Last week at Daytona we got to see history as Harrison Burton got his 1st career Cup win, Wood Brother’s 100th Cup win, and we could just see the first driver lower than 30th in points make the Playoffs. Now, we head to a historic track in Darlington where the playoff drivers will be decided. Down below you will find different statistics from all of the NASCAR Cup races here at Darlington 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: Darlington.
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: Darlington.
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: Johnny Mantz 09/04/1950
Most Recent Winner: Brad Keselowski 05/12/2024
| Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver | Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver |
| 1 | 1950-13 | 43 | Johnny Mantz | 7 | 2023-27 | 18 | Kyle Larson |
| T2 | 2000-24 | 37 | Bobby Labonte | 8 | 2020-06 | 16 | Denny Hamlin |
| T2 | 2001-25 | 37 | Ward Burton | T9 | 1990-05 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt |
| 4 | 2003-05 | 31 | Ricky Craven | T9 | 1999-24 | 15 | Jeff Burton |
| T5 | 1954-31 | 23 | Herb Thomas | T9 | 2019-25 | 15 | Erik Jones |
| T5 | 2011-10 | 23 | Regan Smith | T9 | 2022-27 | 15 | Erik Jones |
| Rank | Race | Finish | Driver | Rank | Race | Finish | Driver |
| 1 | 1951-24 | 82 | Frank Mundy | 6 | 2008-11 | 43 | Greg Biffle |
| 2 | 1955-35 | 66 | Fireball Roberts | T7 | 2000-24 | 41 | Jeremy Mayfield |
| 3 | 1950-13 | 60 | Curtis Turner | T7 | 2002-05 | 41 | Ricky Craven |
| T4 | 1954-31 | 44 | Buck Baker | 9 | 1986-06 | 40 | Geoff Bodine |
| T4 | 1965-45 | 44 | Junior Johnson | 10 | 2001-25 | 39 | Kurt Busch |
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| 1952-25 | Fonty Flock | 1976-22 | David Pearson |
| 1961-19 | Fred Lorenzen | 1984-22 | Harry Gant |
| 1964-21 | Fred Lorenzen | 1985-06 | Bill Elliott |
| 1966-15 | Richard Petty | 1985-20 | Bill Elliott |
| 1967-40 | Richard Petty | 1986-21 | Tim Richmond |
| 1971-40 | Bobby Allison | 1988-21 | Bill Elliott |
| 1972-08 | David Pearson | 1990-21 | Dale Earnhardt |
| 1972-24 | Bobby Allison | 1997-05 | Dale Jarrett |
| 1973-08 | David Pearson | 2014-08 | Kevin Harvick |
| 1976-08 | David Pearson | 2022-12 | Joey Logano |
– Only twice in the last 31 Darlington races to hold Pole qualifying has a driver won the Pole and won the race, so winning the Pole isn’t a good omen for winning the race this weekend.
| Race | Driver | Race Finish |
| 2017-25 | Martin Truex Jr. | 8th |
| 2018-25 | Kyle Larson | 3rd |
| 2020-06 | Clint Bowyer | 22nd |
| 2020-27 | Martin Truex Jr. | 22nd |
| 2021-12 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1st |
| 2023-27 | Denny Hamlin | 25th |
| Drivers to win both Stages and Race | Drivers to win Pole, both Stages & Race | ||
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| 2021-12 | Martin Truex Jr. | – | – |
– Martin Truex Jr. is the only driver to sweep the stages at Darlington more than once, and he is the only driver to sweep the stages and wind up in victory lane in a race here.
| Best Laps Led% by Winner | Worst Laps Led% by Winner | ||||||
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver |
| 1 | 1966-15 | 96.56 | Richard Petty | 1 | 2003-05 | 0.34 | Ricky Craven |
| 2 | 1967-40 | 94.78 | Richard Petty | T2 | 1980-23 | 0.54 | Terry Labonte |
| 3 | 1967-17 | 91.41 | Richard Petty | T2 | 1983-05 | 0.54 | Harry Gant |
| 4 | 1986-06 | 91.28 | Dale Earnhardt | 4 | 1963-23 | 1.82 | Joe Weatherly |
| 5 | 1965-15 | 89.95 | Junior Johnson | 5 | 1992-21 | 2.01 | Darrell Waltrip |
| 6 | 1971-40 | 89.65 | Bobby Allison | 6 | 1975-08 | 2.18 | Bobby Allison |
| 7 | 1950-13 | 87.75 | Johnny Mantz | 7 | 2023-13 | 2.37 | William Byron |
| 8 | 1952-25 | 85.25 | Fonty Flock | 8 | 1969-18 | 2.75 | LeeRoy Yarbrough |
| 9 | 2021-12 | 84.64 | Martin Truex Jr. | 9 | 2011-10 | 2.97 | Regan Smith |
| 10 | 1951-24 | 77.75 | Herb Thomas | 10 | 2000-24 | 3.05 | Bobby Labonte |
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 1966-15 | 96.56 | Richard Petty | 1st | 6 | 1971-40 | 89.65 | Bobby Allison | 1st |
| 2 | 1967-40 | 94.78 | Richard Petty | 1st | 7 | 1950-13 | 87.75 | Johnny Mantz | 1st |
| 3 | 1967-17 | 91.41 | Richard Petty | 1st | 8 | 1952-25 | 85.25 | Fonty Flock | 1st |
| 4 | 1986-06 | 91.28 | Dale Earnhardt | 1st | 9 | 2021-12 | 84.64 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1st |
| 5 | 1965-15 | 89.95 | Junior Johnson | 1st | 10 | 1971-16 | 83.28 | Donnie Allison | 4th |
– Donnie Allison is the only driver in the history of Darlington Cup races to lead over 80% of the race and not win, still leading over 234 laps this weekend pretty much guarantees a good finish.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2021-12 | Martin Truex Jr. | 150.0 | 1st | 6 | 2012-11 | Jimmie Johnson | 141.1 | 1st |
| 2 | 2014-08 | Kevin Harvick | 148.9 | 1st | 7 | 2016-25 | Kevin Harvick | 140.9 | 2nd |
| 3 | 2020-05 | Kevin Harvick | 147.3 | 1st | 8 | 2018-25 | Kyle Larson | 139.5 | 3rd |
| 4 | 2005-10 | Greg Biffle | 144.4 | 1st | 9 | 2008-11 | Kyle Busch | 138.6 | 1st |
| 5 | 2006-11 | Greg Biffle | 143.1 | 1st | 10 | 2022-12 | Joey Logano | 138.5 | 1st |
– Martin Truex Jr. is the only driver to record a perfect Driver Rating at Darlington, but Kevin Harvick is the only one to have 3 races here with a Driver Rating over 140.
| Most Recent | Driver | Finish | Most Recent | Driver | Finish |
| 2017-25 | Kyle Busch | 2nd | 2021-12 | Tyler Reddick | 12th |
| 2017-25 | Kurt Busch | 3rd | 2021-27 | Denny Hamlin | 1st |
| 2018-25 | Brad Keselowski | 1st | 2022-27 | Christopher Bell | 5th |
| 2018-25 | Kyle Larson | 3rd | 2023-13 | Brad Keselowski | 4th |
| 2020-05 | Brad Keselowski | 13th | 2024-13 | Brad Keselowski | 1st |
| 2020-06 | Aric Almirola | 7th |
– In the last 13 Cup races at Darlington Brad Keselowski is the only driver to have multiple races where he ran every lap in the Top 15, and he’s done it four times, including 2 of the last 3 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 |
| T1 | 2015-25 | 28 | T1 | 24
races tied (Last was 1979) |
1 |
| T1 | 2024-13 | 28 | |||
| 3 | 2020-05 | 24 | |||
| T4 | 2002-25 | 23 | |||
| T4 | 2020-06 | 23 | |||
| T6 | 2009-11 | 22 | |||
| T6 | 2014-08 | 22 | |||
| T6 | 2023-13 | 22 | |||
| T6 | 2023-27 | 22 | |||
| T10 | 2007-11 | 21 | |||
| T10 | 2012-11 | 21 | |||
– The last Cup race at Darlington was just the 2nd time in history that more than 25 cars finished on the lead lap here.
| 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 | 2nd | 12.40 | 1 | 40th | 31.29 |
| 2 | 3rd | 12.51 | 2 | 39th | 29.55 |
| 3 | 5th | 12.74 | T3 | 37th | 27.89 |
| 4 | 6th | 14.94 | T3 | 36th | 27.89 |
| 5 | 4th | 15.06 | 5 | 38th | 27.71 |
| 6 | 1st | 15.10 | 6 | 35th | 25.79 |
| 7 | 10th | 16.98 | 7 | 32nd | 25.76 |
| 8 | 16th | 17.33 | 8 | 33rd | 25.11 |
| 9 | 7th | 17.75 | 9 | 31st | 24.87 |
| 10 | 8th | 17.86 | 10 | 30th | 24.55 |
– Going into the Spring race this year starting 3rd produced the best Avg. Finish here at Darlington, but now 2nd place holds that distinction.
| Best Avg. Driver Rating (since 2005)(3+ starts) |
Best Avg. Top 15% (since 2005)(3+ start) |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Jeff Gordon | 108.10 | 12 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 88.39 | 24 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 106.98 | 24 | 2 | Jeff Gordon | 86.24 | 12 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 105.56 | 13 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 80.69 | 13 |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick | 101.43 | 24 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | 79.30 | 24 |
| 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 100.37 | 24 | 5 | Tyler Reddick | 79.29 | 10 |
| 6 | Greg Biffle | 98.81 | 12 | 6 | Kyle Busch | 78.92 | 25 |
| 7 | Kyle Busch | 98.26 | 25 | 7 | William Byron | 77.46 | 12 |
| 8 | Jimmie Johnson | 95.03 | 18 | 8 | Joey Logano | 75.47 | 21 |
| 9 | William Byron | 94.57 | 12 | 9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 72.27 | 24 |
| 10 | Brad Keselowski | 93.71 | 21 | 10 | Kurt Busch | 71.21 | 21 |
– Denny Hamlin and Jeff Gordon have by far been the best drivers at Darlington since 2005 as they rank 1st and 2nd in both tables above.
| Best Avg. Fin. All-time (5+ Darlington starts) |
Best Laps Led% All-time (5+ Darlington starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 8.25 | 24 | 1 | Herb Thomas | 24.38 | 7 |
| 2 | Bill Elliott | 9.37 | 52 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 17.73 | 44 |
| 3 | Herb Thomas | 10.43 | 7 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 17.51 | 13 |
| 4 | Nelson Stacy | 10.50 | 6 | 4 | Fonty Flock | 17.28 | 8 |
| 5 | Brad Keselowski | 10.90 | 21 | 5 | Jeff Gordon | 14.38 | 36 |
| 6 | Kyle Larson | 11.31 | 13 | 6 | Fireball Roberts | 14.37 | 20 |
| 7 | Dale Earnhardt | 11.41 | 44 | 7 | Curtis Turner | 14.17 | 16 |
| 8 | Jeff Gordon | 11.61 | 36 | 8 | David Pearson | 13.31 | 47 |
| 9 | Marvin Panch | 11.78 | 18 | 9 | Greg Biffle | 12.51 | 16 |
| 10 | David Pearson | 11.98 | 47 | 10 | Denny Hamlin | 11.81 | 24 |
– Tyler Reddick was on the Best Avg. Finish list above heading into the Spring race, but after his poor finish he dropped from 6th best Avg. Finish to 21st best.
| Most Darlington Starts All-time |
Best Laps Completed% (5+ Darlington starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Lap Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 65 | T1 | Denny Hamlin | 99.84 | 24 |
| T2 | Buddy Baker | 58 | T1 | Tyler Reddick | 99.84 | 10 |
| T2 | Dave Marcis | 58 | 3 | Chase Briscoe | 99.74 | 7 |
| T2 | Ricky Rudd | 58 | 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 99.73 | 7 |
| 5 | Darrell Waltrip | 55 | 5 | Chris Buescher | 99.70 | 14 |
| 6 | Terry Labonte | 54 | 6 | Todd Gilliland | 99.69 | 5 |
| 7 | Bill Elliott | 52 | 7 | Regan Smith | 99.65 | 7 |
| 8 | Kyle Petty | 51 | 8 | Austin Cindric | 99.63 | 5 |
| 9 | Cale Yarborough | 49 | 9 | Justin Haley | 99.56 | 7 |
| T10 | David Pearson | 47 | ||||
| T10 | Mark Martin | 47 | 10 | Ty Dillon | 99.54 | 10 |
| T10 | Sterling Marlin | 47 | ||||
– The All-time starts list above will probably not change anytime soon as the most starts at Darlington by any active driver is just 25.
| Most Darlington Wins All-time |
Best Win% All-time (5+ Darlington starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Wins | Rank | Driver | Win% | Wins |
| 1 | David Pearson | 10 | 1 | Herb Thomas | 42.86 | 3 |
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 9 | 2 | Nelson Stacy | 33.33 | 2 |
| 3 | Jeff Gordon | 7 | 3 | David Pearson | 21.28 | 10 |
| T4 | Bobby Allison | 5 | 4 | Dale Earnhardt | 20.45 | 9 |
| T4 | Cale Yarborough | 5 | 5 | Jeff Gordon | 19.44 | 7 |
| T4 | Bill Elliott | 5 | 6 | Denny Hamlin | 16.67 | 4 |
| T4 | Darrell Waltrip | 5 | 7 | Erik Jones | 15.38 | 2 |
| T8 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | T8 | Joe Weatherly | 14.29 | 2 |
| T8 | Harry Gant | 4 | T8 | Regan Smith | 14.29 | 1 |
| T10 | 6 drivers tied | 3 | 10 | Harry Gant | 12.90 | 4 |
| Rank | Driver | Poles | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | David Pearson | 12 | T5 | Bobby Allison | 4 |
| T2 | Fred Lorenzen | 6 | T5 | Richard Petty | 4 |
| T2 | Fireball Roberts | 6 | T9 | Donnie Allison | 3 |
| 4 | Bill Elliott | 5 | T9 | Dale Jarrett | 3 |
| T5 | Kasey Kahne | 4 | T9 | Jeff Gordon | 3 |
| T5 | Geoff Bodine | 4 | T9 | Ken Schrader | 3 |
| Most Darlington Top 3’s All-time |
Best Top 3% All-time (5+ Darlington starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | David Pearson | 20 | 1 | Herb Thomas | 57.14 | 4 |
| 2 | Richard Petty | 19 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 46.15 | 6 |
| T3 | Jeff Gordon | 16 | 3 | Jeff Gordon | 44.44 | 16 |
| T3 | Dale Earnhardt | 16 | 4 | David Pearson | 42.55 | 20 |
| 5 | Darrell Waltrip | 15 | T5 | Denny Hamlin | 37.50 | 9 |
| 6 | Bill Elliott | 14 | T5 | Fonty Flock | 37.50 | 3 |
| 7 | Mark Martin | 11 | 7 | Dale Earnhardt | 36.36 | 16 |
| 8 | Buddy Baker | 10 | T8 | Marvin Panch | 33.33 | 6 |
| T9 | Denny Hamlin | 9 | T8 | Nelson Stacy | 33.33 | 2 |
| T9 | Bobby Allison | 9 | T10 | Fireball Roberts | 30.00 | 6 |
| T10 | Tyler Reddick | 30.00 | 3 | |||
– With a Top 3 finish this weekend Tyler Reddick would tie Dale Earnhardt in the best Top 3% list above, but without a Top 3 he would fall out of the list entirely.
| Most Darlington Top 5’s All-time |
Best Top 5% All-time (5+ Darlington starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 25 | 1 | Herb Thomas | 71.43 | 5 |
| 2 | David Pearson | 24 | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 54.17 | 13 |
| 3 | Bill Elliott | 22 | 3 | Jeff Gordon | 52.78 | 19 |
| T4 | Jeff Gordon | 19 | 4 | David Pearson | 51.06 | 24 |
| T4 | Dale Earnhardt | 19 | 5 | Nelson Stacy | 50.00 | 3 |
| 6 | Darrell Waltrip | 18 | 6 | Kyle Larson | 46.15 | 6 |
| 7 | Mark Martin | 17 | T7 | Marvin Panch | 44.44 | 8 |
| 8 | Buddy Baker | 15 | T7 | Jim Reed | 44.44 | 4 |
| 9 | Kevin Harvick | 14 | 9 | Kevin Harvick | 43.75 | 14 |
| T10 | Denny Hamlin | 13 | ||||
| T10 | Benny Parsons | 13 | 10 | Dale Earnhardt | 43.18 | 19 |
| T10 | Bobby Allison | 13 | ||||
– Bill Elliott’s 22 Top 5’s are not good enough to get him in the Top 5% table above, but his Darlington record 35 Top 10’s are good enough for 3rd best in the Top 10% table below.
| Most Darlington Top 10’s All-time |
Best Top 10% All-time (5+ Darlington starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top10% | Top10’s |
| 1 | Bill Elliott | 35 | 1 | Herb Thomas | 71.43 | 5 |
| 2 | Richard Petty | 34 | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 70.83 | 17 |
| 3 | David Pearson | 30 | 3 | Bill Elliott | 67.31 | 35 |
| T4 | Bobby Allison | 26 | 4 | Nelson Stacy | 66.67 | 4 |
| T4 | Mark Martin | 26 | 5 | Jeff Gordon | 63.89 | 23 |
| 6 | Ricky Rudd | 25 | 6 | David Pearson | 63.83 | 30 |
| 7 | Dale Earnhardt | 24 | T7 | Carl Edwards | 61.54 | 8 |
| T8 | Jeff Gordon | 23 | T7 | Erik Jones | 61.54 | 8 |
| T8 | Darrell Waltrip | 23 | T7 | Kyle Larson | 61.54 | 8 |
| T10 | Fireball Roberts | 60.00 | 12 | |||
| 10 | Buddy Baker | 22 | T10 | Ned Jarrett | 60.00 | 9 |
| T10 | Dick Hutcherson | 60.00 | 3 | |||
– With a Top 10 this weekend Denny Hamlin would become the All-time leader in the Top 10% list above.
| Most Darlington 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 | Martin Truex Jr. | 7 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 26.92 | 7 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 4 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 20.00 | 4 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 3 | Clint Bowyer | 16.67 | 2 |
| T4 | Clint Bowyer | 2 | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 11.54 | 3 |
| T4 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 5 | Ross Chastain | 10.00 | 2 |
| T4 | William Byron | 2 | 6 | William Byron | 8.33 | 2 |
| T4 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 7 | Kyle Busch | 7.69 | 2 |
| T8 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 8 | Kurt Busch | 5.56 | 1 |
| T8 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | 5.00 | 1 |
| T8 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | T10 | Brad Keselowski | 3.85 | 1 |
| T8 | Joey Logano | 1 | T10 | Joey Logano | 3.85 | 1 |
| Most Darlington 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 |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 21 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 80.77 | 21 |
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | T2 | Kyle Larson | 75.00 | 15 |
| T3 | Kevin Harvick | 16 | T2 | Jamie McMurray | 75.00 | 3 |
| T3 | Joey Logano | 16 | 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 73.08 | 19 |
| T5 | Kyle Larson | 15 | 5 | Kevin Harvick | 66.67 | 16 |
| T5 | William Byron | 15 | 6 | William Byron | 62.50 | 15 |
| T5 | Kyle Busch | 15 | 7 | Joey Logano | 61.54 | 16 |
| 8 | Brad Keselowski | 14 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 57.69 | 15 |
| 9 | Erik Jones | 13 | 9 | Kurt Busch | 55.56 | 10 |
| T10 | Tyler Reddick | 11 | ||||
| T10 | Chase Elliott | 11 | 10 | Tyler Reddick | 55.00 | 11 |
| T10 | Ryan Blaney | 11 | ||||
– It is possible that after this weekend Kyle Larson will be on top of the best Stage T10% at Darlington list above.
| Most Darlington Starts without Win |
Longest Darlington Win Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Dave Marcis | 58 | T1 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | 1989-90 |
| 2 | Kyle Petty | 51 | T1 | Jeff Gordon | 3 | 1995-96 |
| 3 | Ken Schrader | 44 | T3 | 13 drivers tied |
2 | 1954-2006 |
| T4 | Michael Waltrip | 43 | ||||
| T4 | Rusty Wallace | 43 | ||||
| T6 | J.D. McDuffie | 39 | ||||
| T6 | James Hylton | 39 | ||||
| 8 | Buddy Arrington | 38 | ||||
| 9 | Geoff Bodine | 37 | ||||
| 10 | Morgan Shepherd | 36 | ||||
| Most Darlington Starts without Pole |
Longest Darlington Pole Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| T1 | Dave Marcis | 58 | 1 | David Pearson | 5 | 1975-77 |
| T1 | Ricky Rudd | 58 | T2 | Fireball Roberts | 3 | 1959-60 |
| 3 | Terry Labonte | 54 | T2 | Fred Lorenzen | 3 | 1963-64 |
| 4 | Kyle Petty | 51 | T4 | Fonty Flock | 2 | 1952-53 |
| T5 | Michael Waltrip | 43 | T4 | Cale Yarborough | 2 | 1969 |
| T5 | Rusty Wallace | 43 | T4 | David Pearson | 2 | 1973 |
| T7 | J.D. McDuffie | 39 | T4 | Bill Elliott | 2 | 1985 |
| T7 | James Hylton | 39 | T4 | Sterling Marlin | 2 | 1992 |
| 9 | Buddy Arrington | 38 | T4 | Dale Jarrett | 2 | 1996-97 |
| 10 | Morgan Shepherd | 36 | T4 | Kasey Kahne | 2 | 2005-06 |
| T4 | Joey Logano | 2 | 2022 | |||
– Of David Pearson’s record 12 Poles here at Darlington 5 of them came in consecutive races from 75-77, but he ended up winning just 2 of those 5 races.
| Most Darlington Starts without Top 3 |
Longest Darlington Top 3 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Kyle Petty | 51 | 1 | Jeff Gordon | 8 | 1995-99 |
| T2 | J.D. McDuffie | 39 | 2 | David Pearson | 6 | 1966-68 |
| T2 | James Hylton | 39 | T3 | Richard Petty | 5 | 1966-68 |
| 4 | Buddy Arrington | 38 | T3 | David Pearson | 5 | 1972-74 |
| 5 | Jimmy Means | 34 | T3 | Mark Martin | 5 | 1993-94 |
| 6 | Elmo Langley | 32 | T3 | Jeff Gordon | 5 | 2004-08 |
| 7 | Joe Nemechek | 29 | T7 | Dale Earnhardt | 4 | 1994-95 |
| 8 | Jimmy Spencer | 28 | T7 | Dale Jarrett | 4 | 1997-98 |
| T9 | Derrike Cope | 27 | T9 | 12 drivers tied |
3 | 1952-2020 |
| T9 | Frank Warren | 27 | ||||
| T9 | H.B. Bailey | 27 | ||||
– In the late 1990’s Darlington was Jeff Gordon’s playground as he had 8 straight Top 3 finishes, and 5 of those were wins!
| Most Darlington Starts without Top 5 |
Longest Darlington Top 5 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Kyle Petty | 51 | 1 | David Pearson | 10 | 1966-70 |
| 2 | Jimmy Means | 34 | T2 | Jeff Gordon | 8 | 1995-99 |
| 3 | Elmo Langley | 32 | T2 | Jeff Burton | 8 | 1997-2000 |
| 4 | Joe Nemechek | 29 | 4 | Jeff Gordon | 7 | 2004-10 |
| 5 | Frank Warren | 27 | T5 | Richard Petty | 6 | 1976-79 |
| 6 | Rick Mast | 26 | T5 | Dale Earnhardt | 6 | 1993-95 |
| 7 | Neil Castles | 25 | T7 | 8 drivers tied | 5 | 1966-2020 |
| T8 | Bill Champion | 24 | ||||
| T8 | Bobby Hamilton | 24 | ||||
| T8 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | ||||
– It’s easy to see why Kyle Petty said they should fill Darlington with water and hold bass fishing tournaments as he’s the only driver with 35+ starts here not to get a Top 5 finish.
| Most Darlington Starts without Top 10 |
Longest Darlington Top 10 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Jimmy Means | 34 | 1 | Kevin Harvick | 13 | 2013-22 |
| 2 | Rick Mast | 26 | 2 | Bill Elliott | 12 | 1985-90 |
| 3 | Neil Castles | 25 | 3 | David Pearson | 10 | 1966-70 |
| 4 | Bill Champion | 24 | 4 | Richard Petty | 9 | 1976-80 |
| 5 | Ed Negre | 22 | T5 | Jeff Gordon | 8 | 1995-99 |
| 6 | Tommy Gale | 20 | T5 | Jeff Burton | 8 | 1997-2000 |
| T7 | Greg Sacks | 19 | T7 | Benny Parsons | 7 | 1978-81 |
| T7 | Henley Gray | 19 | T7 | Bill Elliott | 7 | 1981-84 |
| T9 | J.J. Yeley | 17 | T7 | Jeff Gordon | 7 | 2004-10 |
| T9 | Mike Skinner | 17 | T10 | 7 drivers tied | 6 | 1971-2020 |
– Out of 35 drivers to make 30+ starts at Darlington Jimmy Means is the only driver to not record a Top 10 finish here.
| Most Darlington Stages without Stage Win |
Longest Darlington Stage Win Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 26 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4 | 2020.27 s1- 2021.12 s2 |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 26 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 2017.25 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 26 | T2 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 2018.25 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Corey LaJoie | 26 | T2 | Clint Bowyer | 2 | 2020.06 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 26 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 2023.27 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 26 | T6 | 14
drivers tied |
1 | — |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 26 | ||||
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 26 | ||||
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 26 | ||||
| T10 | Aric Almirola | 24 | ||||
| T10 | Bubba Wallace | 24 | ||||
| T10 | Kevin Harvick | 24 | ||||
– Tyler Reddick will look to add his name to the Stage Win streak table above by winning Stage 1 this weekend, as he won Stage 2 in the Darlington Spring race.
| Most Darlington Stages without Stage T10 |
Longest Darlington Stage T10 Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| T1 | B.J. McLeod | 20 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 15 | 2019.25 s1- 2022.27 s1 |
| T1 | Ty Dillon | 20 | T2 | Brad Keselowski | 8 | 2017.25 s1- 2020.05 s2 |
| 3 | J.J. Yeley | 18 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 8 | 2020.05 s2- 2021.27 s1 |
| T4 | Chase Briscoe | 14 | T2 | Christopher Bell | 8 | 2021.27 s2- 2023.27 s1 |
| T4 | Cole Custer | 14 | 5 | Alex Bowman | 7 | 2020.06 s1- 2021.12 s1 |
| T4 | Justin Haley | 14 | T6 | Kyle Busch | 6 | 2017.25 s1- 2019.25 s2 |
| 7 | Joey Gase | 12 | T6 | Kyle Larson | 6 | 2017.25 s1- 2019.25 s2 |
| T8 | Austin Cindric | 10 | T6 | Joey Logano | 6 | 2021.12 s1- 2022.12 s2 |
| T8 | Cody Ware | 10 | T6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 6 | 2022.12 s1-2023.13 s2 |
| T8 | Harrison Burton | 10 | T6 | William Byron | 6 | 2022.12 s1-2023.13 s2 |
| T8 | Landon Cassill | 10 | T6 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | 2023.13 s1-2024.13 s2 |
| T8 | Quin Houff | 10 | ||||
– Denny Hamlin’s 15 Stage T10 streak is so good that it is longer than all but 3 drivers total stage starts here in the “without Stage T10” table.
