Well, last week at Chicago was another disappointing race as rain hampered the event yet again and left most fans wishing NASCAR would just go back to Chicagoland. Up next we go to another track that’s had it’s own share of weather issues in the past and has had fans disappointed before, causing it to lose a race date, Pocono. Down below you will find different statistics for active drivers and Next Gen races of the NASCAR Cup series here at Pocono Raceway 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: Pocono.
| Finish | Start | Driver | Laps | Led | S1 Fin | S2 Fin | Driver Rating |
| 1 | 8 | Denny Hamlin | 160 | 9 | 3rd | 4th | 118.7 |
| 2 | 7 | Tyler Reddick | 160 | 15 | 4th | 6th | 109.6 |
| 3 | 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 160 | 20 | 2nd | 10th | 123.2 |
| 4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | 160 | 0 | – | – | 94.5 |
| 5 | 11 | Ty Gibbs | 160 | 4 | – | 7th | 110.7 |
| 6 | 5 | Christopher Bell | 160 | 0 | – | – | 90.3 |
| 7 | 22 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 160 | 0 | – | – | 74.7 |
| 8 | 26 | Harrison Burton | 160 | 0 | – | – | 65.0 |
| 9 | 24 | Erik Jones | 160 | 0 | 10th | – | 79.7 |
| 10 | 35 | Chase Elliott | 160 | 0 | – | – | 86.5 |
| 11 | 10 | Bubba Wallace | 160 | 0 | 7th | 9th | 87.0 |
| 12 | 27 | Aric Almirola | 160 | 0 | – | – | 62.8 |
| 13 | 21 | Ross Chastain | 160 | 0 | – | – | 58.8 |
| 14 | 1 | William Byron | 160 | 60 | – | 3rd | 124.1 |
| 15 | 36 | Todd Gilliland | 160 | 0 | – | – | 48.2 |
| 16 | 13 | Brad Keselowski | 160 | 0 | – | – | 72.8 |
| 17 | 16 | A.J. Allmendinger | 160 | 0 | 5th | – | 72.5 |
| 18 | 18 | Chris Buescher | 160 | 0 | 9th | – | 78.8 |
| 19 | 15 | Michael McDowell | 160 | 0 | 6th | – | 67.7 |
| 20 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 160 | 24 | – | 1st | 88.4 |
| 21 | 25 | Kyle Busch | 160 | 0 | – | – | 58.8 |
| 22 | 32 | Noah Gragson | 160 | 0 | – | – | 48.3 |
| 23 | 9 | Austin Cindric | 160 | 0 | – | – | 57.2 |
| 24 | 20 | Alex Bowman | 160 | 0 | – | 5th | 78.3 |
| 25 | 31 | Cole Custer | 160 | 0 | – | – | 34.0 |
| 26 | 28 | J.J. Yeley | 160 | 0 | – | – | 36.7 |
| 27 | 12 | Corey LaJoie | 160 | 5 | – | – | 54.2 |
| 28 | 33 | Ty Dillon | 160 | 0 | – | 2nd | 36.3 |
| 29 | 29 | Chase Briscoe | 160 | 0 | – | – | 34.0 |
| 30 | 14 | Ryan Blaney | 160 | 2 | – | 8th | 73.0 |
| 31 | 34 | Ryan Preece | 159 | 0 | – | – | 44.8 |
| 32 | 30 | B.J. McLeod | 159 | 0 | – | – | 27.3 |
| 33 | 19 | Justin Haley | 153 | 0 | 8th | – | 52.7 |
| 34 | 23 | Austin Dillon | 105 | 0 | – | – | 44.8 |
| 35 | 6 | Joey Logano | 48 | 21 | 1st | – | 83.3 |
| 36 | 17 | Daniel Suarez | 37 | 0 | – | – | 28.0 |
– An interesting note from last years race, 5 of the Top 6 finishers started in the Top 10 but 6 of the next 7 finishers started out of the Top 20.
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Best | Worst | Starts |
| 1 | William Byron | 9.90 | 3rd | 18th | 10 |
| 2 | Daniel Hemric | 10.00 | 7th | 13th | 2 |
| 3 | Ty Gibbs | 10.50 | 5th | 16th | 2 |
| 4 | Brad Keselowski | 10.92 | 1st | 38th | 26 |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 11.53 | 1st | 43rd | 34 |
| 6 | Kyle Larson | 11.56 | 2nd | 33rd | 16 |
| 7 | Jimmie Johnson | 12.74 | 1st | 42nd | 38 |
| 8 | Erik Jones | 13.50 | 2nd | 38th | 12 |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | 13.79 | 1st | 38th | 14 |
| 10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 14.15 | 1st | 38th | 34 |
| 11 | Ryan Blaney | 14.29 | 1st | 33rd | 14 |
| 12 | Tyler Reddick | 14.83 | 2nd | 35th | 6 |
| 13 | Harrison Burton | 15.50 | 8th | 23rd | 2 |
| 14 | Kyle Busch | 15.89 | 1st | 43rd | 36 |
| 15 | Daniel Suarez | 16.75 | 2nd | 36th | 12 |
| 16 | Christopher Bell | 17.00 | 4th | 39th | 6 |
| 17 | Joey Logano | 17.93 | 1st | 40th | 28 |
| 18 | Alex Bowman | 18.36 | 1st | 31st | 14 |
| 19 | Austin Dillon | 18.89 | 10th | 37th | 18 |
| T20 | Bubba Wallace | 20.00 | 5th | 38th | 11 |
| T20 | Todd Gilliland | 20.00 | 15th | 25th | 2 |
| 22 | Chris Buescher | 20.64 | 1st | 37th | 14 |
| 23 | John Hunter Nemechek | 21.50 | 19th | 24th | 2 |
| 24 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 21.75 | 7th | 42nd | 20 |
| 25 | Chase Briscoe | 22.25 | 15th | 29th | 4 |
| 26 | Justin Allgaier | 22.40 | 16th | 27th | 5 |
| 27 | A.J. Allmendinger | 22.61 | 7th | 39th | 23 |
| T28 | Ty Dillon | 23.00 | 17th | 29th | 12 |
| T28 | Noah Gragson | 23.00 | 22nd | 24th | 2 |
| 30 | David Ragan | 23.85 | 5th | 37th | 26 |
| 31 | Ryan Preece | 23.86 | 8th | 37th | 7 |
| 32 | Michael McDowell | 25.90 | 6th | 43rd | 21 |
| T33 | Austin Cindric | 27.00 | 23rd | 31st | 2 |
| T33 | Justin Haley | 27.00 | 21st | 33rd | 3 |
| 35 | Corey LaJoie | 27.55 | 19th | 39th | 11 |
| 36 | Ross Chastain | 27.63 | 13th | 35th | 8 |
| 37 | Cody Ware | 29.50 | 25th | 39th | 4 |
| 38 | Anthony Alfredo | 30.00 | 26th | 34th | 2 |
| 39 | J.J. Yeley | 31.65 | 11th | 43rd | 23 |
| 40 | B.J. McLeod | 33.75 | 29th | 40th | 8 |
| T41 | Josh Bilicki | 34.00 | 32nd | 35th | 6 |
| T41 | Timmy Hill | 34.00 | 27th | 37th | 9 |
– William Byron is the only active driver to have an Avg. Finish under 10.0 here at Pocono in their Cup career, but he’ll lose this distinction if he finishes out of the Top 10 this weekend.
| Best Active Pocono Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Active Pocono Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 108.06 | 34 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 81.36 | 34 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 97.31 | 36 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 77.03 | 16 |
| 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 96.95 | 32 | 3 | Chase Elliott | 73.22 | 14 |
| 4 | Kyle Larson | 96.60 | 16 | 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 69.89 | 32 |
| 5 | William Byron | 96.16 | 10 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 69.75 | 36 |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | 93.59 | 26 | 6 | William Byron | 69.48 | 10 |
| 7 | Chase Elliott | 93.09 | 14 | 7 | Erik Jones | 64.70 | 12 |
| 8 | Erik Jones | 90.00 | 12 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | 62.09 | 6 |
| 9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 89.20 | 34 | 9 | Brad Keselowski | 61.37 | 26 |
| 10 | Joey Logano | 86.98 | 28 | 10 | Ryan Blaney | 60.71 | 14 |
Denny Hamlin is definitely the best active driver at Pocono as he is the best in both tables above and in the Laps Led% table below. Photo by Stephen A. Arce — Icon SMI — Icon Sport Media via Getty Images
| Best Active Laps Led% | Best Active Laps Completed% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 14.63 | 34 | T1 | William Byron | 100 | 10 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 11.19 | 38 | T1 | Chase Briscoe | 100 | 4 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 9.66 | 36 | T1 | Daniel Hemric | 100 | 2 |
| 4 | William Byron | 8.63 | 10 | T1 | Harrison Burton | 100 | 2 |
| 5 | Joey Logano | 7.15 | 28 | T1 | Noah Gragson | 100 | 2 |
| 6 | Kyle Larson | 6.33 | 16 | T1 | Todd Gilliland | 100 | 2 |
| 7 | Brad Keselowski | 5.47 | 26 | T1 | Ty Gibbs | 100 | 2 |
| 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4.55 | 34 | 8 | Justin Allgaier | 99.74 | 5 |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | 3.15 | 14 | 9 | Alex Bowman | 99.58 | 14 |
| 10 | Erik Jones | 3.07 | 12 | 10 | Ty Dillon | 99.52 | 12 |
| Most Active Pocono Starts | Most Active Pocono Poles | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 38 | T1 | Denny Hamlin | 4 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 36 | T1 | Kyle Busch | 4 |
| T3 | Denny Hamlin | 34 | 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 3 |
| T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 34 | T4 | Joey Logano | 2 |
| 5 | Joey Logano | 28 | T4 | William Byron | 2 |
| T6 | Brad Keselowski | 26 | T6 | Brad Keselowski | 1 |
| T6 | David Ragan | 26 | T6 | Daniel Suarez | 1 |
| T8 | A.J. Allmendinger | 23 | T6 | Kyle Larson | 1 |
| T8 | J.J. Yeley | 23 | T6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 |
| 10 | Michael McDowell | 21 | T6 | Ryan Blaney | 1 |
– Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, and Jimmie Johnson have been great at Pocono as they hold the top 3 most Poles here, top 3 most Wins here, and top 3 best Win% here among active drivers.
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 7 | 20.59 | T5 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 7.14 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 4 | 11.11 | T5 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 7.14 |
| 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 3 | 7.89 | T5 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 7.14 |
| 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 5.88 | T5 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 3.85 |
| T5 | Alex Bowman | 1 | 7.14 | T5 | Joey Logano | 1 | 3.57 |
| Most Active Pocono Top 3’s | Best Active Pocono Top 3% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 10 | T1 | Erik Jones | 33.33 | 4 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 9 | T1 | Tyler Reddick | 33.33 | 2 |
| T3 | Brad Keselowski | 7 | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 29.41 | 10 |
| T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 7 | 4 | Brad Keselowski | 26.92 | 7 |
| 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 6 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 25.00 | 9 |
| 6 | Erik Jones | 4 | 6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 20.59 | 7 |
| T7 | Tyler Reddick | 2 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | 16.67 | 2 |
| T7 | Daniel Suarez | 2 | 8 | Jimmie Johnson | 15.79 | 6 |
| T7 | Alex Bowman | 2 | 9 | Alex Bowman | 14.29 | 2 |
| T7 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 10 | Kyle Larson | 12.50 | 2 |
| T7 | Joey Logano | 2 | ||||
It’s no secret Erik Jones has had a lackluster 2024 season, but heading to Pocono could be just what he needs as he’s tied for the best active Pocono Top 3% above. Photo by Rich Graessle — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Most Active Pocono Top 5’s | Best Active Pocono Top 5% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 15 | 1 | Ty Gibbs | 50.00 | 1 |
| T2 | Brad Keselowski | 11 | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 44.12 | 15 |
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 11 | 3 | Brad Keselowski | 42.31 | 11 |
| T2 | Jimmie Johnson | 11 | 4 | Erik Jones | 41.67 | 5 |
| 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 7 | T5 | Christopher Bell | 33.33 | 2 |
| T6 | Erik Jones | 5 | T5 | Tyler Reddick | 33.33 | 2 |
| T6 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 7 | Kyle Larson | 31.25 | 5 |
| T8 | Chase Elliott | 4 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 30.56 | 11 |
| T8 | Joey Logano | 4 | 9 | Jimmie Johnson | 28.95 | 11 |
| T10 | 6 drivers tied | 2 | 10 | Chase Elliott | 28.57 | 4 |
– Denny Hamlin is more than just a winning master here at Pocono as he has the 2nd best active Top 5% above and the 2nd best Top 10% below.
| Most Active Pocono Top 10’s | Best Active Pocono Top 10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top 10% | Top 10’s |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 22 | 1 | Erik Jones | 66.67 | 8 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 20 | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 64.71 | 22 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 18 | 3 | Chase Elliott | 64.29 | 9 |
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 15 | 4 | Brad Keselowski | 57.69 | 15 |
| T4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 15 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 56.25 | 9 |
| 6 | Joey Logano | 10 | 6 | Jimmie Johnson | 52.63 | 20 |
| T7 | Chase Elliott | 9 | T7 | Kyle Busch | 50.00 | 18 |
| T7 | Kyle Larson | 9 | T7 | William Byron | 50.00 | 5 |
| T7 | Christopher Bell | 50.00 | 3 | |||
| 9 | Erik Jones | 8 | T7 | Tyler Reddick | 50.00 | 3 |
| T7 | Daniel Hemric | 50.00 | 1 | |||
| 10 | Ryan Blaney | 6 | T7 | Harrison Burton | 50.00 | 1 |
| T7 | Ty Gibbs | 50.00 | 1 | |||
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 25.00 | T5 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 6.25 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 4 | 16.67 | T5 | William Byron | 1 | 5.00 |
| T3 | Joey Logano | 2 | 8.33 | T5 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 4.17 |
| T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 8.33 | T5 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 4.17 |
| T5 | Jimmie Johnson | 1 | 6.25 |
Look out for Kyle Larson to do well in stages this weekend as he has the best Stage Win% and Stage T10% among active drivers. Photo by Sean Gardner — Getty Images
| Most Active Pocono Stage T10’s | Best Active Pocono Stage T10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
| T1 | Brad Keselowski | 17 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 80.00 | 16 |
| T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 17 | T2 | Brad Keselowski | 70.83 | 17 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 16 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 70.83 | 17 |
| 4 | Ryan Blaney | 14 | 4 | Ryan Blaney | 58.33 | 14 |
| 5 | Kyle Busch | 13 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 54.17 | 13 |
| T6 | Chase Elliott | 12 | T6 | Chase Elliott | 50.00 | 12 |
| T6 | Denny Hamlin | 12 | T6 | Denny Hamlin | 50.00 | 12 |
| 8 | Joey Logano | 10 | 8 | William Byron | 45.00 | 9 |
| 9 | William Byron | 9 | 9 | Joey Logano | 41.67 | 10 |
| 10 | Alex Bowman | 8 | 10 | Alex Bowman | 40.00 | 8 |
| Most Active Pocono Starts without Win | Most Active Pocono Starts without Pole | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | David Ragan | 26 | 1 | David Ragan | 26 |
| T2 | A.J. Allmendinger | 23 | T2 | A.J. Allmendinger | 23 |
| T2 | J.J. Yeley | 23 | T2 | J.J. Yeley | 23 |
| 4 | Michael McDowell | 21 | 4 | Michael McDowell | 21 |
| 5 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 20 | 5 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 20 |
| 6 | Austin Dillon | 18 | 6 | Austin Dillon | 18 |
| 7 | Kyle Larson | 16 | T7 | Alex Bowman | 14 |
| T8 | Daniel Suarez | 12 | T7 | Chase Eliott | 14 |
| T8 | Erik Jones | 12 | T7 | Chris Buescher | 14 |
| T8 | Ty Dillon | 12 | T10 | Erik Jones | 12 |
| T10 | Ty Dillon | 12 | |||
– There are a total of 8 drivers that are in both tables above, meaning they haven’t won a race or Pole here at Pocono.
| Most Active Pocono Starts without Top 3 | Most Active Pocono Starts without Top 5 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | David Ragan | 26 | T1 | A.J. Allmendinger | 23 |
| T2 | A.J. Allmendinger | 23 | T1 | J.J. Yeley | 23 |
| T2 | J.J. Yeley | 23 | 3 | Michael McDowell | 21 |
| 4 | Michael McDowell | 21 | 4 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 20 |
| 5 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 20 | 5 | Austin Dillon | 18 |
– David Ragan is the only active driver with 12+ starts here at Pocono to score a Top 5 finish here but not record a Top 3 finish.
| Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | J.J. Yeley | 23 |
| 2 | Ty Dillon | 12 |
| 3 | Corey LaJoie | 11 |
| 4 | Timmy Hill | 9 |
| T5 | B.J. McLeod | 8 |
| T5 | Ross Chastain | 8 |
J.J. Yeley has had no luck here at Pocono as he is the only driver in every “without” table above. Photo by David Hahn — Corbis — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Most Active Pocono Stages without Stage Win | Most Active Pocono Stages without Stage T10 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Stages |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 24 | 1 | B.J. McLeod | 16 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 24 | T2 | J.J. Yeley | 14 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 24 | T2 | Ryan Preece | 14 |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 24 | T4 | David Ragan | 12 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 24 | T4 | Josh Bilicki | 12 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 24 | 6 | Timmy Hill | 10 |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 24 | T7 | Chase Briscoe | 8 |
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 24 | T7 | Cody Ware | 8 |
| T9 | Bubba Wallace | 22 | T9 | 6 drivers tied | 4 |
| T9 | Corey LaJoie | 22 | |||
– There have been 22 drivers to run in 16+ stages at Pocono, and among those 22 only B.J. McLeod has not gotten a Stage T10 here.
| Driver | Streak | Category | Driver | Streak | Category |
| Tyler Reddick | 2 | Top 2’s | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | Top 10’s |
| Tyler Reddick | 3 | Top 10’s | Martin Truex Jr. | 7 | Stage T10’s |
| Chase Elliott | 2 | Top 10’s | Bubba Wallace | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Christopher Bell | 2 | Top 10’s | Denny Hamlin | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Erik Jones | 2 | Top 10’s | Tyler Reddick | 2 | Stage T10’s |
– Tyler Reddick has 3 impressive streaks coming into this weekend as he looks to get his 3rd straight Top 2 finish here, but he’s hoping it’s also his first win here.
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 2022-21 | 39.38 | Kyle Busch | 36th | 6 | 2023-21 | 12.50 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3rd |
| 2 | 2023-21 | 37.50 | William Byron | 14th | 7 | 2022-21 | 11.25 | Kyle Larson | 5th |
| 3 | 2023-21 | 15.00 | Kyle Larson | 20th | 8 | 2022-21 | 10.00 | Ross Chastain | 32nd |
| T4 | 2022-21 | 13.13 | Denny Hamlin | 35th | 9 | 2023-21 | 9.38 | Tyler Reddick | 2nd |
| T4 | 2023-21 | 13.13 | Joey Logano | 35th | 10 | 2022-21 | 8.75 | Christopher Bell | 4th |
– Leading a lot of laps at Pocono in the Next Gen car has not paid off as 6 of the 10 drivers above didn’t even finish in the Top 10.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2022-21 | Kyle Busch | 139.3 | 36th | 6 | 2023-21 | Ty Gibbs | 110.7 | 5th |
| 2 | 2022-21 | Denny Hamlin | 129.0 | 35th | 7 | 2023-21 | Tyler Reddick | 109.6 | 2nd |
| 3 | 2023-21 | William Byron | 124.1 | 14th | 8 | 2022-21 | Kyle Larson | 106.2 | 5th |
| 4 | 2023-21 | Martin Truex Jr. | 123.2 | 3rd | 9 | 2022-21 | Chase Elliott | 104.8 | 1st |
| 5 | 2023-21 | Denny Hamlin | 118.7 | 1st | 10 | 2022-21 | Christopher Bell | 102.3 | 4th |
The table above is a little misleading as Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin finished 1st and 2nd in 2022, but got disqualified after the race. Photo by Rich Graessle — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. |
| 1 | 2022-21 | Kyle Busch | 98.75 | 36th | T6 | 2022-21 | Kyle Larson | 87.50 | 5th |
| 2 | 2023-21 | Martin Truex Jr. | 96.88 | 3rd | T6 | 2023-21 | William Byron | 87.50 | 14th |
| 3 | 2023-21 | Denny Hamlin | 93.13 | 1st | 8 | 2022-21 | Christopher Bell | 86.88 | 4th |
| 4 | 2023-21 | Tyler Reddick | 91.25 | 2nd | 9 | 2022-21 | Martin Truex Jr. | 85.63 | 7th |
| 5 | 2022-21 | Denny Hamlin | 89.38 | 35th | 10 | 2023-21 | Ty Gibbs | 83.13 | 5th |
– Look for Toyota to be in the Top 15 a lot this weekend as 8 of the 10 spots in the table above are held by Toyota’s, including the first 5.
| Best Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-36) |
Worst Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-36) |
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| Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin | Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin |
| 1 | 8th | 4.00 | 1 | 6th | 34.00 |
| T2 | 4th | 4.50 | 2 | 31st | 29.50 |
| T2 | 11th | 4.50 | 3 | 33rd | 28.00 |
| 4 | 7th | 5.00 | 4 | 20th | 27.50 |
| 5 | 16th | 9.50 | 5 | 29th | 27.00 |
| 6 | 3rd | 10.50 | T6 | 23rd | 26.50 |
| 7 | 26th | 11.00 | T6 | 30th | 26.50 |
| 8 | 9th | 13.00 | 8 | 19th | 25.50 |
| T9 | 10th | 13.50 | 9 | 14th | 25.00 |
| T9 | 25th | 13.50 | T10 | 1st | 24.50 |
| T10 | 28th | 24.50 | |||
– Whatever you do, do not start 6th this weekend as both drivers to start 6th in a Next Gen race at Pocono have not faired well.
| Best Next Gen Pocono Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Next Gen Pocono Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 123.85 | 2 | T1 | Denny Hamlin | 91.25 | 2 |
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 106.15 | 2 | T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 91.25 | 2 |
| 3 | William Byron | 103.40 | 2 | 3 | Tyler Reddick | 86.25 | 2 |
| 4 | Tyler Reddick | 102.60 | 2 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 79.06 | 2 |
| 5 | Kyle Busch | 99.05 | 2 | 5 | Christopher Bell | 77.50 | 2 |
| 6 | Kyle Larson | 97.30 | 2 | 6 | Chase Elliott | 70.94 | 2 |
| 7 | Christopher Bell | 96.30 | 2 | 7 | William Byron | 70.63 | 2 |
| 8 | Chase Elliott | 95.65 | 2 | 8 | Bubba Wallace | 67.50 | 2 |
| 9 | Erik Jones | 86.80 | 2 | 9 | Ryan Blaney | 63.13 | 2 |
| 10 | Bubba Wallace | 86.05 | 2 | 10 | Kyle Busch | 59.38 | 2 |
– Looking at the tables above it is clear to see that Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. are the drivers to beat this weekend.
| Best Next Gen Pocono Avg. Finish | Best Next Gen Pocono Laps Led% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Tyler Reddick | 2.00 | 2 | 1 | Kyle Busch | 19.69 | 2 |
| T2 | Christopher Bell | 5.00 | 2 | 2 | William Byron | 18.75 | 2 |
| T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 5.00 | 2 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 13.13 | 2 |
| 4 | Chase Elliott | 5.50 | 2 | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 9.38 | 2 |
| 5 | Erik Jones | 9.00 | 2 | 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 6.88 | 2 |
| 6 | Bubba Wallace | 9.50 | 2 | 6 | Joey Logano | 6.56 | 2 |
| 7 | Ty Gibbs | 10.50 | 2 | 7 | Ross Chastain | 5.00 | 2 |
| T8 | Aric Almirola | 12.50 | 2 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | 4.69 | 2 |
| T8 | Kyle Larson | 12.50 | 2 | 9 | Christopher Bell | 4.38 | 2 |
| T8 | Michael McDowell | 12.50 | 2 | 10 | Erik Jones | 3.44 | 2 |
| T8 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 12.50 | 2 | ||||
– The tables above show the correlation between leading laps at Pocono in the Next Gen car and a good finish as only 5 drivers are in both tables.
| Next Gen Pocono Win List | Next Gen Pocono Pole List | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 50.00 | T1 | Denny Hamlin | 1 |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 50.00 | T1 | William Byron | 1 |
If it wasn’t for the disqualification after his 2022 win Denny Hamlin would be the only name in the Next Gen Win list table above. Photo by Logan Riely — Getty Images
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Top 3% |
| 1 | Tyler Reddick | 2 | 100 |
| T2 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 50.00 |
| T2 | Daniel Suarez | 1 | 50.00 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 50.00 |
| T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 50.00 |
– Tyler Reddick is the only driver to finish both Pocono Next Gen races in the Top 3/5, but there are 4 others that have finished Top 10 in both races.
| Most Next Gen Pocono Top 5’s | Most Next Gen Pocono Top 10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Top 5% | Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Top 10% |
| 1 | Tyler Reddick | 2 | 100 | T1 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 100 |
| T2 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 50.00 | T1 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 100 |
| T2 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 50.00 | T1 | Erik Jones | 2 | 100 |
| T2 | Daniel Suarez | 1 | 50.00 | T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 100 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 50.00 | T1 | Tyler Reddick | 2 | 100 |
| T2 | Kevin Harvick | 1 | 50.00 | T6 | 10 drivers tied | 1 | 50.00 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 50.00 | ||||
| T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 50.00 | ||||
| T2 | Ty Gibbs | 1 | 50.00 | ||||
| Most Next Gen Pocono Stage Wins | Most Next Gen Pocono Stage T10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Stage T10% |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 50.00 | T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4 | 100 |
| T2 | Erik Jones | 3 | 75.00 | ||||
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 75.00 | ||||
| T2 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | 75.00 | ||||
| T2 | Joey Logano | 1 | 25.00 | T2 | William Byron | 3 | 75.00 |
| T6 | Bubba Wallace | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
| T6 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
| T6 | Daniel Suarez | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
| T2 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 25.00 | T6 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 50.00 |
| T6 | Kevin Harvick | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
| T6 | Michael McDowell | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
| T6 | Tyler Reddick | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
– Martin Truex Jr. is the only driver to finish every stage and race in the Top 10 in a Next Gen car at Pocono.