In this post you will only find all-time stats, if you are looking for only active drivers stats or Next Gen stats check out my next article Active/Next Gen Cup Track Stats: Gateway.
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2025 Cup Series season.
First Winner: Joey Logano 06/05/2022
Most Recent Winner: Austin Cindric 06/02/2024
| Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver | Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver |
| 1 | 2022-15 | 7 | Joey Logano | 3 | 2023-15 | 1 | Kyle Busch |
| 2 | 2024-15 | 2 | Austin Cindric |
– Based on the two Cup races here at Gateway starting in the Top 10 is a must if you want to win the race this weekend.
| Rank | Race | Finish | Driver | Rank | Race | Finish | Driver |
| 1 | 2024-15 | 25 | Michael McDowell | 3 | 2023-15 | 1 | Kyle Busch |
| 2 | 2022-15 | 24 | Chase Briscoe |
– Starting position matters when it comes to winning the race, but starting on Pole isn’t near as important as 2 of the 3 Pole winners here have finished outside the Top 20.
| Race | Driver |
| 2023-15 | Kyle Busch |
In the 2023 Cup race here at Gateway Kyle Busch became the first and only driver to win the Pole and Race here. Photo by Jeff Curry — Getty Images
| Race | Driver | Race Finish |
| 2024-15 | Christopher Bell | 7th |
| Drivers to win all Stages and Race | Drivers to win Pole, all Stages & Race | ||
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| — | — | — | — |
– Last year Christopher Bell became the first driver to sweep Stage 1 and 2 in a Cup race here at Gateway.
| Best Laps Led% by Winner | Worst Laps Led% by Winner | ||||||
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver |
| 1 | 2023-15 | 49.79 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 2022-15 | 8.98 | Joey Logano |
| 2 | 2024-15 | 22.08 | Austin Cindric | 2 | 2024-15 | 22.08 | Austin Cindric |
| 3 | 2022-15 | 8.98 | Joey Logano | 3 | 2023-15 | 49.79 | Kyle Busch |
– There is no real recipe for how many laps to lead and win at Gateway as Joey Logano led less than 10% of the laps en route to his win, meanwhile Kyle Busch led nearly half the race en route to his.
| 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 |
Look out for Kyle Busch to be a potential Playoff spoiler this weekend at Gateway as he has 4 of the best Laps Led% in the table above, and he has the 2 best Driver Ratings in the table below. Photo by Sean Gardner — Getty Images
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
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 |
| Race | Driver | Finish | Race | Driver | Finish |
| 2022-15 | Kyle Busch | 2nd | 2023-15 | Kyle Busch | 1st |
| 2022-15 | Aric Almirola | 5th | 2023-15 | Denny Hamlin | 2nd |
– The first two Cup races here saw two drivers in each race run 100% of the laps in the Top 15, then last year saw no driver accomplish that feat.
| Most Lead Lap cars at finish of race | Fewest Lead Lap cars at finish of race | ||||
| Rank | Race | # of cars | Rank | Race | # of cars |
| 1 | 2022-15 | 31 | 1 | 2024-15 | 24 |
| 2 | 2023-15 | 28 | 2 | 2023-15 | 28 |
| 3 | 2024-15 | 24 | 3 | 2022-15 | 31 |
– Each race here has seen less and less cars finish on the lead lap, so if that trend holds this weekend then expect less than 24 cars on the lead lap this weekend.
| Best Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-36) |
Worst 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 Avg. Driver Rating |
Best 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 Avg. Fin. All-time |
Best Laps Led% All-time |
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| 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 |
| Most Gateway Starts All-time |
Best Laps Completed% |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Lap Comp% | Starts |
| T1 | 24 drivers tied | 3 | T1 | Austin Cindric | 100 | 3 |
| T1 | Brad Keselowski | 100 | 3 | |||
| T1 | Christopher Bell | 100 | 3 | |||
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 100 | 3 | |||
| T1 | Joey Logano | 100 | 3 | |||
| T1 | Justin Haley | 100 | 3 | |||
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 100 | 3 | |||
| T1 | Ross Chastain | 100 | 3 | |||
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 100 | 3 | |||
| T1 | Todd Gilliland | 100 | 3 | |||
| T1 | William Byron | 100 | 3 | |||
– In addition to the 11 drivers mentioned above that have ran every lap in all 3 Cup races here there are 14 drivers that have made just 1 or 2 start here and have ran every lap in the race(s).
| Most Gateway Wins All-time |
Best Win% All-time | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Rank | Driver | Win% | Wins |
| T1 | Austin Cindric | 1 | T1 | Austin Cindric | 33.33 | 1 |
| T1 | Joey Logano | 1 | T1 | Joey Logano | 33.33 | 1 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 1 | T1 | Kyle Busch | 33.33 | 1 |
– It’s only been 3 races but Kyle Busch is the only driver to be on both the Wins list above and Poles list below.
| Rank | Driver | Poles | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Chase Briscoe | 1 | T1 | Michael McDowell | 1 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 1 |
| Most Gateway Top 3’s All-time |
Best Top 3% All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 1 | Kurt Busch | 100 | 1 |
| T1 | Joey Logano | 2 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 66.67 | 2 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 2 | T2 | Joey Logano | 66.67 | 2 |
| T4 | Kurt Busch | 1 | T2 | Kyle Busch | 66.67 | 2 |
| T4 | Austin Cindric | 1 | T5 | Austin Cindric | 33.33 | 1 |
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | T5 | Brad Keselowski | 33.33 | 1 |
– Kurt Busch is the only driver to never finish a Gateway Cup race out of the Top 3, but he also started only 1 race here as well.
| Most Gateway Top 5’s All-time |
Best Top 5% All-time | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Joey Logano | 3 | T1 | Joey Logano | 100 | 3 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | T1 | Kurt Busch | 100 | 1 |
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 2 | T3 | Denny Hamlin | 66.67 | 2 |
| T4 | Kurt Busch | 1 | T3 | Kyle Busch | 66.67 | 2 |
| T4 | Aric Almirola | 1 | 5 | Aric Almirola | 50.00 | 1 |
| T4 | Austin Cindric | 1 | T6 | Austin Cindric | 33.33 | 1 |
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | T6 | Brad Keselowski | 33.33 | 1 |
| T4 | Kyle Larson | 1 | T6 | Kyle Larson | 33.33 | 1 |
| T4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | T6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 33.33 | 1 |
| T4 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | T6 | Ryan Blaney | 33.33 | 1 |
| T4 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | T6 | Tyler Reddick | 33.33 | 1 |
Joey Logano is the only driver to finish all 3 Gateway Cup races in the Top 5 (table above), and is also the only one to finish all 3 in the Top 10 (table below). Photo by Sean Gardner — Getty Images
| Most Gateway Top 10’s All-time |
Best Top 10% All-time | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top10% | Top10’s |
| 1 | Joey Logano | 3 | T1 | Joey Logano | 100 | 3 |
| T2 | Christopher Bell | 2 | T1 | Kurt Busch | 100 | 1 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | T3 | Christopher Bell | 66.67 | 2 |
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 2 | T3 | Denny Hamlin | 66.67 | 2 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 2 | T3 | Kyle Busch | 66.67 | 2 |
| T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | T3 | Kyle Larson | 66.67 | 2 |
| T2 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 66.67 | 2 |
| T8 | 15 drivers tied | 1 | T3 | Ryan Blaney | 66.67 | 2 |
| T9 | A.J. Allmendinger | 50.00 | 1 | |||
| T9 | Aric Almirola | 50.00 | 1 | |||
| T9 | Carson Hocevar | 50.00 | 1 | |||
| T9 | Kevin Harvick | 50.00 | 1 | |||
| Most Gateway Stage Wins All-time (since 2017) |
Best Stage Win% All-time (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stage W’s |
Rank | Driver | Stage W% | Stage W’s |
| 1 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 1 | Kurt Busch | 50.00 | 1 |
| T2 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 2 | Christopher Bell | 33.33 | 2 |
| T2 | Austin Cindric | 1 | T3 | Austin Cindric | 16.67 | 1 |
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 1 | T3 | Kyle Busch | 16.67 | 1 |
| T2 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | T3 | Ryan Blaney | 16.67 | 1 |
By sweeping Stage 1 and 2 in the 2024 Gateway race Christopher Bell became the first driver to get 2 Stage Wins here. Photo by Michael Allio — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Most Gateway Stage T10’s All-time (since 2017) |
Best Stage T10% All-time (since 2017) |
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| 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 | 7 drivers tied | 50.00 | 1-3 |
| T7 | Ross Chastain | 3 | ||||
| T7 | William Byron | 3 | ||||
– Look for Ryan Blaney to be strong in Stage 1 and 2 this weekend as he is the only driver to get a Stage T10 in all 6 stages run here at Gateway.
| Most Gateway Starts without Win |
Longest Gateway Win Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| T1 | 21 drivers tied | 3 | T1 | Joey Logano | 1 | 2022 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 2023 | |||
| T1 | Austin Cindric | 1 | 2024 | |||
– Based on the pattern of Ford winning the race and Pole in 2022 and then Chevy doing the same in 2023, and then Ford again last year, watch out for Chevy to sweep both this year.
| Most Gateway Starts without Pole |
Longest Gateway Pole Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| T1 | 21 drivers tied | 3 | T1 | Chase Briscoe | 1 | 2022 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 2023 | |||
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 1 | 2024 | |||
| Most Gateway Starts without Top 3 |
Longest Gateway Top 3 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| T1 | 19 drivers tied | 3 | T1 | Joey Logano | 2 | 2022-23 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 2022-23 | |||
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 2023-24 | |||
| T4 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 2022 | |||
| T4 | Austin Cindric | 1 | 2024 | |||
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 2024 | |||
If Denny Hamlin can finish in the Top 3 this weekend then he would hold the longest Top 3 streak at Gateway record all to himself. Photo by Michael Allio — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Most Gateway Starts without Top 5 |
Longest Gateway Top 5 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| T1 | 15 drivers tied |
3 | 1 | Joey Logano | 3 | 2022-24 |
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 2022-23 | |||
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 2023-24 | |||
| T4 | Aric Almirola | 1 | 2022 | |||
| T4 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 2022 | |||
| T4 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 2022 | |||
| T4 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 2023 | |||
| T4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 2023 | |||
| T4 | Austin Cindric | 1 | 2024 | |||
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 2024 | |||
| T4 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 2024 | |||
– Joey Logano hopes to keep his 3 straight Top 5 streak here at Gateway alive this weekend.
| Most Gateway Starts without Top 10 |
Longest Gateway Top 10 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| T1 | Alex Bowman | 3 | 1 | Joey Logano | 3 | 2022-24 |
| T1 | Bubba Wallace | 3 | T2 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 2022-23 |
| T1 | Chase Briscoe | 3 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 2022-23 |
| T1 | Corey LaJoie | 3 | T2 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 2022-23 |
| T1 | Harrison Burton | 3 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 2023-24 |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 3 | T2 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 2023-24 |
| T1 | Todd Gilliland | 3 | T7 | 17 drivers tied | 1 | 2022-2024 |
| T8 | 9 drivers tied | 2 | ||||
– Of the 7 drivers to run all 3 Gateway races and not get a Top 10 finish, 3 are in the Playoffs, 2 are full-time but not in the Playoffs, 1 is a part-time driver, and 1 is an Xfinity driver.
| Most Gateway Stages without Stage Win |
Longest Gateway Stage Win Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| T1 | 20 drivers tied | 6 | 1 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 2024.15 s1&s2 |
| T2 | Austin Cindric | 1 | 2022.15 s1 | |||
| T2 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 2022.15 s2 | |||
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 2023.15 s1 | |||
| T2 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 2023.15 s2 | |||
– Toyota may not have a win here in the 3 Cup races at Gateway, but they have half of the Stage Wins here.
| Most Gateway Stages without Stage T10 |
Longest Gateway Stage T10 Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| T1 | Alex Bowman | 6 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 6 | 2022.15 s1- 2024.15 s2 |
| T1 | Bubba Wallace | 6 | T2 | Kyle Busch | 4 | 2022.15 s1- 2023.15 s2 |
| T1 | Corey LaJoie | 6 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | 2023.15 s1- 2024.15 s2 |
| T1 | Harrison Burton | 6 | T2 | Joey Logano | 4 | 2023.15 s1- 2024.15 s2 |
| T1 | Justin Haley | 6 | T5 | Daniel Suarez | 3 | 2022.15 s2- 2023.15 s2 |
| T1 | Todd Gilliland | 6 | T5 | William Byron | 3 | 2023.15 s1- 2024.15 s1 |
| T7 | 8 drivers tied | 4 | T7 | 8 drivers tied | 2 | — |
Alex Bowman has a hole to dig out of in the Playoffs and it might be bigger after this weekend as he’s one of just 5 drivers to run all 3 races here and not get a Top 10 or Stage T10. Photo by Keith Gillett — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images