For the 2nd race in a row at Richmond there was controversy as Austin Dillon wham bammed his way through Joey Logano and into Denny Hamlin to pick up his first Cup win in nearly 2 years. Next we head to a track where if there is whamming and bamming it will definitely be more frowned upon, Michigan. Down below you will find different statistics from all of the NASCAR Cup races here at Michigan International Speedway 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: Michigan.
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: Michigan.
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: Cale Yarborough 06/15/1969
Most Recent Winner: Chris Buescher 08/07/2023
| Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver | Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver |
| 1 | 2009-15 | 32 | Mark Martin | T5 | 2004-23 | 24 | Greg Biffle |
| 2 | 2000-14 | 28 | Tony Stewart | T5 | 2015-15 | 24 | Kurt Busch |
| 3 | 2008-23 | 27 | Carl Edwards | T7 | 1997-14 | 20 | Ernie Irvan |
| 4 | 2005-15 | 25 | Greg Biffle | T7 | 2002-15 | 20 | Matt Kenseth |
| T5 | 1992-19 | 24 | Harry Gant | T7 | 2020-22 | 20 | Kevin Harvick |
| Rank | Race | Finish | Driver | Rank | Race | Finish | Driver |
| 1 | 1999-22 | 43 | Ward Burton | 6 | 2012-23 | 35 | Mark Martin |
| 2 | 2006-23 | 42 | Jeff Burton | 7 | 1991-14 | 34 | Michael Waltrip |
| 3 | 1993-14 | 39 | Brett Bodine | T8 | 1971-36 | 31 | Pete Hamilton |
| 4 | 2004-15 | 38 | Jeff Gordon | T8 | 2000-22 | 31 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
| 5 | 2003-23 | 37 | Bobby Labonte | 10 | 1981-21 | 29 | Ron Bouchard |
– The Burton brother’s records for worst two finishing positions by a Pole winner at Michigan are safe since NASCAR does not start 41+ drivers anymore.
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| 1969-37 | David Pearson | 1995-21 | Bobby Labonte |
| 1970-34 | Charlie Glotzbach | 2001-14 | Jeff Gordon |
| 1971-23 | Bobby Allison | 2006-15 | Kasey Kahne |
| 1974-22 | David Pearson | 2009-23 | Brian Vickers |
| 1976-20 | David Pearson | 2013-23 | Joey Logano |
| 1978-20 | David Pearson | 2014-23 | Jeff Gordon |
| 1980-16 | Benny Parsons | 2015-23 | Matt Kenseth |
| 1984-15 | Bill Elliott | 2016-15 | Joey Logano |
| 1985-18 | Bill Elliott | 2017-15 | Kyle Larson |
| 1992-14 | Davey Allison | 2019-15 | Joey Logano |
| 1994-21 | Geoff Bodine |
| Race | Driver | Race Finish |
| 2017-15 | Martin Truex Jr. | 6th |
| 2018-23 | Kevin Harvick | 1st |
| 2020-21 | Kevin Harvick | 1st |
| 2023-23 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2nd |
| Drivers to win both Stages and Race | Drivers to win Pole, both Stages & Race | ||
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| 2018-23 | Kevin Harvick | – | – |
| 2020-21 | Kevin Harvick | ||
– Only two drivers have swept both stages in a race at Michigan, but only Kevin Harvick has swept both stages and won the race here.
| Best Laps Led% by Winner | Worst Laps Led% by Winner | ||||||
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver |
| 1 | 1989-19 | 81.00 | Rusty Wallace | 1 | 2009-15 | 0.50 | Mark Martin |
| 2 | 2019-15 | 80.30 | Joey Logano | 2 | 2017-23 | 0.99 | Kyle Larson |
| 3 | 1994-21 | 80.00 | Geoff Bodine | 3 | 2005-23 | 3.00 | Jeremy Mayfield |
| 4 | 1992-14 | 79.00 | Davey Allison | 4 | 2002-23 | 3.50 | Dale Jarrett |
| 5 | 1971-36 | 78.68 | Bobby Allison | T5 | 1996-21 | 4.00 | Dale Jarrett |
| 6 | 1972-14 | 77.50 | David Pearson | T5 | 2011-15 | 4.00 | Denny Hamlin |
| 7 | 1987-14 | 76.00 | Dale Earnhardt | T5 | 2021-25 | 4.00 | Ryan Blaney |
| 8 | 1999-14 | 75.00 | Dale Jarrett | 8 | 2015-15 | 4.35 | Kurt Busch |
| 9 | 2015-23 | 73.00 | Matt Kenseth | T9 | 1979-21 | 4.50 | Richard Petty |
| 10 | 2001-14 | 71.50 | Jeff Gordon | T9 | 1998-21 | 4.50 | Jeff Gordon |
– Dale Jarrett was good here at Michigan in his career as he won twice by leading 4% or few laps, but also won by leading 75% of the laps.
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 1989-19 | 81.00 | Rusty Wallace | 1st | 6 | 1972-14 | 77.50 | David Pearson | 1st |
| 2 | 2019-15 | 80.30 | Joey Logano | 1st | 7 | 1987-14 | 76.00 | Dale Earnhardt | 1st |
| 3 | 1994-21 | 80.00 | Geoff Bodine | 1st | 8 | 1999-14 | 75.00 | Dale Jarrett | 1st |
| 4 | 1992-14 | 79.00 | Davey Allison | 1st | T9 | 2009-15 | 73.00 | Jimmie Johnson | 22nd |
| 5 | 1971-36 | 78.68 | Bobby Allison | 1st | T9 | 2015-23 | 73.00 | Matt Kenseth | 1st |
– Jimmie Johnson is the only driver to lead 71% or more of the laps in a race at Michigan and not win the race, 2009 when he was leading and ran out of fuel late in the race.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. |
| T1 | 2016-15 | Joey Logano | 149.2 | 1st | 6 | 2010-15 | Denny Hamlin | 145.5 | 1st |
| T1 | 2018-23 | Kevin Harvick | 149.2 | 1st | 7 | 2019-15 | Joey Logano | 143.7 | 1st |
| 3 | 2015-23 | Matt Kenseth | 148.8 | 1st | 8 | 2010-23 | Kevin Harvick | 141.0 | 1st |
| 4 | 2020-21 | Kevin Harvick | 147.0 | 1st | 9 | 2007-23 | Kurt Busch | 140.7 | 1st |
| 5 | 2020-22 | Kevin Harvick | 146.8 | 1st | 10 | 2017-15 | Kyle Larson | 140.5 | 1st |
| Most Recent | Driver | Finish | Most Recent | Driver | Finish |
| 2017-15 | Kyle Larson | 1st | 2018-15 | William Byron | 13th |
| 2017-15 | Chase Elliott | 2nd | 2020-21 | Kevin Harvick | 1st |
| 2017-15 | Kyle Busch | 7th | 2020-21 | Brad Keselowski | 2nd |
| 2018-15 | Clint Bowyer | 1st | 2020-21 | Kyle Busch | 5th |
| 2018-15 | Kevin Harvick | 2nd | 2020-21 | Denny Hamlin | 6th |
| 2018-15 | Kurt Busch | 3rd | 2020-22 | Chase Elliott | 9th |
– No driver has ran every lap in the Top 15 of a race at Michigan in the last 3 Cup races here, but if a driver can do it this weekend the table above says they’ll most likely finish Top 10.
| 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 | 2006-15 | 37 | T1 | 1970-34 | 2 |
| T2 | 2002-23 | 32 | T1 | 1971-36 | 2 |
| T2 | 2009-23 | 32 | T1 | 1972-22 | 2 |
| T2 | 2020-21 | 32 | T1 | 1973-16 | 2 |
| 5 | 2018-15 | 29 | T1 | 1975-15 | 2 |
| T6 | 2006-23 | 28 | T6 | 1969-24 | 3 |
| T6 | 2016-15 | 28 | T6 | 1972-14 | 3 |
| T6 | 2020-22 | 28 | T6 | 1974-15 | 3 |
| T9 | 2010-23 | 27 | T6 | 1974-22 | 3 |
| T9 | 2011-23 | 27 | T6 | 1977-15 | 3 |
| T9 | 2013-15 | 27 | T6 | 1979-21 | 3 |
– The record for most lead lap finishers at Michigan will hold after this weekend as there are only 36 cars entered in the race 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 | 10.56 | 1 | 38th | 29.17 |
| 2 | 2nd | 12.40 | 2 | 40th | 28.57 |
| 3 | 4th | 13.03 | 3 | 39th | 28.24 |
| 4 | 3rd | 13.65 | 4 | 35th | 28.08 |
| 5 | 7th | 14.20 | 5 | 37th | 27.79 |
| 6 | 6th | 14.42 | 6 | 36th | 27.56 |
| 7 | 5th | 14.64 | 7 | 34th | 27.01 |
| 8 | 9th | 14.92 | 8 | 33rd | 26.53 |
| 9 | 12th | 16.20 | 9 | 32nd | 26.42 |
| 10 | 13th | 16.25 | 10 | 29th | 24.77 |
– Historically at Michigan 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+ start) |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Kevin Harvick | 101.78 | 35 | 1 | Chase Elliott | 77.72 | 13 |
| 2 | Carl Edwards | 100.69 | 24 | 2 | Carl Edwards | 76.82 | 24 |
| 3 | Greg Biffle | 99.62 | 24 | 3 | Ryan Blaney | 74.62 | 15 |
| 4 | Kyle Larson | 98.97 | 15 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 74.37 | 15 |
| 5 | Matt Kenseth | 97.47 | 29 | 5 | Brad Keselowski | 73.46 | 26 |
| 6 | Joey Logano | 97.35 | 27 | T6 | Matt Kenseth | 72.40 | 29 |
| 7 | Brad Keselowski | 96.42 | 26 | T6 | Greg Biffle | 72.40 | 24 |
| 8 | Denny Hamlin | 94.83 | 33 | 8 | Denny Hamlin | 71.48 | 33 |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | 94.75 | 13 | 9 | Joey Logano | 70.71 | 27 |
| 10 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 94.59 | 25 | 10 | Kurt Busch | 68.16 | 33 |
– Carl Edwards was so good here at Michigan that he is 2nd in both tables above and has the best all-time Avg. Finish here without leading many laps, he ranks 18th in all-time Laps Led%.
| Best Avg. Fin. All-time (5+ Michigan starts) |
Best Laps Led% All-time (5+ Michigan starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Carl Edwards | 9.40 | 25 | 1 | Cale Yarborough | 18.19 | 36 |
| 2 | Cale Yarborough | 9.61 | 36 | 2 | Davey Allison | 15.69 | 13 |
| 3 | Chase Elliott | 10.15 | 13 | 3 | David Pearson | 14.92 | 29 |
| 4 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 10.20 | 5 | 4 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 14.43 | 5 |
| 5 | Kevin Harvick | 10.88 | 43 | 5 | Jeff Gordon | 11.72 | 46 |
| 6 | Kyle Larson | 10.93 | 15 | 6 | Joey Logano | 11.35 | 27 |
| 7 | Bobby Allison | 11.14 | 37 | 7 | Charlie Glotzbach | 11.33 | 6 |
| 8 | Matt Kenseth | 11.58 | 40 | 8 | Greg Biffle | 10.85 | 28 |
| 9 | David Pearson | 12.14 | 29 | 9 | Rusty Wallace | 9.76 | 44 |
| T10 | Joey Logano | 12.30 | 27 | 10 | Jimmie Johnson | 9.55 | 38 |
| T10 | Denny Hamlin | 12.30 | 33 | ||||
| Most Michigan Starts All-time |
Best Laps Completed% (5+ Michigan starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Lap Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Bill Elliott | 61 | 1 | Ryan Preece | 99.91 | 6 |
| 2 | Ricky Rudd | 60 | 2 | Scott Wimmer | 99.89 | 5 |
| T3 | Dave Marcis | 56 | 3 | Erik Jones | 99.81 | 11 |
| T3 | Mark Martin | 56 | 4 | Bubba Wallace | 99.78 | 10 |
| 5 | Terry Labonte | 55 | 5 | Greg Biffle | 99.76 | 28 |
| 6 | Kyle Petty | 51 | 6 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 99.66 | 9 |
| 7 | Michael Waltrip | 49 | 7 | Kevin Harvick | 99.49 | 43 |
| T8 | Darrell Waltrip | 48 | 8 | Chris Buescher | 99.47 | 13 |
| T8 | Ken Schrader | 48 | 9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 99.40 | 33 |
| 10 | Richard Petty | 47 | 10 | Carl Edwards | 99.34 | 25 |
| Most Michigan Wins All-time |
Best Win% All-time (5+ Michigan starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Wins | Rank | Driver | Win% | Wins |
| 1 | David Pearson | 9 | 1 | David Pearson | 31.03 | 9 |
| 2 | Cale Yarborough | 8 | 2 | Davey Allison | 23.08 | 3 |
| 3 | Bill Elliott | 7 | 3 | Cale Yarborough | 22.22 | 8 |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick | 6 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 20.00 | 3 |
| T5 | Rusty Wallace | 5 | 5 | Charlie Glotzbach | 16.67 | 1 |
| T5 | Mark Martin | 5 | 6 | Greg Biffle | 14.29 | 4 |
| T7 | Greg Biffle | 4 | 7 | Kevin Harvick | 13.95 | 6 |
| T7 | Bobby Allison | 4 | 8 | Bill Elliott | 11.48 | 7 |
| T7 | Dale Jarrett | 4 | 9 | Rusty Wallace | 11.36 | 5 |
| T7 | Richard Petty | 4 | 10 | Joey Logano | 11.11 | 3 |
– David Pearson was close to unstoppable here at Michigan as he has the most Wins, best Win%, and the most Poles here all-time.
| Rank | Driver | Poles | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | David Pearson | 10 | T6 | Alan Kulwicki | 3 |
| T2 | Jeff Gordon | 6 | T6 | Brian Vickers | 3 |
| T2 | Bill Elliott | 6 | T6 | Kasey Kahne | 3 |
| T4 | Joey Logano | 4 | T6 | Kurt Busch | 3 |
| T4 | Bobby Labonte | 4 | T10 | 14 drivers tied | 2 |
| Most Michigan Top 3’s All-time |
Best Top 3% All-time (5+ Michigan starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Cale Yarborough | 16 | 1 | David Pearson | 51.72 | 15 |
| T2 | David Pearson | 15 | 2 | Cale Yarborough | 44.44 | 16 |
| T2 | Jeff Gordon | 15 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 40.00 | 6 |
| T2 | Bill Elliott | 15 | 4 | Pete Hamilton | 40.00 | 2 |
| T5 | Kevin Harvick | 14 | 5 | Davey Allison | 38.46 | 5 |
| T5 | Richard Petty | 14 | 6 | Jeff Gordon | 32.61 | 15 |
| 7 | Darrell Waltrip | 13 | 7 | Kevin Harvick | 32.56 | 14 |
| 8 | Mark Martin | 12 | 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 30.30 | 10 |
| T9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 10 | 9 | Richard Petty | 29.79 | 14 |
| T9 | Rusty Wallace | 10 | 10 | Darrell Waltrip | 27.08 | 13 |
– No matter what happens in the race this weekend both Top 3 tables above and both Top 5 tables below will feature the same drivers after the race.
| Most Michigan Top 5’s All-time |
Best Top 5% All-time (5+ Michigan starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Cale Yarborough | 21 | 1 | Pete Hamilton | 60.00 | 5 |
| T2 | Jeff Gordon | 19 | 2 | David Pearson | 58.62 | 9 |
| T2 | Richard Petty | 19 | 3 | Cale Yarborough | 58.33 | 8 |
| 4 | Mark Martin | 18 | 4 | Davey Allison | 53.85 | 23 |
| T5 | David Pearson | 17 | 5 | Bobby Isaac | 50.00 | 6 |
| T5 | Darrell Waltrip | 17 | 6 | Kyle Larson | 46.67 | 6 |
| T5 | Bill Elliott | 17 | 7 | Bobby Allison | 43.24 | 3 |
| T8 | Bobby Allison | 16 | 8 | Jeff Gordon | 41.30 | 3 |
| T8 | Kevin Harvick | 16 | 9 | Richard Petty | 40.43 | 8 |
| T10 | Dale Jarett | 15 | T10 | Ernie Irvan | 40.00 | 25 |
| T10 | Rusty Wallace | 15 | T10 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 40.00 | 2 |
| Most Michigan Top 10’s All-time |
Best Top 10% All-time (5+ Michigan starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top10% | Top10’s |
| 1 | Mark Martin | 31 | 1 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 80.00 | 4 |
| 2 | Bill Elliott | 29 | 2 | Chase Elliott | 76.92 | 10 |
| 3 | Jeff Gordon | 27 | 3 | Cale Yarborough | 72.22 | 26 |
| 4 | Cale Yarborough | 26 | 4 | Carl Edwards | 72.00 | 18 |
| T5 | Dale Earnhardt | 25 | 5 | Davey Allison | 69.23 | 9 |
| T5 | Richard Petty | 25 | 6 | David Pearson | 68.97 | 20 |
| T5 | Darrell Waltrip | 25 | 7 | Joey Logano | 66.67 | 18 |
| 8 | Bobby Allison | 24 | 8 | Bobby Allison | 64.86 | 24 |
| 9 | Kevin Harvick | 23 | 9 | Bobby Isaac | 62.50 | 5 |
| T10 | Buddy Baker | 22 | 10 | Tony Stewart | 61.76 | 21 |
| T10 | Ricky Rudd | 22 | ||||
| Most Michigan 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 |
| T1 | Kevin Harvick | 6 | T1 | Kevin Harvick | 27.27 | 6 |
| T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 6 | T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 27.27 | 6 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 3 | Christopher Bell | 10.00 | 1 |
| T4 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 4 | Kyle Busch | 9.09 | 2 |
| T4 | Clint Bowyer | 1 | 5 | Clint Bowyer | 6.25 | 1 |
| T4 | Austin Dillon | 1 | T6 | Austin Dillon | 4.55 | 1 |
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | T6 | Brad Keselowski | 4.55 | 1 |
| T4 | Chase Elliott | 1 | T6 | Chase Elliott | 4.55 | 1 |
| T4 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | T6 | Denny Hamlin | 4.55 | 1 |
| T4 | Joey Logano | 1 | T6 | Joey Logano | 4.55 | 1 |
| T4 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | T6 | Ryan Blaney | 4.55 | 1 |
– If Martin Truex Jr. can win Stage 1 or Stage 2 this weekend then he will break his ties with Kevin Harvick and be on top of both Stage Win tables above after the race.
| Most Michigan 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 | Brad Keselowski | 17 | 1 | Brad Keselowski | 77.27 | 17 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 15 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 68.18 | 15 |
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 15 | T2 | Kyle Busch | 68.18 | 15 |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick | 14 | T4 | Kurt Busch | 66.67 | 12 |
| 5 | Joey Logano | 13 | T4 | Kyle Larson | 66.67 | 12 |
| T6 | Kurt Busch | 12 | 6 | Kevin Harvick | 63.64 | 14 |
| T6 | Kyle Larson | 12 | 7 | Joey Logano | 59.09 | 13 |
| T6 | Erik Jones | 12 | 8 | Clint Bowyer | 56.25 | 9 |
| T6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 12 | 9 | William Byron | 55.56 | 10 |
| T10 | Erik Jones | 54.55 | 12 | |||
| T6 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | T10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 54.55 | 12 |
| T10 | Ryan Blaney | 54.55 | 12 | |||
– Brad Keselowski may only have 1 Stage Win here at Michigan, but he has the most Stage T10’s and best Stage T10% all-time here.
| Most Michigan Starts without Win |
Longest Michigan Win Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Dave Marcis | 56 | 1 | Bill Elliott | 4 | 1985-86 |
| 2 | Terry Labonte | 55 | T2 | David Pearson | 3 | 1972-73 |
| 3 | Kyle Petty | 51 | T2 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 2016-17 |
| 4 | Michael Waltrip | 49 | T2 | Kevin Harvick | 3 | 2019-20 |
| 5 | Ken Schrader | 48 | T5 | Bobby Allison | 2 | 1971 |
| T6 | Jeff Burton | 41 | T5 | David Pearson | 2 | 1974-75 |
| T6 | Joe Nemechek | 41 | T5 | David Pearson | 2 | 1976 |
| 8 | Morgan Shepherd | 36 | T5 | Cale Yarborough | 2 | 1983 |
| T9 | Derrike Cope | 33 | T5 | Bobby Labonte | 2 | 1995 |
| T9 | J.D. McDuffie | 33 | T5 | Mark Martin | 2 | 1997-98 |
| T5 | Ryan Newman | 2 | 2003-04 | |||
| T9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 33 | T5 | Greg Biffle | 2 | 2004-05 |
| T5 | Greg Biffle | 2 | 2012-13 | |||
– An interesting note from the Win streaks table above is that 2 of the 4 best Win streaks here at Michigan have come within the last 10 years.
| Most Michigan Starts without Pole |
Longest Michigan Pole Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Ricky Rudd | 60 | 1 | David Pearson | 5 | 1976-78 |
| 2 | Dave Marcis | 56 | 2 | Brian Vickers | 3 | 2008-09 |
| 3 | Kyle Petty | 51 | T3 | David Pearson | 2 | 1974 |
| 4 | Sterling Marlin | 45 | T3 | Ron Bouchard | 2 | 1981-82 |
| 5 | Dale Earnhardt | 43 | T3 | Terry Labonte | 2 | 1983 |
| 6 | Jimmie Johnson | 38 | T3 | Bill Elliott | 2 | 1984 |
| 7 | Morgan Shepherd | 36 | T3 | Bill Elliott | 2 | 1988 |
| 8 | Kyle Busch | 35 | T3 | Bobby Labonte | 2 | 2003 |
| 9 | Tony Stewart | 34 | T3 | Joey Logano | 2 | 2016 |
| T10 | Derrike Cope | 33 | T10 | 81 drivers tied | 1 | 1969-2023 |
| T10 | J.D. McDuffie | 33 | ||||
| T10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 33 | ||||
– Only 3 times since 1988 has a driver won 2+ straight Poles at Michigan.
| Most Michigan Starts without Top 3 |
Longest Michigan Top 3 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Michael Waltrip | 49 | 1 | David Pearson | 9 | 1972-76 |
| 2 | Ken Schrader | 48 | 2 | Bill Elliott | 7 | 1983-86 |
| 3 | Joe Nemechek | 41 | T3 | Bobby Allison | 5 | 1970-72 |
| T4 | Derrike Cope | 33 | T3 | Richard Petty | 5 | 1973-75 |
| T4 | J.D. McDuffie | 33 | T3 | Darrell Waltrip | 5 | 1983-85 |
| T6 | Jamie McMurray | 32 | T3 | Jeff Gordon | 5 | 1997-99 |
| T6 | Jimmy Means | 32 | T7 | Cale Yarborough | 4 | 1975-77 |
| T6 | Lake Speed | 32 | T7 | Bill Elliott | 4 | 1987-89 |
| T9 | Brett Bodine | 31 | T7 | Rusty Wallace | 4 | 1988-89 |
| T7 | Mark Martin | 4 | 1996-98 | |||
| T9 | Buddy Arrington | 31 | T7 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | 2013-14 |
| T7 | Kyle Larson | 4 | 2016-17 | |||
– During David Pearson’s record 9 straight Top 3’s at Michigan, 7 of them were wins.
| Most Michigan Starts without Top 5 |
Longest Michigan Top 5 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Ken Schrader | 48 | 1 | David Pearson | 13 | 1972-78 |
| 2 | Joe Nemechek | 41 | 2 | Richard Petty | 11 | 1971-77 |
| T3 | Derrike Cope | 33 | 3 | Cale Yarborough | 10 | 1974-79 |
| T3 | J.D. McDuffie | 33 | 4 | Darrell Waltrip | 8 | 1983-86 |
| 5 | Jimmy Means | 32 | T5 | Bill Elliott | 7 | 1983-86 |
| 6 | Buddy Arrington | 31 | T5 | Jeff Gordon | 7 | 1996-99 |
| 7 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | 28 | T5 | Dale Jarrett | 7 | 1997-2000 |
| 8 | Dave Blaney | 27 | T8 | Bobby Allison | 6 | 1970-73 |
| 9 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | T8 | Rusty Wallace | 6 | 1987-89 |
| T10 | Rusty Wallace | 5 | 1994-96 | |||
| 10 | Robby Gordon | 23 | T10 | Mark Martin | 5 | 1996-98 |
| T10 | Bobby Labonte | 5 | 1998-2000 | |||
– Of the 32 drivers to make 34+ starts here at Michigan in the Cup Series, only Ken Schrader and Joe Nemechek have not gotten a Top 5 finish.
| Most Michigan Starts without Top 10 |
Longest Michigan Top 10 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Jimmy Means | 32 | T1 | Richard Petty | 14 | 1971-78 |
| T2 | A.J. Allmendinger | 22 | T1 | Darrell Waltrip | 14 | 1980-87 |
| T2 | Frank Warren | 22 | 3 | David Pearson | 13 | 1972-78 |
| 4 | Tommy Gale | 20 | 4 | Mark Martin | 12 | 1989-95 |
| T5 | David Gilliland | 19 | T5 | Cale Yarborough | 10 | 1974-79 |
| T5 | J.J. Yeley | 19 | T5 | Jeff Gordon | 10 | 1995-99 |
| T5 | Landon Cassill | 19 | T5 | Dale Jarrett | 10 | 1996-2000 |
| T5 | Mike Skinner | 19 | T8 | Bobby Labonte | 9 | 1996-2000 |
| T9 | Ed Negre | 17 | T8 | Clint Bowyer | 9 | 2011-15 |
| T9 | Michael McDowell | 17 | T8 | Joey Logano | 9 | 2013-17 |
| T9 | Travis Kvapil | 17 | T8 | Kyle Busch | 9 | 2017-21 |
– Richard Petty and Darrell Waltrip’s record 14 straight Michigan Top 10’s seems pretty safe since no driver has had a 10+ Top 10 streak here since 2000.
| Most Michigan Stages without Stage Win |
Longest Michigan Stage Win Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 22 | 1 | Kevin Harvick | 3 | 2018.15 s2- 2018.23 s2 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 22 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 2017.15 s1&2 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 22 | T2 | Kevin Harvick | 2 | 2020.21 s1&2 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 22 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 2023.23 s1&2 |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 22 | T5 | 13 drivers tied |
1 | — |
| T6 | Aric Almirola | 20 | ||||
| T6 | Bubba Wallace | 20 | ||||
| T6 | Corey LaJoie | 20 | ||||
| T6 | Ty Dillon | 20 | ||||
| T10 | 6 drivers tied | 18 | ||||
| Most Michigan Stages without Stage T10 |
Longest Michigan Stage T10 Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| 1 | Michael McDowell | 22 | 1 | Brad Keselowski | 8 | 2017.15 s2- 2019.15 s2 |
| 2 | Ty Dillon | 20 | T2 | Kevin Harvick | 7 | 2017.15 s2- 2018.23 s2 |
| 3 | Garrett Smithley | 14 | T2 | Kyle Busch | 7 | 2019.23 s2- 2021.25 s2 |
| T4 | David Ragan | 12 | T4 | Kurt Busch | 6 | 2018.15 s1- 2019.15 s2 |
| T4 | Landon Cassill | 12 | T4 | Ryan Blaney | 6 | 2019.23 s1- 2020.22 s2 |
| T4 | Ryan Preece | 12 | T4 | Denny Hamlin | 6 | 2020.22 s2- 2023.23 s1 |
| T7 | B.J. McLeod | 10 | T7 | Denny Hamlin | 5 | 2017.15 s1- 2018.15 s1 |
| T7 | Cole Custer | 10 | T7 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 2017.15 s1- 2018.15 s1 |
| T7 | Josh Bilicki | 10 | T7 | Ryan Blaney | 5 | 2017.23 s2- 2018.23 s2 |
| T7 | Quin Houff | 10 | T7 | Aric Almirola | 5 | 2018.23 s1- 2019.23 s1 |
| T7 | Erik Jones | 5 | 2019.23 s2- 2020.22 s2 | |||
– There are 4 drivers racing this weekend that are on a 3 straight Stage T10 streak here at Michigan, and thus can move into a tie for 7th longest Stage T10 streak in the table above by getting 2 Stage T10’s this weekend.
