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 from all of the NASCAR Cup races here at Bristol Motor Speedway ranging from Most Wins to Best Average Finishes by starting position. So read and enjoy these fun fact track stats!
In this post you will only find all-time stats, if you are looking for only active drivers stats or Next Gen stats check out my next article Active/Next Gen Cup Track Stats: Bristol.
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 Drivers will be highlighted like so
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2025 Cup Series season.
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2025 Cup Series season.
First Winner: 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 |
| 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 | ||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | |||
| 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.
