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: Richmond.
| Finish | Start | Driver | Laps | Led | S1 Fin | S2 Fin | Driver Rating |
| 1 | 6 | Austin Dillon | 408 | 35 | 7th | 5th | 116.6 |
| 2 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 408 | 124 | 2nd | 3rd | 132.1 |
| 3 | 10 | Tyler Reddick | 408 | 8 | 9th | 7th | 99.8 |
| 4 | 8 | Bubba Wallace | 408 | 0 | 5th | 8th | 102.6 |
| 5 | 22 | Ross Chastain | 408 | 0 | 11th | 12th | 95.3 |
| 6 | 5 | Christopher Bell | 408 | 122 | 1st | 2nd | 122.7 |
| 7 | 15 | Kyle Larson | 408 | 17 | 13th | 15th | 84.9 |
| 8 | 19 | Carson Hocevar | 408 | 2 | 16th | 9th | 81.6 |
| 9 | 4 | Chase Elliott | 408 | 5 | 6th | 10th | 87.9 |
| 10 | 21 | Daniel Suarez | 408 | 93 | 15th | 1st | 104.6 |
| 11 | 11 | Ryan Blaney | 408 | 0 | 14th | 14th | 82.7 |
| 12 | 12 | Kyle Busch | 408 | 0 | 18th | 18th | 79.2 |
| 13 | 13 | William Byron | 408 | 0 | 12th | 13th | 80.8 |
| 14 | 3 | Josh Berry | 408 | 0 | 10th | 17th | 79.7 |
| 15 | 28 | Michael McDowell | 408 | 0 | 29th | 6th | 78.5 |
| 16 | 29 | Brad Keselowski | 408 | 0 | 27th | 22nd | 54.7 |
| 17 | 23 | Todd Gilliland | 408 | 0 | 20th | 24th | 62.0 |
| 18 | 7 | Chris Buescher | 408 | 0 | 8th | 25th | 80.4 |
| 19 | 9 | Joey Logano | 408 | 2 | 4th | 4th | 104.5 |
| 20 | 16 | Noah Gragson | 407 | 0 | 28th | 27th | 51.8 |
| 21 | 25 | Chase Briscoe | 407 | 0 | 25th | 26th | 44.2 |
| 22 | 14 | Ty Gibbs | 407 | 0 | 17th | 28th | 56.8 |
| 23 | 20 | Zane Smith | 407 | 0 | 22nd | 21st | 54.1 |
| 24 | 18 | Austin Cindric | 407 | 0 | 19th | 20th | 59.8 |
| 25 | 26 | Ryan Preece | 407 | 0 | 23rd | 19th | 56.1 |
| 26 | 30 | Ty Dillon | 407 | 0 | 32nd | 29th | 39.8 |
| 27 | 36 | Justin Haley | 406 | 0 | 31st | 34th | 43.4 |
| 28 | 17 | Alex Bowman | 406 | 0 | 21st | 23rd | 50.7 |
| 29 | 27 | Erik Jones | 406 | 0 | 26th | 31st | 41.7 |
| 30 | 32 | Daniel Hemric | 406 | 0 | 35th | 30th | 35.3 |
| 31 | 35 | John Hunter Nemechek | 405 | 0 | 34th | 35th | 31.5 |
| 32 | 31 | Harrison Burton | 405 | 0 | 33rd | 33rd | 35.9 |
| 33 | 34 | Riley Herbst | 405 | 0 | 36th | 32nd | 31.3 |
| 34 | 24 | Corey LaJoie | 404 | 0 | 30th | 36th | 34.5 |
| 35 | 37 | Parker Retzlaff | 402 | 0 | 37th | 37th | 24.4 |
| 36 | 33 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 397 | 0 | 24th | 16th | 51.1 |
| 37 | 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 250 | 0 | 3rd | 11th | 86.8 |
– A fun stat: Both Richmond races last year saw the driver that finished 5th in Stage 2 win the race and the driver that finished 3rd in Stage 2 finish 2nd in the race.
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Best | Worst | Starts |
| 1 | Christopher Bell | 7.33 | 2nd | 20th | 9 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 7.55 | 1st | 24th | 38 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 8.14 | 1st | 24th | 36 |
| 4 | Josh Berry | 9.00 | 2nd | 14th | 3 |
| 5 | Joey Logano | 10.03 | 1st | 35th | 31 |
| 6 | Kyle Larson | 10.65 | 1st | 37th | 20 |
| 7 | Chase Elliott | 10.71 | 2nd | 24th | 17 |
| 8 | Brad Keselowski | 12.10 | 1st | 38th | 30 |
| 9 | Tyler Reddick | 14.89 | 3rd | 31st | 9 |
| 10 | William Byron | 15.00 | 3rd | 24th | 13 |
| 11 | Jimmie Johnson | 15.32 | 1st | 40th | 37 |
| 12 | Martin Truex Jr. | 15.62 | 1st | 41st | 37 |
| 13 | Austin Dillon | 15.90 | 1st | 27th | 21 |
| 14 | Chase Briscoe | 16.75 | 11th | 23rd | 8 |
| 15 | Daniel Suarez | 17.20 | 7th | 33rd | 15 |
| 16 | Carson Hocevar | 17.50 | 8th | 27th | 2 |
| 17 | Alex Bowman | 19.18 | 1st | 38th | 17 |
| 18 | Ross Chastain | 19.42 | 3rd | 36th | 12 |
| 19 | Ryan Blaney | 19.47 | 7th | 39th | 17 |
| 20 | Ty Gibbs | 19.60 | 9th | 36th | 5 |
| 21 | Bubba Wallace | 20.38 | 4th | 32nd | 13 |
| 22 | Chris Buescher | 21.47 | 1st | 34th | 17 |
| 23 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 21.61 | 4th | 38th | 23 |
| 24 | Todd Gilliland | 21.67 | 15th | 27th | 6 |
| 25 | Cole Custer | 22.17 | 14th | 26th | 6 |
| 26 | Ryan Preece | 22.22 | 5th | 30th | 9 |
| 27 | A.J. Allmendinger | 22.31 | 6th | 43rd | 26 |
| 28 | Erik Jones | 22.47 | 6th | 38th | 15 |
| T29 | Austin Cindric | 23.00 | 12th | 28th | 7 |
| T29 | Justin Allgaier | 23.00 | 18th | 28th | 4 |
| 31 | Noah Gragson | 24.20 | 12th | 37th | 5 |
| 32 | Casey Mears | 24.46 | 9th | 41st | 28 |
| 33 | Ty Dillon | 25.62 | 17th | 34th | 13 |
| 34 | John Hunter Nemechek | 28.67 | 25th | 31st | 3 |
| 35 | Zane Smith | 29.00 | 23rd | 35th | 2 |
| 36 | Corey LaJoie | 29.07 | 21st | 36th | 14 |
| 37 | Justin Haley | 29.13 | 21st | 38th | 8 |
| 38 | Michael McDowell | 29.41 | 6th | 43rd | 27 |
| 39 | Anthony Alfredo | 30.00 | 26th | 33rd | 3 |
| 40 | J.J. Yeley | 31.58 | 10th | 43rd | 19 |
| T41 | Brennan Poole | 33.00 | 33rd | 33rd | 1 |
| T41 | Riley Herbst | 33.00 | 33rd | 33rd | 1 |
| 43 | B.J. McLeod | 33.67 | 30th | 37th | 6 |
| 44 | Cody Ware | 35.00 | 34th | 36th | 4 |
| 45 | Joey Gase | 35.80 | 33rd | 43rd | 5 |
| 46 | Ryan Truex | 36.00 | 31st | 42nd | 3 |
| 47 | Josh Bilicki | 36.50 | 36th | 37th | 2 |
– Kyle Busch, Christopher Bell, and Denny Hamlin have been great at Richmond in their careers as they have a total of 83 starts between them and a worst finish of only 24th.
| Best Active Richmond Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Active Richmond Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 109.82 | 36 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 86.44 | 36 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 105.96 | 38 | 2 | Kyle Busch | 84.37 | 38 |
| 3 | Christopher Bell | 97.97 | 9 | 3 | Brad Keselowski | 78.21 | 30 |
| 4 | Brad Keselowski | 97.13 | 30 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 74.53 | 20 |
| 5 | Joey Logano | 95.85 | 31 | 5 | Chase Elliott | 74.47 | 17 |
| 6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 95.79 | 37 | 6 | Christopher Bell | 74.22 | 9 |
| 7 | Kyle Larson | 91.49 | 20 | 7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 69.92 | 37 |
| 8 | Chase Elliott | 90.14 | 17 | 8 | Joey Logano | 68.60 | 31 |
| 9 | Josh Berry | 88.20 | 3 | 9 | Josh Berry | 64.69 | 3 |
| 10 | Jimmie Johnson | 87.90 | 31 | 10 | William Byron | 62.97 | 13 |
– Look out for Denny Hamlin to run great this weekend as he tops both tables above and the Laps Led% table below as well.
| Best Active Laps Led% | Best Active Laps Completed% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 16.39 | 36 | 1 | Josh Berry | 100 | 3 |
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 10.69 | 37 | T2 | Kyle Busch | 99.99 | 38 |
| 3 | Brad Keselowski | 10.64 | 30 | T2 | Chase Elliott | 99.99 | 17 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 10.04 | 38 | 4 | Christopher Bell | 99.94 | 9 |
| 5 | Christopher Bell | 6.36 | 9 | 5 | Denny Hamlin | 99.92 | 36 |
| 6 | Joey Logano | 5.25 | 31 | 6 | Carson Hocevar | 99.88 | 2 |
| 7 | William Byron | 4.58 | 13 | T7 | William Byron | 99.79 | 13 |
| 8 | Kyle Larson | 4.31 | 20 | T7 | Austin Dillon | 99.79 | 21 |
| 9 | Jimmie Johnson | 3.11 | 37 | T9 | Chase Briscoe | 99.75 | 8 |
| 10 | Tyler Reddick | 2.46 | 9 | T9 | Daniel Suarez | 99.75 | 15 |

Josh Berry is the only active driver that has ran every lap of every race he’s started at Richmond. Photo by Alex Slitz — Getty Images
| Most Active Richmond Starts | Most Active Richmond Poles | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 38 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 4 |
| T2 | Jimmie Johnson | 37 | T2 | Brad Keselowski | 2 |
| T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 37 | T2 | Jimmie Johnson | 2 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 36 | T2 | Joey Logano | 2 |
| 5 | Joey Logano | 31 | T2 | Kyle Larson | 2 |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | 30 | T6 | Kyle Busch | 1 |
| 7 | Casey Mears | 28 | T6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 |
| 8 | Michael McDowell | 27 | T6 | Ryan Blaney | 1 |
| 9 | A.J. Allmendinger | 26 | T6 | Tyler Reddick | 1 |
| 10 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 23 | |||
– In the last Richmond race Kyle Busch passed Jimmie Johnson for most Richmond starts among active drivers and Martin Truex Jr. tied him for 2nd. Now it’s Denny Hamlin’s turn to tie Johnson and Truex for 2nd.
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 6 | 15.79 | T5 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 6.67 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 5 | 13.89 | T5 | Joey Logano | 2 | 6.45 |
| T3 | Jimmie Johnson | 3 | 8.11 | T8 | Alex Bowman | 1 | 5.88 |
| T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3 | 8.11 | T8 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 5.88 |
| T5 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 10.00 | T8 | Austin Dillon | 1 | 4.76 |

Not only does Kyle Busch lead all active drivers in wins at Richmond, he also leads in the best Win% as well. Photo by Robert Laberge — Getty Images
| Most Active Richmond Top 3’s | Best Active Richmond Top 3% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 16 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 44.44 | 16 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 15 | 2 | Kyle Busch | 39.47 | 15 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 9 | 3 | Josh Berry | 33.33 | 1 |
| 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 7 | 4 | Joey Logano | 29.03 | 9 |
| 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 6 | 5 | Christopher Bell | 22.22 | 2 |
| 6 | Kyle Larson | 4 | 6 | Kyle Larson | 20.00 | 4 |
| 7 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 7 | Jimmie Johnson | 18.92 | 7 |
| T8 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 16.22 | 6 |
| T8 | Chris Buescher | 2 | 9 | Chris Buescher | 11.76 | 2 |
| T10 | 7 drivers tied | 1 | 10 | Tyler Reddick | 11.11 | 1 |
– After the last Cup race at Richmond Denny Hamlin is now alone atop both Top 3 tables above and both Top 5 tables below.
| Most Active Richmond Top 5’s | Best Active Richmond Top 5% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 20 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 55.56 | 20 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 19 | 2 | Kyle Busch | 50.00 | 19 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 14 | 3 | Joey Logano | 45.16 | 14 |
| 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 10 | 4 | Christopher Bell | 44.44 | 4 |
| 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 7 | 5 | Chase Elliott | 35.29 | 6 |
| T6 | Chase Elliott | 6 | 6 | Josh Berry | 33.33 | 1 |
| T6 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | 7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 27.03 | 10 |
| 8 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 8 | Kyle Larson | 25.00 | 5 |
| 9 | Christopher Bell | 4 | 9 | Brad Keselowski | 20.00 | 6 |
| T10 | Ross Chastain | 2 | ||||
| T10 | Chris Buescher | 2 | 10 | Jimmie Johnson | 18.92 | 7 |
| T10 | Austin Dillon | 2 | ||||
| Most Active Richmond Top 10’s | Best Active Richmond Top 10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top 10% | Top 10’s |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 28 | 1 | Christopher Bell | 77.78 | 7 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 24 | 2 | Kyle Busch | 73.68 | 28 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 19 | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 66.67 | 24 |
| 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 18 | 4 | Joey Logano | 61.29 | 19 |
| 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 16 | T5 | Brad Keselowski | 50.00 | 15 |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | 15 | T5 | Kyle Larson | 50.00 | 10 |
| 7 | Kyle Larson | 10 | T5 | Carson Hocevar | 50.00 | 1 |
| 8 | Chase Elliott | 8 | 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 48.65 | 18 |
| T9 | Christopher Bell | 7 | 9 | Chase Elliott | 47.06 | 8 |
| T9 | Austin Dillon | 7 | 10 | Jimmie Johnson | 43.24 | 16 |
– It’s easy to see who’s been good here at Richmond as both Top 10 list above have the same drivers with the exception of Austin Dillon not being in the Top 10% list (he’s 11th) and Carson Hocevar being in his place.
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 6 | 20.00 | T6 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 5.56 |
| T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 6 | 20.00 | T6 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 4.17 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 4 | 13.33 | T6 | William Byron | 1 | 3.85 |
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 10.00 | T6 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 3.57 |
| T4 | Kyle Busch | 3 | 10.00 | T6 | Daniel Suarez | 1 | 3.33 |
| T6 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 5.56 | T6 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 3.33 |
– It will be a surprise if we get a first time Richmond Stage Winner this weekend as 12 of the 38 drivers in the race this weekend have a Stage Win here.
| Most Active Richmond Stage T10’s | Best Active Richmond Stage T10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
| 1 | Joey Logano | 26 | 1 | Joey Logano | 86.67 | 26 |
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 25 | 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 83.33 | 25 |
| 3 | Brad Keselowski | 21 | 3 | Brad Keselowski | 70.00 | 21 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 18 | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 60.00 | 18 |
| 5 | Chase Elliott | 16 | 5 | Chase Elliott | 57.14 | 16 |
| 6 | Kyle Larson | 15 | 6 | Christopher Bell | 55.56 | 10 |
| 7 | Kyle Busch | 14 | 7 | Kyle Larson | 53.57 | 15 |
| T8 | Christopher Bell | 10 | 8 | Josh Berry | 50.00 | 3 |
| T8 | Alex Bowman | 10 | 9 | Kyle Busch | 46.67 | 14 |
| T8 | William Byron | 10 | T10 | Alex Bowman | 38.46 | 10 |
| T10 | William Byron | 38.46 | 10 | |||
– Ford and Toyota have been great at getting Stage T10’s here at Richmond, but Chevy not so much as the first Chevy driver in the tables above is Chase Elliott in 5th.
| Most Active Richmond Starts without Win | Most Active Richmond Starts without Pole | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Casey Mears | 28 | 1 | Casey Mears | 28 |
| 2 | Michael McDowell | 27 | 2 | Michael McDowell | 27 |
| 3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 26 | 3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 26 |
| 4 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 23 | 4 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 23 |
| 5 | J.J. Yeley | 19 | 5 | Austin Dillon | 21 |
| T6 | Chase Elliott | 17 | 6 | J.J. Yeley | 19 |
| T6 | Ryan Blaney | 17 | T7 | Alex Bowman | 17 |
| T8 | Daniel Suarez | 15 | T7 | Chase Elliott | 17 |
| T8 | Erik Jones | 15 | T7 | Chris Buescher | 17 |
| 10 | Corey LaJoie | 14 | T10 | Daniel Suarez | 15 |
| T10 | Erik Jones | 15 | |||

Casey Mears has not had much luck here at Richmond in his Cup career as he is on top of both tables above and both tables below. Photo by Rusty Jarrett — Getty Images for NASCAR
| Most Active Richmond Starts without Top 3 | Most Active Richmond Starts without Top 5 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Casey Mears | 28 | 1 | Casey Mears | 28 |
| 2 | Michael McDowell | 27 | 2 | Michael McDowell | 27 |
| 3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 26 | 3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 26 |
| 4 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 23 | 4 | J.J. Yeley | 19 |
| 5 | J.J. Yeley | 19 | 5 | Ryan Blaney | 17 |
| Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Corey LaJoie | 14 |
| 2 | Ty Dillon | 13 |
| T3 | Chase Briscoe | 8 |
| T3 | Justin Haley | 8 |
| 5 | Austin Cindric | 7 |
– There are 24 active drivers who have made 10+ starts here at Richmond and only Corey LaJoie and Ty Dillon have yet to get a Top 10 here.
| Most Active Richmond Stages without Stage Win | Most Active Richmond Stages without Stage T10 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Stages |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 30 | 1 | Corey LaJoie | 28 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 30 | 2 | Justin Haley | 16 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 30 | T3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 14 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 30 | T3 | Austin Cindric | 14 |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 30 | T3 | J.J. Yeley | 14 |
| T6 | Chase Elliott | 28 | 6 | B.J. McLeod | 12 |
| T6 | Corey LaJoie | 28 | 7 | Noah Gragson | 10 |
| T8 | Alex Bowman | 26 | T8 | Cody Ware | 8 |
| T8 | Bubba Wallace | 26 | T8 | Joey Gase | 8 |
| T8 | Ty Dillon | 26 | T10 | Anthony Alfredo | 6 |
| T10 | John Hunter Nemechek | 6 | |||
– Out of the 12 drivers to start every stage here at Richmond only 5 drivers have yet to win a stage here.
| Driver | Streak | Category | Driver | Streak | Category |
| Denny Hamlin | 3 | Top 2’s | Joey Logano | 5 | Stage T10’s |
| Chase Elliott | 2 | Top 10’s | Christopher Bell | 3 | Stage T10’s |
| Christopher Bell | 2 | Top 10’s | Denny Hamlin | 3 | Stage T10’s |
| Kyle Larson | 2 | Top 10’s | Tyler Reddick | 3 | Stage T10’s |
| Tyler Reddick | 2 | Top 10’s | Austin Dillon | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Bubba Wallace | 6 | Stage T10’s | Chase Elliott | 2 | Stage T10’s |

Denny Hamlin is the only driver in the table above that has something better than a Top 10 streak or a Stage T10 streak. Photo by Jonathan Bachman — Getty Images
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 2024-07 | 56.02 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4th | 6 | 2024-23 | 30.39 | Denny Hamlin | 2nd |
| 2 | 2022-24 | 55.50 | Joey Logano | 6th | 7 | 2024-23 | 29.90 | Christopher Bell | 6th |
| 3 | 2024-07 | 35.38 | Kyle Larson | 3rd | 8 | 2023-22 | 29.25 | William Byron | 24th |
| 4 | 2022-07 | 32.00 | Ryan Blaney | 7th | 9 | 2023-22 | 25.50 | Brad Keselowski | 6th |
| 5 | 2022-07 | 30.50 | William Byron | 3rd | 10 | 2023-07 | 23.25 | Kyle Larson | 1st |

In the Spring 2024 race at Richmond Martin Truex Jr. became the leader in best Laps Led% and best Driver Rating in a Next Gen race here. Photo by Alex Slitz — Getty Images
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2024-07 | Martin Truex Jr. | 136.9 | 4th | 6 | 2022-07 | Martin Truex Jr. | 123.2 | 4th |
| 2 | 2024-23 | Denny Hamlin | 132.1 | 2nd | 7 | 2024-23 | Christopher Bell | 122.7 | 6th |
| 3 | 2022-24 | Joey Logano | 131.4 | 6th | 8 | 2023-22 | Chris Buescher | 121.6 | 1st |
| 4 | 2023-07 | Kyle Larson | 130.3 | 1st | 9 | 2022-24 | Denny Hamlin | 121.5 | 4th |
| 5 | 2024-07 | Kyle Larson | 123.3 | 3rd | 10 | 2022-24 | Kevin Harvick | 120.6 | 1st |
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. |
| T1 | 2022-24 | Denny Hamlin | 100 | 4th | 6 | 2024-07 | Joey Logano | 99.51 | 2nd |
| T1 | 2023-07 | Kyle Larson | 100 | 1st | 7 | 2022-07 | Ryan Blaney | 99.50 | 7th |
| T1 | 2023-22 | Denny Hamlin | 100 | 2nd | T8 | 2024-23 | Christopher Bell | 99.26 | 6th |
| T1 | 2024-23 | Denny Hamlin | 100 | 2nd | T8 | 2024-23 | Joey Logano | 99.26 | 19th |
| 5 | 2023-07 | Alex Bowman | 99.75 | 8th | 10 | 2022-24 | Joey Logano | 99.25 | 6th |
– If you’re looking to see where Denny Hamlin is running this weekend look in the Top 15 as he’s ran every lap of a race in the Top 15 in half of the Next Gen Richmond races.
| Best Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-37) |
Worst Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-37) |
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| Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin | Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin |
| 1 | 13th | 7.17 | 1 | 34th | 32.67 |
| 2 | 10th | 8.00 | 2 | 35th | 32.50 |
| 3 | 1st | 8.33 | 3 | 31st | 30.50 |
| 4 | 4th | 10.67 | 4 | 36th | 30.00 |
| 5 | 11th | 11.17 | 5 | 37th | 29.67 |
| 6 | 3rd | 11.33 | 6 | 33rd | 27.33 |
| 7 | 2nd | 13.33 | 7 | 27th | 24.50 |
| 8 | 6th | 13.67 | 8 | 28th | 24.00 |
| 9 | 15th | 14.67 | 9 | 26th | 22.83 |
| 10 | 5th | 15.00 | 10 | 24th | 22.33 |
– Starting outside the Top 30 this weekend is not a good sign as the top 6 worst starting position Avg. Finishes are all 31st or worst.
| Best Next Gen Richmond Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Next Gen Richmond Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 114.50 | 6 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 93.66 | 6 |
| 2 | Kevin Harvick | 106.63 | 4 | 2 | Kevin Harvick | 93.19 | 4 |
| 3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 103.22 | 6 | 3 | Joey Logano | 89.61 | 6 |
| 4 | Joey Logano | 102.70 | 6 | 4 | Chase Elliott | 88.83 | 5 |
| 5 | Kyle Larson | 98.55 | 6 | 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 83.93 | 6 |
| 6 | Christopher Bell | 98.45 | 6 | 6 | Kyle Larson | 81.61 | 6 |
| 7 | Chase Elliott | 93.84 | 5 | 7 | William Byron | 77.27 | 6 |
| 8 | William Byron | 93.30 | 6 | 8 | Brad Keselowski | 71.43 | 6 |
| 9 | Chris Buescher | 90.78 | 6 | 9 | Christopher Bell | 71.18 | 6 |
| 10 | Josh Berry | 88.20 | 3 | 10 | Ross Chastain | 67.83 | 6 |
– Denny Hamlin’s great run in last Summer’s Austin Dillon fiasco Richmond race helped him pull further away from Kevin Harvick in the Driver Rating table above, and he surpassed him in the Top 15% table too.
| Best Next Gen Richmond Avg. Finish | Best Next Gen Richmond Laps Led% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Kevin Harvick | 4.50 | 4 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 15.82 | 6 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 5.00 | 6 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 10.97 | 6 |
| 3 | Christopher Bell | 7.33 | 6 | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 10.72 | 6 |
| 4 | Kyle Larson | 8.17 | 6 | 4 | William Byron | 9.90 | 6 |
| 5 | Josh Berry | 9.00 | 3 | 5 | Joey Logano | 9.32 | 6 |
| 6 | Joey Logano | 9.17 | 6 | 6 | Christopher Bell | 9.11 | 6 |
| 7 | Chase Elliott | 9.20 | 5 | 7 | Ryan Blaney | 5.42 | 6 |
| 8 | Kyle Busch | 11.17 | 6 | 8 | Brad Keselowski | 4.27 | 6 |
| 9 | Brad Keselowski | 11.33 | 6 | 9 | Ross Chastain | 3.98 | 6 |
| 10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 11.67 | 6 | 10 | Daniel Suarez | 3.85 | 6 |
– Kevin Harvick was good at finishing well in the Next Gen car at Richmond, even if he didn’t run up front much, as he’s 1st in Avg. Finish but he’s not even top 10 in Laps Led%.
| Next Gen Richmond Win List | Next Gen Richmond Pole List | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 40.00 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 2 |
| T2 | Kevin Harvick | 1 | 25.00 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 1 |
| T2 | Austin Dillon | 1 | 16.67 | T2 | Ryan Blaney | 1 |
| T2 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 16.67 | T2 | Tyler Reddick | 1 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 16.67 | |||
– Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson are the only drivers that have at least one Next Gen Pole and Race Win at Richmond.
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Top 3% |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | 66.67 |
| T2 | Kevin Harvick | 2 | 50.00 |
| T2 | Chris Buescher | 2 | 33.33 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 33.33 |
| T5 | Josh Berry | 1 | 33.33 |
| T5 | Austin Dillon | 1 | 16.67 |
| T5 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 16.67 |
| T5 | Joey Logano | 1 | 16.67 |
| T5 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 16.67 |
| T5 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 16.67 |
| T5 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 16.67 |
| T5 | William Byron | 1 | 16.67 |

Denny Hamlin has been the king of Richmond in the Next Gen as he has the most Wins, Top 3’s, and Top 5’s plus is tie for the most Top 10’s. Photo by Jonathan Bachman — Getty Images
| Most Next Gen Richmond Top 5’s | Most Next Gen Richmond Top 10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Top 5% | Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Top 10% |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 5 | 83.33 | T1 | Christopher Bell | 5 | 83.33 |
| T2 | Kevin Harvick | 3 | 75.00 | T1 | Denny Hamlin | 5 | 83.33 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 50.00 | T3 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | 100 |
| T4 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 40.00 | T3 | Joey Logano | 4 | 66.67 |
| T4 | Chris Buescher | 2 | 33.33 | T3 | Kyle Larson | 4 | 66.67 |
| T4 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 33.33 | T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4 | 66.67 |
| T4 | Joey Logano | 2 | 33.33 | T7 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 60.00 |
| T4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 33.33 | T7 | Austin Dillon | 3 | 50.00 |
| T4 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 33.33 | T7 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 50.00 |
| T10 | Josh Berry | 1 | 33.33 | T7 | Chris Buescher | 3 | 50.00 |
| T7 | Kyle Busch | 3 | 50.00 | ||||
| Most Next Gen Richmond Stage Wins | Most Next Gen Richmond Stage T10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Stage T10% |
| 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 16.67 | 1 | Joey Logano | 10 | 83.33 |
| T2 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 8.33 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 8 | 66.67 |
| T2 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 8.33 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 8 | 66.67 |
| T2 | Daniel Suarez | 1 | 8.33 | T4 | Chase Elliott | 7 | 70.00 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 8.33 | T4 | Brad Keselowski | 7 | 58.33 |
| T2 | Joey Logano | 1 | 8.33 | T4 | Christopher Bell | 7 | 58.33 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 8.33 | T4 | Kyle Larson | 7 | 58.33 |
| T2 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 8.33 | T8 | Kevin Harvick | 6 | 75.00 |
| T2 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 8.33 | T8 | Bubba Wallace | 6 | 50.00 |
| T2 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 8.33 | T8 | Ross Chastain | 6 | 50.00 |
| T2 | William Byron | 1 | 8.33 | T8 | Tyler Reddick | 6 | 50.00 |
| T8 | William Byron | 6 | 50.00 | ||||
– The only drivers that have won a stage here at Richmond in the Next Gen car are drivers who have ran every Next Gen race here, so if this holds this weekend then only 23 drivers have a chance to win a stage.