Active/Next Gen Cup Track Stats: Chicago Street Race
Last week at Nashville was… chaos. Drivers running each other over, cars running out of fuel, take your pick, but it was another unexpected race. Even an unexpected winner happened as Joey Logano is back in the win column as he somehow saved tons of fuel. Next up we head to a place where another unexpected race is upon us as last year rain plagued the weekend, Chicago. Down below you will find different statistics for active drivers and Next Gen races of the NASCAR Cup series here at Chicago Street Race 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: Chicago Street Race.
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2024 Cup Series season.
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Last Chicago Race (07/02/23)
Finish
Start
Driver
Laps
Led
S1 Fin
S2 Fin
Driver Rating
1
3
Shane Van Gisbergen
78
9
3rd
4th
138.1
2
37
Justin Haley
78
23
–
–
93.7
3
26
Chase Elliott
78
0
–
–
85.4
4
7
Kyle Larson
78
0
7th
2nd
112.5
5
18
Kyle Busch
78
0
–
–
71.8
6
31
Austin Cindric
78
0
–
–
76.5
7
6
Michael McDowell
78
0
5th
5th
105.3
8
9
Joey Logano
78
0
–
–
88.5
9
12
Ty Gibbs
78
1
9th
6th
99.9
10
15
Chris Buescher
78
0
–
–
88.0
11
1
Denny Hamlin
78
0
–
–
85.3
12
24
Aric Almirola
78
0
–
–
49.7
13
22
William Byron
78
0
–
–
74.2
14
19
Corey LaJoie
78
0
–
–
78.6
15
28
Ryan Preece
78
0
–
–
78.7
16
21
Erik Jones
78
0
–
–
61.8
17
10
A.J. Allmendinger
78
0
8th
9th
83.3
18
4
Christopher Bell
78
37
1st
1st
113.5
19
25
Todd Gilliland
78
0
–
–
51.5
20
16
Chase Briscoe
78
0
–
10th
71.3
21
8
Jenson Button
78
0
10th
–
65.0
22
34
Ross Chastain
78
0
–
–
61.8
23
27
Josh Bilicki
78
0
–
–
57.0
24
20
Brad Keselowski
78
0
–
–
39.0
25
23
Noah Gragson
78
0
–
–
32.8
26
30
Andy Lally
78
0
–
–
44.2
27
5
Daniel Suarez
78
0
6th
7th
75.8
28
2
Tyler Reddick
78
8
2nd
3rd
101.5
29
35
Kevin Harvick
78
0
–
–
33.7
30
32
Harrison Burton
78
0
–
–
31.3
31
14
Bubba Wallace
78
0
–
–
38.7
32
11
Martin Truex Jr.
77
0
4th
8th
73.6
33
17
Ryan Blaney
77
0
–
–
41.5
34
36
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
77
0
–
–
32.0
35
33
Ty Dillon
67
0
–
–
37.0
36
29
Austin Dillon
62
0
–
–
41.8
37
13
Alex Bowman
40
0
–
–
52.8
– An interesting note from the 2023 Chicago Street Race is that the driver who started on Pole led 0 laps, while the driver who started last led the 2nd most laps in the race.
Active Chicago Average Finish w/ Best and Worst Finish
Rank
Driver
Avg. Fin.
Best
Worst
Starts
1
Shane Van Gisbergen
1.0
1st
1st
1
2
Justin Haley
2.0
2nd
2nd
1
3
Chase Elliott
3.0
3rd
3rd
1
4
Kyle Larson
4.0
4th
4th
1
5
Kyle Busch
5.0
5th
5th
1
6
Austin Cindric
6.0
6th
6th
1
7
Michael McDowell
7.0
7th
7th
1
8
Joey Logano
8.0
8th
8th
1
9
Ty Gibbs
9.0
9th
9th
1
10
Chris Buescher
10.0
10th
10th
1
11
Denny Hamlin
11.0
11th
11th
1
12
William Byron
13.0
13th
13th
1
13
Corey LaJoie
14.0
14th
14th
1
14
Ryan Preece
15.0
15th
15th
1
15
Erik Jones
16.0
16th
16th
1
16
A.J. Allmendinger
17.0
17th
17th
1
17
Christopher Bell
18.0
18th
18th
1
18
Todd Gilliland
19.0
19th
19th
1
19
Chase Briscoe
20.0
20th
20th
1
20
Ross Chastain
22.0
22nd
22nd
1
21
Brad Keselowski
24.0
24th
24th
1
22
Noah Gragson
25.0
25th
25th
1
23
Daniel Suarez
27.0
27th
27th
1
24
Tyler Reddick
28.0
28th
28th
1
25
Harrison Burton
30.0
30th
30th
1
26
Bubba Wallace
31.0
31st
31st
1
27
Martin Truex Jr.
32.0
32nd
32nd
1
28
Ryan Blaney
33.0
33rd
33rd
1
29
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
34.0
34th
34th
1
30
Ty Dillon
35.0
35th
35th
1
31
Austin Dillon
36.0
36th
36th
1
32
Alex Bowman
37.0
37th
37th
1
– Not much to be said about anything above, but obviously Shane Van Gisbergen has the best Avg. Finish here since there has only been one race ever run on this track.
Best Active Chicago
Avg. Driver Rating
Best Active Chicago
Avg. Top 15%
Rank
Driver
Driv. Rate
Starts
Rank
Driver
Top 15%
Starts
1
Shane Van Gisbergen
138.1
1
1
Ty Gibbs
100
1
2
Christopher Bell
113.5
1
2
Kyle Larson
97.44
1
3
Kyle Larson
112.5
1
3
Shane Van Gisbergen
93.59
1
4
Michael McDowell
105.3
1
4
Michael McDowell
89.74
1
5
Tyler Reddick
101.5
1
5
Chris Buescher
79.49
1
6
Ty Gibbs
99.9
1
6
Denny Hamlin
76.92
1
7
Justin Haley
93.7
1
7
Tyler Reddick
73.08
1
8
Joey Logano
88.5
1
8
Christopher Bell
69.23
1
9
Chris Buescher
88.0
1
9
Joey Logano
67.95
1
10
Chase Elliott
85.4
1
10
A.J. Allmendinger
66.67
1
Shane Van Gisbergen is the only driver to be top 5 in both tables above and also top 5 in the Laps Led% table below. Photo by Michael Reaves — Getty Images
Best Active Laps Led%
Best Active Laps Completed%
Rank
Driver
Laps Led%
Starts
Rank
Driver
Laps Comp%
Starts
1
Christopher Bell
47.44
1
T1
26 drivers tied
100
1
2
Justin Haley
29.49
1
3
Shane Van Gisbergen
11.54
1
4
Tyler Reddick
10.26
1
5
Ty Gibbs
1.28
1
Most Active Chicago Starts
Most Active Chicago Poles
Rank
Driver
Starts
Rank
Driver
Poles
T1
32 drivers tied
1
1
Denny Hamlin
1
– Of the 37 drivers that started in last years Chicago Street Race only 32 have made a Cup Series start this year.
Active Chicago Win List (w/ %)
Rank
Driver
Wins
Win%
1
Shane Van Gisbergen
1
100
Most Active Chicago Top 3’s
Best Active Chicago Top 3%
Rank
Driver
Top 3’s
Rank
Driver
Top3%
Top3’s
T1
Chase Elliott
1
T1
Chase Elliott
100
1
T1
Justin Haley
1
T1
Justin Haley
100
1
T1
Shane Van Gisbergen
1
T1
Shane Van Gisbergen
100
1
– Chevy will be tough to beat this weekend as their drivers didn’t just win, didn’t just sweep the Top 3, but swept the entire Top 5 in last years race.
Most Active Chicago Top 5’s
Best Active Chicago Top 5%
Rank
Driver
Top 5’s
Rank
Driver
Top5%
Top5’s
T1
Chase Elliott
1
T1
Chase Elliott
100
1
T1
Justin Haley
1
T1
Justin Haley
100
1
T1
Kyle Busch
1
T1
Kyle Busch
100
1
T1
Kyle Larson
1
T1
Kyle Larson
100
1
T1
Shane Van Gisbergen
1
T1
Shane Van Gisbergen
100
1
Most Active Chicago Top 10’s
Best Active Chicago Top 10%
Rank
Driver
Top 10’s
Rank
Driver
Top 10%
Top 10’s
T1
Austin Cindric
1
T1
Austin Cindric
100
1
T1
Chase Elliott
1
T1
Chase Elliott
100
1
T1
Chris Buescher
1
T1
Chris Buescher
100
1
T1
Joey Logano
1
T1
Joey Logano
100
1
T1
Justin Haley
1
T1
Justin Haley
100
1
T1
Kyle Busch
1
T1
Kyle Busch
100
1
T1
Kyle Larson
1
T1
Kyle Larson
100
1
T1
Michael McDowell
1
T1
Michael McDowell
100
1
T1
Shane Van Gisbergen
1
T1
Shane Van Gisbergen
100
1
T1
Ty Gibbs
1
T1
Ty Gibbs
100
1
– All 10 drivers that got a Top 10 finish last year at the Chicago Street Race will be looking to get their 2nd Top 10 finish here this weekend.
Active Chicago Stage Win List (w/ %)
Rank
Driver
Stage Wins
Stage Win%
1
Christopher Bell
2
100
If Christopher Bell can sweep the stages again this weekend he will remain the only driver to win a stage at the Chicago Street Race. Photo by Michael Reaves — Getty Images
Most Active Chicago Stage T10’s
Best Active Chicago Stage T10%
Rank
Driver
Stage T10’s
Rank
Driver
Stage T10%
Stage T10’s
T1
A.J. Allmendinger
2
T1
A.J. Allmendinger
100
2
T1
Christopher Bell
2
T1
Christopher Bell
100
2
T1
Daniel Suarez
2
T1
Daniel Suarez
100
2
T1
Kyle Larson
2
T1
Kyle Larson
100
2
T1
Martin Truex Jr.
2
T1
Martin Truex Jr.
100
2
T1
Michael McDowell
2
T1
Michael McDowell
100
2
T1
Shane Van Gisbergen
2
T1
Shane Van Gisbergen
100
2
T1
Ty Gibbs
2
T1
Ty Gibbs
100
2
T1
Tyler Reddick
2
T1
Tyler Reddick
100
2
10
Chase Briscoe
1
10
Chase Briscoe
50.00
1
– Almost every active driver that got a Stage T10 in last years Chicago Street Race did so in both stages.
Most Active Chicago Starts without Win
Most Active Chicago Starts without Pole
Rank
Driver
Starts
Rank
Driver
Starts
T1
31 drivers tied
1
T1
31 drivers tied
1
Most Active Chicago Starts without Top 3
Most Active Chicago Starts without Top 5
Rank
Driver
Starts
Rank
Driver
Starts
T1
29 drivers tied
1
T1
27 drivers tied
1
Most Active Chicago Starts
without Top 10
Rank
Driver
Starts
T1
22 drivers tied
1
– There are a lot of active drivers racing in the Chicago Street Race this weekend that are looking for their first Top 10 finish or Stage T10 here.
Most Active Chicago Stages without Stage Win
Most Active Chicago Stages without Stage T10
Rank
Driver
Stages
Rank
Driver
Stages
T1
31 drivers tied
2
T1
22 drivers tied
2
Active Chicago Streaks (2+ in a row)
Driver
Streak
Category
Driver
Streak
Category
Christopher Bell
2
Stage Wins
Michael McDowell
2
Stage T10’s
A.J. Allmendinger
2
Stage T10’s
Shane Van Gisbergen
2
Stage T10’s
Daniel Suarez
2
Stage T10’s
Ty Gibbs
2
Stage T10’s
Kyle Larson
2
Stage T10’s
Tyler Reddick
2
Stage T10’s
Martin Truex Jr.
2
Stage T10’s
– We’ll see how many of these streaks are still alive at the end of Stage 1 this weekend.
Next Gen Stats
Best Next Gen Laps Led% in race
Rank
Race
Laps Led%
Driver
Fin.
Rank
Race
Laps Led%
Driver
Fin.
1
2023-18
47.44
Denny Hamlin
18th
4
2023-18
10.26
Tyler Reddick
28th
2
2023-18
29.49
Ross Chastain
2nd
5
2023-18
1.28
Ty Gibbs
9th
3
2023-18
11.54
Martin Truex Jr.
1st
– Chevy may have swept the Top 5 at Chicago last year, but watch for Toyota to lead a lot as their drivers led nearly 60% of the laps last year.
Best Next Gen Driver Rating in race
Rank
Race
Driver
Driv.
Rate
Fin.
Rank
Race
Driver
Driv.
Rate
Fin.
1
2023-18
Shane Van Gisbergen
138.1
1st
6
2023-18
Ty Gibbs
99.9
9th
2
2023-18
Christopher Bell
113.5
18th
7
2023-18
Justin Haley
93.7
2nd
3
2023-18
Kyle Larson
112.5
4th
8
2023-18
Joey Logano
88.5
8th
4
2023-18
Michael McDowell
105.3
7th
9
2023-18
Chris Buescher
88.0
10th
5
2023-18
Tyler Reddick
101.5
28th
10
2023-18
Chase Elliott
85.4
3rd
Shane Van Gisbergen hopes to have another good race this weekend at the Chicago Street Race and maybe hold the top 2 spots in the Driver Rating table above at the end of the weekend. Photo by Chris Graythen — Getty Images
Best % of Next Gen Race Laps ran in Top 15 in race
Rank
Race
Driver
Top 15%
Fin.
Rank
Race
Driver
Top 15%
Fin.
1
2023-18
Ty Gibbs
100
9th
6
2023-18
Denny Hamlin
76.92
11th
2
2023-18
Kyle Larson
97.44
4th
7
2023-18
Tyler Reddick
73.08
28th
3
2023-18
Shane Van Gisbergen
93.59
1st
8
2023-18
Christopher Bell
69.23
18th
4
2023-18
Michael McDowell
89.74
7th
9
2023-18
Joey Logano
67.95
8th
5
2023-18
Chris Buescher
79.49
10th
10
2023-18
A.J. Allmendinger
66.67
17th
– Each driver that ran over 89% of the Chicago Street Race last year in the Top 15 finished the race in the Top 10.
Best Next Gen Avg. Fin. by
Starting Position (1-37)
Worst Next Gen Avg. Fin. by
Starting Position (1-37)
Rank
Start Pos.
Avg. Fin
Rank
Start Pos.
Avg. Fin
1
3rd
1.0
1
13th
37.0
2
37th
2.0
2
29th
36.0
3
26th
3.0
3
33rd
35.0
4
7th
4.0
4
36th
34.0
5
18th
5.0
5
17th
33.0
6
31st
6.0
6
11th
32.0
7
6th
7.0
7
14th
31.0
8
9th
8.0
8
32nd
30.0
9
12th
9.0
9
35th
29.0
10
15th
10.0
10
2nd
28.0
– The only thing to take away from the two tables above is that qualifying good didn’t matter last year, we’ll see if that holds true for this weekend as well.
Best Next Gen Chicago
Avg. Driver Rating
Best Next Gen Chicago
Avg. Top 15%
Rank
Driver
Driv. Rate
Starts
Rank
Driver
Top 15%
Starts
1
Shane Van Gisbergen
138.1
1
1
Ty Gibbs
100
1
2
Christopher Bell
113.5
1
2
Kyle Larson
97.44
1
3
Kyle Larson
112.5
1
3
Shane Van Gisbergen
93.59
1
4
Michael McDowell
105.3
1
4
Michael McDowell
89.74
1
5
Tyler Reddick
101.5
1
5
Chris Buescher
79.49
1
6
Ty Gibbs
99.9
1
6
Denny Hamlin
76.92
1
7
Justin Haley
93.7
1
7
Tyler Reddick
73.08
1
8
Joey Logano
88.5
1
8
Christopher Bell
69.23
1
9
Chris Buescher
88.0
1
9
Joey Logano
67.95
1
10
Chase Elliott
85.4
1
10
A.J. Allmendinger
66.67
1
Ty Gibbs hopes to keep his status of running every lap in the Top 15 in a Next Gen race at the Chicago Street Race alive this weekend. Photo by Michael Reaves — Getty Images
Best Next Gen Chicago Avg. Finish
Best Next Gen Chicago Laps Led%
Rank
Driver
Avg. Fin.
Starts
Rank
Driver
Laps Led%
Starts
1
Shane Van Gisbergen
1.0
1
1
Christopher Bell
47.44
1
2
Justin Haley
2.0
1
3
Chase Elliott
3.0
1
2
Justin Haley
29.49
1
4
Kyle Larson
4.0
1
5
Kyle Busch
5.0
1
3
Shane Van Gisbergen
11.54
1
6
Austin Cindric
6.0
1
7
Michael McDowell
7.0
1
4
Tyler Reddick
10.26
1
8
Joey Logano
8.0
1
9
Ty Gibbs
9.0
1
5
Ty Gibbs
1.28
1
10
Chris Buescher
10.0
1
– Denny Hamlin may be the only driver on the Pole list table below, but he is in neither of the tables above and obviously isn’t in the Win table below either.
Next Gen Chicago Win List
Next Gen Chicago Pole List
Rank
Driver
Wins
Win%
Rank
Driver
Poles
1
Shane Van Gisbergen
1
100
1
Denny Hamlin
1
Next Gen Chicago Top 3’s List
Rank
Driver
Top 3’s
Top 3%
T1
Chase Elliott
1
100
T1
Justin Haley
1
100
T1
Shane Van Gisbergen
1
100
I’ve honestly run out of things to say and am tired of repeating myself, so enjoy this picture from last year’s race here. Photo by Sean Gardner — Getty Images
