Last week at COTA we got to see a clean, great racing, solid finish that saw Christopher Bell become the first driver since Chris Buescher (2023) to win back-to-back Cup races. Now we head to one of the most important tracks on the Cup schedule, since it hosts the Championship race, Phoenix. Down below you will find different statistics for active drivers and Next Gen races of the NASCAR Cup series here at Phoenix Raceway 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: Phoenix.
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: Phoenix.
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2025 Cup Series season.
| Finish | Start | Driver | Laps | Led | S1 Fin | S2 Fin | Driver Rating |
| 1 | 2 | Joey Logano | 312 | 107 | 1st | 3rd | 136.6 |
| 2 | 17 | Ryan Blaney | 312 | 12 | 6th | 1st | 117.9 |
| 3 | 8 | William Byron | 312 | 19 | 4th | 4th | 116.7 |
| 4 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 312 | 13 | 9th | 7th | 107.0 |
| 5 | 7 | Christopher Bell | 312 | 143 | 3rd | 2nd | 132.7 |
| 6 | 10 | Tyler Reddick | 312 | 0 | 7th | 10th | 104.1 |
| 7 | 29 | Bubba Wallace | 312 | 0 | 16th | 11th | 94.4 |
| 8 | 5 | Chase Elliott | 312 | 7 | 5th | 8th | 105.7 |
| 9 | 24 | Chris Buescher | 312 | 0 | 14th | 6th | 93.6 |
| 10 | 34 | Daniel Suarez | 312 | 0 | 17th | 14th | 84.7 |
| 11 | 14 | Denny Hamlin | 312 | 0 | 8th | 5th | 93.4 |
| 12 | 21 | Noah Gragson | 312 | 0 | 22nd | 16th | 78.5 |
| 13 | 11 | Austin Cindric | 312 | 0 | 10th | 13th | 85.5 |
| 14 | 16 | Alex Bowman | 312 | 1 | 19th | 17th | 78.6 |
| 15 | 27 | Brad Keselowski | 312 | 0 | 23rd | 15th | 74.3 |
| 16 | 9 | Harrison Burton | 312 | 0 | 15th | 19th | 72.6 |
| 17 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 312 | 9 | 2nd | 9th | 91.2 |
| 18 | 15 | Carson Hocevar | 312 | 0 | 11th | 12th | 81.6 |
| 19 | 3 | Ross Chastain | 312 | 0 | 12th | 18th | 73.2 |
| 20 | 32 | Todd Gilliland | 311 | 1 | 30th | 29th | 56.6 |
| 21 | 25 | Kyle Busch | 311 | 0 | 13th | 23rd | 65.0 |
| 22 | 19 | Erik Jones | 311 | 0 | 20th | 27th | 54.1 |
| 23 | 22 | Daniel Hemric | 311 | 0 | 33rd | 28th | 48.4 |
| 24 | 39 | Josh Berry | 311 | 0 | 28th | 25th | 49.9 |
| 25 | 26 | Derek Kraus | 311 | 0 | 35th | 34th | 42.0 |
| 26 | 23 | Jimmie Johnson | 310 | 0 | 26th | 26th | 52.2 |
| 27 | 36 | Austin Dillon | 310 | 0 | 29th | 24th | 46.0 |
| 28 | 13 | Justin Haley | 310 | 0 | 21st | 33rd | 59.4 |
| 29 | 12 | Chase Briscoe | 310 | 0 | 24th | 31st | 51.9 |
| 30 | 18 | John Hunter Nemechek | 310 | 0 | 18th | 21st | 59.7 |
| 31 | 35 | Michael McDowell | 309 | 0 | 34th | 35th | 40.0 |
| 32 | 20 | Corey LaJoie | 309 | 0 | 25th | 32nd | 42.2 |
| 33 | 30 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 309 | 0 | 31st | 30th | 46.9 |
| 34 | 31 | Kaz Grala | 308 | 0 | 36th | 36th | 32.7 |
| 35 | 37 | J.J. Yeley | 306 | 0 | 37th | 37th | 30.3 |
| 36 | 38 | Chad Finchum | 302 | 0 | 38th | 38th | 28.3 |
| 37 | 33 | Ryan Preece | 302 | 0 | 27th | 20th | 48.5 |
| 38 | 40 | Jeb Burton | 294 | 0 | 39th | 39th | 25.8 |
| 39 | 28 | Zane Smith | 247 | 0 | 32nd | 22nd | 45.0 |
| 40 | 6 | Ty Gibbs | 1 | 0 | 40th | 40th | 23.2 |
– In the Championship race at Phoenix last Fall Ty Gibbs became just the 4th Cup driver in the history of Phoenix to get credited for running just 1 lap.
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Best | Worst | Starts |
| 1 | Ryan Blaney | 10.44 | 2nd | 37th | 18 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 10.67 | 1st | 39th | 36 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 10.82 | 1st | 35th | 39 |
| 4 | Kyle Larson | 11.05 | 1st | 40th | 21 |
| 5 | William Byron | 11.14 | 1st | 24th | 14 |
| 6 | Kyle Busch | 11.49 | 1st | 38th | 39 |
| 7 | Chase Elliott | 12.35 | 1st | 39th | 17 |
| 8 | Joey Logano | 13.09 | 1st | 37th | 32 |
| 9 | Brad Keselowski | 13.65 | 2nd | 42nd | 31 |
| 10 | Christopher Bell | 14.30 | 1st | 36th | 10 |
| 11 | Martin Truex Jr. | 15.16 | 1st | 43rd | 38 |
| 12 | Chase Briscoe | 16.38 | 1st | 35th | 8 |
| 13 | Ross Chastain | 16.69 | 1st | 28th | 13 |
| 14 | Tyler Reddick | 16.70 | 3rd | 33rd | 10 |
| 15 | Carson Hocevar | 17.33 | 15th | 19th | 3 |
| 16 | Noah Gragson | 17.67 | 12th | 29th | 3 |
| 17 | Daniel Suarez | 18.13 | 7th | 36th | 16 |
| 18 | A.J. Allmendinger | 18.43 | 6th | 35th | 23 |
| 19 | Erik Jones | 18.71 | 4th | 31st | 17 |
| 20 | Cole Custer | 18.83 | 9th | 31st | 6 |
| 21 | Bubba Wallace | 18.93 | 7th | 39th | 14 |
| 22 | Chris Buescher | 19.28 | 2nd | 37th | 18 |
| 23 | Josh Berry | 20.00 | 10th | 26th | 3 |
| 24 | Ty Dillon | 20.57 | 11th | 30th | 14 |
| 25 | Austin Dillon | 20.64 | 8th | 39th | 22 |
| 26 | Alex Bowman | 21.95 | 6th | 41st | 19 |
| 27 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 22.04 | 4th | 41st | 24 |
| 28 | Ty Gibbs | 23.00 | 3rd | 40th | 4 |
| 29 | Alex Bowman | 24.00 | 11th | 36th | 6 |
| 30 | Ryan Preece | 24.50 | 17th | 32nd | 6 |
| 31 | Justin Haley | 25.25 | 17th | 29th | 8 |
| 32 | Todd Gilliland | 25.55 | 12th | 37th | 11 |
| 33 | John Hunter Nemechek | 26.60 | 25th | 30th | 5 |
| 34 | Justin Allgaier | 26.60 | 17th | 37th | 5 |
| 35 | Michael McDowell | 28.39 | 8th | 43rd | 28 |
| 36 | J.J. Yeley | 28.80 | 14th | 39th | 20 |
| 37 | Corey LaJoie | 31.13 | 18th | 38th | 15 |
| 38 | Cody Ware | 31.29 | 28th | 36th | 7 |
| 39 | B.J. McLeod | 31.67 | 27th | 36th | 6 |
| T40 | Zane Smith | 33.00 | 29th | 39th | 3 |
– After the last race at Phoenix Ryan Blaney jumped above Denny Hamlin and Jimmie Johnson to be the Avg. Finish leader here among active drivers.
| Best Active Phoenix Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Active Phoenix Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Chase Elliott | 103.15 | 17 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 84.73 | 18 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 102.83 | 33 | 2 | William Byron | 80.74 | 14 |
| 3 | Ryan Blaney | 100.22 | 18 | 3 | Chase Elliott | 79.32 | 17 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 99.12 | 39 | 4 | Kyle Busch | 78.62 | 39 |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 98.52 | 39 | 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 76.66 | 33 |
| 6 | Kyle Larson | 97.62 | 21 | 6 | Kyle Larson | 76.26 | 21 |
| 7 | William Byron | 95.73 | 14 | 7 | Denny Hamlin | 75.91 | 39 |
| 8 | Joey Logano | 94.73 | 32 | 8 | Joey Logano | 70.86 | 32 |
| 9 | Brad Keselowski | 91.16 | 31 | 9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 69.98 | 38 |
| 10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 90.71 | 38 | 10 | Brad Keselowski | 68.74 | 31 |
– Ryan Blaney has been great at Phoenix in his career as he is the only active driver to run 80% of the laps, in races he’s competed in, in the Top 15 and have an Avg. Driver Rating over 100 here.
| Best Active Laps Led% | Best Active Laps Completed% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Chase Elliott | 10.39 | 17 | 1 | Carson Hocevar | 100 | 3 |
| 2 | Joey Logano | 10.16 | 32 | 2 | William Byron | 99.93 | 14 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 9.77 | 39 | 3 | Noah Gragson | 99.89 | 3 |
| 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 8.88 | 36 | 4 | A.J. Allmendinger | 99.79 | 23 |
| 5 | Ryan Blaney | 7.85 | 18 | T5 | Josh Berry | 99.68 | 3 |
| 6 | Denny Hamlin | 7.69 | 39 | T5 | Ty Dillon | 99.68 | 14 |
| 7 | Christopher Bell | 6.17 | 10 | T5 | Cole Custer | 99.68 | 6 |
| 8 | Kyle Larson | 6.09 | 21 | 8 | Ross Chastain | 99.66 | 13 |
| 9 | William Byron | 4.68 | 14 | 9 | Justin Haley | 99.64 | 8 |
| 10 | Chase Briscoe | 4.56 | 8 | 10 | Erik Jones | 99.54 | 17 |
| Most Active Phoenix Starts | Most Active Phoenix Poles | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 39 | 1 | Kyle Busch | 4 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 39 | T2 | Ryan Blaney | 3 |
| 3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 38 | T2 | Jimmie Johnson | 3 |
| 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 36 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3 |
| 5 | Joey Logano | 32 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 3 |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | 31 | T6 | Kyle Larson | 2 |
| 7 | Michael McDowell | 28 | T6 | Joey Logano | 2 |
| 8 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 24 | T8 | William Byron | 1 |
| 9 | A.J. Allmendinger | 23 | T8 | Chase Elliott | 1 |
| T8 | Alex Bowman | 1 | |||
| 10 | Austin Dillon | 22 | T8 | A.J. Allmendinger | 1 |
| T8 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | |||
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% |
| T1 | Joey Logano | 4 | 12.50 | T5 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 7.69 |
| T1 | Jimmie Johnson | 4 | 11.11 | T5 | William Byron | 1 | 7.14 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 3 | 7.69 | T5 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 5.88 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 5.13 | T5 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 4.76 |
| T5 | Chase Briscoe | 1 | 12.50 | T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 2.63 |
| T5 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 10.00 |
– After his Championship win at Phoenix, last Fall, Joey Logano is now tied for the most Phoenix wins among active drivers.
| Most Active Phoenix Top 3’s | Best Active Phoenix Top 3% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 33.33 | 6 |
| T2 | Jimmie Johnson | 10 | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 28.21 | 11 |
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 10 | 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 27.78 | 10 |
| 4 | Joey Logano | 8 | 4 | Kyle Busch | 25.64 | 10 |
| 5 | Ryan Blaney | 6 | T5 | Joey Logano | 25.00 | 8 |
| 6 | Kyle Larson | 5 | T5 | Ty Gibbs | 25.00 | 1 |
| 7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4 | 7 | Kyle Larson | 23.81 | 5 |
| T8 | Ross Chastain | 3 | 8 | Ross Chastain | 23.08 | 3 |
| T8 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | 20.00 | 2 |
| T8 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 10 | Chase Elliott | 17.65 | 3 |
– Ryan Blaney has been great at Phoenix in his career as he has the best Top 3%, Top 5%, and Top 10% among active drivers; but he has found a way to win… yet.
| Most Active Phoenix Top 5’s | Best Active Phoenix Top 5% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| T1 | Jimmie Johnson | 16 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 50.00 | 9 |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 16 | 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 44.44 | 16 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 12 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 42.86 | 9 |
| T4 | Ryan Blaney | 9 | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 41.03 | 16 |
| T4 | Kyle Larson | 9 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 30.77 | 12 |
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 9 | 6 | Chase Elliott | 29.41 | 5 |
| T4 | Joey Logano | 9 | 7 | Brad Keselowski | 29.03 | 9 |
| 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 6 | 8 | Joey Logano | 28.13 | 9 |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | 5 | T9 | Chase Briscoe | 25.00 | 2 |
| T10 | Ross Chastain | 3 | T9 | Ty Gibbs | 25.00 | 1 |
| T10 | William Byron | 3 | ||||
– With a Top 5 finish this weekend Denny Hamlin would break the tie with Jimmie Johnson for most Top 5 finishes at Phoenix and 2nd most Top 10’s among active drivers.
| Most Active Phoenix Top 10’s | Best Active Phoenix Top 10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top 10% | Top 10’s |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 26 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 72.22 | 13 |
| T2 | Jimmie Johnson | 22 | 2 | Kyle Busch | 66.67 | 26 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 22 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 61.90 | 13 |
| 4 | Joey Logano | 17 | 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 61.11 | 22 |
| 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 16 | 5 | Christopher Bell | 60.00 | 6 |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | 14 | 6 | William Byron | 57.14 | 8 |
| T7 | Ryan Blaney | 13 | 7 | Denny Hamlin | 56.41 | 22 |
| T7 | Kyle Larson | 13 | 8 | Joey Logano | 53.13 | 17 |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | 9 | 9 | Chase Elliott | 52.94 | 9 |
| 10 | William Byron | 8 | 10 | Chase Briscoe | 50.00 | 4 |
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% |
| 1 | Joey Logano | 5 | 18.75 | T6 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 6.25 |
| 2 | Ryan Blaney | 4 | 15.63 | T6 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 6.25 |
| T3 | William Byron | 3 | 10.71 | T9 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 5.00 |
| T3 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 10.00 | T9 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 5.00 |
| T3 | Kyle Busch | 3 | 9.38 | T9 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 3.13 |
| T6 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 6.67 | T9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 3.13 |
| Most Active Phoenix Stage T10’s | Best Active Phoenix Stage T10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
| 1 | Chase Elliott | 25 | 1 | Chase Elliott | 83.33 | 25 |
| 2 | Ryan Blaney | 24 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 76.67 | 23 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 23 | 3 | Ryan Blaney | 75.00 | 24 |
| T4 | William Byron | 20 | 4 | William Byron | 71.43 | 20 |
| T4 | Denny Hamlin | 20 | T5 | Denny Hamlin | 62.50 | 20 |
| T4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 20 | T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 62.50 | 20 |
| T7 | Joey Logano | 19 | 7 | Tyler Reddick | 60.00 | 12 |
| T7 | Kyle Busch | 19 | T8 | Joey Logano | 59.38 | 19 |
| 9 | Brad Keselowski | 18 | T8 | Kyle Busch | 59.38 | 19 |
| 10 | Tyler Reddick | 12 | 10 | Brad Keselowski | 56.25 | 18 |
| Most Active Phoenix Starts without Win | Most Active Phoenix Starts without Pole | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Brad Keselowski | 31 | 1 | Michael McDowell | 28 |
| 2 | Michael McDowell | 28 | 2 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 24 |
| 3 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 24 | 3 | Austin Dillon | 22 |
| 4 | A.J. Allmendinger | 23 | 4 | J.J. Yeley | 20 |
| 5 | Austin Dillon | 22 | 5 | Chris Buescher | 18 |
| 6 | J.J. Yeley | 20 | 6 | Erik Jones | 17 |
| 7 | Alex Bowman | 19 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | 16 |
| T8 | Chris Buescher | 18 | 8 | Corey LaJoie | 15 |
| T8 | Ryan Blaney | 18 | T9 | Bubba Wallace | 14 |
| 10 | Erik Jones | 17 | T9 | Ty Dillon | 14 |
– According to the tables above it is easier to get a Pole at Phoenix than a race Win as the 10th most starts without a Win is 17 and the 10th most starts without a Pole is 14.
| Most Active Phoenix Starts without Top 3 | Most Active Phoenix Starts without Top 5 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Michael McDowell | 28 | 1 | Michael McDowell | 28 |
| 2 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 24 | 2 | A.J. Allmendinger | 23 |
| 3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 23 | 3 | Austin Dillon | 22 |
| 4 | Austin Dillon | 22 | 4 | J.J. Yeley | 20 |
| 5 | J.J. Yeley | 20 | 5 | Alex Bowman | 19 |
– Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is the only driver on the “without Top 3” list above that is not on the “without Top 5” list as well.
| Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | J.J. Yeley | 20 |
| 2 | Corey LaJoie | 15 |
| 3 | Ty Dillon | 14 |
| 4 | Ryan Preece | 11 |
| 5 | Justin Haley | 8 |
| Most Active Phoenix Stages without Stage Win | Most Active Phoenix Stages without Stage T10 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Stages |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 32 | 1 | Daniel Suarez | 32 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 32 | 2 | Corey LaJoie | 30 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 32 | 3 | Ryan Preece | 20 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 32 | T4 | A.J. Allmendinger | 16 |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 32 | T4 | Justin Haley | 16 |
| 6 | Corey LaJoie | 30 | 6 | Cody Ware | 14 |
| T7 | Alex Bowman | 28 | T7 | B.J. McLeod | 12 |
| T7 | Bubba Wallace | 28 | T7 | J.J. Yeley | 12 |
| 9 | Ross Chastain | 26 | T7 | Todd Gilliland | 12 |
| 10 | Ty Dillon | 24 | 10 | John Hunter Nemechek | 10 |
– Daniel Suarez has been awful in stages at Phoenix as he is the only driver that is on both “without stage” tables above.
| Driver | Streak | Category | Driver | Streak | Category |
| Ryan Blaney | 7 | Top 5’s | Martin Truex Jr. | 6 | Stage T10’s |
| Christopher Bell | 2 | Top 5’s | Chase Elliott | 4 | Stage T10’s |
| Ryan Blaney | 9 | Top 10’s | Denny Hamlin | 4 | Stage T10’s |
| Chris Buescher | 3 | Top 10’s | Tyler Reddick | 4 | Stage T10’s |
| Tyler Reddick | 2 | Top 10’s | Christopher Bell | 3 | Stage T10’s |
| William Byron | 17 | Stage T10’s | Joey Logano | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Ryan Blaney | 11 | Stage T10’s | Kyle Larson | 2 | Stage T10’s |
– There are 5 active streaks that are over 5+ in a row above, and 3 of them belong to Ryan Blaney. He’ll look to extend those on his way to his first Phoenix win this weekend.
Next Gen Stats
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 2023-04 | 63.41 | Kyle Larson | 4th | 7 | 2024-36 | 34.29 | Joey Logano | 1st |
| 2 | 2022-36 | 59.94 | Joey Logano | 1st | 8 | 2022-04 | 32.37 | Chase Briscoe | 1st |
| 3 | 2023-36 | 50.32 | Ross Chastain | 1st | 9 | 2023-36 | 30.45 | William Byron | 4th |
| T4 | 2022-04 | 45.83 | Ryan Blaney | 4th | T10 | 2024-04 | 21.79 | Tyler Reddick | 10th |
| T4 | 2024-36 | 45.83 | Christopher Bell | 5th | T10 | 2024-04 | 21.79 | Denny Hamlin | 11th |
| 6 | 2022-36 | 34.94 | Ryan Blaney | 2nd |
– Leading a lot of laps is a good indication of a good finish this weekend as only 2 drivers that have led 20+% of the laps here in a Next Gen race have finished out of the Top 5.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2023-36 | Ross Chastain | 144.2 | 1st | 6 | 2023-04 | William Byron | 131.4 | 1st |
| 2 | 2022-36 | Joey Logano | 143.8 | 1st | 7 | 2022-04 | Ryan Blaney | 131.2 | 4th |
| 3 | 2023-04 | Kyle Larson | 139.0 | 4th | 8 | 2022-04 | Chase Briscoe | 128.7 | 1st |
| 4 | 2024-36 | Joey Logano | 136.6 | 1st | 9 | 2022-36 | Ryan Blaney | 128.3 | 2nd |
| 5 | 2024-36 | Christopher Bell | 132.7 | 5th | 10 | 2024-04 | Christopher Bell | 125.1 | 1st |
– Looking at the table above Joey Logano, Christopher Bell, and Ryan Blaney are the favorites this weekend as they hold 6 of the 10 best Next Gen Driver Ratings at Phoenix.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. |
| T1 | 2022-04 | Chase Briscoe | 100 | 1st | T1 | 2023-36 | Ross Chastain | 100 | 1st |
| T1 | 2022-04 | Tyler Reddick | 100 | 3rd | T1 | 2023-36 | Chris Buescher | 100 | 5th |
| T1 | 2022-04 | Joey Logano | 100 | 8th | T1 | 2023-36 | Martin Truex Jr. | 100 | 6th |
| T1 | 2022-36 | Joey Logano | 100 | 1st | T1 | 2023-36 | Kevin Harvick | 100 | 7th |
| T1 | 2022-36 | Ryan Blaney | 100 | 2nd | T1 | 2024-36 | William Byron | 100 | 3rd |
| T1 | 2022-36 | Kevin Harvick | 100 | 5th | T1 | 2024-36 | Kyle Larson | 100 | 4th |
| T1 | 2023-04 | William Byron | 100 | 1st | T1 | 2024-36 | Tyler Reddick | 100 | 6th |
| T1 | 2023-04 | Kyle Larson | 100 | 4th | T1 | 2024-36 | Chase Elliott | 100 | 8th |
– Running every lap at Phoenix in the Top 15 is sort of easy in the Next Gen car as 16 drivers have done it, but only 5 have done so in a Spring Phoenix race.
| Best Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-40) |
Worst Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-40) |
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| Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin | Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin |
| 1 | 1st | 6.83 | 1 | 40th | 38.00 |
| 2 | 8th | 7.50 | 2 | 38th | 36.00 |
| 3 | 2nd | 8.00 | 3 | 37th | 35.00 |
| T4 | 15th | 9.33 | 4 | 35th | 31.33 |
| T4 | 17th | 9.33 | 5 | 36th | 30.67 |
| 6 | 16th | 9.83 | 6 | 33rd | 29.17 |
| 7 | 9th | 11.17 | 7 | 32nd | 28.00 |
| 8 | 3rd | 11.33 | 8 | 34th | 27.83 |
| 9 | 12th | 11.67 | 9 | 30th | 27.50 |
| 10 | 5th | 13.67 | 10 | 31st | 27.17 |
– Coming into this weekend it is clear that starting 30th or worse is bad here at Phoenix, in the Next Gen, as those starting positions are all that make up the 10 worst in the table above.
| Best Next Gen Phoenix Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Next Gen Phoenix Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Ryan Blaney | 115.42 | 6 | 1 | Kevin Harvick | 98.72 | 4 |
| 2 | Kevin Harvick | 111.95 | 4 | 2 | Ryan Blaney | 97.55 | 6 |
| 3 | William Byron | 110.58 | 6 | 3 | William Byron | 93.61 | 6 |
| 4 | Kyle Larson | 101.57 | 6 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 86.84 | 6 |
| 5 | Christopher Bell | 98.13 | 6 | 5 | Denny Hamlin | 82.58 | 6 |
| 6 | Ross Chastain | 97.23 | 6 | 6 | Tyler Reddick | 82.42 | 6 |
| 7 | Joey Logano | 94.98 | 6 | 7 | Ross Chastain | 76.82 | 6 |
| 8 | Tyler Reddick | 94.78 | 6 | 8 | Christopher Bell | 73.15 | 6 |
| 9 | Denny Hamlin | 92.18 | 6 | 9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 71.23 | 6 |
| 10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 89.93 | 6 | 10 | Chase Elliott | 63.72 | 5 |
| Best Next Gen Phoenix Avg. Finish | Best Next Gen Phoenix Laps Led% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Ryan Blaney | 2.83 | 6 | 1 | Joey Logano | 15.88 | 6 |
| 2 | Kurt Busch | 5.00 | 1 | 2 | Ryan Blaney | 14.17 | 6 |
| 3 | Kevin Harvick | 5.75 | 4 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 11.51 | 6 |
| 4 | William Byron | 8.33 | 6 | 4 | Christopher Bell | 10.28 | 6 |
| 5 | Ross Chastain | 9.17 | 6 | 5 | William Byron | 10.12 | 6 |
| 6 | Chris Buescher | 10.33 | 6 | 6 | Ross Chastain | 8.42 | 6 |
| 7 | Tyler Reddick | 11.17 | 6 | 7 | Chase Briscoe | 6.07 | 6 |
| 8 | Kyle Larson | 11.33 | 6 | 8 | Kevin Harvick | 4.71 | 4 |
| 9 | Joey Logano | 12.17 | 6 | 9 | Ty Gibbs | 4.55 | 4 |
| T10 | Chase Briscoe | 12.33 | 6 | 10 | Denny Hamlin | 4.37 | 6 |
| T10 | Denny Hamlin | 12.33 | 6 | ||||
| Next Gen Phoenix Win List | Next Gen Phoenix Pole List | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | Joey Logano | 2 | 33.33 | T1 | Denny Hamlin | 1 |
| T2 | Chase Briscoe | 1 | 16.67 | T1 | Joey Logano | 1 |
| T2 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 16.67 | T1 | Kyle Larson | 1 |
| T2 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 16.67 | T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 |
| T2 | William Byron | 1 | 16.67 | T1 | Ryan Blaney | 1 |
| T1 | William Byron | 1 | ||||
– In the last Phoenix race Joey Logano became the first driver to win multiple races in the Next Gen car, but still no one has won multiple Poles in the Next Gen.
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Top 3% |
| 1 | Ryan Blaney | 4 | 66.67 |
| 2 | Ross Chastain | 3 | 50.00 |
| T3 | Joey Logano | 2 | 33.33 |
| T3 | Tyler Reddick | 2 | 33.33 |
| T3 | William Byron | 2 | 33.33 |
| T6 | Ty Gibbs | 1 | 25.00 |
| T6 | Chase Briscoe | 1 | 16.67 |
| T6 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 16.67 |
| T6 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 16.67 |
| T6 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 16.67 |
– While last Spring saw 3 drivers get their first Top 3 finish at Phoenix in the Next Gen car, last Fall saw 3 drivers to get another Top 3 finish at Phoenix in the Next Gen car.
| Most Next Gen Phoenix Top 5’s | Most Next Gen Phoenix Top 10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Top 5% | Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Top 10% |
| 1 | Ryan Blaney | 6 | 100 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 6 | 100 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 50.00 | T2 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | 100 |
| T2 | Ross Chastain | 3 | 50.00 | T2 | Chase Briscoe | 4 | 66.67 |
| T2 | William Byron | 3 | 50.00 | T2 | Chris Buescher | 4 | 66.67 |
| T5 | Kevin Harvick | 2 | 50.00 | T2 | Christopher Bell | 4 | 66.67 |
| T5 | Chase Briscoe | 2 | 33.33 | T2 | Kyle Larson | 4 | 66.67 |
| T5 | Chris Buescher | 2 | 33.33 | T2 | Ross Chastain | 4 | 66.67 |
| T5 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 33.33 | T2 | Tyler Reddick | 4 | 66.67 |
| T5 | Joey Logano | 2 | 33.33 | T2 | William Byron | 4 | 66.67 |
| T5 | Tyler Reddick | 2 | 33.33 | T10 | Joey Logano | 3 | 50.00 |
| T10 | Kyle Busch | 3 | 50.00 | ||||
– Ryan Blaney has been lights out this at Phoenix with the Next Gen car as he is the ONLY driver to finish all 6 races here in the Top 10, and he’s also finished all 6 in the Top 5.
| Most Next Gen Phoenix Stage Wins | Most Next Gen Phoenix Stage T10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Stage T10% |
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | 25.00 | 1 | William Byron | 12 | 100 |
| T1 | William Byron | 3 | 25.00 | 2 | Ryan Blaney | 11 | 91.67 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 2 | 16.67 | T3 | Kyle Larson | 10 | 83.33 |
| T4 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 8.33 | T3 | Tyler Reddick | 10 | 83.33 |
| T5 | Kevin Harvick | 8 | 100 | ||||
| T4 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 8.33 | T5 | Christopher Bell | 8 | 66.67 |
| T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 8 | 66.67 | ||||
| T4 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 8.33 | 8 | Chase Elliott | 7 | 70.00 |
| T9 | Chase Briscoe | 6 | 50.00 | ||||
| T4 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 8.33 | T9 | Deny Hamlin | 6 | 50.00 |
| T9 | Joey Logano | 6 | 50.00 | ||||
