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: Daytona.
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2025 Cup Series season.
First Winner: Bob Welborn 02/20/1959
Most Recent Winner: Ryan Blaney 08/23/2025
| Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver | Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver |
| 1 | 2012-18 | 42 | Tony Stewart | 6 | 1978-02 | 33 | Bobby Allison |
| 2 | 2009-01 | 39 | Matt Kenseth | T7 | 1975-02 | 32 | Benny Parsons |
| 3 | 1988-15 | 38 | Bill Elliott | T7 | 2011-01 | 32 | Trevor Bayne |
| T4 | 2007-01 | 34 | Kevin Harvick | 9 | 2023-01 | 31 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
| T4 | 2019-18 | 34 | Justin Haley | 10 | 2003-17 | 30 | Greg Biffle |
– Tony Stewart’s record for worst starting position by winner will not be in jeopardy any time soon as long as NASCAR stays with the 40 car maximum fields.
| Rank | Race | Finish | Driver | Rank | Race | Finish | Driver |
| T1 | 1959-03 | 41 | Bob Welborn | T3 | 1983-16 | 40 | Cale Yarborough |
| T1 | 1997-16 | 41 | Mike Skinner | T3 | 1990-01 | 40 | Ken Schrader |
| T3 | 1960-05 | 40 | Cotton Owens | T8 | 2001-17 | 39 | Sterling Marlin |
| T3 | 1979-02 | 40 | Buddy Baker | T8 | 2003-01 | 39 | Jeff Green |
| T3 | 1980-17 | 40 | Cale Yarborough | T8 | 2003-17 | 39 | Steve Park |
– Like Stewart above Bob Welborn and Mike Skinner’s unwanted record will not be surpassed anytime soon, unless there is a 41st car using the Open Exemption Provisional.
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| 1959-26 | Fireball Roberts | 1984-01 | Cale Yarborough |
| 1960-23 | Jack Smith | 1985-01 | Bill Elliott |
| 1962-05 | Fireball Roberts | 1987-01 | Bill Elliott |
| 1966.05 | Richard Petty | 1999-01 | Jeff Gordon |
| 1968-04 | Cale Yarborough | 2000-01 | Dale Jarrett |
| 1974-16 | David Pearson | 2004-17 | Jeff Gordon |
| 1980-02 | Buddy Baker | 2005-17 | Tony Stewart |
| 1981-17 | Cale Yarborough |
– It’s been quite a while since a Pole winner won a race at Daytona (last Fall’s race didn’t have qualifying), and even longer for a Pole winner of the Daytona 500, so don’t count on the Pole winner ending up in Victory Lane this weekend.
| Race | Driver | Race Finish |
| 2018-18 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 17th |
| 2020-26 | Joey Logano | 27th |
| 2021-01 | Denny Hamlin | 5th |
| 2022-01 | Martin Truex Jr. | 13th |
| Drivers to win both Stages and Race | Drivers to win Pole, both Stages & Race | ||
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| – | – | – | – |
– Winning both Stages at Daytona doesn’t necessarily mean a good finish at the end of the race as only one of the four drivers to win Stage 1 & 2 actually finished in the Top 10.
| Best Laps Led% by Winner | Worst Laps Led% by Winner | ||||||
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver |
| T1 | 1960-03 | 100 | Fireball Roberts | 1 | 2018-01 | 0.48 | Austin Dillon |
| T1 | 1960-04 | 100 | Jack Smith | T2 | 2017-01 | 0.50 | Kurt Busch |
| 3 | 2005-17 | 94.38 | Tony Stewart | T2 | 2021-01 | 0.50 | Michael McDowell |
| 4 | 1964-08 | 92.00 | Richard Petty | 4 | 2018-18 | 0.60 | Erik Jones |
| 5 | 1968-25 | 88.75 | Cale Yarborough | 5 | 2024-25 | 0.61 | Harrison Burton |
| 6 | 1959-26 | 84.00 | Fireball Roberts | 6 | 1994-15 | 0.63 | Jimmy Spencer |
| 7 | 1972-02 | 83.50 | A.J. Foyt | 7 | 2019-18 | 0.79 | Justin Haley |
| T8 | 1959-02 | 82.50 | Bob Welborn | 8 | 2010-01 | 0.96 | Jamie McMurray |
| T8 | 1962-03 | 82.50 | Fireball Roberts | 9 | 2023-26 | 1.23 | Chris Buescher |
| 10 | 1990-15 | 79.38 | Dale Earnhardt | 10 | 1987-15 | 1.25 | Bobby Allison |
– Only one race since 2000 is in the Best table above, meanwhile only 3 races before 2017 are in the Worst table.
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| T1 | 1960-03 | 100 | Fireball Roberts | 1st | 7 | 1961-05 | 85.00 | Fireball Roberts | 20th |
| T1 | 1960-04 | 100 | Jack Smith | 1st | 8 | 1959-26 | 84.00 | Fireball Roberts | 1st |
| 3 | 1964-07 | 97.50 | Richard Petty | 3rd | 9 | 1979-02 | 83.50 | A.J. Foyt | 1st |
| 4 | 2005-17 | 94.38 | Tony Stewart | 1st | T10 | 1959-02 | 82.50 | Bob Welborn | 1st |
| 5 | 1964-08 | 92.00 | Richard Petty | 1st | T10 | 1962-03 | 82.50 | Fireball Roberts | 1st |
| 6 | 1968-25 | 88.75 | Cale Yarborough | 1st |

In this 2005 Daytona Summer race Tony Stewart put up the best Driver Rating ever at Daytona (table below) and led the 4th best % of laps led in a race at Daytona (table above). Photo by Rusty Jarrett — Getty Images
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2005-17 | Tony Stewart | 143.4 | 1st | T6 | 2008-01 | Kyle Busch | 133.1 | 4th |
| 2 | 2009-18 | Tony Stewart | 141.5 | 1st | T6 | 2014-01 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 133.1 | 1st |
| 3 | 2013-18 | Jimmie Johnson | 140.7 | 1st | 8 | 2012-18 | Matt Kenseth | 133.0 | 3rd |
| 4 | 2016-01 | Denny Hamlin | 139.1 | 1st | 9 | 2018-01 | Ryan Blaney | 132.6 | 7th |
| 5 | 2006-17 | Tony Stewart | 137.0 | 1st | 10 | 2016-17 | Brad Keselowski | 132.4 | 1st |
| Race | Driver | Finish | Race | Driver | Finish |
| 2005-17 | Tony Stewart | 1st | 2009-18 | Denny Hamlin | 3rd |
| 2005-17 | Jimmie Johnson | 6th | 2009-18 | Kyle Busch | 14th |
| 2006-01 | Jimmie Johnson | 1st | 2012-01 | Greg Biffle | 3rd |
| 2007-18 | Jimmie Johnson | 10th | 2015-17 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 1st |
| 2008-18 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 8th | 2021-01 | Kyle Busch | 14th |
| 2009-18 | Tony Stewart | 1st |

This was how Kyle Busch finished the 2021 Daytona 500. Since he finished Top 15 he got credited for running every lap in the Top 15, the last driver to do so at Daytona. Photo by James Gilbert — Getty Images
| 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 | 2006-17 | 34 | T1 | 1964-08 | 1 |
| T2 | 2003-01 | 33 | T1 | 1965-04 | 1 |
| T2 | 2015-01 | 33 | T1 | 1966-05 | 1 |
| T4 | 2000-17 | 32 | T1 | 1968-25 | 1 |
| T4 | 2008-01 | 32 | T1 | 1972-02 | 1 |
| T6 | 2006-01 | 31 | T1 | 1973-02 | 1 |
| T6 | 2009-01 | 31 | T1 | 1975-02 | 1 |
| T6 | 2016-01 | 31 | T1 | 1976-02 | 1 |
| T9 | 2007-18 | 30 | T9 | 19 races tied (last was 1985) |
2 |
| T9 | 2008-18 | 30 | |||
– 2016 was the last time a Daytona race had 30+ cars finish a race on the lead lap, so do not expect many drivers to finish on the lead lap this weekend.
| Best Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-40) |
Worst Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-40) |
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| Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin | Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin |
| 1 | 1st | 14.61 | 1 | 40th | 26.27 |
| 2 | 6th | 14.94 | 2 | 36th | 25.37 |
| 3 | 2nd | 14.95 | 3 | 29th | 24.73 |
| 4 | 4th | 15.38 | 4 | 39th | 24.60 |
| 5 | 3rd | 16.18 | 5 | 34th | 24.43 |
| 6 | 9th | 16.27 | 6 | 38th | 24.30 |
| 7 | 5th | 16.54 | 7 | 37th | 24.23 |
| 8 | 10th | 17.32 | 8 | 32nd | 24.14 |
| 9 | 7th | 17.41 | 9 | 35th | 24.04 |
| 10 | 13th | 18.23 | 10 | 25th | 23.84 |
– The results in these tables aren’t too shocking. Overall if you want a good finish start up front, if you want a bad finish start near the rear.
| Best Avg. Driver Rating (since 2005)(3+ starts) |
Best Avg. Top 15% (since 2005)(3+ starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 91.98 | 26 | 1 | Austin Cindric | 65.92 | 9 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 90.27 | 41 | 2 | Kyle Busch | 65.36 | 41 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 89.06 | 34 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 64.09 | 26 |
| 4 | Jeff Gordon | 88.34 | 22 | 4 | Joey Logano | 63.38 | 34 |
| 5 | Matt Kenseth | 86.40 | 27 | 5 | Jeff Gordon | 62.00 | 22 |
| 6 | Denny Hamlin | 85.37 | 40 | 6 | Ryan Blaney | 59.24 | 21 |
| 7 | Ryan Blaney | 84.94 | 21 | 7 | Jimmie Johnson | 58.16 | 35 |
| 8 | Kurt Busch | 84.73 | 34 | 8 | Matt Kenseth | 57.65 | 27 |
| 9 | Jimmie Johnson | 84.66 | 35 | 9 | Denny Hamlin | 56.39 | 40 |
| 10 | Austin Cindric | 84.42 | 9 | 10 | Chase Elliott | 56.22 | 20 |
– Kyle Busch is still looking for his first Daytona 500, and when you see he ranks 2nd in both tables above you have to think he’ll have a good shot at it this weekend.
| Best Avg. Fin. All-time (5+ Daytona starts) |
Best Laps Led% All-time (5+ Daytona starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Darel Dieringer | 8.55 | 22 | 1 | Fireball Roberts | 35.68 | 17 |
| 2 | Fred Lorenzen | 9.29 | 24 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 15.61 | 46 |
| 3 | Richard Brickhouse | 9.50 | 6 | 3 | Cale Yarborough | 13.85 | 57 |
| 4 | Lee Petty | 10.29 | 7 | 4 | Mario Andretti | 12.44 | 8 |
| 5 | Joe Weatherly | 10.47 | 15 | 5 | Ernie Irvan | 11.33 | 21 |
| 6 | Jim Reed | 10.57 | 7 | 6 | Buddy Baker | 11.04 | 64 |
| T7 | Cotton Owens | 10.60 | 10 | 7 | Richard Petty | 10.93 | 74 |
| T7 | Ray Elder | 10.60 | 5 | 8 | Jack Smith | 10.91 | 15 |
| 9 | Ned Jarrett | 10.65 | 20 | 9 | Tony Stewart | 10.89 | 35 |
| 10 | Dale Earnhardt | 10.74 | 46 | 10 | Junior Johnson | 10.81 | 20 |
– Dale Earnhardt is the only driver that is on both the Avg. Finish and Laps Led% tables above, showing just how good he was at Daytona.
| Most Daytona Starts All-time |
Best Laps Completed% (5+ Daytona starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Lap Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 74 | 1 | John Hunter Nemechek | 100 | 6 |
| 2 | Dave Marcis | 67 | 2 | Johnny Sauter | 99.36 | 6 |
| 3 | Buddy Baker | 64 | 3 | Rick Mast | 99.30 | 20 |
| 4 | Terry Labonte | 63 | 4 | Scott Speed | 99.14 | 6 |
| T5 | Bill Elliott | 60 | 5 | Boris Said | 98.26 | 6 |
| T5 | Ricky Rudd | 60 | 6 | Kenny Irwin Jr. | 98.06 | 6 |
| 7 | Cale Yarborough | 57 | ||||
| 8 | Michael Waltrip | 56 | 7 | Joey Gase | 97.75 | 9 |
| T9 | Bobby Allison | 55 | T8 | Brendan Gaughan | 97.71 | 11 |
| T9 | Darrell Waltrip | 55 | T8 | Justin Haley | 97.50 | 11 |
| T9 | Mark Martin | 55 | 10 | Elliott Sadler | 97.23 | 27 |

John Hunter Nemechek has either been extremely good or extremely lucky at Daytona in his Cup career as in his 6 races he’s never finished a lap down. Photo by Sean Gardner — Getty Images
| Most Daytona Wins All-time |
Best Win% All-time (5+ Daytona starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Wins | Rank | Driver | Win% | Wins |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 10 | 1 | Fireball Roberts | 41.18 | 7 |
| 2 | Cale Yarborough | 9 | T2 | Junior Johnson | 20.00 | 4 |
| 3 | David Pearson | 8 | T2 | Pete Hamilton | 20.00 | 2 |
| 4 | Fireball Roberts | 7 | 4 | William Byron | 18.75 | 3 |
| T5 | Jeff Gordon | 6 | 5 | Harrison Burton | 16.67 | 1 |
| T5 | Bobby Allison | 6 | 6 | Cale Yarborough | 15.79 | 9 |
| T7 | Junior Johnson | 4 | 7 | David Pearson | 14.81 | 8 |
| T7 | Tony Stewart | 4 | T8 | Davey Allison | 14.29 | 2 |
| T7 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 4 | T8 | Earl Balmer | 14.29 | 1 |
| T7 | Dale Jarrett | 4 | T8 | Lee Petty | 14.29 | 1 |
| T7 | Bill Elliott | 4 | ||||
– With a win this weekend William Byron would become the first driver to win his 4th Daytona race since Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 2015.
| Rank | Driver | Poles | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | Cale Yarborough | 12 | T5 | Dale Jarrett | 4 |
| 2 | Fireball Roberts | 6 | T5 | Jeff Gordon | 4 |
| T3 | Bill Elliott | 5 | T5 | Sterling Marlin | 4 |
| T3 | Buddy Baker | 5 | T9 | 6 drivers tied | 3 |
| T5 | Donnie Allison | 4 |
– The fact Cale Yarborough has twice as many Poles than anyone else in the table above tells how fast he was at Daytona.
| Most Daytona Top 3’s All-time |
Best Top 3% All-time (5+ Daytona starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 22 | 1 | Fred Lorenzen | 41.67 | 10 |
| 2 | Cale Yarborough | 18 | 2 | Fireball Roberts | 41.18 | 7 |
| T3 | David Pearson | 15 | 3 | Cotton Owens | 40.00 | 4 |
| T3 | Bobby Allison | 15 | T4 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 33.33 | 12 |
| T3 | Buddy Baker | 15 | T4 | Paul Goldsmith | 33.33 | 6 |
| 6 | Dale Earnhardt | 14 | T4 | Jack Smith | 33.33 | 5 |
| 7 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 12 | T4 | Joe Weatherly | 33.33 | 5 |
| T8 | Fred Lorenzen | 10 | 8 | Cale Yarborough | 31.58 | 18 |
| T8 | Sterling Marlin | 10 | 9 | Dale Earnhardt | 30.43 | 14 |
| T10 | Jimmie Johnson | 9 | 10 | Richard Petty | 29.73 | 22 |
| T10 | Bill Elliott | 9 | ||||
– If Denny Hamlin can get a Top 3 finish this weekend then he would get his 9th career Daytona Top 3 finish, and thus would join the Daytona Top 3 list above.
| Most Daytona Top 5’s All-time |
Best Top 5% All-time (5+ Daytona starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 28 | 1 | Fred Lorenzen | 66.67 | 16 |
| T2 | Dale Earnhardt | 22 | 2 | Cotton Owens | 60.00 | 6 |
| T2 | David Pearson | 22 | T3 | Jack Smith | 53.33 | 8 |
| T2 | Buddy Baker | 22 | T3 | Joe Weatherly | 53.33 | 8 |
| 5 | Cale Yarborough | 20 | 5 | Dan Gurney | 50.00 | 3 |
| 6 | Bobby Allison | 17 | 6 | Dale Earnhardt | 47.83 | 22 |
| 7 | Fred Lorenzen | 16 | 7 | Fireball Roberts | 47.06 | 8 |
| T8 | A.J. Foyt | 15 | 8 | Marvin Panch | 45.00 | 9 |
| T8 | Bill Elliott | 15 | 9 | Lee Petty | 42.86 | 3 |
| 10 | Benny Parsons | 14 | 10 | Darel Dieringer | 40.91 | 9 |
– Dale Earnhardt being 6th in the Top 5% list is super impressive since he’s the only driver on the list that raced in the restrictor plate era.
| Most Daytona Top 10’s All-time |
Best Top 10% All-time (5+ Daytona starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top10% | Top10’s |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 37 | 1 | Cotton Owens | 80.00 | 8 |
| T2 | Dale Earnhardt | 34 | 2 | Fred Lorenzen | 75.00 | 18 |
| T2 | David Pearson | 34 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 73.91 | 34 |
| 4 | Buddy Baker | 31 | 4 | Darel Dieringer | 72.73 | 16 |
| 5 | Cale Yarborough | 27 | 5 | Lee Petty | 71.43 | 5 |
| 6 | Terry Labonte | 26 | 6 | Ned Jarrett | 70.00 | 14 |
| 7 | Bill Elliott | 24 | T7 | Jack Smith | 66.67 | 10 |
| T8 | Ken Schrader | 22 | ||||
| T8 | Bobby Allison | 22 | T7 | Joe Weatherly | 66.67 | 10 |
| T10 | Jeff Gordon | 21 | T7 | Dan Gurney | 66.67 | 4 |
| T10 | Sterling Marlin | 21 | T7 | Richard Brickhouse | 66.67 | 4 |
| T10 | Ricky Rudd | 21 | ||||
– The only person on both Top 10 lists above is Dale Earnhardt, furthering just how great he was here.
| Most Daytona 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 | Joey Logano | 7 | 1 | Joey Logano | 19.44 | 7 |
| 2 | Ryan Blaney | 4 | 2 | Matt Kenseth | 16.67 | 1 |
| T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3 | 3 | Ryan Blaney | 11.11 | 4 |
| T3 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 4 | Josh Berry | 10.00 | 1 |
| T3 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 8.82 | 3 |
| T3 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | T6 | Brad Keselowski | 8.33 | 3 |
| T3 | Kyle Busch | 3 | T6 | Chase Elliott | 8.33 | 3 |
| T8 | Ross Chastain | 2 | T6 | Denny Hamlin | 8.33 | 3 |
| T8 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 2 | T6 | Kyle Busch | 8.33 | 3 |
| T10 | 6 drivers tied | 1 | 10 | Ross Chastain | 6.67 | 2 |

Joey Logano has dominated Stage Wins and Stage T10’s at Daytona since they were instated in 2017, including this stage victory in the 2019 Coke 400. Photo by David Rosenblum — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
| Most Daytona 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 | Joey Logano | 28 | 1 | Joey Logano | 77.78 | 28 |
| 2 | Ryan Blaney | 21 | 2 | Ryan Blaney | 58.33 | 21 |
| 3 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 17 | T3 | Todd Gilliland | 50.00 | 8 |
| 4 | Kyle Larson | 16 | T3 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 50.00 | 2 |
| T5 | Brad Keselowski | 15 | 5 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47.22 | 17 |
| T5 | Kyle Busch | 15 | 6 | Kyle Larson | 47.06 | 16 |
| T7 | Bubba Wallace | 14 | 7 | Jimmie Johnson | 45.45 | 10 |
| T7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 14 | 8 | Kevin Harvick | 42.86 | 12 |
| T7 | Chase Elliott | 14 | T9 | Brad Keselowski | 41.67 | 15 |
| T10 | William Byron | 13 | T9 | Kyle Busch | 41.67 | 15 |
| T10 | Denny Hamlin | 13 | T9 | Christopher Bell | 41.67 | 10 |
| Most Daytona Starts without Win |
Longest Daytona Win Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Dave Marcis | 67 | 1 | Cale Yarborough | 3 | 1967-68 |
| 2 | Terry Labonte | 63 | T2 | Fireball Roberts | 2 | 1959-60 |
| 3 | Ricky Rudd | 60 | T2 | Fireball Roberts | 2 | 1962 |
| 4 | Mark Martin | 55 | T2 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 2 | 1969 |
| 5 | Kyle Petty | 52 | T2 | Cale Yarborough | 2 | 1976-77 |
| 6 | Bobby Labonte | 48 | T2 | Bobby Allison | 2 | 1982 |
| T7 | Ken Schrader | 45 | T2 | Bobby Allison | 2 | 1987-88 |
| T7 | Rusty Wallace | 45 | T2 | Jeff Gordon | 2 | 1998-99 |
| 9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 40 | T2 | Dale Jarrett | 2 | 1999-00 |
| T2 | Michael Waltrip | 2 | 2002-03 | |||
| 10 | Joe Nemechek | 38 | T2 | Jeff Gordon | 2 | 2004-05 |
| T2 | Jimmie Johnson | 2 | 2013 | |||
– Cale Yarborough winning 3 straight races was thanks to a rain storm washing out the 1968 Duels, otherwise the only way he could have had 3 straight in those days was by winning Duel 1.
| Most Daytona Starts without Pole |
Longest Daytona Pole Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Dave Marcis | 67 | T1 | Buddy Baker | 3 | 1979-80 |
| 2 | Terry Labonte | 63 | T1 | Cale Yarborough | 3 | 1983-84 |
| 3 | Michael Waltrip | 56 | T1 | Bill Elliott | 3 | 1985-86 |
| 4 | Rusty Wallace | 45 | T1 | Sterling Marlin | 3 | 1991-92 |
| 5 | Kurt Busch | 42 | T5 | 10 drivers tied |
2 | 1961-2000 |
| T6 | Denny Hamlin | 40 | ||||
| T6 | Ryan Newman | 40 | ||||
| 8 | Buddy Arrington | 37 | ||||
| 9 | James Hylton | 36 | ||||
| 10 | J.D. McDuffie | 35 | ||||

Denny Hamlin may have 3 Daytona 500 wins, but he’s never been able to win a Pole here in 39 Daytona starts. Photo by Meg Oliphant — Getty Images
| Most Daytona Starts without Top 3 |
Longest Daytona Top 3 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Kyle Petty | 52 | 1 | Richard Petty | 5 | 1972-74 |
| 2 | Joe Nemechek | 38 | T2 | Cale Yarborough | 4 | 1967-69 |
| 3 | Buddy Arrington | 37 | T2 | Dale Earnhardt | 4 | 1994-96 |
| 4 | J.D. McDuffie | 35 | T2 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 4 | 2004-05 |
| 5 | Elmo Langley | 34 | T5 | 12 drivers tied |
3 | 1963-2012 |
| 6 | Frank Warren | 32 | ||||
| 7 | Jimmy Means | 31 | ||||
| T8 | Brett Bodine | 29 | ||||
| T8 | Cecil Gordon | 29 | ||||
| 10 | Dave Blaney | 26 | ||||
– Richard Petty had a 5 race Top 3 streak in his career at Daytona. Meanwhile his son, Kyle, couldn’t even get a Top 3 in 52 starts here.
| Most Daytona Starts without Top 5 |
Longest Daytona Top 5 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Joe Nemechek | 38 | T1 | Richard Petty | 5 | 1972-74 |
| 2 | Buddy Arrington | 37 | T1 | Dale Earnhardt | 5 | 1994-96 |
| 3 | J.D. McDuffie | 35 | T1 | Michael Waltrip | 5 | 2001-03 |
| 4 | Elmo Langley | 34 | T4 | Joe Weatherly | 4 | 1959-60 |
| 5 | Frank Warren | 32 | T4 | Cale Yarborough | 4 | 1967-69 |
| 6 | Jimmy Means | 31 | T4 | David Pearson | 4 | 1967-69 |
| T7 | Brett Bodine | 29 | T4 | Dale Earnhardt | 4 | 1979-81 |
| T7 | Cecil Gordon | 29 | T4 | Buddy Baker | 4 | 1980-81 |
| T4 | Darrell Waltrip | 4 | 1985-86 | |||
| 9 | Dave Blaney | 26 | T4 | Phil Parsons | 4 | 1988-89 |
| T4 | Geoff Bodine | 4 | 1991-93 | |||
| 10 | Robby Gordon | 25 | T4 | Mark Martin | 4 | 1994-96 |
| T4 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 4 | 2004-05 | |||
– Kyle Petty is the only driver on the “Most starts without Top 3” list that is not on the “Most starts without Top 5” list above.
| Most Daytona Starts without Top 10 |
Longest Daytona Top 10 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Dave Blaney | 26 | 1 | Ken Schrader | 9 | 1992-96 |
| 2 | Kenny Wallace | 19 | T2 | Richard Petty | 8 | 1972-76 |
| T3 | Bill Champion | 17 | T2 | Buddy Baker | 8 | 1980-83 |
| T3 | Henley Gray | 17 | T2 | Bill Elliott | 8 | 1982-85 |
| 5 | Herman Beam | 15 | T2 | Dale Earnhardt | 8 | 1993-96 |
| 6 | Travis Kvapil | 14 | 6 | Benny Parsons | 7 | 1975-78 |
| T7 | Curtis Crider | 13 | T7 | Dale Earnhardt | 6 | 1978-81 |
| T7 | Jeff Green | 13 | T7 | Darrell Waltrip | 6 | 1985-87 |
| T7 | Robert Pressley | 13 | T7 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 6 | 2003-06 |
| T10 | 4 drivers tied | 12 | T7 | Tony Stewart | 6 | 2004-06 |

Ken Schrader’s 9 straight Top 10’s at Daytona is probably safe for a long time since the best streak since 2000 is just 6 straight, 20 years ago. Photo by ISC Images — Archives via Getty Images
| Most Daytona Stages without Stage Win |
Longest Daytona Stage Win Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 36 | T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 2 | 2018.18 s1&2 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 36 | T1 | Joey Logano | 2 | 2020.26 s1&2 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 36 | T1 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 2021.01 s1&2 |
| T4 | Bubba Wallace | 34 | T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 2022.01 s1&2 |
| T4 | Corey LaJoie | 34 | T1 | Joey Logano | 2 | 2024.25 s2-2025.01 s1 |
| T4 | Daniel Suarez | 34 | T6 | 26 drivers tied |
1 | — |
| T7 | Alex Bowman | 32 | ||||
| T7 | William Byron | 32 | ||||
| 9 | Ty Dillon | 28 | ||||
| T10 | Aric Almirola | 26 | ||||
| T10 | Tyler Reddick | 26 | ||||
– If Ross Chastain can win Stage 1 and Stage 2 this weekend then he would become the first driver to have 3 straight Stage Wins at Daytona.
| Most Daytona Stages without Stage T10 |
Longest Daytona Stage T10 Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| 1 | B.J. McLeod | 22 | 1 | Joey Logano | 16 | 2019.01 s1- 2022.26 s2 |
| T2 | Cody Ware | 18 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 7 | 2022.01 s1- 2023.26 s1 |
| T2 | Joey Gase | 18 | T2 | Ryan Blaney | 7 | 2024.01 s2-2025.26 s2 |
| T4 | Brendan Gaughan | 16 | T4 | Ryan Blaney | 6 | 2017.01 s1- 2018.01 s2 |
| T4 | Landon Cassill | 16 | T4 | William Byron | 6 | 2023.26 s2-2025.01 s1 |
| 6 | Noah Gragson | 14 | T6 | Joey Logano | 5 | 2024.26 s2-2025.26 s2 |
| 7 | Daniel Hemric | 12 | T6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 5 | 2019.01 s2- 2020.01 s2 |
| T8 | Quin Houff | 10 | T6 | Jimmie Johnson | 5 | 2019.18 s2- 2020.26 s2 |
| T8 | Riley Herbst | 10 | T6 | Austin Dillon | 5 | 2021.01 s1- 2022.01 s1 |
| T8 | Zane Smith | 10 | T6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 5 | 2021.26 s2- 2022.26 s2 |
– 16 straight Stage T10’s is insane and the best active streak is just 7 straight Stage T10’s by Ryan Blaney. So, it will be a few years before we see any change atop the Stage T10 streak category, if we ever do.