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 from all of the NASCAR Cup races here at Darlington Raceway 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: Darlington.
Active Drivers will be highlighted like so
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2025 Cup Series season.

First Winner: Johnny Mantz 09/04/1950
Most Recent Winner: Chase Briscoe 09/01/2024
Worst Starting Positions by Winner
Rank Race Start Pos. Driver Rank Race Start Pos. Driver
1 1950-13 43 Johnny Mantz 7 2023-27 18 Kyle Larson
T2 2000-24 37 Bobby Labonte 8 2020-06 16 Denny Hamlin
T2 2001-25 37 Ward Burton T9 1990-05 15 Dale Earnhardt
4 2003-05 31 Ricky Craven T9 1999-24 15 Jeff Burton
T5 1954-31 23 Herb Thomas T9 2019-25 15 Erik Jones
T5 2011-10 23 Regan Smith T9 2022-27 15 Erik Jones

Johnny Mantz is the only driver to hold the record for worst starting position by a winner at Darlington as he won the first race here after starting 43rd, and he’ll most likely always have that record. Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images

Worst Finish by Pole Winner
Rank Race Finish Driver Rank Race Finish Driver
1 1951-24 82 Frank Mundy 6 2008-11 43 Greg Biffle
2 1955-35 66 Fireball Roberts T7 2000-24 41 Jeremy Mayfield
3 1950-13 60 Curtis Turner T7 2002-05 41 Ricky Craven
T4 1954-31 44 Buck Baker 9 1986-06 40 Geoff Bodine
T4 1965-45 44 Junior Johnson 10 2001-25 39 Kurt Busch

Frank Mundy (inside Front Row) holds an unbeatable record for worst finish by a Pole winner in NASCAR history as he finished last in the only race to feature 82 cars in NASCAR Cup Series history. Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images

Drivers who won Pole & Race
Race Driver Race Driver
1952-25 Fonty Flock 1976-22 David Pearson
1961-19 Fred Lorenzen 1984-22 Harry Gant
1964-21 Fred Lorenzen 1985-06 Bill Elliott
1966-15 Richard Petty 1985-20 Bill Elliott
1967-40 Richard Petty 1986-21 Tim Richmond
1971-40 Bobby Allison 1988-21 Bill Elliott
1972-08 David Pearson 1990-21 Dale Earnhardt
1972-24 Bobby Allison 1997-05 Dale Jarrett
1973-08 David Pearson 2014-08 Kevin Harvick
1976-08 David Pearson 2022-12 Joey Logano

– Only twice in the last 32 Darlington races to hold Pole qualifying has a driver won the Pole and won the race, so winning the Pole isn’t a good omen for winning the race this weekend.

Drivers who swept both Stages in race
Race Driver Race Finish
2017-25 Martin Truex Jr. 8th
2018-25 Kyle Larson 3rd
2020-06 Clint Bowyer 22nd
2020-27 Martin Truex Jr. 22nd
2021-12 Martin Truex Jr. 1st
2023-27 Denny Hamlin 25th
2024-26 Kyle Larson 4th
Drivers to win both Stages and Race Drivers to win Pole, both Stages & Race
Race Driver Race Driver
2021-12 Martin Truex Jr. – –

– There have been many drivers to win both Stage 1 and Stage 2 at Darlington, but Martin Truex Jr. is the only driver to sweep the stages and wind up in victory lane in a race here.

Best Laps Led% by Winner Worst Laps Led% by Winner
Rank Race Laps Led% Driver Rank Race Laps Led% Driver
1 1966-15 96.56 Richard Petty 1 2003-05 0.34 Ricky Craven
2 1967-40 94.78 Richard Petty T2 1980-23 0.54 Terry Labonte
3 1967-17 91.41 Richard Petty T2 1983-05 0.54 Harry Gant
4 1986-06 91.28 Dale Earnhardt 4 1963-23 1.82 Joe Weatherly
5 1965-15 89.95 Junior Johnson 5 1992-21 2.01 Darrell Waltrip
6 1971-40 89.65 Bobby Allison 6 1975-08 2.18 Bobby Allison
7 1950-13 87.75 Johnny Mantz 7 2023-13 2.37 William Byron
8 1952-25 85.25 Fonty Flock 8 1969-18 2.75 LeeRoy Yarbrough
9 2021-12 84.64 Martin Truex Jr. 9 2011-10 2.97 Regan Smith
10 1951-24 77.75 Herb Thomas 10 2000-24 3.05 Bobby Labonte

Besides Ricky Craven winning what is now the 2nd closest race in Cup Series history in the picture above, that was also the only lap he led making him the only driver in Darlington Cup history to lead just 1 lap and win. Photo by ISC Archives — CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images

Best Laps Led% in race
Rank Race Laps Led% Driver Fin. Rank Race Laps Led% Driver Fin.
1 1966-15 96.56 Richard Petty 1st 6 1971-40 89.65 Bobby Allison 1st
2 1967-40 94.78 Richard Petty 1st 7 1950-13 87.75 Johnny Mantz 1st
3 1967-17 91.41 Richard Petty 1st 8 1952-25 85.25 Fonty Flock 1st
4 1986-06 91.28 Dale Earnhardt 1st 9 2021-12 84.64 Martin Truex Jr. 1st
5 1965-15 89.95 Junior Johnson 1st 10 1971-16 83.28 Donnie Allison 4th

– Donnie Allison is the only driver in the history of Darlington Cup races to lead over 80% of the race and not win, still leading over 234 laps this weekend pretty much guarantees a good finish.

Best Driver Rating in race (since 2005)
Rank Race Driver
 Driver
Rating		 Fin. Rank Race Driver
 Driver
Rating		 Fin.
1 2021-12 Martin Truex Jr. 150.0 1st 6 2012-11 Jimmie Johnson 141.1 1st
2 2014-08 Kevin Harvick 148.9 1st 7 2016-25 Kevin Harvick 140.9 2nd
3 2020-05 Kevin Harvick 147.3 1st 8 2024-26 Kyle Larson 140.5 4th
4 2005-10 Greg Biffle 144.4 1st 9 2018-25 Kyle Larson 139.5 3rd
5 2006-11 Greg Biffle 143.1 1st 10 2008-11 Kyle Busch 138.6 1st

– Martin Truex Jr. is the only driver to record a perfect Driver Rating at Darlington, but Kevin Harvick is the only one to have 3 races here with a Driver Rating over 140.

Most recent times a Driver ran every lap in Top 15 in race
Most Recent Driver Finish Most Recent Driver Finish
2018-25 Brad Keselowski 1st 2021-27 Denny Hamlin 1st
2018-25 Kyle Larson 3rd 2022-27 Christopher Bell 5th
2020-05 Brad Keselowski 13th 2023-13 Brad Keselowski 4th
2020-06 Aric Almirola 7th 2024-13 Brad Keselowski 1st
2021-12 Tyler Reddick 12th 2024-26 Christopher Bell 3rd

– Don’t be surprised if someone spends all race in the Top 15 this weekend as 4 of the last 5 Darlington races have seen this happen, but only one of those drivers won the race.

Most Lead Lap cars at finish of race Fewest Lead Lap cars at finish of race
Rank Race # of cars Rank Race # of cars
T1 2015-25 28 T1 24

races

tied

(Last was 1979)

 1
T1 2024-13 28
3 2020-05 24
T4 2002-25 23
T4 2020-06 23
T6 2009-11 22
T6 2014-08 22
T6 2023-13 22
T6 2023-27 22
T10 2007-11 21
T10 2012-11 21

– Last Spring at Darlington was just the 2nd time in history that more than 25 cars finished on the lead lap here.

Best Avg. Fin. by Starting Position
(1-40)		 Worst Avg. Fin. by Starting Position
(1-40)
Rank Start Pos. Avg. Fin Rank Start Pos. Avg. Fin
1 3rd 12.42 1 40th 31.29
2 2nd 12.56 2 39th 29.55
3 5th 12.93 3 37th 27.96
4 6th 14.90 4 36th 27.84
5 4th 14.97 5 38th 27.71
6 1st 15.10 6 35th 25.86
7 10th 16.90 7 32nd 25.70
8 16th 17.31 8 33rd 25.04
9 9th 17.83 9 31st 24.90
10 7th 17.91 10 30th 24.45

– Historically here at Darlington starting Top 10 is the best way to get a good finish, while starting outside the Top 30 is the best way to get a bad finish.

Best Avg. Driver Rating
(since 2005)(3+ starts)		 Best Avg. Top 15%
(since 2005)(3+ start)
Rank Driver Driv. Rate Starts Rank Driver Top 15% Starts
1 Jeff Gordon 108.10 12 1 Denny Hamlin 88.66 25
2 Kyle Larson 108.06 14 2 Jeff Gordon 86.24 12
3 Denny Hamlin 106.98 25 3 Kyle Larson 82.09 14
4 Kevin Harvick 101.43 24 4 Tyler Reddick 81.11 11
5 Greg Biffle 98.81 12 5 Kevin Harvick 79.30 24
6 Kyle Busch 97.96 26 6 William Byron 78.77 13
7 Martin Truex Jr. 97.37 25 7 Kyle Busch 78.13 26
8 Jimmie Johnson 95.03 18 8 Joey Logano 74.58 22
9 Tyler Reddick 94.79 11 9 Kurt Busch 71.21 21
10 William Byron 94.42 13 10 Martin Truex Jr. 69.23 25

If Kyle Larson can get a 108.78 (or better) Driver Rating in the race this weekend then he would be atop the Avg. Driver Rating table above, and if he can lead 207+ laps this weekend he’d be atop the Laps Led% table below. Photo by Jared C. Tilton — Getty Images

Best Avg. Fin. All-time
(5+ Darlington starts)		 Best Laps Led% All-time
(5+ Darlington starts)
Rank Driver Avg. Fin. Starts Rank Driver Laps Led% Starts
1 Denny Hamlin 8.20 25 1 Herb Thomas 24.38 7
2 Bill Elliott 9.37 52 2 Kyle Larson 21.60 14
3 Herb Thomas 10.43 7 3 Dale Earnhardt 17.73 44
4 Nelson Stacy 10.50 6 4 Fonty Flock 17.28 8
5 Kyle Larson 10.79 14 5 Jeff Gordon 14.38 36
6 Brad Keselowski 11.05 22 6 Fireball Roberts 14.37 20
7 Dale Earnhardt 11.41 44 7 Curtis Turner 14.17 16
8 Jeff Gordon 11.61 36 8 David Pearson 13.31 47
9 Marvin Panch 11.78 18 9 Greg Biffle 12.51 16
10 David Pearson 11.98 47 10 Donnie Allison 11.56 22
Most Darlington Starts
All-time		 Best Laps Completed%
(5+ Darlington starts)
Rank Driver Starts Rank Driver Lap Comp% Starts
1 Richard Petty 65 1 Ty Gibbs 99.94 5
T2 Buddy Baker 58 2 Tyler Reddick 99.86 11
T2 Dave Marcis 58 3 Denny Hamlin 99.85 25
T2 Ricky Rudd 58 4 Chase Briscoe 99.77 8
5 Darrell Waltrip 55 5 Todd Gilliland 99.75 6
6 Terry Labonte 54 6 Juan Pablo Montoya 99.73 7
7 Bill Elliott 52 7 Chris Buescher 99.72 15
8 Kyle Petty 51 8 Austin Cindric 99.70 6
9 Cale Yarborough 49 9 Regan Smith 99.65 7
T10 David Pearson 47
T10 Mark Martin 47 10 Ty Dillon 99.54 10
T10 Sterling Marlin 47

– The All-time starts list above will not change anytime soon as the most starts at Darlington by any active driver is just 26.

Most Darlington Wins
All-time		 Best Win% All-time
(5+ Darlington starts)
Rank Driver Wins Rank Driver Win% Wins
1 David Pearson 10 1 Herb Thomas 42.86 3
2 Dale Earnhardt 9 2 Nelson Stacy 33.33 2
3 Jeff Gordon 7 3 David Pearson 21.28 10
T4 Bobby Allison 5 4 Dale Earnhardt 20.45 9
T4 Cale Yarborough 5 5 Jeff Gordon 19.44 7
T4 Bill Elliott 5 6 Denny Hamlin 16.00 4
T4 Darrell Waltrip 5 T7 Erik Jones 14.29 2
T8 Denny Hamlin 4 T7 Joe Weatherly 14.29 2
T8 Harry Gant 4 T7 Regan Smith 14.29 1
T10 6 drivers tied 3 10 Harry Gant 12.90 4

David Pearson has a combined 22 Darlington Pole/Race Wins, that’s two times more than any other driver in the history of Darlington. Photo by ISC Archives — CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images

Most Darlington Poles All-time
Rank Driver Poles Rank Driver Poles
1 David Pearson 12 T5 Bobby Allison 4
T2 Fred Lorenzen 6 T5 Richard Petty 4
T2 Fireball Roberts 6 T9 Donnie Allison 3
4 Bill Elliott 5 T9 Dale Jarrett 3
T5 Kasey Kahne 4 T9 Jeff Gordon 3
T5 Geoff Bodine 4 T9 Ken Schrader 3
Most Darlington Top 3’s
All-time		 Best Top 3% All-time
(5+ Darlington starts)
Rank Driver Top 3’s Rank Driver Top3% Top3’s
1 David Pearson 20 1 Herb Thomas 57.14 4
2 Richard Petty 19 2 Jeff Gordon 44.44 16
T3 Jeff Gordon 16 3 Kyle Larson 42.86 6
T3 Dale Earnhardt 16 4 David Pearson 42.55 20
5 Darrell Waltrip 15 5 Fonty Flock 37.50 3
6 Bill Elliott 14 6 Dale Earnhardt 36.36 16
7 Mark Martin 11 7 Denny Hamlin 36.00 9
8 Buddy Baker 10 T8 Marvin Panch 33.33 6
T9 Denny Hamlin 9 T8 Nelson Stacy 33.33 2
T9 Bobby Allison 9 10 Fireball Roberts 30.00 6

– Of the 265 drivers to make 5+ starts here at Darlington only Herb Thomas has finished at least half of his starts here in the Top 3.

Most Darlington Top 5’s
All-time		 Best Top 5% All-time
(5+ Darlington starts)
Rank Driver Top 5’s Rank Driver Top5% Top5’s
1 Richard Petty 25 1 Herb Thomas 71.43 5
2 David Pearson 24 2 Jeff Gordon 52.78 19
3 Bill Elliott 22 3 Denny Hamlin 52.00 13
T4 Jeff Gordon 19 4 David Pearson 51.06 24
T4 Dale Earnhardt 19 T5 Kyle Larson 50.00 7
6 Darrell Waltrip 18 T5 Nelson Stacy 50.00 3
7 Mark Martin 17 T7 Marvin Panch 44.44 8
8 Buddy Baker 15 T7 Jim Reed 44.44 4
9 Kevin Harvick 14 9 Kevin Harvick 43.75 14
T10 Denny Hamlin 13
T10 Benny Parsons 13 10 Dale Earnhardt 43.18 19
T10 Bobby Allison 13

– Bill Elliott’s 22 Top 5’s are not good enough to get him in the Top 5% table above, but his Darlington record 35 Top 10’s are good enough for 3rd best in the Top 10% table below.

Most Darlington Top 10’s
All-time		 Best Top 10% All-time
(5+ Darlington starts)
Rank Driver Top 10’s Rank Driver Top10% Top10’s
1 Bill Elliott 35 1 Denny Hamlin 72.00 18
2 Richard Petty 34 2 Herb Thomas 71.43 5
3 David Pearson 30 3 Bill Elliott 67.31 35
T4 Bobby Allison 26 4 Nelson Stacy 66.67 4
T4 Mark Martin 26 5 Kyle Larson 64.29 9
6 Ricky Rudd 25 6 Jeff Gordon 63.89 23
7 Dale Earnhardt 24 7 David Pearson 63.83 30
T8 Jeff Gordon 23 8 Carl Edwards 61.54 8
T8 Darrell Waltrip 23 T9 Fireball Roberts 60.00 12
10 Buddy Baker 22 T9 Ned Jarrett 60.00 9
T9 Dick Hutcherson 60.00 3

– Denny Hamlin’s 7th place finish at Darlington last Fall put him atop the all-time Top 10% list above.

Most Darlington Stage Wins
All-time (since 2017)		 Best Stage Win% All-time
(since 2017)
Rank Driver Stage
W’s		 Rank Driver Stage W% Stage W’s
1 Martin Truex Jr. 7 1 Kyle Larson 27.27 6
2 Kyle Larson 6 2 Martin Truex Jr. 25.00 7
3 Denny Hamlin 3 3 Clint Bowyer 16.67 2
T4 Clint Bowyer 2 4 Denny Hamlin 10.71 3
T4 Ross Chastain 2 5 Ross Chastain 9.09 2
T4 William Byron 2 6 William Byron 7.69 2
T4 Kyle Busch 2 7 Kyle Busch 7.14 2
T8 Kurt Busch 1 8 Kurt Busch 5.56 1
T8 Tyler Reddick 1 9 Tyler Reddick 4.55 1
T8 Brad Keselowski 1 T10 Brad Keselowski 3.57 1
T8 Joey Logano 1 T10 Joey Logano 3.57 1

– Martin Truex Jr. may have the most Stage Wins here at Darlington, but Kyle Larson has the best Stage Win%.

Most Darlington Stage T10’s
All-time (since 2017)		 Best Stage T10% All-time
(since 2017)
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 Jamie McMurray 75.00 3
T3 William Byron 17 4 Martin Truex Jr. 67.86 19
T5 Kevin Harvick 16 5 Kevin Harvick 66.67 16
T5 Joey Logano 16 6 William Byron 65.38 17
T7 Brad Keselowski 15 7 Tyler Reddick 59.09 13
T7 Kyle Busch 15 8 Joey Logano 57.14 16
T9 Tyler Reddick 13 9 Kurt Busch 55.56 10
T9 Erik Jones 13 T10 Brad Keselowski 53.57 15
T10 Kyle Busch 53.57 15

– While Larson and Truex lead the Stage Win tables, it’s Denny Hamlin who leads both Stage T10 tables above.

Most Darlington Starts
without Win		 Longest Darlington Win Streak
All-time
Rank Driver Starts Rank Driver Streak Year
1 Dave Marcis 58 T1 Dale Earnhardt 3 1989-90
2 Kyle Petty 51 T1 Jeff Gordon 3 1995-96
3 Ken Schrader 44 T3 13
drivers
tied		 2 1954-2006
T4 Michael Waltrip 43
T4 Rusty Wallace 43
T6 J.D. McDuffie 39
T6 James Hylton 39
8 Buddy Arrington 38
9 Geoff Bodine 37
10 Morgan Shepherd 36

The last time a driver won back-to-back races at Darlington was Greg Biffle in 2005-2006. Photo by Streeter Lecka — Getty Images for NASCAR

Most Darlington Starts
without Pole		 Longest Darlington Pole Streak
All-time
Rank Driver Starts Rank Driver Streak Year
T1 Dave Marcis 58 1 David Pearson 5 1975-77
T1 Ricky Rudd 58 T2 Fireball Roberts 3 1959-60
3 Terry Labonte 54 T2 Fred Lorenzen 3 1963-64
4 Kyle Petty 51 T4 Fonty Flock 2 1952-53
T5 Michael Waltrip 43 T4 Cale Yarborough 2 1969
T5 Rusty Wallace 43 T4 David Pearson 2 1973
T7 J.D. McDuffie 39 T4 Bill Elliott 2 1985
T7 James Hylton 39 T4 Sterling Marlin 2 1992
9 Buddy Arrington 38 T4 Dale Jarrett 2 1996-97
10 Morgan Shepherd 36 T4 Kasey Kahne 2 2005-06
T4 Joey Logano 2 2022

– Of David Pearson’s record 12 Poles here at Darlington 5 of them came in consecutive races from 75-77, but he ended up winning just 2 of those 5 races.

Most Darlington Starts
without Top 3		 Longest Darlington Top 3 Streak
All-time
Rank Driver Starts Rank Driver Streak Year
1 Kyle Petty 51 1 Jeff Gordon 8 1995-99
T2 J.D. McDuffie 39 2 David Pearson 6 1966-68
T2 James Hylton 39 T3 Richard Petty 5 1966-68
4 Buddy Arrington 38 T3 David Pearson 5 1972-74
5 Jimmy Means 34 T3 Mark Martin 5 1993-94
6 Elmo Langley 32 T3 Jeff Gordon 5 2004-08
7 Joe Nemechek 29 T7 Dale Earnhardt 4 1994-95
8 Jimmy Spencer 28 T7 Dale Jarrett 4 1997-98
T9 Derrike Cope 27 T9 12
drivers
tied		 3 1952-2020
T9 Frank Warren 27
T9 H.B. Bailey 27

– In the late 1990’s Darlington was Jeff Gordon’s playground as he had 8 straight Top 3 finishes, and 5 of those were wins!

Most Darlington Starts
without Top 5		 Longest Darlington Top 5 Streak
All-time
Rank Driver Starts Rank Driver Streak Year
1 Kyle Petty 51 1 David Pearson 10 1966-70
2 Jimmy Means 34 T2 Jeff Gordon 8 1995-99
3 Elmo Langley 32 T2 Jeff Burton 8 1997-2000
4 Joe Nemechek 29 4 Jeff Gordon 7 2004-10
5 Frank Warren 27 T5 Richard Petty 6 1976-79
6 Rick Mast 26 T5 Dale Earnhardt 6 1993-95
7 Neil Castles 25 T7 8 drivers tied 5 1966-2020
T8 Bill Champion 24
T8 Bobby Hamilton 24
T8 Cecil Gordon 24

– It’s easy to see why Kyle Petty said they should fill Darlington with water and hold bass fishing tournaments as he’s the only driver with 35+ starts here (25 drivers) not to get a Top 5 finish.

Most Darlington Starts
without Top 10		 Longest Darlington Top 10 Streak
All-time
Rank Driver Starts Rank Driver Streak Year
1 Jimmy Means 34 1 Kevin Harvick 13 2013-22
2 Rick Mast 26 2 Bill Elliott 12 1985-90
3 Neil Castles 25 3 David Pearson 10 1966-70
4 Bill Champion 24 4 Richard Petty 9 1976-80
5 Ed Negre 22 T5 Jeff Gordon 8 1995-99
6 Tommy Gale 20 T5 Jeff Burton 8 1997-2000
T7 Greg Sacks 19 T7 Benny Parsons 7 1978-81
T7 Henley Gray 19 T7 Bill Elliott 7 1981-84
T9 J.J. Yeley 17 T7 Jeff Gordon 7 2004-10
T9 Mike Skinner 17 T10 7 drivers tied 6 1971-2020

– Out of 35 drivers to make 30+ starts at Darlington Jimmy Means is the only driver to not record a Top 10 finish here.

Most Darlington Stages
without Stage Win		 Longest Darlington Stage Win
Streak (since 2017)
Rank Driver Stages Rank Driver Streak Race
T1 Austin Dillon 28 1 Martin Truex Jr. 4 2020.27 s1- 2021.12 s2
T1 Chase Elliott 28 T2 Martin Truex Jr. 2 2017.25 s1&s2
T1 Chris Buescher 28 T2 Kyle Larson 2 2018.25 s1&s2
T1 Corey LaJoie 28 T2 Clint Bowyer 2 2020.06 s1&s2
T1 Daniel Suarez 28 T2 Denny Hamlin 2 2023.27 s1&s2
T1 Erik Jones 28 T2 Kyle Larson 2 2024.26 s1&s2
T1 Michael McDowell 28 T7 14 drivers tied 1 —
T1 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 28
T1 Ryan Blaney 28
T10 Bubba Wallace 26

– Kyle Larson will look to become just the 2nd driver in Darlington history to win more than 2 stages in a row by winning Stage 1 this weekend.

Most Darlington Stages
without Stage T10		 Longest Darlington Stage T10
Streak (since 2017)
Rank Driver Stages Rank Driver Streak Race
T1 B.J. McLeod 20 1 Denny Hamlin 15 2019.25 s1- 2022.27 s1
T1 Ty Dillon 20 T2 Brad Keselowski 8 2017.25 s1- 2020.05 s2
3 J.J. Yeley 18 T2 Martin Truex Jr. 8 2020.05 s2- 2021.27 s1
4 Justin Haley 16 T2 Christopher Bell 8 2021.27 s2- 2023.27 s1
5 Cole Custer 14 T5 Alex Bowman 7 2020.06 s1- 2021.12 s1
T6 Austin Cindric 12 T5 Kyle Larson 7 2023.13 s2- 2024.26 s2
T6 Harrison Burton 12 T7 Kyle Busch 6 2017.25 s1- 2019.25 s2
T6 Joey Gase 12 T7 Kyle Larson 6 2017.25 s1- 2019.25 s2
T9 6

drivers

tied

 10 T7 Joey Logano 6 2021.12 s1- 2022.12 s2
T7 Martin Truex Jr. 6 2022.12 s1-2023.13 s2
T7 William Byron 6 2022.12 s1-2023.13 s2
T7 Brad Keselowski 6 2023.13 s1-2024.13 s2
T7 Tyler Reddick 6 2023.27 s1- 2024.26 s2

– Denny Hamlin’s 15 Stage T10 streak is so good that it is longer than all but 4 drivers total stage starts here in the “without Stage T10” table.