Last week at Atlanta kicked off the 2025 In Season Challenge and with all the carnage we saw lots of upsets of sorts. However, the biggest takeaway was the race and finish of the year as especially the last 30 laps were absolute cinema resulting in a Chase Elliott win. Next up we head to a track where we don’t know what to expect, but the battle of Ty Dillon and Brad Keselowski should be a good one, Chicago. Down below you will find different statistics for active drivers and Next Gen races of the NASCAR Cup series here at Chicago Street Race 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: Chicago Street Race.
| Finish | Start | Driver | Laps | Led | S1 Fin | S2 Fin | Driver Rating |
| 1 | 8 | Alex Bowman | 58 | 8 | 6th | 2nd | 114.4 |
| 2 | 4 | Tyler Reddick | 58 | 0 | 9th | 17th | 107.5 |
| 3 | 2 | Ty Gibbs | 58 | 17 | 3rd | 15th | 124.1 |
| 4 | 38 | Joey Hand | 58 | 7 | 18th | 1st | 95.2 |
| 5 | 3 | Michael McDowell | 58 | 0 | 37th | 26th | 58.5 |
| 6 | 33 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 58 | 0 | 15th | 8th | 84.0 |
| 7 | 26 | Todd Gilliland | 58 | 0 | 8th | 16th | 101.5 |
| 8 | 27 | William Byron | 58 | 0 | 31st | 28th | 72.2 |
| 9 | 19 | Kyle Busch | 58 | 0 | 14th | 25th | 89.5 |
| 10 | 17 | Ryan Blaney | 58 | 0 | 36th | 29th | 52.3 |
| 11 | 9 | Daniel Suarez | 58 | 0 | 10th | 32nd | 87.8 |
| 12 | 35 | Daniel Hemric | 58 | 0 | 25th | 7th | 66.2 |
| 13 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | 58 | 0 | 7th | 35th | 83.2 |
| 14 | 28 | Noah Gragson | 58 | 0 | 26th | 6th | 60.5 |
| 15 | 21 | Austin Cindric | 58 | 0 | 38th | 33rd | 47.8 |
| 16 | 23 | Justin Haley | 58 | 0 | 19th | 20th | 76.8 |
| 17 | 30 | Zane Smith | 58 | 3 | 27th | 37th | 60.0 |
| 18 | 10 | Brad Keselowski | 58 | 0 | 24th | 3rd | 72.2 |
| 19 | 15 | Austin Dillon | 58 | 0 | 29th | 31st | 54.0 |
| 20 | 16 | Chris Buescher | 58 | 0 | 21st | 21st | 72.2 |
| 21 | 18 | Chase Elliott | 58 | 0 | 13th | 27th | 75.5 |
| 22 | 14 | Ross Chastain | 58 | 0 | 12th | 22nd | 81.2 |
| 23 | 32 | Joey Logano | 58 | 0 | 40th | 34th | 39.7 |
| 24 | 13 | Carson Hocevar | 58 | 0 | 17th | 4th | 71.0 |
| 25 | 31 | Harrison Burton | 58 | 0 | 39th | 9th | 46.0 |
| 26 | 40 | Kaz Grala | 58 | 0 | 20th | 24th | 67.5 |
| 27 | 20 | Corey Laoie | 58 | 0 | 32nd | 36th | 55.0 |
| 28 | 39 | Josh Bilicki | 58 | 0 | 30th | 12th | 39.0 |
| 29 | 25 | Erik Jones | 58 | 0 | 33rd | 38th | 36.8 |
| 30 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 58 | 0 | 23rd | 10th | 50.7 |
| 31 | 34 | Austin Hill | 58 | 0 | 22nd | 30th | 51.8 |
| 32 | 22 | Chase Briscoe | 58 | 0 | 4th | 14th | 71.3 |
| 33 | 24 | Martin Truex Jr. | 58 | 0 | 28th | 5th | 46.3 |
| 34 | 29 | Ryan Preece | 58 | 0 | 34th | 11th | 33.8 |
| 35 | 12 | John Hunter Nemechek | 57 | 0 | 11th | 18th | 73.9 |
| 36 | 36 | Josh Berry | 57 | 0 | 35th | 23rd | 32.7 |
| 37 | 7 | Christopher Bell | 55 | 14 | 2nd | 13th | 91.5 |
| 38 | 37 | A.J. Allmendinger | 48 | 0 | 16th | 19th | 68.2 |
| 39 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 33 | 0 | 5th | 39th | 90.3 |
| 40 | 5 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 24 | 9 | 1st | 40th | 83.5 |
Last year Ryan Blaney finished Top 10 with a measly 52.3 Driver Rating, this is the worst Driver Rating by a driver that finished Top 10 since 2005 (when Driver Rating started), outside of Daytona and Talladega. Photo by Joseph Weiser — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Best | Worst | Starts |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 6.0 | 5th | 7th | 2 |
| T1 | Ty Gibbs | 6.0 | 3rd | 9th | 2 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 7.0 | 5th | 9th | 2 |
| 4 | Justin Haley | 9.0 | 2nd | 16th | 2 |
| T5 | Austin Cindric | 10.5 | 6th | 15th | 2 |
| T5 | William Byron | 10.5 | 8th | 13th | 2 |
| 7 | Chase Elliott | 12.0 | 3rd | 21st | 2 |
| 8 | Todd Gilliland | 13.0 | 7th | 19th | 2 |
| T9 | Chris Buescher | 15.0 | 10th | 20th | 2 |
| T9 | Tyler Reddick | 15.0 | 2nd | 28th | 2 |
| 11 | Joey Logano | 15.5 | 8th | 23rd | 2 |
| 12 | Zane Smith | 17.0 | 17th | 17th | 1 |
| T13 | Alex Bowman | 19.0 | 1st | 37th | 2 |
| T13 | Daniel Suarez | 19.0 | 11th | 27th | 2 |
| 15 | Noah Gragson | 19.5 | 14th | 25th | 2 |
| 16 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 20.0 | 6th | 34th | 2 |
| T17 | Corey LaJoie | 20.5 | 14th | 27th | 2 |
| T17 | Denny Hamlin | 20.5 | 11th | 30th | 2 |
| T17 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 20.5 | 1st | 40th | 2 |
| 20 | Brad Keselowski | 21.0 | 18th | 24th | 2 |
| T21 | Kyle Larson | 21.5 | 4th | 39th | 2 |
| T21 | Ryan Blaney | 21.5 | 10th | 33rd | 2 |
| T23 | Bubba Wallace | 22.0 | 13th | 31st | 2 |
| T23 | Ross Chastain | 22.0 | 22nd | 22nd | 2 |
| 25 | Erik Jones | 22.5 | 16th | 29th | 2 |
| 26 | Carson Hocevar | 24.0 | 24th | 24th | 1 |
| 27 | Ryan Preece | 24.5 | 15th | 34th | 2 |
| 28 | Josh Bilicki | 25.5 | 23rd | 28th | 2 |
| 29 | Chase Briscoe | 26.0 | 20th | 32nd | 2 |
| T30 | A.J. Allmendinger | 27.5 | 17th | 38th | 2 |
| T30 | Austin Dillon | 27.5 | 19th | 36th | 2 |
| T30 | Christopher Bell | 27.5 | 18th | 37th | 2 |
| 33 | Austin Hill | 31.5 | 31st | 31st | 1 |
| 34 | Martin Truex Jr. | 32.5 | 32nd | 33rd | 2 |
| T35 | John Hunter Nemechek | 35.0 | 35th | 35th | 1 |
| T35 | Ty Dillon | 35.0 | 35th | 35th | 1 |
| 37 | Josh Berry | 36.0 | 36th | 36th | 1 |
Based on the Avg. Finish table above this is how the NASCAR In-Season Challenge will look heading into Sonoma next week.
| Best Active Chicago Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Active Chicago Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Ty Gibbs | 112.00 | 2 | 1 | Ty Gibbs | 100 | 2 |
| 2 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 110.80 | 2 | 2 | John Hunter Nemechek | 81.03 | 1 |
| 3 | Tyler Reddick | 104.50 | 2 | 3 | Tyler Reddick | 80.88 | 2 |
| 4 | Christopher Bell | 102.50 | 2 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 80.15 | 2 |
| 5 | Kyle Larson | 101.40 | 2 | 5 | Christopher Bell | 79.41 | 2 |
| 6 | Justin Haley | 85.25 | 2 | 6 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 71.32 | 2 |
| 7 | Alex Bowman | 83.60 | 2 | 7 | Alex Bowman | 65.44 | 2 |
| 8 | Michael McDowell | 81.90 | 2 | 8 | Michael McDowell | 57.35 | 2 |
| 9 | Daniel Suarez | 81.80 | 2 | 9 | Daniel Suarez | 55.15 | 2 |
| 10 | Kyle Busch | 80.65 | 2 | T10 | Chase Elliott | 54.41 | 2 |
| 2 | T10 | Denny Hamlin | 54.41 | 2 | |||
– Ty Gibbs has yet to run a lap at the Chicago Street Course out of the Top 15, which has helped him have the best Avg. Driver Rating here as well.
| Best Active Laps Led% | Best Active Laps Completed% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Christopher Bell | 37.50 | 2 | T1 | 22 drivers tied | 100 | 2 |
| 2 | Justin Haley | 16.91 | 2 | ||||
| T3 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 13.24 | 2 | ||||
| T3 | Ty Gibbs | 13.24 | 2 | ||||
| T5 | Alex Bowman | 5.88 | 2 | ||||
| T5 | Tyler Reddick | 5.88 | 2 | ||||
| 7 | Zane Smith | 5.17 | 1 | ||||
– In addition to the 22 drivers that have completed every lap here in the two races, there are 3 drivers who have ran just one of the races and completed every lap.
| Most Active Chicago Starts | Most Active Chicago Poles | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | 31 drivers tied | 2 | T1 | Denny Hamlin | 1 |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 1 | |||
– Of the 31 drivers to start both Chicago races there are either 28 or 29 that will be racing this weekend, dependent on Josh Bilicki making the race or not.
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% |
| T1 | Alex Bowman | 1 | 50.0 | T1 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 1 | 50.0 |
– We’ll see if this weekend either Bowman or SVG can win and become the first multi-time winner at Chicago.
| Most Active Chicago Top 3’s | Best Active Chicago Top 3% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| T1 | Alex Bowman | 1 | T1 | Alex Bowman | 50.0 | 1 |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 1 | T1 | Chase Elliott | 50.0 | 1 |
| T1 | Justin Haley | 1 | T1 | Justin Haley | 50.0 | 1 |
| T1 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 1 | T1 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 50.0 | 1 |
| T1 | Ty Gibbs | 1 | T1 | Ty Gibbs | 50.0 | 1 |
| T1 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | T1 | Tyler Reddick | 50.0 | 1 |
– Just like we’ll see if we get out first multi-time winner here, we’ll see if we get a driver that becomes the first muti-time Top 3 or Top 5 finisher as well.
| Most Active Chicago Top 5’s | Best Active Chicago Top 5% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| T1 | Alex Bowman | 1 | T1 | Alex Bowman | 50.0 | 1 |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 1 | T1 | Chase Elliott | 50.0 | 1 |
| T1 | Justin Haley | 1 | T1 | Justin Haley | 50.0 | 1 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 1 | T1 | Kyle Busch | 50.0 | 1 |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 1 | T1 | Kyle Larson | 50.0 | 1 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 1 | T1 | Michael McDowell | 50.0 | 1 |
| T1 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 1 | T1 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 50.0 | 1 |
| T1 | Ty Gibbs | 1 | T1 | Ty Gibbs | 50.0 | 1 |
| T1 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | T1 | Tyler Reddick | 50.0 | 1 |
| Most Active Chicago Top 10’s | Best Active Chicago Top 10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top 10% | Top 10’s |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 2 | T1 | Kyle Busch | 100 | 2 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 2 | T1 | Michael McDowell | 100 | 2 |
| T1 | Ty Gibbs | 2 | T1 | Ty Gibbs | 100 | 2 |
| T4 | 13 drivers tied | 1 | T4 | 13 drivers tied | 50.0 | 1 |
– Only Kyle Busch, Michael McDowell, and Ty Gibbs have a chance at finishing all 3 Chicago races in the Top 10 this weekend.
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% |
| 1 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 1 | 25.0 |
– The other driver to win a stage last year was Joey Hand, who is not an active driver this year and thus is not in the table above.
| Most Active Chicago Stage T10’s | Best Active Chicago Stage T10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
| T1 | Christopher Bell | 3 | T1 | Christopher Bell | 75.0 | 3 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 3 | T1 | Daniel Suarez | 75.0 | 3 |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 3 | T1 | Kyle Larson | 75.0 | 3 |
| T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3 | T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 75.0 | 3 |
| T1 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 3 | T1 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 75.0 | 3 |
| T1 | Ty Gibbs | 3 | T1 | Ty Gibbs | 75.0 | 3 |
| T1 | Tyler Reddick | 3 | T1 | Tyler Reddick | 75.0 | 3 |
| T8 | A.J. Allmendinger | 2 | T8 | A.J. Allmendinger | 50.0 | 2 |
| T8 | Alex Bowman | 2 | T8 | Alex Bowman | 50.0 | 2 |
| T8 | Chase Briscoe | 2 | T8 | Chase Briscoe | 50.0 | 2 |
| T8 | Michael McDowell | 2 | T8 | Michael McDowell | 50.0 | 2 |
| T8 | Carson Hocevar | 50.0 | 1 | |||
– We’ll see if this weekend anyone can dominate the Stage T10’s and pull away and lead the tables above all by themselves.
| Most Active Chicago Starts without Win | Most Active Chicago Starts without Pole | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| T1 | 29 drivers tied | 2 | T1 | 29 drivers tied | 2 |
| Most Active Chicago Starts without Top 3 | Most Active Chicago Starts without Top 5 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| T1 | 25 drivers tied | 2 | T1 | 22 drivers tied | 2 |
| Rank | Driver | Starts |
| T1 | 15 drivers tied | 2 |
| Most Active Chicago Stages without Stage Win | Most Active Chicago Stages without Stage T10 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Stages |
| T1 | 29 drivers tied | 4 | T1 | 14 drivers tied | 4 |
– There are a lot of active drivers racing in the Chicago Street Race this weekend that are looking for their first Win, Top 3, Top 5, Top 10 finish or first Stage Win or Stage T10 here.
| Driver | Streak | Category | Driver | Streak | Category |
| Kyle Busch | 2 | Top 10’s | Ty Gibbs | 2 | Top 10’s |
| Michael McDowell | 2 | Top 10’s | Alex Bowman | 2 | Stage T10’s |
– As you’ve no doubt seen in the tables above there has been lots of turnover in the two Chicago races, and the fact the Streaks table above is so short proves it even further.
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 2023-18 | 47.44 | Christopher Bell | 18th | 6 | 2024-20 | 13.79 | Alex Bowman | 1st |
| 2 | 2023-18 | 29.49 | Justin Haley | 2nd | 7 | 2024-20 | 12.07 | Joey Hand | 4th |
| 3 | 2024-20 | 29.31 | Ty Gibbs | 3rd | 8 | 2023-18 | 11.54 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 1st |
| 4 | 2024-20 | 24.14 | Christopher Bell | 37th | 9 | 2023-18 | 10.26 | Tyler Reddick | 28th |
| 5 | 2024-20 | 15.52 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 40th | 10 | 2024-20 | 5.17 | Zane Smith | 17th |
– Don’t be surprised if Ford doesn’t lead a lot of laps this weekend as only one Ford has led a lap here, and that driver is not even racing this weekend.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2023-18 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 138.1 | 1st | 6 | 2024-20 | Tyler Reddick | 107.5 | 2nd |
| 2 | 2024-20 | Ty Gibbs | 124.1 | 3rd | 7 | 2023-18 | Michael McDowell | 105.3 | 7th |
| 3 | 2024-20 | Alex Bowman | 114.4 | 1st | T8 | 2023-18 | Tyler Reddick | 101.5 | 28th |
| 4 | 2023-18 | Christopher Bell | 113.5 | 18th | T8 | 2024-20 | Todd Gilliland | 101.5 | 7th |
| 5 | 2023-18 | Kyle Larson | 112.5 | 4th | 10 | 2023-18 | Ty Gibbs | 99.9 | 9th |
Ty Gibbs and Tyler Reddick have been really good in the two races here as they are the only drivers in the table above twice. Photo by Meg Oliphant — Getty Images
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. |
| T1 | 2023-18 | Ty Gibbs | 100 | 9th | 6 | 2024-20 | Christopher Bell | 93.10 | 37th |
| T1 | 2024-20 | Alex Bowman | 100 | 1st | 7 | 2024-20 | Tyler Reddick | 91.38 | 2nd |
| T1 | 2024-20 | Ty Gibbs | 100 | 3rd | 8 | 2023-18 | Michael McDowell | 89.74 | 7th |
| 4 | 2023-18 | Kyle Larson | 97.44 | 4th | 9 | 2024-20 | Todd Gilliland | 82.76 | 7th |
| 5 | 2023-18 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 93.59 | 1st | 10 | 2024-20 | John Hunter Nemechek | 81.03 | 35th |
– Running in the Top 15 here is key it seems as 8 of the 10 drivers to run 80%+ of the laps in the Top 15 went on to finish in the Top 10.
| Best Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-40) |
Worst Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-40) |
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| Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin | Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin |
| 1 | 3rd | 3.0 | T1 | 29th | 35.0 |
| 2 | 38th | 4.0 | T1 | 36th | 35.0 |
| 3 | 26th | 5.0 | 3 | 5th | 33.5 |
| 4 | 9th | 9.5 | 4 | 11th | 31.0 |
| T5 | 4th | 10.0 | 5 | 13th | 30.5 |
| T5 | 6th | 10.0 | 6 | 39th | 28.0 |
| 7 | 8th | 11.0 | T7 | 14th | 26.5 |
| 8 | 19th | 11.5 | T7 | 32nd | 26.5 |
| 9 | 18th | 13.0 | T7 | 34th | 26.5 |
| T10 | 15th | 14.5 | 10 | 40th | 26.0 |
| T10 | 28th | 14.5 | |||
– Watch out for whoever starts 3rd this weekend as in the two races here the driver that started 3rd finished 1st and 5th.
| Best Next Gen Chicago Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Next Gen Chicago Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Ty Gibbs | 138.1 | 2 | 1 | Ty Gibbs | 100 | 2 |
| 2 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 113.5 | 2 | 2 | John Hunter Nemechek | 81.03 | 1 |
| 3 | Tyler Reddick | 112.5 | 2 | 3 | Tyler Reddick | 80.88 | 2 |
| 4 | Christopher Bell | 105.3 | 2 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 80.15 | 2 |
| 5 | Kyle Larson | 101.5 | 2 | 5 | Christopher Bell | 79.41 | 2 |
| 6 | Joey Hand | 99.9 | 1 | 6 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 71.32 | 2 |
| 7 | Justin Haley | 93.7 | 2 | 7 | Alex Bowman | 65.44 | 2 |
| 8 | Alex Bowman | 88.5 | 2 | 8 | Michael McDowell | 57.35 | 2 |
| 9 | Michael McDowell | 88.0 | 2 | 9 | Daniel Suarez | 55.15 | 2 |
| 10 | Daniel Suarez | 85.4 | 2 | T10 | Chase Elliott | 54.41 | 2 |
| T10 | Denny Hamlin | 54.41 | 2 | ||||
Ty Gibbs hopes to keep his status of running every lap in the Top 15 in a Next Gen race at the Chicago Street Race alive this weekend. Photo by Ben Hsu — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Best Next Gen Chicago Avg. Finish | Best Next Gen Chicago Laps Led% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Joey Hand | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | Christopher Bell | 37.50 | 2 |
| T2 | Michael McDowell | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | Justin Haley | 16.91 | 2 |
| T2 | Ty Gibbs | 6.0 | 2 | T3 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 13.24 | 2 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 7.0 | 2 | T3 | Ty Gibbs | 13.24 | 2 |
| 5 | Justin Haley | 9.0 | 2 | 5 | Joey Hand | 12.07 | 1 |
| T6 | Austin Cindric | 10.5 | 2 | T6 | Alex Bowman | 5.88 | 2 |
| T6 | William Byron | 10.5 | 2 | T6 | Tyler Reddick | 5.88 | 2 |
| T8 | Aric Almirola | 12.0 | 1 | ||||
| T8 | Chase Elliott | 12.0 | 2 | 8 | Zane Smith | 5.17 | 1 |
| T8 | Daniel Hemric | 12.0 | 1 | ||||
– Funny little quirk with the Win and Pole lists below is that none of the four drivers in those lists are in the Avg. Finish table above.
| Next Gen Chicago Win List | Next Gen Chicago Pole List | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Alex Bowman | 1 | 50.0 | T1 | Denny Hamlin | 1 |
| T1 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 1 | 50.0 | T1 | Kyle Larson | 1 |
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Top 3% |
| T1 | Alex Bowman | 1 | 50.0 |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 50.0 |
| T1 | Justin Haley | 1 | 50.0 |
| T1 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 1 | 50.0 |
| T1 | Ty Gibbs | 1 | 50.0 |
| T1 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 50.0 |
Enjoy this picture of last years race. Photo by James Gilbert — Getty Images
| Most Next Gen Chicago Top 5’s | Most Next Gen Chicago Top 10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Top 5% | Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Top 10% |
| T1 | Joey Hand | 1 | 100 | T1 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 100 |
| T1 | Alex Bowman | 1 | 50.0 | T1 | Michael McDowell | 2 | 100 |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 50.0 | T1 | Ty Gibbs | 2 | 100 |
| T1 | Justin Haley | 1 | 50.0 | T4 | Joey Hand | 1 | 100 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 50.0 | T4 | 13 drivers tied | 1 | 50.0 |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 50.0 | ||||
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 1 | 50.0 | ||||
| T1 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 1 | 50.0 | ||||
| T1 | Ty Gibbs | 1 | 50.0 | ||||
| T1 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 50.0 | ||||
– There is for sure going to be one driver in each table above that has a 100 Top 5 and Top 10% next year since Joey Hand is not racing this weekend.
| Most Next Gen Chicago Stage Wins | Most Next Gen Chicago Stage T10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Stage T10% |
| 1 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 50.0 | T1 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 75.0 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 3 | 75.0 | ||||
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 75.0 | ||||
| T1 | Kyle Martin Truex Jr. | 3 | 75.0 | ||||
| T2 | Joey Hand | 1 | 50.0 | T1 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 3 | 75.0 |
| T1 | Ty Gibbs | 3 | 75.0 | ||||
| T1 | Tyler Reddick | 3 | 75.0 | ||||
| T8 | A.J. Allmendinger | 2 | 50.0 | ||||
| T2 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 1 | 25.0 | T8 | Alex Bowman | 2 | 50.0 |
| T8 | Chase Briscoe | 2 | 50.0 | ||||
| T8 | Michael McDowell | 2 | 50.0 | ||||
It’s only been two races but Christopher Bell has so far been the Next Gen Stage King as he is atop both stage tables above. Photo by Michael Reaves — Getty Images