Kyle Larson has been the reigning NASCAR Cup series winner the last 3 weeks, but of course 2 of those have been off weeks. In the last race NASCAR left plenty to talk about between penalties, restarts, and questionable timing of cautions. Up next we head to another track that had a questionable caution and plenty of controversy this Spring, Richmond. I have picked 5 notable drivers to look at, 1 based on 2024 season stats, 1 based on Short track stats, 1 based on the last Richmond race, 1 based on their Next Gen Richmond stats, and 1 based on the highest in points that wasn’t already picked. Here is a look at those 5 notable drivers 2024 season statistics, along with ranks among drivers in 2024 as well as ranking through 22 races since the Playoffs started in 2004. We will also highlight notable streaks accomplished through the year and at Richmond, 2024 Short track (under 1 mile) statistics and Richmond statistics in the Next Gen car.
Note: any driver in 4 straight Cup outlook articles is not in consideration for the next two, or any driver in 4 of 5 Cup outlook articles is not in consideration for the next one. This resets after they are put back into consideration.
This week not in consideration: Denny Hamlin (4 in a row)
This week not in consideration: Denny Hamlin (4 in a row)
1st in Points – Kyle Larson
| Category | Statistic | 2024 Rank | ªRank Thru 22 Races |
| Avg. Fin.¹ | 13.05 | 3rd of 36 | T112th of 852 |
| Best Fin. | 1st | — | — |
| Worst Fin. | 39th | — | — |
| Completed Laps%¹ | 97.49% | 14th of 36 | T112th of 852 |
| Laps in Top15%¹ | 79.43 | 2nd of 36 | 52nd of 810‡ |
| Avg. Driver Rating¹ | 102.14 | 1st of 36 | 42nd of 810‡ |
| Wins | 4 | 1st of 58 | T11th of 1361 |
| Poles | 5 | 1st of 58 | T2nd of 1361 |
| Top 2’s | 6 | 1st of 58 | T19th of 1361 |
| Top 3’s | 7 | T1st of 58 | T29th of 1361 |
| Top 5’s | 9 | T1st of 58 | T38th of 1361 |
| Top 10’s | 11 | T5th of 58 | T119th of 1361 |
| Finish out Top 20¹ | 6 | T7th of 36 | T184th of 852 |
| DNF’s¹ | 3 | T18th of 36 | T449th of 852 |
| Stage Wins | 8 | 2nd of 58 | T6th of 470* |
| Stage T10s | 28 | T2nd of 58 | T24th of 470* |
| Stage Pts | 225 | 1st of 58 | 10th of 470* |
| Avg. Stage Fin.¹ | 9.26 | 1st of 36 | — |
| Playoff Pts² | 28 | 1st of 58 | T7th of 470* |
ªSince Playoffs started in 2004
¹Ranks of drivers to start 40% of races thru 22 races
²Earned from races only, does not reflect penalties
*Stage racing started in 2017
‡Loop Data started in 2005, Max Driver Rating is 150.0
- Notable Streaks this year
- 3 straight Poles (longest streak in Cup Series this year and tied 12th longest streak in Cup Series all-time)
- 2 straight Top 2 finishes (tied longest streak in Cup Series this year)
- 2 straight Stage Wins (tied 15th longest streak in Cup Series all-time)
- 7 straight Stage T10’s
- Notable Richmond Streaks
- 1 straight Pole (active “streak”)
- 1 straight Top 3 finish (active “streak”)
- 3 straight Top 10 finishes (2017.26-2018.28)
- 2 straight Stage T10’s (active streak)
- 5 straight Stage T10’s (2022.07 s2-2023.07 s2) (tied 6th longest streak in Cup Series at Richmond all-time)
- 2024 Short track Stats (Avg. Fin. and Driver Rating rank among drivers with 1+ Short track start, 39 drivers)
- 4 Races, Avg. Finish 11.0(7th), 88.45% of Laps ran in Top15(1st), Avg. Driver Rating 110.8(1st), Best 2nd, Worst 34th, Laps Completed 97.85%, Led 20.11% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 3 Poles, 2 Top 3’s, 3 Top 5’s, 3 Top 10’s, 3 Top 15’s, 1 Finish out of Top 20, 0 DNF’s, 3 Stage Wins, 8.25 Stage Pts Per Stage, Avg. Stage Finish 2.75
- Richmond Statistics
- 2024 Spring Richmond Race
- Finished 3rd, Started 1st, Led 144 laps(35.38%), Finished 1st in Stage 1 and 4th in Stage 2, ran 403 Laps in Top 15(99.02% of laps ran), had 123.3 Driver Rating (ranked 2nd)
- Notable Next Gen Richmond Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year and 1+ start at Richmond since start of 2022, 41 drivers)
- 5 Races
- 8.4 Avg. Finish (Ranks 6th)
- Best Finish: 1st, Worst: 19th
- Completed 99.95% of laps (% ranks T6th)
- 79.46% of Laps ran in Top15 (% ranks 6th)
- 101.28 Average Driver Rating (Ranks 4th)
- Led 12.36% of laps he’s run (% ranks 2nd)
- 1 Win, 20.0% (% ranks T2nd)
- 2 Poles, 40.0% (% ranks 1st)
- 2 Top 3’s, 40.0% (% ranks T3rd)
- 3 Top 5’s, 60.0% (% ranks 2nd)
- 4 Top 15’s, 80.0% (% ranks T5th)
- 0 finishes outside Top 20, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 DNF’s, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 1 Stage Wins, 10.0% (% ranks T2nd)
- 7 Stage T10’s, 70.0% (% ranks T2nd)
- 4.8 Stage Pts Per Stage (Ranks 1st)
Main Points & Outlook
– Kyle Larson is notable because of his 2024 stats thru 22 races (21 races for him)
– At Indy Larson ran 70% of his laps in the Top 15 and finished 2nd in Stage 1 en route to a crazy finish that saw him wind up 1st
– Thru 22 races he leads the series in Avg. Driver Rating, Wins, Poles, Top 2’s, Stage Pts, Avg. Stage Finish, and Playoff Pts
– His longest Pole streak this year (3 races) is longer than his longest Top 10 streak this year (2 races), but he did have a 7 straight Stage T10 streak at one point this year
– At Richmond he’s on a 1 race Pole and Top 3 finish “streak”, and in the late 2010’s he had a 3 race Top 10 finish streak here
– In the 4 Short track races this year he’s ran 88% of his laps in the Top 15 and has a 2.75 Avg. Stage Finish with 3 Poles and 3 Top 5 finishes
– In the Spring Richmond race Larson ran 99% of his laps in the Top 15 and led 35% of the race en route to 17 Stage Pts and a 3rd place finish
– He’s ran in all 5 Next Gen Richmond races and in them he has a Win, 3 Top 5’s, a 101.28 Avg. Driver Rating, and 4.8 Stage Pts Per Stage
Outlook for this weekend
Kyle Larson is now back on top of the Cup Series points standings after his win at Indy, and he now leads in 9 of the 17 2024 Ranks above. What’s more is that we head to a Short track this weekend where he’s been fast, performed well, and finished good most of the 4 races this year. Even better news is that this is Richmond where Larson finished 3rd earlier this year and has ran great and finished decent more often than not in the Next Gen car. Overall, watch out for Larson to do well this weekend, especially in stages, and with a little luck he could be the first Cup driver to win back-to-back races in 2024.
– Kyle Larson is notable because of his 2024 stats thru 22 races (21 races for him)
– At Indy Larson ran 70% of his laps in the Top 15 and finished 2nd in Stage 1 en route to a crazy finish that saw him wind up 1st
– Thru 22 races he leads the series in Avg. Driver Rating, Wins, Poles, Top 2’s, Stage Pts, Avg. Stage Finish, and Playoff Pts
– His longest Pole streak this year (3 races) is longer than his longest Top 10 streak this year (2 races), but he did have a 7 straight Stage T10 streak at one point this year
– At Richmond he’s on a 1 race Pole and Top 3 finish “streak”, and in the late 2010’s he had a 3 race Top 10 finish streak here
– In the 4 Short track races this year he’s ran 88% of his laps in the Top 15 and has a 2.75 Avg. Stage Finish with 3 Poles and 3 Top 5 finishes
– In the Spring Richmond race Larson ran 99% of his laps in the Top 15 and led 35% of the race en route to 17 Stage Pts and a 3rd place finish
– He’s ran in all 5 Next Gen Richmond races and in them he has a Win, 3 Top 5’s, a 101.28 Avg. Driver Rating, and 4.8 Stage Pts Per Stage
Outlook for this weekend
Kyle Larson is now back on top of the Cup Series points standings after his win at Indy, and he now leads in 9 of the 17 2024 Ranks above. What’s more is that we head to a Short track this weekend where he’s been fast, performed well, and finished good most of the 4 races this year. Even better news is that this is Richmond where Larson finished 3rd earlier this year and has ran great and finished decent more often than not in the Next Gen car. Overall, watch out for Larson to do well this weekend, especially in stages, and with a little luck he could be the first Cup driver to win back-to-back races in 2024.
2nd in Points – Chase Elliott
| Category | Statistic | 2024 Rank | ªRank Thru 22 Races |
| Avg. Fin.¹ | 10.5 | 1st of 36 | T31st of 852 |
| Best Fin. | 1st | — | — |
| Worst Fin. | 21st | — | — |
| Completed Laps%¹ | 99.98% | 1st of 36 | 2nd of 852 |
| Laps in Top15%¹ | 75.67 | 3rd of 36 | 84th of 810‡ |
| Avg. Driver Rating¹ | 94.47 | 3rd of 36 | 115th of 810‡ |
| Wins | 1 | T6th of 58 | T113th of 1361 |
| Poles | 0 | T11th of 58 | T232nd of 1361 |
| Top 2’s | 1 | T11th of 58 | T200th of 1361 |
| Top 3’s | 4 | T8th of 58 | T112th of 1361 |
| Top 5’s | 7 | T4th of 58 | T88th of 1361 |
| Top 10’s | 11 | T5th of 58 | T119th of 1361 |
| Finish out Top 20¹ | 1 | 1st of 36 | T1st of 852 |
| DNF’s¹ | 0 | T1st of 36 | T1st of 852 |
| Stage Wins | 1 | T10th of 58 | T83rd of 470* |
| Stage T10s | 28 | T2nd of 58 | T24th of 470* |
| Stage Pts | 143 | 7th of 58 | T57th of 470* |
| Avg. Stage Fin.¹ | 10.6 | 3rd of 36 | — |
| Playoff Pts² | 6 | T8th of 58 | T69th of 470* |
ªSince Playoffs started in 2004
¹Ranks of drivers to start 40% of races thru 22 races
²Earned from races only, does not reflect penalties
*Stage racing started in 2017
‡Loop Data started in 2005, Max Driver Rating is 150.0
- Notable Streaks this year
- 2 straight Top 3 finishes
- 3 straight Top 5 finishes
- 2 straight Top 10 finishes (active streak)
- 9 straight Stage T10’s (longest streak in Cup Series this year)
- Notable Richmond Streaks
- 1 straight Top 5 finish (active “streak”)
- 2 straight Top 5 finishes (2018.09-2018.28)
- 3 straight Top 10 finishes (2017.26-2018.28)
- 4 straight Stage T10’s (2019.28 s1-2020.28 s2) (tied 10th longest streak in Cup Series at Richmond all-time)
- 2024 Short track Stats (Avg. Fin. and Driver Rating rank among drivers with 1+ Short track start, 39 drivers)
- 4 Races, Avg. Finish 4.75(1st), 83.3% of Laps ran in Top15(2nd), Avg. Driver Rating 106.03(2nd), Best 3rd, Worst 8th, Laps Completed 99.94%, Led 4.49% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 0 Poles, 2 Top 3’s, 3 Top 5’s, 4 Top 10’s, 4 Top 15’s, 0 Finishes out of Top 20, 0 DNF’s, 0 Stage Wins, 3.63 Stage Pts Per Stage, Avg. Stage Finish 9.5
- Richmond Statistics
- 2024 Spring Richmond Race
- Finished 5th, Started 2nd, Led 5 laps(1.23%), Finished 7th in Stage 1 and 13th in Stage 2, ran 390 Laps in Top 15(95.82% of laps ran), had 98.6 Driver Rating (ranked 7th)
- Notable Next Gen Richmond Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year and 1+ start at Richmond since start of 2022, 41 drivers)
- 4 Races
- 9.25 Avg. Finish (Ranks 7th)
- Best Finish: 5th, Worst: 14th
- Completed 100% of laps (% ranks T1st)
- 89.05% of Laps ran in Top15 (% ranks 2nd)
- 95.33 Average Driver Rating (Ranks 6th)
- Led 0.37% of laps he’s run (% ranks 16th)
- 0 Top 3’s
- 2 Top 5’s, 50.0% (% ranks T3rd)
- 4 Top 15’s, 100% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 finishes outside Top 20, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 DNF’s, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 Stage Wins
- 5 Stage T10’s, 62.5% (% ranks 5th)
- 3.0 Stage Pts Per Stage (Ranks T7th)
Main Points & Outlook
– Chase Elliott is notable because of his stats in the 4 Short track races this year
– At Indy Elliott was penalized after his first pit stop causing him to run just 50% of his laps in the Top 15, but he was able to finish 2nd in Stage 2 and 10th in the race
– In 2024 he has the best Avg. Finish, best Completed Laps%, and the fewest finishes out of the Top 20; but he also has just 1 Win with only 1 Top 2 finish
– His longest Top 5/10 streak this year is 3 races, but he is currently on a 2 race Top 10 streak and he has the longest Stage T10 streak of the year at 9 straight stages
– At Richmond he is on a 1 race Top 5 “streak” and in the late 2010’s he had a 3 race Top 10 streak
– He’s been great on Short tracks this year as in the 4 races he has the best Avg. Finish (4.75) and the 2nd best Avg. Driver Rating (106.03) with a worst finish of only 8th
– Elliott started 2nd this Spring at Richmond, led 5 laps, ran 96% of his laps in the Top 15, and finished 5th; but he only got 4 Stage Pts
– He’s ran only 4 of the 5 Next Gen races at Richmond, but in them he has a 9.25 Avg. Finish with a best of 5th and worst of 15th. However, he’s only led 0.37% of his laps
Outlook for this weekend
Chase Elliott had a frustrating day a few weeks ago at Indy, but his 2024 stats are still some of the best, even without a lot of Top 2 finishes. The same can be said about his Short track stats this year as he’s ran very well and has finished very consistent, but he hasn’t finished Top 2 in the 4 races. His Richmond Next Gen stats bring more of the same as he’s run well in the 4 races he’s ran, but he has a best finish of only 5th. In all, expect a good day from Elliott as he should run well all day and finish well, but don’t expect too great of a finish from him.
– Chase Elliott is notable because of his stats in the 4 Short track races this year
– At Indy Elliott was penalized after his first pit stop causing him to run just 50% of his laps in the Top 15, but he was able to finish 2nd in Stage 2 and 10th in the race
– In 2024 he has the best Avg. Finish, best Completed Laps%, and the fewest finishes out of the Top 20; but he also has just 1 Win with only 1 Top 2 finish
– His longest Top 5/10 streak this year is 3 races, but he is currently on a 2 race Top 10 streak and he has the longest Stage T10 streak of the year at 9 straight stages
– At Richmond he is on a 1 race Top 5 “streak” and in the late 2010’s he had a 3 race Top 10 streak
– He’s been great on Short tracks this year as in the 4 races he has the best Avg. Finish (4.75) and the 2nd best Avg. Driver Rating (106.03) with a worst finish of only 8th
– Elliott started 2nd this Spring at Richmond, led 5 laps, ran 96% of his laps in the Top 15, and finished 5th; but he only got 4 Stage Pts
– He’s ran only 4 of the 5 Next Gen races at Richmond, but in them he has a 9.25 Avg. Finish with a best of 5th and worst of 15th. However, he’s only led 0.37% of his laps
Outlook for this weekend
Chase Elliott had a frustrating day a few weeks ago at Indy, but his 2024 stats are still some of the best, even without a lot of Top 2 finishes. The same can be said about his Short track stats this year as he’s ran very well and has finished very consistent, but he hasn’t finished Top 2 in the 4 races. His Richmond Next Gen stats bring more of the same as he’s run well in the 4 races he’s ran, but he has a best finish of only 5th. In all, expect a good day from Elliott as he should run well all day and finish well, but don’t expect too great of a finish from him.
3rd in Points – Tyler Reddick
| Category | Statistic | 2024 Rank | ªRank Thru 22 Races |
| Avg. Fin.¹ | 11.27 | 2nd of 36 | T50th of 852 |
| Best Fin. | 1st | — | — |
| Worst Fin. | 32nd | — | — |
| Completed Laps%¹ | 99.43% | T4th of 36 | T54th of 852 |
| Laps in Top15%¹ | 69.44 | 5th of 36 | 149th of 810‡ |
| Avg. Driver Rating¹ | 94.32 | 4th of 36 | 117th of 810‡ |
| Wins | 1 | T6th of 58 | T113th of 1361 |
| Poles | 2 | T4th of 58 | T43rd of 1361 |
| Top 2’s | 4 | T3rd of 58 | T59th of 1361 |
| Top 3’s | 5 | T4th of 58 | T76th of 1361 |
| Top 5’s | 9 | T1st of 58 | T38th of 1361 |
| Top 10’s | 15 | 1st of 58 | T16th of 1361 |
| Finish out Top 20¹ | 5 | T2nd of 36 | T122nd of 852 |
| DNF’s¹ | 1 | T3rd of 36 | T88th of 852 |
| Stage Wins | 3 | T4th of 58 | T35th of 470* |
| Stage T10s | 27 | T4th of 58 | T32nd of 470* |
| Stage Pts | 154 | 6th of 58 | T44th of 470* |
| Avg. Stage Fin.¹ | 11.56 | 4th of 36 | — |
| Playoff Pts² | 8 | 6th of 58 | T48th of 470* |
ªSince Playoffs started in 2004
¹Ranks of drivers to start 40% of races thru 22 races
²Earned from races only, does not reflect penalties
*Stage racing started in 2017
‡Loop Data started in 2005, Max Driver Rating is 150.0
- Notable Streaks this year
- 2 straight Top 3 finishes
- 5 straight Top 10 finishes (active streak, longest active streak in Cup Series and tied longest streak in Cup Series this year)
- 4 straight Stage T10’s (active streak)
- Notable Richmond Streaks
- 1 straight Top 10 finish (active “streak”)
- 1 straight Stage T10 (active “streak”)
- 2 straight Stage T10’s (2023.22 s1&s2)
- 2024 Short track Stats (Avg. Fin. and Driver Rating rank among drivers with 1+ Short track start, 39 drivers)
- 4 Races, Avg. Finish 17.25(T15th), 46.82% of Laps ran in Top15(17th), Avg. Driver Rating 68.63(18th), Best 7th, Worst 30th, Laps Completed 99.64%, Led 0.24% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 0 Poles, 0 Top 3’s, 0 Top 5’s, 2 Top 10’s, 2 Top 15’s, 2 Finishes out of Top 20, 0 DNF’s, 0 Stage Wins, 0.13 Stage Pts Per Stage, Avg. Stage Finish 20.13
- Richmond Statistics
- 2024 Spring Richmond Race
- Finished 10th, Started 19th, Led 0 laps, Finished 15th in Stage 1 and 10th in Stage 2, ran 331 Laps in Top 15(81.33% of laps ran), had 80.1 Driver Rating (ranked 12th)
- Notable Next Gen Richmond Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year and 1+ start at Richmond since start of 2022, 41 drivers)
- 5 Races
- 17.0 Avg. Finish (Ranks T17th)
- Best Finish: 10th, Worst: 31st
- Completed 99.7% of laps (% ranks T22nd)
- 53.57% of Laps ran in Top15 (% ranks 17th)
- 77.6 Average Driver Rating (Ranks 17th)
- Led 4.05% of laps he’s run (% ranks 12th)
- 1 Pole, 20.0% (% ranks T2nd)
- 1 Top 10, 20.0% (% ranks T17th)
- 2 Top 15’s, 40.0% (% ranks T16th)
- 1 finish outside Top 20, 20.0% (% ranks T11th)
- 0 DNF’s, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 1 Stage Wins, 10.0% (% ranks T2nd)
- 4 Stage T10’s, 40.0% (% ranks T12th)
Main Points & Outlook
– Tyler Reddick is notable because he’s 3rd in points after Indy
– Reddick won the Pole at Indy, got 11 Stage Pts, ran 91% of his laps in the Top 15, and lead 24% of the race en route to a controversial runner-up finish
– His worst 2024 Rank above is only 6th (1 Win, 154 Stage Pts, and 8 Playoff Pts) and he leads the series in Top 10 finishes (15) while also having the 2nd best Avg. Finish (11.27)
– He is currently on a 5 race Top 10 streak (tied for longest in 2024) and a 4 straight Stage T10 streak (his personal best streak in 2024)
– He is on a 1 race Top 10 “streak” and a 1 straight Stage T10 “streak” here at Richmond
– In the 4 Short track races this year he has a 17.25 Avg. Finish with only 2 Top 15 finishes to 2 finishes out of the Top 20, and he’s only ran 47% of his laps in the Top 15
– He started 19th in the 2024 Spring Richmond race with a 10th place finish in Stage 2 and the race while running 81% of his laps in the Top 15
– In the 5 Next Gen races at Richmond he has a 17.0 Avg. Finish with just 2 Top 15’s, a best finish of 10th, and he’s only ran 54% of his laps in the Top 15
Outlook for this weekend
Tyler Reddick is one of the hottest drivers in the Cup Series as he’s finished 8 of the last 9 races in the Top 10, and he’s been one of the most consistent drivers this year when looking at the 2024 stats above. However, this week is a Short track where he’s struggled to run well, finish well, or get Stage Pts this year. A little better news is that this is Richmond where Reddick ran well and finished Top 10 in the Spring, but overall he’s not faired well here in the Next Gen. All in all, don’t expect too much from Reddick this weekend, and based on the stats don’t be surprised if he finishes out of the Top 10.
– Tyler Reddick is notable because he’s 3rd in points after Indy
– Reddick won the Pole at Indy, got 11 Stage Pts, ran 91% of his laps in the Top 15, and lead 24% of the race en route to a controversial runner-up finish
– His worst 2024 Rank above is only 6th (1 Win, 154 Stage Pts, and 8 Playoff Pts) and he leads the series in Top 10 finishes (15) while also having the 2nd best Avg. Finish (11.27)
– He is currently on a 5 race Top 10 streak (tied for longest in 2024) and a 4 straight Stage T10 streak (his personal best streak in 2024)
– He is on a 1 race Top 10 “streak” and a 1 straight Stage T10 “streak” here at Richmond
– In the 4 Short track races this year he has a 17.25 Avg. Finish with only 2 Top 15 finishes to 2 finishes out of the Top 20, and he’s only ran 47% of his laps in the Top 15
– He started 19th in the 2024 Spring Richmond race with a 10th place finish in Stage 2 and the race while running 81% of his laps in the Top 15
– In the 5 Next Gen races at Richmond he has a 17.0 Avg. Finish with just 2 Top 15’s, a best finish of 10th, and he’s only ran 54% of his laps in the Top 15
Outlook for this weekend
Tyler Reddick is one of the hottest drivers in the Cup Series as he’s finished 8 of the last 9 races in the Top 10, and he’s been one of the most consistent drivers this year when looking at the 2024 stats above. However, this week is a Short track where he’s struggled to run well, finish well, or get Stage Pts this year. A little better news is that this is Richmond where Reddick ran well and finished Top 10 in the Spring, but overall he’s not faired well here in the Next Gen. All in all, don’t expect too much from Reddick this weekend, and based on the stats don’t be surprised if he finishes out of the Top 10.
7th in Points – Martin Truex Jr.
| Category | Statistic | 2024 Rank | ªRank Thru 22 Races |
| Avg. Fin.¹ | 14.59 | 8th of 36 | T184th of 852 |
| Best Fin. | 2nd | — | — |
| Worst Fin. | 34th | — | — |
| Completed Laps%¹ | 99.88% | 2nd of 36 | 12th of 852 |
| Laps in Top15%¹ | 69.44 | 5th of 36 | 149th of 810‡ |
| Avg. Driver Rating¹ | 94.32 | 4th of 36 | 117th of 810‡ |
| Wins | 0 | T13th of 58 | T247th of 1361 |
| Poles | 0 | T11th of 58 | T232nd of 1361 |
| Top 2’s | 1 | T11th of 58 | T200th of 1361 |
| Top 3’s | 2 | T12th of 58 | T204th of 1361 |
| Top 5’s | 4 | T12th of 58 | T220th of 1361 |
| Top 10’s | 11 | T9th of 58 | T204th of 1361 |
| Finish out Top 20¹ | 6 | T7th of 36 | T184th of 852 |
| DNF’s¹ | 0 | T1st of 36 | T1st of 852 |
| Stage Wins | 3 | T4th of 58 | T35th of 470* |
| Stage T10s | 27 | T4th of 58 | T32nd of 470* |
| Stage Pts | 160 | 4th of 58 | T35th of 470* |
| Avg. Stage Fin.¹ | 11.84 | 5th of 36 | — |
| Playoff Pts² | 3 | 13th of 58 | T98th of 470* |
ªSince Playoffs started in 2004
¹Ranks of drivers to start 40% of races thru 22 races
²Earned from races only, does not reflect penalties
*Stage racing started in 2017
‡Loop Data started in 2005, Max Driver Rating is 150.0
- Notable Streaks this year
- 2 straight Top 5 finishes
- 5 straight Top 10 finishes (tied longest streak in Cup Series this year)
- 8 straight Stage T10’s
- Notable Richmond Streaks
- 2 straight Wins (2019.09-2019.28) (tied 4th longest streak in Cup Series at Richmond all-time)
- 3 straight Top 2 finishes (2019.09-2020.28) (tied 5th longest streak in Cup Series at Richmond all-time)
- 4 straight Top 3 finishes (2018.28-2020.28) (tied 5th longest streak in Cup Series at Richmond all-time)
- 1 straight Top 5 finish (active “streak”)
- 7 straight Top 5 finishes (2018.28-2022.07) (tied 3rd longest streak in Cup Series at Richmond all-time)
- 2 straight Top 10 finishes (active streak)
- 8 straight Top 10 finishes (2018.28-2022.24) (tied 9th longest streak in Cup Series at Richmond all-time)
- 1 straight Stage Win (active “streak”)
- 2 straight Stage Wins (2018.28 s1&s2) (tied 2nd longest streak in Cup Series at Richmond all-time)
- 3 straight Stage T10’s (active streak)
- 19 straight Stage T10’s (2017.26 s1-2022.24 s1) (longest streak in Cup Series at Richmond all-time)
- 2024 Short track Stats (Avg. Fin. and Driver Rating rank among drivers with 1+ Short track start, 39 drivers)
- 4 Races, Avg. Finish 9.75(5th), 67.25% of Laps ran in Top15(8th), Avg. Driver Rating 100.03(4th), Best 2nd, Worst 18th, Laps Completed 99.88%, Led 16.89% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 0 Poles, 1 Top 3, 2 Top 5’s, 2 Top 10’s, 3 Top 15’s, 0 Finishes out of Top 20, 0 DNF’s, 1 Stage Win, 4.0 Stage Pts Per Stage, Avg. Stage Finish 10.63
- Richmond Statistics
- 2024 Spring Richmond Race
- Finished 4th, Started 7th, Led 228 laps(56.02%), Finished 4th in Stage 1 and 1st in Stage 2, ran 402 Laps in Top 15(98.77% of laps ran), had 136.9 Driver Rating (ranked 1st)
- Notable Next Gen Richmond Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year and 1+ start at Richmond since start of 2022, 41 drivers)
- 5 Races
- 6.6 Avg. Finish (Ranks 3rd)
- Best Finish: 4th, Worst: 11th
- Completed 100% of laps (% ranks T1st)
- 88.79% of Laps ran in Top15 (% ranks 3rd)
- 106.5 Average Driver Rating (Ranks 2nd)
- Led 19.03% of laps he’s run (% ranks 1st)
- 0 Top 3’s
- 2 Top 5’s, 40.0% (% ranks T5th)
- 4 Top 10’s, 60.0% (% ranks T1st)
- 5 Top 15’s, 100% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 finishes outside Top 20, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 DNF’s, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 2 Stage Wins, 20.0% (% ranks 1st)
- 7 Stage T10’s, 70.0% (% ranks T2nd)
- 4.5 Stage Pts Per Stage (Ranks T3rd)
Main Points & Outlook
– Martin Truex Jr. is notable because of how he ran in the 2024 Spring Richmond race
– Indy was a struggle for Truex as an early Stage 3 wreck was part of a reason he ran just 16% of his laps in the Top 15 and finish 27th, 2 laps down
– He has more finishes out of the Top 20 this year (6) than in the Top 5 (4), but he does have the 4th most Stage Wins, Stage T10’s, and Stage Pts
– Earlier this year he had a 2 race Top 5 streak, 5 race Top 10 streak, and 8 straight Stage T10 streak
– He has MANY Richmond streaks in his career including a 4 race Top 3 streak, 7 race Top 5 streak, a 19 straight Stage T10 streak; and he’s currently on a 2 straight Top 10 streak
– He has a 9.75 Avg. Finish in the 4 Short track races this year and a 10.63 Avg. Stage Finish, but he has just 2 Top 5’s and has only ran 67% of his laps in the Top 15
– Truex was great in the 2024 Spring Richmond race as he had a 2.5 Avg. Stage Finish and led 56% of the race, but a late controversial restart pushed him to finish 4th
– He’s finished between 4th and 11th in the 5 Next Gen Richmond races, has led 19% of his laps, and has ran 89% of his laps in the Top 15
Outlook for this weekend
Martin Truex Jr. has just 2 Top 10’s in the last 10 Cup races and his 2024 stats above show it as there are many 2024 Ranks that are worse than 5th. However, there is good news in the fact this weekend is a Short track where he’s been able to finish well in half the races and has done well in stages. What’s better is that this weekend is Richmond where Truex ran great in the Spring and where he’s finished 10 of the last 11 races in the Top 10. Based on these stats, watch for Truex’s bad race streak to get broken this Richmond as he’ll most likely finish well.
– Martin Truex Jr. is notable because of how he ran in the 2024 Spring Richmond race
– Indy was a struggle for Truex as an early Stage 3 wreck was part of a reason he ran just 16% of his laps in the Top 15 and finish 27th, 2 laps down
– He has more finishes out of the Top 20 this year (6) than in the Top 5 (4), but he does have the 4th most Stage Wins, Stage T10’s, and Stage Pts
– Earlier this year he had a 2 race Top 5 streak, 5 race Top 10 streak, and 8 straight Stage T10 streak
– He has MANY Richmond streaks in his career including a 4 race Top 3 streak, 7 race Top 5 streak, a 19 straight Stage T10 streak; and he’s currently on a 2 straight Top 10 streak
– He has a 9.75 Avg. Finish in the 4 Short track races this year and a 10.63 Avg. Stage Finish, but he has just 2 Top 5’s and has only ran 67% of his laps in the Top 15
– Truex was great in the 2024 Spring Richmond race as he had a 2.5 Avg. Stage Finish and led 56% of the race, but a late controversial restart pushed him to finish 4th
– He’s finished between 4th and 11th in the 5 Next Gen Richmond races, has led 19% of his laps, and has ran 89% of his laps in the Top 15
Outlook for this weekend
Martin Truex Jr. has just 2 Top 10’s in the last 10 Cup races and his 2024 stats above show it as there are many 2024 Ranks that are worse than 5th. However, there is good news in the fact this weekend is a Short track where he’s been able to finish well in half the races and has done well in stages. What’s better is that this weekend is Richmond where Truex ran great in the Spring and where he’s finished 10 of the last 11 races in the Top 10. Based on these stats, watch for Truex’s bad race streak to get broken this Richmond as he’ll most likely finish well.
15th in Points – Joey Logano
| Category | Statistic | 2024 Rank | ªRank Thru 22 Races |
| Avg. Fin.¹ | 17.55 | T15th of 36 | T334th of 852 |
| Best Fin. | 1st | — | — |
| Worst Fin. | 34th | — | — |
| Completed Laps%¹ | 96.72% | 20th of 36 | 303rd of 852 |
| Laps in Top15%¹ | 55.51 | 14th of 36 | 275th of 810‡ |
| Avg. Driver Rating¹ | 81.53 | 12th of 36 | 285th of 810‡ |
| Wins | 1 | T6th of 58 | T113th of 1361 |
| Poles | 3 | T2nd of 58 | T17th of 1361 |
| Top 2’s | 2 | T8th of 58 | T137th of 1361 |
| Top 3’s | 2 | T12th of 58 | T204th of 1361 |
| Top 5’s | 4 | T12th of 58 | T220th of 1361 |
| Top 10’s | 7 | T14th of 58 | T287th of 1361 |
| Finish out Top 20¹ | 10 | 21st of 36 | T453rd of 852 |
| DNF’s¹ | 3 | T18th of 36 | T449th of 852 |
| Stage Wins | 1 | T10th of 58 | T83rd of 470* |
| Stage T10s | 16 | T13th of 58 | T106th of 470* |
| Stage Pts | 89 | T12th of 58 | T94th of 470* |
| Avg. Stage Fin.¹ | 15.36 | 14th of 36 | — |
| Playoff Pts² | 6 | T8th of 58 | T69th of 470* |
ªSince Playoffs started in 2004
¹Ranks of drivers to start 40% of races thru 22 races
²Earned from races only, does not reflect penalties
*Stage racing started in 2017
‡Loop Data started in 2005, Max Driver Rating is 150.0
- Notable Streaks this year
- 2 straight Top 10 finishes
- 4 straight Stage T10’s
- Notable Richmond Streaks
- 2 straight Poles (2015.09-2015.26) (tied 4th longest streak in Cup Series at Richmond all-time)
- 1 straight Top 2 finish (active “streak”)
- 2 straight Top 2 finishes (2017.09-2017.26)
- 2 straight Top 5 finishes (active streak, tied longest active streak in Cup Series at Richmond)
- 3 straight Top 5 finishes (2017.09-2018.09 & 2020.28-2021.28)
- 4 straight Top 10 finishes (active streak, tied longest active streak in Cup Series at Richmond)
- 9 straight Top 10 finishes (2014.09-2018.09) (tied 8th longest streak in Cup series at Richmond all-time)
- 2 straight Stage Wins (2018.09 s1&s2) (tied 2nd longest streak in Cup Series at Richmond all-time)
- 3 straight Stage T10’s (active streak)
- 11 straight Stage T10’s (2020.28 s1-2023.07 s1) (tied 3rd longest streak in Cup Series at Richmond all-time)
- 2024 Short track Stats (Avg. Fin. and Driver Rating rank among drivers with 1+ Short track start, 39 drivers)
- 4 Races, Avg. Finish 9.0(2nd), 78.32% of Laps ran in Top15(5th), Avg. Driver Rating 97.58(6th), Best 2nd, Worst 22nd, Laps Completed 99.88%, Led 5.33% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 0 Poles, 1 Top 3, 1 Top 5, 3 Top 10’s, 3 Top 15’s, 1 Finish out of Top 20, 0 DNF’s, 0 Stage Wins, 4.75 Stage Pts Per Stage, Avg. Stage Finish 7.0
- Richmond Statistics
- 2024 Spring Richmond Race
- Finished 2nd, Started 10th, Led 0 laps, Finished 5th in Stage 1 and 3rd in Stage 2, ran 405 Laps in Top 15(99.51% of laps ran), had 117.9 Driver Rating (ranked 3rd)
- Notable Next Gen Richmond Statistics (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year and 1+ start at Richmond since start of 2022, 41 drivers)
- 5 Races
- 7.2 Avg. Finish (Ranks 4th)
- Best Finish: 2nd, Worst: 17th
- Completed 99.95% of laps (% ranks T6th)
- 87.69% of Laps ran in Top15 (% ranks 4th)
- 102.34 Average Driver Rating (Ranks 3rd)
- Led 11.12% of laps he’s run (% ranks 4th)
- 0 Wins
- 1 Top 2, 20.0% (% ranks T3rd)
- 2 Top 5’s, 40.0% (% ranks T5th)
- 4 Top 10’s, 80.0% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 finishes outside Top 20, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 DNF’s, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 1 Stage Wins, 10.0% (% ranks T2nd)
- 8 Stage T10’s, 80.0% (% ranks 1st)
- 4.5 Stage Pts Per Stage (Ranks T3rd)
Main Points & Outlook
– Joey Logano is notable because of his stats at Richmond in the Next Gen car
– At Indy Logano ran 91% of his laps in the Top 15, but he only ran 109 of 167 laps due to a Stage 3 crash that caused him to finish 34th
– On the year he has a 17.55 Avg. Finish with a 15.36 Avg. Stage Finish, more finishes out of the Top 20 (10) than in the Top 10 (7), and more Poles (3) than Top 3’s (2)
– His only notable streaks this year are a 2 race Top 10 streak and 4 straight Stage T10 streak earlier this year
– At Richmond he is currently on a 1 race Top 2 finish “streak”, a 2 race Top 5 streak, a 4 race Top 10 streak, and a 3 straight Stage T10 streak
– In the 4 Short track races this year he’s ran 78% of his laps in the Top 15, has a 9.0 Avg. Finish, a 7.0 Avg. Stage Finish, and 3 Top 10’s
– Earlier this Spring at Richmond Logano ran all but 2 laps in the Top 15, had the 3rd best Driver Rating, a 4.0 Avg. Stage Finish, and a 2nd place race finish
– In the 5 Next Gen Richmond races he has 4 Top 10’s while running 88% of his laps in the Top 15, leading 11% of his laps, and getting 8 Stage T10’s
Outlook for this weekend
Joey Logano has struggled in 2024 as his stats above show, but he’s finished every other race over the last 8 races in the Top 10. Even better is that this week is a Short track where he’s ran very well this year and has even finished well in most of the races. However, what’s even better is that this weekend is Richmond where Logano has ran great, done great in stages, and even finished well more often than not in the Next Gen. In total, even with Logano’s struggles this year watch out for him to not just run well, but be a contender for the win this weekend at Richmond.
– Joey Logano is notable because of his stats at Richmond in the Next Gen car
– At Indy Logano ran 91% of his laps in the Top 15, but he only ran 109 of 167 laps due to a Stage 3 crash that caused him to finish 34th
– On the year he has a 17.55 Avg. Finish with a 15.36 Avg. Stage Finish, more finishes out of the Top 20 (10) than in the Top 10 (7), and more Poles (3) than Top 3’s (2)
– His only notable streaks this year are a 2 race Top 10 streak and 4 straight Stage T10 streak earlier this year
– At Richmond he is currently on a 1 race Top 2 finish “streak”, a 2 race Top 5 streak, a 4 race Top 10 streak, and a 3 straight Stage T10 streak
– In the 4 Short track races this year he’s ran 78% of his laps in the Top 15, has a 9.0 Avg. Finish, a 7.0 Avg. Stage Finish, and 3 Top 10’s
– Earlier this Spring at Richmond Logano ran all but 2 laps in the Top 15, had the 3rd best Driver Rating, a 4.0 Avg. Stage Finish, and a 2nd place race finish
– In the 5 Next Gen Richmond races he has 4 Top 10’s while running 88% of his laps in the Top 15, leading 11% of his laps, and getting 8 Stage T10’s
Outlook for this weekend
Joey Logano has struggled in 2024 as his stats above show, but he’s finished every other race over the last 8 races in the Top 10. Even better is that this week is a Short track where he’s ran very well this year and has even finished well in most of the races. However, what’s even better is that this weekend is Richmond where Logano has ran great, done great in stages, and even finished well more often than not in the Next Gen. In total, even with Logano’s struggles this year watch out for him to not just run well, but be a contender for the win this weekend at Richmond.
