Wake up! It’s throwback weekend! After a race that was less than subpar last week at Martinsville we now head to another historic track, where hopefully there is more passing, Darlington. Down below you will find different statistics for active drivers and Next Gen races of the NASCAR Cup series here at Darlington 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: Darlington.
| Finish | Start | Driver | Laps | Led | S1 Fin | S2 Fin | Driver Rating |
| 1 | 3 | Chase Briscoe | 367 | 29 | 3rd | 2nd | 127.4 |
| 2 | 17 | Kyle Busch | 367 | 0 | 20th | 12th | 90.5 |
| 3 | 9 | Christopher Bell | 367 | 1 | 5th | 5th | 109.9 |
| 4 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 367 | 263 | 1st | 1st | 140.5 |
| 5 | 22 | Ross Chastain | 367 | 3 | 22nd | 16th | 86.8 |
| 6 | 10 | Chris Buescher | 367 | 0 | 10th | 13th | 89.9 |
| 7 | 14 | Denny Hamlin | 367 | 21 | 6th | 3rd | 107.1 |
| 8 | 23 | Joey Logano | 367 | 0 | 15th | 15th | 83.3 |
| 9 | 19 | Corey LaJoie | 367 | 0 | 21st | 23rd | 67.2 |
| 10 | 6 | Tyler Reddick | 367 | 1 | 4th | 8th | 106.0 |
| 11 | 20 | Chase Elliott | 367 | 0 | 19th | 22nd | 70.4 |
| 12 | 30 | Ryan Preece | 367 | 0 | 16th | 11th | 79.7 |
| 13 | 11 | Austin Cindric | 367 | 0 | 32nd | 26th | 63.0 |
| 14 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | 367 | 0 | 11th | 10th | 83.8 |
| 15 | 16 | Austin Dillon | 367 | 0 | 14th | 20th | 76.1 |
| 16 | 1 | Bubba Wallace | 367 | 37 | 2nd | 9th | 94.7 |
| 17 | 33 | Todd Gilliland | 367 | 0 | 12th | 14th | 72.3 |
| 18 | 32 | Daniel Suarez | 366 | 0 | 24th | 18th | 55.7 |
| 19 | 27 | Alex Bowman | 366 | 0 | 23rd | 21st | 53.4 |
| 20 | 13 | Ty Gibbs | 366 | 1 | 7th | 6th | 82.3 |
| 21 | 24 | Harrison Burton | 365 | 0 | 27th | 25th | 53.7 |
| 22 | 36 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 365 | 0 | 31st | 31st | 40.6 |
| 23 | 26 | Zane Smith | 364 | 0 | 26th | 28th | 44.1 |
| 24 | 28 | Erik Jones | 364 | 0 | 18th | 24th | 67.8 |
| 25 | 18 | John Hunter Nemechek | 364 | 0 | 29th | 29th | 47.7 |
| 26 | 34 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 364 | 4 | 30th | 30th | 43.8 |
| 27 | 21 | Justin Haley | 363 | 0 | 33rd | 33rd | 46.4 |
| 28 | 31 | Michael McDowell | 363 | 0 | 25th | 27th | 42.2 |
| 29 | 25 | Daniel Hemric | 362 | 0 | 28th | 32nd | 37.3 |
| 30 | 8 | William Byron | 344 | 2 | 8th | 4th | 92.7 |
| 31 | 15 | Josh Berry | 343 | 5 | 9th | 7th | 81.2 |
| 32 | 29 | Noah Gragson | 343 | 0 | 17th | 17th | 54.7 |
| 33 | 2 | Carson Hocevar | 335 | 0 | 13th | 19th | 60.3 |
| 34 | 35 | Kaz Grala | 332 | 0 | 34th | 35th | 30.1 |
| 35 | 37 | Timmy Hill | 278 | 0 | 35th | 34th | 27.2 |
| 36 | 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 0 | 36th | 36th | 25.3 |
| 37 | 7 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 0 | 37th | 37th | 23.3 |

Ryan Blaney was the only driver to finish last at Darlington in 2024 as the Spring race saw the DVP take him out, and the Fall race saw Martin Truex Jr. take him out. Photo by Jeffrey Vest — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Best | Worst | Starts |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 8.20 | 1st | 29th | 25 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 10.79 | 1st | 36th | 14 |
| 3 | Brad Keselowski | 11.05 | 1st | 34th | 22 |
| 4 | Tyler Reddick | 13.09 | 2nd | 32nd | 11 |
| 5 | Erik Jones | 13.21 | 1st | 32nd | 14 |
| 6 | Jimmie Johnson | 13.25 | 1st | 39th | 24 |
| 7 | Joey Logano | 13.32 | 1st | 35th | 22 |
| 8 | Kyle Busch | 13.42 | 1st | 37th | 26 |
| 9 | Chase Briscoe | 14.38 | 1st | 27th | 8 |
| T10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 14.80 | 1st | 36th | 25 |
| T10 | Ty Gibbs | 14.80 | 2nd | 21st | 5 |
| T12 | Austin Dillon | 15.18 | 2nd | 35th | 17 |
| T12 | Christopher Bell | 15.18 | 3rd | 34th | 11 |
| 14 | William Byron | 16.00 | 1st | 35th | 13 |
| 15 | Chase Elliott | 16.31 | 3rd | 41st | 16 |
| 16 | Chris Buescher | 16.60 | 3rd | 32nd | 15 |
| 17 | Justin Haley | 17.88 | 3rd | 28th | 8 |
| 18 | Bubba Wallace | 18.31 | 5th | 38th | 13 |
| 19 | Ross Chastain | 18.45 | 3rd | 30th | 11 |
| 20 | Todd Gilliland | 18.67 | 11th | 28th | 6 |
| 21 | Alex Bowman | 18.71 | 2nd | 33rd | 14 |
| 22 | Austin Cindric | 19.50 | 13th | 31st | 6 |
| 23 | Ryan Blaney | 19.63 | 8th | 37th | 16 |
| 24 | Ryan Preece | 20.70 | 12th | 39th | 10 |
| 25 | Ty Dillon | 20.90 | 12th | 29th | 10 |
| 26 | Josh Berry | 21.33 | 3rd | 31st | 3 |
| 27 | Cole Custer | 21.71 | 11th | 36th | 7 |
| 28 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 22.56 | 8th | 40th | 18 |
| 29 | Daniel Suarez | 23.50 | 10th | 38th | 14 |
| 30 | Noah Gragson | 24.00 | 14th | 32nd | 3 |
| 31 | A.J. Allmendinger | 24.85 | 13th | 37th | 13 |
| 32 | Corey LaJoie | 25.00 | 9th | 37th | 14 |
| 33 | Carson Hocevar | 25.33 | 17th | 33rd | 3 |
| 34 | Michael McDowell | 25.95 | 6th | 43rd | 19 |
| 35 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 26.00 | 26th | 26th | 1 |
| 36 | John Hunter Nemechek | 27.20 | 9th | 36th | 5 |
| 37 | Justin Allgaier | 28.00 | 23rd | 33rd | 2 |
| 38 | Casey Mears | 28.87 | 15th | 39th | 15 |
| 39 | Zane Smith | 29.00 | 23rd | 35th | 2 |
| 40 | J.J. Yeley | 30.65 | 18th | 41st | 17 |
| 41 | Cody Ware | 31.00 | 19th | 37th | 5 |
| 42 | B.J. McLeod | 33.40 | 27th | 39th | 10 |
– If you’re wondering who the drivers are to beat this weekend look no further than Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin as they both rank 1st or 2nd in the Avg. Finish table above, as well as both tables below.
| Best Active Darlington Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Active Darlington Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 108.06 | 14 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 88.66 | 25 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 106.98 | 25 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 82.09 | 14 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 97.96 | 26 | 3 | Tyler Reddick | 81.11 | 11 |
| 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 97.37 | 25 | 4 | William Byron | 78.77 | 13 |
| 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 95.03 | 18 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 78.13 | 26 |
| 6 | Tyler Reddick | 94.79 | 11 | 6 | Joey Logano | 74.58 | 22 |
| 7 | William Byron | 94.42 | 13 | 7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 69.23 | 25 |
| 8 | Brad Keselowski | 93.26 | 22 | 8 | Brad Keselowski | 68.52 | 22 |
| 9 | Joey Logano | 92.44 | 22 | 9 | Jimmie Johnson | 66.96 | 18 |
| 10 | Erik Jones | 86.26 | 14 | 10 | Chase Elliott | 65.63 | 16 |
| Best Active Laps Led% | Best Active Laps Completed% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 21.60 | 14 | 1 | Ty Gibbs | 99.94 | 5 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 11.55 | 25 | 2 | Tyler Reddick | 99.86 | 11 |
| 3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 10.56 | 25 | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 99.85 | 25 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 9.96 | 26 | 4 | Chase Briscoe | 99.77 | 8 |
| 5 | Tyler Reddick | 7.89 | 11 | 5 | Todd Gilliland | 99.75 | 6 |
| 6 | Jimmie Johnson | 6.73 | 24 | 6 | Chris Buescher | 99.72 | 15 |
| 7 | Brad Keselowski | 5.72 | 22 | 7 | Austin Cindric | 99.70 | 6 |
| 8 | Joey Logano | 3.88 | 22 | 8 | Ty Dillon | 99.54 | 10 |
| 9 | Ross Chastain | 3.58 | 11 | 9 | Justin Haley | 99.47 | 8 |
| 10 | Erik Jones | 2.86 | 14 | 10 | Christopher Bell | 99.40 | 11 |

Denny Hamlin and Tyler Reddick have been good at leading laps here and completing laps here as they are the only drivers on both lists above. Photo by Jared C. Tilton — Getty Images
| Most Active Darlington Starts | Most Active Darlington Poles | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 26 | 1 | Joey Logano | 2 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 25 | T2 | Brad Keselowski | 1 |
| T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 25 | T2 | Bubba Wallace | 1 |
| 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 24 | T2 | Christopher Bell | 1 |
| T5 | Brad Keselowski | 22 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 1 |
| T5 | Joey Logano | 22 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 |
| 7 | Michael McDowell | 19 | T2 | Tyler Reddick | 1 |
| 8 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 18 | |||
| T9 | Austin Dillon | 17 | T2 | William Byron | 1 |
| T9 | J.J. Yeley | 17 | |||
– Joey Logano is the only active driver to have multiple poles here at Darlington, but there are 6 drivers looking to join him this weekend.
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | 16.00 | T6 | Chase Briscoe | 1 | 12.50 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 3 | 12.50 | T6 | William Byron | 1 | 7.69 |
| T3 | Erik Jones | 2 | 14.29 | T6 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 7.14 |
| T3 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 9.09 | T6 | Joey Logano | 1 | 4.55 |
| T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 8.00 | T6 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 3.85 |
– No matter who wins this weekend Denny Hamlin will leave this weekend 1st in the table above, but there is a chance he won’t have the best Win%.
| Most Active DarlingtonĀ Top 3’s | Best Active DarlingtonĀ Top 3% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 9 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 42.86 | 6 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 7 | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 36.00 | 9 |
| T3 | Kyle Larson | 6 | 3 | Josh Berry | 33.33 | 1 |
| T3 | Kyle Busch | 6 | 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 29.17 | 7 |
| 5 | Brad Keselowski | 4 | 5 | Tyler Reddick | 27.27 | 3 |
| T6 | Tyler Reddick | 3 | 6 | Kyle Busch | 23.08 | 6 |
| T6 | Joey Logano | 3 | 7 | Ty Gibbs | 20.00 | 1 |
| T8 | Erik Jones | 2 | 8 | Brad Keselowski | 18.18 | 4 |
| T8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 9 | Erik Jones | 14.29 | 2 |
| T10 | 11 drivers tied | 1 | 10 | Joey Logano | 13.64 | 3 |
– The 11 drivers who are looking for their 2nd career Top 3 finish here at Darlington are Berry, Gibbs, Briscoe, Haley, Bell, Chastain, Byron, Bowman, Buescher, Elliott, and A. Dillon.
| Most Active DarlingtonĀ Top 5’s | Best Active Darlington Top 5% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 13 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 52.00 | 13 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 9 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 50.00 | 7 |
| T3 | Kyle Larson | 7 | 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 37.50 | 9 |
| T3 | Brad Keselowski | 7 | 4 | Erik Jones | 35.71 | 5 |
| T3 | Kyle Busch | 7 | 5 | Josh Berry | 33.33 | 1 |
| 6 | Joey Logano | 6 | T6 | Brad Keselowski | 31.82 | 7 |
| 7 | Erik Jones | 5 | T6 | William Byron | 30.77 | 4 |
| T8 | William Byron | 4 | 8 | Joey Logano | 27.27 | 6 |
| T8 | Chase Elliott | 4 | 9 | Ross Chastain | 27.27 | 3 |
| T8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4 | 10 | Tyler Reddick | 27.27 | 3 |

Denny Hamlin has been a beast at Darlington as among active drivers he is the only one with 10+ Top 5’s, 15+ Top 10’s, 50+ Top 5%, and a 70+ Top 10%. Photo by Jeff Robinson — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Most Active DarlingtonĀ Top 10’s | Best Active Darlington Top 10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top 10% | Top 10’s |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 18 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 72.00 | 18 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 15 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 64.29 | 9 |
| 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 13 | 3 | Kyle Busch | 57.69 | 15 |
| 4 | Brad Keselowski | 12 | 4 | Erik Jones | 57.14 | 8 |
| 5 | Joey Logano | 11 | 5 | Brad Keselowski | 54.55 | 12 |
| 6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 10 | 6 | Jimmie Johnson | 54.17 | 13 |
| 7 | Kyle Larson | 9 | 7 | Joey Logano | 50.00 | 11 |
| 8 | Erik Jones | 8 | 8 | William Byron | 46.15 | 6 |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | 7 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | 45.45 | 5 |
| 10 | William Byron | 6 | 10 | Chase Elliott | 43.75 | 7 |
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% |
| 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 7 | 25.00 | T4 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 7.14 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 6 | 27.27 | T7 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 4.55 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 10.71 | T7 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 3.57 |
| T4 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 9.09 | T7 | Joey Logano | 1 | 3.57 |
| T4 | William Byron | 2 | 7.69 |
– Look out for Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson to be great in the stages this weekend as they are both top 3 in Stage Wins, Stage Win%, Stage T10’s and Stage T10% here among active drivers.
| Most Active Darlington Stage T10’s | Best Active Darlington Stage T10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 23 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 82.14 | 23 |
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 77.27 | 17 |
| T3 | Kyle Larson | 17 | 3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 67.86 | 19 |
| T3 | William Byron | 17 | 4 | William Byron | 65.38 | 17 |
| 5 | Joey Logano | 16 | 5 | Tyler Reddick | 59.09 | 13 |
| T6 | Brad Keselowski | 15 | 6 | Joey Logano | 57.14 | 16 |
| T6 | Kyle Busch | 15 | T7 | Brad Keselowski | 53.57 | 15 |
| T8 | Tyler Reddick | 13 | T7 | Kyle Busch | 53.57 | 15 |
| T8 | Erik Jones | 13 | 9 | Christopher Bell | 50.00 | 11 |
| T10 | Christopher Bell | 11 | ||||
| T10 | Chase Elliott | 11 | 10 | Erik Jones | 46.43 | 13 |
| T10 | Ryan Blaney | 11 | ||||
| Most Active DarlingtonĀ Starts without Win | Most Active DarlingtonĀ Starts without Pole | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Michael McDowell | 19 | 1 | Kyle Busch | 26 |
| 2 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 18 | 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 24 |
| T3 | Austin Dillon | 17 | 3 | Michael McDowell | 19 |
| T3 | J.J. Yeley | 17 | 4 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 18 |
| T5 | Chase Elliott | 16 | T5 | Austin Dillon | 17 |
| T5 | Ryan Blaney | 16 | T5 | J.J. Yeley | 17 |
| T7 | Casey Mears | 15 | T7 | Chase Elliott | 16 |
| T7 | Chris Buescher | 15 | T7 | Ryan Blaney | 16 |
| T9 | Alex Bowman | 14 | T9 | Casey Mears | 15 |
| T9 | Corey LaJoie | 14 | T9 | Chris Buescher | 15 |
| T9 | Daniel Suarez | 14 | |||
– Michael McDowell and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. have not had much success here at Darlington as they are the leaders in most starts without a Win, Top 3, or Top 5 among active drivers.
| Most Active DarlingtonĀ Starts without Top 3 | Most Active DarlingtonĀ Starts without Top 5 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Michael McDowell | 19 | 1 | Michael McDowell | 19 |
| 2 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 18 | 2 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 18 |
| 3 | J.J. Yeley | 17 | 3 | J.J. Yeley | 17 |
| 4 | Ryan Blaney | 16 | 4 | Ryan Blaney | 16 |
| 5 | Casey Mears | 15 | 5 | Casey Mears | 15 |
| Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | J.J. Yeley | 17 |
| 2 | Casey Mears | 15 |
| 3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 13 |
| T4 | B.J. McLeod | 10 |
| T4 | Ryan Preece | 10 |
| T4 | Ty Dillon | 10 |
J.J. Yeley and Casey Mears are the only drivers on every “without” table above, showing just how much they’ve struggled here.
| Most Active DarlingtonĀ Stages without Stage Win | Most Active Darlington Stages without Stage T10 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Stages |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 28 | T1 | B.J. McLeod | 20 |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 28 | T1 | Ty Dillon | 20 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 28 | 3 | J.J. Yeley | 18 |
| T1 | Corey LaJoie | 28 | 4 | Justin Haley | 16 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 28 | 5 | Cole Custer | 14 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 28 | 6 | Austin Cindric | 12 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 28 | T7 | Cody Ware | 10 |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 28 | T7 | John Hunter Nemechek | 10 |
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 28 | 9 | A.J. Allmendinger | 8 |
| 10 | Bubba Wallace | 26 | T10 | Carson Hocevar | 6 |
| T10 | Noah Gragson | 6 | |||
– Incredibly, there is no overlap in drivers in the “without stage” tables above as every active driver who has ran more than 20 stages here has a Stage T10.
| Driver | Streak | Category | Driver | Streak | Category |
| Chase Briscoe | 2 | Top 5’s | Bubba Wallace | 4 | Stage T10’s |
| Denny Hamlin | 2 | Top 10’s | Ty Gibbs | 4 | Stage T10’s |
| Kyle Larson | 2 | Stage Wins | Denny Hamlin | 3 | Stage T10’s |
| Kyle Larson | 7 | Stage T10’s | Chase Briscoe | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Tyler Reddick | 6 | Stage T10’s | Christopher Bell | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| William Byron | 5 | Stage T10’s | Josh Berry | 2 | Stage T10’s |
– Going into the Fall race last year there were 3 drivers on a 4 race Top 10 streak at Darlington and they all finished outside the Top 10 leaving Chase Briscoe and Denny Hamlin as the longest active Top 10 streaks currently.
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 2024-26 | 71.66 | Kyle Larson | 4th | 6 | 2022-13 | 36.52 | Joey Logano | 1st |
| 2 | 2024-13 | 59.39 | Tyler Reddick | 32nd | 7 | 2023-13 | 31.53 | Ross Chastain | 29th |
| 3 | 2023-13 | 49.15 | Martin Truex Jr. | 31st | 8 | 2023-27 | 24.52 | Tyler Reddick | 2nd |
| 4 | 2023-27 | 48.23 | Denny Hamlin | 25th | 9 | 2022-27 | 17.44 | Joey Logano | 4th |
| 5 | 2022-27 | 42.23 | Kyle Busch | 30th | 10 | 2023-27 | 14.99 | Kyle Larson | 1st |
– It’s risky to lead more than 30% of the laps in a Next Gen race at Darlington as 5 of the 7 drivers to do so have finished 25th or worse, and 5 of the 6 drivers to lead the most lap in a Next Gen race here haven’t won the race.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2024-26 | Kyle Larson | 140.5 | 4th | 6 | 2023-13 | William Byron | 126.2 | 1st |
| 2 | 2022-12 | Joey Logano | 138.5 | 1st | 7 | 2023-27 | Tyler Reddick | 125.4 | 2nd |
| 3 | 2023-27 | Kyle Larson | 127.9 | 1st | 8 | 2024-13 | Ty Gibbs | 121.3 | 2nd |
| 4 | 2024-13 | Brad Keselowski | 127.5 | 1st | 9 | 2024-13 | Tyler Reddick | 119.2 | 32nd |
| 5 | 2024-26 | Chase Briscoe | 127.4 | 1st | 10 | 2022-27 | Denny Hamlin | 117.6 | 2nd |

Kyle Larson was so good in the Fall Darlington race last year that he has the best Next Gen Driver Rating here despite not winning the race. Photo by Jared C. Tilton — Getty Images
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. |
| T1 | 2022-27 | Christopher Bell | 100 | 5th | T7 | 2023-27 | Tyler Reddick | 99.46 | 2nd |
| T1 | 2023-13 | Brad Keselowski | 100 | 4th | T7 | 2024-26 | Chase Briscoe | 99.46 | 2nd |
| T1 | 2023-13 | Brad Keselowski | 100 | 1st | T9 | 2022-27 | Erik Jones | 99.18 | 1st |
| T1 | 2024-26 | Christopher Bell | 100 | 3rd | T9 | 2023-27 | Chris Buescher | 99.18 | 3rd |
| T5 | 2022-27 | Denny Hamlin | 99.73 | 2nd | T9 | 2024-26 | Kyle Larson | 99.18 | 4th |
| T5 | 2022-27 | William Byron | 99.73 | 8th |
– In the 6 Next Gen races at Darlington only 4 times has a driver ran every lap of a race in the Top 15, and it was only done by two drivers (Christopher Bell and Brad Keselowski).
| 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 | 4th | 7.17 | 1 | 37th | 35.00 |
| 2 | 10th | 9.50 | 2 | 36th | 26.33 |
| 3 | 3rd | 10.00 | 3 | 32nd | 25.33 |
| 4 | 16th | 11.50 | 4 | 35th | 24.67 |
| 5 | 12th | 13.33 | T5 | 5th | 23.33 |
| 6 | 13th | 14.33 | T5 | 23rd | 23.33 |
| 7 | 11th | 14.50 | T5 | 29th | 23.33 |
| T8 | 8th | 15.17 | 8 | 17th | 23.00 |
| T8 | 20th | 15.17 | 9 | 24th | 22.50 |
| 10 | 14th | 15.50 | 10 | 6th | 22.33 |
–The tables above say starting position does not matter here at Darlington in the Next Gen car, but 35th-37th make up 3 of the 4 worst Avg. Finishes and starting 4th seems to have some advantage.
| Best Next Gen Darlington Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Next Gen Darlington Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | William Byron | 107.15 | 6 | 1 | Tyler Reddick | 93.39 | 6 |
| 2 | Tyler Reddick | 105.77 | 6 | 2 | William Byron | 92.18 | 6 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 100.97 | 6 | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 83.15 | 6 |
| 4 | Kyle Larson | 99.45 | 6 | 4 | Bubba Wallace | 82.90 | 6 |
| 5 | Joey Logano | 94.03 | 6 | 5 | Christopher Bell | 81.33 | 6 |
| 6 | Christopher Bell | 92.43 | 6 | 6 | Joey Logano | 74.32 | 6 |
| 7 | Ross Chastain | 91.15 | 6 | 7 | Kyle Larson | 72.45 | 6 |
| 8 | Bubba Wallace | 89.62 | 6 | 8 | Brad Keselowski | 69.53 | 6 |
| 9 | Kyle Busch | 89.07 | 6 | 9 | Kevin Harvick | 65.96 | 4 |
| 10 | Brad Keselowski | 87.68 | 6 | 10 | Kyle Busch | 64.48 | 6 |
– Tyler Reddick and William Byron are the only drivers to have over a 100 Avg. Driver Rating in the Next Gen at Darlington, and they are the only drivers to run over 90% of the Next Gen laps here in the Top 15 as well.
| Best Next Gen Darlington Avg. Finish | Best Next Gen DarlingtonĀ Laps Led% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | William Byron | 10.33 | 6 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 19.78 | 6 |
| T2 | Christopher Bell | 10.67 | 6 | 2 | Tyler Reddick | 13.87 | 6 |
| T2 | Joey Logano | 10.67 | 6 | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 12.92 | 6 |
| 4 | Brad Keselowski | 11.00 | 6 | 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 11.15 | 6 |
| T5 | Bubba Wallace | 11.83 | 6 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 8.78 | 6 |
| T5 | Denny Hamlin | 11.83 | 6 | 6 | Joey Logano | 8.63 | 6 |
| T5 | Tyler Reddick | 11.83 | 6 | 7 | Ross Chastain | 6.21 | 6 |
| 8 | Chase Elliott | 12.50 | 6 | 8 | William Byron | 4.29 | 6 |
| 9 | Chase Briscoe | 14.17 | 6 | 9 | Bubba Wallace | 2.52 | 6 |
| 10 | Aric Almirola | 14.25 | 4 | 10 | Brad Keselowski | 2.42 | 6 |
– There is no stand out drivers in the tables above as no one has a 10.0 or better Avg. Finish in the Next Gen here, while 4 drivers have lead over 10% of the laps here.
| Next Gen Darlington Win List | Next Gen Darlington Pole List | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 16.67 | 1 | Joey Logano | 2 |
| T1 | Chase Briscoe | 1 | 16.67 | T2 | Bubba Wallace | 1 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 1 | 16.67 | T2 | Christopher Bell | 1 |
| T1 | Joey Logano | 1 | 16.67 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 16.67 | T2 | Tyler Reddick | 1 |
| T1 | William Byron | 1 | 16.67 | |||
– Look for Toyota to be good in qualifying this weekend as they’ve won 4 of the 6 Next Gen Poles, but look for a Chevy/Ford to wind up in victory lane as they’ve won all 6 Next Gen races here.
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Top 3% |
| 1 | Tyler Reddick | 3 | 50.00 |
| T2 | Josh Berry | 1 | 33.33 |
| T2 | Kevin Harvick | 1 | 25.00 |
| T2 | Ty Gibbs | 1 | 20.00 |
| T2 | 12 drivers tied with same % | 1 | 16.67 |

Tyler Reddick is the only driver to figure out how to finish great at Darlington in the Next Gen as he’s the only driver to finish multiple races in the Top 3, and he’s the only one to finish 3 races in the Top 5, but he’s yet to win. Photo by Jeff Robinson — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Most Next Gen DarlingtonĀ Top 5’s | Most Next Gen Darlington Top 10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Top 5% | Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Top 10% |
| 1 | Tyler Reddick | 3 | 50.00 | T1 | Brad Keselowski | 4 | 66.67 |
| T2 | Kevin Harvick | 2 | 50.00 | T1 | Bubba Wallace | 4 | 66.67 |
| T2 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 33.33 | T1 | Tyler Reddick | 4 | 66.67 |
| T2 | Chase Briscoe | 2 | 33.33 | T1 | William Byron | 4 | 66.67 |
| T2 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 33.33 | T5 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 50.00 |
| T2 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 33.33 | T5 | Chris Buescher | 3 | 50.00 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 33.33 | T5 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 50.00 |
| T2 | Joey Logano | 2 | 33.33 | T5 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 50.00 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 33.33 | T5 | Joey Logano | 3 | 50.00 |
| T2 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 33.33 | T5 | Justin Haley | 3 | 50.00 |
| T2 | William Byron | 2 | 33.33 | T5 | Michael McDowell | 3 | 50.00 |
| Most Next Gen DarlingtonĀ Stage Wins | Most Next Gen Darlington Stage T10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Stage T10% |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 25.00 | 1 | William Byron | 11 | 91.67 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 16.67 | T2 | Christopher Bell | 9 | 75.00 |
| T2 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 16.67 | T2 | Tyler Reddick | 9 | 75.00 |
| T4 | Joey Logano | 1 | 8.33 | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 8 | 66.67 |
| T4 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 8.33 | T5 | Brad Keselowski | 7 | 58.33 |
| T4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 8.33 | T5 | Bubba Wallace | 7 | 58.33 |
| T5 | Kyle Larson | 7 | 58.33 | ||||
| T4 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 8.33 | T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 7 | 58.33 |
| T9 | Kyle Busch | 6 | 50.00 | ||||
| T4 | William Byron | 1 | 8.33 | T9 | Ross Chastain | 6 | 50.00 |
| T9 | Ryan Blaney | 6 | 50.00 | ||||

William Byron has only not gotten a Stage T10 in 1 of the 12 stages run in the Next Gen car here, so look for him to be Top 10 in Stage 1 and 2 this weekend. Photo by Jeffrey Vest — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images