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: Atlanta.
| Finish | Start | Driver | Laps | Led | S1 Fin | S2 Fin | Driver Rating |
| 1 | 32 | Christopher Bell | 266 | 1 | 24th | 26th | 95.5 |
| 2 | 26 | Carson Hocevar | 266 | 0 | 9th | 7th | 105.0 |
| 3 | 17 | Kyle Larson | 266 | 12 | 17th | 1st | 102.3 |
| 4 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 266 | 1 | 8th | 12th | 106.1 |
| 5 | 34 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 266 | 0 | 13th | 8th | 91.3 |
| 6 | 37 | Denny Hamlin | 266 | 0 | 20th | 24th | 89.8 |
| 7 | 6 | Kyle Busch | 266 | 13 | 12th | 19th | 96.5 |
| 8 | 33 | Ross Chastain | 266 | 25 | 27th | 14th | 84.8 |
| 9 | 14 | Bubba Wallace | 266 | 0 | 4th | 2nd | 100.8 |
| 10 | 22 | John Hunter Nemechek | 266 | 0 | 11th | 13th | 82.3 |
| 11 | 7 | Zane Smith | 266 | 0 | 23rd | 20th | 64.8 |
| 12 | 4 | Joey Logano | 266 | 83 | 10th | 3rd | 103.2 |
| 13 | 24 | Michael McDowell | 266 | 0 | 39th | 34th | 52.1 |
| 14 | 12 | A.J. Allmendinger | 266 | 0 | 16th | 28th | 66.9 |
| 15 | 5 | Todd Gilliland | 266 | 7 | 7th | 17th | 88.4 |
| 16 | 15 | Austin Dillon | 266 | 0 | 33rd | 22nd | 57.0 |
| 17 | 27 | Riley Herbst | 266 | 0 | 25th | 16th | 58.7 |
| 18 | 11 | Ryan Preece | 266 | 0 | 19th | 30th | 67.8 |
| 19 | 18 | Tyler Reddick | 266 | 0 | 6th | 6th | 87.1 |
| 20 | 19 | Chase Elliott | 266 | 0 | 5th | 35th | 76.2 |
| 21 | 25 | Chase Briscoe | 266 | 5 | 18th | 11th | 68.4 |
| 22 | 38 | B.J. McLeod | 266 | 1 | 37th | 33rd | 37.4 |
| 23 | 30 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 266 | 2 | 22nd | 15th | 59.5 |
| 24 | 21 | Justin Haley | 266 | 0 | 28th | 23rd | 52.7 |
| 25 | 3 | Josh Berry | 265 | 56 | 1st | 25th | 96.7 |
| 26 | 13 | Alex Bowman | 265 | 6 | 15th | 5th | 68.8 |
| 27 | 16 | William Byron | 263 | 6 | 3rd | 4th | 91.7 |
| 28 | 2 | Austin Cindric | 257 | 47 | 2nd | 9th | 100.9 |
| 29 | 20 | Ty Dillon | 242 | 0 | 30th | 38th | 33.7 |
| 30 | 8 | Chris Buescher | 240 | 0 | 32nd | 21st | 51.1 |
| 31 | 28 | Erik Jones | 240 | 0 | 21st | 39th | 50.7 |
| 32 | 36 | Ty Gibbs | 201 | 0 | 29th | 18th | 40.2 |
| 33 | 29 | Daniel Suarez | 183 | 0 | 35th | 27th | 39.6 |
| 34 | 10 | Noah Gragson | 183 | 0 | 26th | 10th | 42.8 |
| 35 | 31 | Cody Ware | 183 | 1 | 36th | 32nd | 30.5 |
| 36 | 23 | Cole Custer | 183 | 0 | 34th | 29th | 31.1 |
| 37 | 39 | J.J. Yeley | 183 | 0 | 38th | 31st | 29.4 |
| 38 | 35 | Corey LaJoie | 149 | 0 | 31st | 36th | 38.6 |
| 39 | 9 | Brad Keselowski | 149 | 0 | 14th | 37th | 60.9 |
– Doing well in Stage 1 and 2 in the Spring Atlanta race wasn’t necessary for a good finish as only 3 drivers finished Top 10 in a 3 stages.
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Best | Worst | Starts |
| 1 | Ryan Blaney | 9.57 | 1st | 25th | 14 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 11.86 | 1st | 36th | 29 |
| 3 | Chase Elliott | 12.15 | 1st | 38th | 13 |
| 4 | Carson Hocevar | 12.33 | 2nd | 19th | 3 |
| 5 | Kyle Busch | 12.81 | 1st | 43rd | 31 |
| 6 | Austin Cindric | 15.25 | 3rd | 32nd | 8 |
| 7 | Christopher Bell | 15.40 | 1st | 34th | 10 |
| 8 | Joey Logano | 15.70 | 1st | 35th | 23 |
| 9 | Daniel Suarez | 15.92 | 1st | 36th | 13 |
| 10 | Ross Chastain | 16.00 | 2nd | 35th | 11 |
| 11 | Martin Truex Jr. | 16.13 | 2nd | 40th | 30 |
| 12 | Brad Keselowski | 16.29 | 1st | 39th | 21 |
| 13 | Denny Hamlin | 16.93 | 1st | 43rd | 30 |
| 14 | Riley Herbst | 17.00 | 17th | 17th | 1 |
| 15 | A.J. Allmendinger | 17.31 | 3rd | 40th | 16 |
| 16 | Erik Jones | 17.46 | 4th | 31st | 13 |
| 17 | William Byron | 17.75 | 1st | 33rd | 12 |
| 18 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 17.94 | 5th | 37th | 17 |
| 19 | Alex Bowman | 18.00 | 3rd | 35th | 14 |
| 20 | Justin Haley | 18.11 | 7th | 30th | 9 |
| 21 | Kyle Larson | 19.00 | 2nd | 37th | 15 |
| 22 | Tyler Reddick | 19.20 | 5th | 30th | 10 |
| 23 | Bubba Wallace | 19.33 | 5th | 32nd | 12 |
| 24 | Ty Gibbs | 20.40 | 9th | 34th | 5 |
| 25 | Todd Gilliland | 20.43 | 15th | 27th | 7 |
| 26 | Austin Dillon | 21.06 | 6th | 39th | 17 |
| 27 | Chris Buescher | 21.14 | 7th | 36th | 14 |
| 28 | John Hunter Nemechek | 21.75 | 10th | 33rd | 4 |
| 29 | Casey Mears | 21.76 | 12th | 34th | 21 |
| T30 | Corey LaJoie | 22.33 | 4th | 38th | 12 |
| T30 | Zane Smith | 22.33 | 11th | 35th | 3 |
| 32 | Chase Briscoe | 22.78 | 15th | 38th | 9 |
| 33 | Justin Allgaier | 23.00 | 20th | 26th | 2 |
| 34 | Cole Custer | 23.57 | 9th | 36th | 7 |
| 35 | Ryan Preece | 23.89 | 16th | 35th | 9 |
| 36 | Ty Dillon | 24.73 | 15th | 36th | 11 |
| 37 | Josh Berry | 25.00 | 18th | 29th | 4 |
| 38 | Michael McDowell | 25.84 | 4th | 42nd | 19 |
| 39 | Anthony Alfredo | 26.50 | 26th | 27th | 2 |
| 40 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 27.50 | 23rd | 32nd | 2 |
| 41 | J.J. Yeley | 28.41 | 7th | 41st | 17 |
| 42 | B.J. McLeod | 28.91 | 19th | 40th | 11 |
| 43 | Brennan Poole | 30.00 | 30th | 30th | 1 |
| 44 | Josh Bilicki | 30.25 | 16th | 37th | 4 |
| 45 | Cody Ware | 30.56 | 23rd | 39th | 9 |
| 46 | Noah Gragson | 31.43 | 12th | 37th | 7 |
| 47 | Ryan Truex | 36.00 | 36th | 36th | 1 |
| 48 | Austin Hill | 37.00 | 37th | 37th | 1 |

Based on the Avg. Finish table above, which includes non-drafting Atlanta races, this is how the NASCAR In-Season Challenge will look heading into Chicago.
| Best Active Atlanta Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Active Atlanta Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Ryan Blaney | 101.11 | 14 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 82.14 | 14 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 100.30 | 22 | 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 77.99 | 29 |
| 3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 93.33 | 29 | 3 | Chase Elliott | 76.57 | 13 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 92.87 | 30 | 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 75.75 | 22 |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 92.67 | 30 | 5 | Brad Keselowski | 70.25 | 21 |
| 6 | Chase Elliott | 91.88 | 13 | 6 | Denny Hamlin | 69.92 | 30 |
| 7 | Joey Logano | 88.76 | 23 | 7 | Kyle Busch | 64.07 | 30 |
| 8 | Brad Keselowski | 88.71 | 21 | 8 | Kyle Larson | 63.49 | 15 |
| 9 | Kyle Larson | 86.90 | 15 | 9 | Austin Cindric | 62.32 | 8 |
| 10 | Austin Cindric | 86.45 | 8 | 10 | Joey Logano | 61.49 | 23 |
– Ryan Blaney doesn’t care which type of Atlanta we are going to as his stats here in the table above have been the best of any active driver.
| Best Active Laps Led% | Best Active Laps Completed% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 10.34 | 15 | T1 | Carson Hocevar | 100 | 3 |
| 2 | Austin Cindric | 8.99 | 8 | T1 | Riley Herbst | 100 | 1 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 6.82 | 23 | 3 | Ryan Blaney | 99.90 | 14 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 6.49 | 31 | 4 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 99.62 | 2 |
| 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 6.24 | 29 | 5 | John H. Nemechek | 99.55 | 4 |
| 6 | William Byron | 5.35 | 12 | 6 | Justin Haley | 99.54 | 9 |
| 7 | Josh Berry | 5.32 | 4 | 7 | Bubba Wallace | 99.53 | 12 |
| 8 | Denny Hamlin | 4.87 | 30 | 8 | Joey Logano | 99.34 | 23 |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | 4.34 | 13 | 9 | Justin Allgaier | 99.24 | 2 |
| 10 | Ryan Blaney | 4.33 | 14 | 10 | Erik Jones | 99.00 | 13 |
– The In-Season Challenge matchup between Ryan Blaney and Carson Hocevar could be a good one this weekend as Hocevar has never finished a lap down here and the last time Blaney did was 2019.
| Most Active Atlanta Starts | Most Active Atlanta Poles | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 31 | T1 | Joey Logano | 2 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 30 | T1 | Michael McDowell | 2 |
| T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 30 | T3 | Denny Hamlin | 1 |
| 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 29 | T3 | Kyle Busch | 1 |
| 5 | Joey Logano | 23 | |||
| T6 | Brad Keselowski | 21 | T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 |
| T6 | Casey Mears | 21 | |||
| 8 | Michael McDowell | 19 | T3 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 1 |
| T9 | Austin Dillon | 17 | |||
| T9 | J.J. Yeley | 17 | T3 | Ryan Blaney | 1 |
| T9 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 17 | |||
– This Spring Kyle Busch broke his tie with Martin Truex Jr. to have the most Atlanta starts among active drivers, this week it’s Denny Hamlin’s turn to do the same for 2nd place.
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 5 | 17.24 | T6 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 10.00 |
| T2 | William Byron | 2 | 16.67 | T6 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 7.69 |
| T2 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 9.52 | T6 | Daniel Suarez | 1 | 7.69 |
| T2 | Joey Logano | 2 | 8.70 | T6 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 7.14 |
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 6.45 | T6 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 3.33 |

Jimmie Johnson’s last Atlanta win, 2016, was also his last Top 3 finish. However, he still holds the active record for most Wins and best Win% here (above) as well as most Top 3s and best Top 3% here (below). Photo by Matt Sullivan — NASCAR via Getty Images
| Most Active Atlanta Top 3’s | Best Active Atlanta Top 3% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 12 | 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 41.38 | 12 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 6 | 2 | Carson Hocevar | 33.33 | 1 |
| 3 | Brad Keselowski | 5 | 3 | Brad Keselowski | 23.81 | 5 |
| 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4 | 4 | Daniel Suarez | 23.08 | 3 |
| T5 | Daniel Suarez | 3 | 5 | Ryan Blaney | 21.43 | 3 |
| T5 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | T6 | Kyle Larson | 20.00 | 3 |
| T5 | Kyle Larson | 3 | T6 | Christopher Bell | 20.00 | 2 |
| T5 | Joey Logano | 3 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 19.35 | 6 |
| T5 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 9 | Ross Chastain | 18.18 | 2 |
| T10 | Christopher Bell | 2 | ||||
| T10 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 10 | William Byron | 16.67 | 2 |
| T10 | William Byron | 2 | ||||
| Most Active Atlanta Top 5’s | Best Active Atlanta Top 5% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 14 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 50.00 | 7 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 10 | 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 48.28 | 14 |
| 3 | Ryan Blaney | 7 | 3 | Carson Hocevar | 33.33 | 1 |
| T4 | Denny Hamlin | 6 | 4 | Kyle Busch | 32.26 | 10 |
| T4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 6 | 5 | Daniel Suarez | 30.77 | 4 |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | 5 | 6 | Christopher Bell | 30.00 | 3 |
| T7 | Daniel Suarez | 4 | 7 | Austin Cindric | 25.00 | 2 |
| T7 | Joey Logano | 4 | 8 | Brad Keselowski | 23.81 | 5 |
| T9 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 9 | Alex Bowman | 21.43 | 3 |
| T9 | Alex Bowman | 3 | T10 | Denny Hamlin | 20.00 | 6 |
| T9 | Kyle Larson | 3 | T10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 20.00 | 6 |
| T10 | Kyle Larson | 20.00 | 3 | |||
– Jimmie Johnson may dominate the active Win% and Top 3%, but after the Spring race here it’s Ryan Blaney who is atop the charts for the active Top 5% and Top 10% tables.
| Most Active Atlanta Top 10’s | Best Active Atlanta Top 10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top 10% | Top 10’s |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 17 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 64.29 | 9 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 16 | 2 | Chase Elliott | 61.54 | 8 |
| 3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 13 | 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 58.62 | 17 |
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 11 | 4 | Brad Keselowski | 52.38 | 11 |
| T4 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 51.61 | 16 |
| 6 | Ryan Blaney | 9 | 6 | Daniel Suarez | 46.15 | 6 |
| T7 | Chase Elliott | 8 | 7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 43.33 | 13 |
| T7 | Joey Logano | 8 | T8 | Christopher Bell | 40.00 | 4 |
| 9 | Daniel Suarez | 6 | T8 | Ty Gibbs | 40.00 | 2 |
| 10 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 10 | Austin Cindric | 37.50 | 3 |
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 4 | 16.67 | T7 | Josh Berry | 1 | 12.50 |
| T2 | Austin Cindric | 3 | 18.75 | T7 | William Byron | 1 | 4.17 |
| T2 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | 11.54 | T7 | Joey Logano | 1 | 3.85 |
| T4 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 8.33 | T7 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 3.85 |
| T4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 8.33 | T7 | Michael McDowell | 1 | 3.85 |
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 7.69 |

Kyle Larson may not have a race win here at Atlanta but he has the most Stage Wins here among active drivers. Photo by Jeff Robinson — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Most Active Atlanta Stage T10’s | Best Active Atlanta Stage T10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
| 1 | Ryan Blaney | 18 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 70.83 | 17 |
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 17 | 2 | Ryan Blaney | 69.23 | 18 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 16 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 66.67 | 16 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 15 | 4 | William Byron | 58.33 | 14 |
| 5 | William Byron | 14 | 5 | Denny Hamlin | 57.69 | 15 |
| T6 | Chase Elliott | 12 | 6 | Austin Cindric | 56.25 | 19 |
| T6 | Brad Keselowski | 12 | 7 | Chase Elliott | 50.00 | 12 |
| T6 | Joey Logano | 12 | T8 | Brad Keselowski | 46.15 | 12 |
| T6 | Kyle Busch | 12 | T8 | Joey Logano | 46.15 | 12 |
| 10 | Alex Bowman | 10 | T8 | Kyle Busch | 46.15 | 12 |
– Ryan Blaney may have taken the most active Stage T10’s spot away from Martin Truex Jr. this Spring, but he’ll have to finish both Stage 1 & 2 in the Top 10 this weekend to take the best Stage T10% away from him.
| Most Active Atlanta Starts without Win | Most Active Atlanta Starts without Pole | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 30 | 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 29 |
| 2 | Casey Mears | 21 | T2 | Brad Keselowski | 21 |
| 3 | Michael McDowell | 19 | T2 | Casey Mears | 21 |
| T4 | Austin Dillon | 17 | T4 | Austin Dillon | 17 |
| T4 | J.J. Yeley | 17 | T4 | J.J. Yeley | 17 |
| T4 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 17 | 6 | A.J. Allmendinger | 16 |
| 7 | A.J. Allmendinger | 16 | 7 | Kyle Larson | 15 |
| 8 | Kyle Larson | 15 | T8 | Alex Bowman | 14 |
| T9 | Alex Bowman | 14 | T8 | Chris Buescher | 14 |
| T10 | Chase Elliott | 13 | |||
| T9 | Chris Buescher | 14 | T10 | Daniel Suarez | 13 |
| T10 | Erik Jones | 13 | |||
– As you’ve seen through all the tables above Jimmie Johnson has had a lot of success at Atlanta, but winning a Pole is something he has not accomplished here.
| Most Active Atlanta Starts without Top 3 | Most Active Atlanta Starts without Top 5 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Casey Mears | 21 | 1 | Casey Mears | 21 |
| 2 | Michael McDowell | 19 | T2 | Austin Dillon | 17 |
| T3 | Austin Dillon | 17 | T2 | J.J. Yeley | 17 |
| T3 | J.J. Yeley | 17 | 4 | Chris Buescher | 14 |
| T3 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 17 | T5 | B.J. McLeod | 11 |
| T5 | Ty Dillon | 11 | |||

Casey Mears’ career at Atlanta has not been good as he is atop the most active starts without a Top 3, 5, and 10 tables. Photo by Bill Gutweiler — Sporting News via Getty Images via Getty Images
| Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Casey Mears | 21 |
| T2 | B.J. McLeod | 11 |
| T2 | Ty Dillon | 11 |
| T4 | Chase Briscoe | 9 |
| T4 | Cody Ware | 9 |
| T4 | Ryan Preece | 9 |
| Most Active Atlanta Stages without Stage Win | Most Active Atlanta Stages without Stage T10 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Stages |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 26 | 1 | B.J. McLeod | 22 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 26 | T2 | Cody Ware | 18 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 26 | T2 | Ty Dillon | 18 |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 26 | 4 | Cole Custer | 14 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 26 | 5 | J.J. Yeley | 10 |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 26 | T6 | John H. Nemechek | 8 |
| T7 | Alex Bowman | 24 | T6 | Josh Bilicki | 8 |
| T7 | Bubba Wallace | 24 | 8 | Zane Smith | 6 |
| T7 | Corey LaJoie | 24 | T9 | Anthony Alfredo | 4 |
| T10 | B.J. McLeod | 22 | T9 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 4 |
| T10 | Ross Chastain | 22 | |||
– There are 45 active drivers who have made a start at Atlanta since stage racing started in 2017, but only 13 of them have yet to record a Stage T10.
| Driver | Streak | Category | Driver | Streak | Category |
| Ryan Blaney | 3 | Top 5’s | William Byron | 4 | Stage T10’s |
| Christopher Bell | 2 | Top 5’s | Bubba Wallace | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Ryan Blaney | 6 | Top 10’s | Carson Hocevar | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Kyle Busch | 5 | Top 10’s | Joey Logano | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Austin Cindric | 5 | Stage T10’s | Tyler Reddick | 2 | Stage T10’s |
– Ryan Blaney has been crazy good here since 2022 as he’s finished 6 straight races in the Top 10, and he’s been even better since the start of 2024 as he has 3 straight Top 5’s as well.
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 2023-05 | 53.85 | Joey Logano | 1st | 6 | 2023-19 | 24.86 | Aric Almirola | 18th |
| 2 | 2022-19 | 36.92 | Chase Elliott | 1st | 7 | 2024-02 | 22.31 | Todd Gilliland | 26th |
| 3 | 2024-27 | 34.59 | Austin Cindric | 10th | 8 | 2023-19 | 21.08 | Chris Buescher | 15th |
| 4 | 2022-05 | 34.15 | William Byron | 1st | 9 | 2025-02 | 21.05 | Josh Berry | 25th |
| 5 | 2025-02 | 31.20 | Joey Logano | 12th | 10 | 2023-05 | 18.08 | Brad Keselowski | 2nd |
– If you’re gonna lead laps this weekend you better lead a lot as 3 of the 5 drivers on the left side of the table finished 1st, while 4 of the 5 drivers on the right side of the table finished 15th or worse.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2022-05 | William Byron | 134.9 | 1st | 6 | 2022-19 | Ross Chastain | 116.0 | 2nd |
| 2 | 2022-19 | Chase Elliott | 134.5 | 1st | 7 | 2024-27 | Alex Bowman | 115.9 | 5th |
| 3 | 2023-05 | Joey Logano | 129.8 | 1st | 8 | 2023-05 | Brad Keselowski | 114.6 | 2nd |
| 4 | 2023-19 | Ryan Blaney | 120.3 | 9th | 9 | 2024-02 | Ryan Blaney | 111.7 | 2nd |
| 5 | 2024-27 | Ryan Blaney | 119.7 | 2nd | 10 | 2023-19 | A.J. Allmendinger | 110.1 | 3rd |
– The race here this Spring is the only Next Gen race not represented in the Driver Rating table above as the best Driver Rating from that race was Ryan Blaney’s 106.1.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. |
| T1 | 2022-19 | Chase Elliott | 100 | 1st | 6 | 2024-27 | Chase Elliott | 98.50 | 8th |
| T1 | 2022-19 | Ryan Blaney | 100 | 5th | 7 | 2024-27 | Ross Chastain | 96.99 | 13th |
| T1 | 2023-05 | Denny Hamlin | 100 | 6th | 8 | 2023-05 | Brad Keselowski | 96.15 | 2nd |
| T1 | 2024-27 | Alex Bowman | 100 | 5th | 9 | 2025-02 | Josh Berry | 95.86 | 25th |
| T1 | 2024-27 | William Byron | 100 | 9th | 10 | 2025-02 | Tyler Reddick | 94.74 | 19th |
– If anyone is going to run a lot of laps in the Top 15 this weekend look for it to be a Hendrick driver as they hold 4 of the first 6 slots in the table above.
| Best Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-39) |
Worst Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-39) |
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| Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin | Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin |
| 1 | 1st | 9.86 | 1 | 39th | 37.00 |
| T2 | 14th | 13.14 | 2 | 36th | 26.14 |
| T2 | 26th | 13.14 | 3 | 35th | 24.71 |
| 4 | 18th | 13.71 | 4 | 30th | 24.43 |
| T5 | 2nd | 14.00 | T5 | 8th | 23.86 |
| T5 | 7th | 14.00 | T5 | 29th | 23.86 |
| T7 | 3rd | 15.14 | T7 | 28th | 23.57 |
| T7 | 27th | 15.14 | T7 | 31st | 23.57 |
| 9 | 23rd | 16.14 | T9 | 13th | 23.00 |
| 10 | 22nd | 16.43 | T9 | 38th | 23.00 |
– Starting 1st in the Next Gen at Atlanta seems to be a good sign for the race finish, but starting out of the Top 27 seems to be rather bad.
| Best Next Gen Atlanta Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Next Gen Atlanta Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Ryan Blaney | 109.9 | 7 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 87.38 | 7 |
| 2 | Joey Logano | 102.01 | 7 | 2 | William Byron | 74.97 | 7 |
| 3 | William Byron | 96.56 | 7 | 3 | Joey Logano | 74.09 | 7 |
| 4 | Chase Elliott | 94.08 | 6 | 4 | Austin Cindric | 73.27 | 7 |
| 5 | Austin Cindric | 91.00 | 7 | 5 | Chase Elliott | 71.90 | 6 |
| 6 | Ross Chastain | 85.49 | 7 | 6 | Kurt Busch | 63.93 | 2 |
| 7 | Kurt Busch | 85.05 | 2 | 7 | Denny Hamlin | 60.92 | 7 |
| 8 | Denny Hamlin | 82.66 | 7 | 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 57.65 | 6 |
| 9 | Kyle Busch | 81.99 | 7 | 9 | Ross Chastain | 57.14 | 7 |
| 10 | A.J. Allmendinger | 80.20 | 3 | 10 | Alex Bowman | 56.26 | 7 |

Ryan Blaney has the best Avg. Driver Rating, Top 15%, and Avg. Finish at Atlanta in the Next Gen car, but the 2024 Spring race was his best finish in the 7 races, 2nd by .003 seconds. Photo by Jeff Robinson — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Best Next Gen Atlanta Avg. Finish | Best Next Gen Atlanta Laps Led% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Ryan Blaney | 6.71 | 7 | 1 | Joey Logano | 15.48 | 7 |
| 2 | Chase Elliott | 10.50 | 6 | 2 | Austin Cindric | 10.59 | 7 |
| T3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 11.00 | 3 | 3 | William Byron | 9.82 | 7 |
| T3 | Daniel Suarez | 11.00 | 7 | 4 | Chase Elliott | 8.00 | 6 |
| 5 | Ross Chastain | 11.43 | 7 | 5 | Aric Almirola | 6.70 | 4 |
| 6 | Kyle Busch | 12.14 | 7 | 6 | Ross Chastain | 6.42 | 7 |
| 7 | Carson Hocevar | 12.33 | 3 | 7 | Ryan Blaney | 5.87 | 7 |
| 8 | Kurt Busch | 12.50 | 2 | 8 | Josh Berry | 5.32 | 4 |
| 9 | Joey Logano | 13.43 | 7 | 9 | Kyle Busch | 5.10 | 7 |
| 10 | Kaz Grala | 14.00 | 1 | 10 | Brad Keselowski | 3.73 | 7 |
| Next Gen Atlanta Win List | Next Gen Atlanta Pole List | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Joey Logano | 2 | 28.57 | 1 | Michael McDowell | 2 |
| T1 | William Byron | 2 | 28.57 | T2 | Aric Almriola | 1 |
| T3 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 16.67 | T2 | Joey Logano | 1 |
| T3 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 14.29 | T2 | Ryan Blaney | 1 |
| T3 | Daniel Suarez | 1 | 14.29 | |||
– Joey Logano has been fast here at Atlanta in the Next Gen car as he is the only driver to be on both the Win list and Pole list above.
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Top 3% |
| 1 | Daniel Suarez | 3 | 42.86 |
| T2 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 28.57 |
| T2 | Joey Logano | 2 | 28.57 |
| T2 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 28.57 |
| T2 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 28.57 |
| T2 | William Byron | 2 | 28.57 |
| T7 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 50.00 |
| T7 | A.J. Allmendinger | 1 | 33.33 |
| T7 | Carson Hocevar | 1 | 33.33 |
| T7 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 16.67 |
| T7 | 4 drivers tied w/ same % | 1 | 14.29 |

Watch out for Daniel Suarez this weekend as he is the only driver with 3+ Top 3’s in the 7 Next Gen races at Atlanta. Photo by Jeffrey Vest — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Most Next Gen Atlanta Top 5’s | Most Next Gen Atlanta Top 10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Top 5% | Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Top 10% |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 4 | 57.14 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 6 | 85.71 |
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 4 | 57.14 | T2 | Daniel Suarez | 5 | 71.43 |
| 3 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 42.86 | T2 | Kyle Busch | 5 | 71.43 |
| T4 | Austin Cindric | 2 | 28.57 | 4 | Ross Chastain | 4 | 57.14 |
| T4 | Corey LaJoie | 2 | 28.57 | T5 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 50.00 |
| T4 | Joey Logano | 2 | 28.57 | T5 | Austin Cindric | 3 | 42.86 |
| T4 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 28.57 | T5 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 42.86 |
| T4 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 28.57 | T5 | Joey Logano | 3 | 42.86 |
| T4 | William Byron | 2 | 28.57 | T5 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 3 | 42.86 |
| T10 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 50.00 | T5 | William Byron | 3 | 42.86 |
– With his 4th place finish in the Spring race here Ryan Blaney tied Daniel Suarez for most Next Gen Top 5’s here and moved into 1st by himself for most Next Gen Top 10’s here.
| Most Next Gen Atlanta Stage Wins | Most Next Gen Atlanta Stage T10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Stage T10% |
| T1 | Austin Cindric | 3 | 21.43 | T1 | Ryan Blaney | 11 | 78.57 |
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | 21.43 | T1 | William Byron | 11 | 78.57 |
| 3 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 16.67 | 3 | Austin Cindric | 9 | 64.29 |
| T4 | Josh Berry | 1 | 12.50 | T4 | Chase Elliott | 7 | 58.33 |
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 7.14 | T4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 7 | 58.33 |
| T4 | Joey Logano | 1 | 7.14 | T4 | Christopher Bell | 7 | 50.00 |
| T4 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 7.14 | T7 | Alex Bowman | 6 | 42.86 |
| T7 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | 42.86 | ||||
| T4 | Michael McDowell | 1 | 7.14 | T7 | Joey Logano | 6 | 42.86 |
| T7 | Kyle Larson | 6 | 42.86 | ||||
| T4 | William Byron | 1 | 7.14 | T7 | Ross Chastain | 6 | 42.86 |
| T7 | Tyler Reddick | 6 | 42.86 | ||||
– Ryan Blaney is the Next Gen Stage King at Atlanta as he is tied for the most Stage Wins and most Stage T10’s in the 7 Next Gen races here.