Last week we got to see another Joe Gibbs Racing driver go back-to-back this year as the snoozer of a race at Darlington saw Denny Hamlin go on to win again. Now as we head to Bristol will we see him win 3 in a row like his teammate earlier this year? And will we actually see good racing? Down below you will find different statistics for active drivers and Next Gen races of the NASCAR Cup series here at Bristol 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: Bristol.
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: Bristol.
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 | Kyle Larson | 500 | 462 | 1st | 1st | 149.7 |
| 2 | 10 | Chase Elliott | 500 | 0 | 9th | 10th | 109.0 |
| 3 | 11 | Bubba Wallace | 500 | 1 | 10th | 6th | 103.9 |
| 4 | 8 | Denny Hamlin | 500 | 0 | 6th | 3rd | 114.2 |
| 5 | 6 | Christopher Bell | 500 | 0 | 3rd | 5th | 115.9 |
| 6 | 22 | Ryan Blaney | 500 | 0 | 11th | 9th | 96.7 |
| 7 | 14 | Ryan Preece | 500 | 0 | 16th | 12th | 87.9 |
| 8 | 5 | Chase Briscoe | 500 | 0 | 7th | 8th | 106.0 |
| 9 | 1 | Alex Bowman | 500 | 34 | 2nd | 7th | 102.3 |
| 10 | 12 | Ross Chastain | 500 | 0 | 17th | 14th | 81.6 |
| 11 | 18 | Michael McDowell | 499 | 0 | 18th | 17th | 76.4 |
| 12 | 16 | Noah Gragson | 499 | 0 | 15th | 15th | 77.3 |
| 13 | 27 | Austin Cindric | 499 | 0 | 21st | 16th | 70.6 |
| 14 | 17 | Chris Buescher | 499 | 0 | 20th | 20th | 69.6 |
| 15 | 13 | Ty Gibbs | 499 | 0 | 8th | 19th | 77.8 |
| 16 | 33 | Zane Smith | 499 | 0 | 26th | 25th | 58.6 |
| 17 | 3 | William Byron | 499 | 0 | 5th | 11th | 81.7 |
| 18 | 7 | Carson Hocevar | 499 | 0 | 12th | 18th | 67.7 |
| 19 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | 499 | 0 | 24th | 23rd | 55.8 |
| 20 | 15 | Tyler Reddick | 499 | 3 | 19th | 4th | 61.3 |
| 21 | 30 | Austin Dillon | 499 | 0 | 23rd | 22nd | 55.3 |
| 22 | 26 | Justin Haley | 499 | 0 | 31st | 24th | 50.2 |
| 23 | 19 | A.J. Allmendinger | 499 | 0 | 22nd | 21st | 57.0 |
| 24 | 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 499 | 0 | 4th | 2nd | 83.0 |
| 25 | 29 | Kyle Busch | 498 | 0 | 28th | 28th | 43.8 |
| 26 | 23 | Brad Keselowski | 497 | 0 | 27th | 26th | 49.3 |
| 27 | 31 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 497 | 0 | 33rd | 29th | 35.9 |
| 28 | 20 | Joey Logano | 496 | 0 | 14th | 32nd | 64.4 |
| 29 | 25 | Josh Berry | 496 | 0 | 25th | 31st | 43.0 |
| 30 | 32 | Erik Jones | 496 | 0 | 32nd | 27th | 37.0 |
| 31 | 35 | Daniel Suarez | 496 | 0 | 30th | 30th | 35.5 |
| 32 | 24 | Todd Gilliland | 496 | 0 | 34th | 33rd | 35.7 |
| 33 | 28 | John Hunter Nemechek | 491 | 0 | 36th | 35th | 32.4 |
| 34 | 37 | Josh Bilicki | 467 | 0 | 37th | 36th | 25.8 |
| 35 | 34 | Harrison Burton | 422 | 0 | 29th | 37th | 34.8 |
| 36 | 9 | Corey LaJoie | 330 | 0 | 13th | 13th | 77.2 |
| 37 | 36 | Kaz Grala | 296 | 0 | 35th | 34th | 25.8 |
– In the last Bristol Cup race Kyle Larson led the 5th most percentage of laps here, had the 2nd highest Driver Rating here, and became the first driver to win all 3 stages at Bristol.
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Best | Worst | Starts |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 11.00 | 2nd | 29th | 15 |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 11.00 | 1st | 41st | 17 |
| 3 | Christopher Bell | 12.57 | 3rd | 29th | 7 |
| 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 13.11 | 1st | 36th | 38 |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 13.29 | 1st | 43rd | 35 |
| 6 | Ryan Preece | 14.25 | 7th | 25th | 8 |
| 7 | Kyle Busch | 14.47 | 1st | 39th | 36 |
| 8 | Chase Briscoe | 15.00 | 8th | 27th | 5 |
| 9 | Erik Jones | 15.92 | 2nd | 30th | 13 |
| 10 | Ty Gibbs | 16.00 | 5th | 35th | 4 |
| 11 | Brad Keselowski | 16.19 | 1st | 35th | 27 |
| 12 | Joey Logano | 16.72 | 1st | 40th | 29 |
| 13 | Cody Ware | 17.00 | 17th | 17th | 1 |
| 14 | William Byron | 17.36 | 3rd | 38th | 11 |
| 15 | Daniel Suarez | 17.92 | 8th | 31st | 13 |
| 16 | John Hunter Nemechek | 18.00 | 6th | 33rd | 4 |
| 17 | Chris Buescher | 18.19 | 1st | 39th | 16 |
| 18 | Austin Dillon | 18.21 | 4th | 39th | 19 |
| 19 | Ryan Blaney | 18.63 | 4th | 40th | 16 |
| 20 | Carson Hocevar | 18.67 | 11th | 27th | 3 |
| 21 | Alex Bowman | 18.87 | 4th | 37th | 15 |
| 22 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 19.00 | 2nd | 40th | 21 |
| 23 | Bubba Wallace | 19.18 | 3rd | 38th | 11 |
| 24 | Justin Allgaier | 19.20 | 8th | 40th | 5 |
| T25 | Martin Truex Jr. | 20.29 | 2nd | 38th | 35 |
| T25 | Tyler Reddick | 20.29 | 4th | 36th | 7 |
| 27 | Josh Berry | 20.50 | 12th | 29th | 2 |
| 28 | Ross Chastain | 20.89 | 6th | 39th | 9 |
| T29 | Noah Gragson | 23.00 | 12th | 34th | 2 |
| T29 | Todd Gilliland | 23.00 | 16th | 32nd | 4 |
| 31 | Cole Custer | 23.50 | 8th | 35th | 4 |
| 32 | Austin Cindric | 24.00 | 13th | 32nd | 4 |
| 33 | A.J. Allmendinger | 24.04 | 7th | 40th | 25 |
| 34 | Justin Haley | 24.40 | 12th | 36th | 5 |
| 35 | Ty Dillon | 25.09 | 15th | 39th | 11 |
| 36 | Zane Smith | 26.00 | 16th | 36th | 2 |
| 37 | Michael McDowell | 26.58 | 6th | 43rd | 26 |
| 38 | Corey LaJoie | 27.46 | 15th | 36th | 13 |
| 39 | Casey Mears | 27.64 | 10th | 43rd | 28 |
| 40 | J.J. Yeley | 28.95 | 13th | 40th | 20 |
| 41 | B.J. McLeod | 30.67 | 24th | 37th | 6 |
| Best Active Bristol Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Active Bristol Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 106.57 | 17 | 1 | Christopher Bell | 84.57 | 7 |
| 2 | Christopher Bell | 103.50 | 7 | 2 | Chase Elliott | 78.89 | 15 |
| 3 | Chase Elliott | 97.60 | 15 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 77.53 | 17 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 97.36 | 36 | 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 69.37 | 32 |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 95.62 | 35 | 5 | Denny Hamlin | 68.68 | 35 |
| 6 | Jimmie Johnson | 92.59 | 32 | 6 | Ryan Blaney | 64.41 | 16 |
| 7 | Brad Keselowski | 89.80 | 27 | 7 | Brad Keselowski | 64.33 | 27 |
| 8 | Ty Gibbs | 88.43 | 4 | 8 | Ty Gibbs | 63.20 | 4 |
| 9 | Ryan Blaney | 87.86 | 16 | 9 | Kyle Busch | 62.29 | 36 |
| 10 | Joey Logano | 86.99 | 29 | 10 | Chase Briscoe | 59.28 | 5 |
– Chase Elliott and Christopher Bell have been very good at running laps and running well at Bristol as they are the only drivers that are in both tables above and below.
| Best Active Laps Led% | Best Active Laps Completed% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 15.87 | 17 | 1 | Ryan Preece | 99.73 | 8 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 14.42 | 36 | 2 | Carson Hocevar | 99.67 | 3 |
| 3 | Ty Gibbs | 11.95 | 4 | 3 | Chase Briscoe | 99.64 | 5 |
| 4 | Christopher Bell | 10.29 | 7 | 4 | Daniel Suarez | 99.62 | 13 |
| 5 | Brad Keselowski | 7.50 | 27 | 5 | Chase Elliott | 99.56 | 15 |
| 6 | Denny Hamlin | 6.84 | 35 | 6 | Erik Jones | 99.51 | 13 |
| 7 | Ryan Blaney | 6.34 | 16 | 7 | Josh Berry | 99.50 | 2 |
| 8 | Chase Elliott | 5.92 | 15 | T8 | Christopher Bell | 99.40 | 7 |
| 9 | Joey Logano | 5.31 | 29 | T8 | Todd Gilliland | 99.40 | 4 |
| 10 | Jimmie Johnson | 4.80 | 38 | T8 | Cody Ware | 99.40 | 1 |
| Most Active Bristol Starts | Most Active Bristol Poles | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 38 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 4 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 36 | 2 | Kyle Busch | 2 |
| T3 | Denny Hamlin | 35 | T3 | Alex Bowman | 1 |
| T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 35 | T3 | Chase Elliott | 1 |
| 5 | Joey Logano | 29 | T3 | Christopher Bell | 1 |
| 6 | Casey Mears | 28 | T3 | Erik Jones | 1 |
| 7 | Brad Keselowski | 27 | T3 | Jimmie Johnson | 1 |
| 8 | Michael McDowell | 26 | T3 | Joey Logano | 1 |
| 9 | A.J. Allmendinger | 25 | T3 | Kyle Larson | 1 |
| 10 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 21 | T3 | Ryan Blaney | 1 |
– Unless Jimmie Johnson makes a start at Bristol this Fall Kyle Busch will tie him for the most active starts here in that race.
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 8 | 22.22 | T4 | Joey Logano | 2 | 6.90 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | 11.43 | T4 | Jimmie Johnson | 2 | 5.26 |
| 3 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 11.11 | 7 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 6.25 |
| T4 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 11.76 |
| Most Active Bristol Top 3’s | Best Active Bristol Top 3% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 12 | 1 | Kyle Busch | 33.33 | 12 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 9 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 29.41 | 5 |
| T2 | Jimmie Johnson | 9 | 3 | Brad Keselowski | 25.93 | 7 |
| 4 | Brad Keselowski | 7 | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 25.71 | 9 |
| 5 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 23.68 | 9 |
| T6 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 6 | Chase Elliott | 20.00 | 3 |
| T6 | Joey Logano | 3 | 7 | William Byron | 18.18 | 2 |
| T6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3 | 8 | Erik Jones | 15.38 | 2 |
| T9 | William Byron | 2 | 9 | Christopher Bell | 14.29 | 1 |
| T9 | Erik Jones | 2 | 10 | Joey Logano | 10.34 | 3 |
| T9 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 2 | ||||
– With a Top 3 finish this weekend it is very possible that Kyle Larson passes Kyle Busch for best Top 3% among active drivers at Bristol.
| Most Active Bristol Top 5’s | Best Active Bristol Top 5% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 14 | 1 | Christopher Bell | 42.86 | 3 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 13 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 41.18 | 7 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 12 | 3 | Kyle Busch | 38.89 | 14 |
| T4 | Kyle Larson | 7 | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 34.29 | 12 |
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 7 | 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 34.21 | 13 |
| 6 | Joey Logano | 6 | 6 | Chase Elliott | 33.33 | 5 |
| 7 | Chase Elliott | 5 | 7 | Erik Jones | 30.77 | 4 |
| T8 | Erik Jones | 4 | 8 | Brad Keselowski | 25.93 | 7 |
| T8 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 4 | ||||
| T10 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 9 | Ty Gibbs | 25.00 | 1 |
| T10 | Alex Bowman | 3 | ||||
| T10 | Chris Buescher | 3 | 10 | Joey Logano | 20.69 | 6 |
| T10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3 | ||||
– If Christopher Bell can muster up a Top 5 finish this weekend he will have finished exactly half of his Bristol Cup starts in the Top 5.
| Most Active Bristol Top 10’s | Best Active Bristol Top 10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top 10% | Top 10’s |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 22 | 1 | Christopher Bell | 71.43 | 5 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 19 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 70.59 | 12 |
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 19 | 3 | Chase Elliott | 60.00 | 9 |
| 4 | Kyle Larson | 12 | 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 57.89 | 22 |
| T5 | Brad Keselowski | 10 | 5 | Denny Hamlin | 54.29 | 19 |
| T5 | Joey Logano | 10 | 6 | Kyle Busch | 52.78 | 19 |
| 7 | Chase Elliott | 9 | 7 | Ty Gibbs | 50.00 | 2 |
| 8 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 7 | 8 | Erik Jones | 38.46 | 5 |
| 9 | Ryan Blaney | 6 | 9 | Ryan Blaney | 37.50 | 6 |
| T10 | 5 drivers tied | 5 | 10 | Brad Keselowski | 37.04 | 10 |
– Looking at the lists above it’s pretty clear to see who will be good this weekend as 6 drivers this weekend have a 50.00 Top 10% or better, with 4 of them having 9+ Top 10’s as well.
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 22.73 | T5 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 7.69 |
| T2 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 21.43 | T8 | Ty Dillon | 1 | 5.00 |
| T2 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 11.54 | T8 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 3.85 |
| T2 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 11.54 | T8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 3.85 |
| T5 | Ty Gibbs | 2 | 25.00 | T8 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 3.85 |
| T5 | Joey Logano | 2 | 7.69 |
| Most Active Bristol Stage T10’s | Best Active Bristol Stage T10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 19 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 86.36 | 19 |
| 2 | Chase Elliott | 17 | 2 | Christopher Bell | 78.57 | 11 |
| 3 | Brad Keselowski | 15 | 3 | Chase Elliott | 65.38 | 17 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 14 | T4 | Jimmie Johnson | 62.50 | 10 |
| T5 | Denny Hamlin | 13 | T4 | Ty Gibbs | 62.50 | 5 |
| T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 13 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 57.69 | 15 |
| 7 | Joey Logano | 12 | 7 | Kyle Busch | 53.85 | 14 |
| T8 | Christopher Bell | 11 | T8 | Denny Hamlin | 50.00 | 13 |
| T8 | Erik Jones | 11 | T8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 50.00 | 13 |
| T8 | Ryan Blaney | 11 | 10 | Joey Logano | 46.15 | 12 |
| Most Active Bristol Starts without Win | Most Active Bristol Starts without Pole | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 35 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 35 |
| 2 | Casey Mears | 28 | 2 | Casey Mears | 28 |
| 3 | Michael McDowell | 26 | 3 | Brad Keselowski | 27 |
| 4 | A.J. Allmendinger | 25 | 4 | Michael McDowell | 26 |
| 5 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 21 | 5 | A.J. Allmendinger | 25 |
| 6 | J.J. Yeley | 20 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 21 |
| 7 | Austin Dillon | 19 | 7 | J.J. Yeley | 20 |
| 8 | Ryan Blaney | 16 | 8 | Austin Dillon | 19 |
| T9 | Alex Bowman | 15 | 9 | Chris Buescher | 16 |
| T9 | Chase Elliott | 15 | T10 | Corey LaJoie | 13 |
| T10 | Daniel Suarez | 13 | |||
– Martin Truex Jr. had a lot of success in NASCAR, but he couldn’t get a victory here at Bristol in qualifying or in races.
| Most Active Bristol Starts without Top 3 | Most Active Bristol Starts without Top 5 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Casey Mears | 28 | 1 | Casey Mears | 28 |
| 2 | Michael McDowell | 26 | 2 | Michael McDowell | 26 |
| 3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 25 | 3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 25 |
| 4 | J.J. Yeley | 20 | 4 | J.J Yeley | 20 |
| 5 | Austin Dillon | 19 | T5 | Corey LaJoie | 13 |
| T5 | Daniel Suarez | 13 | |||
| Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | J.J. Yeley | 20 |
| 2 | Corey LaJoie | 13 |
| 3 | Ty Dillon | 11 |
| 4 | B.J. McLeod | 6 |
| 5 | Justin Haley | 5 |
– There are 23 active drivers who have made 10+ starts here at Bristol and only J.J. Yeley, Corey LaJoie, and Ty Dillon have yet to get a Top 10 here.
| Most Active Bristol Stages without Stage Win | Most Active Bristol Stages without Stage T10 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Stages |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 26 | 1 | J.J. Yeley | 16 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 26 | 2 | B.J. McLeod | 12 |
| T1 | Corey LaJoie | 26 | 3 | Justin Haley | 10 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 26 | T4 | Austin Cindric | 8 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 26 | T4 | Cole Custer | 8 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 26 | T4 | Todd Gilliland | 8 |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 26 | T7 | Noah Gragson | 4 |
| T8 | Alex Bowman | 22 | T7 | Zane Smith | 4 |
| T8 | Bubba Wallace | 22 | 9 | Cody Ware | 2 |
| T8 | William Byron | 22 | T10 | 8 drivers tied | 0 |
– The top 2 drivers in the “without Stage T10” table above aren’t even in the race this weekend and thus don’t have a chance to get off this list.
| Driver | Streak | Category | Driver | Streak | Category |
| Kyle Larson | 5 | Top 5’s | Kyle Larson | 10 | Stage T10’s |
| Denny Hamlin | 3 | Top 5’s | Martin Truex Jr. | 4 | Stage T10’s |
| Denny Hamlin | 5 | Top 10’s | Bubba Wallace | 3 | Stage T10’s |
| Chase Elliott | 4 | Top 10’s | Denny Hamlin | 3 | Stage T10’s |
| Christopher Bell | 4 | Top 10’s | Alex Bowman | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Alex Bowman | 2 | Top 10’s | Chase Briscoe | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Kyle Larson | 2 | Stage Wins | Chase Elliott | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Christopher Bell | 10 | Stage T10’s |
– This weekend Kyle Larson will try to tie some NASCAR Hall of Famers for 6th best Bristol Top 5 streak, become the all-time leader in longest Stage Win streak here, and he/Christopher Bell will try to extend their record 10 straight Stage T10 streak here.
Next Gen Stats
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 2024-29 | 92.40 | Kyle Larson | 1st | 6 | 2023-29 | 28.40 | Denny Hamlin | 1st |
| 2 | 2023-29 | 37.40 | Christopher Bell | 3rd | 7 | 2024-05 | 27.40 | Ty Gibbs | 9th |
| 3 | 2022-29 | 33.80 | Chris Buescher | 1st | 8 | 2022-29 | 21.80 | Brad Keselowski | 13th |
| 4 | 2024-05 | 32.60 | Denny Hamlin | 1st | 9 | 2023-29 | 20.40 | Ty Gibbs | 5th |
| 5 | 2022-29 | 28.60 | Christopher Bell | 4th | 10 | 2024-05 | 10.80 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2nd |
– All 4 drivers who have won a Next Gen Bristol race have led more than 25% of the laps, so lead a good chunk of laps if you want to win this weekend.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2024-29 | Kyle Larson | 149.7 | 1st | 6 | 2023-29 | Denny Hamlin | 130.8 | 1st |
| 2 | 2024-05 | Denny Hamlin | 140.1 | 1st | 7 | 2023-29 | Ty Gibbs | 119.8 | 5th |
| 3 | 2023-29 | Christopher Bell | 134.6 | 3rd | 8 | 2024-05 | Martin Truex Jr. | 117.6 | 2nd |
| 4 | 2022-29 | Chris Buescher | 133.3 | 1st | 9 | 2022-29 | Kyle Larson | 117.4 | 5th |
| 5 | 2022-29 | Christopher Bell | 131.0 | 4th | 10 | 2024-29 | Christopher Bell | 115.9 | 5th |
– The drivers who have been good here in the Next Gen car are quite clear based on the table above as Bell, Hamlin, and Larson make up the top 3 Driver Ratings in the table above. They also hold 7 of the 10 spots as well.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. |
| T1 | 2023-29 | Christopher Bell | 100 | 3rd | T1 | 2024-29 | Christopher Bell | 100 | 5th |
| T1 | 2023-29 | William Byron | 100 | 9th | T1 | 2024-29 | Alex Bowman | 100 | 9th |
| T1 | 2024-29 | Kyle Larson | 100 | 1st | 9 | 2024-29 | Chase Briscoe | 99.80 | 8th |
| T1 | 2024-29 | Chase Elliott | 100 | 2nd | T10 | 2022-29 | Kyle Larson | 99.00 | 5th |
| T1 | 2024-29 | Bubba Wallace | 100 | 3rd | T10 | 2023-29 | Ty Gibbs | 99.00 | 5th |
| T1 | 2024-29 | Denny Hamlin | 100 | 4th | T10 | 2023-29 | Michael McDowell | 99.00 | 6th |
– After the 2024 Fall race the table above got an overhaul as 7 drivers ran over 99% of the laps in the Top 15 last race.
| 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 | 7.00 | 1 | 37th | 34.00 |
| 2 | 11th | 8.75 | 2 | 28th | 29.00 |
| 3 | 5th | 10.00 | 3 | 21st | 28.25 |
| 4 | 12th | 10.25 | T4 | 22nd | 26.50 |
| 5 | 10th | 11.25 | T4 | 35th | 26.50 |
| 6 | 7th | 11.50 | 6 | 24th | 25.00 |
| 7 | 8th | 12.00 | T7 | 9th | 24.75 |
| 8 | 17th | 13.50 | T7 | 34th | 24.75 |
| T9 | 1st | 14.00 | 9 | 27th | 24.50 |
| T9 | 6th | 14.00 | T10 | 32nd | 23.00 |
| T10 | 33rd | 23.00 | |||
– Starting position isn’t extremely important this weekend based on the tables above, but it does seem starting Top 20 is mostly good and outside the Top 20 is mostly bad.
| Best Next Gen Bristol Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Next Gen Bristol Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Christopher Bell | 122.38 | 4 | 1 | Christopher Bell | 98.25 | 4 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 120.95 | 4 | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 93.20 | 4 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 120.2 | 4 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 90.70 | 4 |
| 4 | Chris Buescher | 98.90 | 4 | 4 | Cole Custer | 80.40 | 1 |
| 5 | Chase Elliott | 94.48 | 4 | 5 | Chase Elliott | 75.85 | 4 |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | 88.85 | 4 | 6 | Ryan Preece | 75.60 | 3 |
| 7 | Ty Gibbs | 88.43 | 4 | 7 | Alex Bowman | 75.25 | 4 |
| 8 | Alex Bowman | 87.80 | 4 | 8 | Michael McDowell | 71.75 | 4 |
| 9 | Michael McDowell | 84.70 | 4 | 9 | William Byron | 71.40 | 4 |
| 10 | Cole Custer | 83.70 | 1 | 10 | Chase Briscoe | 66.35 | 4 |
| Best Next Gen Bristol Avg. Finish | Best Next Gen Bristol Laps Led% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 3.25 | 4 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 26.75 | 4 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 3.75 | 4 | 2 | Christopher Bell | 17.95 | 4 |
| 3 | Chase Elliott | 4.75 | 4 | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 15.25 | 4 |
| 4 | Christopher Bell | 5.50 | 4 | 4 | Ty Gibbs | 11.95 | 4 |
| 5 | Chris Buescher | 6.50 | 4 | 5 | Chris Buescher | 9.35 | 4 |
| 6 | Cole Custer | 8.00 | 1 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 5.50 | 4 |
| 7 | Michael McDowell | 9.75 | 4 | 7 | Aric Almirola | 3.60 | 2 |
| 8 | Ryan Preece | 11.00 | 3 | 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2.70 | 4 |
| 9 | Brad Keselowski | 12.50 | 4 | 9 | Corey LaJoie | 2.60 | 4 |
| 10 | Ross Chastain | 13.50 | 4 | 10 | Josh Berry | 2.50 | 2 |
| Next Gen Bristol Win List | Next Gen Bristol Pole List | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 50.00 | T1 | Alex Bowman | 1 |
| T2 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 25.00 | T1 | Aric Almirola | 1 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 25.00 | T1 | Christopher Bell | 1 |
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | ||||
– No driver has won multiple Poles here at Bristol in the Next Gen car, but Alex Bowman, Christopher Bell, and Ryan Blaney will look to change that this weekend.
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Top 3% |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 50.00 |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 50.00 |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 50.00 |
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 25.00 |
| T4 | Bubba Wallace | 1 | 25.00 |
| T4 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 25.00 |
| T4 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 25.00 |
| T4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 25.00 |
| T4 | William Byron | 1 | 25.00 |
– Look out for Hendrick Motorsports to have at least one Top 3 finisher this weekend as 5 of the 12 Top 3 finishers in the Next Gen car here have come from their stables.
| Most Next Gen Bristol Top 5’s | Most Next Gen Bristol Top 10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Top 5% | Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Top 10% |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 4 | 100 | T1 | Chase Elliott | 4 | 100 |
| T2 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 75.00 | T1 | Christopher Bell | 4 | 100 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 75.00 | T1 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | 100 |
| T4 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 50.00 | T1 | Kyle Larson | 4 | 100 |
| T4 | Chris Buescher | 2 | 50.00 | 5 | Chris Buescher | 3 | 75.00 |
| T6 | Alex Bowman | 1 | 25.00 | T6 | Alex Bowman | 2 | 50.00 |
| T6 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 25.00 | T6 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 50.00 |
| T6 | Bubba Wallace | 1 | 25.00 | T6 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 50.00 |
| T6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 25.00 | T6 | Ty Gibbs | 2 | 50.00 |
| T6 | Ty Gibbs | 1 | 25.00 | T6 | William Byron | 2 | 50.00 |
| T6 | William Byron | 1 | 25.00 | ||||
– Of the 5 drivers that were looking to keep their perfect Next Gen Top 10% here last Fall only Chris Buescher didn’t succeed, which means 4 of them are still looking to keep it alive this weekend.
| Most Next Gen Bristol Stage Wins | Most Next Gen Bristol Stage T10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Stage T10% |
| 1 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 37.50 | T1 | Christopher Bell | 8 | 100 |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 8 | 100 | ||||
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 25.00 | 3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 6 | 75.00 |
| T4 | Ty Gibbs | 5 | 62.50 | ||||
| T4 | William Byron | 5 | 62.50 | ||||
| T2 | Ty Gibbs | 2 | 25.00 | T6 | Alex Bowman | 4 | 50.00 |
| T6 | Brad Keselowski | 4 | 50.00 | ||||
| T6 | Bubba Wallace | 4 | 50.00 | ||||
| 4 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 12.50 | T6 | Chase Briscoe | 4 | 50.00 |
| T6 | Chase Elliott | 4 | 50.00 | ||||
| T6 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | 50.00 | ||||
