Last week we got to see yet another driver win their way into the playoffs, marking the 4th driver out of the Top 16 in points to do so, as Chase Briscoe held off Kyle Busch for his 2nd career Cup win. Now we start the playoffs by heading to a wildcard track, Atlanta. Down below you will find different statistics from all of the NASCAR Cup races here at Atlanta Motor 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: Atlanta.
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: Atlanta.
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: Fireball Roberts 07/31/1960
Most Recent Winner: Daniel Suarez 02/25/2024
| Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver | Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver |
| 1 | 2001-35 | 39 | Bobby Labonte | 7 | 1983-04 | 22 | Cale Yarborough |
| T2 | 1999-34 | 37 | Bobby Labonte | T8 | 1997-32 | 21 | Bobby Labonte |
| T2 | 2015-02 | 37 | Jimmie Johnson | T8 | 1998-33 | 21 | Jeff Gordon |
| 4 | 2000-04 | 35 | Dale Earnhardt | T10 | 1990-29 | 20 | Morgan Shepherd |
| 5 | 1980-05 | 31 | Dale Earnhardt | T10 | 1993-30 | 20 | Rusty Wallace |
| 6 | 2024-02 | 23 | Chase Elliott |
– Bobby Labonte was the king of starting bad at Atlanta and winning as he holds 3 of the 10 spots on the list, including the top 2.
| Rank | Race | Finish | Driver | Rank | Race | Finish | Driver |
| 1 | 2010-25 | 43 | Denny Hamlin | T6 | 1980-30 | 38 | Bobby Allison |
| 2 | 1963-11 | 42 | Junior Johnson | T6 | 1996-04 | 38 | Johnny Benson Jr. |
| 3 | 1983-04 | 41 | Geoff Bodine | T8 | 1968-33 | 36 | Buddy Baker |
| T4 | 1979-30 | 39 | Buddy Baker | T8 | 2000-04 | 36 | Dale Jarrett |
| T4 | 1994-31 | 39 | Greg Sacks | 10 | 2002-04 | 35 | Bill Elliott |
– Denny Hamlin’s record of worst finish by a pole winner at Atlanta will probably never be broken since there are only 40 cars that start each race now a days.
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| 1960-27 | Fireball Roberts | 1977-05 | Richard Petty |
| 1964-13 | Fred Lorenzen | 1979-05 | Buddy Baker |
| 1965-09 | Marvin Panch | 1987-29 | Bill Elliott |
| 1967-10 | Cale Yarborough | 1988-29 | Rusty Wallace |
| 1971-10 | A.J. Foyt | 1996-31 | Bobby Labonte |
| 1972-06 | Bobby Allison | 2006-04 | Kasey Kahne |
| 1975-06 | Richard Petty | 2023-05 | Joey Logano |
| Race | Driver | Race Finish |
| 2017-02 | Kevin Harvick | 9 |
| 2020-10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3 |
| 2021-06 | Kyle Larson | 2 |
| 2022-19 | Chase Elliott | 1 |
| Drivers to win both Stages and Race | Drivers to win Pole, both Stages & Race | ||
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| 2022-19 | Chase Elliott | – | – |
– A fun note about the 2022 race that Chase Elliott won both stages and the race is that he also started first, but qualifying was not held so he technically didn’t win the Pole.
| Best Laps Led% by Winner | Worst Laps Led% by Winner | ||||||
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver |
| 1 | 1969-10 | 92.22 | Cale Yarborough | 1 | 1961-46 | 0.75 | David Pearson |
| 2 | 1967-10 | 90.12 | Cale Yarborough | 2 | 1978-29 | 0.91 | Donnie Allison |
| 3 | 1970-31 | 89.94 | Richard Petty | 3 | 1962-53 | 1.12 | Rex White |
| 4 | 1988-04 | 82.32 | Dale Earnhardt | T4 | 1970-08 | 2.13 | Bobby Allison |
| 5 | 1980-30 | 82.01 | Cale Yarborough | T4 | 1987-04 | 2.13 | Ricky Rudd |
| 6 | 1995-31 | 81.71 | Dale Earnhardt | 6 | 2007-33 | 2.74 | Jimmie Johnson |
| 7 | 1978-05 | 79.57 | Bobby Allison | 7 | 2005-04 | 2.77 | Carl Edwards |
| 8 | 1997-04 | 77.13 | Dale Jarrett | 8 | 2024-02 | 3.46 | Daniel Suarez |
| 9 | 1995-04 | 76.22 | Jeff Gordon | 9 | 2001-35 | 4.00 | Bobby Labonte |
| 10 | 1989-29 | 75.91 | Dale Earnhardt | 10 | 2004-33 | 5.23 | Jimmie Johnson |
– No driver has won leading just 1 lap at Atlanta, so if you want to win this weekend you better not wait until the last lap.
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 1969-10 | 92.22 | Cale Yarborough | 1st | 6 | 1988-04 | 82.32 | Dale Earnhardt | 1st |
| 2 | 1967-10 | 90.12 | Cale Yarborough | 1st | 7 | 1980-30 | 82.01 | Cale Yarborough | 1st |
| 3 | 1970-31 | 89.94 | Richard Petty | 1st | 8 | 1995-31 | 81.71 | Dale Earnhardt | 1st |
| 4 | 2017-02 | 89.85 | Kevin Harvick | 9th | 9 | 1978-05 | 79.57 | Bobby Allison | 1st |
| 5 | 2021-06 | 82.77 | Kyle Larson | 2nd | 10 | 1997-04 | 77.13 | Dale Jarrett | 1st |
– Only 2 drivers since 2000 are on the list above and neither of them won the race. So, leading a lot of laps may not be in your best interest if you want to win the race this weekend.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2009-04 | Kurt Busch | 150.0 | 1st | T6 | 2006-33 | Tony Stewart | 143.9 | 1st |
| 2 | 2018-02 | Kevin Harvick | 146.1 | 1st | T6 | 2008-04 | Kyle Busch | 143.9 | 1st |
| 3 | 2011-25 | Jeff Gordon | 145.4 | 1st | 8 | 2007-04 | Jimmie Johnson | 143.2 | 1st |
| T4 | 2021-06 | Kyle Larson | 144.8 | 2nd | 9 | 2005-33 | Carl Edwards | 142.3 | 1st |
| T4 | 2021-21 | Kurt Busch | 144.8 | 1st | 10 | 2010-25 | Tony Stewart | 141.7 | 1st |
| Most Recent | Driver | Finish | Most Recent | Driver | Finish |
| 2019-02 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2nd | 2021-21 | Kurt Busch | 1st |
| 2020-10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3rd | 2021-21 | Kyle Busch | 2nd |
| 2020-10 | Denny Hamlin | 5th | 2022-19 | Chase Elliott | 1st |
| 2021-06 | Ryan Blaney | 1st | 2022-19 | Ryan Blaney | 5th |
| 2021-06 | Kyle Larson | 2nd | 2023-05 | Denny Hamlin | 6th |
– Only 2 of the 5 Superspeedway style races at Atlanta has seen a driver run every lap in the Top 15, and the last of those was 3 Atlanta races ago.
| 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 | 1998-33 | 32 | T1 | 1960-44 | 1 |
| T2 | 2010-04 | 27 | T1 | 1961-33 | 1 |
| T2 | 2023-19 | 27 | T1 | 1963-11 | 1 |
| 4 | 2010-25 | 24 | T1 | 1964-13 | 1 |
| T5 | 2022-05 | 23 | T1 | 1966-08 | 1 |
| T5 | 2023-05 | 23 | T1 | 1967-10 | 1 |
| 7 | 2024-02 | 22 | T1 | 1970-31 | 1 |
| T8 | 2009-25 | 21 | T1 | 1973-06 | 1 |
| T8 | 2022-19 | 21 | T1 | 1973-19 | 1 |
| T10 | 2007-33 | 20 | T1 | 1978-05 | 1 |
| T10 | 2011-25 | 20 | T1 | 1986-28 | 1 |
– All 5 Next Gen races are on the Most Lead Lap cars table, so expect 20+ cars to finish on the lead lap 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 | 3rd | 13.97 | 1 | 39th | 26.69 |
| 2 | 5th | 14.08 | 2 | 36th | 26.68 |
| 3 | 1st | 14.45 | 3 | 38th | 26.67 |
| 4 | 2nd | 15.00 | 4 | 33rd | 26.30 |
| 5 | 4th | 15.45 | 5 | 40th | 26.28 |
| 6 | 7th | 16.30 | 6 | 34th | 26.10 |
| 7 | 6th | 16.32 | 7 | 35th | 25.82 |
| 8 | 9th | 16.97 | 8 | 37th | 25.37 |
| 9 | 15th | 17.18 | 9 | 29th | 24.75 |
| 10 | 14th | 17.22 | T10 | 30th | 23.93 |
| T10 | 32nd | 23.93 | |||
– Overall in Atlanta’s history starting in the 30’s hasn’t been good, but starting Top 10 yields good results.
| 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 | 103.92 | 17 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 81.17 | 12 |
| 2 | Carl Edwards | 101.13 | 18 | 2 | Carl Edwards | 79.31 | 18 |
| 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 100.3 | 22 | 3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 79.10 | 28 |
| 4 | Ryan Blaney | 99.15 | 12 | 4 | Jeff Gordon | 78.34 | 17 |
| 5 | Kurt Busch | 96.52 | 25 | 5 | Chase Elliott | 77.04 | 11 |
| 6 | Matt Kenseth | 96.22 | 20 | 6 | Jimmie Johnson | 75.75 | 22 |
| 7 | Tony Stewart | 95.24 | 16 | 7 | Brad Keselowski | 73.71 | 19 |
| 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 94.85 | 28 | 8 | Denny Hamlin | 72.83 | 28 |
| 9 | Denny Hamlin | 94.66 | 28 | 9 | Kurt Busch | 67.89 | 25 |
| 10 | Kevin Harvick | 94.38 | 28 | 10 | Matt Kenseth | 66.98 | 20 |
| Best Avg. Fin. All-time (5+ Atlanta starts) |
Best Laps Led% All-time (5+ Atlanta starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Dick Hutcherson | 3.60 | 5 | 1 | Cale Yarborough | 21.69 | 47 |
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 9.54 | 46 | 2 | Banjo Matthews | 18.01 | 6 |
| 3 | Bob Welborn | 10.29 | 7 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 17.79 | 46 |
| 4 | Rex White | 10.45 | 11 | 4 | Marvin Panch | 13.57 | 13 |
| 5 | Ryan Blaney | 10.58 | 12 | 5 | David Pearson | 12.20 | 39 |
| 6 | Chase Elliott | 11.82 | 11 | 6 | Kevin Harvick | 12.00 | 36 |
| 7 | Ernie Irvan | 11.85 | 20 | 7 | Fireball Roberts | 11.64 | 10 |
| 8 | Jimmie Johnson | 11.86 | 29 | 8 | Kyle Larson | 11.46 | 13 |
| 9 | Matt Kenseth | 12.03 | 30 | 9 | Fred Lorenzen | 11.45 | 19 |
| 10 | Cale Yarborough | 12.17 | 47 | 10 | Tony Stewart | 10.75 | 28 |
– Dick Hutcherson was probably always going to be safe with his Avg. Finish record of 3.6 at Atlanta, but now that Atlanta is a drafting track his record is definitely safe.
| Most Atlanta Starts All-time |
Best Laps Completed% (5+ Atlanta starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Lap Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 65 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 99.89 | 12 |
| 2 | Bill Elliott | 62 | 2 | Erik Jones | 99.65 | 11 |
| 3 | Dave Marcis | 59 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 99.53 | 30 |
| 4 | Ricky Rudd | 58 | T4 | Danica Patrick | 99.44 | 6 |
| 5 | Darrell Waltrip | 56 | T4 | Bubba Wallace | 99.44 | 10 |
| T6 | Kyle Petty | 55 | 6 | Justin Haley | 99.41 | 7 |
| T6 | Terry Labonte | 55 | 7 | Joey Logano | 99.29 | 21 |
| T8 | Buddy Baker | 53 | 8 | Matt DiBenedetto | 99.19 | 7 |
| T8 | Mark Martin | 53 | 9 | Kenny Irwin Jr. | 99.08 | 6 |
| T10 | Bobby Allison | 48 | 10 | Scott Wimmer | 98.82 | 6 |
| T10 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | ||||
– The reason Ryan Blaney has the best Avg. Finish among active full-time drivers is due in part to him having the best Laps Completed% above, completing 3501 of 3505 laps here.
| Most Atlanta Wins All-time |
Best Win% All-time (5+ Atlanta starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Wins | Rank | Driver | Win% | Wins |
| 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 9 | 1 | Fred Lorenzen | 21.05 | 4 |
| 2 | Cale Yarborough | 7 | T2 | William Byron | 20.00 | 2 |
| T3 | Bobby Labonte | 6 | T2 | Dick Hutcherson | 20.00 | 1 |
| T3 | Richard Petty | 6 | 4 | Dale Earnhardt | 19.57 | 9 |
| T5 | Jimmie Johnson | 5 | 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 17.24 | 5 |
| T5 | Jeff Gordon | 5 | T6 | Bobby Labonte | 15.79 | 6 |
| T5 | Bobby Allison | 5 | T6 | Carl Edwards | 15.79 | 3 |
| T5 | Bill Elliott | 5 | 8 | Marvin Panch | 15.38 | 2 |
| T9 | Fred Lorenzen | 4 | 9 | Cale Yarborough | 14.89 | 7 |
| T9 | Kurt Busch | 4 | 10 | Kasey Kahne | 13.64 | 3 |
| T9 | David Pearson | 4 | ||||
– Dale Earnhardt was pretty great here at Atlanta as he is the only driver to rank top 4 in Wins and Win% in the tables above.
| Rank | Driver | Poles | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Buddy Baker | 7 | T8 | Alan Kulwicki | 3 |
| T1 | Ryan Newman | 7 | T8 | David Pearson | 3 |
| 3 | Cale Yarborough | 6 | T8 | Fred Lorenzen | 3 |
| T4 | Bill Elliott | 5 | T8 | Geoff Bodine | 3 |
| T4 | Fireball Roberts | 5 | T8 | Harry Gant | 3 |
| T6 | Dale Earnhardt | 4 | T8 | Marvin Panch | 3 |
| T6 | Richard Petty | 4 | T8 | Rusty Wallace | 3 |
– As you’ll see later in this article, Ryan Newman’s 7 Poles were due to a very impressive Pole streak.
| Most Atlanta Top 3’s All-time |
Best Top 3% All-time (5+ Atlanta starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 21 | 1 | Dick Hutcherson | 60.00 | 3 |
| 2 | Cale Yarborough | 17 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 45.65 | 21 |
| 3 | Richard Petty | 15 | 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 41.38 | 12 |
| 4 | David Pearson | 13 | 4 | Carl Edwards | 36.84 | 7 |
| T5 | Jimmie Johnson | 12 | 5 | Cale Yarborough | 36.17 | 17 |
| T5 | Jeff Gordon | 12 | 6 | David Pearson | 33.33 | 13 |
| 7 | Darrell Waltrip | 10 | 7 | Fred Lorenzen | 31.58 | 6 |
| T8 | Bobby Labonte | 9 | 8 | Marvin Panch | 30.77 | 4 |
| T8 | Bobby Allison | 9 | 9 | Fireball Roberts | 30.00 | 3 |
| T8 | Buddy Baker | 9 | T10 | Jeff Gordon | 28.57 | 12 |
| T8 | Mark Martin | 9 | T10 | Ned Jarrett | 28.57 | 4 |
| T8 | Bill Elliott | 9 | T10 | Pete Hamilton | 28.57 | 2 |
| Most Atlanta Top 5’s All-time |
Best Top 5% All-time (5+ Atlanta starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 26 | 1 | Dick Hutcherson | 80.00 | 4 |
| 2 | Cale Yarborough | 23 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 56.52 | 26 |
| 3 | Richard Petty | 22 | 3 | Carl Edwards | 52.63 | 10 |
| 4 | Darrell Waltrip | 18 | 4 | Cale Yarborough | 48.94 | 23 |
| T5 | David Pearson | 17 | 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 48.28 | 14 |
| T5 | Bobby Allison | 17 | 6 | Donnie Allison | 46.43 | 13 |
| T5 | Buddy Baker | 17 | 7 | David Pearson | 43.59 | 17 |
| 8 | Jeff Gordon | 16 | 8 | Pete Hamilton | 42.86 | 3 |
| T9 | Jimmie Johnson | 14 | 9 | Fred Lorenzen | 42.11 | 8 |
| T9 | Mark Martin | 14 | 10 | Ryan Blaney | 41.67 | 5 |
– After his 2nd place finish at Atlanta this Spring, Ryan Blaney now has the 10th best Top 5% all-time at Atlanta among drivers with 5+ starts here.
| Most Atlanta Top 10’s All-time |
Best Top 10% All-time (5+ Atlanta starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top10% | Top10’s |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 33 | 1 | Dick Hutcherson | 100 | 5 |
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 30 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 65.22 | 30 |
| 3 | Cale Yarborough | 29 | T3 | Chase Elliott | 63.64 | 7 |
| 4 | Darrell Waltrip | 28 | T3 | Rex White | 63.64 | 7 |
| T5 | Bobby Allison | 27 | 5 | Carl Edwards | 63.16 | 12 |
| T5 | Buddy Baker | 27 | 6 | Jeff Gordon | 61.90 | 26 |
| 7 | Jeff Gordon | 26 | 7 | Cale Yarborough | 61.70 | 29 |
| T8 | Mark Martin | 24 | 8 | Donnie Allison | 60.71 | 17 |
| T8 | Terry Labonte | 24 | 9 | Jimmie Johnson | 58.62 | 17 |
| 10 | Ricky Rudd | 22 | 10 | Ryan Blaney | 58.33 | 7 |
– Dick Hutcherson essentially showed up to Atlanta and was guaranteed to finish Top 10, even with only 5 starts that’s impressive.
| Most Atlanta 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 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | 1 | Kevin Harvick | 20.00 | 4 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 2 | Austin Cindric | 16.67 | 2 |
| T3 | Austin Cindric | 2 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 15.00 | 3 |
| T3 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 4 | Chase Elliott | 10.00 | 2 |
| T3 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | T5 | Brad Keselowski | 9.09 | 2 |
| T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 9.09 | 2 |
| T3 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | T5 | Ryan Blaney | 9.09 | 2 |
| T8 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 8 | Kurt Busch | 6.25 | 1 |
| T8 | William Byron | 1 | 9 | William Byron | 5.00 | 1 |
| T8 | Joey Logano | 1 | T10 | Joey Logano | 4.55 | 1 |
| T8 | Kyle Busch | 1 | T10 | Kyle Busch | 4.55 | 1 |
| T8 | Michael McDowell | 1 | T10 | Michael McDowell | 4.55 | 1 |
| Most Atlanta 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 | Martin Truex Jr. | 16 | 1 | Clint Bowyer | 87.50 | 7 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 15 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 75.00 | 15 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 15 | 3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 72.73 | 16 |
| T2 | Ryan Blaney | 15 | T4 | Denny Hamlin | 68.18 | 15 |
| T5 | Brad Keselowski | 12 | T4 | Ryan Blaney | 68.18 | 15 |
| T5 | Kyle Busch | 12 | 6 | Kurt Busch | 62.50 | 10 |
| T7 | Kurt Busch | 10 | T7 | Brad Keselowski | 54.55 | 12 |
| T7 | William Byron | 10 | T7 | Kyle Busch | 54.55 | 12 |
| T9 | Chase Elliott | 9 | 9 | William Byron | 50.00 | 10 |
| T9 | Kevin Harvick | 9 | T10 | Chase Elliott | 45.00 | 9 |
| T9 | Joey Logano | 9 | T10 | Kevin Harvick | 45.00 | 9 |
– There was only one stage that Clint Bowyer competed in at Atlanta that he didn’t get a Top 10 in, that’s how good he was here in stages.
| Most Atlanta Starts without Win |
Longest Atlanta Win Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| T1 | Kyle Petty | 55 | T1 | Marvin Panch | 2 | 1965 |
| T1 | Terry Labonte | 55 | T1 | Bobby Allison | 2 | 1972 |
| 3 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | T1 | David Pearson | 2 | 1973 |
| 4 | Sterling Marlin | 45 | T1 | Richard Petty | 2 | 1974-75 |
| 5 | Joe Nemechek | 39 | T1 | Cale Yarborough | 2 | 1980-81 |
| 6 | Geoff Bodine | 37 | T1 | Bill Elliott | 2 | 1985 |
| 7 | Jeff Burton | 36 | T1 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | 1989-90 |
| 8 | Buddy Arrington | 34 | T1 | Bill Elliott | 2 | 1992 |
| T9 | Brett Bodine | 32 | T1 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | 1995-96 |
| T9 | Harry Gant | 32 | T1 | Bobby Labonte | 2 | 1997-98 |
| T9 | Jimmy Means | 32 | T1 | Jeff Gordon | 2 | 1998-99 |
| T1 | Carl Edwards | 2 | 2005 | |||
| T9 | Lake Speed | 32 | T1 | Jimmie Johnson | 2 | 2007 |
| T1 | Jimmie Johnson | 2 | 2015-16 | |||
– No one has won more than 2 straight races at Atlanta and with it being a drafting track now it’s gonna be hard for someone to get 3+ wins in a row.
| Most Atlanta Starts without Pole |
Longest Atlanta Pole Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Ricky Rudd | 58 | 1 | Ryan Newman | 6 | 2003-05 |
| 2 | Kyle Petty | 55 | 2 | Buddy Baker | 3 | 1979-80 |
| 3 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | T3 | Fireball Roberts | 2 | 1960 |
| 4 | Ken Schrader | 47 | T3 | Fireball Roberts | 2 | 1961 |
| 5 | Sterling Marlin | 45 | T3 | Cale Yarborough | 2 | 1969-70 |
| 6 | Joe Nemechek | 39 | T3 | Dave Marcis | 2 | 1975-76 |
| 7 | Benny Parsons | 38 | T3 | Cale Yarborough | 2 | 1978 |
| 8 | Jeff Burton | 36 | T3 | Alan Kulwicki | 2 | 1989 |
| 9 | Buddy Arrington | 34 | T9 | 89 drivers tied |
1 | 1961-2024 |
| T10 | Brett Bodine | 32 | ||||
| T10 | Jimmy Means | 32 | ||||
| T10 | Lake Speed | 32 | ||||
| Most Atlanta Starts without Top 3 |
Longest Atlanta Top 3 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Kyle Petty | 55 | 1 | David Pearson | 6 | 1972-75 |
| 2 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | T2 | Dale Earnhardt | 5 | 1989-91 |
| 3 | Jeff Burton | 36 | T2 | Dale Jarrett | 5 | 1996-98 |
| 4 | Buddy Arrington | 34 | T4 | Ned Jarrett | 4 | 1964-65 |
| T5 | Brett Bodine | 32 | T4 | Buddy Baker | 4 | 1974-75 |
| T5 | Jimmy Means | 32 | T4 | David Pearson | 4 | 1976-77 |
| T5 | Lake Speed | 32 | T4 | Dale Earnhardt | 4 | 1979-81 |
| 8 | J.D. McDuffie | 31 | T4 | Cale Yarborough | 4 | 1980-82 |
| T9 | James Hylton | 30 | T4 | Bill Elliott | 4 | 1991-92 |
| T9 | Ryan Newman | 30 | T10 | 11 drivers tied | 3 | 1964-2019 |
– Ryan Newman was super fast here having 7 total Poles and 6 in a row, but he couldn’t turn any of those fast cars into a Top 3 finish.
| Most Atlanta Starts without Top 5 |
Longest Atlanta Top 5 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Buddy Arrington | 34 | 1 | David Pearson | 12 | 1972-77 |
| T2 | Brett Bodine | 32 | T2 | Dale Earnhardt | 7 | 1989-92 |
| T2 | Jimmy Means | 32 | T2 | Dale Jarrett | 7 | 1996-99 |
| 4 | J.D. McDuffie | 31 | 4 | Cale Yarborough | 6 | 1975-78 |
| 5 | G.C. Spencer | 29 | T5 | Fred Lorenzen | 5 | 1962-64 |
| 6 | Frank Warren | 28 | T5 | Richard Petty | 5 | 1969-71 |
| 7 | Bobby Hamilton | 26 | T5 | Donnie Allison | 5 | 1976-78 |
| T8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | 25 | T5 | Bill Elliott | 5 | 1984-86 |
| T8 | Cecil Gordon | 25 | T5 | Dale Earnhardt | 5 | 1994-96 |
| T8 | Dave Blaney | 25 | T10 | 13 drivers tied |
4 | 1965-2006 |
| T8 | Jamie McMurray | 25 | ||||
– The last time a driver had 4+ straight Top 5’s here at Atlanta was Mark Martin from 2003-2006, showing just how hard that feat is.
| Most Atlanta Starts without Top 10 |
Longest Atlanta Top 10 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Jimmy Means | 32 | 1 | Cale Yarborough | 14 | 1975-82 |
| T2 | Elmo Langley | 24 | 2 | David Pearson | 12 | 1972-77 |
| T2 | John Andretti | 24 | 3 | Richard Petty | 10 | 1968-72 |
| T2 | Rick Mast | 24 | 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 9 | 2015-22 |
| 5 | Casey Mears | 21 | 5 | Bobby Allison | 8 | 1969-72 |
| 6 | Tommy Gale | 18 | T6 | Dale Earnhardt | 7 | 1989-92 |
| 7 | Henley Gray | 16 | T6 | Morgan Shepherd | 7 | 1989-92 |
| T8 | H.B. Bailey | 15 | T6 | Dale Jarrett | 7 | 1996-99 |
| T8 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | 15 | T6 | Tony Stewart | 7 | 2001-04 |
| T10 | David Gilliland | 14 | T6 | Kevin Harvick | 7 | 2015-21 |
| T10 | Kevin Lepage | 14 | ||||
– Jimmy Means did not have much luck here at Atlanta as he is the only driver on every “Most Starts without” list above.
| Most Atlanta Stages without Stage Win |
Longest Atlanta Stage Win Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 22 | 1 | Kevin Harvick | 3 | 2017.02 s1- 2018.02 s1 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 22 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 2020.10 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 22 | T2 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 2021.06 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 22 | T2 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 2022.19 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 22 | T5 | 13 drivers tied |
1 | — |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 22 | ||||
| T7 | Alex Bowman | 20 | ||||
| T7 | Aric Almirola | 20 | ||||
| T7 | Bubba Wallace | 20 | ||||
| T7 | Corey LaJoie | 20 | ||||
– Kevin Harvick is the only driver to be on top of the Atlanta Stage Win streak table above as he won the first 3 Stages here, and no one has won more than 2 in a row since.
| Most Atlanta Stages without Stage T10 |
Longest Atlanta Stage T10 Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| 1 | B.J. McLeod | 18 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 2018.02 s1- 2022.05 s1 |
| 2 | Ty Dillon | 16 | 2 | Kevin Harvick | 8 | 2017.02 s1- 2020.10 s2 |
| 3 | Cody Ware | 14 | T3 | Clint Bowyer | 7 | 2017.02 s2- 2020.10 s2 |
| 4 | Cole Custer | 12 | T3 | Kyle Busch | 7 | 2019.02 s2- 2021.21 s2 |
| 5 | Noah Gragson | 10 | T5 | Kyle Larson | 6 | 2017.02 s1- 2019.02 s2 |
| T6 | David Ragan | 8 | T5 | Ryan Blaney | 6 | 2019.02 s1- 2021.06 s2 |
| T6 | Garrett Smithley | 8 | T7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 5 | 2019.02 s1- 2021.06 s1 |
| T6 | Josh Bilicki | 8 | T7 | Alex Bowman | 5 | 2021.06 s1- 2022.05 s1 |
| T9 | J.J. Yeley | 6 | T7 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 2021.06 s1- 2022.05 s1 |
| T9 | Landon Cassill | 6 | T10 | 7 drivers tied |
4 | — |
| T9 | Paul Menard | 6 | ||||
| T9 | Quin Houff | 6 | ||||
| T9 | Ty Gibbs | 6 | ||||
– It will be a while before we see a new driver atop the Stage T10 streak list as the best right now is only 4 straight stages by Ryan Blaney.
