Last week at the Roval we got to see Kyle Larson put on another good show and win his sixth race of the year. We also got to see the playoff field cut down to 8 drivers and then a different 8 after inspection. Now we head to Las Vegas which leads off the Round of 8. Down below you will find different statistics for active drivers and Next Gen races of the NASCAR Cup series here at Las Vegas Motor Speedway ranging from Most Wins to Best Average Finishes by starting position in the Next Gen era. So read and enjoy these fun fact track stats!
In this post you will only find active and Next Gen stats, if you are looking for all-time stats check out my previous article All-Time Cup Track Stats: Las Vegas.
In this post you will only find active and Next Gen stats, if you are looking for all-time stats check out my previous article All-Time Cup Track Stats: Las Vegas.
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2024 Cup Series season.
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| Finish | Start | Driver | Laps | Led | S1 Fin | S2 Fin | Driver Rating |
| 1 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 267 | 181 | 1st | 1st | 148.1 |
| 2 | 18 | Tyler Reddick | 267 | 1 | 2nd | 2nd | 120.2 |
| 3 | 15 | Ryan Blaney | 267 | 0 | 11th | 4th | 107.9 |
| 4 | 20 | Ross Chastain | 267 | 2 | 8th | 27th | 96.1 |
| 5 | 8 | Ty Gibbs | 267 | 0 | 6th | 30th | 109.3 |
| 6 | 30 | Noah Gragson | 267 | 0 | 16th | 13th | 81.3 |
| 7 | 7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 267 | 4 | 3rd | 5th | 112.6 |
| 8 | 28 | Denny Hamlin | 267 | 16 | 5th | 3rd | 106.7 |
| 9 | 1 | Joey Logano | 267 | 2 | 13th | 9th | 92.0 |
| 10 | 4 | William Byron | 267 | 15 | 34th | 14th | 84.1 |
| 11 | 16 | Daniel Suarez | 267 | 15 | 17th | 16th | 74.6 |
| 12 | 11 | Chase Elliott | 267 | 0 | 15th | 6th | 86.6 |
| 13 | 25 | Brad Keselowski | 267 | 0 | 21st | 15th | 65.0 |
| 14 | 22 | Erik Jones | 267 | 0 | 31st | 10th | 64.0 |
| 15 | 14 | Carson Hocevar | 267 | 0 | 14th | 20th | 81.4 |
| 16 | 19 | Austin Dillon | 267 | 0 | 25th | 7th | 69.4 |
| 17 | 13 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 267 | 0 | 27th | 25th | 59.6 |
| 18 | 23 | Alex Bowman | 267 | 3 | 12th | 8th | 73.4 |
| 19 | 34 | Daniel Hemric | 267 | 1 | 23rd | 31st | 48.1 |
| 20 | 26 | Josh Berry | 267 | 0 | 30th | 18th | 55.5 |
| 21 | 6 | Chase Briscoe | 267 | 1 | 20th | 11th | 70.8 |
| 22 | 27 | John Hunter Nemechek | 267 | 0 | 19th | 24th | 52.2 |
| 23 | 36 | Ryan Preece | 267 | 0 | 26th | 21st | 44.8 |
| 24 | 31 | Todd Gilliland | 267 | 0 | 29th | 19th | 47.8 |
| 25 | 12 | Michael McDowell | 267 | 4 | 32nd | 23rd | 50.1 |
| 26 | 21 | Kyle Busch | 267 | 18 | 4th | 17th | 84.3 |
| 27 | 35 | Justin Haley | 267 | 0 | 28th | 29th | 39.2 |
| 28 | 33 | Derek Kraus | 267 | 2 | 24th | 26th | 36.6 |
| 29 | 3 | Austin Cindric | 267 | 0 | 9th | 32nd | 52.7 |
| 30 | 29 | Harrison Burton | 267 | 0 | 22nd | 22nd | 41.2 |
| 31 | 32 | Kaz Grala | 267 | 0 | 33rd | 28th | 33.0 |
| 32 | 17 | Corey LaJoie | 266 | 0 | 7th | 12th | 73.2 |
| 33 | 10 | Christopher Bell | 265 | 0 | 10th | 33rd | 63.7 |
| 34 | 37 | J.J. Yeley | 261 | 0 | 35th | 35th | 26.3 |
| 35 | 5 | Bubba Wallace | 254 | 0 | 18th | 34th | 52.2 |
| 36 | 24 | Zane Smith | 254 | 0 | 36th | 36th | 30.6 |
| 37 | 9 | Chris Buescher | 27 | 2 | 37th | 37th | 31.8 |
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Best | Worst | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 9.31 | 1st | 35th | 16 |
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 9.84 | 1st | 32nd | 25 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 9.91 | 1st | 36th | 22 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 11.23 | 1st | 41st | 26 |
| 5 | Ryan Blaney | 11.44 | 3rd | 36th | 16 |
| T6 | Brad Keselowski | 11.59 | 1st | 38th | 22 |
| T6 | Jimmie Johnson | 11.59 | 1st | 41st | 22 |
| 8 | Denny Hamlin | 12.48 | 1st | 32nd | 25 |
| 9 | Tyler Reddick | 13.56 | 2nd | 38th | 9 |
| 10 | William Byron | 15.08 | 1st | 37th | 13 |
| 11 | Noah Gragson | 15.67 | 6th | 30th | 3 |
| 12 | Austin Dillon | 15.89 | 4th | 32nd | 18 |
| 13 | Ross Chastain | 17.67 | 2nd | 33rd | 12 |
| 14 | Alex Bowman | 18.29 | 1st | 43rd | 14 |
| 15 | Chris Buescher | 18.60 | 9th | 37th | 15 |
| 16 | Chase Elliott | 18.64 | 2nd | 38th | 14 |
| 17 | Christopher Bell | 19.11 | 2nd | 34th | 9 |
| 18 | Erik Jones | 19.93 | 8th | 40th | 14 |
| 19 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 19.94 | 3rd | 33rd | 18 |
| 20 | Daniel Suarez | 20.00 | 8th | 37th | 14 |
| 21 | Daniel Hemric | 20.25 | 17th | 23rd | 4 |
| 22 | A.J. Allmendinger | 20.62 | 6th | 37th | 13 |
| 23 | Ty Gibbs | 20.75 | 5th | 34th | 4 |
| 24 | Austin Cindric | 21.20 | 6th | 29th | 5 |
| 25 | Justin Haley | 21.29 | 8th | 32nd | 7 |
| 26 | John Hunter Nemechek | 22.00 | 20th | 24th | 3 |
| T27 | Chase Briscoe | 22.29 | 4th | 35th | 7 |
| T27 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 22.29 | 3rd | 37th | 7 |
| 29 | Bubba Wallace | 23.00 | 4th | 38th | 13 |
| 30 | Harrison Burton | 23.60 | 16th | 30th | 5 |
| 31 | Josh Berry | 24.50 | 20th | 29th | 2 |
| 32 | Ty Dillon | 24.64 | 10th | 34th | 11 |
| 33 | Ryan Preece | 24.78 | 15th | 37th | 9 |
| 34 | Corey LaJoie | 25.38 | 15th | 39th | 13 |
| T35 | Anthony Alfredo | 25.50 | 24th | 27th | 2 |
| T35 | Carson Hocevar | 25.50 | 15th | 36th | 2 |
| 37 | Todd Gilliland | 26.00 | 23rd | 31st | 5 |
| 38 | David Ragan | 26.53 | 7th | 42nd | 15 |
| 39 | Derek Kraus | 28.00 | 28th | 28th | 1 |
| 40 | Michael McDowell | 29.14 | 17th | 43rd | 21 |
| 41 | J.J. Yeley | 30.75 | 17th | 43rd | 16 |
| T42 | Cody Ware | 31.00 | 26th | 35th | 6 |
| T42 | Justin Allgaier | 31.00 | 31st | 31st | 2 |
| T42 | Kaz Grala | 31.00 | 31st | 31st | 1 |
| 45 | B.J. McLeod | 31.33 | 28th | 37th | 9 |
| 46 | Josh Bilicki | 34.00 | 29th | 36th | 4 |
| 47 | Joey Gase | 35.00 | 31st | 38th | 7 |
| 48 | Zane Smith | 36.00 | 36th | 36th | 1 |
| 49 | Timmy Hill | 37.29 | 33rd | 42nd | 7 |
| 50 | Chad Finchum | 39.00 | 39th | 39th | 1 |
– An interesting note. Daniel Hemric has the best Avg. Finish of any active driver to NOT have a finish in the Top 10 here, and he also has the best Worst finish of any active driver here at 23rd.
| Best Active Las Vegas Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Active Las Vegas Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 105.37 | 16 | 1 | Joey Logano | 80.88 | 22 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 101.71 | 19 | 2 | Kyle Busch | 78.68 | 25 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 100.14 | 25 | 3 | Ryan Blaney | 77.29 | 16 |
| 4 | Joey Logano | 100.01 | 22 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 77.19 | 16 |
| 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 98.70 | 25 | 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 77.09 | 25 |
| 6 | Ryan Blaney | 97.78 | 16 | 6 | Chase Elliott | 75.39 | 14 |
| 7 | William Byron | 93.72 | 13 | 7 | William Byron | 72.08 | 13 |
| 8 | Denny Hamlin | 91.84 | 25 | 8 | Jimmie Johnson | 70.67 | 19 |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | 91.20 | 14 | 9 | Denny Hamlin | 66.42 | 25 |
| 10 | Brad Keselowski | 91.01 | 22 | 10 | Tyler Reddick | 65.38 | 9 |
– If you want to know who is most likely to be good at Las Vegas this weekend look at the tables above as the top 9 are the same drivers in both tables.
| Best Active Laps Led% | Best Active Laps Completed% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 14.65 | 16 | T1 | John Hunter Nemechek | 100 | 3 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 10.08 | 22 | T1 | Derek Kraus | 100 | 1 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 9.10 | 22 | T1 | Kaz Grala | 100 | 1 |
| 4 | William Byron | 7.77 | 13 | 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 99.94 | 25 |
| T5 | Denny Hamlin | 6.08 | 25 | 5 | Daniel Hemric | 99.81 | 4 |
| T5 | Brad Keselowski | 6.08 | 22 | 6 | Harrison Burton | 99.78 | 5 |
| T7 | Ross Chastain | 4.75 | 12 | 7 | Noah Gragson | 99.75 | 3 |
| T7 | Chase Elliott | 4.75 | 14 | 8 | Todd Gilliland | 99.70 | 5 |
| 9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4.72 | 25 | 9 | Austin Dillon | 99.67 | 18 |
| 10 | Kyle Busch | 4.71 | 26 | 10 | Josh Berry | 99.63 | 2 |
– The only race that Martin Truex Jr. did not finish on the lead lap at Las Vegas in his 24 starts was 2009 when he finished 4 laps down.
| Most Active Las Vegas Starts | Most Active Las Vegas Poles | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 26 | 1 | Joey Logano | 3 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 25 | T2 | Christopher Bell | 2 |
| T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 25 | T2 | Kyle Busch | 2 |
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 22 | T4 | Brad Keselowski | 1 |
| T4 | Jimmie Johnson | 22 | |||
| T4 | Joey Logano | 22 | T4 | Erik Jones | 1 |
| 7 | Michael McDowell | 21 | |||
| T8 | Austin Dillon | 18 | T4 | Ryan Blaney | 1 |
| T8 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 18 | |||
| T10 | J.J. Yeley | 16 | T4 | Tyler Reddick | 1 |
| T10 | Kyle Larson | 16 | |||
| T10 | Ryan Blaney | 16 | |||
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 4 | 18.18 | T6 | William Byron | 1 | 7.69 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 18.75 | T6 | Alex Bowman | 1 | 7.14 |
| T2 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 13.64 | T6 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 4.00 |
| T2 | Joey Logano | 3 | 13.64 | T6 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 3.85 |
| 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 8.00 |
– With his Spring Las Vegas win Kyle Larson now has the best Win% here among active drivers and has now finished half of his Las Vegas starts in the Top 3.
| Most Active Las Vegas Top 3’s | Best Active Las Vegas Top 3% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 9 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 50.00 | 8 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 8 | 2 | Kyle Busch | 34.62 | 9 |
| 3 | Brad Keselowski | 7 | 3 | Brad Keselowski | 31.82 | 7 |
| 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 6 | 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 27.27 | 6 |
| T5 | Joey Logano | 4 | 5 | Joey Logano | 18.18 | 4 |
| T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4 | 6 | Ross Chastain | 16.67 | 2 |
| 7 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 16.00 | 4 |
| T8 | Ross Chastain | 2 | T9 | Alex Bowman | 14.29 | 2 |
| T8 | Alex Bowman | 2 | T9 | Chase Elliott | 14.29 | 2 |
| T8 | Chase Elliott | 2 | T9 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 14.29 | 1 |
| Most Active Las Vegas Top 5’s | Best Active Las Vegas Top 5% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 12 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 50.00 | 8 |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | 9 | 2 | Kyle Busch | 46.15 | 12 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 8 | 3 | Brad Keselowski | 40.91 | 9 |
| T4 | Jimmie Johnson | 7 | 4 | Ryan Blaney | 37.50 | 6 |
| T4 | Joey Logano | 7 | 5 | Ross Chastain | 33.33 | 4 |
| T4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 7 | T6 | Jimmie Johnson | 31.82 | 7 |
| T7 | Ryan Blaney | 6 | T6 | Joey Logano | 31.82 | 7 |
| T7 | Denny Hamlin | 6 | 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 28.00 | 7 |
| 9 | Ross Chastain | 4 | 9 | Ty Gibbs | 25.00 | 1 |
| T10 | Alex Bowman | 3 | 10 | Denny Hamlin | 24.00 | 6 |
| T10 | Chase Elliott | 3 | ||||
– Watch out for Joe Gibbs Racing, Team Penske, and Hendrick Motorsports drivers this weekend as drivers that have primarily driven for them make up 19 of the 21 spots in the tables above.
| Most Active Las Vegas Top 10’s | Best Active Las Vegas Top 10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top 10% | Top 10’s |
| 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 16 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 75.00 | 12 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 15 | 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 64.00 | 16 |
| T3 | Brad Keselowski | 13 | 3 | Ryan Blaney | 62.50 | 10 |
| T3 | Joey Logano | 13 | T4 | Brad Keselowski | 59.09 | 13 |
| T3 | Denny Hamlin | 13 | T4 | Joey Logano | 59.09 | 13 |
| 6 | Kyle Larson | 12 | 6 | Kyle Busch | 57.69 | 15 |
| T7 | Ryan Blaney | 10 | 7 | Tyler Reddick | 55.56 | 5 |
| T7 | Jimmie Johnson | 10 | 8 | Denny Hamlin | 52.00 | 13 |
| 9 | William Byron | 6 | 9 | William Byron | 46.15 | 6 |
| T10 | Tyler Reddick | 5 | 10 | Jimmie Johnson | 45.45 | 10 |
| T10 | Chase Elliott | 5 | ||||
– Jimmie Johnson was at the top of the Win table and 2nd in terms of Win%, but when it comes to Top 10% he only ranks 10th best among active drivers.
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 6 | 23.08 | T4 | Joey Logano | 2 | 7.14 |
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4 | 14.29 | T8 | Alex Bowman | 1 | 4.17 |
| 3 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 11.54 | T8 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 4.17 |
| T4 | William Byron | 2 | 7.69 | T8 | Bubba Wallace | 1 | 3.85 |
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 7.14 | T8 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 3.57 |
| T4 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 7.14 |
| Most Active Las Vegas Stage T10’s | Best Active Las Vegas Stage T10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
| 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 26 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 92.86 | 26 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 20 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 76.92 | 20 |
| T3 | Chase Elliott | 19 | 3 | Chase Elliott | 73.08 | 19 |
| T3 | Ryan Blaney | 19 | 4 | Ryan Blaney | 67.86 | 19 |
| T5 | Denny Hamlin | 18 | T5 | Denny Hamlin | 64.29 | 18 |
| T5 | Joey Logano | 18 | T5 | Joey Logano | 64.29 | 18 |
| 7 | Kyle Busch | 17 | 7 | William Byron | 61.54 | 16 |
| 8 | William Byron | 16 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 60.71 | 17 |
| T9 | Alex Bowman | 14 | 9 | Alex Bowman | 58.33 | 14 |
| T9 | Brad Keselowski | 14 | T10 | Brad Keselowski | 50.00 | 14 |
| T10 | Christopher Bell | 50.00 | 9 | |||
| Most Active Las Vegas Starts without Win | Most Active Las Vegas Starts without Pole | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Michael McDowell | 21 | T1 | Denny Hamlin | 25 |
| T2 | Austin Dillon | 18 | T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 25 |
| T2 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 18 | 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 22 |
| T4 | J.J. Yeley | 16 | 4 | Michael McDowell | 21 |
| T4 | Ryan Blaney | 16 | T5 | Austin Dillon | 18 |
| T6 | Chris Buescher | 15 | T5 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 18 |
| T6 | David Ragan | 15 | T7 | J.J. Yeley | 16 |
| T8 | Chase Elliott | 14 | T7 | Kyle Larson | 16 |
| T8 | Daniel Suarez | 14 | T9 | Chris Buescher | 15 |
| T8 | Erik Jones | 14 | T9 | David Ragan | 15 |
– Jimmie Johnson and Kyle Larson have won a combined 7 times here at Las Vegas, but in their 38 starts they have yet to pull off winning a Pole here.
| Most Active Las Vegas Starts without Top 3 | Most Active Las Vegas Starts without Top 5 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Michael McDowell | 21 | 1 | Michael McDowell | 21 |
| 2 | Austin Dillon | 18 | 2 | J.J. Yeley | 16 |
| 3 | J.J. Yeley | 16 | T3 | Chris Buescher | 15 |
| T5 | Chris Buescher | 15 | T3 | David Ragan | 15 |
| T5 | David Ragan | 15 | T5 | Daniel Suarez | 14 |
| T5 | Erik Jones | 14 | |||
– Ryan Blaney got his first Top 3 finish at Las Vegas this Spring which removed him from the “without Top 3” list above.
| Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Michael McDowell | 21 |
| 2 | J.J. Yeley | 16 |
| 3 | Corey LaJoie | 13 |
| T4 | B.J. McLeod | 9 |
| T4 | Ryan Preece | 9 |
| Most Active Las Vegas Stages without Stage Win | Most Active Las Vegas Stages without Stage T10 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Stages |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 28 | T1 | Chris Buescher | 28 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 28 | T1 | Michael McDowell | 28 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 28 | 3 | Ty Dillon | 22 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 28 | T4 | B.J McLeod | 18 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 28 | T4 | J.J. Yeley | 18 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 28 | T4 | Ryan Preece | 18 |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 28 | T7 | Joey Gase | 14 |
| 8 | Corey LaJoie | 26 | T7 | Justin Haley | 14 |
| 9 | Ty Dillon | 22 | T9 | A.J. Allmendinger | 12 |
| 10 | B.J. McLeod | 18 | T9 | Cody Ware | 12 |
| Driver | Streak | Category | Driver | Streak | Category |
| Kyle Larson | 2 | Wins | Tyler Reddick | 2 | Top 10’s |
| Kyle Larson | 3 | Top 2’s | Kyle Larson | 4 | Stage Wins |
| Ross Chastain | 2 | Top 5’s | Denny Hamlin | 7 | Stage T10’s |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 8 | Top 10’s | Kyle Larson | 6 | Stage T10’s |
| William Byron | 3 | Top 10’s | Tyler Reddick | 4 | Stage T10’s |
| Denny Hamlin | 2 | Top 10’s | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Ryan Blaney | 2 | Top 10’s |
– There are a lot of impressive streaks looking to continue this weekend including Kyle Larson’s 2 straight Wins, 3 straight Top 2’s, 4 straight Stage Wins, and Martin Truex Jr.’s 8 straight Top 10’s.
Next Gen Stats
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 2024-03 | 67.79 | Kyle Larson | 1st | 6 | 2023-03 | 23.25 | Kyle Larson | 2nd |
| 2 | 2023-03 | 64.94 | William Byron | 1st | 7 | 2023-33 | 22.85 | Christopher Bell | 2nd |
| 3 | 2023-33 | 49.81 | Kyle Larson | 1st | 8 | 2022-03 | 17.88 | Kyle Busch | 4th |
| 4 | 2022-03 | 30.29 | Ross Chastain | 3rd | 9 | 2022-33 | 14.61 | Ryan Blaney | 28th |
| 5 | 2022-33 | 25.47 | Ross Chastain | 2nd | 10 | 2023-33 | 14.23 | Brad Keselowski | 4th |
– Every driver that has led the most laps in a Next Gen Las Vegas race has gone on to finish in the Top 3, so if you want a great finish then lead lots of laps this weekend.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2023-03 | William Byron | 148.2 | 1st | 6 | 2023-03 | Kyle Larson | 126.3 | 2nd |
| 2 | 2024-03 | Kyle Larson | 148.1 | 1st | 7 | 2023-33 | Christopher Bell | 126.0 | 2nd |
| 3 | 2023-33 | Kyle Larson | 146.5 | 1st | 8 | 2022-33 | Ross Chastain | 122.7 | 2nd |
| 4 | 2022-33 | Joey Logano | 130.6 | 1st | 9 | 2024-03 | Tyler Reddick | 120.2 | 2nd |
| 5 | 2022-03 | Ross Chastain | 128.3 | 3rd | 10 | 2022-03 | Alex Bowman | 118.2 | 1st |
– In the four Next Gen races at Las Vegas Chevy has been pretty dominant as 7 of the 10 best Driver Rating’s above have been Chevy’s.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. |
| T1 | 2022-03 | Ross Chastain | 100 | 3rd | T7 | 2022-33 | Joey Logano | 99.63 | 1st |
| T1 | 2022-03 | Chase Elliott | 100 | 9th | T7 | 2023-03 | Bubba Wallace | 99.63 | 4th |
| T1 | 2023-03 | William Byron | 100 | 1st | T7 | 2023-03 | Ross Chastain | 99.63 | 12th |
| T1 | 2023-33 | Christopher Bell | 100 | 2nd | T7 | 2023-33 | Kyle Larson | 99.63 | 1st |
| T1 | 2023-33 | William Byron | 100 | 7th | T7 | 2024-03 | Martin Truex Jr. | 99.63 | 7th |
| T1 | 2024-03 | Kyle Larson | 100 | 1st |
– Don’t be surprised if a driver spends all (or all but 1) of the laps in the Top 15 this weekend as 11 drivers have done so in the 5 Next Gen races.
| Best Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-37) |
Worst Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-37) |
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| Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin | Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin |
| 1 | 2nd | 6.80 | T1 | 26th | 28.20 |
| 2 | 18th | 9.20 | T1 | 33rd | 28.20 |
| 3 | 13th | 9.60 | T3 | 32nd | 27.60 |
| 4 | 6th | 11.20 | T3 | 35th | 27.60 |
| T5 | 1st | 12.60 | 5 | 36th | 26.00 |
| T5 | 15th | 12.60 | 6 | 29th | 25.60 |
| 7 | 10th | 12.80 | 7 | 17th | 25.20 |
| 8 | 12th | 13.00 | 8 | 34th | 24.00 |
| 9 | 5th | 14.00 | 9 | 24th | 23.00 |
| 10 | 7th | 15.60 | T10 | 23rd | 22.60 |
| T10 | 30th | 22.60 | |||
– Based on the 5 Next Gen races it seems starting on the outside of Row 1 is the best place to start, while starting anywhere out of the Top 20 usually leads to subpar results.
| Best Next Gen Las Vegas Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Next Gen Las Vegas Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 116.92 | 5 | 1 | William Byron | 89.00 | 5 |
| 2 | Ross Chastain | 109.84 | 5 | 2 | Joey Logano | 88.19 | 5 |
| 3 | William Byron | 108.96 | 5 | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 87.00 | 5 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 101.82 | 5 | 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 86.63 | 5 |
| 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 100.20 | 5 | 5 | Kevin Harvick | 85.91 | 4 |
| 6 | Tyler Reddick | 96.16 | 5 | 6 | Kyle Larson | 84.70 | 5 |
| 7 | Kyle Busch | 96.12 | 5 | 7 | Tyler Reddick | 84.62 | 5 |
| 8 | Ryan Blaney | 95.86 | 5 | 8 | Ross Chastain | 83.66 | 5 |
| 9 | Alex Bowman | 95.33 | 4 | 9 | Kyle Busch | 80.83 | 5 |
| 10 | Joey Logano | 91.48 | 5 | 10 | Ryan Blaney | 74.89 | 5 |
| Best Next Gen Las Vegas Avg. Finish | Best Next Gen Las Vegas Laps Led% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Ross Chastain | 5.20 | 5 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 30.01 | 5 |
| 2 | William Byron | 7.20 | 5 | 2 | William Byron | 14.86 | 5 |
| T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 7.60 | 5 | 3 | Ross Chastain | 11.37 | 5 |
| T3 | Tyler Reddick | 7.60 | 5 | 4 | Christopher Bell | 6.91 | 5 |
| 5 | Kyle Larson | 8.20 | 5 | 5 | Denny Hamlin | 6.32 | 5 |
| 6 | Kyle Busch | 10.00 | 5 | 6 | Kyle Busch | 4.98 | 5 |
| 7 | Kevin Harvick | 12.25 | 4 | 7 | Ryan Blaney | 3.64 | 5 |
| 8 | Kurt Busch | 13.00 | 1 | T8 | Brad Keselowski | 3.42 | 5 |
| 9 | Denny Hamlin | 13.20 | 5 | T8 | Daniel Suarez | 3.42 | 5 |
| 10 | Aric Almirola | 13.50 | 4 | 10 | Joey Logano | 3.19 | 5 |
| Next Gen Las Vegas Win List | Next Gen Las Vegas Pole List | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 40.00 | T1 | Christopher Bell | 2 |
| T2 | Alex Bowman | 1 | 25.00 | T1 | Joey Logano | 2 |
| T2 | Joey Logano | 1 | 20.00 | 3 | Tyler Reddick | 1 |
| T2 | William Byron | 1 | 20.00 | |||
– Hendrick Motorsports has won 4 of the 5 Next Gen races at Las Vegas, but has 0 Poles. Meanwhile Toyota has won 3 of the 5 Next Gen Poles here but has 0 Wins.
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Top 3% |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 4 | 80.00 |
| T2 | Alex Bowman | 2 | 50.00 |
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 40.00 |
| T2 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 40.00 |
| T5 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 20.00 |
| T5 | Joey Logano | 1 | 20.00 |
| T5 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 20.00 |
| T5 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 20.00 |
| T5 | William Byron | 1 | 20.00 |
– Kyle Larson has been really good at Las Vegas since the introduction of the Next Gen as the only time he finished out of the Top 3 was when he got senselessly wrecked by Bubba Wallace in the 2022 Fall race.
| Most Next Gen Las Vegas Top 5’s | Most Next Gen Las Vegas Top 10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Top 5% | Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Top 10% |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 4 | 80.00 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 5 | 100 |
| T1 | Ross Chastain | 4 | 80.00 | T2 | Kyle Larson | 4 | 80.00 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 3 | 60.00 | T2 | Ross Chastain | 4 | 80.00 |
| T4 | Alex Bowman | 2 | 50.00 | T2 | Tyler Reddick | 4 | 80.00 |
| T4 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 40.00 | T2 | William Byron | 4 | 80.00 |
| T4 | William Byron | 2 | 40.00 | T6 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 60.00 |
| T7 | Ty Gibbs | 1 | 25.00 | T6 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 60.00 |
| T7 | 7 drivers tied with same % | 1 | 20.00 | T6 | Kyle Busch | 3 | 60.00 |
| T9 | Alex Bowman | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
| T9 | Joey Logano | 2 | 40.00 | ||||
| T9 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 40.00 | ||||
| Most Next Gen Las Vegas Stage Wins | Most Next Gen Las Vegas Stage T10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Stage T10% |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 4 | 40.00 | T1 | Denny Hamlin | 9 | 90.00 |
| 2 | William Byron | 2 | 20.00 | T1 | Kyle Larson | 9 | 90.00 |
| T3 | Alex Bowman | 1 | 12.50 | T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 8 | 80.00 |
| T3 | William Byron | 8 | 80.00 | ||||
| T3 | Bubba Wallace | 1 | 10.00 | T5 | Christopher Bell | 7 | 70.00 |
| T5 | Kyle Busch | 7 | 70.00 | ||||
| T3 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 10.00 | T5 | Ross Chastain | 7 | 70.00 |
| 8 | Ryan Blaney | 6 | 60.00 | ||||
| T3 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 10.00 | T9 | Bubba Wallace | 5 | 50.00 |
| T9 | Tyler Reddick | 5 | 50.00 | ||||
– Don’t be surprised if a Hendrick driver wins either Stage 1 or Stage 2 (or both) this weekend as 7 of the 10 Next Gen stages here have been won by a Hendrick Motorsports driver.
