Last week fans were hoping for an exciting race to take our minds off what we saw for the few races before the Easter break…. but we were let down once again as Austin Cindric won the race of two trains. Now, race fans look to an unlikely track to provide some exciting racing for the first time in over a month, Texas. Down below you will find different statistics for active drivers and Next Gen races of the NASCAR Cup series here at Texas 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: Texas.
| Finish | Start | Driver | Laps | Led | S1 Fin | S2 Fin | Driver Rating |
| 1 | 24 | Chase Elliott | 276 | 39 | 7th | 10th | 114.9 |
| 2 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | 276 | 0 | 28th | 6th | 79.4 |
| 3 | 6 | William Byron | 276 | 0 | 9th | 13th | 113.0 |
| 4 | 4 | Tyler Reddick | 276 | 37 | 4th | 11th | 129.5 |
| 5 | 17 | Daniel Suarez | 276 | 0 | 32nd | 22nd | 63.8 |
| 6 | 5 | Chase Briscoe | 276 | 0 | 5th | 5th | 92.6 |
| 7 | 10 | Bubba Wallace | 276 | 5 | 10th | 2nd | 88.4 |
| 8 | 15 | Austin Dillon | 276 | 0 | 31st | 25th | 57.0 |
| 9 | 35 | Kyle Busch | 276 | 0 | 33rd | 19th | 61.3 |
| 10 | 16 | Carson Hocevar | 276 | 0 | 29th | 16th | 62.7 |
| 11 | 20 | Joey Logano | 276 | 14 | 19th | 20th | 81.4 |
| 12 | 26 | Ryan Preece | 276 | 0 | 25th | 24th | 71.8 |
| 13 | 2 | Ty GIbbs | 276 | 5 | 21st | 9th | 93.0 |
| 14 | 9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 276 | 0 | 12th | 21st | 89.7 |
| 15 | 19 | Chris Buescher | 276 | 0 | 17th | 18th | 73.7 |
| 16 | 36 | Ty Dillon | 276 | 0 | 37th | 32nd | 41.0 |
| 17 | 3 | Christopher Bell | 276 | 1 | 2nd | 29th | 84.3 |
| 18 | 21 | Noah Gragson | 276 | 0 | 20th | 14th | 73.3 |
| 19 | 27 | Erik Jones | 276 | 0 | 27th | 4th | 60.1 |
| 20 | 38 | Daniel Hemric | 276 | 0 | 15th | 31st | 40.8 |
| 21 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 276 | 77 | 1st | 33rd | 108.5 |
| 22 | 23 | Corey LaJoie | 276 | 0 | 30th | 28th | 51.2 |
| 23 | 31 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 276 | 0 | 23rd | 8th | 63.8 |
| 24 | 32 | Justin Haley | 276 | 0 | 35th | 17th | 45.8 |
| 25 | 8 | Austin Cindric | 276 | 0 | 14th | 23rd | 66.5 |
| 26 | 18 | Zane Smith | 276 | 0 | 24th | 15th | 64.3 |
| 27 | 33 | Kaz Grala | 276 | 0 | 38th | 34th | 33.2 |
| 28 | 29 | Harrison Burton | 276 | 7 | 34th | 7th | 47.0 |
| 29 | 37 | Jimmie Johnson | 276 | 0 | 36th | 27th | 33.7 |
| 30 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 276 | 37 | 3rd | 12th | 101.2 |
| 31 | 28 | Todd Gilliland | 276 | 3 | 13th | 30th | 53.5 |
| 32 | 12 | Ross Chastain | 275 | 33 | 11th | 1st | 87.1 |
| 33 | 7 | Ryan Blaney | 268 | 17 | 6th | 3rd | 76.9 |
| 34 | 30 | John Hunter Nemechek | 226 | 0 | 22nd | 26th | 37.7 |
| 35 | 13 | Michael McDowell | 143 | 0 | 8th | 35th | 75.2 |
| 36 | 25 | Josh Berry | 136 | 0 | 26th | 36th | 29.5 |
| 37 | 14 | Alex Bowman | 100 | 0 | 18th | 37th | 52.2 |
| 38 | 34 | Austin Hill | 98 | 1 | 16th | 38th | 37.2 |
– Stage 1 finish did not have much impact in race finish here last year as 5 drivers that finished 28th or worse in Stage 1 finished Top 10 in the race. Meanwhile 5 drivers that got Stage Pts in Stage 1 finished 17th or worse.
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Best | Worst | Starts |
| 1 | Chase Briscoe | 9.00 | 5th | 15th | 4 |
| 2 | Tyler Reddick | 9.33 | 1st | 25th | 6 |
| 3 | William Byron | 11.20 | 1st | 37th | 10 |
| 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 12.06 | 1st | 38th | 36 |
| 5 | Chase Elliott | 12.21 | 1st | 32nd | 14 |
| 6 | Kyle Busch | 12.24 | 1st | 40th | 34 |
| 7 | Erik Jones | 12.31 | 4th | 30th | 13 |
| 8 | Carson Hocevar | 13.00 | 10th | 16th | 2 |
| 9 | Christopher Bell | 13.67 | 3rd | 34th | 6 |
| 10 | Joey Logano | 13.76 | 1st | 40th | 29 |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | 13.82 | 1st | 38th | 34 |
| 12 | Martin Truex Jr. | 14.57 | 2nd | 38th | 35 |
| 13 | Daniel Suarez | 15.08 | 3rd | 29th | 12 |
| 14 | Brad Keselowski | 15.28 | 2nd | 39th | 29 |
| 15 | Ryan Blaney | 17.38 | 2nd | 43rd | 16 |
| 16 | Kyle Larson | 18.76 | 1st | 39th | 17 |
| 17 | Austin Dillon | 19.00 | 1st | 37th | 20 |
| 18 | Justin Haley | 19.25 | 3rd | 37th | 4 |
| 19 | Noah Gragson | 19.50 | 18th | 21st | 2 |
| 20 | Bubba Wallace | 19.90 | 3rd | 38th | 10 |
| 21 | Ty Dillon | 20.42 | 13th | 35th | 12 |
| 22 | A.J. Allmendinger | 20.90 | 10th | 39th | 21 |
| 23 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 21.70 | 9th | 40th | 20 |
| 24 | Casey Mears | 21.72 | 4th | 39th | 25 |
| 25 | Ty Gibbs | 22.00 | 13th | 33rd | 3 |
| 26 | Chris Buescher | 22.13 | 14th | 34th | 15 |
| 27 | Austin Cindric | 22.33 | 15th | 27th | 3 |
| 28 | Ross Chastain | 23.13 | 2nd | 32nd | 8 |
| 29 | John Hunter Nemechek | 24.75 | 21st | 34th | 4 |
| 30 | Alex Bowman | 24.80 | 5th | 42nd | 15 |
| 31 | Zane Smith | 25.00 | 24th | 26th | 2 |
| 32 | Ryan Preece | 26.25 | 12th | 40th | 8 |
| 33 | Cole Custer | 26.75 | 14th | 39th | 4 |
| 34 | B.J. McLeod | 26.80 | 22nd | 33rd | 5 |
| 35 | Corey LaJoie | 27.27 | 14th | 40th | 11 |
| 36 | Justin Allgaier | 27.75 | 20th | 39th | 4 |
| 37 | Michael McDowell | 28.73 | 11th | 43rd | 26 |
| T38 | Anthony Alfredo | 29.00 | 29th | 29th | 1 |
| T38 | Josh Bilicki | 29.00 | 26th | 31st | 4 |
| 40 | Todd Gilliland | 31.33 | 28th | 35th | 3 |
| 41 | J.J. Yeley | 33.85 | 17th | 43rd | 20 |
| 42 | Cody Ware | 35.50 | 33rd | 38th | 2 |
| 43 | Josh Berry | 36.00 | 36th | 36th | 1 |
| 44 | Austin Hill | 38.00 | 38th | 38th | 1 |
– Chase Briscoe and Carson Hocevar are the the only active drivers yet to finish out of the Top 20 here at Texas in a Cup car.
| Best Active Texas Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Active Texas Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Tyler Reddick | 100.57 | 6 | 1 | William Byron | 75.64 | 10 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 98.80 | 34 | 2 | Chase Elliott | 74.12 | 14 |
| 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 98.38 | 33 | 3 | Tyler Reddick | 71.79 | 6 |
| 4 | William Byron | 95.10 | 10 | 4 | Erik Jones | 69.48 | 13 |
| 5 | Ryan Blaney | 92.88 | 16 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 69.28 | 34 |
| 6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 92.66 | 35 | 6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 68.78 | 35 |
| 7 | Chase Elliott | 92.16 | 14 | 7 | Ryan Blaney | 68.64 | 16 |
| 8 | Kyle Larson | 91.99 | 17 | 8 | Jimmie Johnson | 68.61 | 33 |
| 9 | Denny Hamlin | 90.05 | 34 | 9 | Denny Hamlin | 65.78 | 34 |
| 10 | Joey Logano | 89.06 | 29 | 10 | Kyle Larson | 64.16 | 17 |
Look for Tyler Reddick to be a beast this weekend, running well, leading laps, and completing all the laps; as he is the only driver that is in both tables above and both tables below. Photo by George Walker — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Best Active Laps Led% | Best Active Laps Completed% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 9.64 | 36 | T1 | Tyler Reddick | 100 | 6 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 9.53 | 34 | T1 | Chase Briscoe | 100 | 4 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 9.50 | 17 | T1 | Carson Hocevar | 100 | 2 |
| 4 | Ryan Blaney | 8.67 | 16 | T1 | Noah Gragson | 100 | 2 |
| 5 | Tyler Reddick | 7.88 | 6 | T1 | Zane Smith | 100 | 2 |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | 7.18 | 29 | 6 | Erik Jones | 99.67 | 13 |
| 7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 5.96 | 35 | 7 | Austin Cindric | 99.32 | 3 |
| 8 | Joey Logano | 5.18 | 29 | 8 | Casey Mears | 98.76 | 25 |
| 9 | William Byron | 3.95 | 10 | 9 | Daniel Suarez | 98.46 | 12 |
| 10 | Bubba Wallace | 3.67 | 10 | 10 | Denny Hamlin | 98.09 | 34 |
| Most Active Texas Starts | Most Active Texas Poles | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 36 | T1 | Brad Keselowski | 2 |
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 35 | T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 |
| T3 | Denny Hamlin | 34 | T1 | Jimmie Johnson | 2 |
| T3 | Kyle Busch | 34 | T4 | Bubba Wallace | 1 |
| T5 | Brad Keselowski | 29 | T4 | Ryan Blaney | 1 |
| T5 | Joey Logano | 29 | |||
| 7 | Michael McDowell | 26 | T4 | Kyle Larson | 1 |
| 8 | Casey Mears | 25 | |||
| 9 | A.J. Allmendinger | 21 | T4 | Austin Dillon | 1 |
| T10 | Austin Dillon | 20 | |||
| T10 | J.J. Yeley | 20 | T4 | Kyle Busch | 1 |
| T10 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 20 | |||
– Jimmie Johnson is safe atop the most Texas starts among active drivers for one more year as Martin Truex Jr. will not be making a start this weekend.
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 7 | 19.44 | T4 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 7.14 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 4 | 11.76 | T4 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 5.88 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 8.82 | T4 | Austin Dillon | 1 | 5.00 |
| T4 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 16.67 | T4 | Joey Logano | 1 | 3.45 |
| T4 | William Byron | 1 | 10.00 |
Jimmie Johnson was so good at Texas that despite having just 1 Top 5 finish in his last 8 starts here he’s the leader in Wins, Win%, Top 3’s, and Top 3%. Photo by Chris Graythen — Getty Images
| Most Active Texas Top 3’s | Best Active Texas Top 3% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 13 | 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 36.11 | 13 |
| T2 | Joey Logano | 8 | T2 | Christopher Bell | 33.33 | 2 |
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 8 | T2 | Tyler Reddick | 33.33 | 2 |
| T4 | Denny Hamlin | 5 | 4 | William Byron | 30.00 | 3 |
| T4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 5 | 5 | Joey Logano | 27.59 | 8 |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | 4 | 6 | Justin Haley | 25.00 | 1 |
| 7 | William Byron | 3 | 7 | Kyle Busch | 23.53 | 8 |
| T8 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 8 | Daniel Suarez | 16.67 | 2 |
| T8 | Tyler Reddick | 2 | 9 | Denny Hamlin | 14.71 | 5 |
| T8 | Daniel Suarez | 2 | 10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 14.29 | 5 |
| T8 | Kyle Larson | 2 | ||||
| Most Active Texas Top 5’s | Best Active Texas Top 5% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 16 | T1 | Christopher Bell | 50.00 | 3 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 14 | T1 | Tyler Reddick | 50.00 | 3 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 12 | 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 44.44 | 16 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 8 | 4 | Joey Logano | 41.38 | 12 |
| 5 | Brad Keselowski | 7 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 41.18 | 14 |
| 6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 5 | 6 | William Byron | 30.00 | 3 |
| T7 | Ryan Blaney | 4 | T7 | Ryan Blaney | 25.00 | 4 |
| T7 | Kyle Larson | 4 | T7 | Daniel Suarez | 25.00 | 3 |
| T9 | 5 drivers tied | 3 | T7 | Chase Briscoe | 25.00 | 1 |
| T7 | Justin Haley | 25.00 | 1 | |||
– Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, and Joey Logano have been very good at Texas as they are not only the top 3 in most Top 5’s among active drivers here, but also have over a 40% Top 5 finish rate.
| Most Active Texas Top 10’s | Best Active Texas Top 10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top 10% | Top 10’s |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 22 | 1 | Chase Briscoe | 75.00 | 3 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 19 | 2 | Tyler Reddick | 66.67 | 4 |
| 3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 17 | 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 61.11 | 22 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 16 | 4 | William Byron | 60.00 | 6 |
| 5 | Joey Logano | 15 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 55.88 | 19 |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | 14 | 6 | Erik Jones | 53.85 | 7 |
| 7 | Ryan Blaney | 8 | 7 | Joey Logano | 51.72 | 15 |
| T8 | Erik Jones | 7 | T8 | Ryan Blaney | 50.00 | 8 |
| T8 | Chase Elliott | 7 | T8 | Chase Elliott | 50.00 | 7 |
| T10 | William Byron | 6 | T8 | Christopher Bell | 50.00 | 3 |
| T10 | Kyle Larson | 6 | T8 | Carson Hocevar | 50.00 | 1 |
– Chase Briscoe only has 4 starts here at Texas, but he’s been so good here that he’s finished 3 of the 4 in the Top 10.
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 25.00 | T4 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 6.25 |
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 5 | 20.83 | T4 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 4.17 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 3 | 12.50 | T4 | Joey Logano | 1 | 4.17 |
| T4 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 8.33 |
Ryan Blaney has been really good when it comes to stages at Texas as he is tied for the most Stage Wins with the 2nd best Stage Win%, and he has 6 more Stage T10’s than any other active driver with an 18% lead in Stage T10%. Photo by Matthew Pearce — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Most Active Texas Stage T10’s | Best Active Texas Stage T10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
| 1 | Ryan Blaney | 20 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 83.33 | 20 |
| 2 | Chase Elliott | 14 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 65.00 | 13 |
| T3 | Kyle Larson | 13 | 3 | Chase Briscoe | 62.50 | 5 |
| T3 | Kyle Busch | 13 | 4 | Chase Elliott | 58.33 | 14 |
| 5 | Brad Keselowski | 12 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 54.17 | 13 |
| T6 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | T6 | Brad Keselowski | 50.00 | 12 |
| T6 | Erik Jones | 11 | T6 | William Byron | 50.00 | 10 |
| T6 | Joey Logano | 11 | T8 | Denny Hamlin | 45.83 | 11 |
| T6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 11 | T8 | Erik Jones | 45.83 | 11 |
| 10 | William Byron | 10 | T8 | Joey Logano | 45.83 | 11 |
| T8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 45.83 | 11 | |||
| Most Active Texas Starts without Win | Most Active Texas Starts without Pole | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 35 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 34 |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | 29 | 2 | Joey Logano | 29 |
| 3 | Michael McDowell | 26 | 3 | Michael McDowell | 26 |
| 4 | Casey Mears | 25 | 4 | Casey Mears | 25 |
| 5 | A.J. Allmendinger | 21 | 5 | A.J. Allmendinger | 21 |
| T6 | J.J Yeley | 20 | T6 | J.J. Yeley | 20 |
| T6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 20 | T6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 20 |
| 8 | Ryan Blaney | 16 | T8 | Alex Bowman | 15 |
| T9 | Alex Bowman | 15 | T8 | Chris Buescher | 15 |
| T9 | Chris Buescher | 15 | 10 | Chase Elliott | 14 |
– Martin Truex Jr. and Brad Keselowski have accomplished a lot in their NASCAR careers, including Cup championships, but they haven’t figure out a way to win Texas.
| Most Active Texas Starts without Top 3 | Most Active Texas Starts without Top 5 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Michael McDowell | 26 | 1 | Michael McDowell | 26 |
| 2 | Casey Mears | 25 | 2 | A.J. Allmendinger | 21 |
| 3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 21 | T3 | J.J Yeley | 20 |
| T4 | J.J. Yeley | 20 | T3 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 20 |
| T4 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 20 | 5 | Chris Buescher | 15 |
It’s been a rough go for the 17 Cup car at Texas as both of their most recent drivers are in the “without Top 5” table above. The last Top 5 for the 17 car was Matt Kenseth in 2012. Photo by James Gilbert — Getty Images
| Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Michael McDowell | 26 |
| 2 | J.J. Yeley | 20 |
| 3 | Chris Buescher | 15 |
| 4 | Ty Dillon | 12 |
| 5 | Corey LaJoie | 11 |
– There are 23 active drivers who have made 10+ starts at Texas and the 5 drivers above are the only ones without a Top 10 here.
| Most Active Texas Stages without Stage Win | Most Active Texas Stages without Stage T10 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Stages |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 24 | T1 | Corey LaJoie | 22 |
| T1 | Brad Keselowski | 24 | T1 | Ty Dillon | 22 |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 24 | 3 | J.J. Yeley | 12 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 24 | T4 | A.J. Allmendinger | 10 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 24 | T4 | B.J McLeod | 10 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 24 | T6 | Cole Custer | 8 |
| T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 24 | T6 | John Hunter Nemechek | 8 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 24 | T6 | Josh Bilicki | 8 |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 24 | T6 | Justin Haley | 8 |
| T10 | Corey LaJoie | 22 | 10 | Todd Gilliland | 6 |
| T10 | Ty Dillon | 22 | |||
– Corey LaJoie, Ty Dillon, and J.J. Yeley have been pretty bad here at Texas in their careers as none of them have a Top 10 finish or a Stage T10 in their Cup careers.
| Driver | Streak | Category | Driver | Streak | Category |
| William Byron | 2 | Top 3’s | Daniel Suarez | 2 | Top 10’s |
| Brad Keselowski | 6 | Top 10’s | Ryan Blaney | 5 | Stage T10’s |
| William Byron | 4 | Top 10’s | Bubba Wallace | 4 | Stage T10’s |
| Chase Briscoe | 3 | Top 10’s | Chase Elliott | 4 | Stage T10’s |
| Bubba Wallace | 2 | Top 10’s | Chase Briscoe | 2 | Stage T10’s |
– Brad Keselowski is having a 2025 to forget so far, but NASCAR is heading to a track where he is on an impressive 6 race Top 10 streak. So maybe this can turn 2025 around for him.
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 2023-30 | 41.57 | Bubba Wallace | 3rd | 6 | 2023-30 | 13.48 | Tyler Reddick | 25th |
| 2 | 2023-30 | 37.08 | Kyle Larson | 31st | T7 | 2024-09 | 13.41 | Tyler Reddick | 4th |
| 3 | 2024-09 | 27.90 | Kyle Larson | 21st | T7 | 2024-09 | 13.41 | Denny Hamlin | 30th |
| 4 | 2022-30 | 20.96 | Tyler Reddick | 1st | 9 | 2022-30 | 13.17 | Chase Elliott | 32nd |
| 5 | 2024-09 | 14.13 | Chase Elliott | 1st | 10 | 2022-30 | 12.57 | William Byron | 7th |
– Look out for 23XI and Hendrick to be at the front a lot this weekend as the drivers for those two organizations hold down 17 of the 20 spots in the tables above and below.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2022-30 | Tyler Reddick | 130.1 | 1st | 6 | 2024-09 | Chase Elliott | 114.9 | 1st |
| 2 | 2024-09 | Tyler Reddick | 129.5 | 4th | 7 | 2023-30 | Kyle Larson | 114.8 | 31st |
| 3 | 2023-30 | Bubba Wallace | 128.8 | 3rd | 8 | 2024-09 | William Byron | 113.0 | 3rd |
| 4 | 2022-30 | William Byron | 117.0 | 7th | 9 | 2022-30 | Joey Logano | 111.6 | 2nd |
| 5 | 2023-30 | Denny Hamlin | 115.7 | 5th | 10 | 2024-09 | Kyle Larson | 108.5 | 21st |
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. |
| 1 | 2023-30 | Bubba Wallace | 100 | 3rd | 6 | 2023-30 | Brad Keselowski | 93.26 | 7th |
| 2 | 2023-30 | Denny Hamlin | 99.25 | 5th | 7 | 2023-30 | Erik Jones | 90.64 | 30th |
| 3 | 2023-30 | Chris Buescher | 98.13 | 14th | 8 | 2023-30 | Kyle Larson | 90.26 | 31st |
| 4 | 2024-09 | Tyler Reddick | 97.10 | 4th | 9 | 2024-09 | Denny Hamlin | 89.86 | 30th |
| 5 | 2022-30 | William Byron | 94.61 | 7th | 10 | 2022-30 | Michael McDowell | 86.53 | 11th |
In the 3 Next Gen races at Texas only Bubba Wallace has ran every lap in the Top 15 in a race. Photo by Chris Graythen — Getty Images
| Best Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-38) |
Worst Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-38) |
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| Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin | Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin |
| 1 | 5th | 6.33 | 1 | 13th | 33.67 |
| 2 | 10th | 8.00 | 2 | 37th | 29.00 |
| 3 | 9th | 9.00 | 3 | 34th | 28.67 |
| 4 | 2nd | 9.67 | T4 | 7th | 28.00 |
| 5 | 3rd | 10.33 | T4 | 36th | 28.00 |
| 6 | 1st | 10.67 | 6 | 25th | 27.67 |
| 7 | 31st | 12.00 | 7 | 11th | 25.33 |
| 8 | 4th | 12.67 | 8 | 12th | 25.00 |
| 9 | 22nd | 14.00 | 9 | 33rd | 24.67 |
| 10 | 8th | 14.33 | 10 | 28th | 24.00 |
– According to the tables above starting position has no direct outcome on where you’ll finish at Texas, starting 31st isn’t too bad and starting 7th is apparently pretty bad.
| Best Next Gen Texas Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Next Gen Texas Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Tyler Reddick | 111.33 | 3 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 85.40 | 3 |
| 2 | William Byron | 109.30 | 3 | 2 | Ross Chastain | 81.87 | 3 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 108.20 | 3 | 3 | William Byron | 79.13 | 3 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 103.30 | 3 | 4 | Tyler Reddick | 76.05 | 3 |
| 5 | Chase Elliott | 102.00 | 3 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 70.92 | 3 |
| 6 | Ross Chastain | 92.23 | 3 | 6 | Chase Elliott | 70.01 | 3 |
| 7 | Brad Keselowski | 92.13 | 3 | 7 | Ryan Blaney | 67.39 | 3 |
| 8 | Bubba Wallace | 89.33 | 3 | 8 | Michael McDowell | 66.02 | 3 |
| 9 | Michael McDowell | 84.43 | 3 | 9 | Brad Keselowski | 65.91 | 3 |
| 10 | Ryan Blaney | 83.37 | 3 | 10 | Erik Jones | 64.31 | 3 |
– This weekend Tyler Reddick and William Byron should be considered the favorites for Texas as they both rank top 5 in both tables above, and both tables below.
| Best Next Gen Texas Avg. Finish | Best Next Gen Texas Laps Led% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | William Byron | 3.67 | 3 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 22.23 | 3 |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | 5.67 | 3 | 2 | Tyler Reddick | 16.31 | 3 |
| 3 | Chase Briscoe | 7.00 | 3 | 3 | Bubba Wallace | 13.23 | 3 |
| 4 | Daniel Suarez | 8.33 | 3 | 4 | Chase Elliott | 9.58 | 3 |
| 5 | Tyler Reddick | 10.00 | 3 | 5 | William Byron | 5.47 | 3 |
| 6 | Joey Logano | 11.33 | 3 | 6 | Ryan Blaney | 5.25 | 3 |
| 7 | Bubba Wallace | 11.67 | 3 | 7 | Denny Hamlin | 4.45 | 3 |
| 8 | Kevin Harvick | 12.50 | 2 | 8 | Ross Chastain | 3.99 | 3 |
| 9 | Carson Hocevar | 13.00 | 2 | 9 | Brad Keselowski | 3.53 | 3 |
| 10 | Justin Haley | 13.33 | 3 | 10 | Joey Logano | 3.31 | 3 |
| Next Gen Texas Win List | Next Gen Texas Pole List | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 33.33 | T1 | Brad Keselowski | 1 |
| T1 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 33.33 | T1 | Bubba Wallace | 1 |
| T1 | William Byron | 1 | 33.33 | T1 | Kyle Larson | 1 |
– In 3 Next Gen races no driver has won multiple Poles or races and no driver has won a Pole AND a race.
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Top 3% |
| 1 | William Byron | 2 | 66.67 |
| T2 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 33.33 |
| T2 | Bubba Wallace | 1 | 33.33 |
| T2 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 33.33 |
| T2 | Joey Logano | 1 | 33.33 |
| T2 | Justin Haley | 1 | 33.33 |
| T2 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 33.33 |
| T2 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 33.33 |
In 3 Next Gen Texas races only William Byron has had multiple Top 3 finishes. Photo by Chris Leduc — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Most Next Gen Texas Top 5’s | Most Next Gen Texas Top 10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Top 5% | Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Top 10% |
| T1 | Tyler Reddick | 2 | 66.67 | T1 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 100 |
| T1 | William Byron | 2 | 66.67 | T1 | Chase Briscoe | 3 | 100 |
| T3 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 33.33 | T1 | William Byron | 3 | 100 |
| T3 | Bubba Wallace | 1 | 33.33 | T4 | Bubba Wallace | 2 | 66.67 |
| T3 | Chase Briscoe | 1 | 33.33 | T4 | Daniel Suarez | 2 | 66.67 |
| T3 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 33.33 | T4 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 66.67 |
| T3 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 33.33 | T4 | Tyler Reddick | 2 | 66.67 |
| T3 | Daniel Suarez | 1 | 33.33 | T8 | Carson Hocevar | 1 | 50.00 |
| T3 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 33.33 | T8 | Kevin Harvick | 1 | 50.00 |
| T3 | Joey Logano | 1 | 33.33 | T8 | 11 drivers tied with same % | 1 | 33.33 |
| T3 | Justin Haley | 1 | 33.33 | ||||
| T3 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 33.33 | ||||
| T3 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 33.33 | ||||
– Brad Keselowski, Chase Briscoe, and William Byron are all looking to keep their perfect Next Gen Top 10% above alive this weekend.
| Most Next Gen Texas Stage Wins | Most Next Gen Texas Stage T10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Stage T10% |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 50.00 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 5 | 83.33 |
| T2 | Brad Keselowski | 4 | 66.67 | ||||
| T2 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 16.67 | T2 | Bubba Wallace | 4 | 66.67 |
| T2 | Chase Elliott | 4 | 66.67 | ||||
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | 66.67 | ||||
| T2 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 16.67 | T2 | Michael McDowell | 4 | 66.67 |
| T2 | Ross Chastain | 4 | 66.67 | ||||
| T2 | William Byron | 4 | 66.67 | ||||
| T2 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 16.67 | T9 | Chase Briscoe | 3 | 50.00 |
| T9 | Daniel Suarez | 3 | 50.00 | ||||
| T9 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 50.00 | ||||
– Kyle Larson has won half of the stages at Texas in the Next Gen car, but those are also his only Stage T10’s here in the Next Gen car.