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: Talladega.
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2024 Cup Series season.
First Winner: Richard Brickhouse 09/14/1969
Most Recent Winner: Tyler Reddick 04/21/2024
Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver | Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver |
1 | 2000-09 | 36 | Jeff Gordon | T7 | 1972-21 | 22 | James Hylton |
T2 | 2007-30 | 34 | Jeff Gordon | T7 | 2009-33 | 22 | Jamie McMurray |
T2 | 2008-30 | 34 | Tony Stewart | 9 | 2000-30 | 20 | Dale Earnhardt |
T2 | 2014-10 | 34 | Denny Hamlin | T10 | 2013-10 | 19 | David Ragan |
5 | 1999-30 | 27 | Dale Earnhardt | T10 | 2021-31 | 19 | Bubba Wallace |
6 | 1973-20 | 24 | Dick Brooks | T10 | 2022-10 | 19 | Ross Chastain |
– Talladega has a reputation that you can win from any starting position. However, only 9 times in 110 races has the winner started 20th or worse, with the last time being in 2014.
Rank | Race | Finish | Driver | Rank | Race | Finish | Driver |
1 | 2001-09 | 43 | Stacy Compton | 7 | 1977-10 | 38 | A.J. Foyt |
T2 | 1972-21 | 42 | Bobby Isaac | T8 | 1979-20 | 34 | Neil Bonnett |
T2 | 2014-10 | 42 | Brian Scott | T8 | 1988-09 | 34 | Davey Allison |
4 | 1971-37 | 41 | Donnie Allison | T8 | 1994-18 | 34 | Dale Earnhardt |
T5 | 1973-10 | 40 | Buddy Baker | T8 | 2005-29 | 34 | Elliott Sadler |
T5 | 2016-32 | 40 | Martin Truex Jr. |
– While it may matter where you start if you want to win, winning the Pole is anything but a good finish guarantee as 11 of 101 Pole winners have finished 34th or worse at Talladega
Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
1971-18 | Donnie Allison | 1985-09 | Bill Elliott |
1974-10 | David Pearson | 1987-17 | Bill Elliott |
1975-10 | Buddy Baker | 1990-17 | Dale Earnhardt |
1976-19 | Dave Marcis | 1995-18 | Sterling Marlin |
1978-10 | Cale Yarborough | 1998-09 | Bobby Labonte |
1981-10 | Bobby Allison | 2007-09 | Jeff Gordon |
1984-09 | Cale Yarborough | 2017-10 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
– Don’t look for the Pole winner to win this weekend as only twice in the last 25 years has it happened, and both of those were the Spring race of a year that ended in 7.
Race | Driver | Race Finish |
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Drivers to win both Stages and Race | Drivers to win Pole, both Stages & Race | ||
Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
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– No driver has won both stages in a race at Talladega since stags were instituted in 2017.
Best Laps Led% by Winner | Worst Laps Led% by Winner | ||||||
Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver |
1 | 1970-35 | 81.38 | Pete Hamilton | T1 | 2018-31 | 0.52 | Aric Almirola |
2 | 1976-10 | 71.81 | Buddy Baker | T1 | 2021-10 | 0.52 | Brad Keselowski |
3 | 2005-09 | 71.65 | Jeff Gordon | T3 | 2007-30 | 0.53 | Jeff Gordon |
4 | 1990-17 | 71.28 | Dale Earnhardt | T3 | 2009-09 | 0.53 | Brad Keselowski |
5 | 2002-09 | 70.74 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | T3 | 2022-10 | 0.53 | Ross Chastain |
6 | 1973-10 | 59.04 | David Pearson | 6 | 2010-09 | 1.00 | Kevin Harvick |
7 | 1992-09 | 58.51 | Davey Allison | 7 | 2005-29 | 1.05 | Dale Jarrett |
T8 | 1982-19 | 56.91 | Darrell Waltrip | 8 | 2023-10 | 1.53 | Kyle Busch |
T8 | 1990-09 | 56.91 | Dale Earnhardt | T9 | 1993-09 | 1.60 | Ernie Irvan |
10 | 1987-09 | 56.74 | Davey Allison | T9 | 2001-09 | 1.60 | Bobby Hamilton |
T9 | 2006-09 | 1.60 | Jimmie Johnson |
Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
1 | 1970-35 | 81.38 | Pete Hamilton | 1st | 6 | 2002-09 | 70.74 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 1st |
2 | 2013-10 | 73.96 | Matt Kenseth | 8th | 7 | 1988-17 | 65.43 | Darrell Waltrip | 33rd |
3 | 1976-10 | 71.81 | Buddy Baker | 1st | 8 | 1979-10 | 64.89 | Neil Bonnett | 17th |
4 | 2005-09 | 71.65 | Jeff Gordon | 1st | 9 | 1986-09 | 61.70 | Bill Elliott | 24th |
5 | 1990-17 | 71.28 | Dale Earnhardt | 1st | 10 | 1991-09 | 59.57 | Dale Earnhardt | 3rd |
Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. |
1 | 2005-09 | Jeff Gordon | 135.5 | 1st | 6 | 2007-09 | Jeff Gordon | 126.6 | 1st |
2 | 2015-10 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 134.7 | 1st | 7 | 2018-31 | Kurt Busch | 125.6 | 14th |
3 | 2013-10 | Matt Kenseth | 132.7 | 8th | 8 | 2016-10 | Brad Keselowski | 125.2 | 1st |
4 | 2018-10 | Joey Logano | 132.0 | 1st | T9 | 2008-09 | Denny Hamlin | 125.0 | 3rd |
5 | 2012-10 | Matt Kenseth | 128.5 | 3rd | T9 | 2011-32 | Clint Bowyer | 125.0 | 1st |
– Having a great race at Talladega is hard as in 38 races since 2005 the best Driver Rating in a race here is only 135.5 (a perfect Driver Rating is 150.0).
Most Recent | Driver | Finish | Most Recent | Driver | Finish |
2013-10 | Matt Kenseth | 8th | 2022-10 | Kyle Larson | 4th |
– Only 2 out of 1,615 drivers since 2005 have ran every lap in a Talladega race in the Top 15, but one of them was in the Next Gen car, Kyle Larson in Spring 2022.
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 | 2016-32 | 34 | T1 | 1973-10 | 1 |
T2 | 2014-32 | 32 | T1 | 1979-10 | 1 |
T2 | 2015-10 | 32 | T3 | 1970-10 | 2 |
T4 | 2010-33 | 31 | T3 | 1970-35 | 2 |
T4 | 2021-31 | 31 | T3 | 1971-37 | 2 |
6 | 2024-10 | 30 | T3 | 1972-21 | 2 |
T7 | 2001-09 | 29 | T3 | 1974-21 | 2 |
T7 | 2018-31 | 29 | T3 | 1975-19 | 2 |
T7 | 2023-31 | 29 | T3 | 1976-10 | 2 |
T3 | 1976-19 | 2 | |||
10 | 2011-32 | 28 | T3 | 1978-10 | 2 |
T3 | 1979-20 | 2 |
– The Spring Talladega race was the first ever Talladega Cup race where exactly 30 drivers finished on the lead lap.
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 | 2nd | 12.70 | 1 | 35th | 27.03 |
2 | 1st | 15.15 | 2 | 40th | 25.53 |
3 | 4th | 16.23 | 3 | 31st | 25.50 |
4 | 5th | 16.43 | 4 | 39th | 25.47 |
5 | 3rd | 16.75 | 5 | 37th | 24.92 |
6 | 6th | 17.18 | 6 | 34th | 24.90 |
7 | 7th | 18.05 | 7 | 36th | 24.83 |
8 | 11th | 18.35 | 8 | 28th | 24.63 |
9 | 10th | 18.75 | 9 | 32nd | 24.16 |
10 | 18th | 20.02 | 10 | 38th | 24.04 |
– As expected for a Drafting track there is not really a huge difference in Avg. Finish of starting positions, except 2nd where apparently starting there is far and away the best.
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 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 91.02 | 25 | 1 | Chase Elliott | 70.31 | 17 |
2 | Ryan Blaney | 91.01 | 20 | 2 | Ryan Blaney | 68.62 | 20 |
3 | Chase Elliott | 90.05 | 17 | 3 | Kurt Busch | 65.51 | 35 |
4 | Kurt Busch | 89.62 | 35 | 4 | William Byron | 62.90 | 13 |
5 | Jeff Burton | 89.08 | 18 | 5 | Joey Logano | 62.06 | 31 |
6 | Brad Keselowski | 88.12 | 31 | 6 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 61.64 | 25 |
7 | Joey Logano | 87.48 | 31 | 7 | Matt Kenseth | 59.63 | 28 |
8 | Jimmie Johnson | 86.06 | 32 | 8 | Brad Keselowski | 58.63 | 31 |
9 | William Byron | 86.00 | 13 | 9 | Jimmie Johnson | 56.77 | 32 |
10 | Matt Kenseth | 85.00 | 28 | 10 | Kyle Busch | 55.90 | 38 |
– Ryan Blaney and Chase Elliott have been the best drivers here at Talladega since 2005 as they both rank top 3 in both tables above, and are the only ones to do so.
Best Avg. Fin. All-time (5+ Talladega starts) |
Best Laps Led% All-time (5+ Talladega starts) |
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Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
1 | Pete Hamilton | 5.60 | 5 | 1 | Pete Hamilton | 22.87 | 5 |
2 | Bobby Isaac | 12.38 | 8 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 16.79 | 44 |
3 | Dale Earnhardt | 12.41 | 44 | 3 | Davey Allison | 16.69 | 15 |
4 | Davey Allison | 12.67 | 15 | 4 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 14.57 | 35 |
5 | Todd Gilliland | 12.80 | 5 | 5 | Buddy Baker | 14.07 | 43 |
6 | Chase Elliott | 13.71 | 17 | 6 | Jeff Gordon | 10.44 | 46 |
7 | Chase Briscoe | 14.43 | 7 | 7 | Bobby Allison | 10.12 | 37 |
8 | Ryan Blaney | 14.75 | 20 | 8 | Donnie Allison | 9.90 | 21 |
9 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 15.14 | 22 | 9 | Cale Yarborough | 9.29 | 34 |
10 | Tim Richmond | 15.15 | 13 | 10 | David Pearson | 8.66 | 25 |
Most Talladega Starts All-time |
Best Laps Completed% (5+ Talladega starts) |
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Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Lap Comp% | Starts |
T1 | Dave Marcis | 61 | 1 | Austin Cindric | 100 | 5 |
T1 | Terry Labonte | 61 | 2 | Scott Speed | 99.90 | 5 |
3 | Michael Waltrip | 60 | 3 | Ryan Preece | 99.51 | 9 |
4 | Ricky Rudd | 59 | 4 | Justin Haley | 99.21 | 9 |
5 | Bill Elliott | 57 | 5 | B.J. McLeod | 98.27 | 8 |
6 | Darrell Waltrip | 55 | 6 | William Byron | 97.88 | 13 |
7 | Kyle Petty | 53 | 7 | A.J. Allmendinger | 97.30 | 20 |
8 | Sterling Marlin | 50 | 8 | Chase Elliott | 97.28 | 17 |
9 | Mark Martin | 48 | 9 | Tony Stewart | 97.26 | 35 |
10 | Ken Schrader | 47 | 10 | Danica Patrick | 97.11 | 10 |
– Austin Cindric is the only driver to have 5+ Cup starts here at Talladega and never finish a lap down, and he’ll look to continue that impressive run this weekend.
Most Talladega Wins All-time |
Best Win% All-time (5+ Talladega starts) |
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Rank | Driver | Wins | Rank | Driver | Win% | Wins |
1 | Dale Earnhardt | 10 | 1 | Pete Hamilton | 40.00 | 2 |
T2 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 22.73 | 10 |
T2 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 6 | 3 | Davey Allison | 20.00 | 3 |
T2 | Jeff Gordon | 6 | 4 | Brad Keselowski | 19.35 | 6 |
T5 | Bobby Allison | 4 | 5 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 17.14 | 6 |
T5 | Buddy Baker | 4 | 6 | Ryan Blaney | 15.00 | 3 |
T5 | Darrell Waltrip | 4 | 7 | Jeff Gordon | 13.04 | 6 |
T8 | Davey Allison | 3 | 8 | David Pearson | 12.00 | 3 |
T8 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | 11.76 | 2 |
T8 | David Pearson | 3 | ||||
T8 | Joey Logano | 3 | 10 | Tyler Reddick | 11.11 | 1 |
T8 | Cale Yarborough | 3 |
Rank | Driver | Poles | Rank | Driver | Poles |
1 | Bill Elliott | 8 | T3 | Jeff Gordon | 5 |
2 | Cale Yarborough | 6 | 6 | Joe Nemechek | 4 |
T3 | Bobby Isaac | 5 | T7 | 8 drivers tied | 3 |
T3 | Ernie Irvan | 5 |
– As seen in the Avg. Finish table above Bobby Isaac only made 8 Talladega starts, and impressively he won the Pole for 5 of those 8 races. However, he couldn’t convert any of his starts here into wins.
Most Talladega Top 3’s All-time |
Best Top 3% All-time (5+ Talladega starts) |
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Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
1 | Dale Earnhardt | 21 | 1 | Pete Hamilton | 60.00 | 3 |
2 | Buddy Baker | 14 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 47.73 | 21 |
T3 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 11 | 3 | Bobby Isaac | 37.50 | 3 |
T3 | Jeff Gordon | 11 | 4 | David Pearson | 36.00 | 9 |
T5 | Dale Jarrett | 10 | 5 | Davey Allison | 33.33 | 5 |
T5 | Darrell Waltrip | 10 | 6 | Buddy Baker | 32.56 | 14 |
T7 | David Pearson | 9 | 7 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 31.43 | 11 |
T7 | Bobby Allison | 9 | 8 | Brad Keselowski | 25.81 | 8 |
T7 | Mark Martin | 9 | ||||
T10 | Brad Keselowski | 8 | T9 | Ryan Blaney | 25.00 | 5 |
T10 | Cale Yarborough | 8 | ||||
T10 | Tony Stewart | 8 | T9 | Ramo Stott | 25.00 | 2 |
T10 | Terry Labonte | 8 |
Most Talladega Top 5’s All-time |
Best Top 5% All-time (5+ Talladega starts) |
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Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
1 | Dale Earnhardt | 23 | 1 | Pete Hamilton | 80.00 | 4 |
2 | Jeff Gordon | 16 | 2 | Fred Lorenzen | 60.00 | 3 |
3 | Buddy Baker | 15 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 52.27 | 23 |
T4 | Cale Yarborough | 14 | 4 | Bobby Isaac | 50.00 | 4 |
T4 | Darrell Waltrip | 14 | 5 | David Pearson | 44.00 | 11 |
T4 | Terry Labonte | 14 | 6 | Ernie Irvan | 42.86 | 9 |
7 | Bobby Allison | 13 | 7 | Cale Yarborough | 41.18 | 14 |
8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 12 | 8 | Brad Keselowski | 35.48 | 11 |
T9 | 7 drivers tied | 11 | 9 | Bobby Allison | 35.14 | 13 |
10 | Buddy Baker | 34.88 | 15 |
– Dale Earnhardt is the only driver to start 9+ races at Talladega and finish over half his races in the Top 5.
Most Talladega Top 10’s All-time |
Best Top 10% All-time (5+ Talladega starts) |
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Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top10% | Top10’s |
1 | Dale Earnhardt | 27 | 1 | Pete Hamilton | 80.00 | 4 |
2 | Mark Martin | 24 | 2 | Davey Allison | 66.67 | 10 |
3 | Terry Labonte | 23 | 3 | Bobby Isaac | 62.50 | 5 |
T4 | Kurt Busch | 22 | 4 | Dale Earnhardt | 61.36 | 27 |
T4 | Bill Elliott | 22 | T5 | Fred Lorenzen | 60.00 | 3 |
T6 | Buddy Baker | 20 | T5 | Todd Gilliland | 60.00 | 3 |
T6 | Jeff Gordon | 20 | 7 | Ernie Irvan | 57.14 | 12 |
T8 | Cale Yarborough | 19 | 8 | Cale Yarborough | 55.88 | 19 |
T8 | Bobby Allison | 19 | 9 | Bobby Allison | 51.35 | 19 |
T8 | Kevin Harvick | 19 | ||||
T8 | Kyle Petty | 19 | 10 | Kurt Busch | 51.16 | 22 |
T8 | Darrell Waltrip | 19 |
– Keep an eye on Todd Gilliland near the finish of the race this weekend as he’s the only active driver in the Top 10% table above.
Most Talladega 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 | Brad Keselowski | 4 | 1 | Brad Keselowski | 13.33 | 4 |
T2 | Bubba Wallace | 3 | 2 | Bubba Wallace | 11.54 | 3 |
T2 | Chase Elliott | 3 | T3 | Chase Elliott | 10.00 | 3 |
T2 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | T3 | Ryan Blaney | 10.00 | 3 |
T5 | William Byron | 2 | T3 | Austin Cindric | 10.00 | 1 |
T5 | Chris Buescher | 2 | 6 | Paul Menard | 8.33 | 1 |
T7 | 13 drivers tied | 1 | 7 | William Byron | 7.69 | 2 |
8 | Chris Buescher | 6.67 | 2 | |||
9 | Clint Bowyer | 6.25 | 1 | |||
10 | Tyler Reddick | 5.56 | 1 |
– Bubba Wallace has been great at winning stages at Talladega as 3 of his 5 Stage Wins in his Cup career have come here at Talladega.
Most Talladega 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 | Ryan Blaney | 20 | 1 | Kurt Busch | 68.18 | 15 |
T2 | Chase Elliott | 19 | 2 | Ryan Blaney | 66.67 | 20 |
T2 | Joey Logano | 19 | T3 | Chase Elliott | 63.33 | 19 |
4 | Brad Keselowski | 16 | T3 | Joey Logano | 63.33 | 19 |
T5 | Kurt Busch | 15 | 5 | William Byron | 57.69 | 15 |
T5 | William Byron | 15 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 53.33 | 16 |
7 | Kyle Busch | 14 | T7 | Alex Bowman | 50.00 | 12 |
8 | Alex Bowman | 12 | T7 | Austin Cindric | 50.00 | 5 |
T9 | Kyle Larson | 11 | 9 | Kyle Busch | 46.47 | 14 |
T9 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 11 | 10 | Jimmie Johnson | 43.75 | 7 |
– Look out for Team Penske to be strong in stages this weekend as all 3 of their drivers are in the best Stage T10% table above.
Most Talladega Starts without Win |
Longest Talladega Win Streak All-time |
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Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
1 | Ricky Rudd | 59 | 1 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 4 | 2001-03 |
2 | Kyle Petty | 53 | 2 | Buddy Baker | 3 | 1975-76 |
3 | Rusty Wallace | 45 | T3 | Pete Hamilton | 2 | 1970 |
4 | Kurt Busch | 43 | T3 | Darrell Waltrip | 2 | 1982 |
T5 | Jeff Burton | 40 | T3 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | 1990 |
T5 | Ryan Newman | 40 | T3 | Ernie Irvan | 2 | 1992-93 |
7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 39 | T3 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | 1993-94 |
8 | Joe Nemechek | 38 | T3 | Sterling Marlin | 2 | 1995-96 |
T9 | Benny Parsons | 36 | T3 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | 1999 |
T9 | Geoff Bodine | 36 | T3 | Jeff Gordon | 2 | 2007 |
T3 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 2019-20 |
– Martin Truex Jr. will make his 40th (and most likely last) start at Talladega this weekend and will look to remove his name from the Most Starts here without a Win list above.
Most Talladega Starts without Pole |
Longest Talladega Pole Streak All-time |
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Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
1 | Kyle Petty | 53 | 1 | Bill Elliott | 6 | 1985-87 |
2 | Richard Petty | 46 | 2 | Cale Yarborough | 4 | 1983-84 |
3 | Rusty Wallace | 45 | T3 | Bobby Isaac | 3 | 1969-70 |
4 | Dale Jarrett | 42 | T3 | Dave Marcis | 3 | 1975-76 |
T5 | Jeff Burton | 40 | T5 | 10
drivers tied |
2 | 1971-2022 |
T5 | Ryan Newman | 40 | ||||
T7 | Kyle Busch | 38 | ||||
T7 | Matt Kenseth | 38 | ||||
9 | Tony Stewart | 35 | ||||
T10 | Jamie McMurray | 33 | ||||
T10 | Jimmy Means | 33 | ||||
T10 | Morgan Shepherd | 33 |
– Bobby Isaac won the first 3 Poles here at Talladega, but the best finish he could muster up in those 3 races was 2nd, twice.
Most Talladega Starts without Top 3 |
Longest Talladega Top 3 Streak All-time |
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Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
1 | Rusty Wallace | 45 | 1 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 7 | 2001-04 |
2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 39 | T2 | David Pearson | 5 | 1973-75 |
3 | Jimmy Means | 33 | T2 | Dale Earnhardt | 5 | 1990-92 |
4 | Brett Bodine | 30 | T2 | Ernie Irvan | 5 | 1992-94 |
5 | J.D. McDuffie | 28 | T5 | Buddy Baker | 4 | 1975-76 |
6 | Casey Mears | 27 | T5 | Darrell Waltrip | 4 | 1981-82 |
7 | Jeremy Mayfield | 26 | T5 | Dale Jarrett | 4 | 1998-99 |
8 | Cecil Gordon | 25 | T5 | Dale Earnhardt | 4 | 1999-2000 |
9 | Derrike Cope | 24 | T9 | 7 drivers tied |
3 | 1978-2023 |
10 | Tommy Gale | 23 |
Most Talladega Starts without Top 5 |
Longest Talladega Top 5 Streak All-time |
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Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
1 | Jimmy Means | 33 | 1 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 7 | 2001-04 |
2 | Brett Bodine | 30 | 2 | Ernie Irvan | 6 | 1992-94 |
3 | J.D. McDuffie | 28 | T3 | David Pearson | 5 | 1973-75 |
4 | Casey Mears | 27 | T3 | Dale Earnhardt | 5 | 1990-92 |
5 | Derrike Cope | 24 | T3 | Sterling Marlin | 5 | 1990-92 |
6 | Tommy Gale | 23 | T6 | Pete Hamilton | 4 | 1970-71 |
7 | Frank Warren | 22 | T6 | Buddy Baker | 4 | 1975-76 |
T8 | Rick Mast | 20 | T6 | Cale Yarborough | 4 | 1977-78 |
T8 | Ted Musgrave | 20 | T6 | Darrell Waltrip | 4 | 1981-82 |
T10 | Dick Trickle | 19 | T6 | Cale Yarborough | 4 | 1984-85 |
T10 | Hut Stricklin | 19 | T6 | Dale Jarrett | 4 | 1998-99 |
T10 | Richard Childress | 19 | T6 | Dale Earnhardt | 4 | 1999-2000 |
T6 | Joey Logano | 4 | 2017-19 |
– The 7 straight Top 5’s at Talladega from Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the early 2000’s will most likely never be broke as the longest streak since then has only been 4 in a row.
Most Talladega Starts without Top 10 |
Longest Talladega Top 10 Streak All-time |
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Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
1 | Dick Trickle | 19 | T1 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 8 | 2001-04 |
2 | J.J. Yeley | 18 | T1 | Aric Almirola | 8 | 2016-20 |
3 | Ed Negre | 16 | T3 | Bill Elliott | 7 | 1982-85 |
T4 | D.K. Ulrich | 14 | T3 | Bobby Labonte | 7 | 1996-99 |
T4 | Phil Barkdoll | 14 | T3 | Kurt Busch | 7 | 2004-07 |
6 | Ronnie Thomas | 13 | T6 | Bobby Allison | 6 | 1982-85 |
7 | Elmo Langley | 12 | T6 | Ernie Irvan | 6 | 1992-94 |
T8 | Bill Champion | 11 | T8 | 10 drivers tied |
5 | 1975-2012 |
T8 | Jeff Purvis | 11 | ||||
T10 | Cole Whitt | 10 | ||||
T10 | Danica Patrick | 10 | ||||
T10 | Eddie Bierschwale | 10 |
– There are 154 drivers with 10+ starts at Talladega and only the 12 drivers in the “without Top 10” table above have not gotten a Top 10, showing how probable it is for anyone to get a Top 10 here.
Most Talladega Stages without Stage Win |
Longest Talladega Stage Win Streak (since 2017) |
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Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
T1 | Austin Dillon | 30 | T1 | Bubba Wallace | 2 | 2021.31 s2- 2022.10 s1 |
T1 | Daniel Suarez | 30 | T1 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 2022.31 s2- 2023.10 s1 |
T1 | Erik Jones | 30 | T3 | 26
drivers tied |
1 | — |
T1 | Kyle Busch | 30 | ||||
T1 | Michael McDowell | 30 | ||||
T6 | Corey LaJoie | 26 | ||||
T6 | Kyle Larson | 26 | ||||
8 | Alex Bowman | 24 | ||||
9 | Ross Chastain | 22 | ||||
10 | Ryan Newman | 20 |
– There are 5 drivers that have ran every stage at Talladega and will be looking for their 1st Stage Win this weekend.
Most Talladega Stages without Stage T10 |
Longest Talladega Stage T10 Streak (since 2017) |
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Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
1 | Joey Gase | 18 | 1 | Chase Elliott | 10 | 2022.10 s1- 2024.10 s2 |
T2 | B.J. McLeod | 16 | 2 | Chase Elliott | 8 | 2017.10 s1- 2018.31 s2 |
T2 | Brendan Gaughan | 16 | 3 | Chris Buescher | 7 | 2020.13 s2- 2021.31 s2 |
T2 | Cody Ware | 16 | T4 | William Byron | 6 | 2019.10 s1- 2020.13 s2 |
5 | J.J. Yeley | 14 | T4 | Joey Logano | 6 | 2019.10 s2- 2020.31 s1 |
6 | A.J. Allmendinger | 12 | T4 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | 2019.31 s1- 2020.31 s2 |
7 | Todd Gilliland | 10 | T7 | Jimmie Johnson | 5 | 2017.10 s2- 2018.10 s2 |
T8 | Gray Gaulding | 8 | T7 | Kevin Harvick | 5 | 2017.31 s2- 2018.31 s2 |
T8 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | 8 | T7 | Ryan Blaney | 5 | 2019.10 s2- 2020.13 s2 |
T8 | Matt Kenseth | 8 | T7 | Erik Jones | 5 | 2021.31 s2- 2022.31 s2 |
T8 | Quin Houff | 8 | ||||
T8 | Reed Sorenson | 8 | T7 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 2022.10 s1-2023.10 s1 |
T8 | Timmy Hill | 8 |