Last week New Hampshire turned into New Dampshire as we saw the final 87 laps run on wet weather tires. In the end it was the driver who dominated the day in dry and wet conditions, Christopher Bell, who went on to take home the checkered flag. Next we head to a track where wet weather racing will not even be considered this weekend, Nashville. Down below you will find different statistics from all of the NASCAR Cup races here at Nashville Superspeedway 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: Nashville.
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: Nashville.
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: Kyle Larson 06/20/2021
Most Recent Winner: Ross Chastain 06/25/2023
| Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver | Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver |
| 1 | 2021-17 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 2023-17 | 1 | Ross Chastain |
| 2 | 2022-17 | 4 | Chase Elliott |
– There have only been 3 Cup races at Nashville, but so far if you want to win then starting Top 5 is a must.
| Rank | Race | Finish | Driver | Rank | Race | Finish | Driver |
| 1 | 2022-17 | 6 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 2023-17 | 1 | Ross Chastain |
| 2 | 2021-17 | 4 | Aric Almirola |
– In the same way that starting Top 5 has equaled a win in the 3 races, winning the Pole equals a good finish.
| Race | Driver |
| 2023-17 | Ross Chastain |
| Race | Driver | Race Finish |
| 2022-17 | Martin Truex Jr. | 22nd |
| Drivers to win both Stages and Race | Drivers to win Pole, both Stages & Race | ||
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| – | – | – | – |
– Only once in the three Cup races at Nashville has a driver won Stage 1 and 2, and that did not end in a good race finish for Martin Truex Jr.
| Best Laps Led% by Winner | Worst Laps Led% by Winner | ||||||
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver |
| 1 | 2021-17 | 88.00 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 2022-17 | 14.00 | Chase Elliott |
| 2 | 2023-17 | 33.00 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 2023-17 | 33.00 | Ross Chastain |
| 3 | 2022-17 | 14.00 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 2021-17 | 88.00 | Kyle Larson |
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 2021-17 | 88.00 | Kyle Larson | 1st | 6 | 2022-17 | 18.00 | Kyle Busch | 21st |
| 2 | 2022-17 | 38.00 | Denny Hamlin | 6th | 7 | 2023-17 | 16.67 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2nd |
| 3 | 2023-17 | 33.00 | Ross Chastain | 1st | 8 | 2022-17 | 14.00 | Chase Elliott | 1st |
| 4 | 2022-17 | 27.33 | Martin Truex Jr. | 22nd | 9 | 2023-17 | 11.00 | Tyler Reddick | 30th |
| 5 | 2023-17 | 27.00 | Denny Hamlin | 3rd | 10 | 2021-17 | 4.33 | Chase Elliott | 39th |
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2021-17 | Kyle Larson | 149.7 | 1st | 6 | 2023-17 | Denny Hamlin | 117.4 | 3rd |
| 2 | 2023-17 | Ross Chastain | 138.3 | 1st | 7 | 2021-17 | Aric Almirola | 116.7 | 4th |
| 3 | 2022-17 | Denny Hamlin | 131.2 | 6th | 8 | 2021-17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 114.7 | 6th |
| 4 | 2023-17 | Martin Truex Jr. | 124.7 | 2nd | 9 | 2022-17 | Martin Truex Jr. | 111.0 | 22nd |
| 5 | 2022-17 | Chase Elliott | 122.3 | 1st | 10 | 2022-17 | Ross Chastain | 109.4 | 5th |
– Martin Truex Jr. is the only driver at Nashville to get a 102.0 Driver Rating, or better, in a race here and not finish in the Top 10.
| Most Recent | Driver | Finish | Most Recent | Driver | Finish |
| 2021-17 | Kyle Larson | 1st | 2023-17 | Ross Chastain | 1st |
– The only two times a driver has ran every lap in the Top 15 in a race at Nashville they have won the race, so if a driver runs every lap in the Top 15 this weekend expect them to win.
| 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 | 2022-17 | 26 | 1 | 2021-17 | 20 |
| 2 | 2023-17 | 21 | 2 | 2023-17 | 21 |
| 3 | 2021-17 | 20 | 3 | 2022-17 | 26 |
– 2 of the 3 Cup races at Nashville have seen 21 or less cars on the lead lap at the finish, so don’t expect too many cars on the lead lap at the end of the race this weekend.
| Best Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-39) |
Worst Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-39) |
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| Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin | Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin |
| 1 | 1st | 3.67 | 1 | 39th | 38.00 |
| 2 | 19th | 4.67 | 2 | 38th | 34.00 |
| 3 | 5th | 7.33 | 3 | 27th | 33.00 |
| 4 | 4th | 7.67 | 4 | 13th | 30.67 |
| 5 | 8th | 9.00 | 5 | 34th | 30.33 |
| 6 | 14th | 9.67 | T6 | 32nd | 29.33 |
| 7 | 22nd | 11.33 | T6 | 35th | 29.33 |
| 8 | 23rd | 11.67 | 8 | 37th | 29.00 |
| 9 | 3rd | 12.33 | 9 | 17th | 28.67 |
| 10 | 7th | 13.33 | 10 | 33rd | 28.33 |
– There is no secret in terms of starting position at Nashville as being 1st in obviously best, but other than that anywhere else is pretty good/bad as well.
| Best Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Ross Chastain | 117.90 | 3 | 1 | Chase Elliott | 94.67 | 3 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 115.63 | 3 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 91.56 | 3 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 113.10 | 3 | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 90.89 | 3 |
| 4 | Chase Elliott | 108.67 | 3 | 4 | Ross Chastain | 89.00 | 3 |
| 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 99.47 | 3 | 5 | Kurt Busch | 85.50 | 2 |
| 6 | Kurt Busch | 96.40 | 2 | 6 | Joey Logano | 81.56 | 3 |
| 7 | Kyle Busch | 95.03 | 3 | 7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 78.11 | 3 |
| 8 | Kevin Harvick | 94.33 | 3 | 8 | Ty Gibbs | 77.33 | 1 |
| 9 | Christopher Bell | 93.07 | 3 | 9 | Christopher Bell | 74.33 | 3 |
| 10 | William Byron | 87.63 | 3 | 10 | A.J. Allmendinger | 71.33 | 2 |
– If you want insight into who will be good this weekend look no further than Kyle Larson and Ross Chastain as they are the only drivers to rank top 4 in both tables above and both tables below.
| Best Avg. Fin. All-time |
Best Laps Led% All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Ross Chastain | 2.67 | 3 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 29.33 | 3 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 3.33 | 3 | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 21.67 | 3 |
| 3 | Kurt Busch | 5.00 | 2 | 3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 14.67 | 3 |
| 4 | Christopher Bell | 8.00 | 3 | 4 | Ross Chastain | 11.44 | 3 |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 10.00 | 3 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 8.44 | 3 |
| 6 | Daniel Suarez | 11.33 | 3 | 6 | Chase Elliott | 6.22 | 3 |
| T7 | Erik Jones | 12.67 | 3 | 7 | Tyler Reddick | 3.67 | 3 |
| T7 | Joey Logano | 12.67 | 3 | T8 | Alex Bowman | 1.00 | 3 |
| T9 | Austin Dillon | 13.00 | 3 | T8 | Kurt Busch | 1.00 | 2 |
| T9 | Kevin Harvick | 13.00 | 3 | 10 | Ty Dillon | 0.67 | 2 |
| T9 | Ryan Newman | 13.00 | 1 | ||||
| Most Nashville Starts All-time | Best Laps Completed% |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Lap Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | 27 drivers tied | 3 | 1 | 16 drivers tied | 100 | 1-3 |
– Of the 16 drivers tied in the Best Laps Completed% table above, only 10 drivers have ran in all 3 races here at Nashville.
| Most Nashville Wins All-time | Best Win% All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Wins | Rank | Driver | Win% | Wins |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 1 | T1 | Chase Elliott | 33.33 | 1 |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 1 | T1 | Kyle Larson | 33.33 | 1 |
| T1 | Ross Chastain | 1 | T1 | Ross Chastain | 33.33 | 1 |
– The 3 drivers that have a win the Cup Series at Nashville are all racing this weekend looking to become the first two-time winner here.
| Rank | Driver | Poles | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Aric Almirola | 1 | T1 | Ross Chastain | 1 |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 1 |
| Most Nashville Top 3’s All-time | Best Top 3% All-time | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 1 | Ross Chastain | 66.67 | 2 |
| T2 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 2 | Kurt Busch | 50.00 | 1 |
| T2 | Chase Elliott | 1 | T3 | Chase Elliott | 33.33 | 1 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | T3 | Denny Hamlin | 33.33 | 1 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 1 | T3 | Kyle Larson | 33.33 | 1 |
| T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 33.33 | 1 |
| T2 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | T3 | Ryan Blaney | 33.33 | 1 |
| T2 | William Byron | 1 | T3 | William Byron | 33.33 | 1 |
| Most Nashville Top 5’s All-time | Best Top 5% All-time | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 3 | T1 | Kyle Larson | 100 | 3 |
| T1 | Ross Chastain | 3 | T1 | Ross Chastain | 100 | 3 |
| 3 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 3 | Chase Elliott | 66.67 | 2 |
| T4 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 4 | Kurt Busch | 50.00 | 1 |
| T4 | Aric Almirola | 1 | T5 | Aric Almirola | 33.33 | 1 |
| T4 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | T5 | Denny Hamlin | 33.33 | 1 |
| T4 | Kevin Harvick | 1 | T5 | Kevin Harvick | 33.33 | 1 |
| T4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 33.33 | 1 |
| T4 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | T5 | Ryan Blaney | 33.33 | 1 |
| T4 | William Byron | 1 | T5 | William Byron | 33.33 | 1 |
– Kyle Larson and Ross Chastain will look to keep their perfect Top 5 finish record at Nashville alive this weekend.
| Most Nashville Top 10’s All-time | Best Top 10% All-time | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top10% | Top10’s |
| T1 | Christopher Bell | 3 | T1 | Christopher Bell | 100 | 3 |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 3 | T1 | Kyle Larson | 100 | 3 |
| T1 | Ross Chastain | 3 | T1 | Ross Chastain | 100 | 3 |
| T4 | Kurt Busch | 2 | T1 | Kurt Busch | 100 | 2 |
| T4 | Chase Elliott | 2 | T5 | Chase Elliott | 66.67 | 2 |
| T4 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | T5 | Denny Hamlin | 66.67 | 2 |
| T4 | Joey Logano | 2 | T5 | Joey Logano | 66.67 | 2 |
| T4 | Kevin Harvick | 2 | T5 | Kevin Harvick | 66.67 | 2 |
| T4 | William Byon | 2 | T5 | William Byron | 66.67 | 2 |
| T10 | 9 drivers tied | 1 | T10 | A.J. Allmendinger | 50.00 | 1 |
| T10 | Austin Cindric | 50.00 | 1 | |||
| Most Nashville Stage Wins All-time | Best Stage Win% All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Stage W’s |
Rank | Driver | Stage W% | Stage W’s |
| 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 33.33 | 2 |
| T2 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 2 | Kurt Busch | 25.00 | 1 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | T3 | Denny Hamlin | 16.67 | 1 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 1 | T3 | Kyle Larson | 16.67 | 1 |
| T2 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | T3 | Tyler Reddick | 16.67 | 1 |
– Martin Truex Jr. is the only driver to win 2+ stages at Nashville.
| Most Nashville Stage T10’s All-time | Best Stage T10% All-time | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s |
Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 6 | T1 | Denny Hamlin | 100 | 6 |
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 5 | T1 | Kurt Busch | 100 | 4 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 5 | T3 | Kyle Busch | 83.33 | 5 |
| T4 | Kurt Busch | 4 | T3 | Kyle Larson | 83.33 | 5 |
| T4 | Chase Elliott | 4 | T5 | Chase Elliott | 66.67 | 4 |
| T4 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | T5 | Kevin Harvick | 66.67 | 4 |
| T4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4 | T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 66.67 | 4 |
| T8 | Christopher Bell | 3 | T8 | Christopher Bell | 50.00 | 3 |
| T8 | Ross Chastain | 3 | T8 | Ross Chastain | 50.00 | 3 |
| T8 | William Byron | 50.00 | 3 | |||
| T8 | William Byron | 3 | T8 | A.J. Allmendinger | 50.00 | 2 |
| T8 | Matt DiBenedetto | 50.00 | 1 | |||
| Most Nashville Starts without Win |
Longest Nashville Win Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| T1 | 24 drivers tied | 3 | T1 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 2022 |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 2022 | |||
| T1 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 2023 | |||
– This weekend Ross Chastain will look to become the first driver with a 2+ race Win streak or Pole streak in the Cup Series at Nashville.
| Most Nashville Starts without Pole |
Longest Nashville Pole Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| T1 | 24 drivers tied | 3 | T1 | Aric Almirola | 1 | 2021 |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 2022 | |||
| T1 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 2023 | |||
| Most Nashville Starts without Top 3 |
Longest Nashville Top 3 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| T1 | 20
drivers tied |
3 | T1 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 2021 |
| T1 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 2021 | |||
| T1 | William Byron | 1 | 2021 | |||
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 2022 | |||
| T1 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 2022 | |||
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 2022 | |||
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 2023 | |||
| T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 2023 | |||
| T1 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 2023 | |||
– Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr., and Ross Chastain will look to become the first driver to finish back-to-back races in the Top 3 at Nashville.
| Most Nashville Starts without Top 5 |
Longest Nashville Top 5 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| T1 | 18
drivers tied |
3 | T1 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 2021-23 |
| T1 | Ross Chastain | 3 | 2021-23 | |||
| 3 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 2022-23 | |||
| T4 | Aric Almirola | 1 | 2021 | |||
| T4 | Kevin Harvick | 1 | 2021 | |||
| T4 | William Byron | 1 | 2021 | |||
| T4 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 2022 | |||
| T4 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 2022 | |||
| T4 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 2023 | |||
| T4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 2023 | |||
– The last two Cup races at Nashville have seen 3 drivers finish in the Top 5 in both races.
| Most Nashville Starts without Top 10 |
Longest Nashville Top 10 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| T1 | Alex Bowman | 3 | T1 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 2021-23 |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 3 | T1 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 2021-23 |
| T1 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | T1 | Ross Chastain | 3 | 2021-23 |
| T1 | Bubba Wallace | 3 | T4 | Joey Logano | 2 | 2021-22 |
| T1 | Chase Briscoe | 3 | T4 | Kevin Harvick | 2 | 2021-22 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 3 | T4 | Kurt Busch | 2 | 2021-22 |
| T1 | Corey LaJoie | 3 | T4 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 2022-23 |
| T1 | J.J. Yeley | 3 | T4 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 2022-23 |
| T1 | Josh Bilicki | 3 | T9 | 11 drivers tied | 1 | 2021-2023 |
| T1 | Justin Haley | 3 | ||||
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 3 | ||||
| T1 | Tyler Reddick | 3 | ||||
– Of the 12 drivers that have ran every race at Nashville and not gotten a Top 10, 10 of those drivers will be looking to get their first Top 10 this weekend.
| Most Nasvhille Stages without Stage Win |
Longest Nashville Stage Win Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| T1 | 23
drivers tied |
6 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 2022.17 s1&s2 |
| T2 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 2021.17 s1 | |||
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 2021.17 s2 | |||
| T2 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 2023.17 s1 | |||
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 2023.17 s2 | |||
| Most Nashville Stages without Stage T10 |
Longest Nashville Stage T10 Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| T1 | Alex Bowman | 6 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 6 | 2021.17 s1- 2023.17 s2 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 6 | T2 | Kyle Busch | 5 | 2021.17 s1- 2023.17 s1 |
| T1 | Corey LaJoie | 6 | T2 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 2021.17 s1- 2023.17 s1 |
| T1 | J.J. Yeley | 6 | T4 | Kurt Busch | 4 | 2021.17 s1- 2022.17 s2 |
| T1 | Josh Bilicki | 6 | T4 | Chase Elliott | 4 | 2022.17 s1- 2023.17 s2 |
| T1 | Justin Haley | 6 | T4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4 | 2022.17 s1- 2023.17 s2 |
| T7 | Austin Cindric | 4 | T7 | Kevin Harvick | 3 | 2021.17 s2- 2022.17 s2 |
| T7 | B.J. McLeod | 4 | T7 | Ross Chastain | 3 | 2022.17 s2- 2023.17 s2 |
| T7 | Cole Custer | 4 | T9 | 6 drivers tied | 2 | — |
| T7 | Harrison Burton | 4 | ||||
| T7 | Ryan Preece | 4 | ||||
| T7 | Todd Gilliland | 4 | ||||
| T7 | Ty Dillon | 4 | ||||
– Of the 27 drivers to compete in all 6 stages at Nashville only 6 drivers have not finished in the Top 10 in a stage, and only 4 of those drivers will be in the race this weekend.
