Last week at Pocono we saw a race at a racetrack that takes one of it’s turns from Indianapolis. Next we head to said track, and not on the Road Course this time! However, let’s hope this race puts on a little better show than last week did. Down below you will find different statistics for active drivers and Next Gen races of the NASCAR Cup series here at Indianapolis Motor Speedway 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: Indianapolis.

Active means any driver who started a race in the 2024 Cup Series season.
 
Last Indianapolis Race (07/05/20)
Finish Start Driver Laps Led S1 Fin S2 Fin Driver Rating
1 11 Kevin Harvick 161 68 5th 1st 142.3
2 21 Matt Kenseth 161 12 – 6th 113.3
3 5 Aric Almirola 161 0 – 98.2
4 9 Brad Keselowski 161 0 9th – 104.3
5 30 Cole Custer 161 0 – – 92.3
6 7 Kyle Busch 161 0 8th 7th 104.5
7 27 Michael McDowell 161 0 – – 75.8
8 13 Tyler Reddick 161 0 – – 81.2
9 17 Bubba Wallace 161 0 – – 77.8
10 1 Joey Logano 161 14 – – 93.9
11 10 Chase Elliott 161 26 4th 2nd 114.6
12 35 Christopher Bell 161 0 – 9th 92.5
13 2 Kurt Busch 161 0 – 8th 81.5
14 29 Ty Dillon 161 0 – – 71.7
15 19 John Hunter Nemechek 161 0 10th 10th 69.7
16 22 Clint Bowyer 161 0 – – 84.5
17 32 Ross Chastain 161 1 3rd 5th 61.8
18 16 Austin Dillon 161 5 7th 4th 82.5
19 15 Matt DiBenedetto 161 0 – – 94.0
20 37 Daniel Suarez 160 0 – – 57.8
21 34 J.J. Yeley 160 0 – – 55.0
22 40 B.J. McLeod 160 0 – – 52.8
23 33 Quin Houff 159 0 – – 40.7
24 28 Garrett Smithley 159 1 – – 50.2
25 39 Josh Bilicki 158 0 – – 40.2
26 25 Joey Gase 157 0 – 45.8
27 18 William Byron 156 15 1st – 77.0
28 6 Denny Hamlin 153 19 6th 3rd 107.1
29 38 Timmy Hill 153 0 – – 42.9
30 3 Alex Bowman 132 0 – – 64.3
31 20 Chris Buescher 99 0 – – 43.9
32 12 Ryan Blaney 96 0 – – 65.6
33 23 Erik Jones 73 0 2nd – 57.8
34 14 Ryan Newman 60 0 – – 46.3
35 26 Brennan Poole 24 0 – – 33.0
36 24 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 20 0 – – 31.5
37 4 Justin Allgaier 17 0 – – 29.0
38 8 Martin Truex Jr. 16 0 – – 35.0
39 31 Corey LaJoie 15 0 – – 29.3
40 36 Ryan Preece 14 0 – – 27.5

– Only 24 of the 40 drivers that competed in the last Indianapolis Cup race will be racing in this years race, and of those only 11 are with the same team they competed with in the 2020 race.

Active Indianapolis Average Finish w/ Best and Worst Finish
Rank Driver Avg. Fin. Best Worst Starts
1 Tyler Reddick 8.00 8th 8th 1
2 Joey Logano 10.83 2nd 33rd 12
3 Christopher Bell 12.00 12th 12th 1
4 Kyle Busch 12.06 1st 38th 16
5 Brad Keselowski 12.91 1st 38th 11
6 Denny Hamlin 13.40 3rd 34th 15
7 Daniel Suarez 14.00 7th 20th 4
8 John Hunter Nemechek 15.00 15th 15th 1
9 Kyle Larson 16.00 5th 33rd 6
10 Jimmie Johnson 16.50 1st 39th 18
T11 Bubba Wallace 16.67 3rd 38th 3
T11 William Byron 16.67 4th 27th 3
13 Ty Dillon 16.75 13th 21st 4
14 Chase Elliott 17.83 9th 39th 6
15 Austin Dillon 17.88 9th 26th 8
16 Chris Buescher 18.80 9th 31st 5
17 Ryan Blaney 20.17 7th 36th 6
18 A.J. Allmendinger 21.60 10th 38th 10
19 Ross Chastain 21.67 17th 26th 3
20 Martin Truex Jr. 22.38 4th 42nd 16
21 David Ragan 25.69 14th 38th 13
22 Michael McDowell 25.82 7th 42nd 11
23 Erik Jones 26.25 2nd 39th 4
24 Josh Bilicki 27.00 25th 29th 2
25 B.J. McLeod 27.25 22nd 32nd 4
26 Ryan Preece 28.00 16th 40th 2
27 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 29.00 12th 36th 8
28 Corey LaJoie 31.25 19th 40th 4
29 Timmy Hill 32.20 14th 42nd 5
30 J.J. Yeley 32.80 21st 39th 10
31 Alex Bowman 33.40 21st 43rd 5
32 Justin Allgaier 33.67 27th 37th 3
33 Daniel Hemric 34.00 34th 34th 1
34 David Starr 39.00 39th 39th 1

– Joey Logano is the only active driver with more than 1 start at Indianapolis and an Avg. Finish better than 12th.

Best Active Indianapolis
Avg. Driver Rating		 Best Active Indianapolis
Avg. Top 15%
Rank Driver Driv. Rate Starts Rank Driver Top 15% Starts
1 Kyle Busch 104.82 16 1 Kyle Larson 84.71 6
2 Jimmie Johnson 98.86 15 2 Kyle Busch 76.53 16
3 Kyle Larson 97.30 6 3 Denny Hamlin 68.74 15
4 Denny Hamlin 94.95 15 4 Jimmie Johnson 68.07 15
5 Joey Logano 92.66 12 5 Joey Logano 66.22 12
6 Christopher Bell 92.50 1 6 Brad Keselowski 62.23 11
7 Brad Keselowski 91.15 11 7 Christopher Bell 61.49 1
8 Ryan Blaney 85.32 6 8 Ryan Blaney 61.10 6
9 William Byron 82.30 3 9 Erik Jones 56.33 4
10 Tyler Reddick 81.20 1 10 William Byron 55.93 3

– When seeing which active drivers have been good here at Indianapolis look at the two tables above as 9 drivers are in both tables above.

Best Active Laps Led% Best Active Laps Completed%
Rank Driver Laps Led% Starts Rank Driver Laps Comp% Starts
1 Kyle Busch 12.55 16 T1 Christopher Bell 100 1
2 Jimmie Johnson 10.54 18 T1 John Hunter Nemechek 100 1
3 Brad Keselowski 6.06 11 T1 Tyler Reddick 100 1
4 Denny Hamlin 5.41 15 4 Daniel Suarez 99.85 4
5 Joey Logano 4.12 12 5 Ty Dillon 99.69 4
6 William Byron 3.95 3 6 Ross Chastain 99.58 3
T7 Chase Elliott 2.65 6 7 Austin Dillon 99.54 8
T7 Ryan Blaney 2.65 6 8 Joey Logano 99.18 12
9 Erik Jones 1.54 4 9 William Byron 98.96 3
10 Kyle Larson 1.02 6 10 Denny Hamlin 98.93 15

– Christopher Bell, John Hunter Nemechek, and Tyler Reddick have only ran one race at Indianapolis in a Cup car, but they hope to keep their perfect Laps Completed% alive this weekend.

Most Active Indianapolis Starts Most Active Indianapolis Poles
Rank Driver Starts Rank Driver Poles
1 Jimmie Johnson 18 1 Kyle Busch 2
T2 Kyle Busch 16
T2 Martin Truex Jr. 16 T2 David Ragan 1
4 Denny Hamlin 15
5 David Ragan 13 T2 Denny Hamlin 1
6 Joey Logano 12
T7 Brad Keselowski 11
T7 Michael McDowell 11 T2 Jimmie Johnson 1
T9 A.J. Allmendinger 10
T9 J.J. Yeley 10

– There will be a lot of drivers looking for their first Pole and race Win at Indianapolis this weekend as only 4 drivers racing this weekend have done either here.

Active Indianapolis Win List (w/ %)
Rank Driver Wins Win% Rank Driver Wins Win%
1 Jimmie Johnson 4 22.22 3 Brad Keselowski 1 9.09
2 Kyle Busch 2 12.50
Most Active Indianapolis Top 3’s Best Active Indianapolis Top 3%
Rank Driver Top 3’s Rank Driver Top3% Top3’s
1 Jimmie Johnson 6 T1 Jimmie Johnson 33.33 6
2 Kyle Busch 4 T1 Bubba Wallace 33.33 1
3 Denny Hamlin 3 T3 Kyle Busch 25.00 4
T4 Brad Keselowski 2 T3 Erik Jones 25.00 4
T4 Joey Logano 2 5 Denny Hamlin 20.00 3
T6 Bubba Wallace 1 6 Brad Keselowski 18.18 2
T6 Erik Jones 1 7 Joey Logano 16.67 2

With Bubba Wallace just below the cutline Indianapolis coming up is a welcomed sight as he is tied for the best Top 3% in the table above. Photo by Chris Graythen — Getty Images

Most Active Indianapolis Top 5’s Best Active Indianapolis Top 5%
Rank Driver Top 5’s Rank Driver Top5% Top5’s
1 Jimmie Johnson 6 T1 Jimmie Johnson 33.33 6
T2 Denny Hamlin 5 T1 Denny Hamlin 33.33 5
T2 Kyle Busch 5 T1 Joey Logano 33.33 4
4 Joey Logano 4 T1 Bubba Wallace 33.33 1
5 Brad Keselowski 3 T1 William Byron 33.33 1
T6 Bubba Wallace 1 6 Kyle Busch 31.25 5
T6 William Byron 1 7 Brad Keselowski 27.27 3
T6 Erik Jones 1 8 Erik Jones 25.00 1
T6 Kyle Larson 1 9 Kyle Larson 16.67 1
T6 Martin Truex Jr. 1 10 Martin Truex Jr. 6.25 1

– There are a plethora of drivers tied for best active Top 5% at Indianapolis in the table above, and everyone hopes to leave this weekend with the lead.

Most Active Indianapolis Top 10’s Best Active Indianapolis Top 10%
Rank Driver Top 10’s Rank Driver Top 10% Top 10’s
1 Kyle Busch 12 1 Tyler Reddick 100 1
T2 Joey Logano 8 2 Kyle Busch 75.00 12
T2 Denny Hamlin 8 T3 Joey Logano 66.67 8
4 Jimmie Johnson 7 T3 Bubba Wallace 66.67 2
5 Brad Keselowski 6 5 Brad Keselowski 54.55 6
T6 Kyle Larson 3 6 Denny Hamlin 53.33 8
T6 Martin Truex Jr. 3 7 Kyle Larson 50.00 3
T8 Bubba Wallace 2 8 Jimmie Johnson 38.89 7
T8 Austin Dillon 2 9 William Byron 33.33 1
T10 Austin Dillon 25.00 2
T8 A.J. Allmendinger 2 T10 Daniel Suarez 25.00 1
T10 Erik Jones 25.00 1

Kyle Busch is on an extreme bad luck streak, but he has the most Top 10’s at Indianapolis among active drivers and has finished 75% of his races here in the Top 10. Photo by Sean Gardner — Getty Images

Active Indianapolis Stage Win List (w/ %)
Rank Driver Stage Wins Stage Win% Rank Driver Stage Wins Stage Win%
1 Kyle Busch 2 25.00 T2 Joey Logano 1 12.50
T2 William Byron 1 16.67

– Speaking of Kyle Busch, he has the most Stage Wins and Stage T10’s among active drivers as well as the best Stage Win% and Stage T10%.

Most Active Indianapolis Stage T10’s Best Active Indianapolis Stage T10%
Rank Driver Stage T10’s Rank Driver Stage T10% Stage T10’s
1 Kyle Busch 6 1 Kyle Busch 75.00 6
T2 Denny Hamlin 5 T2 Jimmie Johnson 66.67 4
T2 Joey Logano 5 T2 Kyle Larson 66.67 4
T4 Jimmie Johnson 4 T4 Denny Hamlin 62.50 5
T4 Kyle Larson 4 T4 Joey Logano 62.50 5
T4 Brad Keselowski 4 T6 Brad Keselowski 50.00 4
T4 Chase Elliott 4 T6 Chase Elliott 50.00 4
T4 Erik Jones 4 T6 Erik Jones 50.00 4
T4 Ryan Blaney 4 T6 Ryan Blaney 50.00 4
10 William Byron 3 T6 William Byron 50.00 3
T6 Christopher Bell 50.00 1
Most Active Indianapolis Starts without Win Most Active Indianapolis Starts without Pole
Rank Driver Starts Rank Driver Starts
1 Martin Truex Jr. 16 1 Martin Truex Jr. 16
2 Denny Hamlin 15 2 Joey Logano 12
3 David Ragan 13 T3 Brad Keselowski 11
4 Joey Logano 12 T4 Michael McDowell 11
5 Michael McDowell 11 T5 A.J. Allmendinger 10
T6 A.J. Allmendinger 10 T5 J.J. Yeley 10
T6 J.J. Yeley 10 T7 Austin Dillon 8
T8 Austin Dillon 8 T7 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 8
T8 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 8 T9 Chase Elliott 6
T10 Chase Elliott 6 T9 Kyle Larson 6
T10 Kyle Larson 6 T9 Ryan Blaney 6
T10 Ryan Blaney 6

Of the 8 active drivers with 11+ Indianapolis starts Michael McDowell, last year’s Indy Road Course winner, is the only driver without a Top 5 or Pole here. Photo by Sean Gardner — Getty Images

Most Active Indianapolis Starts without Top 3 Most Active Indianapolis Starts without Top 5
Rank Driver Starts Rank Driver Starts
1 Martin Truex Jr. 16 1 David Ragan 13
2 David Ragan 13 2 Michael McDowell 11
3 Michael McDowell 11 T3 A.J. Allmendinger 10
T4 A.J. Allmendinger 10 T3 J.J. Yeley 10
T4 J.J. Yeley 10 T5 Austin Dillon 8
T5 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 8
Most Active Indianapolis Starts
without Top 10
Rank Driver Starts
1 David Ragan 13
2 J.J. Yeley 10
3 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 8
T4 Alex Bowman 5
T4 Timmy Hill 5

With David Ragan and J.J. Yeley not racing this weekend Ricky Stenhouse Jr. becomes the driver to have the most starts at Indianapolis without a Top 10 in the race this weekend. Photo by Chris Graythen — Getty Images

Most Active Indianapolis Stages without Stage Win Most Active Indianapolis Stages without Stage T10
Rank Driver Stages Rank Driver Stages
T1 15

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 8 T1 B.J. McLeod 8
T1 Corey LaJoie 8
T1 J.J. Yeley 8
T1 Michael McDowell 8
T1 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 8
T1 Ty Dillon 8
T7 Bubba Wallace 6
T7 David Ragan 6
T7 Ross Chastain 6
T7 Timmy Hill 6

Poor J.J. Yeley is the only driver on every “without” list above. Photo by Rusty Jarrett — Getty Images for NASCAR

Active Indianapolis Streaks (2+ in a row)
Driver Streak Category Driver Streak Category
Kevin Harvick 2 Wins Clint Bowyer 3 Stage T10’s
Kevin Harvick 3 Top 5’s Austin Dillon 2 Stage T10’s
Kevin Harvick 7 Top 10’s Chase Elliott 2 Stage T10’s
Bubba Wallace 2 Top 10’s Denny Hamlin 2 Stage T10’s
Joey Logano 2 Top 10’s Kyle Busch 2 Stage T10’s
Kevin Harvick 4 Stage T10’s Matt DiBenedetto 2 Stage T10’s

– Of the 12 active streaks above half of them are sure to end this weekend as Kevin Harvick, Clint Bowyer, and Matt DiBenedetto are not in the race this weekend.

 

Next Gen Stats

– There have been no Next Gen races on the Indianapolis oval and thus there are no stats in this section.