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 from all of the NASCAR Cup races here at Pocono 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: Pocono.
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: Pocono.
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: Richard Petty 08/04/1974
Most Recent Winner: Denny Hamlin 07/23/2023
| Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver | Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver |
| 1 | 2005-14 | 29 | Carl Edwards | T6 | 2016-21 | 22 | Chris Buescher |
| 2 | 2018-21 | 28 | Kyle Busch | T8 | 2020-15 | 19 | Denny Hamlin |
| T3 | 1995-13 | 27 | Terry Labonte | T8 | 2021-19 | 19 | Kyle Busch |
| T3 | 2012-21 | 27 | Jeff Gordon | T10 | 2007-14 | 18 | Jeff Gordon |
| 5 | 1989-13 | 23 | Terry Labonte | T10 | 2013-21 | 18 | Kasey Kahne |
| T6 | 2000-15 | 22 | Jeremy Mayfield |
– Starting outside of the Top 30 in a Cup car at Pocono is pretty much a nail in the coffin for any chances at winning the race as 0 drivers have done it in 90 races.
| Rank | Race | Finish | Driver | Rank | Race | Finish | Driver |
| 1 | 2001-20 | 43 | Todd Bodine | 7 | 1992-16 | 33 | Davey Allison |
| 2 | 1997-13 | 39 | Bobby Hamilton | 8 | 1975-18 | 31 | Bobby Allison |
| 3 | 2016-21 | 38 | Martin Truex Jr. | 9 | 1986-16 | 30 | Harry Gant |
| 4 | 1987-12 | 37 | Terry Labonte | T10 | 1978-18 | 29 | Benny Parsons |
| 5 | 2022-21 | 35 | Denny Hamlin | T10 | 1987-16 | 29 | Tim Richmond |
| 6 | 1998-18 | 34 | Ward Burton |
– Todd Bodine’s record for worst finish by a Pole winner here at Pocono will not be broken this weekend, or anytime soon unless something in NASCAR changes.
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| 1981-19 | Darrell Waltrip | 2002-20 | Bill Elliott |
| 1983-18 | Tim Richmond | 2003-20 | Ryan Newman |
| 1985-13 | Bill Elliott | 2006-14 | Denny Hamlin |
| 1985-16 | Bill Elliott | 2006-20 | Denny Hamlin |
| 1994-13 | Rusty Wallace | 2008-14 | Kasey Kahne |
| 1994-17 | Geoff Bodine | 2012-14 | Joey Logano |
| 1996-13 | Jeff Gordon | 2017-21 | Kyle Busch |
| 2001-15 | Ricky Rudd |
– There have been 15 of 81 Pole winners at Pocono to also win the race, but it’s only happened twice in the last 22 races that qualifying was held here.
| Race | Driver | Race Finish |
| 2019-14 | Kyle Larson | 26th |
| Drivers to win both Stages and Race | Drivers to win Pole, both Stages & Race | ||
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| – | – | – | – |
| Best Laps Led% by Winner | Worst Laps Led% by Winner | ||||||
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver |
| 1 | 2007-21 | 87.50 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 2022-21 | 0.00 | Chase Elliott |
| 2 | 1998-18 | 82.00 | Jeff Gordon | 2 | 2015-21 | 1.25 | Matt Kenseth |
| 3 | 2013-14 | 80.00 | Jimmie Johnson | 3 | 2001-20 | 2.00 | Bobby Labonte |
| 4 | 1974-20 | 79.17 | Richard Petty | 4 | 1995-13 | 3.50 | Terry Labonte |
| 5 | 1994-17 | 78.00 | Geoff Bodine | 5 | 1989-16 | 4.00 | Bill Elliott |
| 6 | 2006-20 | 75.50 | Denny Hamlin | 6 | 2000-15 | 4.50 | Jeremy Mayfield |
| 7 | 1993-13 | 74.00 | Kyle Petty | 7 | 2023-21 | 5.63 | Denny Hamlin |
| 8 | 1983-14 | 71.50 | Bobby Allison | 8 | 1992-16 | 6.00 | Darrell Waltrip |
| 9 | 1994-13 | 70.50 | Rusty Wallace | 9 | 2017-14 | 6.25 | Ryan Blaney |
| 10 | 2005-20 | 64.53 | Kurt Busch | 10 | 2014-14 | 6.88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
– There have been 2,667 Cup races in which laps led were recorded and only twice has the winning driver been credited with leading 0 laps. Lee Petty in 1953 which is mentioned to have happened due to a scoring era in the article linked, and Chase Elliott in 2022 at Pocono due to the first two drivers to cross the finish line being disqualified.
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 2007-21 | 87.50 | Kurt Busch | 1st | 6 | 1985-13 | 77.00 | Geoff Bodine | 4th |
| 2 | 1998-18 | 82.00 | Jeff Gordon | 1st | 7 | 2006-20 | 75.50 | Denny Hamlin | 1st |
| 3 | 2013-14 | 80.00 | Jimmie Johnson | 1st | 8 | 1993-13 | 74.00 | Kyle Petty | 1st |
| 4 | 1974-20 | 79.17 | Richard Petty | 1st | 9 | 1983-14 | 71.50 | Bobby Allison | 1st |
| 5 | 1994-17 | 78.00 | Geoff Bodine | 1st | 10 | 1994-13 | 70.50 | Rusty Wallace | 1st |
– Geoff Bodine is the only driver to lead 70+% of the laps in a Cup race here at Pocono twice, but he’s also the only driver to do so and not win the race.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. |
| T1 | 2005-20 | Kurt Busch | 150.0 | 1st | 6 | 2019-14 | Kyle Busch | 147.6 | 1st |
| T1 | 2007-21 | Kurt Busch | 150.0 | 1st | 7 | 2015-14 | Martin Truex Jr. | 147.0 | 1st |
| 3 | 2006-20 | Denny Hamlin | 149.0 | 1st | 8 | 2013-21 | Kasey Kahne | 146.7 | 1st |
| 4 | 2009-21 | Denny Hamlin | 148.6 | 1st | 9 | 2008-14 | Kasey Kahne | 145.2 | 1st |
| 5 | 2013-14 | Jimmie Johnson | 148.1 | 1st | 10 | 2010-14 | Denny Hamlin | 144.3 | 1st |
– Kurt Busch is the only driver to score a perfect Driver Rating here at Pocono, and he did it twice, with two different teams no less.
| Most Recent | Driver | Finish | Most Recent | Driver | Finish |
| 2011-14 | Kurt Busch | 2nd | 2013-14 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 3rd |
| 2012-14 | Joey Logano | 1st | 2015-14 | Kevin Harvick | 2nd |
| 2012-21 | Kasey Kahne | 2nd | 2018-14 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1st |
| 2021-21 | Jimmie Johnson | 14th | 2018-14 | Kyle Busch | 3rd |
| 2013-14 | Jimmie Johnson | 1st | 2018-14 | Kevin Harvick | 4th |
– Incredibly no driver has ran every lap in the Top 15 in a Pocono race in the last 9 Pocono races.
| 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 | 2007-14 | 36 | T1 | 1978-18 | 2 |
| 2 | 2008-14 | 34 | T1 | 1982-13 | 2 |
| T3 | 2013-14 | 31 | 3 | 1983-14 | 3 |
| T3 | 2021-18 | 31 | T4 | 1974-20 | 4 |
| T5 | 2009-21 | 30 | T4 | 1975-18 | 4 |
| T5 | 2023-21 | 30 | T4 | 1976-18 | 4 |
| T7 | 2007-21 | 29 | T4 | 1977-18 | 4 |
| T7 | 2009-14 | 29 | T4 | 1985-13 | 4 |
| T7 | 2014-14 | 29 | T9 | 1981-19 | 5 |
| T7 | 2022-21 | 29 | T9 | 1982-18 | 5 |
– 3 of the last 4 Pocono races have seen 29 or more cars on the lead lap at the end of the race, so expect a lot of cars on the lead lap this weekend.
| 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 | 1st | 11.13 | 1 | 39th | 30.27 |
| 2 | 2nd | 12.79 | 2 | 40th | 29.47 |
| 3 | 3rd | 13.63 | 3 | 38th | 28.95 |
| 4 | 6th | 13.74 | 4 | 35th | 28.34 |
| 5 | 5th | 13.93 | 5 | 36th | 28.17 |
| 6 | 11th | 14.09 | 6 | 37th | 27.99 |
| 7 | 4th | 14.12 | 7 | 33rd | 27.18 |
| 8 | 8th | 15.12 | 8 | 34th | 27.08 |
| 9 | 9th | 15.99 | 9 | 30th | 26.43 |
| 10 | 13th | 16.01 | 10 | 32nd | 25.60 |
– Historically at Pocono the better you start the better you finish, and the worse you start the worse you finish.
| Best Avg. Driver Rating (since 2005)(3+ starts) |
Best Avg. Top 15% (since 2005)(3+ starts) |
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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 | Jeff Gordon | 100.53 | 23 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 77.03 | 16 |
| 3 | Kurt Busch | 98.82 | 33 | 3 | Chase Elliott | 73.22 | 14 |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick | 98.58 | 36 | 4 | Jeff Gordon | 72.38 | 23 |
| 5 | Kyle Busch | 97.31 | 36 | 5 | Kurt Busch | 71.49 | 33 |
| 6 | Jimmie Johnson | 96.95 | 32 | 6 | Jimmie Johnson | 69.89 | 32 |
| 7 | Kyle Larson | 96.60 | 16 | 7 | Kyle Busch | 69.75 | 36 |
| 8 | William Byron | 96.16 | 10 | 8 | William Byron | 69.48 | 10 |
| 9 | Carl Edwards | 95.51 | 24 | 9 | Kevin Harvick | 69.46 | 36 |
| 10 | Tony Stewart | 94.50 | 24 | 10 | Tony Stewart | 69.03 | 24 |
| Best Avg. Fin. All-time (5+ Pocono starts) |
Best Laps Led% All-time (5+ Pocono starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Davey Allison | 9.77 | 13 | 1 | David Pearson | 27.35 | 7 |
| 2 | Tim Richmond | 9.86 | 14 | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 14.63 | 34 |
| 3 | William Byron | 9.90 | 10 | 3 | Jeff Gordon | 11.76 | 47 |
| 4 | Jeff Gordon | 10.17 | 47 | 4 | Tim Richmond | 11.27 | 14 |
| 5 | David Pearson | 10.57 | 7 | 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 11.19 | 38 |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | 10.92 | 26 | 6 | Geoff Bodine | 10.24 | 40 |
| 7 | Mark Martin | 11.35 | 54 | 7 | Kyle Busch | 9.66 | 36 |
| 8 | Denny Hamlin | 11.53 | 34 | 8 | Cale Yarborough | 8.98 | 18 |
| 9 | Kyle Larson | 11.56 | 16 | 9 | Rusty Wallace | 8.65 | 44 |
| 10 | Kevin Harvick | 11.91 | 44 | 10 | William Byron | 8.63 | 10 |
| Most Pocono Starts All-time |
Best Laps Completed% (5+ Pocono starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Lap Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Ricky Rudd | 55 | 1 | William Byron | 100 | 10 |
| T2 | Mark Martin | 54 | 2 | Regan Smith | 99.90 | 11 |
| T2 | Terry Labonte | 54 | 3 | Greg Biffle | 99.80 | 28 |
| 4 | Kyle Petty | 50 | 4 | Justin Allgaier | 99.74 | 5 |
| 5 | Bill Elliott | 48 | 5 | Alex Bowman | 99.58 | 14 |
| T6 | Jeff Gordon | 47 | 6 | Ty Dillon | 99.52 | 12 |
| T6 | Michael Waltrip | 47 | 7 | Kyle Larson | 99.48 | 16 |
| 8 | Sterling Marlin | 46 | 8 | Clint Bowyer | 98.99 | 30 |
| T9 | Darrell Waltrip | 44 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | 98.95 | 6 |
| T9 | Ken Schrader | 44 | ||||
| T9 | Kevin Harvick | 44 | 10 | Brad Keselowski | 98.94 | 26 |
| T9 | Rusty Wallace | 44 | ||||
– In 10 career starts here at Pocono William Byron has never finished a lap down, and he hopes to continue that impressive streak this weekend.
| Most Pocono Wins All-time |
Best Win% All-time (5+ Pocono starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Wins | Rank | Driver | Win% | Wins |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 7 | 1 | Tim Richmond | 28.57 | 4 |
| 2 | Jeff Gordon | 6 | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 20.59 | 7 |
| 3 | Bill Elliott | 5 | T3 | Bobby Allison | 14.29 | 3 |
| T4 | Tim Richmond | 4 | T3 | David Pearson | 14.29 | 1 |
| T4 | Kyle Busch | 4 | 5 | Jeff Gordon | 12.77 | 6 |
| T4 | Darrell Waltrip | 4 | T6 | Kyle Busch | 11.11 | 4 |
| T4 | Rusty Wallace | 4 | T6 | Cale Yarborough | 11.11 | 2 |
| T8 | Bobby Allison | 3 | 8 | Bill Elliott | 10.42 | 5 |
| T8 | Jimmie Johnson | 3 | ||||
| T8 | Geoff Bodine | 3 | T9 | Darrell Waltrip | 9.09 | 4 |
| T8 | Dale Jarrett | 3 | ||||
| T8 | Kurt Busch | 3 | T9 | Rusty Wallace | 9.09 | 4 |
| T8 | Bobby Labonte | 3 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Poles | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Bill Elliott | 5 | T5 | Darrell Waltrip | 3 |
| T1 | Ken Schrader | 5 | T5 | Jimmie Johnson | 3 |
| T3 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | T5 | Mark Martin | 3 |
| T3 | Kyle Busch | 4 | T5 | Rusty Wallace | 3 |
| T5 | Cale Yarborough | 3 | T10 | 11 drivers tied | 2 |
| Most Pocono Top 3’s All-time |
Best Top 3% All-time (5+ Pocono starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Jeff Gordon | 15 | 1 | Tim Richmond | 35.71 | 5 |
| T2 | Kurt Busch | 11 | T2 | Cale Yarborough | 33.33 | 6 |
| T2 | Mark Martin | 11 | T2 | Erik Jones | 33.33 | 4 |
| T4 | Denny Hamlin | 10 | T2 | Tyler Reddick | 33.33 | 2 |
| T4 | Dale Jarrett | 10 | 5 | Jeff Gordon | 31.91 | 15 |
| T4 | Rusty Wallace | 10 | 6 | Buddy Baker | 31.58 | 6 |
| T4 | Bill Elliott | 10 | 7 | Denny Hamlin | 29.41 | 10 |
| T8 | Kyle Busch | 9 | 8 | David Pearson | 28.57 | 2 |
| T8 | Darrell Waltrip | 9 | 9 | Brad Keselowski | 26.92 | 7 |
| T10 | Richard Petty | 8 | 10 | Kurt Busch | 26.83 | 11 |
| T10 | Tony Stewart | 8 | ||||
– If Tyler Reddick can get a Top 3 finish this weekend then he will have the best Top 3% at Pocono in the table above.
| Most Pocono Top 5’s All-time |
Best Top 5% All-time (5+ Pocono starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| T1 | Jeff Gordon | 20 | 1 | David Pearson | 57.14 | 4 |
| T1 | Mark Martin | 20 | T2 | Harry Gant | 50.00 | 14 |
| 3 | Kevin Harvick | 16 | T2 | Tim Richmond | 50.00 | 8 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 15 | 4 | Benny Parsons | 47.62 | 10 |
| T5 | Harry Gant | 14 | 5 | Davey Allison | 46.15 | 6 |
| T5 | Kurt Busch | 14 | 6 | Cale Yarborough | 44.44 | 8 |
| T5 | Bill Elliott | 14 | 7 | Denny Hamlin | 44.12 | 15 |
| T8 | Tony Stewart | 13 | 8 | Jeff Gordon | 42.55 | 20 |
| T8 | Dale Jarrett | 13 | 9 | Brad Keselowski | 42.31 | 11 |
| 10 | Darrell Waltrip | 12 | 10 | Buddy Baker | 42.11 | 8 |
– Harry Gant wasn’t the most consistent at Pocono but he’s in the top 5 of both Top 5 tables above, and he’s the only driver with 10+ starts here to finish half or more of his races in the Top 5.
| Most Pocono Top 10 All-time |
Best Top 10% All-time (5+ Pocono starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top10% | Top10’s |
| 1 | Mark Martin | 34 | 1 | Tim Richmond | 71.43 | 10 |
| 2 | Jeff Gordon | 32 | 2 | Buddy Baker | 68.42 | 13 |
| 3 | Tony Stewart | 24 | 3 | Jeff Gordon | 68.09 | 32 |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick | 23 | T4 | Tony Stewart | 66.67 | 24 |
| T5 | Denny Hamlin | 22 | T4 | Erik Jones | 66.67 | 8 |
| T5 | Dale Earnhardt | 22 | 6 | Denny Hamlin | 64.71 | 22 |
| T5 | Bill Elliott | 22 | 7 | Chase Elliott | 64.29 | 9 |
| T5 | Ricky Rudd | 22 | 8 | Mark Martin | 62.96 | 34 |
| T9 | Kurt Busch | 21 | 9 | Benny Parsons | 61.90 | 13 |
| T9 | Terry Labonte | 21 | 10 | Davey Allison | 61.54 | 8 |
– Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin, and Tony Stewart are the only drivers to be on both lists above, showing just how good they were/are here.
| Most Pocono 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 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 25.00 | 5 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 4 | 2 | Kyle Busch | 16.67 | 4 |
| T3 | Kurt Busch | 2 | 3 | Kurt Busch | 10.00 | 2 |
| T3 | Joey Logano | 2 | T4 | Joey Logano | 8.33 | 2 |
| T3 | Kevin Harvick | 2 | T4 | Kevin Harvick | 8.33 | 2 |
| T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | T4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 8.33 | 2 |
| T7 | Clint Bowyer | 1 | T7 | Clint Bowyer | 6.25 | 1 |
| T7 | Jimmie Johnson | 1 | T7 | Jimmie Johnson | 6.25 | 1 |
| T7 | Ross Chastain | 1 | T7 | Ross Chastain | 6.25 | 1 |
| T7 | William Byron | 1 | 10 | William Byron | 5.00 | 1 |
| T7 | Aric Almirola | 1 | 11 | Aric Almirola | 4.55 | 1 |
| T7 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | T12 | Brad Keselowski | 4.17 | 1 |
| T7 | Chase Elliott | 1 | T12 | Chase Elliott | 4.17 | 1 |
| Most Pocono 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 |
| T1 | Brad Keselowski | 17 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 80.00 | 16 |
| T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 17 | T2 | Brad Keselowski | 70.83 | 17 |
| T3 | Kyle Larson | 16 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 70.83 | 17 |
| T3 | Kevin Harvick | 16 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | 66.67 | 16 |
| 5 | Ryan Blaney | 14 | 5 | Ryan Blaney | 58.33 | 14 |
| 6 | Kyle Busch | 13 | 6 | Kurt Busch | 55.00 | 11 |
| T7 | Chase Elliott | 12 | 7 | Kyle Busch | 54.17 | 13 |
| T7 | Denny Hamlin | 12 | T8 | Chase Elliott | 50.00 | 12 |
| 9 | Kurt Busch | 11 | T8 | Denny Hamlin | 50.00 | 12 |
| 10 | Joey Logano | 10 | 10 | William Byron | 45.00 | 9 |
| Most Pocono Starts without Win |
Longest Pocono Win Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Mark Martin | 54 | T1 | Bobby Allison | 3 | 1982-83 |
| 2 | Michael Waltrip | 47 | T1 | Tim Richmond | 3 | 1986-87 |
| 3 | Sterling Marlin | 46 | T3 | Bill Elliott | 2 | 1985 |
| 4 | Ken Schrader | 44 | T3 | Bobby Labonte | 2 | 1999 |
| 5 | Dave Marcis | 41 | T3 | Jimmie Johnson | 2 | 2004 |
| 6 | Jeff Burton | 40 | T3 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 2006 |
| 7 | Joe Nemechek | 39 | T3 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 2009-10 |
| 8 | Morgan Shepherd | 35 | T3 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 2 | 2014 |
| T9 | Brett Bodine | 32 | T3 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 2018-19 |
| T9 | Jamie McMurray | 32 | T10 | 70 drivers tied | 1 | 1974-2023 |
| T9 | Jimmy Spencer | 32 | ||||
– Mark Martin is tied for the 2nd most starts at Pocono, but unfortunately for him he could never find victory lane and will most likely always have the most starts here without a Win.
| Most Pocono Starts without Pole |
Longest Pocono Pole Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Kyle Petty | 50 | 1 | Bill Elliott | 3 | 1984-85 |
| 2 | Bobby Labonte | 42 | T2 | Mark Martin | 2 | 1990-91 |
| T3 | Dale Earnhardt | 41 | T2 | Ken Schrader | 2 | 1993 |
| T3 | Dale Jarrett | 41 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 2006 |
| T3 | Dave Marcis | 41 | T2 | Joey Logano | 2 | 2011-12 |
| T6 | Jeff Burton | 40 | T2 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 2017 |
| T6 | Matt Kenseth | 40 | T7 | 67 drivers tied | 1 | 1974-2023 |
| T8 | Brett Bodine | 32 | ||||
| T8 | Jimmy Spencer | 32 | ||||
| T10 | Clint Bowyer | 30 | ||||
| T10 | Richard Petty | 30 | ||||
– Winning a Pole at Pocono was not in the Petty blood as neither Richard nor Kyle won a Pole here in 80 combined starts.
| Most Pocono Starts without Top 3 |
Longest Pocono Top 3 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Dave Marcis | 41 | 1 | Jeff Gordon | 5 | 1997-99 |
| 2 | Morgan Shepherd | 35 | T2 | Richard Petty | 4 | 1974-77 |
| T3 | Brett Bodine | 32 | T2 | Bobby Allison | 4 | 1982-83 |
| T3 | Jamie McMurray | 32 | T2 | Dale Jarrett | 4 | 1996-98 |
| T3 | Jimmy Spencer | 32 | T2 | Kyle Busch | 4 | 2017-19 |
| T6 | Dave Blaney | 29 | T6 | 11 drivers tied |
3 | 1976-2020 |
| T6 | Derrike Cope | 29 | ||||
| T8 | Casey Mears | 28 | ||||
| T8 | Jimmy Means | 28 | ||||
| 10 | Bobby Hillin Jr.. | 27 | ||||
– Richard Petty was great in the early history of the Cup Series at Pocono as his 4 race Top 3 finish streak above came in the first 4 Cup races at Pocono.
| Most Pocono Starts without Top 5 |
Longest Pocono Top 5 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Jamie McMurray | 32 | 1 | Dale Jarrett | 10 | 1996-2001 |
| T2 | Dave Blaney | 29 | 2 | Mark Martin | 7 | 1997-2000 |
| T2 | Derrike Cope | 29 | 3 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | 2015-18 |
| 4 | Jimmy Means | 28 | T4 | Harry Gant | 5 | 1983-85 |
| 5 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | 27 | T4 | Bill Elliott | 5 | 1984-86 |
| 6 | Paul Menard | 26 | T4 | Jeff Gordon | 5 | 1997-99 |
| T7 | Elliott Sadler | 24 | T4 | Kevin Harvick | 5 | 2016-18 |
| T7 | Greg Sacks | 24 | T8 | 8 drivers tied |
4 | 1977-2021 |
| T9 | A.J. Allmendinger | 23 | ||||
| T9 | J.J. Yeley | 23 | ||||
| T9 | Lake Speed | 23 | ||||
| T9 | Rick Mast | 23 | ||||
– The 3 longest Top 5 streaks here at Pocono add up to 23 races, but those 23 races only produced 1 Win for the driver that had the streak (Dale Jarrett 1997).
| Most Pocono Starts without Top 10 |
Longest Pocono Top 10 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Jimmy Means | 28 | T1 | Mark Martin | 10 | 1995-2000 |
| 2 | J.J. Yeley | 23 | T1 | Dale Jarrett | 10 | 1996-2001 |
| 3 | John Andretti | 22 | T3 | Jeff Gordon | 8 | 1995-99 |
| 4 | Reed Sorenson | 20 | T3 | Kyle Busch | 8 | 2016-20 |
| T5 | Jeff Green | 19 | 5 | Bill Elliott | 7 | 1983-86 |
| T5 | Landon Cassill | 19 | T6 | Ricky Rudd | 6 | 1977-82 |
| 7 | David Gilliland | 18 | T6 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | 2015-18 |
| 8 | Travis Kvapil | 17 | T6 | Kevin Harvick | 6 | 2016-18 |
| 9 | Kenny Wallace | 15 | T6 | Denny Hamlin | 6 | 2018-21 |
| 10 | Bobby Gerhart | 14 | T10 | 19 drivers tied | 5 | 1983-2021 |
– There have been 48 drivers too make 25+ Cup starts at Pocono and Jimmy Means is the only one to not get a Top 10 finish.
| Most Pocono Stages without Stage Win |
Longest Pocono Stage Win Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 24 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 2019.14 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 24 | T2 | 22
drivers tied |
1 | — |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 24 | ||||
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 24 | ||||
| T1 | Erik Jones | 24 | ||||
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 24 | ||||
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 24 | ||||
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 24 | ||||
| T9 | Bubba Wallace | 22 | ||||
| T9 | Corey LaJoie | 22 | ||||
– Denny Hamlin may have the most race wins here at Pocono all-time, but he’s yet to get a Stage Win in 24 stages run here.
| Most Pocono Stages without Stage T10 |
Longest Pocono Stage T10 Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| 1 | B.J. McLeod | 16 | 1 | Brad Keselowski | 10 | 2017.14 s1- 2019.14 s2 |
| T2 | J.J. Yeley | 14 | 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 7 | 2021.18 s2- 2023.21 s2 |
| T2 | Ryan Preece | 14 | T3 | Clint Bowyer | 6 | 2017.21 s1- 2018.21 s2 |
| T4 | David Ragan | 12 | T3 | Joey Logano | 6 | 2019.14 s1- 2020.14 s2 |
| T4 | Josh Bilicki | 12 | T5 | Kevin Harvick | 5 | 2018.14 s1- 2019.14 s1 |
| T4 | Landon Cassill | 12 | T5 | Ryan Blaney | 5 | 2018.14 s1- 2019.14 s1 |
| T4 | Quin Houff | 12 | T5 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 2018.21 s2- 2019.21 s2 |
| 8 | Timmy Hill | 10 | T8 | Chase Elliott | 4 | 2018.14 s1- 2018.21 s2 |
| T9 | Chase Briscoe | 8 | T8 | Matt DiBenedetto | 4 | 2020.14 s1- 2020.15 s2 |
| T9 | Cody Ware | 8 | T8 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | 2020.14 s2- 2021.18 s1 |
| T9 | Garrett Smithley | 8 | ||||
| T9 | James Davidson | 8 | T8 | Kurt Busch | 4 | 2020.15 s1- 2021.18 s2 |
| T9 | Reed Sorenson | 8 | ||||
