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: Daytona.
Finish | Start | Driver | Laps | Led | S1 Fin | S2 Fin | Driver Rating |
1 | 18 | William Byron | 200 | 4 | 5th | 6th | 86.9 |
2 | 7 | Alex Bowman | 200 | 0 | 4th | 18th | 88.0 |
3 | 4 | Christopher Bell | 200 | 22 | 30th | 20th | 96.8 |
4 | 29 | Corey LaJoie | 200 | 1 | 13th | 11th | 73.1 |
5 | 24 | Bubba Wallace | 200 | 3 | 8th | 7th | 93.9 |
6 | 28 | A.J. Allmendinger | 200 | 9 | 34th | 9th | 61.2 |
7 | 10 | John Hunter Nemechek | 200 | 0 | 14th | 30th | 59.4 |
8 | 11 | Erik Jones | 200 | 0 | 16th | 13th | 77.3 |
9 | 38 | Noah Gragson | 200 | 5 | 28th | 24th | 72.8 |
10 | 20 | Chase Briscoe | 200 | 0 | 18th | 25th | 70.7 |
11 | 17 | Kyle Larson | 200 | 7 | 2nd | 16th | 89.8 |
12 | 34 | Kyle Busch | 200 | 12 | 6th | 4th | 101.5 |
13 | 14 | Zane Smith | 200 | 0 | 23rd | 29th | 57.4 |
14 | 5 | Chase Elliott | 200 | 13 | 1st | 19th | 93.7 |
15 | 27 | Martin Truex Jr. | 200 | 0 | 9th | 14th | 90.5 |
16 | 37 | Daniel Hemric | 200 | 0 | 31st | 15th | 81.6 |
17 | 15 | Ty Gibbs | 200 | 0 | 17th | 31st | 52.1 |
18 | 19 | Chris Buescher | 200 | 0 | 22nd | 10th | 77.5 |
19 | 8 | Denny Hamlin | 200 | 10 | 7th | 22nd | 88.3 |
20 | 40 | David Ragan | 200 | 2 | 26th | 26th | 53.8 |
21 | 21 | Ross Chastain | 199 | 14 | 3rd | 17th | 68.1 |
22 | 6 | Austin Cindric | 199 | 13 | 15th | 2nd | 79.2 |
23 | 25 | Ryan Preece | 199 | 0 | 27th | 32nd | 50.3 |
24 | 36 | Riley Herbst | 199 | 0 | 24th | 27th | 41.7 |
25 | 30 | Josh Berry | 199 | 1 | 29th | 33rd | 60.7 |
26 | 22 | Justin Haley | 199 | 0 | 25th | 34th | 70.8 |
27 | 39 | Anthony Alfredo | 198 | 0 | 21st | 28th | 52.6 |
28 | 23 | Jimmie Johnson | 196 | 0 | 36th | 35th | 37.2 |
29 | 3 | Tyler Reddick | 192 | 0 | 12th | 5th | 94.1 |
30 | 32 | Ryan Blaney | 192 | 12 | 32nd | 1st | 83.4 |
31 | 35 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 192 | 0 | 19th | 8th | 61.2 |
32 | 1 | Joey Logano | 191 | 45 | 11th | 21st | 98.0 |
33 | 16 | Brad Keselowski | 191 | 3 | 20th | 12th | 71.5 |
34 | 13 | Daniel Suarez | 191 | 2 | 10th | 3rd | 67.4 |
35 | 31 | Todd Gilliland | 191 | 16 | 33rd | 23rd | 76.2 |
36 | 2 | Michael McDowell | 176 | 6 | 35th | 36th | 76.9 |
37 | 33 | Austin Dillon | 146 | 0 | 37th | 37th | 29.9 |
38 | 26 | Kaz Gala | 5 | 0 | 38th | 38th | 26.3 |
39 | 12 | Harrison Burton | 5 | 0 | 39th | 39th | 26.7 |
40 | 9 | Carson Hocevar | 5 | 0 | 40th | 40th | 23.8 |
– The 2024 Daytona 500 was a wide open race as only one of the 40 drivers had a Driver Rating over 100 (Kyle Busch, 101.5).
Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Best | Worst | Starts |
1 | John Hunter Nemechek | 9.67 | 7th | 11th | 3 |
2 | Bubba Wallace | 12.36 | 2nd | 38th | 14 |
3 | Zane Smith | 13.00 | 13th | 13th | 2 |
4 | Austin Hill | 14.00 | 14th | 14th | 1 |
5 | Alex Bowman | 15.19 | 2nd | 35th | 16 |
6 | Austin Cindric | 16.83 | 1st | 37th | 6 |
7 | Denny Hamlin | 17.08 | 1st | 43rd | 37 |
8 | Corey LaJoie | 17.20 | 4th | 40th | 15 |
9 | Noah Gragson | 17.25 | 5th | 31st | 4 |
10 | Austin Dillon | 17.36 | 1st | 37th | 22 |
11 | Joey Logano | 17.52 | 1st | 43rd | 31 |
12 | Kyle Busch | 18.53 | 1st | 41st | 38 |
13 | Justin Haley | 18.75 | 1st | 32nd | 8 |
14 | Jimmie Johnson | 18.88 | 1st | 42nd | 40 |
15 | Ryan Blaney | 19.22 | 1st | 40th | 18 |
16 | Christopher Bell | 19.33 | 3rd | 36th | 9 |
17 | A.J. Allmendinger | 19.50 | 3rd | 43rd | 22 |
18 | Chris Buescher | 19.82 | 1st | 40th | 17 |
19 | David Ragan | 20.32 | 1st | 43rd | 31 |
20 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 20.38 | 1st | 41st | 24 |
21 | Ty Dillon | 20.43 | 4th | 40th | 14 |
22 | Chase Elliott | 20.47 | 2nd | 38th | 17 |
23 | Ross Chastain | 20.58 | 7th | 40th | 12 |
24 | Cody Ware | 20.83 | 6th | 39th | 6 |
25 | Michael McDowell | 20.88 | 1st | 43rd | 26 |
26 | Daniel Hemric | 21.20 | 12th | 34th | 5 |
27 | Martin Truex Jr. | 21.24 | 2nd | 43rd | 38 |
28 | Chase Briscoe | 21.29 | 3rd | 35th | 7 |
29 | Erik Jones | 21.53 | 1st | 39th | 15 |
30 | Kyle Larson | 22.05 | 6th | 39th | 20 |
31 | Ty Gibbs | 22.50 | 13th | 35th | 4 |
32 | B.J. McLeod | 22.67 | 7th | 38th | 9 |
33 | Brad Keselowski | 22.70 | 1st | 41st | 30 |
34 | William Byron | 22.85 | 1st | 40th | 13 |
35 | Ryan Preece | 22.89 | 4th | 37th | 9 |
36 | Josh Berry | 23.50 | 22nd | 25th | 2 |
T37 | Josh Bilicki | 24.00 | 10th | 38th | 3 |
T37 | Riley Herbst | 24.00 | 10th | 38th | 3 |
39 | Tyler Reddick | 24.60 | 2nd | 39th | 10 |
40 | Timmy Hill | 25.50 | 24th | 27th | 2 |
41 | J.J. Yeley | 26.38 | 10th | 43rd | 16 |
42 | Justin Allgaier | 26.75 | 18th | 37th | 4 |
43 | Daniel Suarez | 26.79 | 7th | 40th | 14 |
44 | David Starr | 27.00 | 27th | 27th | 1 |
45 | Anthony Alfredo | 28.33 | 26th | 32nd | 3 |
46 | Todd Gilliland | 30.00 | 23rd | 35th | 5 |
47 | Harrison Burton | 30.20 | 19th | 39th | 5 |
48 | Kaz Grala | 31.75 | 26th | 38th | 4 |
49 | Carson Hocevar | 40.00 | 40th | 40th | 1 |
– If you’re looking for a dark horse pick this weekend look at John Hunter Nemechek as he’s not finished worse than 11th in his 3 Cup starts at Daytona.
Best Active Daytona Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Active Daytona Avg. Top 15% |
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Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
1 | Kyle Busch | 90.92 | 38 | 1 | Austin Cindric | 66.46 | 6 |
2 | Joey Logano | 88.66 | 31 | 2 | Kyle Busch | 66.06 | 38 |
3 | Denny Hamlin | 87.49 | 37 | 3 | Joey Logano | 62.53 | 31 |
4 | Austin Cindric | 87.48 | 6 | 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 59.40 | 34 |
5 | Jimmie Johnson | 85.18 | 34 | 5 | Denny Hamlin | 59.29 | 37 |
6 | Ryan Blaney | 83.84 | 18 | 6 | Ryan Blaney | 58.52 | 18 |
7 | Chase Elliott | 81.68 | 17 | 7 | Chase Elliott | 57.48 | 17 |
8 | Bubba Wallace | 80.18 | 14 | 8 | Brad Keselowski | 54.54 | 30 |
9 | Christopher Bell | 79.78 | 9 | 9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 51.84 | 38 |
10 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 79.04 | 24 | 10 | Christopher Bell | 50.90 | 9 |
– Kyle Busch has had a bad 2024 season, but that could change at Daytona this weekend as he’s 1st and 2nd in the two tables above, and he’s 2nd in the Laps Led% table below.
Best Active Laps Led% | Best Active Laps Completed% | ||||||
Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Comp% | Starts |
1 | Denny Hamlin | 10.15 | 37 | T1 | John Hunter Nemechek | 100 | 3 |
2 | Kyle Busch | 7.79 | 38 | T1 | Zane Smith | 100 | 2 |
3 | Brad Keselowski | 6.42 | 30 | T1 | Austin Hill | 100 | 1 |
4 | Ryan Blaney | 6.28 | 18 | 4 | Josh Berry | 99.72 | 2 |
5 | Chase Elliott | 5.54 | 17 | 5 | David Starr | 98.79 | 1 |
6 | Chase Briscoe | 5.53 | 7 | 6 | Noah Gragson | 98.32 | 4 |
7 | Joey Logano | 5.39 | 31 | 7 | Bubba Wallace | 98.31 | 14 |
8 | Christopher Bell | 5.02 | 9 | 8 | Justin Haley | 97.49 | 8 |
9 | Austin Cindric | 4.31 | 6 | 9 | Timmy Hill | 96.78 | 2 |
10 | Jimmie Johnson | 4.24 | 40 | 10 | Josh Bilicki | 96.41 | 3 |
– John Hunter Nemechek has ran 3 Cup races at Daytona and has never finished a lap down, he’ll look to keep that going this weekend.
Most Active Daytona Starts | Most Active Daytona Poles | ||||
Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Poles |
1 | Jimmie Johnson | 40 | T1 | Alex Bowman | 3 |
T2 | Kyle Busch | 38 | T1 | Chase Elliott | 3 |
T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 38 | 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 2 |
4 | Denny Hamlin | 37 | T4 | Chase Briscoe | 1 |
T5 | David Ragan | 31 | T4 | William Byron | 1 |
T5 | Joey Logano | 31 | T4 | Kyle Larson | 1 |
7 | Brad Keselowski | 30 | T4 | Austin Dillon | 1 |
8 | Michael McDowell | 26 | T4 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 1 |
9 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 24 | T4 | Joey Logano | 1 |
T10 | A.J. Allmendinger | 22 | T4 | Kyle Busch | 1 |
T10 | Austin Dillon | 22 | T4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 |
– Hendrick Motorsports dominates the Active Poles category as 10 of the 16 Poles above have come in their cars.
Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% |
T1 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 8.11 | T6 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 5.88 |
T1 | Jimmie Johnson | 3 | 7.50 | T6 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 5.56 |
T3 | William Byron | 2 | 15.38 | T6 | Michael McDowell | 1 | 3.85 |
T3 | Austin Dillon | 2 | 9.09 | T6 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 3.33 |
T3 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 2 | 8.33 | T6 | David Ragan | 1 | 3.23 |
T6 | Austin Cindric | 1 | 16.67 | T6 | Joey Logano | 1 | 3.23 |
T6 | Justin Haley | 1 | 12.50 | T6 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 2.63 |
T6 | Erik Jones | 1 | 6.67 |
– There will be quite a few drivers looking to get their 2nd Daytona win this weekend, just like William Byron did earlier this year in the Daytona 500.
Most Active Daytona Top 3’s | Best Active Daytona Top 3% | |||||
Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
T1 | Denny Hamlin | 8 | 1 | Austin Cindric | 33.33 | 2 |
T1 | Jimmie Johnson | 8 | 2 | William Byron | 23.08 | 3 |
3 | Kyle Busch | 6 | 3 | Christopher Bell | 22.22 | 2 |
T4 | William Byron | 3 | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 21.62 | 8 |
T4 | Bubba Wallace | 3 | 5 | Bubba Wallace | 21.43 | 3 |
T4 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | 6 | Jimmie Johnson | 20.00 | 8 |
T4 | A.J. Allmendinger | 3 | 7 | Ryan Blaney | 16.67 | 3 |
T4 | Austin Dillon | 3 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 15.79 | 6 |
T4 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 9 | Chase Briscoe | 14.29 | 1 |
T4 | Joey Logano | 3 | T10 | A.J. Allmendinger | 13.64 | 3 |
T10 | Austin Dillon | 13.64 | 3 |
Most Active Daytona Top 5’s | Best Active Daytona Top 5% | |||||
Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
1 | Jimmie Johnson | 12 | 1 | Bubba Wallace | 35.71 | 5 |
2 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 2 | Austin Cindric | 33.33 | 2 |
T3 | Joey Logano | 8 | 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 30.00 | 12 |
T3 | Kyle Busch | 8 | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 29.73 | 11 |
T5 | Bubba Wallace | 5 | 5 | Chris Buescher | 29.41 | 5 |
T5 | Chris Buescher | 5 | 6 | Joey Logano | 25.81 | 8 |
T7 | Ryan Blaney | 4 | 7 | Noah Gragson | 25.00 | 1 |
T7 | Austin Dillon | 4 | 8 | William Byron | 23.08 | 3 |
T7 | Brad Keselowski | 4 | T9 | Ryan Blaney | 22.22 | 4 |
T7 | David Ragan | 4 | T9 | Christopher Bell | 22.22 | 2 |
Most Active Daytona Top 10’s | Best Active Daytona Top 10% | |||||
Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top 10% | Top 10’s |
1 | Jimmie Johnson | 16 | 1 | Noah Gragson | 50.00 | 2 |
T2 | Denny Hamlin | 12 | 2 | Chris Buescher | 41.18 | 7 |
T2 | Kyle Busch | 12 | 3 | Austin Dillon | 40.91 | 9 |
4 | Joey Logano | 11 | 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 40.00 | 16 |
5 | Austin Dillon | 9 | 5 | Ryan Blaney | 38.89 | 7 |
T6 | A.J. Allmendinger | 8 | 6 | Alex Bowman | 37.50 | 6 |
T6 | Michael McDowell | 8 | 7 | A.J. Allmendinger | 36.36 | 8 |
T6 | David Ragan | 8 | 8 | Bubba Wallace | 35.71 | 5 |
T9 | Chris Buescher | 7 | 9 | Joey Logano | 35.48 | 11 |
T9 | Ryan Blaney | 7 | T10 | 6 drivers tied | 33.33 | 1-5 |
T9 | Brad Keselowski | 7 |
Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% |
1 | Joey Logano | 5 | 16.67 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3 | 10.00 |
T2 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 10.00 | T2 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | 10.00 |
T2 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 10.00 | 8 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 2 | 6.67 |
T2 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 10.00 | T9 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 4.17 |
T2 | Kyle Busch | 3 | 10.00 | T9 | Austin Dillon | 1 | 3.33 |
– When you think of who races aggressive at Daytona the first two names on this list come to mind, so it’s no surprised to see them at the top.
Most Active Daytona Stage T10’s | Best Active Daytona Stage T10% | |||||
Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
1 | Joey Logano | 22 | 1 | Joey Logano | 73.33 | 22 |
2 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 16 | 2 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 53.33 | 16 |
3 | Ryan Blaney | 15 | T3 | Ryan Blaney | 50.00 | 15 |
4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 14 | T3 | Jimmie Johnson | 50.00 | 10 |
T5 | Chase Elliott | 13 | 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 46.67 | 14 |
T5 | Denny Hamlin | 13 | T6 | Chase Elliott | 43.33 | 13 |
T5 | Kyle Busch | 13 | T6 | Denny Hamlin | 43.33 | 13 |
T8 | Bubba Wallace | 12 | T6 | Kyle Busch | 43.33 | 13 |
T8 | Kyle Larson | 12 | T9 | Bubba Wallace | 42.86 | 12 |
T8 | Brad Keselowski | 12 | T9 | Kyle Larson | 42.86 | 12 |
Most Active Daytona Starts without Win | Most Active Daytona Starts without Pole | ||||
Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 38 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 37 |
2 | A.J. Allmendinger | 22 | 2 | David Ragan | 31 |
3 | Kyle Larson | 20 | 3 | Brad Keselowski | 30 |
4 | Chase Elliott | 17 | 4 | Michael McDowell | 26 |
T5 | Alex Bowman | 16 | 5 | A.J. Allmendinger | 22 |
T5 | J.J. Yeley | 16 | 6 | Ryan Blaney | 18 |
7 | Corey LaJoie | 15 | 7 | Chris Buescher | 17 |
T8 | Bubba Wallace | 14 | 8 | J.J. Yeley | 16 |
T8 | Daniel Suarez | 14 | T9 | Corey LaJoie | 15 |
T8 | Ty Dillon | 14 | T9 | Erik Jones | 15 |
– A pair of JGR drivers are atop the two lists above as Martin Truex Jr. is still looking for his 1st Win in his 39th start here and Denny Hamlin is looking for his 1st Pole in his 38th start here.
Most Active Daytona Starts without Top 3 | Most Active Daytona Starts without Top 5 | ||||
Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
1 | Kyle Larson | 20 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 20 |
2 | J.J. Yeley | 16 | 2 | J.J. Yeley | 16 |
3 | Corey LaJoie | 15 | 3 | Daniel Suarez | 14 |
T4 | Daniel Suarez | 14 | 4 | Ross Chastain | 12 |
T4 | Ty Dillon | 14 | 5 | B.J. McLeod | 9 |
Rank | Driver | Starts |
T1 | Daniel Hemric | 5 |
T1 | Harrison Burton | 5 |
T1 | Todd Gilliland | 5 |
T4 | Justin Allgaier | 4 |
T4 | Kaz Grala | 4 |
T4 | Ty Gibbs | 4 |
– This is a good list to show how most anyone can get a Top 10 at Daytona with the most active starts being just 5 without a Top 10.
Most Active Daytona Stages without Stage Win | Most Active Daytona Stages without Stage T10 | ||||
Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Stages |
T1 | Chris Buescher | 30 | 1 | B.J. McLeod |
18 |
T1 | Corey LaJoie | 30 | 2 | Justin Haley | 16 |
T1 | Erik Jones | 30 | 3 | Cody Ware | 12 |
T1 | Michael McDowell | 30 | 4 | Daniel Hemric | 10 |
T5 | Bubba Wallace | 28 | T5 | J.J. Yeley | 8 |
T5 | Daniel Suarez | 28 | T5 | Kaz Grala | 8 |
T5 | Kyle Larson | 28 | T5 | Noah Gragson | 8 |
T8 | Alex Bowman | 26 | T8 | Anthony Alfredo | 6 |
T8 | William Byron | 26 | T8 | John Hunter Nemechek | 6 |
10 | Ty Dillon | 24 | T8 | Josh Bilicki | 6 |
T8 | Riley Herbst | 6 |
– Out of the 13 drivers to run in every stage here at Daytona only Chris Buescher, Corey LaJoie, Erik Jones, and Michael McDowell have not won a stage here.
Driver | Streak | Category | Driver | Streak | Category |
Alex Bowman | 3 | Top 10’s | Kyle Busch | 3 | Stage T10’s |
Corey LaJoie | 2 | Top 10’s | William Byron | 3 | Stage T10’s |
William Byron | 2 | Top 10’s | Bubba Wallace | 2 | Stage T10’s |
Daniel Suarez | 4 | Stage T10’s |
Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
1 | 2023-26 | 41.10 | Chase Briscoe | 30th | 6 | 2022-01 | 17.91 | Ryan Blaney | 4th |
2 | 2022-01 | 33.33 | Brad Keselowski | 9th | 7 | 2023-01 | 15.09 | Chris Buescher | 4th |
3 | 2024-01 | 22.50 | Joey Logano | 32nd | 8 | 2022-01 | 13.93 | Kyle Busch | 6th |
4 | 2023-01 | 19.81 | Brad Keselowski | 22nd | 9 | 2022-26 | 13.75 | Erik Jones | 17th |
5 | 2022-26 | 19.38 | Chase Elliott | 29th | 10 | 2023-26 | 11.66 | Ross Chastain | 17th |
– Looking at the finishes in this table shows that leading laps doesn’t always lead to good finishes with the Next Gen at Daytona.
Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. |
1 | 2022-01 | Austin Cindric | 122.4 | 1st | 6 | 2023-01 | Brad Keselowski | 105.2 | 22nd |
2 | 2022-01 | Brad Keselowski | 121.3 | 9th | 7 | 2022-01 | Bubba Wallace | 104.7 | 2nd |
3 | 2023-26 | Chris Buescher | 112.1 | 1st | 8 | 2023-26 | Joey Logano | 104.1 | 5th |
4 | 2023-01 | Chris Buescher | 109.8 | 4th | 9 | 2023-01 | Joey Logano | 102.7 | 2nd |
5 | 2022-01 | Ryan Blaney | 107.5 | 4th | 10 | 2024-01 | Kyle Busch | 101.5 | 12th |
– The only change in the table above and below after the 2024 Daytona 500 is that Kyle Busch barely made the Top 10 in Driver Rating, everything in the Top 15% table below stayed the same.
Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. |
1 | 2022-01 | Brad Keselowski | 98.51 | 9th | 6 | 2023-01 | Austin Cindric | 85.85 | 23rd |
2 | 2023-26 | Aric Almirola | 89.57 | 3rd | 7 | 2022-26 | Joey Logano | 85.00 | 12th |
3 | 2022-01 | Austin Cindric | 87.56 | 1st | 8 | 2023-01 | Chris Buescher | 84.91 | 4th |
4 | 2022-01 | Ryan Blaney | 87.06 | 4th | 9 | 2023-01 | Aric Almirola | 84.43 | 21st |
5 | 2022-01 | Chris Buescher | 86.07 | 16th | 10 | 2023-26 | Joey Logano | 84.05 | 5th |
Best Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-40) |
Worst Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-40) |
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Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin | Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin |
1 | 10th | 11.60 | 1 | 8th | 31.80 |
2 | 38th | 11.75 | 2 | 1st | 27.20 |
T3 | 7th | 12.20 | 3 | 19th | 27.00 |
T3 | 14th | 12.20 | 4 | 32nd | 26.80 |
5 | 11th | 12.80 | 5 | 26th | 26.60 |
6 | 4th | 15.20 | 6 | 39th | 25.50 |
7 | 24th | 15.80 | 7 | 12th | 24.80 |
8 | 3rd | 16.00 | 8 | 28th | 24.20 |
9 | 18th | 16.20 | 9 | 30th | 23.80 |
10 | 29th | 16.80 | 10 | 25th | 23.60 |
– Based on the table above starting 8th and 1st this weekend are not a good omen, however watch out for whoever starts 38th to finish well.
Best Next Gen Daytona Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Next Gen Daytona Avg. Top 15% |
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Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
1 | Joey Logano | 97.82 | 5 | 1 | Joey Logano | 69.02 | 5 |
2 | Chris Buescher | 90.70 | 5 | 2 | Chris Buescher | 67.52 | 5 |
3 | Aric Almirola | 86.98 | 4 | 3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 66.45 | 5 |
4 | Austin Cindric | 86.66 | 5 | 4 | Aric Almirola | 66.44 | 4 |
5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 85.84 | 5 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 64.64 | 5 |
6 | Kyle Busch | 85.08 | 5 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 63.78 | 5 |
7 | Kevin Harvick | 85.05 | 4 | 7 | Austin Cindric | 62.93 | 5 |
8 | Chase Elliott | 84.16 | 5 | 8 | Kevin Harvick | 59.51 | 4 |
9 | Bubba Wallace | 82.48 | 5 | 9 | Bubba Wallace | 56.41 | 5 |
10 | Brad Keselowski | 82.24 | 5 | 10 | Chase Elliott | 54.38 | 5 |
– Ford’s have been excellent at Daytona in the Next Gen as their drivers hold the top 4 spots in the Driver Rating table, 3 of the top 4 in the Top 15% table, and 5 of the top 6 in the Laps Led% table below.
Best Next Gen Daytona Avg. Finish | Best Next Gen Daytona Laps Led% | ||||||
Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
1 | John Hunter Nemechek | 7.00 | 1 | 1 | Brad Keselowski | 12.61 | 5 |
2 | Landon Cassill | 9.50 | 2 | 2 | Joey Logano | 8.65 | 5 |
3 | Bubba Wallace | 10.00 | 5 | 3 | Chase Briscoe | 7.69 | 5 |
4 | Alex Bowman | 10.20 | 5 | 4 | Kyle Busch | 6.20 | 5 |
5 | Kyle Busch | 10.80 | 5 | 5 | Ryan Blaney | 5.66 | 5 |
6 | Travis Pastrana | 11.00 | 1 | 6 | Austin Cindric | 5.02 | 5 |
T7 | Cody Ware | 12.33 | 3 | 7 | Chase Elliott | 4.92 | 5 |
T7 | David Ragan | 12.33 | 3 | 8 | Christopher Bell | 4.49 | 5 |
9 | Aric Almirola | 12.50 | 4 | 9 | Denny Hamlin | 4.38 | 5 |
10 | Zane Smith | 13.00 | 2 | 10 | Ross Chastain | 4.17 | 5 |
Next Gen Daytona Win List | Next Gen Daytona Pole List | |||||
Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Poles |
T1 | Austin Cindric | 1 | 20.0 | T1 | Alex Bowman | 1 |
T1 | Austin Dillon | 1 | 20.0 | T1 | Chase Briscoe | 1 |
T1 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 20.0 | T1 | Joey Logano | 1 |
T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 1 | 20.0 | T1 | Kyle Larson | 1 |
T1 | William Byron | 1 | 20.0 |
– No one has won multiple races or Poles at Daytona in the Next Gen era.
Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Top 3% |
T1 | Austin Cindric | 2 | 40.0 |
T1 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 40.0 |
T3 | Aric Almirola | 1 | 25.0 |
T3 | Alex Bowman | 1 | 20.0 |
T3 | Austin Dillon | 1 | 20.0 |
T3 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 20.0 |
T3 | Bubba Wallace | 1 | 20.0 |
T3 | Chase Briscoe | 1 | 20.0 |
T3 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 20.0 |
T3 | Joey Logano | 1 | 20.0 |
T3 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 1 | 20.0 |
T3 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 20.0 |
T3 | William Byron | 1 | 20.0 |
Most Next Gen Daytona Top 5’s | Most Next Gen Daytona Top 10’s | ||||||
Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Top 5% | Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Top 10% |
T1 | Aric Almirola | 2 | 50.00 | T1 | Alex Bowman | 3 | 60.00 |
T1 | Alex Bowman | 2 | 40.00 | T1 | Kyle Busch | 3 | 60.00 |
T1 | Austin Cindric | 2 | 40.00 | T3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 2 | 66.67 |
T1 | Bubba Wallace | 2 | 40.00 | T3 | David Ragan | 2 | 66.67 |
T1 | Chris Buescher | 2 | 40.00 | T3 | Aric Almriola | 2 | 50.00 |
T1 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 40.00 | T3 | Noah Gragson | 2 | 50.00 |
T1 | Joey Logano | 2 | 40.00 | T3 | 11 drivers tied with same % | 2 | 40.00 |
T8 | Landon Cassill | 1 | 50.00 | ||||
T8 | Noah Gragson | 1 | 25.00 | ||||
T8 | 9 drivers tied with same % | 1 | 20.00 |
– Kyle Busch may have 3 Top 10’s in the Next Gen at Daytona, but 0 of those were Top 5’s.
Most Next Gen Daytona Stage Wins | Most Next Gen Daytona Stage T10’s | ||||||
Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Stage T10% |
1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3 | 30.00 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 8 | 80.00 |
2 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 20.00 | 2 | Joey Logano | 7 | 70.00 |
T3 | Bubba Wallace | 6 | 60.00 | ||||
T3 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 10.00 | T3 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 6 | 60.00 |
5 | Kyle Busch | 5 | 50.00 | ||||
T3 | Joey Logano | 1 | 10.00 | T6 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | 50.00 |
T6 | Austin Cindric | 4 | 40.00 | ||||
T3 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 10.00 | T6 | Brad Keselowski | 4 | 40.00 |
T6 | Chase Elliott | 4 | 40.00 | ||||
T3 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 10.00 | T6 | Chris Buescher | 4 | 40.00 |
T6 | Daniel Suarez | 4 | 40.00 | ||||
T3 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 10.00 | T6 | Todd Gilliland | 4 | 40.00 |
T6 | William Byron | 4 | 40.00 |
– For some reason it’s been the Martin Truex Jr. show when it comes to stages in the Next Gen at Daytona as he has the most Stage Wins and most Stage T10’s.