Now that the Olympic break is nearing it’s end, welcome back NASCAR. The last time we saw NASCAR racing there was a controversial finish at Indianapolis. This week we head to a track where there was also a controversial finish in 2024, Richmond. Down below you will find different statistics from all of the NASCAR Cup races here at Richmond 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: Richmond.
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: Richmond.
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: Lee Petty 04/19/1953
Most Recent Winner: Denny Hamlin 03/31/2024
| Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver | Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver |
| 1 | 2018-09 | 32 | Kyle Busch | T6 | 1969-43 | 25 | Bobby Allison |
| 2 | 2008-10 | 31 | Clint Bowyer | T6 | 2002-26 | 25 | Matt Kenseth |
| 3 | 1971-06 | 30 | Richard Petty | T8 | 1995-03 | 24 | Terry Labonte |
| T4 | 2013-26 | 26 | Carl Edwards | T8 | 2021-09 | 24 | Alex Bowman |
| T4 | 2023-22 | 26 | Chris Buescher | 10 | 1997-24 | 23 | Dale Jarrett |
–Â 4 of the 10 worst starting positions by a race winner at Richmond have come since 2013 (21 races).
| Rank | Race | Finish | Driver | Rank | Race | Finish | Driver |
| 1 | 2017-26 | 38 | Matt Kenseth | T6 | 1997-24 | 30 | Bill Elliott |
| 2 | 1998-13 | 37 | Jeff Gordon | T6 | 2002-11 | 30 | Ward Burton |
| T3 | 1995-03 | 36 | Jeff Gordon | T8 | 1976-23 | 29 | Benny Parsons |
| T3 | 2001-26 | 36 | Jeff Gordon | T8 | 2011-09 | 29 | Juan Pablo Montoya |
| 5 | 1999-11 | 31 | Jeff Gordon | 10 | 1983-02 | 28 | Ricky Rudd |
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| 1956-12 | Buck Baker | 1975-03 | Richard Petty |
| 1958-46 | Speedy Thompson | 1978-23 | Darrell Waltrip |
| 1959-38 | Cotton Owens | 1980-03 | Darrell Waltrip |
| 1961-17 | Richard Petty | 1982-23 | Bobby Allison |
| 1965-07 | Junior Johnson | 1984-23 | Darrell Waltrip |
| 1966-44 | David Pearson | 1988-22 | Davey Allison |
| 1967-16 | Richard Petty | 1992-03 | Bill Elliott |
| 1968-41 | Richard Petty | 2005-11 | Kasey Kahne |
| 1969-14 | David Pearson | 2007-26 | Jimmie Johnson |
| 1970-40 | Richard Petty | 2010-10 | Kyle Busch |
| 1974-03 | Bobby Allison | 2014-26 | Brad Keselowski |
| 1974-24 | Richard Petty | 2016-26 | Denny Hamlin |
| Race | Driver | Race Finish |
| 2018-09 | Joey Logano | 4th |
| 2018-28 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3rd |
| 2021-09 | Denny Hamlin | 2nd |
| 2021-28 | Denny Hamlin | 2nd |
| Drivers to win both Stages and Race | Drivers to win Pole, both Stages & Race | ||
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| – | – | – | – |
– The only time a driver has swept both stages in a race at Richmond it’s happened in both the Spring and Fall race. It didn’t happen in the 2024 Spring race and therefore according to the table above won’t happen this weekend.
| Best Laps Led% by Winner | Worst Laps Led% by Winner | ||||||
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver |
| 1 | 1956-12 | 99.00 | Buck Baker | 1 | 2013-09 | 0.74 | Kevin Harvick |
| 2 | 1970-40 | 97.60 | Richard Petty | 2 | 1986-02 | 1.00 | Kyle Petty |
| 3 | 2014-26 | 95.75 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 2022-07 | 1.25 | Denny Hamlin |
| 4 | 1979-24 | 92.25 | Bobby Allison | 4 | 1982-02 | 2.00 | Dave Marcis |
| 5 | 1961-17 | 91.00 | Richard Petty | 5 | 2021-09 | 2.50 | Alex Bowman |
| 6 | 1975-03 | 88.80 | Richard Petty | 6 | 2008-10 | 3.17 | Clint Bowyer |
| 7 | 2015-26 | 88.00 | Matt Kenseth | 7 | 2000-25 | 3.75 | Jeff Gordon |
| 8 | 1992-03 | 87.00 | Bill Elliott | 8 | 1990-02 | 4.00 | Mark Martin |
| 9 | 1960-43 | 86.50 | Speedy Thompson | 9 | 2024-07 | 4.18 | Denny Hamlin |
| 10 | 1966-19 | 86.40 | David Pearson | 10 | 1962-10 | 4.44 | Rex White |
– There are 4 races in Cup history at Richmond where the laps led are not known and thus could or could not be part of the tables above and below, 1953-06, 1959-23, 1959-38, and 1962-47.
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 1956-12 | 99.00 | Buck Baker | 1st | 6 | 1961-17 | 91.00 | Richard Petty | 1st |
| 2 | 1970-40 | 97.60 | Richard Petty | 1st | 7 | 1975-03 | 88.80 | Richard Petty | 1st |
| 3 | 2014-26 | 95.75 | Brad Keselowski | 1st | 8 | 2015-26 | 88.00 | Matt Kenseth | 1st |
| 4 | 2008-10 | 92.93 | Denny Hamlin | 24th | T9 | 1984-02 | 87.00 | Darrell Waltrip | 2nd |
| 5 | 1979-24 | 92.25 | Bobby Allison | 1st | T9 | 1992-03 | 87.00 | Bill Elliott | 1st |
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2009-26 | Denny Hamlin | 150.0 | 1st | 6 | 2005-26 | Kurt Busch | 144.2 | 1st |
| 2 | 2014-26 | Brad Keselowski | 149.8 | 1st | 7 | 2011-09 | Kyle Busch | 143.1 | 1st |
| 3 | 2015-26 | Matt Kenseth | 149.7 | 1st | 8 | 2011-26 | Kevin Harvick | 142.8 | 1st |
| 4 | 2015-09 | Kurt Busch | 148.1 | 1st | 9 | 2006-10 | Kevin Harvick | 142.4 | 3rd |
| 5 | 2005-11 | Kasey Kahne | 147.9 | 1st | 10 | 2016-09 | Carl Edwards | 142.2 | 1st |
| Most Recent | Driver | Finish | Most Recent | Driver | Finish |
| 2019-28 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1st | 2020-28 | Brad Keselowski | 1st |
| 2019-28 | Kyle Busch | 2nd | 2020-28 | Joey Logano | 3rd |
| 2019-28 | Denny Hamlin | 3rd | 2020-28 | Chase Elliott | 5th |
| 2019-28 | Brad Keselowski | 4th | 2021-09 | Denny Hamlin | 2nd |
| 2019-28 | Kyle Larson | 6th | 2021-28 | Ryan Blaney | 10th |
| 2019-28 | Kevin Harvick | 7th | 2022-24 | Denny Hamlin | 4th |
| 2019-28 | Clint Bowyer | 8th | 2023-07 | Kyle Larson | 1st |
| 2019-28 | Chase Elliott | 13th | 2023-22 | Denny Hamlin | 2nd |
– 2 of the last 7 races run at Richmond have not seen a driver run every lap in the Top 15, including the Spring race earlier this year.
| 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 | 2008-26 | 32 | T1 | 22
races tied (last was 1975) |
1 |
| 2 | 2017-09 | 28 | |||
| 3 | 2009-26 | 27 | |||
| T4 | 2009-10 | 26 | |||
| T4 | 2013-09 | 26 | |||
| T4 | 2016-09 | 26 | |||
| 7 | 2007-26 | 25 | |||
| T8 | 2014-09 | 24 | |||
| T8 | 2016-26 | 24 | |||
| T8 | 2023-07 | 24 | |||
– Surprisingly only twice since the introduction of stages has there been 24+ cars on the lead lap at the end of a Richmond race.
| 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 | 10.11 | 1 | 40th | 30.26 |
| 2 | 2nd | 10.31 | 2 | 39th | 29.64 |
| 3 | 3rd | 10.74 | 3 | 35th | 29.18 |
| 4 | 7th | 11.39 | 4 | 38th | 29.10 |
| 5 | 4th | 11.75 | 5 | 36th | 28.33 |
| 6 | 5th | 12.60 | 6 | 34th | 27.86 |
| 7 | 10th | 13.54 | 7 | 33rd | 26.60 |
| 8 | 6th | 13.88 | 8 | 37th | 26.50 |
| 9 | 8th | 13.89 | 9 | 32nd | 25.88 |
| 10 | 9th | 14.57 | 10 | 31st | 25.39 |
– None of the starting positions in the two tables above changed their rank after the Spring 2024 race earlier this year.
| 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 | Denny Hamlin | 109.18 | 35 | 1 | Kevin Harvick | 93.17 | 37 |
| 2 | Kevin Harvick | 109.01 | 37 | 2 | Kyle Busch | 86.45 | 37 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 106.69 | 37 | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 86.04 | 35 |
| 4 | Brad Keselowski | 98.60 | 29 | 4 | Brad Keselowski | 80.47 | 29 |
| 5 | Jeff Gordon | 98.52 | 23 | 5 | Chase Elliott | 73.61 | 16 |
| 6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 96.04 | 36 | 6 | Kyle Larson | 73.57 | 19 |
| 7 | Joey Logano | 95.56 | 30 | 7 | Clint Bowyer | 73.36 | 29 |
| 8 | Christopher Bell | 94.88 | 8 | 8 | Christopher Bell | 71.03 | 8 |
| 9 | Clint Bowyer | 93.67 | 29 | 9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 70.20 | 36 |
| 10 | Kyle Larson | 91.83 | 19 | 10 | Jeff Gordon | 68.77 | 23 |
– With their performance in the Spring 2024 race Denny Hamlin Hamlin broke his tie for best Richmond Driver Rating with Kevin Harvick, and Kyle Larson passed Mark Martin for 10th best.
| Best Avg. Fin. All-time (5+ Richmond starts) |
Best Laps Led% All-time (5+ Richmond starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Lee Petty | 4.86 | 7 | 1 | Speedy Thompson | 39.13 | 5 |
| 2 | Rex White | 6.30 | 10 | 2 | David Pearson | 27.99 | 13 |
| 3 | Speedy Thompson | 6.40 | 5 | 3 | Junior Johnson | 21.92 | 14 |
| 4 | Ned Jarrett | 6.77 | 13 | 4 | Richard Petty | 21.75 | 63 |
| 5 | Kyle Busch | 7.43 | 37 | 5 | Joe Weatherly | 20.89 | 9 |
| 6 | Christopher Bell | 7.50 | 8 | 6 | Bobby Allison | 19.32 | 38 |
| 7 | Bobby Allison | 7.61 | 38 | 7 | Fireball Roberts | 19.16 | 5 |
| 8 | David Pearson | 7.62 | 13 | 8 | Ned Jarrett | 17.20 | 13 |
| 9 | Dale Earnhardt | 8.25 | 44 | 9 | Rusty Wallace | 17.19 | 44 |
| 10 | Bobby Isaac | 8.30 | 10 | 10 | Denny Hamlin | 15.99 | 35 |
| Most Richmond Starts All-time |
Best Laps Completed% (5+ Richmond starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Lap Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 63 | 1 | Kyle Busch | 99.99 | 37 |
| 2 | Mark Martin | 56 | 2 | Chase Elliott | 99.98 | 16 |
| T3 | Ricky Rudd | 55 | 3 | Christopher Bell | 99.94 | 8 |
| T3 | Terry Labonte | 55 | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 99.91 | 35 |
| 5 | Kyle Petty | 54 | 5 | Aric Almirola | 99.87 | 23 |
| 6 | Dave Marcis | 53 | 6 | Austin Dillon | 99.78 | 20 |
| 7 | Darrell Waltrip | 51 | 7 | William Byron | 99.77 | 12 |
| 8 | Ken Schrader | 48 | T8 | Trevor Bayne | 99.75 | 7 |
| 9 | Jeff Gordon | 47 | T8 | Chase Briscoe | 99.75 | 7 |
| 10 | Bill Elliott | 46 | 10 | Daniel Suarez | 99.73 | 14 |
– Kyle Busch has been extremely impressive at Richmond in his career as he’s failed to complete just 1 lap in the 37 races he’s started here.
| Most Richmond Wins All-time |
Best Win% All-time (5+ Richmond starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Wins | Rank | Driver | Win% | Wins |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 13 | 1 | David Pearson | 46.15 | 6 |
| 2 | Bobby Allison | 7 | 2 | Speedy Thompson | 40.00 | 2 |
| T3 | David Pearson | 6 | 3 | Joe Weatherly | 33.33 | 3 |
| T3 | Kyle Busch | 6 | 4 | Lee Petty | 28.57 | 2 |
| T3 | Rusty Wallace | 6 | 5 | Cotton Owens | 22.22 | 2 |
| T3 | Darrell Waltrip | 6 | 6 | Richard Petty | 20.63 | 13 |
| T7 | Denny Hamlin | 5 | 7 | Tom Pistone | 20.00 | 1 |
| T7 | Dale Earnhardt | 5 | 8 | Bobby Allison | 18.42 | 7 |
| 9 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | 9 | Kyle Busch | 16.22 | 6 |
| T10 | 7 drivers tied | 3 | 10 | Davey Allison | 15.38 | 2 |
– The fact that David Pearson is tied for 3rd on the All-time Wins list at Richmond and has the best Win% above as well tells just how good he was here.
| Rank | Driver | Poles | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Bobby Allison | 8 | T7 | Benny Parsons | 3 |
| T1 | Richard Petty | 8 | T7 | Denny Hamlin | 3 |
| 3 | Darrell Waltrip | 7 | T7 | Matt Kenseth | 3 |
| 4 | Jeff Gordon | 6 | T7 | Rusty Wallace | 3 |
| 5 | Mark Martin | 5 | T7 | Kevin Harvick | 3 |
| 6 | Ned Jarrett | 4 | T7 | Bill Elliott | 3 |
| T7 | Buck Baker | 3 |
– If Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, or Kyle Larson can win the Pole this weekend it will be their 3rd at Richmond and tie for 7th most Poles at Richmond All-time.
| Most Richmond Top 3’s All-time |
Best Top 3% All-time (5+ Richmond starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 28 | 1 | Lee Petty | 71.43 | 5 |
| T2 | Bobby Allison | 18 | 2 | David Pearson | 61.54 | 8 |
| T2 | Dale Earnhardt | 18 | 3 | Speedy Thompson | 60.00 | 3 |
| 4 | Darrell Waltrip | 17 | 4 | Rex White | 50.00 | 5 |
| T5 | Denny Hamlin | 15 | 5 | Bobby Allison | 47.37 | 18 |
| T5 | Kyle Busch | 15 | 6 | Richard Petty | 44.44 | 28 |
| T5 | Jeff Gordon | 15 | 7 | Denny Hamlin | 42.86 | 15 |
| 8 | Rusty Wallace | 13 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt | 40.91 | 18 |
| 9 | Ricky Rudd | 11 | 9 | Kyle Busch | 40.54 | 15 |
| 10 | Kevin Harvick | 10 | 10 | Tom Pistone | 40.00 | 2 |
– The Petty family was pretty great here at Richmond as Father Lee has the best Top 3% and Top 5% here all-time, and son Richard has the most Top 3’s and Top 5’s here by a wide margin.
| Most Richmond Top 5’s All-time |
Best Top 5% All-time (5+ Richmond starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 34 | 1 | Lee Petty | 71.43 | 5 |
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 25 | 2 | David Pearson | 69.23 | 9 |
| 3 | Bobby Allison | 23 | 3 | Ned Jarrett | 61.54 | 8 |
| T4 | Rusty Wallace | 22 | 4 | Bobby Allison | 60.53 | 23 |
| T4 | Darrell Waltrip | 22 | T5 | Bobby Isaac | 60.00 | 6 |
| 6 | Ricky Rudd | 20 | T5 | Rex White | 60.00 | 6 |
| T7 | Denny Hamlin | 19 | T5 | Charlie Glotzbach | 60.00 | 3 |
| T7 | Kyle Busch | 19 | T5 | Speedy Thompson | 60.00 | 3 |
| T9 | Kevin Harvick | 18 | 9 | Junior Johnson | 57.14 | 8 |
| T9 | Jeff Gordon | 18 | 10 | Dale Earnhardt | 56.82 | 25 |
| T9 | Mark Martin | 18 | ||||
| Most Richmond Top 10’s All-time |
Best Top 10% All-time (5+ Richmond starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top10% | Top10’s |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 41 | 1 | Rex White | 90.00 | 9 |
| T2 | Dale Earnhardt | 33 | 2 | Lee Petty | 85.71 | 6 |
| T2 | Darrell Waltrip | 33 | 3 | Joe Millikan | 83.33 | 5 |
| T4 | Kevin Harvick | 31 | 4 | Neil Bonnett | 80.95 | 17 |
| T4 | Mark Martin | 31 | 5 | Speedy Thompson | 80.00 | 4 |
| T6 | Rusty Wallace | 30 | 6 | Kyle Busch | 75.68 | 28 |
| T6 | Jeff Gordon | 30 | T7 | Dale Earnhardt | 75.00 | 33 |
| T8 | Kyle Busch | 28 | T7 | Christopher Bell | 75.00 | 6 |
| T8 | Bobby Allison | 28 | 9 | Bobby Allison | 73.68 | 28 |
| T8 | Ricky Rudd | 28 | 10 | Bobby Isaac | 70.00 | 7 |
| T8 | Terry Labonte | 28 | ||||
– It will be a while before a new name graces the most Top 10’s table above as the next driver below Terry Labonte has just 24 Top 10’s.
| Most Richmond 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 | Denny Hamlin | 6 | T1 | Denny Hamlin | 21.43 | 6 |
| T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 6 | T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 21.43 | 6 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 4 | 3 | Joey Logano | 14.29 | 4 |
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 4 | Matt Kenseth | 12.50 | 1 |
| T4 | Kyle Busch | 3 | T5 | Brad Keselowski | 10.71 | 3 |
| T6 | Matt Kenseth | 1 | T5 | Kyle Busch | 10.71 | 3 |
| T6 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 7 | Tyler Reddick | 6.25 | 1 |
| T6 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 8 | Ross Chastain | 4.55 | 1 |
| T6 | William Byron | 1 | 9 | William Byron | 4.17 | 1 |
| T6 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 10 | Kyle Larson | 3.85 | 1 |
| T6 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | ||||
| Most Richmond 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 | Joey Logano | 24 | 1 | Kevin Harvick | 88.46 | 23 |
| T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 24 | T2 | Joey Logano | 85.71 | 24 |
| 3 | Kevin Harvick | 23 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 85.71 | 24 |
| 4 | Brad Keselowski | 21 | 4 | Brad Keselowski | 75.00 | 21 |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 16 | 5 | Clint Bowyer | 71.43 | 10 |
| 6 | Kyle Larson | 15 | 6 | Matt Kenseth | 62.50 | 5 |
| T7 | Chase Elliott | 14 | 7 | Kyle Larson | 57.69 | 15 |
| T7 | Kyle Busch | 14 | 8 | Denny Hamlin | 57.14 | 16 |
| T9 | Clint Bowyer | 10 | 9 | Chase Elliott | 53.85 | 14 |
| T9 | Alex Bowman | 10 | T10 | Kyle Busch | 50.00 | 14 |
| T9 | William Byron | 10 | T10 | Christopher Bell | 50.00 | 8 |
| T9 | Aric Almirola | 10 | T10 | Josh Berry | 50.00 | 2 |
– Kevin Harvick was great in stages at Richmond as he only finished out of the Top 10 in 3 of 26 stages here, leading to the best Stage T10% in the history of stages at Richmond.
| Most Richmond Starts without Win |
Longest Richmond Win Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Ken Schrader | 48 | 1 | Richard Petty | 7 | 1970-73 |
| 2 | Michael Waltrip | 45 | T2 | David Pearson | 3 | 1965-66 |
| 3 | Sterling Marlin | 44 | T2 | Bobby Allison | 3 | 1982-83 |
| 4 | Bobby Labonte | 41 | T4 | 11 drivers tied |
2 | 1963-2019 |
| 5 | J.D. McDuffie | 39 | ||||
| 6 | Geoff Bodine | 38 | ||||
| 7 | Buddy Arrington | 35 | ||||
| 8 | Morgan Shepherd | 34 | ||||
| T9 | Elmo Langley | 33 | ||||
| T9 | Jimmy Means | 33 | ||||
– Of the 5 straight Poles won by Bobby Allison below, the first 4 were the end of Richard Petty’s 7 straight Win streak above (the 5th was won by Allison himself).
| Most Richmond Starts without Pole |
Longest Richmond Pole Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Kyle Petty | 54 | 1 | Bobby Allison | 5 | 1972-74 |
| 2 | Michael Waltrip | 45 | 2 | Darrell Waltrip | 4 | 1983-85 |
| 3 | Sterling Marlin | 44 | 3 | Richard Petty | 3 | 1969-70 |
| T4 | Joe Nemechek | 42 | T4 | Ned Jarrett | 2 | 1960 |
| T4 | Kurt Busch | 42 | T4 | Rex White | 2 | 1962-63 |
| T6 | Dale Jarrett | 39 | T4 | Ned Jarrett | 2 | 1964 |
| T6 | J.D. McDuffie | 39 | T4 | Richard Petty | 2 | 1974-75 |
| T8 | Buddy Arrington | 35 | T4 | Alan Kulwicki | 2 | 1987 |
| T8 | Tony Stewart | 35 | T4 | Ted Musgrave | 2 | 1994 |
| T4 | Joey Logano | 2 | 2015 | |||
| 10 | James Hylton | 34 | T4 | Matt Kenseth | 2 | 2017 |
| T4 | Kevin Harvick | 2 | 2018-19 | |||
| Most Richmond Starts without Top 3 |
Longest Richmond Top 3 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Ken Schrader | 48 | 1 | Richard Petty | 11 | 1970-75 |
| 2 | Michael Waltrip | 45 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 6 | 1988-91 |
| 3 | Sterling Marlin | 44 | T3 | Bobby Allison | 5 | 1978-80 |
| 4 | J.D. McDuffie | 39 | T3 | Darrell Waltrip | 5 | 1983-85 |
| 5 | Buddy Arrington | 35 | T5 | Darrell Waltrip | 4 | 1978-80 |
| 6 | Jimmy Means | 33 | T5 | Dale Earnhardt | 4 | 1986-87 |
| 7 | Jamie McMurray | 32 | T5 | Rusty Wallace | 4 | 1992-94 |
| T8 | Brett Bodine | 31 | T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4 | 2018-20 |
| T8 | Jimmy Spencer | 31 | T9 | 15 drivers tied |
3 | 1966-2022 |
| T10 | Casey Mears | 28 | ||||
| T10 | Cecil Gordon | 28 | ||||
– During Richard Petty’s record 11 straight Top 3’s at Richmond, 9 of them were wins.
| Most Richmond Starts without Top 5 |
Longest Richmond Top 5 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Michael Waltrip | 45 | 1 | Richard Petty | 11 | 1970-75 |
| 2 | Jimmy Means | 33 | 2 | Cale Yarborough | 8 | 1976-79 |
| 3 | Jimmy Spencer | 31 | T3 | Dale Earnhardt | 7 | 1984-87 |
| 4 | Casey Mears | 28 | T3 | Rusty Wallace | 7 | 1992-95 |
| 5 | Derrike Cope | 27 | T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 7 | 2018-22 |
| T6 | A.J. Allmendinger | 26 | T6 | Darrell Waltrip | 6 | 1983-86 |
| T6 | Michael McDowell | 26 | T6 | Dale Earnhardt | 6 | 1988-91 |
| T8 | Elliott Sadler | 24 | T6 | Dale Jarrett | 6 | 1995-98 |
| T8 | Kenny Wallace | 24 | T9 | 8 drivers tied | 5 | 1962-2011 |
| T8 | Lake Speed | 24 | ||||
| T8 | Rick Mast | 24 | ||||
– Rusty Wallace was able to compile a 7 race Top 5 streak and 14 race Top 10 streak here at Richmond. Meanwhile, his brother Kenny couldn’t manage 1 Top 10 in 24 starts.
| Most Richmond Starts without Top 10 |
Longest Richmond Top 10 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Kenny Wallace | 24 | 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 15 | 1984-91 |
| 2 | Reed Sorenson | 23 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | 14 | 1992-99 |
| 3 | Landon Cassill | 21 | T3 | Richard Petty | 11 | 1970-75 |
| 4 | David Gilliland | 19 | T3 | Darrell Waltrip | 11 | 1976-81 |
| T5 | Chad Little | 16 | T5 | James Hylton | 10 | 1969-74 |
| T5 | David Stremme | 16 | T5 | Bobby Allison | 10 | 1976-80 |
| T5 | Travis Kvapil | 16 | T5 | Kyle Busch | 10 | 2017-22 |
| 8 | Greg Sacks | 14 | 8 | Joey Logano | 9 | 2014-18 |
| T9 | 7 drivers tied | 13 | T9 | 7 drivers tied | 8 | 1963-2022 |
| Most Richmond Stages without Stage Win |
Longest Richmond Stage Win Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 28 | T1 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | 2021.09 s1- 2021.28 s2 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 28 | T1 | Joey Logano | 2 | 2018.09 s1&2 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 28 | 3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 2018.28 s1&2 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 28 | T4 | 20 drivers tied |
1 | — |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 28 | ||||
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 28 | ||||
| T7 | Aric Almirola | 26 | ||||
| T7 | Chase Elliott | 26 | ||||
| T7 | Corey LaJoie | 26 | ||||
| T7 | Kevin Harvick | 26 | ||||
– In 2019 Denny Hamlin was king of the stages at Richmond as he swept all 4 stages, but it was his teammate Martin Truex Jr. who won both races.
| Most Richmond Stages without Stage T10 |
Longest Richmond Stage T10 Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| 1 | Michael McDowell | 28 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | 2017.26 s1- 2022.24 s1 |
| 2 | Corey LaJoie | 26 | 2 | Kevin Harvick | 16 | 2018.09 s1- 2022.07 s2 |
| 3 | Landon Cassill | 16 | 3 | Joey Logano | 11 | 2020.28 s1- 2023.07 s1 |
| T4 | A.J. Allmendinger | 14 | T4 | Joey Logano | 10 | 2017.09 s1- 2019.09 s2 |
| T4 | J.J. Yeley | 14 | T4 | Brad Keselowski | 10 | 2018.09 s2- 2021.09 s1 |
| T4 | Justin Haley | 14 | T6 | Kurt Busch | 5 | 2017.26 s1- 2018.28 s1 |
| T7 | Austin Cindric | 12 | T6 | Clint Bowyer | 5 | 2019.09 s1- 2020.28 s1 |
| T7 | B.J. McLeod | 12 | T6 | Ross Chastain | 5 | 2021.18 s1- 2022.24 s1 |
| T7 | David Ragan | 12 | T6 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 2022.07 s2- 2023.07 s2 |
| T10 | Harrison Burton | 10 | T10 | 10 drivers tied | 4 | — |
| T10 | Quin Houff | 10 | ||||
| T10 | Reed Sorenson | 10 | ||||
