Last week at Las Vegas was the opposite of the previous Intermediate track (Kansas) as it was Chevy who dominated but screwed up late and let Toyota, and Denny Hamlin, win. This week manufacturers working together will be key as drafting is a must at Talladega. Down below you will find different statistics for active drivers and Next Gen races of the NASCAR Cup series here at Talladega Superspeedway 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: Talladega.

Active means any driver who started a race in the 2025 Cup Series season.
 
Last Talladega Race (04/27/25)
Finish Start Driver Laps Led S1 Fin S2 Fin Driver Rating
1 7 Austin Cindric 188 7 20th 3rd 105.5
2 25 Kyle Larson 188 3 1st 2nd 92.4
3 16 William Byron 188 10 2nd 18th 87.4
4 27 Noah Gragson 188 0 21st 11th 96.4
5 30 Chase Elliott 188 1 4th 25th 78.3
6 28 Carson Hocevar 188 3 28th 4th 71.4
7 18 Alex Bowman 188 0 24th 13th 79.8
8 20 Bubba Wallace 188 5 5th 1st 110.0
9 24 Daniel Suarez 188 2 16th 30th 75.8
10 5 Austin Dillon 188 0 12th 20th 63.5
11 14 Michael McDowell 188 10 14th 16th 77.4
12 35 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 188 0 3rd 12th 81.2
13 12 Cole Custer 188 2 22nd 17th 87.8
14 26 Tyler Reddick 188 0 15th 5th 83.5
15 17 Chase Briscoe 188 20 25th 28th 79.9
16 15 Todd Gilliland 188 0 19th 6th 81.3
17 10 Ty Gibbs 188 32 26th 26th 69.9
18 34 Erik Jones 188 0 23rd 14th 63.0
19 1 Zane Smith 188 5 17th 7th 90.5
20 32 Ross Chastain 188 11 18th 19th 59.8
21 13 Denny Hamlin 188 7 6th 27th 64.0
22 23 Riley Herbst 188 0 9th 29th 65.7
23 21 Ty Dillon 188 1 10th 15th 56.6
24 19 A.J. Allmendinger 188 0 7th 10th 41.3
25 37 Justin Haley 188 0 11th 9th 41.9
26 8 Josh Berry 188 12 27th 8th 74.4
27 2 Kyle Busch 188 3 31st 23rd 54.2
28 31 Anthony Alfredo 188 19 32nd 24th 47.7
29 36 Shane Van Gisbergen 187 0 29th 31st 39.8
30 29 John Hunter Nemechek 187 1 13th 32nd 38.9
31 33 Cody Ware 186 0 8th 22nd 40.6
32 39 J.J. Yeley 186 2 30th 21st 30.6
33 38 B.J. McLeod 71 0 33rd 33rd 26.5
34 6 Chris Buescher 51 2 34th 34th 70.8
35 11 Christopher Bell 51 0 35th 35th 66.1
36 22 Brad Keselowski 42 0 36th 36th 55.7
37 9 Ryan Blaney 42 0 37th 37th 27.4
38 4 Ryan Preece 188 6 38th 38th 112.2
39 3 Joey Logano 188 24 39th 39th 110.1

– Kyle Larson’s 92.4 Driver Rating in the Spring race is the worst by any driver that has finished Top 2 in every stage of any race since stages were invented in 2017.

Active Talladega Average Finish w/ Best and Worst Finish
Rank Driver Avg. Fin. Best Worst Starts
1 William Byron 13.67 2nd 36th 15
2 Chase Elliott 14.05 1st 38th 19
3 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 14.42 1st 38th 24
4 Todd Gilliland 14.71 7th 27th 7
5 Brad Keselowski 15.64 1st 38th 33
6 Anthony Alfredo 16.00 6th 28th 5
7 Chase Briscoe 16.22 4th 37th 9
8 Ty Dillon 16.62 3rd 33rd 13
9 Denny Hamlin 16.69 1st 39th 39
10 Austin Cindric 16.71 1st 32nd 7
11 Ryan Blaney 16.86 1st 43rd 22
12 Riley Herbst 17.00 9th 22nd 3
13 Noah Gragson 17.17 3rd 32nd 6
14 Jimmie Johnson 17.97 1st 38th 38
15 Carson Hocevar 18.00 6th 35th 4
16 Erik Jones 18.47 2nd 39th 17
17 Tyler Reddick 18.82 1st 39th 11
18 Austin Dillon 19.00 2nd 39th 24
19 Justin Haley 19.18 6th 34th 11
20 Daniel Suarez 19.47 8th 34th 17
21 Bubba Wallace 19.53 1st 39th 15
22 Joey Logano 19.55 1st 39th 33
23 Cole Custer 19.86 10th 31st 7
24 Corey LaJoie 19.93 4th 35th 14
25 Ryan Preece 20.09 3rd 38th 11
26 Kyle Busch 20.35 1st 41st 40
27 Chris Buescher 20.65 3rd 38th 20
28 Martin Truex Jr. 20.75 5th 42nd 40
29 Christopher Bell 20.91 5th 39th 11
30 Kyle Larson 20.95 2nd 42nd 21
31 Ross Chastain 21.08 1st 40th 13
32 Alex Bowman 21.63 2nd 43rd 19
33 John Hunter Nemechek 22.00 8th 33rd 5
34 Casey Mears 22.78 6th 40th 27
35 A.J. Allmendinger 22.95 5th 36th 22
T36 Austin Hill 24.00 24th 24th 1
T36 Shane Van Gisbergen 24.00 15th 29th 3
38 Brennan Poole 24.67 9th 35th 3
39 Ty Gibbs 25.67 13th 37th 6
T40 Michael McDowell 26.00 3rd 43rd 29
T40 Josh Berry 26.00 16th 36th 3
42 Zane Smith 26.50 19th 37th 4
43 Cody Ware 26.80 12th 38th 10
44 Joey Gase 27.44 17th 37th 9
45 B.J. McLeod 27.90 18th 33rd 10
46 J.J. Yeley 28.20 11th 42nd 20
T47 Justin Allgaier 31.00 23rd 42nd 6
T47 Ryan Truex 31.00 31st 31st 1
49 Timmy Hill 32.67 15th 42nd 6
50 Josh Bilicki 33.50 31st 36th 2

– Alex Bowman, Kyle Larson, and Ross Chastain rank 30th through 32nd in the Avg. Finish table above, but also all have a Top 2 finish here at Talladega.

Best Active Talladega
Avg. Driver Rating		 Best Active Talladega
Avg. Top 15%
Rank Driver Driv. Rate Starts Rank Driver Top 15% Starts
1 Chase Elliott 88.86 19 1 Chase Elliott 68.98 19
2 Joey Logano 88.36 33 2 Ryan Blaney 65.37 22
3 Ryan Blaney 88.31 22 3 Joey Logano 63.19 33
4 Brad Keselowski 86.74 33 4 William Byron 61.39 15
5 William Byron 86.29 15 5 Austin Cindric 58.08 7
6 Jimmie Johnson 86.06 32 6 Brad Keselowski 56.77 33
7 Austin Cindric 85.03 7 7 Jimmie Johnson 56.77 32
8 Cole Custer 84.37 7 8 Kyle Busch 55.86 40
9 Noah Gragson 83.12 6 9 Kyle Larson 52.54 21
10 Denny Hamlin 80.94 39 10 Cole Custer 50.04 7

The Spring winner here, Austin Cindric, may not be in the Playoffs anymore but he could be a spoiler this weekend as he is the only driver that is top 7 in both tables above and below. Photo by Jeffrey Vest — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Best Active Laps Led% Best Active Laps Completed%
Rank Driver Laps Led% Starts Rank Driver Laps Comp% Starts
1 Joey Logano 8.57 33 T1 Riley Herbst 100 3
2 Ryan Blaney 7.03 22 T1 Austin Hill 100 1
3 Jimmie Johnson 6.56 38 3 Anthony Alfredo 99.89 5
4 Chase Elliott 6.09 19 4 Shane Van Gisbergen 99.82 3
5 Denny Hamlin 6.05 39 5 Justin Haley 99.36 11
6 Brad Keselowski 5.21 33 6 Noah Gragson 99.30 6
7 Austin Cindric 5.03 7 7 Austin Cindric 99.10 7
8 William Byron 4.27 15 8 Ryan Preece 99.01 11
9 Ross Chastain 4.01 13 9 John Hunter Nemechek 98.75 5
10 Kyle Busch 3.78 40 10 William Byron 98.17 15
Most Active Talladega Starts Most Active Talladega Poles
Rank Driver Starts Rank Driver Poles
T1 Kyle Busch 40 T1 Chase Elliott 2
T1 Martin Truex Jr. 40 T1 Christopher Bell 2
3 Denny Hamlin 39 T1 Michael McDowell 2
4 Jimmie Johnson 38 T4 Austin Dillon 1
T5 Brad Keselowski 33 T4 Denny Hamlin 1
T5 Joey Logano 33 T4 Jimmie Johnson 1
7 Michael McDowell 29 T4 Martin Truex Jr. 1
8 Casey Mears 27 T4 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 1
T9 Austin Dillon 24 T4 Zane Smith 1
T9 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 24

– This weekend Kyle Busch will break his tie with Martin Truex Jr. for most starts at Talladega among active drivers.

Active Talladega Win List (w/ %)
Rank Driver Wins Win% Rank Driver Wins Win%
1 Brad Keselowski 6 18.18 T4 Denny Hamlin 2 5.13
T2 Ryan Blaney 3 13.64 T4 Kyle Busch 2 5.00
T2 Joey Logano 3 9.09 T9 Austin Cindric 1 14.29
T4 Chase Elliott 2 10.53 T9 Tyler Reddick 1 9.09
T4 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 2 8.33 T9 Ross Chastain 1 7.69
T4 Jimmie Johnson 2 5.26 T9 Bubba Wallace 1 6.67

– Team Penske has been strong here at Talladega as drivers that have primarily drove for them hold the first 3 positions in the active Win List above, and all 3 of their current drivers are on the list.

Most Active Talladega Top 3’s Best Active Talladega Top 3%
Rank Driver Top 3’s Rank Driver Top3% Top3’s
1 Brad Keselowski 9 1 Brad Keselowski 27.27 9
2 Kyle Busch 7 2 William Byron 26.67 4
3 Denny Hamlin 6 3 Ryan Blaney 22.73 5
T4 Ryan Blaney 5 4 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 20.83 3
T4 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 5 5 Kyle Busch 17.50 7
T4 Joey Logano 5 6 Noah Gragson 16.67 1
T4 Jimmie Johnson 5 7 Chase Elliott 15.79 3
8 William Byron 4 8 Denny Hamlin 15.38 6
9 Chase Elliott 3 9 Joey Logano 15.15 5
T10 Austin Dillon 2 10 Austin Cindric 14.29 1
T10 Michael McDowell 2

Do not be surprised if the 3 drivers crossing the start/finish line in this photo from last Fall’s race are near the front again this weekend as all 3 rank T4th or better in Top 3% above and Top 5% below. Photo by Sean Gardner — Getty Images

Most Active Talladega Top 5’s Best Active Talladega Top 5%
Rank Driver Top 5’s Rank Driver Top5% Top5’s
1 Brad Keselowski 12 1 Brad Keselowski 36.36 12
2 Denny Hamlin 11 T2 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 33.33 8
3 Joey Logano 9 T2 William Byron 33.33 5
T4 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 8 T2 Noah Gragson 33.33 2
T4 Kyle Busch 8 5 Chase Elliott 31.58 6
6 Jimmie Johnson 7 6 Austin Cindric 28.57 2
T7 Chase Elliott 6 7 Denny Hamlin 28.21 11
T7 Ryan Blaney 6 T8 Joey Logano 27.27 9
9 William Byron 5
T10 Erik Jones 3 T8 Ryan Blaney 27.27 6
T10 Kyle Larson 3
T10 Michael McDowell 3 10 Kyle Busch 20.00 8
T10 Martin Truex Jr. 3
Most Active Talladega Top 10’s Best Active Talladega Top 10%
Rank Driver Top 10’s Rank Driver Top 10% Top 10’s
1 Denny Hamlin 17 1 Brad Keselowski 48.48 16
2 Brad Keselowski 16 2 Chase Elliott 47.37 9
3 Jimmie Johnson 13 3 Erik Jones 47.06 8
T4 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 11 4 William Byron 46.67 7
T4 Joey Logano 11 5 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 45.83 11
6 Kyle Busch 10 6 Denny Hamlin 43.59 17
T7 Chase Elliott 9 T7 Austin Cindric 42.86 3
T7 Martin Truex Jr. 9 T7 Todd Gilliland 42.86 3
T9 Erik Jones 8 T9 Anthony Alfredo 40.00 2
T9 Ryan Blaney 8 T9 John Hunter Nemechek 40.00 2

– No active driver has finished over half of their Cup Talladega races in the Top 10, showing just how hard it is to finish well here.

Active Talladega Stage Win List (w/ %)
Rank Driver Stage Wins Stage Win% Rank Driver Stage Wins Stage Win%
T1 Bubba Wallace 4 13.33 T8 Tyler Reddick 1 4.55
T1 Brad Keselowski 4 11.76 T8 Ty Dillon 1 3.85
T3 Chase Elliott 3 8.82 T8 Kyle Larson 1 3.33
T3 Chris Buescher 3 8.82 T8 Martin Truex Jr. 1 3.13
T3 Ryan Blaney 3 8.82 T8 Denny Hamlin 1 2.94
T6 Austin Cindric 2 14.29 T8 Joey Logano 1 2.94
T6 William Byron 2 6.67 T8 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 1 2.94

– 13 of the 40 drivers racing this weekend have won a stage at Talladega, so don’t be surprised if we have a repeat stage winner this weekend.

Most Active Talladega Stage T10’s Best Active Talladega Stage T10%
Rank Driver Stage T10’s Rank Driver Stage T10% Stage T10’s
1 Ryan Blaney 22 1 Ryan Blaney 64.71 22
2 Chase Elliott 21 2 Chase Elliott 61.76 21
3 Joey Logano 19 3 William Byron 60.00 18
4 William Byron 18 4 Austin Cindric 57.14 8
5 Brad Keselowski 16 5 Joey Logano 55.88 19
T6 Kyle Larson 15 6 Kyle Larson 50.00 15
T6 Kyle Busch 15 7 Brad Keselowski 47.06 16
T8 Alex Bowman 13 8 Alex Bowman 46.43 13
T8 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 13 9 Kyle Busch 44.12 15
10 Chris Buescher 11 10 Jimmie Johnson 43.75 7

– The tables above show how hard it is to be consistent here at Talladega as the best active Talladega Stage T10% is just 64.71%, and only 5 active drivers have a Stage T10% over 50%.

Most Active Talladega Starts without Win Most Active Talladega Starts without Pole
Rank Driver Starts Rank Driver Starts
1 Martin Truex Jr. 40 1 Kyle Busch 40
2 Michael McDowell 29 T2 Brad Keselowski 33
3 Casey Mears 27 T2 Joey Logano 33
4 Austin Dillon 24 4 Casey Mears 27
5 A.J. Allmendinger 22 T5 A.J. Allmendinger 22
6 Kyle Larson 21 T5 Ryan Blaney 22
T7 Chris Buescher 20 7 Kyle Larson 21
T7 J.J Yeley 20 T8 Chris Buescher 20
9 Alex Bowman 19 T8 J.J. Yeley 20
T10 Daniel Suarez 17 10 Alex Bowman 19
T10 Erik Jones 17

If Michael McDowell doesn’t win this weekend then he will become just the 2nd active driver to have 30+ Talladega starts without a win here. Photo by James Gilbert — Getty Images

Most Active Talladega Starts without Top 3 Most Active Talladega Starts without Top 5
Rank Driver Starts Rank Driver Starts
1 Martin Truex Jr. 40 1 Casey Mears 27
2 Casey Mears 27 2 J.J Yeley 20
3 A.J. Allmendinger 22 3 Daniel Suarez 17
4 J.J Yeley 20 4 Justin Haley 11
5 Daniel Suarez 17 T5 B.J. McLeod 10
T5 Cody Ware 10

– With Kyle Larson’s 2nd place finish in the Spring Talladega race this year he was able to remove his name from the “without Top 3” table above.

Most Active Talladega Starts
without Top 10
Rank Driver Starts
1 J.J. Yeley 20
T2 B.J. McLeod 10
T2 Cody Ware 10
4 Joey Gase 9
T5 Justin Allgaier 6
T5 Timmy Hill 6
T5 Ty Gibbs 6

This picture describes J.J. Yeley’s (#83) relationship with Talladega perfectly as he is the only driver on every “without” list above. Photo by Matt Sullivan — Getty Images

Most Active Talladega Stages without Stage Win Most Active Talladega Stages without Stage T10
Rank Driver Stages Rank Driver Stages
T1 Austin Dillon 34 1 B.J. McLeod 20
T1 Daniel Suarez 34 T2 J.J. Yeley 18
T1 Erik Jones 34 T2 Joey Gase 18
T1 Kyle Busch 34 4 Timmy Hill 8
T1 Michael McDowell 34 5 Brennan Poole 6
T6 Alex Bowman 28 T6 Josh Bilicki 4
T6 Corey LaJoie 28 T6 Justin Allgaier 4
8 Ross Chastain 26 8 Austin Hill 2
T9 Christopher Bell 22 T9 12 drivers tied 0
T9 Justin Haley 22
T9 Ryan Preece 22

– Of the 8 drivers to run in a race with stages at Talladega and not get a Stage T10 only 2 of them are running in the race this weekend, McLeod and Hill.

Active Talladega Streaks (2+ in a row)
Driver Streak Category Driver Streak Category
William Byron 2 Top 3’s Bubba Wallace 2 Top 10’s
Kyle Larson 2 Top 5’s Kyle Larson 5 Stage T10’s
William Byron 5 Top 10’s Bubba Wallace 3 Stage T10’s
Austin Dillon 2 Top 10’s A.J. Allmendinger 2 Stage T10’s

– Kyle Larson and William Byron are the only Playoff drivers that are on 2+ streaks at Talladega coming into this weekend, and they hope to continue that in the race Sunday.

 

Next Gen Stats
Best Next Gen Laps Led% in race
Rank Race Laps Led% Driver Fin. Rank Race Laps Led% Driver Fin.
1 2023-31 25.53 Joey Logano 24th T5 2022-31 19.15 Aric Almirola 14th
2 2023-10 23.98 Ryan Blaney 2nd T5 2024-10 19.15 Michael McDowell 31st
3 2024-31 21.54 Michael McDowell 37th 8 2023-10 17.86 Bubba Wallace 28th
4 2022-10 20.21 William Byron 15th T9 2022-10 17.02 Kyle Larson 4th
T5 2022-31 19.15 Ross Chastain 4th T9 2025-10 17.02 Ty Gibbs 17th

– Leading laps here does not have any correlation to finishing position in the Next Gen car as 7 of the 10 best Laps Led% finished out of the Top 10 and 4 of the 10 finished out of the Top 20.

Best Next Gen Driver Rating in race
Rank Race Driver
 Driv.
Rate		 Fin. Rank Race Driver
 Driv.
Rate		 Fin.
1 2024-10 Noah Gragson 121.0 3rd 6 2025-10 Ryan Preece 112.2 38th
2 2022-31 Ross Chastain 118.2 4th 7 2023-10 Ryan Blaney 110.4 2nd
3 2022-10 Kyle Larson 118.0 4th 8 2025-10 Joey Logano 110.1 39th
4 2022-31 Chase Elliott 116.7 1st 9 2025-10 Bubba Wallace 110.0 8th
5 2022-31 Erik Jones 113.3 6th 10 2024-10 Todd Gilliland 109.8 8th

– It has been hard to run well consistently at Talladega in the Next Gen car as no driver is in the Driver Rating table above more than once.

Best % of Next Gen Race Laps ran in Top 15 in race
Rank Race Driver
 Top 15% Fin. Rank Race Driver
 Top 15% Fin.
1 2022-10 Kyle Larson 100 4th 6 2022-10 Martin Truex Jr. 93.62 5th
2 2022-10 Erik Jones 97.34 6th 7 2024-31 Austin Cindric 93.33 32nd
3 2022-10 William Byron 96.28 15th 8 2025-10 Joey Logano 92.02 39th
4 2022-31 Chase Elliott 95.21 1st 9 2022-31 Ross Chastain 91.49 4th
5 2022-10 Chase Elliott 94.15 7th 10 2023-31 William Byron 87.23 2nd

In 7 Next Gen races Kyle Larson, Spring 2022, is the only driver to run every lap in the Top 15. What’s more is no other driver has ran less than 5 laps out of the Top 15 in a Next Gen race here. Photo by Sean Gardner — Getty Images

Best Next Gen Avg. Fin. by
Starting Position (1-40)		 Worst Next Gen Avg. Fin. by
Starting Position (1-40)
Rank Start Pos. Avg. Fin Rank Start Pos. Avg. Fin
1 12th 8.86 1 40th 27.00
2 16th 10.71 T2 11th 25.14
3 24th 12.86 T2 37th 25.14
4 7th 13.86 T4 10th 24.71
5 28th 15.29 T4 25th 24.71
6 19th 15.57 6 38th 24.50
7 6th 16.43 7 9th 24.43
8 18th 16.57 8 39th 24.00
9 17th 16.71 9 31st 23.71
10 34th 17.86 10 35th 23.29

– Starting position doesn’t really affect the Next Gen at Talladega in terms of finish, but starting 12th does seem to produce Top 10 finishes.

Best Next Gen Talladega
Avg. Driver Rating		 Best Next Gen Talladega
Avg. Top 15%
Rank Driver Driv. Rate Starts Rank Driver Top 15% Starts
1 Chase Elliott 90.03 7 1 Kurt Busch 78.19 1
2 William Byron 90.01 7 2 Kevin Harvick 71.71 4
3 Kyle Larson 88.03 7 3 Chase Elliott 69.42 7
4 Kurt Busch 87.40 1 4 Kyle Larson 68.75 7
5 Kevin Harvick 86.63 4 5 Aric Almirola 65.79 4
6 Aric Almirola 85.33 4 6 William Byron 61.53 7
7 Austin Cindric 85.03 7 7 Kyle Busch 61.08 7
8 Noah Gragson 83.12 6 8 Austin Cindric 58.08 7
9 Ryan Preece 83.08 5 9 Joey Logano 56.87 7
10 Bubba Wallace 82.17 7 10 Bubba Wallace 53.94 7

Chase Elliott has been very good at running well at Talladega in the Next Gen as he’s Top 3 in both tables above and the Avg. Finish table below, but he’s not been so great at leading laps as he’s 15th in that category. Photo by Jeffrey Vest — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Best Next Gen Talladega Avg. Finish Best Next Gen Talladega Laps Led%
Rank Driver Avg. Fin. Starts Rank Driver Laps Led% Starts
1 William Byron 7.00 7 1 Joey Logano 8.79 7
2 Chase Elliott 10.86 7 2 Ryan Blaney 8.72 7
3 Chandler Smith 11.00 1 3 Aric Almirola 7.11 4
4 Alex Bowman 13.00 6 4 Michael McDowell 6.99 7
5 Kyle Larson 13.86 7 5 Ross Chastain 5.56 7
6 Erik Jones 14.57 7 6 Austin Cindric 5.03 7
7 Todd Gilliland 14.71 7 7 William Byron 4.73 7
8 Landon Cassill 15.00 2 8 Bubba Wallace 4.58 7
9 Rickky Stenhouse Jr. 15.14 7 9 Erik Jones 4.13 7
10 Denny Hamlin 15.86 7 10 Anthony Alfredo 4.03 3
Next Gen Talladega Win List Next Gen Talladega Pole List
Rank Driver Wins Win% Rank Driver Poles
T1 Austin Cindric 1 14.29 T1 Christopher Bell 2
T1 Chase Elliott 1 14.29 T1 Michael McDowell 2
T1 Kyle Busch 1 14.29 T3 Aric Almirola 1
T1 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 1 14.29 T3 Zane Smith 1
T1 Ross Chastain 1 14.29
T1 Ryan Blaney 1 14.29 T3 Denny Hamlin 1
T1 Tyler Reddick 1 14.29

– It’s been easier to get a Pole here in the Next Gen car than a race win as 2 drivers have multiple Next Gen Poles here, but no one has won here more than once in the Next Gen.

Next Gen Talladega Top 3’s List
Rank Driver Top 3’s Top 3%
T1 Ryan Blaney 3 42.86
T1 William Byron 3 42.86
T3 Brad Keselowski 2 28.57
T3 Kyle Busch 2 28.57
T5 Noah Gragson 1 16.67
T5 10 drivers tied 1 14.29

– Toyota’s are still finding their footing of sorts here at Talladega in the Next Gen car as the only drivers with multiple Top 3 Next Gen finishes here are from the Ford and Chevy camp.

Most Next Gen Talladega Top 5’s Most Next Gen Talladega Top 10’s
Rank Driver Top 5’s Top 5% Rank Driver Top 10’s Top 10%
T1 Brad Keselowski 3 42.86 1 William Byron 5 71.43
T1 Kyle Larson 3 42.86 T2 Chase Elliott 4 57.14
T1 Ryan Blaney 3 42.86 T2 Daniel Suarez 4 57.14
T1 William Byron 3 42.86 T2 Erik Jones 4 57.14
T5 Noah Gragson 2 33.33 T5 Alex Bowman 3 50.00
T5 Austin Cindric 2 28.57 T5 Austin Cindric 3 42.86
T5 Chase Elliott 2 28.57 T5 Austin Dillon 3 42.86
T5 Denny Hamlin 2 28.57 T5 Brad Keselowski 3 42.86
T5 Kyle Busch 2 28.57 T5 Denny  Hamlin 3 42.86
T5 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 2 28.57 T5 Kyle Larson 3 42.86
T5 Ross Chastain 2 28.57 T5 Ryan Blaney 3 42.86
T5 Todd Gilliland 3 42.86

– Out of the 23 drivers to start all 7 Next Gen races here only B.J. McLeod and Joey Logano have failed to get a Top 10.

Most Next Gen Talladega Stage Wins Most Next Gen Talladega Stage T10’s
Rank Driver Stage Wins Stage Win% Rank Driver Stage T10’s Stage T10%
T1 Austin Cindric 2 14.29 T1 Chase Elliott 12 85.71
T1 Bubba Wallace 2 14.29 T1 Kyle Larson 12 85.71
T1 Chase Elliott 2 14.29 3 William Byron 9 64.29
T1 Ryan Blaney 2 14.29 4 Austin Cindric 8 57.14
T5 Aric Almirola 1 12.50 T5 Alex Bowman 6 50.00
T5 Brad Keselowski 1 7.14 T5 Ross Chastain 6 42.86
T5 Chris Buescher 1 7.14 T7 Bubba Wallace 5 35.71
T5 Joey Logano 1 7.14 T7 Joey Logano 5 35.71
T5 Kyle Larson 1 7.14 T7 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 5 35.71
T5 William Byron 1 7.14 T7 Ryan Blaney 5 35.71
T7 Tyler Reddick 5 35.71

– Watch for Hendrick Motorsports to be up front at the end of Stage 1 and 2 as their 4 drivers all rank top 5 in the Stage T10% table above.