Last week at Atlanta we got to see more questionable decisions by NASCAR regarding whether or not to throw cautions, but in the end it was CBell who pulled off his first victory of the year. Now that all the Superspeedways to start the season are done with we head to a more traditional type of racetrack, but still not too traditional to NASCAR as we head to COTA. Down below you will find different statistics from all of the NASCAR Cup races here at Circuit of The Amercias 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: COTA.
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: COTA.
Active Drivers will be highlighted like so
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2025 Cup Series season.
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2025 Cup Series season.
First Winner: Chase Elliott 05/23/2021
Most Recent Winner: William Byron 03/24/2024
| Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver |
| 1 | 2022-06 | 16 | Ross Chastain |
| 2 | 2021-14 | 8 | Chase Elliott |
| 3 | 2023-06 | 2 | Tyler Reddick |
| 4 | 2024-06 | 1 | William Byron |
– 3 of the 4 drivers that have won at COTA have started in the Top 10, showing that qualifying is usually pretty important here.
| Rank | Race | Finish | Driver |
| 1 | 2021-14 | 9 | Tyler Reddick |
| 2 | 2022-06 | 6 | Ryan Blaney |
| 3 | 2023-06 | 5 | William Byron |
| 4 | 2024-06 | 1 | William Byron |
– To the point made above, no Pole winner has finished out of the Top 10, and last year’s Pole winner even won. So, if you want a good finish it’s good to win the Pole.
| Race | Driver |
| 2024-06 | William Byron |
| Race | Driver | Race Finish |
| – | – | – |
| Drivers to win both Stages and Race | Drivers to win Pole, both Stages & Race | ||
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| – | – | – | – |
– No driver has swept both stages at COTA, in fact only 1 of the 4 winners here has even won a stage in the race they won (Tyler Reddick, Stage 2, 2023).
| Best Laps Led% by Winner | Worst Laps Led% by Winner | ||||||
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver |
| 1 | 2024-06 | 61.76 | William Byron | 1 | 2021-14 | 9.26 | Chase Elliott |
| 2 | 2023-06 | 54.67 | Tyler Reddick | 2 | 2022-06 | 44.93 | Ross Chastain |
| 3 | 2022-06 | 44.93 | Ross Chastain | 3 | 2023-06 | 54.67 | Tyler Reddick |
| 4 | 2021-14 | 9.26 | Chase Elliott | 4 | 2024-06 | 61.76 | William Byron |
– Don’t be surprised if someone dominates and wins this weekend as each year this race has been run the winner has led a larger and larger percent of the race.
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 2024-06 | 61.76 | William Byron | 1st | 6 | 2021-14 | 22.22 | Kyle Busch | 10th |
| 2 | 2023-06 | 54.67 | Tyler Reddick | 1st | 7 | 2022-06 | 21.74 | Daniel Suarez | 24th |
| 3 | 2022-06 | 44.93 | Ross Chastain | 1st | 8 | 2022-06 | 15.94 | Austin Cindric | 8th |
| 4 | 2023-06 | 37.33 | William Byron | 5th | 9 | 2024-06 | 14.71 | Ross Chastain | 7th |
| 5 | 2021-14 | 25.93 | Joey Logano | 3rd | 10 | 2024-06 | 13.24 | Christopher Bell | 2nd |
– Leading a lot of laps at COTA is usually a sign that a good finish is coming in the race as only one of the 10 drivers in the table above finished out of the Top 10, and half finished in the Top 3.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2024-06 | William Byron | 146.8 | 1st | 6 | 2021-14 | Kyle Larson | 122.8 | 2nd |
| 2 | 2023-06 | Tyler Reddick | 141.8 | 1st | 7 | 2021-14 | Chase Elliott | 121.0 | 1st |
| 3 | 2022-06 | Ross Chastain | 141.7 | 1st | 8 | 2024-06 | Ty Gibbs | 120.3 | 3rd |
| 4 | 2023-06 | William Byron | 128.8 | 5th | 9 | 2024-06 | Christopher Bell | 119.9 | 2nd |
| 5 | 2021-14 | Joey Logano | 124.6 | 3rd | 10 | 2022-06 | Austin Cindric | 117.6 | 8th |
– William Byron has gotten a handle on COTA over the last two years as he is the only driver in the table above twice.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. |
| T1 | 2022-06 | Ross Chastain | 100 | 1st | 6 | 2024-06 | Ross Chastain | 98.53 | 7th |
| T1 | 2023-06 | William Byron | 100 | 5th | 7 | 2022-06 | Tyler Reddick | 97.1 | 5th |
| T1 | 2024-06 | William Byron | 100 | 1st | 8 | 2023-06 | Tyler Reddick | 93.33 | 1st |
| T1 | 2024-06 | Ty Gibbs | 100 | 3rd | T9 | 2021-14 | Kyle Larson | 90.74 | 2nd |
| T1 | 2024-06 | Tyler Reddick | 100 | 5th | T9 | 2021-14 | Joey Logano | 90.74 | 3rd |
– In last years COTA race there were 3 drivers that ran every lap in the Top 15, we’ll see if that trend continues this weekend with the new track layout.
| 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 | 2024-06 | 34 | 1 | 2023-06 | 29 |
| 2 | 2022-06 | 32 | 2 | 2021-14 | 31 |
| 3 | 2021-14 | 31 | 3 | 2022-06 | 32 |
| 4 | 2023-06 | 29 | 4 | 2024-06 | 34 |
– We’ll see if the new track layout has any effect on these tables above as well, if not expect most drivers 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 | 1st | 5.25 | 1 | 40th | 34.00 |
| 2 | 2nd | 7.50 | 2 | 39th | 33.50 |
| 3 | 12th | 9.00 | 3 | 31st | 32.00 |
| 4 | 4th | 10.25 | 4 | 11th | 31.00 |
| T5 | 6th | 11.00 | 5 | 38th | 29.00 |
| T5 | 16th | 11.00 | 6 | 30th | 28.00 |
| 7 | 9th | 12.50 | 7 | 13th | 27.25 |
| 8 | 7th | 13.00 | T8 | 15th | 26.50 |
| 9 | 17th | 13.75 | T8 | 35th | 26.50 |
| 10 | 8th | 14.00 | 10 | 37th | 26.25 |
– The results above have a few outliers but for the most part the results aren’t surprising, starting Top 10 is good and starting 30th or worse is bad.
| Best Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Ross Chastain | 117.35 | 4 | 1 | Ross Chastain | 91.35 | 4 |
| 2 | Tyler Reddick | 111.68 | 4 | 2 | Tyler Reddick | 87.59 | 4 |
| 3 | William Byron | 110.40 | 4 | 3 | Kyle Busch | 80.83 | 4 |
| 4 | Alex Bowman | 103.38 | 4 | 4 | Alex Bowman | 80.08 | 4 |
| 5 | Chase Elliott | 101.97 | 3 | 5 | William Byron | 76.32 | 4 |
| 6 | Ty Gibbs | 98.40 | 2 | 6 | A.J. Allmendinger | 75.56 | 4 |
| 7 | A.J. Allmendinger | 95.48 | 4 | 7 | Chase Elliott | 72.25 | 4 |
| 8 | Kyle Busch | 95.30 | 4 | 8 | Ty Gibbs | 68.53 | 3 |
| 9 | Austin Cindric | 88.90 | 4 | 9 | Christopher Bell | 61.65 | 2 |
| 10 | Kyle Larson | 85.63 | 4 | T10 | Austin Cindric | 59.02 | 4 |
| T10 | Joey Logano | 59.02 | 4 | ||||
| Best Avg. Fin. All-time |
Best Laps Led% All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Ross Chastain | 4.00 | 4 | 1 | William Byron | 26.32 | 4 |
| 2 | Alex Bowman | 4.25 | 4 | 2 | Ross Chastain | 16.92 | 4 |
| 3 | Tyler Reddick | 5.00 | 4 | 3 | Tyler Reddick | 16.54 | 4 |
| 4 | Ty Gibbs | 6.00 | 2 | T4 | Austin Cindric | 6.39 | 4 |
| 5 | Chase Elliott | 7.00 | 3 | T4 | Joey Logano | 6.39 | 4 |
| 6 | William Byron | 7.25 | 4 | 6 | Daniel Suarez | 6.02 | 4 |
| 7 | Kyle Busch | 12.25 | 4 | 7 | Kyle Busch | 4.51 | 4 |
| 8 | Chris Buescher | 12.50 | 4 | 8 | Christopher Bell | 3.76 | 4 |
| 9 | Ryan Blaney | 14.00 | 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | 2.62 | 3 |
| 10 | Austin Cindric | 14.25 | 4 | 10 | Denny Hamlin | 2.26 | 4 |
| Most COTA Starts All-time | Best Laps Completed% |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Lap Comp% | Starts |
| T1 | 24 drivers tied
Drivers with 4 who aren’t starting this week: |
4 | T1 | 35 drivers tied:
13 with 4 starts |
100 | 1-4 |
– There hasn’t been a lot of turn around in the Cup Series since the first race at COTA as there will be 22 drivers who have raced in all 5 COTA races after the race this weekend.
| Most COTA Wins All-time | Best Win% All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Wins | Rank | Driver | Win% | Wins |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 1 | Chase Elliott | 33.33 | 1 |
| T1 | Ross Chastain | 1 | T2 | Ross Chastain | 25.00 | 1 |
| T1 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | T2 | Tyler Reddick | 25.00 | 1 |
| T1 | William Byron | 1 | T2 | William Byron | 25.00 | 1 |
– In the 4 Cup races at COTA there have been no repeat winners.
| Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | William Byron | 2 |
| T2 | Ryan Blaney | 1 |
| T2 | Tyler Reddick | 1 |
| Most COTA Top 3’s All-time | Best Top 3% All-time | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| T1 | Alex Bowman | 2 | T1 | Alex Bowman | 50.00 | 2 |
| T1 | Christopher Bell | 2 | T1 | Christopher Bell | 50.00 | 2 |
| T3 | Ty Gibbs | 1 | T1 | Ty Gibbs | 50.00 | 1 |
| T3 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 4 | Chase Elliott | 33.33 | 1 |
| T3 | Joey Logano | 1 | T5 | Joey Logano | 25.00 | 1 |
| T3 | Kyle Busch | 1 | T5 | Kyle Busch | 25.00 | 1 |
| T3 | Kyle Larson | 1 | T5 | Kyle Larson | 25.00 | 1 |
| T3 | Ross Chastain | 1 | T5 | Ross Chastain | 25.00 | 1 |
| T3 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | T5 | Tyler Reddick | 25.00 | 1 |
| T3 | William Byron | 1 | T5 | William Byron | 25.00 | 1 |
– Only two drivers have had multiple Top 3’s here at COTA, but neither of them has found a way to victory lane here.
| Most COTA Top 5’s All-time | Best Top 5% All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| T1 | Alex Bowman | 3 | T1 | Alex Bowman | 75.00 | 3 |
| T1 | Ross Chastain | 3 | T1 | Ross Chastain | 75.00 | 3 |
| T1 | Tyler Reddick | 3 | T1 | Tyler Reddick | 75.00 | 3 |
| T4 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 4 | Chase Elliott | 66.67 | 2 |
| T4 | Christopher Bell | 2 | T5 | Christopher Bell | 50.00 | 2 |
| T4 | William Byron | 2 | T5 | William Byron | 50.00 | 2 |
| T7 | Ty Gibbs | 1 | T5 | Ty Gibbs | 50.00 | 1 |
| T7 | A.J. Allmendinger | 1 | T8 | A.J. Allmendinger | 25.00 | 1 |
| T7 | Joey Logano | 1 | T8 | Joey Logano | 25.00 | 1 |
| T7 | Kyle Busch | 1 | T8 | Kyle Busch | 25.00 | 1 |
| T7 | Kyle Larson | 1 | T8 | Kyle Larson | 25.00 | 1 |
– The only drivers to have 3+ Top 5’s here at COTA (table above) are also the only drivers to finish all 4 races here inside the Top 10 (table below).
| Most COTA Top 10’s All-time | Best Top 10% All-time | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top10% | Top10’s |
| T1 | Alex Bowman | 4 | T1 | Alex Bowman | 100 | 4 |
| T1 | Ross Chastain | 4 | T1 | Ross Chastain | 100 | 4 |
| T1 | Tyler Reddick | 4 | T1 | Tyler Reddick | 100 | 4 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 3 | T1 | Ty Gibbs | 100 | 2 |
| T5 | Ty Gibbs | 2 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 75.00 | 3 |
| T5 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 6 | Chase Elliott | 66.67 | 2 |
| T5 | A.J. Allmendinger | 2 | T7 | A.J. Allmendinger | 50.00 | 2 |
| T5 | Austin Cindric | 2 | T7 | Austin Cindric | 50.00 | 2 |
| T5 | Chris Buescher | 2 | T7 | Chris Buescher | 50.00 | 2 |
| T5 | Christopher Bell | 2 | T7 | Christopher Bell | 50.00 | 2 |
| T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | T7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 50.00 | 2 |
| T5 | William Byron | 2 | T7 | William Byron | 50.00 | 2 |
| Most COTA Stage Wins All-time | Best Stage Win% All-time | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage W’s |
Rank | Driver | Stage W% | Stage W’s |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 25.00 | 2 |
| T2 | Christopher Bell | 1 | T2 | Christopher Bell | 12.50 | 1 |
| T2 | Daniel Suarez | 1 | T2 | Daniel Suarez | 12.50 | 1 |
| T2 | Joey Logano | 1 | T2 | Joey Logano | 12.50 | 1 |
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 1 | T2 | Kyle Busch | 12.50 | 1 |
| T2 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | T2 | Tyler Reddick | 12.50 | 1 |
| T2 | William Byron | 1 | T2 | William Byron | 12.50 | 1 |
| Most COTA Stage T10’s All-time | Best Stage T10% All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s |
Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
| 1 | Austin Cindric | 6 | 1 | Austin Cindric | 75.00 | 6 |
| T2 | Chase Briscoe | 4 | T2 | Chase Briscoe | 50.00 | 4 |
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 4 | T2 | Kyle Busch | 50.00 | 4 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 4 | T2 | Kyle Larson | 50.00 | 4 |
| T2 | Ross Chastain | 4 | T2 | Ross Chastain | 50.00 | 4 |
| T6 | 9 drivers tied |
3 | T2 | Ryan Preece | 50.00 | 3 |
| T2 | Daniel Hemric | 50.00 | 1 | |||
| T2 | John Hunter Nemechek | 50.00 | 1 | |||
| T2 | Jordan Taylor | 50.00 | 1 | |||
| T2 | Josh Berry | 50.00 | 1 | |||
| T2 | Matt DiBenedetto | 50.00 | 1 | |||
– Austin Cindric may not have a Stage Win here at COTA, but he pretty much dominates the Stage T10 table above.
| Most COTA Starts without Win |
Longest COTA Win Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| T1 | 21 drivers tied | 4 | T1 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 2021 |
| T1 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 2022 | |||
| T1 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 2023 | |||
| T1 | William Byron | 1 | 2024 | |||
– Last year William Byron became the first driver to win back-to-back Poles here at COTA, this year he hopes to become the first to win back-to-back races.
| Most COTA Starts without Pole |
Longest COTA Pole Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| T1 | 21 drivers tied | 4 | 1 | William Byron | 2 | 2023-24 |
| T2 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 2021 | |||
| T2 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 2022 | |||
| Most COTA Starts without Top 3 |
Longest COTA Top 3 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| T1 | 16
drivers tied |
4 | 1 | Alex Bowman | 2 | 2022-23 |
| T2 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 2021 | |||
| T2 | Joey Logano | 1 | 2021 | |||
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 2021 | |||
| T2 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 2022 | |||
| T2 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 2022 | |||
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 2023 | |||
| T2 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 2023 | |||
| T2 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 2024 | |||
| T2 | Ty Gibbs | 1 | 2024 | |||
| T2 | William Byron | 1 | 2024 | |||
| Most COTA Starts without Top 5 |
Longest COTA Top 5 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| T1 | 15
drivers tied |
4 | T1 | Ross Chastain | 3 | 2021-23 |
| T1 | Alex Bowman | 3 | 2022-24 | |||
| T1 | Tyler Reddick | 3 | 2022-24 | |||
| T4 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 2021-22 | |||
| T4 | William Byron | 2 | 2023-24 | |||
| T6 | A.J. Allmendinger | 1 | 2021 | |||
| T6 | Joey Logano | 1 | 2021 | |||
| T6 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 2022 | |||
| T6 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 2023 | |||
| T6 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 2023 | |||
| T6 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 2024 | |||
| T6 | Ty Gibbs | 1 | 2024 | |||
– Alex Bowman and Tyler Reddick are looking to keep their Top 5 streaks at COTA alive this weekend and thus have the longest Top 5 streak in the history of COTA.
| Most COTA Starts without Top 10 |
Longest COTA Top 10 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| T1 | Brad Keselowski | 4 | T1 | Alex Bowman | 4 | 2021-24 |
| T1 | Bubba Wallace | 4 | T1 | Ross Chastain | 4 | 2021-24 |
| T1 | Corey LaJoie | 4 | T1 | Tyler Reddick | 4 | 2021-24 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 4 | T4 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 2021-22 |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | T4 | Austin Cindric | 2 | 2022-23 |
| T1 | Justin Haley | 4 | T4 | Chris Buescher | 2 | 2023-24 |
| T7 | Aric Almirola | 3 | T4 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 2023-24 |
| T7 | Cody Ware | 3 | T4 | Ty Gibbs | 2 | 2023-24 |
| T7 | Harrison Burton | 3 | T4 | William Byron | 2 | 2023-24 |
| T7 | Josh Bilicki | 3 | T10 | 16 drivers tied | 1 | 2021-24 |
| T7 | Kevin Harvick | 3 | ||||
| T7 | Ryan Preece | 3 | ||||
| T7 | Ty Dillon | 3 | ||||
| Most COTA Stages without Stage Win |
Longest COTA Stage Win Streak |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| T1 | 17
drivers tied |
8 | T1 | Joey Logano | 1 | 2021.14 s1 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 2021.14 s2 | |||
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 1 | 2022.06 s1 | |||
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 2022.06 s2 | |||
| T1 | William Byron | 1 | 2023.06 s1 | |||
| T1 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 2023.06 s2 | |||
| T1 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 2024.06 s1 | |||
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 2024.06 s2 | |||
– If Denny Hamlin can win Stage 1 this weekend he will become the first driver to win back-back stages at COTA (Stage 3 counts towards race results, not stage results).
| Most COTA Stages without Stage T10 |
Longest COTA Stage T10 Streak |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| T1 | Cody Ware | 6 | 1 | Austin Cindric | 5 | 2021.14 s1- 2023.06 s1 |
| T1 | Josh Bilicki | 6 | T2 | Chase Briscoe | 3 | 2021.14 s1- 2022.06 s1 |
| T1 | Ty Dillon | 6 | T2 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 2021.14 s1- 2022.06 s1 |
| T4 | Cole Custer | 4 | T4 | 13 drivers tied | 2 | 2021.14 s1- 2024.06 s2 |
| T4 | Kaz Grala | 4 | ||||
| T6 | 19 drivers tied | 2 | ||||
– All 24 drivers that have competed in every COTA Cup race have recorded a Stage T10, and of the 9 drivers to compete in just 6 stages here only 3 haven’t recorded a Stage T10.
