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: Bristol.
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2025 Cup Series season.
First Winner: Jack Smith 07/30/1961
Most Recent Winner: Kyle Larson 09/21/2024
| Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver | Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver |
| 1 | 2001-06 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | T7 | 2007-05 | 20 | Kyle Busch |
| 2 | 2004-24 | 30 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | T7 | 2022-29 | 20 | Chris Buescher |
| 3 | 2002-06 | 27 | Kurt Busch | T9 | 1990-06 | 19 | Davey Allison |
| 4 | 1999-23 | 26 | Dale Earnhardt | T9 | 2009-05 | 19 | Kyle Busch |
| T5 | 1994-06 | 24 | Dale Earnhardt | T9 | 2010-24 | 19 | Kyle Busch |
| T5 | 2016-23 | 24 | Kevin Harvick |

Don’t count out Kyle Busch if he starts bad this weekend as 3 times he’s started 19th or worse here and won. However, the last time was this win in 2010. Photo by Getty Images — Getty Images for NASCAR
| Rank | Race | Finish | Driver | Rank | Race | Finish | Driver |
| 1 | 2001-24 | 42 | Jeff Green | 6 | 2001-06 | 34 | Mark Martin |
| 2 | 1997-22 | 39 | Kenny Wallace | T7 | 1961-36 | 33 | Fred Lorenzen |
| 3 | 2006-24 | 37 | Kurt Busch | T7 | 1998-06 | 33 | Rusty Wallace |
| 4 | 1962-36 | 36 | Fireball Roberts | 9 | 1968-30 | 32 | LeeRoy Yarbrough |
| 5 | 2010-24 | 35 | Jimmie Johnson | 10 | 2002-06 | 31 | Jeff Gordon |
– Jeff Green’s record of worst finish by a Pole winner at Bristol is an unwanted record, but one that is sure to be around for a while since only 40 cars start a race now.
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| 1963-37 | Fred Lorenzen | 1991-06 | Rusty Wallace |
| 1967-33 | Richard Petty | 1992-06 | Alan Kulwicki |
| 1971-09 | David Pearson | 1993-06 | Rusty Wallace |
| 1972-07 | Bobby Allison | 1993-21 | Mark Martin |
| 1972-18 | Bobby Allison | 1999-07 | Rusty Wallace |
| 1973-05 | Cale Yarborough | 2000-23 | Rusty Wallace |
| 1977-08 | Cale Yarborough | 2002-24 | Jeff Gordon |
| 1977-21 | Cale Yarborough | 2005-24 | Matt Kenseth |
| 1980-22 | Cale Yarborough | 2008-24 | Carl Edwards |
| 1981-06 | Darrell Waltrip | 2015-08 | Matt Kenseth |
| 1981-22 | Darrell Waltrip | 2016-08 | Carl Edwards |
| 1982-03 | Darrell Waltrip | 2018-08 | Kyle Busch |
| 1985-19 | Dale Earnhardt | 2019-24 | Denny Hamlin |
– Winning the Pole and Race was common in the early years of Bristol, but not as much of recent. However, the last 4 to do it have been JGR drivers, so watch out if JGR wins the Pole this weekend.
| Race | Driver | Race Finish |
| 2018-08 | Brad Keselowski | 23rd |
| 2020-09 | Chase Elliott | 22nd |
| 2023-29 | Christopher Bell | 3rd |
| 2024-05 | Ty Gibbs | 9th |
| 2024-29 | Kyle Larson | 1st |
| Drivers to win both Stages and Race | Drivers to win Pole, both Stages & Race | ||
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| 2024-29 | Kyle Larson | – | – |
– The last 3 Bristol Cup races have seen a driver sweep Stage 1 & 2 in the race, but last Fall Kyle Larson became the first driver to sweep all 3 stages here.
| Best Laps Led% by Winner | Worst Laps Led% by Winner | ||||||
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver |
| 1 | 1973-05 | 100 | Cale Yarborough | 1 | 1964-42 | 0.20 | Fred Lorenzen |
| 2 | 1977-08 | 99.00 | Cale Yarborough | 2 | 2008-05 | 0.40 | Jeff Burton |
| 3 | 1964-10 | 98.80 | Fred Lorenzen | 3 | 1969-09 | 2.80 | Bobby Allison |
| 4 | 1976-21 | 93.25 | Cale Yarborough | 4 | 2018-24 | 4.80 | Kurt Busch |
| 5 | 2024-29 | 92.40 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 2007-05 | 5.75 | Kyle Busch |
| 6 | 1972-07 | 91.60 | Bobby Allison | T6 | 1979-22 | 6.60 | Darrell Waltrip |
| 7 | 1972-18 | 89.00 | Bobby Allison | T6 | 2006-05 | 6.60 | Kurt Busch |
| 8 | 1962-17 | 86.00 | Bobby Johns | 8 | 1982-21 | 7.60 | Darrell Waltrip |
| 9 | 1999-07 | 85.00 | Rusty Wallace | T9 | 1999-23 | 9.20 | Dale Earnhardt |
| T10 | 1987-20 | 83.00 | Dale Earnhardt | T9 | 2015-08 | 9.20 | Matt Kenseth |
| T10 | 2005-24 | 83.00 | Matt Kenseth | ||||

In 1973 Cale Yarborough drove this car to the win at Bristol and became the first and only driver to lead every lap in a race at Bristol. Photo by ISC Archives — CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 1973-05 | 100 | Cale Yarborough | 1st | 6 | 1972-07 | 91.60 | Bobby Allison | 1st |
| 2 | 1977-08 | 99.00 | Cale Yarborough | 1st | 7 | 1972-18 | 89.00 | Bobby Allison | 1st |
| 3 | 1964-10 | 98.80 | Fred Lorenzen | 1st | 8 | 1964-42 | 88.40 | Richard Petty | 2nd |
| 4 | 1976-21 | 93.25 | Cale Yarborough | 1st | 9 | 1962-17 | 86.00 | Bobby Johns | 1st |
| 5 | 2024-29 | 92.40 | Kyle Larson | 1st | 10 | 1999-07 | 85.00 | Rusty Wallace | 1st |
– Last Fall Kyle Larson became just the 6th driver in Bristol Cup history to lead over 90% of the laps here, the first to do so since Cale Yarborough in 1977. However, that wasn’t good enough to get him the best Driver Rating in the table below.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2005-24 | Matt Kenseth | 149.8 | 1st | 6 | 2012-04 | Brad Keselowski | 142.8 | 1st |
| 2 | 2024-29 | Kyle Larson | 149.7 | 1st | 7 | 2020-29 | Kevin Harvick | 142.7 | 1st |
| 3 | 2009-05 | Kyle Busch | 149.2 | 1st | 8 | 2021-29 | Kyle Larson | 141.2 | 1st |
| 4 | 2016-08 | Carl Edwards | 145.7 | 1st | 9 | 2007-24 | Kasey Kahne | 141.1 | 2nd |
| 5 | 2008-24 | Kyle Busch | 145.0 | 2nd | 10 | 2010-05 | Kurt Busch | 140.3 | 3rd |
| Most Recent | Driver | Finish | Most Recent | Driver | Finish |
| 2021-29 | Kyle Larson | 1st | 2024-29 | Kyle Larson | 1st |
| 2021-29 | Kevin Harvick | 2nd | 2024-29 | Chase Elliott | 2nd |
| 2021-29 | William Byron | 3rd | 2024-29 | Bubba Wallace | 3rd |
| 2021-29 | Ryan Blaney | 4th | 2024-29 | Denny Hamlin | 4th |
| 2023-29 | Christopher Bell | 3rd | 2024-29 | Christopher Bell | 5th |
| 2023-29 | William Byron | 9th | 2024-29 | Alex Bowman | 9th |
– There have only been 8 drivers to run every lap of a Next Gen Bristol race in the Top 15, but 6 of them did so in the last race here.
| 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 | 2001-06 | 25 | T1 | 22
races tied (last was 1981) |
1 |
| 2 | 2005-24 | 23 | |||
| T3 | 2003-24 | 22 | |||
| T3 | 2009-24 | 22 | |||
| T3 | 2016-08 | 22 | |||
| T3 | 2020-09 | 22 | |||
| T7 | 2004-06 | 21 | |||
| T7 | 2006-05 | 21 | |||
| T7 | 2010-05 | 21 | |||
| T10 | 2007-24 | 20 | |||
| T10 | 2011-24 | 20 | |||
| T10 | 2012-24 | 20 | |||
– There has never been more than 25 cars on the lead lap at the end of a Bristol Cup race. In fact only once since the introduction of stages has there been 20+ cars on the lead lap here.
| 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 | 11.10 | 1 | 39th | 29.14 |
| 2 | 2nd | 12.63 | 2 | 38th | 29.02 |
| 3 | 6th | 12.99 | 3 | 35th | 26.54 |
| 4 | 4th | 13.46 | 4 | 40th | 26.50 |
| 5 | 7th | 14.56 | 5 | 37th | 26.48 |
| 6 | 3rd | 14.67 | 6 | 36th | 26.46 |
| 7 | 5th | 15.01 | 7 | 34th | 25.84 |
| 8 | 10th | 15.04 | 8 | 33rd | 25.08 |
| 9 | 11th | 15.12 | 9 | 31st | 23.85 |
| 10 | 8th | 16.29 | 10 | 29th | 23.27 |
– Historically at Bristol starting 1st is the best with Top 10 starts being good, and starting outside the Top 30 being bad.
| 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 | Kyle Larson | 106.57 | 17 | 1 | Christopher Bell | 84.57 | 7 |
| 2 | Christopher Bell | 103.50 | 7 | 2 | Chase Elliott | 78.89 | 15 |
| 3 | Jeff Gordon | 98.95 | 23 | 3 | Jeff Gordon | 77.72 | 23 |
| 4 | Matt Kenseth | 98.63 | 28 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 77.53 | 17 |
| 5 | Chase Elliott | 97.60 | 15 | 5 | Matt Kenseth | 74.92 | 28 |
| 6 | Kyle Busch | 97.36 | 36 | 6 | Carl Edwards | 70.36 | 24 |
| 7 | Kevin Harvick | 96.16 | 35 | 7 | Jimmie Johnson | 69.37 | 32 |
| 8 | Denny Hamlin | 95.62 | 35 | 8 | Denny Hamlin | 68.68 | 35 |
| 9 | Carl Edwards | 94.92 | 24 | 9 | Kevin Harvick | 68.05 | 35 |
| 10 | Jimmie Johnson | 92.59 | 32 | 10 | Ryan Blaney | 64.41 | 16 |

Christopher Bell has been good at Bristol in his Cup career as he’s 2nd in Avg. Driver Rating and has run the best % of race laps in the Top 15. Photo by Meg Oliphant — Getty Images
| Best Avg. Fin. All-time (5+ Bristol starts) |
Best Laps Led% All-time (5+ Bristol starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Dick Hutcherson | 2.40 | 5 | 1 | Cale Yarborough | 30.32 | 29 |
| 2 | Joe Weatherly | 6.67 | 6 | 2 | Dick Hutcherson | 28.68 | 5 |
| 3 | Benny Parsons | 8.63 | 27 | 3 | Junior Johnson | 23.56 | 10 |
| 4 | Dale Earnhardt | 9.26 | 43 | 4 | Fred Lorenzen | 18.65 | 12 |
| 5 | Rusty Wallace | 9.57 | 44 | 5 | Dale Earnhardt | 17.64 | 43 |
| 6 | Cale Yarborough | 10.48 | 29 | 6 | Rusty Wallace | 17.05 | 44 |
| T7 | Chase Elliott | 11.00 | 15 | 7 | David Pearson | 16.16 | 20 |
| T7 | Kyle Larson | 11.00 | 17 | 8 | Kyle Larson | 15.87 | 17 |
| 9 | Bobby Allison | 11.05 | 44 | 9 | Kyle Busch | 14.42 | 36 |
| 10 | Joe Millikan | 11.17 | 6 | 10 | Bobby Johns | 13.69 | 7 |
– Dick Hutcherson may have only ran 5 races at Bristol, but he finished great and led a lot of laps as he ranks 1st and 2nd in the tables above.
| Most Bristol Starts All-time |
Best Laps Completed% (5+ Bristol starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Lap Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 60 | 1 | Ryan Preece | 99.73 | 8 |
| T2 | Ricky Rudd | 58 | 2 | Chase Briscoe | 99.64 | 5 |
| T2 | Terry Labonte | 58 | 3 | Daniel Suarez | 99.62 | 13 |
| 4 | Dave Marcis | 54 | 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 99.57 | 14 |
| 5 | Darrell Waltrip | 52 | 5 | Chase Elliott | 99.56 | 15 |
| T6 | Ken Schrader | 50 | 6 | Erik Jones | 99.51 | 13 |
| T6 | Kyle Petty | 50 | 7 | Christopher Bell | 99.40 | 7 |
| 8 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | 8 | Trevor Bayne | 99.29 | 9 |
| T9 | Jeff Gordon | 47 | 9 | Dick Hutcherson | 99.28 | 5 |
| T9 | Mark Martin | 47 | 10 | Matt DiBenedetto | 98.92 | 13 |
| T9 | Sterling Marlin | 47 | ||||
– Dick Hutcherson is the only driver in the Best Laps Completed% table above that did not race in the 2000’s.
| Most Bristol Wins All-time |
Best Win% All-time (5+ Bristol starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Wins | Rank | Driver | Win% | Wins |
| 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 12 | 1 | Cale Yarborough | 31.03 | 9 |
| T2 | Cale Yarborough | 9 | T2 | David Pearson | 25.00 | 5 |
| T2 | Dale Earnhardt | 9 | T2 | Fred Lorenzen | 25.00 | 3 |
| T2 | Rusty Wallace | 9 | 4 | Darrell Waltrip | 23.08 | 12 |
| 5 | Kyle Busch | 8 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 22.22 | 8 |
| 6 | Kurt Busch | 6 | 6 | Dale Earnhardt | 20.93 | 9 |
| T7 | David Pearson | 5 | 7 | Rusty Wallace | 20.45 | 9 |
| T7 | Jeff Gordon | 5 | 8 | Dick Hutcherson | 20.00 | 1 |
| T9 | Carl Edwards | 4 | T9 | Jack Smith | 16.67 | 1 |
| T9 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | ||||
| T9 | Matt Kenseth | 4 | T9 | Joe Weatherly | 16.67 | 1 |
| T9 | Bobby Allison | 4 | ||||

Darrell Waltrip is more than just the All-time wins leader at Bristol, he is also 4th best in Win% among drivers with 5+ starts here. Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images
| Rank | Driver | Poles | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Cale Yarborough | 9 | T6 | Fred Lorenzen | 4 |
| T1 | Mark Martin | 9 | T6 | Carl Edwards | 4 |
| 3 | Rusty Wallace | 7 | T6 | Denny Hamlin | 4 |
| 4 | Richard Petty | 6 | T6 | Darrell Waltrip | 4 |
| 5 | Jeff Gordon | 5 | T10 | 6 drivers tied | 3 |
– Cale Yarborough may be the best driver all-time at Bristol as he has a combined 18 Wins and Poles, the most of any driver.
| Most Bristol Top 3’s All-time |
Best Top 3% All-time (5+ Bristol starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 23 | 1 | Dick Hutcherson | 80.00 | 4 |
| 2 | Richard Petty | 18 | 2 | Fireball Roberts | 57.14 | 4 |
| T3 | Dale Earnhardt | 17 | 3 | Darrell Waltrip | 44.23 | 23 |
| T3 | Rusty Wallace | 17 | 4 | Fred Lorenzen | 41.67 | 5 |
| 5 | Bobby Allison | 15 | 5 | Cale Yarborough | 41.38 | 12 |
| T6 | Cale Yarborough | 12 | 6 | Dale Earnhardt | 39.53 | 17 |
| T6 | Kyle Busch | 12 | 7 | Rusty Wallace | 38.64 | 17 |
| T6 | Mark Martin | 12 | 8 | David Pearson | 35.00 | 7 |
| T9 | Kevin Harvick | 11 | 9 | Bobby Allison | 34.09 | 15 |
| T9 | Jeff Gordon | 11 | T10 | Kyle Busch | 33.33 | 12 |
| T10 | Jack Smith | 33.33 | 2 | |||
– Darrell Waltrip did more than just win at Bristol as he also has the most Top 3’s and the 3rd best Top 3% here as well.
| Most Bristol Top 5’s All-time |
Best Top 5% All-time (5+ Bristol starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| T1 | Darrell Waltrip | 26 | 1 | Dick Hutcherson | 100 | 5 |
| T1 | Richard Petty | 26 | 2 | Benny Parsons | 66.67 | 18 |
| 3 | Bobby Allison | 23 | 3 | Fireball Roberts | 57.14 | 4 |
| 4 | Rusty Wallace | 22 | 4 | Cale Yarborough | 55.17 | 16 |
| 5 | Dale Earnhardt | 20 | 5 | Bobby Allison | 52.27 | 23 |
| 6 | Terry Labonte | 19 | T6 | Darrell Waltrip | 50.00 | 26 |
| 7 | Benny Parsons | 18 | T6 | Rusty Wallace | 50.00 | 22 |
| 8 | Jeff Gordon | 17 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt | 46.51 | 20 |
| T9 | Cale Yarborough | 16 | T9 | Jim Paschal | 46.15 | 6 |
| T9 | Mark Martin | 16 | T9 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 46.15 | 6 |
| T9 | Ricky Rudd | 16 | ||||
– 4 of the top 5 drivers that have the most Top 5’s at Bristol are also in the top 8 of the Top 5% table, showing just how good they were here.
| Most Bristol Top 10’s All-time |
Best Top 10% All-time (5+ Bristol starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top10% | Top10’s |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 37 | 1 | Dick Hutcherson | 100 | 5 |
| 2 | Terry Labonte | 33 | 2 | Joe Weatherly | 83.33 | 5 |
| 3 | Darrell Waltrip | 32 | 3 | Benny Parsons | 74.07 | 20 |
| 4 | Ricky Rudd | 31 | 4 | Christopher Bell | 71.43 | 5 |
| 5 | Dale Earnhardt | 30 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 70.59 | 12 |
| 6 | Rusty Wallace | 29 | 6 | Dale Earnhardt | 69.77 | 30 |
| 7 | Bobby Allison | 28 | 7 | Rusty Wallace | 65.91 | 29 |
| 8 | Jeff Gordon | 25 | T8 | Bobby Allison | 63.64 | 28 |
| 9 | Mark Martin | 23 | T8 | Tim Richmond | 63.64 | 7 |
| T10 | Jimmie Johnson | 22 | ||||
| T10 | Matt Kenseth | 22 | 10 | Richard Petty | 61.67 | 37 |
| T10 | Kevin Harvick | 22 | ||||
– We could see a change in the Top 10 table above in the near future since the most Top 10’s among active full-time drivers is 19 Top 10’s.
| Most Bristol 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 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 1 | Ty Gibbs | 25.00 | 2 |
| T2 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 22.73 | 5 |
| T2 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 3 | Christopher Bell | 21.43 | 3 |
| T2 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 4 | Matt Kenseth | 12.50 | 1 |
| T5 | Ty Gibbs | 2 | T5 | Brad Keselowski | 11.54 | 3 |
| T5 | Joey Logano | 2 | T5 | Chase Elliott | 11.54 | 3 |
| T5 | Kyle Busch | 2 | T7 | Joey Logano | 7.69 | 2 |
| T8 | Matt Kenseth | 1 | T7 | Kyle Busch | 7.69 | 2 |
| T8 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 9 | Kurt Busch | 5.56 | 1 |
| T8 | Ty Dillon | 1 | 10 | Ty Dillon | 5.00 | 1 |
| T8 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | T11 | Denny Hamlin | 3.85 | 1 |
| T8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | T11 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3.85 | 1 |
| T8 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | T11 | Ryan Blaney | 3.85 | 1 |
– After winning both Stage 1 and 2 in the Fall race last year Kyle Larson now has the most Cup Stage Wins at Bristol.
| Most Bristol 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 | 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 |
| T7 | Kevin Harvick | 12 | 7 | Kevin Harvick | 54.55 | 12 |
| T7 | Joey Logano | 12 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 53.85 | 14 |
| T9 | Christopher Bell | 11 | T9 | Denny Hamlin | 50.00 | 13 |
| T9 | Erik Jones | 11 | T9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 50.00 | 13 |
| T9 | Ryan Blaney | 11 | T9 | Clint Bowyer | 50.00 | 8 |
– Both Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell have only finished out of the Top 10 in a stage at Bristol 3 times in their Cup Series career, leading to them being the leaders in Stage T10% here.
| Most Bristol Starts without Win |
Longest Bristol Win Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Ricky Rudd | 58 | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 7 | 1981-84 |
| 2 | Dave Marcis | 54 | 2 | Cale Yarborough | 4 | 1976-77 |
| T3 | Ken Schrader | 50 | T3 | Fred Lorenzen | 3 | 1963-64 |
| T3 | Kyle Petty | 50 | T3 | Kurt Busch | 3 | 2003-04 |
| 5 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | T5 | 13 drivers tied |
2 | 1967-2024 |
| 6 | Sterling Marlin | 47 | ||||
| 7 | Bobby Labonte | 42 | ||||
| 8 | Ryan Newman | 40 | ||||
| 9 | J.D. McDuffie | 39 | ||||
| 10 | Geoff Bodine | 38 | ||||

Darrell Waltrip got his 7th straight win at Bristol in this car in 1984, a record that is likely never to be broken. Photo by ISC Archives — CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images
| Most Bristol Starts without Pole |
Longest Bristol Pole Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Dave Marcis | 54 | 1 | Mark Martin | 4 | 1995-96 |
| T2 | Ken Schrader | 50 | T2 | Darrell Waltrip | 3 | 1981-82 |
| T2 | Kyle Petty | 50 | T2 | Rusty Wallace | 3 | 1998-99 |
| 4 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | T4 | 12 drivers tied |
2 | 1962-2016 |
| 5 | Sterling Marlin | 47 | ||||
| 6 | Dale Jarrett | 44 | ||||
| 7 | Bobby Labonte | 42 | ||||
| 8 | Jeff Burton | 41 | ||||
| 9 | J.D. McDuffie | 39 | ||||
| T10 | Buddy Arrington | 36 | ||||
| T10 | Joe Nemechek | 36 | ||||
– Mark Martin’s 4 straight Pole streak here at Bristol is pretty impressive, but the best race finish he could muster up in those races was 3rd.
| Most Bristol Starts without Top 3 |
Longest Bristol Top 3 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 14 | 1977-84 |
| 2 | J.D. McDuffie | 39 | T2 | Fred Lorenzen | 5 | 1962-64 |
| T3 | Buddy Arrington | 36 | T2 | Richard Petty | 5 | 1971-73 |
| T3 | Joe Nemechek | 36 | T2 | Dale Earnhardt | 5 | 1992-94 |
| 5 | Brett Bodine | 31 | T5 | David Pearson | 4 | 1968-69 |
| T6 | Casey Mears | 28 | T5 | Bobby Allison | 4 | 1971-73 |
| T6 | Derrike Cope | 28 | T5 | Cale Yarborough | 4 | 1976-77 |
| T6 | Jimmy Means | 28 | T8 | 13 drivers tied |
3 | 1965-2009 |
| T6 | Rick Mast | 28 | ||||
| T10 | Dave Blaney | 26 | ||||
| T10 | David Ragan | 26 | ||||
| T10 | Michael McDowell | 26 | ||||
– The Waltrip family has an interesting history with Bristol. Darrell had 14 straight Top 3’s in the 70’s/80’s, while brother Michael couldn’t get a single Top 3 in 48 starts.
| Most Bristol Starts without Top 5 |
Longest Bristol Top 5 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| T1 | Buddy Arrington | 36 | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 14 | 1977-84 |
| T1 | Joe Nemechek | 36 | 2 | Benny Parsons | 13 | 1975-81 |
| 3 | Brett Bodine | 31 | 3 | Bobby Allison | 7 | 1970-73 |
| T4 | Casey Mears | 28 | T4 | Richard Petty | 6 | 1970-73 |
| T4 | Derrike Cope | 28 | T4 | Cale Yarborough | 6 | 1976-78 |
| T4 | Jimmy Means | 28 | T4 | Bobby Allison | 6 | 1981-83 |
| T7 | Dave Blaney | 26 | T4 | Dale Jarrett | 6 | 1996-99 |
| T7 | David Ragan | 26 | T8 | Fred Lorenzen | 5 | 1962-64 |
| T7 | Michael McDowell | 26 | T8 | Dale Earnhardt | 5 | 1992-94 |
| 10 | A.J. Allmendinger | 25 | T8 | Mark Martin | 5 | 1995-97 |
| T8 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 2021-24 | |||

In the Fall race here Kyle Larson became the first driver since the turn of the century to have a 5 race Top 5 streak here at Bristol. Photo by Jeffrey Vest — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Most Bristol Starts without Top 10 |
Longest Bristol Top 10 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Joe Nemechek | 36 | 1 | Benny Parsons | 15 | 1975-82 |
| 2 | Dave Blaney | 26 | 2 | Darrell Waltrip | 14 | 1977-84 |
| 3 | Robby Gordon | 22 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 12 | 1982-87 |
| T4 | J.J. Yeley | 20 | 4 | Mark Martin | 11 | 1994-99 |
| T4 | Reed Sorenson | 20 | 5 | Bobby Allison | 10 | 1979-83 |
| T6 | Landon Cassill | 19 | T6 | Terry Labonte | 9 | 1981-85 |
| T6 | Ronnie Thomas | 19 | T6 | Dale Jarrett | 9 | 1995-99 |
| 8 | Tommy Gale | 14 | 8 | Ricky Rudd | 8 | 1989-92 |
| T9 | Corey LaJoie | 13 | T9 | Bobby Allison | 7 | 1970-73 |
| T9 | David Stremme | 13 | T9 | Rusty Wallace | 7 | 1992-95 |
| T9 | Phil Parsons | 13 | T9 | Terry Labonte | 7 | 1995-98 |
| T9 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | 13 | T9 | Kevin Harvick | 7 | 2015-18 |
– “Front Row” Joe Nemechek wasn’t much that way here at Bristol as he is on every “without” list above except Wins, but he ranks T11th there.
| Most Bristol Stages without Stage Win |
Longest Bristol Stage Win Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 26 | T1 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 2020.09 s1- 2020.29 s1 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 26 | T1 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 2022.29 s2- 2023.29 s2 |
| T1 | Corey LaJoie | 26 | T3 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 2018.08 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 26 | T3 | Ty Gibbs | 2 | 2024.05 s1&2 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 26 | T3 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 2024.29 s1&2 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 26 | T6 | 14 drivers tied |
1 | — |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 26 | ||||
| T8 | Alex Bowman | 22 | ||||
| T8 | Aric Almirola | 22 | ||||
| T8 | Bubba Wallace | 22 | ||||
| T8 | Kevin Harvick | 22 | ||||
| T8 | William Byron | 22 | ||||
– If Kyle Larson can win Stage 1 at Bristol this weekend he will have tied the longest Stage Win streak in the history of Bristol, and if he can win Stage 1&2 then he will have the longest Stage Win streak here all to himself.
| Most Bristol Stages without Stage T10 |
Longest Bristol Stage T10 Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| 1 | J.J. Yeley | 16 | T1 | Christopher Bell | 10 | 2021.29 s1- 2024.29 s2 |
| T2 | Gray Gaulding | 14 | T1 | Kyle Larson | 10 | 2021.29 s1- 2024.29 s2 |
| T2 | Landon Cassill | 14 | 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 9 | 2017.08 s1- 2019.08 s1 |
| T4 | B.J. McLeod | 12 | T4 | Kyle Larson | 8 | 2017.08 s1- 2018.24 s2 |
| T4 | David Ragan | 12 | T4 | Chase Elliott | 8 | 2019.24 s1- 2021.29 s2 |
| T4 | Reed Sorenson | 12 | T6 | Brad Keselowski | 7 | 2019.08 s1- 2020.29 s1 |
| T7 | Justin Haley | 10 | T6 | Kyle Busch | 7 | 2020.09 s2- 2022.29 s2 |
| T7 | Quinn Houff | 10 | T8 | Kevin Harvick | 6 | 2020.09 s1- 2021.29 s2 |
| T7 | Timmy Hill | 10 | T8 | William Byron | 6 | 2021.29 s1- 2023.29 s2 |
| T10 | 6 drivers tied | 8 | T10 | Erik Jones | 5 | 2017.08 s1- 2018.08 s1 |
| T10 | Ryan Blaney | 5 | 2018.24 s1- 2019.24 s1 | |||
| T10 | Ty Gibbs | 5 | 2023.29 s2- 2024.29 s2 | |||
– Christopher Bell and Kyle Larson are both on historic streaks here at Bristol as they are both on a 10 straight Stage T10 streak here, the best all-time.