Last week at Darlington we got to see some of everyone’s favorite type of racing, aero blocking. Nonetheless, it was Chase Briscoe who was able to take home the checkered flag and the first spot in the Round of 12. Next up we head to a track that is in the playoffs for the first time, World Wild Technology Raceway (Gateway). Down below you will find different statistics for active drivers and Next Gen races of the NASCAR Cup series here at World Wide Technology Raceway 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: Gateway.
| Finish | Start | Driver | Laps | Led | S1 Fin | S2 Fin | Driver Rating |
| 1 | 2 | Austin Cindric | 240 | 53 | 4th | 2nd | 129.6 |
| 2 | 6 | Denny Hamlin | 240 | 0 | 5th | 10th | 114.2 |
| 3 | 7 | Brad Keselowski | 240 | 17 | 26th | 5th | 102.0 |
| 4 | 5 | Tyler Reddick | 240 | 0 | 8th | 18th | 94.4 |
| 5 | 12 | Joey Logano | 240 | 1 | 9th | 6th | 99.0 |
| 6 | 18 | Austin Dillon | 240 | 0 | 28th | 9th | 97.2 |
| 7 | 4 | Christopher Bell | 240 | 80 | 1st | 1st | 133.7 |
| 8 | 20 | Carson Hocevar | 240 | 0 | 20th | 8th | 78.6 |
| 9 | 21 | Justin Haley | 240 | 0 | 21st | 24th | 70.3 |
| 10 | 13 | Kyle Larson | 240 | 7 | 11th | 29th | 87.0 |
| 11 | 9 | Ty Gibbs | 240 | 0 | 7th | 13th | 85.2 |
| 12 | 16 | Ross Chastain | 240 | 0 | 14th | 20th | 75.8 |
| 13 | 17 | Chase Elliott | 240 | 0 | 10th | 4th | 97.2 |
| 14 | 26 | Chris Buescher | 240 | 0 | 29th | 23rd | 62.9 |
| 15 | 11 | William Byron | 240 | 0 | 6th | 17th | 71.3 |
| 16 | 35 | Todd Gilliland | 240 | 6 | 16th | 31st | 56.5 |
| 17 | 23 | Chase Briscoe | 240 | 0 | 23rd | 7th | 70.5 |
| 18 | 28 | Daniel Hemric | 240 | 0 | 35th | 12th | 48.8 |
| 19 | 36 | Zane Smith | 240 | 0 | 25th | 14th | 49.3 |
| 20 | 24 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 240 | 0 | 31st | 19th | 58.9 |
| 21 | 8 | Bubba Wallace | 240 | 0 | 12th | 21st | 63.1 |
| 22 | 27 | Noah Gragson | 240 | 0 | 27th | 15th | 45.8 |
| 23 | 31 | Daniel Suarez | 240 | 0 | 30th | 25th | 39.9 |
| 24 | 3 | Ryan Blaney | 240 | 20 | 3rd | 3rd | 92.9 |
| 25 | 1 | Michael McDowell | 239 | 40 | 2nd | 26th | 65.9 |
| 26 | 22 | Erik Jones | 239 | 0 | 19th | 27th | 44.2 |
| 27 | 33 | John Hunter Nemechek | 239 | 0 | 24th | 30th | 36.0 |
| 28 | 14 | Alex Bowman | 239 | 0 | 13th | 28th | 45.5 |
| 29 | 32 | Ryan Preece | 239 | 0 | 15th | 22nd | 52.4 |
| 30 | 25 | Derek Kraus | 239 | 0 | 34th | 33rd | 31.8 |
| 31 | 30 | Harrison Burton | 239 | 0 | 32nd | 11th | 34.3 |
| 32 | 15 | Corey LaJoie | 239 | 0 | 33rd | 16th | 28.2 |
| 33 | 34 | Cody Ware | 238 | 0 | 36th | 34th | 25.3 |
| 34 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | 237 | 1 | 17th | 35th | 71.4 |
| 35 | 10 | Kyle Busch | 139 | 15 | 18th | 32nd | 79.7 |
| 36 | 29 | Josh Berry | 109 | 0 | 22nd | 36th | 53.7 |
– 6 of the Top 7 drivers in last years Gateway race are in the Playoffs this year, so don’t be surprised to see a lot Playoff drivers up front this weekend.
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Best | Worst | Starts |
| 1 | Joey Logano | 3.00 | 1st | 5th | 3 |
| 2 | Austin Cindric | 8.33 | 1st | 13th | 3 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 8.67 | 4th | 12th | 3 |
| 4 | Christopher Bell | 9.00 | 7th | 11th | 3 |
| 5 | Ryan Blaney | 11.33 | 4th | 24th | 3 |
| 6 | A.J. Allmendinger | 12.00 | 10th | 14th | 2 |
| T7 | Denny Hamlin | 12.67 | 2nd | 34th | 3 |
| T7 | Kyle Busch | 12.67 | 1st | 35th | 3 |
| T9 | Chris Buescher | 13.00 | 12th | 14th | 2 |
| T9 | Justin Haley | 13.00 | 9th | 16th | 3 |
| T11 | Ross Chastain | 14.00 | 8th | 22nd | 3 |
| T11 | William Byron | 14.00 | 8th | 19th | 3 |
| 13 | Martin Truex Jr. | 15.00 | 5th | 34th | 3 |
| 14 | Ty Gibbs | 15.50 | 11th | 20th | 2 |
| T15 | Brad Keselowski | 17.00 | 3rd | 28th | 3 |
| T15 | Chase Elliott | 17.00 | 13th | 21st | 2 |
| T15 | Erik Jones | 17.00 | 7th | 26th | 3 |
| T18 | Austin Dillon | 17.33 | 6th | 31st | 3 |
| T18 | Michael McDowell | 17.33 | 9th | 25th | 3 |
| T20 | Daniel Suarez | 17.67 | 7th | 23rd | 3 |
| T20 | Todd Gilliland | 17.67 | 15th | 22nd | 3 |
| 22 | Zane Smith | 18.00 | 17th | 19th | 2 |
| 23 | Tyler Reddick | 18.33 | 4th | 35th | 3 |
| 24 | Carson Hocevar | 22.00 | 8th | 36th | 2 |
| 25 | Alex Bowman | 22.33 | 13th | 28th | 3 |
| 26 | Ryan Preece | 23.00 | 17th | 29th | 2 |
| 27 | J.J. Yeley | 24.00 | 24th | 24th | 1 |
| 28 | Chase Briscoe | 25.00 | 17th | 34th | 3 |
| 29 | Bubba Wallace | 25.67 | 21st | 30th | 3 |
| 30 | Ty Dillon | 26.00 | 25th | 27th | 2 |
| 31 | John Hunter Nemechek | 27.00 | 27th | 27th | 1 |
| 32 | Noah Gragson | 27.50 | 22nd | 33rd | 2 |
| T33 | Josh Bilicki | 28.00 | 28th | 28th | 1 |
| T33 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 28.00 | 20th | 32nd | 3 |
| 35 | B.J. McLeod | 28.50 | 27th | 30th | 2 |
| 36 | Cole Custer | 29.00 | 29th | 29th | 1 |
| 37 | Corey LaJoie | 29.67 | 21st | 36th | 3 |
| 38 | Derek Kraus | 30.00 | 30th | 30th | 1 |
| 39 | Cody Ware | 34.00 | 33rd | 35th | 2 |
| 40 | Josh Berry | 36.00 | 36th | 36th | 1 |
Josh Berry comes into this weekend with a pretty deep hole to climb out of in the Playoffs, and it may not get any better after this weekend as he has the worst Avg. Finish here among active drivers. Photo by Logan Riely — Getty Images
| Best Active Gateway Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Active Gateway Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 118.27 | 3 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 92.86 | 3 |
| 2 | Ryan Blaney | 110.87 | 3 | 2 | Joey Logano | 88.19 | 3 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 105.93 | 3 | 3 | Kyle Busch | 80.08 | 3 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 100.87 | 3 | 4 | Christopher Bell | 77.88 | 3 |
| 5 | Christopher Bell | 100.53 | 3 | 5 | Austin Cindric | 77.20 | 3 |
| 6 | Austin Cindric | 98.67 | 3 | 6 | Denny Hamlin | 68.96 | 3 |
| 7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 90.40 | 3 | 7 | Kyle Larson | 65.80 | 3 |
| 8 | Tyler Reddick | 85.10 | 3 | 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 64.15 | 3 |
| 9 | Ross Chastain | 81.73 | 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | 60.82 | 2 |
| 10 | Kyle Larson | 81.37 | 3 | 10 | Ross Chastain | 58.38 | 3 |
– Look out for Kyle Busch, Ryan Blaney, and Joey Logano this weekend as they all rank top 3 in both tables above
| Best Active Laps Led% | Best Active Laps Completed% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 27.75 | 3 | T1 | 21 drivers tied | 100 | 1-3 |
| 2 | Ryan Blaney | 15.80 | 3 | ||||
| 3 | Christopher Bell | 10.99 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Austin Cindric | 10.85 | 3 | ||||
| 5 | Michael McDowell | 10.16 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 5.91 | 3 | ||||
| 7 | William Byron | 4.12 | 3 | ||||
| 8 | Chase Briscoe | 3.71 | 3 | ||||
| 9 | Joey Logano | 3.16 | 3 | ||||
| 10 | Brad Keselowski | 2.34 | 3 | ||||
All 3 of the current drivers for Team Penske have led a lap at Gateway, this is the only organization to have all of their current drivers lead a lap here. Photo by Jeff Curry — Getty Images
| Most Active Gateway Starts | Most Active Gateway Poles | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | 23 drivers tied | 3 | T1 | Chase Briscoe | 1 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 1 | |||
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 1 | |||
– Through 3 races Gateway is still looking for it’s first multi-pole and multi-race Cup winner here.
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% |
| T1 | Austin Cindric | 1 | 33.33 | T1 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 33.33 |
| T1 | Joey Logano | 1 | 33.33 |
| Most Active Gateway Top 3’s | Best Active Gateway Top 3% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | T1 | Denny Hamlin | 66.67 | 2 |
| T1 | Joey Logano | 2 | T1 | Joey Logano | 66.67 | 2 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 2 | T1 | Kyle Busch | 66.67 | 2 |
| T4 | Austin Cindric | 1 | T4 | Austin Cindric | 33.33 | 1 |
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | T4 | Brad Keselowski | 33.33 | 1 |
Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, and Kyle Busch are the only active drivers to have 2+ Top 3’s at Gateway and are the only ones to have 2+ Top 5’s here as well. Photo by Jeff Curry — Getty Images
| Most Active Gateway Top 5’s | Best Active Gateway Top 5% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Joey Logano | 3 | 1 | Joey Logano | 100 | 3 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 66.67 | 2 |
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 2 | T2 | Kyle Busch | 66.67 | 2 |
| T4 | Austin Cindric | 1 | T4 | Austin Cindric | 33.33 | 1 |
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | T4 | Brad Keselowski | 33.33 | 1 |
| T4 | Kyle Larson | 1 | T4 | Kyle Larson | 33.33 | 1 |
| T4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | T4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 33.33 | 1 |
| T4 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | T4 | Ryan Blaney | 33.33 | 1 |
| T4 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | T4 | Tyler Reddick | 33.33 | 1 |
| Most Active Gateway Top 10’s | Best Active Gateway Top 10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top 10% | Top 10’s |
| 1 | Joey Logano | 3 | T1 | Joey Logano | 100 | 3 |
| T2 | Christopher Bell | 2 | T1 | Christopher Bell | 66.67 | 2 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | T1 | Denny Hamlin | 66.67 | 2 |
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 2 | T1 | Kyle Busch | 66.67 | 2 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 2 | T5 | Kyle Larson | 66.67 | 2 |
| T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 66.67 | 2 |
| T2 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | T5 | Ryan Blaney | 66.67 | 2 |
| T8 | 12 drivers tied | 1 | T5 | A.J. Allmendinger | 50.00 | 1 |
| T5 | Carson Hocevar | 50.00 | 1 | |||
| T5 | 10 drivers tied | 33.33 | 1 | |||
– Every full-time driver with 2+ Top 10’s here at Gateway is in the Playoffs, except Kyle Busch.
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% |
| 1 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 33.33 | T2 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 16.67 |
| T2 | Austin Cindric | 1 | 16.67 | T2 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 16.67 |
– Look out for Team Penske to win something this weekend as their drivers have won 2 of the 3 races and 2 of the 6 stages run at Gateway.
| Most Active Gateway Stage T10’s | Best Active Gateway Stage T10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
| 1 | Ryan Blaney | 6 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 100 | 6 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 5 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 83.33 | 5 |
| T2 | Joey Logano | 5 | T2 | Joey Logano | 83.33 | 5 |
| T4 | Austin Cindric | 4 | 4 | Chase Elliott | 75.00 | 3 |
| T4 | Christopher Bell | 4 | T5 | Austin Cindric | 66.67 | 4 |
| T4 | Kyle Busch | 4 | T5 | Christopher Bell | 66.67 | 4 |
| T7 | Chase Elliott | 3 | T5 | Kyle Busch | 66.67 | 4 |
| T7 | Daniel Suarez | 3 | T8 | Daniel Suarez | 50.00 | 3 |
| T7 | Ross Chastain | 3 | T8 | Ross Chastain | 50.00 | 3 |
| T7 | William Byron | 3 | T8 | William Byron | 50.00 | 3 |
| T8 | Cole Custer | 50.00 | 1 | |||
– Ryan Blaney is the only active driver to get 6 Stage T10’s in the 6 stages run here at Gateway.
| Most Active Gateway Starts without Win | Most Active Gateway Starts without Pole | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| T1 | 20 drivers tied | 3 | T1 | 20 drivers tied | 3 |
– As expected there are plenty of drivers that have ran all 3 races at Gateway and are still looking for their first Win, Pole, Top 3, or Top 5.
| Most Active Gateway Starts without Top 3 | Most Active Gateway Starts without Top 5 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| T1 | 18 drivers tied | 3 | T1 | 14 drivers tied | 3 |
| Rank | Driver | Starts |
| T1 | Alex Bowman | 3 |
| T1 | Bubba Wallace | 3 |
| T1 | Chase Briscoe | 3 |
| T1 | Corey LaJoie | 3 |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 3 |
| T1 | Todd Gilliland | 3 |
– Alex Bowman, Bubba Wallace, Corey LaJoie, and Todd Gilliland are the only active drivers to run all 3 races here and not get a Top 10 or Stage T10.
| Most Active Gateway Stages without Stage Win | Most Active Gateway Stages without Stage T10 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Stages |
| T1 | 19
drivers tied |
3 | T1 | Alex Bowman | 6 |
| T1 | Bubba Wallace | 6 | |||
| T1 | Corey LaJoie | 6 | |||
| T1 | Justin Haley | 6 | |||
| T1 | Todd Gilliland | 6 | |||
| T6 | A.J. Allmendinger | 4 | |||
| T6 | B.J. McLeod | 4 | |||
| T6 | Chris Buescher | 4 | |||
| T6 | Cody Ware | 4 | |||
| T6 | Noah Gragson | 4 | |||
| T6 | Ryan Preece | 4 | |||
| T6 | Ty Dillon | 4 | |||
| T6 | Zane Smith | 4 | |||
| Driver | Streak | Category | Driver | Streak | Category |
| Denny Hamlin | 2 | Top 2’s | Denny Hamlin | 4 | Stage T10’s |
| Joey Logano | 3 | Top 5’s | Joey Logano | 4 | Stage T10’s |
| Kyle Larson | 2 | Top 10’s | Austin Cindric | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Christopher Bell | 2 | Stage Wins | Chase Elliott | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Ryan Blaney | 6 | Stage T10’s | Christopher Bell | 2 | Stage T10’s |
The Penske teammates of Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney are hoping to keep their respective perfect Top 10 and Stage T10 streaks at Gateway alive this weekend. Photo by Jonathan Bachman — Getty Images
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 2023-15 | 49.79 | Kyle Busch | 1st | 6 | 2022-15 | 17.14 | Martin Truex Jr. | 6th |
| 2 | 2023-15 | 34.16 | Ryan Blaney | 6th | 7 | 2024-15 | 16.67 | Michael McDowell | 25th |
| 3 | 2024-15 | 33.33 | Christopher Bell | 7th | 8 | 2022-15 | 13.88 | Michael McDowell | 18th |
| 4 | 2022-15 | 26.94 | Kyle Busch | 2nd | 9 | 2023-15 | 12.35 | William Byron | 8th |
| 5 | 2024-15 | 22.08 | Austin Cindric | 1st | 10 | 2022-15 | 11.02 | Chase Briscoe | 24th |
– If you want a good finish this weekend then it’s a good idea to lead laps as every driver that has led 17% or more of a race here has finished in the Top 10.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2023-15 | Kyle Busch | 139.7 | 1st | 6 | 2022-15 | Ryan Blaney | 118.2 | 4th |
| 2 | 2022-15 | Kyle Busch | 135.4 | 2nd | 7 | 2022-15 | Joey Logano | 118.1 | 1st |
| 3 | 2024-15 | Christopher Bell | 133.7 | 7th | 8 | 2023-15 | Denny Hamlin | 115.9 | 2nd |
| 4 | 2024-15 | Austin Cindric | 129.6 | 1st | 9 | 2024-15 | Denny Hamlin | 114.2 | 2nd |
| 5 | 2023-15 | Ryan Blaney | 121.5 | 6th | 10 | 2022-15 | Aric Almirola | 112.2 | 5th |
– Watch out for Kyle Busch, Ryan Blaney, and Denny Hamlin this weekend as they all have 2 of the 10 best Driver Ratings here in the table above.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. |
| T1 | 2022-15 | Kyle Busch | 100 | 2nd | 6 | 2022-15 | Christopher Bell | 98.37 | 9th |
| T1 | 2022-15 | Aric Almirola | 100 | 5th | T7 | 2023-15 | Joey Logano | 98.35 | 3rd |
| T1 | 2023-15 | Kyle Busch | 100 | 1st | T7 | 2023-15 | Daniel Suarez | 98.35 | 7th |
| T1 | 2023-15 | Denny Hamlin | 100 | 2nd | T7 | 2023-15 | Kevin Harvick | 98.35 | 10th |
| 5 | 2023-15 | Ryan Blaney | 98.77 | 6th | 10 | 2024-15 | Christopher Bell | 97.08 | 7th |
The first two Gateway races saw 9 drivers in total run 97+% of the laps in a race in the Top 15, but last year only Christopher Bell was able to accomplish that feat. Photo by Michael Allio — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Best Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-36) |
Worst Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-36) |
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| Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin | Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin |
| 1 | 7th | 4.00 | 1 | 19th | 32.67 |
| 2 | 5th | 4.33 | 2 | 34th | 30.00 |
| 3 | 2nd | 6.00 | T3 | 14th | 26.67 |
| 4 | 13th | 7.67 | T3 | 33rd | 26.67 |
| 5 | 21st | 8.33 | 5 | 32nd | 26.33 |
| 6 | 11th | 10.67 | T6 | 25th | 25.67 |
| 7 | 4th | 11.00 | T6 | 26th | 25.67 |
| 8 | 3rd | 11.67 | 8 | 31st | 25.33 |
| T9 | 6th | 13.00 | 9 | 36th | 24.67 |
| T9 | 12th | 13.00 | 10 | 30th | 24.00 |
– If you’re gonna start out of the Top 30 this weekend then start 35th as that is the only position worse than 30th not mentioned in the “worst” table above.
| Best Next Gen Gateway Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Next Gen Gateway Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 118.27 | 3 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 92.86 | 3 |
| 2 | Ryan Blaney | 110.87 | 3 | 2 | Joey Logano | 88.19 | 3 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 105.93 | 3 | 3 | Kurt Busch | 83.67 | 1 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 100.87 | 3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | 81.15 | 2 |
| 5 | Christopher Bell | 100.53 | 3 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 80.08 | 3 |
| 6 | Austin Cindric | 98.67 | 3 | 6 | Christopher Bell | 77.88 | 3 |
| 7 | Kurt Busch | 94.70 | 1 | 7 | Austin Cindric | 77.20 | 3 |
| 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 90.40 | 3 | 8 | Denny Hamlin | 68.96 | 3 |
| 9 | Aric Almirola | 86.45 | 2 | 9 | Kyle Larson | 65.80 | 3 |
| 10 | Tyler Reddick | 85.10 | 3 | 10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 64.15 | 3 |
– Don’t be surprised if Penske cars do great this weekend as all 3 of their drivers are on both list above and both lists below, the only team that can say that (including single car teams).
| Best Next Gen Gateway Avg. Finish | Best Next Gen Gateway Laps Led% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| T1 | Joey Logano | 3.00 | 3 | 1 | Kyle Busch | 27.75 | 3 |
| T1 | Kurt Busch | 3.00 | 1 | 2 | Ryan Blaney | 15.80 | 3 |
| 3 | Austin Cindric | 8.33 | 3 | 3 | Christopher Bell | 10.99 | 3 |
| 4 | Kyle Larson | 8.67 | 3 | 4 | Austin Cindric | 10.85 | 3 |
| 5 | Christopher Bell | 9.00 | 3 | 5 | Michael McDowell | 10.16 | 3 |
| 6 | Ryan Blaney | 11.33 | 3 | 6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 5.91 | 3 |
| T7 | A.J. Allmendinger | 12.00 | 2 | 7 | Kurt Busch | 4.90 | 1 |
| T7 | Aric Almirola | 12.00 | 2 | 8 | William Byron | 4.12 | 3 |
| T9 | Denny Hamlin | 12.67 | 3 | 9 | Chase Briscoe | 3.71 | 3 |
| T9 | Kyle Busch | 12.67 | 3 | 10 | Joey Logano | 3.16 | 3 |
| Next Gen Gateway Win List | Next Gen Gateway Pole List | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Austin Cindric | 1 | 33.33 | T1 | Chase Briscoe | 1 |
| T1 | Joey Logano | 1 | 33.33 | T1 | Kyle Busch | 1 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 33.33 | T1 | Michael McDowell | 1 |
There has only been 3 races in the Next Gen at Gateway, but Kyle Busch is already on both the Win and Pole list in the tables above. Photo by Jonathan Bachman — Getty Images
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Top 3% |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 66.67 |
| T1 | Joey Logano | 2 | 66.67 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 66.67 |
| T4 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 100 |
| T4 | Austin Cindric | 1 | 33.33 |
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 33.33 |
– Half of the table above is in the Playoffs, so expect the Top 3 to have 2+ Playoff drivers this weekend.
| Most Next Gen Gateway Top 5’s | Most Next Gen Gateway Top 10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Top 5% | Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Top 10% |
| 1 | Joey Logano | 3 | 100 | 1 | Joey Logano | 3 | 100 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 66.67 | T2 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 66.67 |
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 66.67 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 66.67 |
| T4 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 100 | T2 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 66.67 |
| T4 | Aric Almirola | 1 | 50.00 | T2 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 66.67 |
| T4 | Austin Cindric | 1 | 33.33 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 66.67 |
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 33.33 | T2 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 66.67 |
| T4 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 33.33 | T8 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 100 |
| T4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 33.33 | T8 | A.J. Allmendinger | 1 | 50.00 |
| T4 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 33.33 | T8 | Aric Almirola | 1 | 50.00 |
| T8 | Carson Hocevar | 1 | 50.00 | ||||
| T4 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 33.33 | T8 | Kevin Harvick | 1 | 50.00 |
| T8 | 10 drivers tied with same % | 1 | 33.33 | ||||
– Through 3 Next Gen races at Gateway Joey Logano is the only driver to finish all 3 in the Top 5, and is also the only one to finish all 3 in the Top 10.
| Most Next Gen Gateway Stage Wins | Most Next Gen Gateway Stage T10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Stage T10% |
| 1 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 33.33 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 6 | 100 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 5 | 83.33 | ||||
| T2 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 50.00 | T2 | Joey Logano | 5 | 83.33 |
| T4 | Austin Cindric | 4 | 66.67 | ||||
| T2 | Austin Cindric | 1 | 16.67 | T4 | Christopher Bell | 4 | 66.67 |
| T4 | Kyle Busch | 4 | 66.67 | ||||
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 16.67 | T7 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 75.00 |
| T7 | Daniel Suarez | 3 | 50.00 | ||||
| T2 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 16.67 | T7 | Ross Chastain | 3 | 50.00 |
| T7 | William Byron | 3 | 50.00 | ||||
– While Ryan Blaney’s teammate has been king of finishing well in races, Blaney himself is king of finishing well in stages as he has 6 Stage T10’s in the 6 Next Gen stages competed in here.