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: Bristol.
| Finish | Start | Driver | Laps | Led | S1 Fin | S2 Fin | Driver Rating |
| 1 | 9 | Christopher Bell | 500 | 12 | 19th | 12th | 103.6 |
| 2 | 18 | Brad Keselowski | 500 | 33 | 8th | 4th | 110.5 |
| 3 | 24 | Zane Smith | 500 | 5 | 5th | 9th | 111.4 |
| 4 | 2 | Ryan Blaney | 500 | 30 | 1st | 2nd | 113.1 |
| 5 | 22 | Joey Logano | 500 | 7 | 18th | 16th | 83.5 |
| 6 | 38 | Corey Heim | 500 | 0 | 31st | 26th | 69.6 |
| 7 | 12 | Carson Hocevar | 500 | 26 | 26th | 5th | 105.4 |
| 8 | 15 | Alex Bowman | 500 | 5 | 27th | 3rd | 100.3 |
| 9 | 31 | Chase Briscoe | 500 | 127 | 13th | 11th | 94.2 |
| 10 | 4 | Ty Gibbs | 500 | 201 | 2nd | 1st | 129.6 |
| 11 | 21 | Chris Buescher | 500 | 0 | 6th | 7th | 102.5 |
| 12 | 7 | William Byron | 500 | 0 | 3rd | 19th | 87.1 |
| 13 | 17 | Justin Haley | 500 | 0 | 28th | 20th | 51.9 |
| 14 | 19 | John Hunter Nemechek | 499 | 0 | 9th | 15th | 80.8 |
| 15 | 14 | Tyler Reddick | 499 | 0 | 16th | 23rd | 72.0 |
| 16 | 32 | Kyle Busch | 499 | 0 | 20th | 27th | 60.1 |
| 17 | 25 | Michael McDowell | 499 | 0 | 25th | 21st | 57.1 |
| 18 | 29 | Riley Herbst | 499 | 0 | 23rd | 29th | 57.7 |
| 19 | 13 | Ross Chastain | 499 | 0 | 21st | 25th | 67.0 |
| 20 | 27 | Erik Jones | 499 | 0 | 14th | 13th | 60.5 |
| 21 | 20 | Ryan Preece | 499 | 0 | 17th | 17th | 81.6 |
| 22 | 11 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 499 | 5 | 10th | 14th | 67.6 |
| 23 | 30 | Noah Gragson | 498 | 0 | 15th | 30th | 48.5 |
| 24 | 36 | Todd Gilliland | 498 | 0 | 30th | 32nd | 44.0 |
| 25 | 33 | Austin Hill | 497 | 0 | 33rd | 36th | 35.6 |
| 26 | 28 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 497 | 0 | 29th | 34th | 50.3 |
| 27 | 37 | Ty Dillon | 497 | 0 | 32nd | 31st | 42.8 |
| 28 | 23 | Austin Dillon | 496 | 0 | 34th | 33rd | 38.0 |
| 29 | 34 | Cody Ware | 496 | 0 | 36th | 35th | 32.9 |
| 30 | 3 | Austin Cindric | 496 | 10 | 12th | 6th | 76.5 |
| 31 | 6 | Denny Hamlin | 495 | 3 | 11th | 10th | 67.2 |
| 32 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 495 | 0 | 24th | 24th | 60.5 |
| 33 | 26 | Cole Custer | 488 | 0 | 35th | 37th | 31.5 |
| 34 | 8 | Bubba Wallace | 487 | 12 | 4th | 8th | 80.9 |
| 35 | 39 | Chad Finchum | 458 | 0 | 38th | 38th | 27.0 |
| 36 | 1 | A.J. Allmendinger | 408 | 24 | 7th | 22nd | 69.5 |
| 37 | 35 | Daniel Suarez | 364 | 0 | 37th | 28th | 36.7 |
| 38 | 16 | Chase Elliott | 311 | 0 | 22nd | 18th | 47.3 |
| 39 | 10 | Josh Berry | 75 | 0 | 39th | 39th | 39.4 |
– Last Fall at Bristol 6 drivers that started inside the Top 10 ended up finishing 30th or worse, the first time this has happened in Bristol Cup history and the first time it happened in any Cup race since the 2024 Fall Talladega race.
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Best | Worst | Starts |
| 1 | Corey Heim | 6.00 | 6th | 6th | 1 |
| 2 | Christopher Bell | 10.78 | 1st | 29th | 9 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 11.58 | 1st | 41st | 19 |
| 4 | Chase Briscoe | 12.57 | 4th | 27th | 7 |
| 5 | Chase Elliott | 12.82 | 2nd | 38th | 17 |
| 6 | Ty Gibbs | 12.83 | 3rd | 35th | 6 |
| 7 | Jimmie Johnson | 13.11 | 1st | 36th | 38 |
| 8 | Denny Hamlin | 13.46 | 1st | 43rd | 37 |
| 9 | Kyle Busch | 14.50 | 1st | 39th | 38 |
| 10 | Carson Hocevar | 14.80 | 7th | 27th | 5 |
| 11 | Ryan Preece | 15.50 | 7th | 25th | 10 |
| 12 | Brad Keselowski | 15.69 | 1st | 35th | 29 |
| 13 | William Byron | 16.08 | 3rd | 38th | 13 |
| 14 | Joey Logano | 16.58 | 1st | 40th | 31 |
| 15 | Erik Jones | 16.87 | 2nd | 30th | 15 |
| 16 | Ryan Blaney | 17.06 | 4th | 40th | 18 |
| 17 | John Hunter Nemechek | 17.83 | 6th | 33rd | 6 |
| 18 | Chris Buescher | 18.17 | 1st | 39th | 18 |
| 19 | Austin Dillon | 18.29 | 4th | 39th | 21 |
| 20 | Justin Allgaier | 19.20 | 8th | 40th | 5 |
| 21 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 19.26 | 2nd | 40th | 23 |
| 22 | Alex Bowman | 19.29 | 4th | 37th | 17 |
| 23 | Tyler Reddick | 19.44 | 4th | 36th | 9 |
| 24 | Ross Chastain | 19.45 | 6th | 39th | 11 |
| 25 | Daniel Suarez | 20.20 | 8th | 37th | 15 |
| 26 | Bubba Wallace | 20.31 | 3rd | 38th | 13 |
| 27 | Zane Smith | 20.50 | 3rd | 36th | 4 |
| T28 | Josh Berry | 23.00 | 12th | 39th | 4 |
| T28 | Noah Gragson | 23.00 | 12th | 34th | 4 |
| T28 | Riley Herbst | 23.00 | 18th | 28th | 2 |
| 31 | Austin Cindric | 23.83 | 13th | 32nd | 6 |
| 32 | A.J. Allmendinger | 23.93 | 7th | 40th | 27 |
| 33 | Austin Hill | 25.00 | 25th | 25th | 1 |
| 34 | Todd Gilliland | 25.17 | 16th | 35th | 6 |
| 35 | Ty Dillon | 25.77 | 15th | 39th | 13 |
| 36 | Cole Custer | 26.00 | 8th | 35th | 6 |
| 37 | Michael McDowell | 26.36 | 6th | 43rd | 28 |
| 38 | Cody Ware | 27.33 | 17th | 36th | 3 |
| 39 | Casey Mears | 27.64 | 10th | 43rd | 28 |
| 40 | J.J. Yeley | 28.95 | 13th | 40th | 20 |
| 41 | B.J. McLeod | 30.67 | 24th | 37th | 6 |
| 42 | Jesse Love | 31.00 | 31st | 31st | 1 |
| 43 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 32.00 | 26th | 38th | 2 |
| 44 | Timmy Hill | 34.00 | 19th | 43rd | 7 |
| 45 | Anthony Alfredo | 35.00 | 35th | 35th | 1 |
Corey Heim has only competed in 1 Bristol Cup race, last Fall, but he ran so well in that race that he has the best Avg. Finish of any active driver here. Photo by Jonathan Bachman — Getty Images
| Best Active Bristol Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Active Bristol Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 106.41 | 19 | 1 | Christopher Bell | 84.47 | 9 |
| 2 | Christopher Bell | 102.98 | 9 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 75.37 | 19 |
| 3 | Ty Gibbs | 98.27 | 6 | 3 | Ty Gibbs | 74.07 | 6 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 95.71 | 38 | 4 | Chase Elliott | 72.34 | 17 |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 95.53 | 37 | 5 | Denny Hamlin | 69.49 | 37 |
| 6 | Chase Elliott | 93.33 | 17 | 6 | Jimmie Johnson | 69.37 | 32 |
| 7 | Jimmie Johnson | 92.59 | 32 | 7 | Ryan Blaney | 68.07 | 18 |
| 8 | Ryan Blaney | 90.54 | 18 | 8 | Chase Briscoe | 67.54 | 7 |
| 9 | Brad Keselowski | 89.97 | 29 | 9 | Brad Keselowski | 64.25 | 29 |
| 10 | Joey Logano | 85.81 | 31 | 10 | Kyle Busch | 59.98 | 38 |
– Watch out for Christopher Bell, Kyle Larson, and Ty Gibbs to run well this weekend as they are top 3 in both tables above and they all rank top 4 in 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 | Kyle Larson | 19.52 | 19 | 1 | Corey Heim | 100 | 1 |
| 2 | Ty Gibbs | 14.67 | 6 | 2 | Carson Hocevar | 99.76 | 5 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 13.66 | 38 | 3 | Chase Briscoe | 99.74 | 7 |
| 4 | Christopher Bell | 8.27 | 9 | 4 | Ryan Preece | 99.72 | 10 |
| 5 | Brad Keselowski | 7.21 | 29 | 5 | Christopher Bell | 99.53 | 9 |
| 6 | Ryan Blaney | 6.50 | 18 | 6 | Erik Jones | 99.52 | 15 |
| 7 | Denny Hamlin | 6.49 | 37 | 7 | Riley Herbst | 99.50 | 2 |
| 8 | Chase Elliott | 5.22 | 17 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | 99.47 | 6 |
| 9 | Joey Logano | 5.01 | 31 | 9 | Noah Gragson | 99.45 | 4 |
| 10 | Jimmie Johnson | 4.80 | 38 | 10 | Austin Hill | 99.40 | 1 |
| Most Active Bristol Starts | Most Active Bristol Poles | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Jimmie Johnson | 38 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 4 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 38 | T2 | Alex Bowman | 2 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 37 | T2 | Kyle Busch | 2 |
| 4 | Joey Logano | 31 | T4 | A.J. Allmendinger | 1 |
| 5 | Brad Keselowski | 29 | T4 | Chase Elliott | 1 |
| T6 | Casey Mears | 28 | T4 | Christopher Bell | 1 |
| T6 | Michael McDowell | 28 | T4 | Erik Jones | 1 |
| 8 | A.J. Allmendinger | 27 | T4 | Jimmie Johnson | 1 |
| 9 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 23 | T4 | Joey Logano | 1 |
| 10 | Austin Dillon | 21 | T4 | Kyle Larson | 1 |
| T4 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | |||
– This weekend Kyle Busch will become the Bristol starts leader among active drivers by making his 39th career Cup start here.
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 8 | 21.05 | T5 | Joey Logano | 2 | 6.45 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | 10.81 | T5 | Jimmie Johnson | 2 | 5.26 |
| T3 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 15.79 | T7 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 11.11 |
| T3 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 10.34 | T7 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 5.56 |
Kyle Busch has been a beast here at Bristol as he has double the wins of any active driver, but his last win here was in 2019. Photo by Jeffrey Vest — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Most Active Bristol Top 3’s | Best Active Bristol Top 3% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 12 | T1 | Kyle Busch | 31.58 | 12 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 10 | T1 | Kyle Larson | 31.58 | 6 |
| 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 9 | 3 | Brad Keselowski | 27.59 | 8 |
| 4 | Brad Keselowski | 8 | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 27.03 | 10 |
| 5 | Kyle Larson | 6 | 5 | Zane Smith | 25.00 | 1 |
| T6 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 6 | Jimmie Johnson | 23.68 | 9 |
| T6 | Joey Logano | 3 | 7 | Christopher Bell | 22.22 | 2 |
| T8 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 8 | Chase Elliott | 17.65 | 3 |
| T8 | William Byron | 2 | 9 | Ty Gibbs | 16.67 | 1 |
| T8 | Erik Jones | 2 | 10 | William Byron | 15.38 | 2 |
| T8 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 2 | ||||
– If Zane Smith can manage a Top 3 finish this weekend then he would hold the lead in the Top 3% table above.
| Most Active Bristol Top 5’s | Best Active Bristol Top 5% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 14 | 1 | Christopher Bell | 44.44 | 4 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 13 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 42.11 | 8 |
| T2 | Jimmie Johnson | 13 | 3 | Kyle Busch | 36.84 | 14 |
| T4 | Kyle Larson | 8 | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 35.14 | 13 |
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 8 | 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 34.21 | 13 |
| 6 | Joey Logano | 7 | 6 | Ty Gibbs | 33.33 | 2 |
| 7 | Chase Elliott | 5 | 7 | Chase Elliott | 29.41 | 5 |
| T8 | Christopher Bell | 4 | 8 | Brad Keselowski | 27.59 | 8 |
| T8 | Erik Jones | 4 | 9 | Erik Jones | 26.67 | 4 |
| T8 | Ryan Blaney | 4 | 10 | Joey Logano | 25.00 | 1 |
| T8 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 4 | ||||
– Keep an eye out for JGR this weekend as 3 of their current drivers are in the top 6 of the active Top 5% in the table above.
| Most Active Bristol Top 10’s | Best Active Bristol Top 10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top 10% | Top 10’s |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 22 | 1 | Christopher Bell | 100 | 1 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 20 | 2 | Christopher Bell | 77.78 | 7 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 19 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 68.42 | 13 |
| 4 | Kyle Larson | 13 | 4 | Ty Gibbs | 66.67 | 4 |
| T5 | Brad Keselowski | 11 | 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 57.89 | 22 |
| T5 | Joey Logano | 11 | 6 | Denny Hamlin | 54.05 | 20 |
| 7 | Chase Elliott | 9 | 7 | Chase Elliott | 52.94 | 9 |
| 8 | Ryan Blaney | 8 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 50.00 | 19 |
| T9 | Christopher Bell | 7 | 9 | Ryan Blaney | 44.44 | 8 |
| T9 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 7 | 10 | Chase Briscoe | 42.86 | 3 |
– If Denny Hamlin can get a Top 10 finish this weekend then he would have the opportunity to tie Jimmie Johnson for most Bristol Top 10’s among active drivers this Fall.
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 7 | 26.92 | T6 | Joey Logano | 2 | 6.67 |
| T2 | Ty Gibbs | 3 | 25.00 | T6 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 6.67 |
| T2 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 16.67 | T6 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 6.67 |
| T2 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 10.00 | T9 | Ty Dillon | 1 | 4.17 |
| T2 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 10.00 | T9 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 3.33 |
Kyle Larson has been great at Bristol in stages as he has the most Stage Wins and Stage T10’s, along with the best Stage Win% and the best Stage T10% out of all active drivers. Photo by Jeffrey Vest — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Most Active Bristol Stage T10’s | Best Active Bristol Stage T10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 21 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 80.77 | 21 |
| T2 | Brad Keselowski | 17 | 2 | Ty Gibbs | 75.00 | 9 |
| T2 | Chase Elliott | 17 | 3 | Christopher Bell | 72.22 | 13 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 16 | 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 62.50 | 10 |
| 5 | Ryan Blaney | 15 | T5 | Brad Keselowski | 56.67 | 17 |
| 6 | Kyle Busch | 14 | T5 | Chase Elliott | 56.67 | 17 |
| 7 | Christopher Bell | 13 | 7 | Denny Hamlin | 53.33 | 16 |
| 8 | Joey Logano | 12 | 8 | Ryan Blaney | 50.00 | 15 |
| T9 | Alex Bowman | 11 | 9 | Kyle Busch | 46.67 | 14 |
| T9 | William Byron | 11 | T10 | Alex Bowman | 42.31 | 11 |
| T9 | Erik Jones | 11 | T10 | William Byron | 42.31 | 11 |
| Most Active Bristol Starts without Win | Most Active Bristol Starts without Pole | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| T1 | Casey Mears | 28 | 1 | Brad Keselowski | 29 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 28 | T2 | Casey Mears | 28 |
| 3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 27 | T2 | Michael McDowell | 28 |
| 4 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 23 | 4 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 23 |
| 5 | Austin Dillon | 21 | 5 | Austin Dillon | 21 |
| 6 | J.J. Yeley | 20 | 6 | J.J. Yeley | 20 |
| 7 | Ryan Blaney | 18 | 7 | Chris Buescher | 18 |
| T8 | Alex Bowman | 17 | 8 | Daniel Suarez | 15 |
| T8 | Chase Elliott | 17 | T9 | Bubba Wallace | 13 |
| T10 | Daniel Suarez | 15 | T9 | Ty Dillon | 13 |
| T10 | Erik Jones | 15 | T9 | William Byron | 13 |
– Unless Brad Keselowski can win the Pole this weekend then he will become the only active driver with 30+ Bristol starts (5 drivers) and no Bristol Pole.
| Most Active Bristol Starts without Top 3 | Most Active Bristol Starts without Top 5 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| T1 | Casey Mears | 28 | T1 | Casey Mears | 28 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 28 | T1 | Michael McDowell | 28 |
| 3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 27 | 3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 27 |
| 4 | Austin Dillon | 21 | 4 | J.J Yeley | 20 |
| 5 | J.J Yeley | 20 | 5 | Daniel Suarez | 15 |
J.J. Yeley hasn’t had much luck here at Bristol as he is the only driver that is on all 4 “without” lists above and the “without Top 10” list below. Photo by Gregory Shamus — Getty Images
| Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | J.J. Yeley | 20 |
| 2 | Ty Dillon | 13 |
| 3 | Timmy Hill | 7 |
| T4 | Austin Cindric | 6 |
| T4 | B.J. McLeod | 6 |
| T4 | Todd Gilliland | 6 |
| Most Active Bristol Stages without Stage Win | Most Active Bristol Stages without Stage T10 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Stages |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 30 | 1 | J.J. Yeley | 16 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 30 | T2 | B.J. McLeod | 12 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 30 | T2 | Cole Custer | 12 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 30 | T2 | Todd Gilliland | 12 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 30 | 5 | Timmy Hill | 10 |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 30 | 6 | Noah Gragson | 8 |
| T7 | Alex Bowman | 26 | 7 | Cody Ware | 6 |
| T7 | Bubba Wallace | 26 | T8 | Riley Herbst | 4 |
| T8 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 4 | |||
| T7 | William Byron | 26 | T10 | Anthony Alfredo | 2 |
| T10 | Austin Hill | 2 | |||
| 10 | Ross Chastain | 22 | T10 | Corey Heim | 2 |
| T10 | Jesse Love | 2 | |||
– The 13 drivers listed in the “without Stage T10” list above are the only active drivers to have a stage start here with 0 Stage T10’s.
| Driver | Streak | Category | Driver | Streak | Category |
| Ryan Blaney | 2 | Top 5’s | Ty Gibbs | 4 | Stage T10’s |
| Christopher Bell | 6 | Top 10’s | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Chase Briscoe | 3 | Top 10’s | Bubba Wallace | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Ryan Blaney | 3 | Top 10’s | Chris Buescher | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Ty Gibbs | 2 | Top 10’s | Zane Smith | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Ryan Blaney | 5 | Stage T10’s |
– Christopher Bell is on a hot streak here at Bristol with 6 straight Top 10 finishes here, and this weekend he could become just the 13th driver all-time to get 7 straight Top 10 finishes at Bristol.
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 2024-29 | 92.40 | Kyle Larson | 1st | 6 | 2024-05 | 32.60 | Denny Hamlin | 1st |
| 2 | 2025-09 | 82.20 | Kyle Larson | 1st | 7 | 2022-29 | 28.60 | Christopher Bell | 4th |
| 3 | 2025-29 | 40.20 | Ty Gibbs | 10th | 8 | 2023-29 | 28.40 | Denny Hamlin | 1st |
| 4 | 2023-29 | 37.40 | Christopher Bell | 3rd | 9 | 2024-05 | 27.40 | Ty Gibbs | 9th |
| 5 | 2022-29 | 33.80 | Chris Buescher | 1st | 10 | 2025-29 | 25.40 | Chase Briscoe | 9th |
– Look for Toyota to be up front a lot this weekend as 7 of the 10 drivers in the table above are Toyota drivers.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2024-29 | Kyle Larson | 149.7 | 1st | 6 | 2022-29 | Christopher Bell | 131.0 | 4th |
| 2 | 2025-09 | Kyle Larson | 149.6 | 1st | 7 | 2023-29 | Denny Hamlin | 130.8 | 1st |
| 3 | 2024-05 | Denny Hamlin | 140.1 | 1st | 8 | 2025-29 | Ty Gibbs | 129.6 | 10th |
| 4 | 2023-29 | Christopher Bell | 134.6 | 3rd | 9 | 2025-09 | Denny Hamlin | 120.6 | 2nd |
| 5 | 2022-29 | Chris Buescher | 133.3 | 1st | 10 | 2023-29 | Ty Gibbs | 119.8 | 5th |
– The drivers who have been good here in the Next Gen car are quite clear based on the table above as Bell, Gibbs, Hamlin, and Larson make up 9 of the 10 spots in the Driver Rating table.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. |
| T1 | 2023-29 | Christopher Bell | 100 | 3rd | T1 | 2024-29 | Denny Hamlin | 100 | 4th |
| T1 | 2023-29 | William Byron | 100 | 9th | T1 | 2024-29 | Christopher Bell | 100 | 5th |
| T1 | 2024-29 | Kyle Larson | 100 | 1st | T1 | 2024-29 | Alex Bowman | 100 | 9th |
| T1 | 2024-29 | Chase Elliott | 100 | 2nd | T1 | 2025-09 | Kyle Larson | 100 | 1st |
| T1 | 2024-29 | Bubba Wallace | 100 | 3rd | T1 | 2025-09 | Ryan Blaney | 100 | 5th |
– It’s not been too popular to run every lap of a Bristol Next Gen race in the Top 15 as it’s only been done in half of the races, but when it does happen multiple drivers do it.
| Best Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-39) |
Worst Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-39) |
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| Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin | Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin |
| 1 | 2nd | 9.00 | 1 | 39th | 37.00 |
| 2 | 7th | 11.00 | 2 | 37th | 31.67 |
| 3 | 11th | 11.50 | 3 | 28th | 28.00 |
| 4 | 4th | 12.17 | 4 | 34th | 27.33 |
| T5 | 5th | 12.83 | 5 | 35th | 25.00 |
| T5 | 17th | 12.83 | 6 | 33rd | 24.33 |
| 7 | 12th | 13.33 | 7 | 23rd | 23.67 |
| 8 | 18th | 14.83 | 8 | 21st | 23.50 |
| T9 | 3rd | 15.00 | 9 | 36th | 23.17 |
| T9 | 6th | 15.00 | T10 | 27th | 22.67 |
| T9 | 38th | 15.00 | T10 | 30th | 22.67 |
– According to the tables above qualifying could be key to a good finish this weekend, especially starting inside the Top 5 as 4 of those positions rank T9th or better in the “Best” table above.
| Best Next Gen Bristol Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Next Gen Bristol Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Christopher Bell | 115.30 | 6 | 1 | Christopher Bell | 93.53 | 6 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 115.15 | 6 | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 90.00 | 6 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 111.93 | 6 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 79.47 | 6 |
| 4 | Ty Gibbs | 98.27 | 6 | 4 | Ty Gibbs | 74.07 | 6 |
| 5 | Chris Buescher | 90.08 | 6 | 5 | Chase Briscoe | 73.63 | 6 |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | 88.95 | 6 | 6 | Alex Bowman | 72.33 | 6 |
| 7 | Alex Bowman | 88.43 | 6 | 7 | Ryan Blaney | 69.50 | 6 |
| 8 | Ryan Blaney | 87.87 | 6 | 8 | William Byron | 67.87 | 6 |
| 9 | Chase Briscoe | 84.38 | 6 | 9 | Bubba Wallace | 65.60 | 6 |
| 10 | Chase Elliott | 83.42 | 6 | 10 | Brad Keselowski | 62.00 | 6 |
The 4 drivers in this photo are the drivers to watch out for this weekend as they all rank top 4 in both tables above plus the Laps Led% table below. Photo by Meg Oliphant — Getty Images
| Best Next Gen Bristol Avg. Finish | Best Next Gen Bristol Laps Led% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Christopher Bell | 5.17 | 6 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 31.53 | 6 |
| 2 | Corey Heim | 6.00 | 1 | 2 | Ty Gibbs | 14.67 | 6 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 7.67 | 6 | 3 | Christopher Bell | 12.37 | 6 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 8.00 | 6 | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 10.27 | 6 |
| 5 | Chris Buescher | 10.33 | 6 | 5 | Chris Buescher | 6.23 | 6 |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | 11.33 | 6 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 4.77 | 6 |
| 7 | Chase Elliott | 12.00 | 6 | 7 | Chase Briscoe | 4.23 | 6 |
| 8 | Chase Briscoe | 12.50 | 6 | 8 | Aric Almirola | 3.60 | 2 |
| 9 | Ty Gibbs | 12.83 | 6 | 9 | Ryan Blaney | 3.37 | 6 |
| 10 | Ross Chastain | 13.33 | 6 | T10 | Alex Bowman | 2.70 | 6 |
| T10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2.70 | 4 | ||||
| Next Gen Bristol Win List | Next Gen Bristol Pole List | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 33.33 | 1 | Alex Bowman | 2 |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 33.33 | T2 | Aric Almirola | 1 |
| T3 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 16.67 | T2 | A.J. Allmendinger | 1 |
| T3 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 16.67 | T2 | Christopher Bell | 1 |
| T2 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | ||||
– There is a decent chance we get a new driver in the Pole list above as 2 of the 5 drivers on the list (Bowman and Almirola) will not be competing this weekend. Editor’s note: Bowman is now on the entry list and will be looking for his 3rd Next Gen Bristol Pole.
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Top 3% |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 50.00 |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 50.00 |
| T3 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 33.33 |
| T3 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 33.33 |
| T3 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 33.33 |
| T6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 25.00 |
| T6 | Zane Smith | 1 | 25.00 |
| T6 | Bubba Wallace | 1 | 16.67 |
| T6 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 16.67 |
| T6 | Ty Gibbs | 1 | 16.67 |
| T6 | William Byron | 1 | 16.67 |
– Look out for Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing to have at least one Top 3 finisher this weekend as 13 of the 18 Top 3 finishers in the Next Gen car here have come from their stables.
| Most Next Gen Bristol Top 5’s | Most Next Gen Bristol Top 10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Top 5% | Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Top 10% |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 83.33 | 1 | Christopher Bell | 6 | 100 |
| T2 | Christopher Bell | 4 | 66.67 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 5 | 83.33 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | 66.67 | T2 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 83.33 |
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 33.33 | T4 | Chase Elliott | 4 | 66.67 |
| T4 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 33.33 | T4 | Ty Gibbs | 4 | 66.67 |
| T4 | Chris Buescher | 2 | 33.33 | T6 | Alex Bowman | 3 | 50.00 |
| T4 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 33.33 | T6 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 50.00 |
| T4 | Ty Gibbs | 2 | 33.33 | T6 | Chase Briscoe | 3 | 50.00 |
| T9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 25.00 | T6 | Chris Buescher | 3 | 50.00 |
| T9 | Zane Smith | 1 | 25.00 | T6 | Ross Chastain | 3 | 50.00 |
| T9 | 5 drivers tied | 1 | 16.67 | T6 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | 50.00 |
| T6 | William Byron | 3 | 50.00 | ||||
After the bad finishes from Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson in the 2025 Fall Bristol race, Christopher Bell is now the only driver to finish every Next Gen Bristol race inside the Top 10. Photo by Jeffrey Vest — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Most Next Gen Bristol Stage Wins | Most Next Gen Bristol Stage T10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Stage T10% |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 4 | 33.33 | T1 | Christopher Bell | 10 | 83.33 |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 10 | 83.33 | ||||
| T2 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 25.00 | 3 | Ty Gibbs | 9 | 75.00 |
| T4 | Alex Bowman | 7 | 58.33 | ||||
| T2 | Ty Gibbs | 3 | 25.00 | T4 | Denny Hamlin | 7 | 58.33 |
| T6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 6 | 75.00 | ||||
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 8.33 | T6 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | 50.00 |
| T6 | Bubba Wallace | 6 | 50.00 | ||||
| T4 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 8.33 | T6 | Ryan Blaney | 6 | 50.00 |
| T6 | William Byron | 6 | 50.00 | ||||
– Don’t be surprised if Christopher Bell, Kyle Larson, and Ty Gibbs are up front in Stage 1 and 2 as they are the only drivers with multiple Bristol Next Gen Stage Wins and also are the only drivers with more than 7 Stage T10’s as well.