 | 23 | |||
| T5 | 2009-11 | 22 | |||
| T5 | 2014-08 | 22 | |||
| T5 | 2023-13 | 22 | |||
| T5 | 2023-27 | 22 | |||
| T9 | 2007-11 | 21 | |||
| T9 | 2012-11 | 21 | |||
– Last year both Darlington races ended with 22 cars on the lead lap, and don’t expect much more than that to be on the lead lap this weekend as only 1 of 125 Darlington races has seen 25+ lead lap cars at the end of the race.
| 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 | 3rd | 12.37 | 1 | 40th | 31.29 |
| 2 | 2nd | 12.49 | 2 | 39th | 29.55 |
| 3 | 5th | 12.80 | 3 | 36th | 28.01 |
| 4 | 6th | 14.78 | 4 | 37th | 27.89 |
| 5 | 1st | 14.96 | 5 | 38th | 27.71 |
| 6 | 4th | 15.16 | 6 | 35th | 25.82 |
| 7 | 10th | 16.92 | 7 | 32nd | 25.74 |
| 8 | 16th | 17.38 | 8 | 33rd | 25.30 |
| 9 | 7th | 17.86 | 9 | 31st | 24.98 |
| T10 | 11th | 17.94 | 10 | 30th | 24.60 |
| T10 | 8th | 17.94 | |||
– Historically starting outside of the Top 30 at Darlington leads to a bad finish.
| 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 | Jeff Gordon | 108.10 | 12 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 88.05 | 23 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 107.23 | 23 | 2 | Jeff Gordon | 86.24 | 12 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 106.72 | 12 | 3 | Kyle Busch | 81.16 | 24 |
| 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 101.86 | 23 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 80.48 | 12 |
| 5 | Kevin Harvick | 101.43 | 24 | 5 | Kevin Harvick | 79.30 | 24 |
| 6 | Kyle Busch | 100.24 | 24 | 6 | Tyler Reddick | 77.47 | 9 |
| 7 | Greg Biffle | 98.81 | 12 | 7 | William Byron | 75.73 | 11 |
| 8 | Jimmie Johnson | 95.03 | 18 | 8 | Joey Logano | 75.01 | 20 |
| 9 | William Byron | 93.55 | 11 | 9 | Erik Jones | 74.66 | 12 |
| 10 | Joey Logano | 93.38 | 20 | 10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 73.36 | 23 |
– Denny Hamlin has been great at Darlington in his career as he is the leader in both tables above among active drivers.
| Best Avg. Fin. All-time (5+ Darlington starts) |
Best Laps Led% All-time (5+ Darlington starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 8.43 | 23 | 1 | Herb Thomas | 24.38 | 7 |
| 2 | Bill Elliott | 9.37 | 52 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 18.37 | 12 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 9.42 | 12 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 17.73 | 44 |
| 4 | Herb Thomas | 10.43 | 7 | 4 | Fonty Flock | 17.28 | 8 |
| 5 | Nelson Stacy | 10.50 | 6 | 5 | Jeff Gordon | 14.38 | 36 |
| 6 | Tyler Reddick | 11.33 | 9 | 6 | Fireball Roberts | 14.37 | 20 |
| 7 | Brad Keselowski | 11.40 | 20 | 7 | Curtis Turner | 14.17 | 16 |
| 8 | Dale Earnhardt | 11.41 | 44 | 8 | David Pearson | 13.31 | 47 |
| 9 | Jeff Gordon | 11.61 | 36 | 9 | Greg Biffle | 12.51 | 16 |
| 10 | Marvin Panch | 11.78 | 18 | 10 | Denny Hamlin | 12.23 | 23 |
– Bill Elliott may not have been the best driver ever here at Darlington, but he was very consistent as he is the only driver on the most starts list below and the Avg. Finish list above.
| Most Darlington Starts All-time |
Best Laps Completed% (5+ Darlington starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Lap Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 65 | 1 | Tyler Reddick | 99.89 | 9 |
| T2 | Buddy Baker | 58 | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 99.84 | 23 |
| T2 | Dave Marcis | 58 | 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 99.73 | 7 |
| T2 | Ricky Rudd | 58 | 4 | Chris Buescher | 99.72 | 13 |
| 5 | Darrell Waltrip | 55 | 5 | Chase Briscoe | 99.70 | 6 |
| 6 | Terry Labonte | 54 | 6 | Ryan Blaney | 99.68 | 14 |
| 7 | Bill Elliott | 52 | 7 | Regan Smith | 99.65 | 7 |
| 8 | Kyle Petty | 51 | 8 | Ty Dillon | 99.54 | 10 |
| 9 | Cale Yarborough | 49 | 9 | Justin Haley | 99.50 | 6 |
| T10 | David Pearson | 47 | ||||
| T10 | Mark Martin | 47 | 10 | Christopher Bell | 99.26 | 9 |
| T10 | Sterling Marlin | 47 | ||||
| Most Darlington Wins All-time |
Best Win% All-time (5+ Darlington starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Wins | Rank | Driver | Win% | Wins |
| 1 | David Pearson | 10 | 1 | Herb Thomas | 42.86 | 3 |
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 9 | 2 | Nelson Stacy | 33.33 | 2 |
| 3 | Jeff Gordon | 7 | 3 | David Pearson | 21.28 | 10 |
| T4 | Bobby Allison | 5 | 4 | Dale Earnhardt | 20.45 | 9 |
| T4 | Cale Yarborough | 5 | 5 | Jeff Gordon | 19.44 | 7 |
| T4 | Bill Elliott | 5 | 6 | Denny Hamlin | 17.39 | 4 |
| T4 | Darrell Waltrip | 5 | 7 | Erik Jones | 16.67 | 2 |
| T8 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | T8 | Joe Weatherly | 14.29 | 2 |
| T8 | Harry Gant | 4 | T8 | Regan Smith | 14.29 | 1 |
| T10 | 6 drivers tied | 3 | 10 | Harry Gant | 12.90 | 4 |
| Rank | Driver | Poles | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | David Pearson | 12 | T5 | Bobby Allison | 4 |
| T2 | Fred Lorenzen | 6 | T5 | Richard Petty | 4 |
| T2 | Fireball Roberts | 6 | T9 | Donnie Allison | 3 |
| 4 | Bill Elliott | 5 | T9 | Dale Jarrett | 3 |
| T5 | Kasey Kahne | 4 | T9 | Jeff Gordon | 3 |
| T5 | Geoff Bodine | 4 | T9 | Ken Schrader | 3 |
| Most Darlington Top 3’s All-time |
Best Top 3% All-time (5+ Darlington starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | David Pearson | 20 | 1 | Herb Thomas | 57.14 | 4 |
| 2 | Richard Petty | 19 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 50.00 | 6 |
| T3 | Jeff Gordon | 16 | 3 | Jeff Gordon | 44.44 | 16 |
| T3 | Dale Earnhardt | 16 | 4 | David Pearson | 42.55 | 20 |
| 5 | Darrell Waltrip | 15 | 5 | Denny Hamlin | 39.13 | 9 |
| 6 | Bill Elliott | 14 | 6 | Fonty Flock | 37.50 | 3 |
| 7 | Mark Martin | 11 | 7 | Dale Earnhardt | 36.36 | 16 |
| 8 | Buddy Baker | 10 | T8 | Marvin Panch | 33.33 | 6 |
| T9 | Denny Hamlin | 9 | T8 | Tyler Reddick | 33.33 | 3 |
| T9 | Bobby Allison | 9 | T8 | Nelson Stacy | 33.33 | 2 |
– No matter what happens this weekend Kyle Larson will still have the 2nd best Top 3% at Darlington among driver with 5+ starts here.
| Most Darlington Top 5’s All-time |
Best Top 5% All-time (5+ Darlington starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 25 | 1 | Herb Thomas | 71.43 | 5 |
| 2 | David Pearson | 24 | 2 | Jeff Gordon | 52.78 | 19 |
| 3 | Bill Elliott | 22 | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 52.17 | 12 |
| T4 | Jeff Gordon | 19 | 4 | David Pearson | 51.06 | 24 |
| T4 | Dale Earnhardt | 19 | T5 | Kyle Larson | 50.00 | 6 |
| 6 | Darrell Waltrip | 18 | T5 | Nelson Stacy | 50.00 | 3 |
| 7 | Mark Martin | 17 | T7 | Marvin Panch | 44.44 | 8 |
| 8 | Buddy Baker | 15 | T7 | Jim Reed | 44.44 | 4 |
| 9 | Kevin Harvick | 14 | 9 | Kevin Harvick | 43.75 | 14 |
| T10 | Benny Parsons | 13 | 10 | Dale Earnhardt | 43.18 | 19 |
| T10 | Bobby Allison | 13 | ||||
– Bill Elliott’s 22 Top 5’s are not good enough to get him in the Top 5% table above, but his Darlington record 35 Top 10’s are good enough for 3rd best in the Top 10% table below.
| Most Darlington Top 10’s All-time |
Best Top 10% All-time (5+ Darlington starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top10% | Top10’s |
| 1 | Bill Elliott | 35 | 1 | Herb Thomas | 71.43 | 5 |
| 2 | Richard Petty | 34 | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 69.57 | 16 |
| 3 | David Pearson | 30 | 3 | Bill Elliott | 67.31 | 35 |
| T4 | Bobby Allison | 26 | T4 | Erik Jones | 66.67 | 8 |
| T4 | Mark Martin | 26 | T4 | Kyle Larson | 66.67 | 8 |
| 6 | Ricky Rudd | 25 | T4 | Nelson Stacy | 66.67 | 4 |
| 7 | Dale Earnhardt | 24 | 7 | Jeff Gordon | 63.89 | 23 |
| T8 | Jeff Gordon | 23 | 8 | David Pearson | 63.83 | 30 |
| T8 | Darrell Waltrip | 23 | 9 | Carl Edwards | 61.54 | 8 |
| T10 | Fireball Roberts | 60.00 | 12 | |||
| 10 | Buddy Baker | 22 | T10 | Ned Jarrett | 60.00 | 9 |
| T10 | Dick Hutcherson | 60.00 | 3 | |||
| Most Darlington 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 | Martin Truex Jr. | 7 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 29.17 | 7 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 3 | T2 | Kyle Larson | 16.67 | 3 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | T2 | Clint Bowyer | 16.67 | 2 |
| T4 | Clint Bowyer | 2 | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 12.50 | 3 |
| T4 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 5 | Ross Chastain | 11.11 | 2 |
| T4 | William Byron | 2 | 6 | William Byron | 9.09 | 2 |
| T4 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 7 | Kyle Busch | 8.33 | 2 |
| T8 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 8 | Kurt Busch | 5.56 | 1 |
| T8 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | T9 | Brad Keselowski | 4.17 | 1 |
| T8 | Joey Logano | 1 | T9 | Joey Logano | 4.17 | 1 |
| Most Darlington 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 | Denny Hamlin | 20 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 83.33 | 20 |
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 18 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 75.00 | 18 |
| 3 | Kevin Harvick | 16 | T2 | Jamie McMurray | 75.00 | 3 |
| T4 | Joey Logano | 15 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 72.22 | 13 |
| T4 | Kyle Busch | 15 | 5 | Kevin Harvick | 66.67 | 16 |
| T6 | Kyle Larson | 13 | T6 | Joey Logano | 62.50 | 15 |
| T6 | William Byron | 13 | T6 | Kyle Busch | 62.50 | 15 |
| T6 | Erik Jones | 13 | 8 | William Byron | 59.09 | 13 |
| 9 | Brad Keselowski | 12 | 9 | Kurt Busch | 55.56 | 10 |
| 10 | Chase Elliott | 11 | 10 | Erik Jones | 54.17 | 13 |
– Watch out for Joe Gibbs racing in stages at Darlington this weekend as two of their current drivers hold the top 2 spots in both Stage T10 tables above.
| Most Darlington Starts without Win |
Longest Darlington Win Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Dave Marcis | 58 | T1 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | 1989-90 |
| 2 | Kyle Petty | 51 | T1 | Jeff Gordon | 3 | 1995-96 |
| 3 | Ken Schrader | 44 | T3 | 13 drivers tied |
2 | 1954-2006 |
| T4 | Michael Waltrip | 43 | ||||
| T4 | Rusty Wallace | 43 | ||||
| T6 | J.D. McDuffie | 39 | ||||
| T6 | James Hylton | 39 | ||||
| 8 | Buddy Arrington | 38 | ||||
| 9 | Geoff Bodine | 37 | ||||
| 10 | Morgan Shepherd | 36 | ||||
| Most Darlington Starts without Pole |
Longest Darlington Pole Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| T1 | Dave Marcis | 58 | 1 | David Pearson | 5 | 1975-77 |
| T1 | Ricky Rudd | 58 | T2 | Fireball Roberts | 3 | 1959-60 |
| 3 | Terry Labonte | 54 | T2 | Fred Lorenzen | 3 | 1963-64 |
| 4 | Kyle Petty | 51 | T4 | Fonty Flock | 2 | 1952-53 |
| T5 | Michael Waltrip | 43 | T4 | Cale Yarborough | 2 | 1969 |
| T5 | Rusty Wallace | 43 | T4 | David Pearson | 2 | 1973 |
| T7 | J.D. McDuffie | 39 | T4 | Bill Elliott | 2 | 1985 |
| T7 | James Hylton | 39 | T4 | Sterling Marlin | 2 | 1992 |
| 9 | Buddy Arrington | 38 | T4 | Dale Jarrett | 2 | 1996-97 |
| 10 | Morgan Shepherd | 36 | T4 | Kasey Kahne | 2 | 2005-06 |
| T4 | Joey Logano | 2 | 2022 | |||
– Of David Pearson’s record 12 Poles here at Darlington 5 of them came in a 5 race span from 75-77, but he ended up winning just 2 of those 5 races.
| Most Darlington Starts without Top 3 |
Longest Darlington Top 3 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Kyle Petty | 51 | 1 | Jeff Gordon | 8 | 1995-99 |
| T2 | J.D. McDuffie | 39 | 2 | David Pearson | 6 | 1966-68 |
| T2 | James Hylton | 39 | T3 | Richard Petty | 5 | 1966-68 |
| 4 | Buddy Arrington | 38 | T3 | David Pearson | 5 | 1972-74 |
| 5 | Jimmy Means | 34 | T3 | Mark Martin | 5 | 1993-94 |
| 6 | Elmo Langley | 32 | T3 | Jeff Gordon | 5 | 2004-08 |
| 7 | Joe Nemechek | 29 | T7 | Dale Earnhardt | 4 | 1994-95 |
| 8 | Jimmy Spencer | 28 | T7 | Dale Jarrett | 4 | 1997-98 |
| T9 | Derrike Cope | 27 | T9 | 12 drivers tied |
3 | 1952-2020 |
| T9 | Frank Warren | 27 | ||||
| T9 | H.B. Bailey | 27 | ||||
– Darlington in the late 1990’s was Jeff Gordon’s playground as he had 8 straight Top 3 finishes, and 5 of those were wins!
| Most Darlington Starts without Top 5 |
Longest Darlington Top 5 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Kyle Petty | 51 | 1 | David Pearson | 10 | 1966-70 |
| 2 | Jimmy Means | 34 | T2 | Jeff Gordon | 8 | 1995-99 |
| 3 | Elmo Langley | 32 | T2 | Jeff Burton | 8 | 1997-2000 |
| 4 | Joey Nemechek | 29 | 4 | Jeff Gordon | 7 | 2004-10 |
| 5 | Frank Warren | 27 | T5 | Richard Petty | 6 | 1976-79 |
| 6 | Rick Mast | 26 | T5 | Dale Earnhardt | 6 | 1993-95 |
| 7 | Neil Castles | 25 | T7 | 8 drivers tied | 5 | 1966-2020 |
| T8 | Bill Champion | 24 | ||||
| T8 | Bobby Hamilton | 24 | ||||
| T8 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | ||||
– It’s easy to see why Kyle Petty said they should fill Darlington with water and hold bass fishing tournaments as he’s the only driver with 35+ starts here not to get a Top 5 finish.
| Most Darlington Starts without Top 10 |
Longest Darlington Top 10 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Jimmy Means | 34 | 1 | Kevin Harvick | 13 | 2013-22 |
| 2 | Rick Mast | 26 | 2 | Bill Elliott | 12 | 1985-90 |
| 3 | Neil Castles | 25 | 3 | David Pearson | 10 | 1966-70 |
| 4 | Bill Champion | 24 | 4 | Richard Petty | 9 | 1976-80 |
| 5 | Ed Negre | 22 | T5 | Jeff Gordon | 8 | 1995-99 |
| 6 | Tommy Gale | 20 | T5 | Jeff Burton | 8 | 1997-2000 |
| T7 | Greg Sacks | 19 | T7 | Benny Parsons | 7 | 1978-81 |
| T7 | Henley Gray | 19 | T7 | Bill Elliott | 7 | 1981-84 |
| T9 | J.J. Yeley | 17 | T7 | Jeff Gordon | 7 | 2004-10 |
| T9 | Mike Skinner | 17 | T10 | 7 drivers tied | 6 | 1971-2020 |
– Out of 35 drivers to make 30+ starts at Darlington Jimmy Means is the only driver to not record a Top 10 finish here.
| Most Darlington Stages without Stage Win |
Longest Darlington Stage Win Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| T1 | Aric Almirola | 24 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4 | 2020.27 s1- 2021.12 s2 |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 24 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 2017.25 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 24 | T2 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 2018.25 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 24 | T2 | Clint Bowyer | 2 | 2020.06 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Corey LaJoie | 24 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 2023.27 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 24 | T6 | 12
drivers tied |
1 | — |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 24 | ||||
| T1 | Kevin Harvick | 24 | ||||
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 24 | ||||
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 24 | ||||
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 24 | ||||
– 9 of the 11 drivers that have ran every stage at Darlington and haven’t won a stage here are looking to get that first Stage Win this weekend.
| Most Darlington Stages without Stage T10 |
Longest Darlington Stage T10 Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| T1 | B.J. McLeod | 20 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 15 | 2019.25 s1- 2022.27 s1 |
| T1 | Ty Dillon | 20 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | 8 | 2017.25 s1- 2020.05 s2 |
| 3 | J.J. Yeley | 18 | T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 8 | 2020.05 s2- 2021.27 s1 |
| 4 | Cole Custer | 14 | T3 | Christopher Bell | 8 | 2021.27 s2- 2023.27 s1 |
| T5 | Chase Briscoe | 12 | T3 | Alex Bowman | 7 | 2020.06 s1- 2021.12 s1 |
| T5 | Joey Gase | 12 | 6 | Kyle Busch | 6 | 2017.25 s1- 2019.25 s2 |
| T5 | Justin Haley | 12 | 7 | Kyle Larson | 6 | 2017.25 s1- 2019.25 s2 |
| T8 | Cody Ware | 10 | T8 | Joey Logano | 6 | 2021.12 s1- 2022.12 s2 |
| T8 | Landon Cassill | 10 | T8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 6 | 2022.12 s1-2023.13 s2 |
| T8 | Quin Houff | 10 | T8 | William Byron | 6 | 2022.12 s1-2023.13 s2 |
– Denny Hamlin’s 15 Stage T10 streak is so good that it is longer than all but 3 drivers total stage starts here in the “without Stage T10” table.
