Ty Gibbs is now a NASCAR Cup Series winner as he was able to use strategy and a fast car to pick up the win last week at Bristol. Up next we head to another track that Toyota has been good at but it’s been Chevy that has won the last 4 races, Kansas. Down below you will find different statistics for active drivers and Next Gen races of the NASCAR Cup series here at Kansas Speedway 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: Kansas.
| Finish | Start | Driver | Laps | Led | S1 Fin | S2 Fin | Driver Rating |
| 1 | 4 | Chase Elliott | 273 | 24 | 3rd | 4th | 121.3 |
| 2 | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 273 | 159 | 1st | 1st | 142.4 |
| 3 | 5 | Christopher Bell | 273 | 43 | 4th | 2nd | 122.7 |
| 4 | 1 | Chase Briscoe | 273 | 19 | 6th | 5th | 108.6 |
| 5 | 7 | Bubba Wallace | 273 | 13 | 13th | 6th | 100.0 |
| 6 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 273 | 1 | 2nd | 3rd | 111.6 |
| 7 | 12 | Tyler Reddick | 273 | 0 | 24th | 14th | 89.7 |
| 8 | 31 | Brad Keselowski | 273 | 5 | 28th | 28th | 62.1 |
| 9 | 11 | William Byron | 273 | 0 | 15th | 23rd | 72.8 |
| 10 | 24 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 273 | 0 | 35th | 19th | 65.6 |
| 11 | 9 | Ross Chastain | 273 | 0 | 5th | 8th | 90.6 |
| 12 | 23 | Todd Gilliland | 273 | 0 | 33rd | 29th | 48.0 |
| 13 | 33 | Ty Dillon | 273 | 0 | 31st | 26th | 51.3 |
| 14 | 21 | Michael McDowell | 273 | 0 | 34th | 27th | 51.3 |
| 15 | 15 | Chris Buescher | 273 | 0 | 8th | 11th | 90.1 |
| 16 | 10 | Erik Jones | 273 | 0 | 23rd | 35th | 61.8 |
| 17 | 30 | Daniel Suarez | 273 | 6 | 29th | 30th | 51.6 |
| 18 | 22 | Justin Haley | 273 | 0 | 22nd | 20th | 60.2 |
| 19 | 29 | Kyle Busch | 273 | 0 | 27th | 24th | 50.8 |
| 20 | 27 | Cole Custer | 273 | 0 | 32nd | 31st | 41.5 |
| 21 | 35 | Joey Logano | 273 | 0 | 7th | 7th | 73.1 |
| 22 | 32 | Riley Herbst | 273 | 0 | 26th | 33rd | 42.0 |
| 23 | 14 | Noah Gragson | 273 | 0 | 18th | 22nd | 60.3 |
| 24 | 37 | Ryan Blaney | 273 | 1 | 14th | 9th | 71.1 |
| 25 | 8 | Ty Gibbs | 272 | 0 | 11th | 15th | 75.3 |
| 26 | 19 | Ryan Preece | 271 | 0 | 17th | 34th | 45.2 |
| 27 | 16 | Austin Dillon | 271 | 0 | 30th | 32nd | 33.5 |
| 28 | 17 | Alex Bowman | 271 | 0 | 12th | 10th | 69.8 |
| 29 | 6 | Carson Hocevar | 269 | 0 | 10th | 13th | 77.9 |
| 30 | 26 | Austin Cindric | 269 | 0 | 19th | 17th | 47.1 |
| 31 | 28 | Zane Smith | 266 | 0 | 9th | 16th | 76.7 |
| 32 | 25 | John Hunter Nemechek | 266 | 1 | 20th | 25th | 53.6 |
| 33 | 13 | Josh Berry | 266 | 1 | 25th | 18th | 66.3 |
| 34 | 36 | J.J. Yeley | 261 | 0 | 36th | 36th | 25.5 |
| 35 | 18 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 236 | 0 | 16th | 21st | 58.4 |
| 36 | 20 | A.J. Allmendinger | 216 | 0 | 21st | 12th | 68.1 |
| 37 | 34 | Cody Ware | 52 | 0 | 37th | 37th | 24.2 |
– Last Fall at Kansas every driver that finished in the Top 6 started in the Top 7, led at least 1 lap, and had a Driver Rating over 100. This was the first time in Cup Series history that this happened.
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Best | Worst | Starts |
| 1 | Chase Elliott | 9.90 | 1st | 31st | 20 |
| 2 | Christopher Bell | 11.58 | 2nd | 36th | 12 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 12.14 | 1st | 39th | 22 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 12.57 | 1st | 41st | 35 |
| 5 | Brad Keselowski | 13.16 | 1st | 38th | 32 |
| 6 | Jimmie Johnson | 13.42 | 1st | 40th | 31 |
| 7 | William Byron | 14.19 | 2nd | 38th | 16 |
| 8 | Alex Bowman | 14.85 | 2nd | 43rd | 20 |
| 9 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 15.00 | 10th | 20th | 2 |
| 10 | Ryan Blaney | 15.18 | 3rd | 37th | 22 |
| 11 | Kyle Busch | 15.97 | 1st | 41st | 36 |
| 12 | Ross Chastain | 16.50 | 1st | 39th | 14 |
| 13 | Joey Logano | 16.70 | 1st | 39th | 33 |
| 14 | Chris Buescher | 16.90 | 2nd | 34th | 20 |
| 15 | Tyler Reddick | 16.92 | 1st | 35th | 13 |
| 16 | Austin Dillon | 17.48 | 6th | 41st | 25 |
| 17 | Corey Heim | 17.50 | 13th | 22nd | 2 |
| 18 | Chase Briscoe | 18.00 | 4th | 32nd | 10 |
| 19 | Noah Gragson | 18.43 | 9th | 29th | 7 |
| 20 | Cole Custer | 19.56 | 7th | 25th | 9 |
| 21 | John Hunter Nemechek | 20.17 | 10th | 32nd | 6 |
| 22 | Todd Gilliland | 20.25 | 12th | 27th | 8 |
| 23 | Erik Jones | 20.28 | 3rd | 40th | 18 |
| 24 | Bubba Wallace | 20.44 | 1st | 37th | 16 |
| 25 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 20.54 | 8th | 40th | 26 |
| 26 | Daniel Suarez | 20.94 | 7th | 36th | 18 |
| 27 | Zane Smith | 21.50 | 10th | 31st | 4 |
| 28 | A.J. Allmendinger | 22.27 | 8th | 38th | 22 |
| 29 | Ryan Preece | 22.92 | 7th | 34th | 12 |
| 30 | Ty Dillon | 22.94 | 13th | 38th | 16 |
| 31 | Casey Mears | 22.95 | 2nd | 42nd | 20 |
| 32 | Josh Berry | 23.40 | 6th | 38th | 5 |
| 33 | Austin Cindric | 24.33 | 11th | 37th | 9 |
| 34 | Ty Gibbs | 24.57 | 5th | 34th | 7 |
| 35 | Carson Hocevar | 26.20 | 20th | 32nd | 5 |
| 36 | Michael McDowell | 26.31 | 10th | 43rd | 29 |
| 37 | Riley Herbst | 28.00 | 22nd | 35th | 3 |
| 38 | Jesse Love | 29.00 | 29th | 29th | 1 |
| 39 | Anthony Alfredo | 30.50 | 23rd | 38th | 2 |
| 40 | Austin Hill | 33.00 | 33rd | 33rd | 1 |
| T41 | B.J. McLeod | 33.13 | 30th | 39th | 8 |
| T41 | J.J. Yeley | 33.13 | 14th | 43rd | 23 |
| 43 | Cody Ware | 33.57 | 27th | 40th | 7 |
| 44 | Timmy Hill | 33.83 | 22nd | 40th | 12 |
| 45 | Justin Allgaier | 34.40 | 26th | 41st | 5 |
| 46 | Chad Finchum | 39.50 | 39th | 40th | 2 |
– This weekend could be the JGR and Hendrick show as drivers that have primarily driven for them in their careers make up 7 of the top 8 spots in the Avg. Finish table above.
| Best Active Kansas Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Active Kansas Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 104.05 | 22 | 1 | Christopher Bell | 81.82 | 12 |
| 2 | Christopher Bell | 100.26 | 12 | 2 | Chase Elliott | 79.26 | 20 |
| 3 | Chase Elliott | 98.06 | 20 | 3 | Ryan Blaney | 79.08 | 22 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 96.64 | 35 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 78.03 | 22 |
| 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 94.54 | 28 | 5 | Denny Hamlin | 73.42 | 35 |
| 6 | Ryan Blaney | 94.04 | 22 | 6 | Jimmie Johnson | 67.95 | 28 |
| 7 | Kyle Busch | 90.14 | 35 | 7 | Kyle Busch | 66.99 | 35 |
| 8 | William Byron | 88.47 | 16 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | 66.52 | 13 |
| 9 | Brad Keselowski | 88.42 | 32 | 9 | Brad Keselowski | 65.22 | 32 |
| 10 | Tyler Reddick | 88.25 | 13 | 10 | Joey Logano | 59.74 | 33 |
Look out for Chase Elliott to run well this weekend as he is the only driver that is in both tables above and both tables below, plus he did win here last Fall. Photo by Chris Graythen — Getty Images
| Best Active Laps Led% | Best Active Laps Completed% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 15.67 | 22 | T1 | Corey Heim | 100 | 2 |
| 2 | Christopher Bell | 7.47 | 12 | T1 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 100 | 2 |
| T3 | Jimmie Johnson | 7.29 | 31 | 3 | Todd Gilliland | 99.81 | 8 |
| T3 | Denny Hamlin | 7.29 | 35 | 4 | Cole Custer | 99.79 | 9 |
| 5 | Joey Logano | 5.81 | 33 | 5 | Chase Elliott | 99.72 | 20 |
| 6 | Chase Elliott | 5.63 | 20 | 6 | Noah Gragson | 99.68 | 7 |
| 7 | Kyle Busch | 4.83 | 36 | 7 | Chase Briscoe | 99.66 | 10 |
| 8 | Brad Keselowski | 4.20 | 32 | 8 | Austin Hill | 99.63 | 1 |
| 9 | William Byron | 3.73 | 16 | 9 | Carson Hocevar | 99.55 | 5 |
| 10 | Alex Bowman | 3.56 | 20 | T10 | Riley Herbst | 99.50 | 3 |
| T10 | John Hunter Nemechek | 99.50 | 6 | ||||
| Most Active Kansas Starts | Most Active Kansas Poles | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 36 | 1 | Christopher Bell | 4 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 35 | 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 3 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 33 | 3 | Joey Logano | 2 |
| 4 | Brad Keselowski | 32 | T4 | Chase Briscoe | 1 |
| 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 31 | T4 | Tyler Reddick | 1 |
| 6 | Michael McDowell | 29 | T4 | William Byron | 1 |
| 7 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 26 | T4 | A.J. Allmendinger | 1 |
| 8 | Austin Dillon | 25 | T4 | Kyle Larson | 1 |
| 9 | J.J. Yeley | 23 | T4 | Ryan Blaney | 1 |
| T10 | A.J. Allmendinger | 22 | |||
| T10 | Kyle Larson | 22 | T4 | Brad Keselowski | 1 |
| T10 | Ryan Blaney | 22 | |||
– Christopher Bell has been fast at Kansas as he has more Poles than any other active driver, but as you can see in the table below he’s yet to get a race win here.
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | 11.43 | T5 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 6.25 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 13.64 | T5 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 5.56 |
| T2 | Jimmie Johnson | 3 | 9.68 | T8 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 7.69 |
| T2 | Joey Logano | 3 | 9.09 | T8 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 7.14 |
| T5 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 10.00 | T8 | Bubba Wallace | 1 | 6.25 |
| Most Active Kansas Top 3’s | Best Active Kansas Top 3% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 9 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 31.82 | 7 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 8 | 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 25.81 | 8 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 7 | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 25.71 | 9 |
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | T4 | Chase Elliott | 25.00 | 5 |
| T4 | Kyle Busch | 6 | T4 | Christopher Bell | 25.00 | 3 |
| T6 | Chase Elliott | 5 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 18.75 | 6 |
| T6 | Joey Logano | 5 | 7 | Kyle Busch | 16.67 | 6 |
| 8 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 8 | Joey Logano | 15.15 | 5 |
| T9 | William Byron | 2 | 9 | William Byron | 12.50 | 2 |
| T9 | Erik Jones | 2 | ||||
| T9 | Alex Bowman | 2 | 10 | Erik Jones | 11.11 | 2 |
| T9 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | ||||
Look for Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson to be up front at the end of the race this weekend as they are the only drivers racing this weekend to finish over a quarter of their Kansas races in the Top 3. Photo by Jonathan Bachman — Getty Images
| Most Active Kansas Top 5’s | Best Active Kansas Top 5% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 15 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 42.86 | 15 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 10 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 40.91 | 9 |
| T3 | Kyle Larson | 9 | 3 | Chase Elliott | 40.00 | 8 |
| T3 | Jimmie Johnson | 9 | 4 | Christopher Bell | 33.33 | 4 |
| T3 | Joey Logano | 9 | 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 29.03 | 9 |
| 6 | Chase Elliott | 8 | 6 | Kyle Busch | 27.78 | 10 |
| 7 | Brad Keselowski | 7 | 7 | Joey Logano | 27.27 | 9 |
| 8 | Ryan Blaney | 5 | 8 | Ryan Blaney | 22.73 | 5 |
| T9 | Christopher Bell | 4 | 9 | Erik Jones | 22.22 | 4 |
| T9 | Erik Jones | 4 | 10 | Brad Keselowski | 21.88 | 7 |
| T9 | Alex Bowman | 4 | ||||
– You can pretty much bet on a Top 5 or bust for Denny Hamlin this weekend as in his 35 starts he has 15 Top 5’s, making him 1st in Top 5% above. However, he only has 17 Top 10’s, making him just 8th in Top 10% below.
| Most Active Kansas Top 10’s | Best Active Kansas Top 10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top 10% | Top 10’s |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 19 | 1 | Christopher Bell | 75.00 | 9 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 17 | 2 | Chase Elliott | 65.00 | 13 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 16 | 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 61.29 | 19 |
| 4 | Brad Keselowski | 15 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 59.09 | 13 |
| T5 | Chase Elliott | 13 | 5 | William Byron | 56.25 | 9 |
| T5 | Kyle Larson | 13 | 6 | Alex Bowman | 55.00 | 11 |
| T5 | Joey Logano | 13 | 7 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 50.00 | 1 |
| 8 | Alex Bowman | 11 | 8 | Denny Hamlin | 48.57 | 17 |
| T9 | Christopher Bell | 9 | 9 | Brad Keselowski | 46.88 | 15 |
| T9 | William Byron | 9 | 10 | Kyle Busch | 44.44 | 16 |
| T9 | Ryan Blaney | 9 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 7 | 19.44 | T5 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 5.56 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 6 | 18.75 | T5 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 5.56 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 5 | 13.89 | T5 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 5.56 |
| 4 | Joey Logano | 3 | 8.33 | T10 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 4.17 |
| T5 | Alex Bowman | 2 | 6.67 | T10 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 2.78 |
| T5 | William Byron | 2 | 6.25 |
– With his 2 Stage Wins in the last Kansas race Denny Hamlin passed Kyle Larson back for the most Stage Wins among active drivers here.
| Most Active Kansas Stage T10’s | Best Active Kansas Stage T10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 28 | T1 | Denny Hamlin | 77.78 | 28 |
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 28 | T1 | Ryan Blaney | 77.78 | 28 |
| 3 | Chase Elliott | 27 | 3 | Chase Elliott | 75.00 | 27 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 23 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 68.75 | 22 |
| 5 | Kyle Larson | 22 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 63.89 | 23 |
| 6 | Joey Logano | 18 | 6 | Christopher Bell | 54.17 | 13 |
| T7 | Alex Bowman | 15 | T7 | Joey Logano | 50.00 | 18 |
| T7 | Erik Jones | 15 | T7 | Alex Bowman | 50.00 | 15 |
| T7 | Brad Keselowski | 15 | 9 | Erik Jones | 44.12 | 15 |
| 10 | Christopher Bell | 13 | 10 | Ross Chastain | 42.86 | 12 |
Look for Ryan Blaney and Denny Hamlin to be in the Top 10 at the end of Stage 1 and/or 2 this weekend as they are the only drivers with a Stage T10% greater than 75%. Photo by Jamie Squire — Getty Images
| Most Active Kansas Starts without Win | Most Active Kansas Starts without Pole | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Michael McDowell | 29 | 1 | Kyle Busch | 36 |
| 2 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 26 | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 35 |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | 25 | 3 | Michael McDowell | 29 |
| 4 | J.J. Yeley | 23 | 4 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 26 |
| T5 | A.J. Allmendinger | 22 | 5 | Austin Dillon | 25 |
| T5 | Ryan Blaney | 22 | 6 | J.J. Yeley | 23 |
| T7 | Alex Bowman | 20 | T7 | Alex Bowman | 20 |
| T7 | Casey Mears | 20 | T7 | Casey Mears | 20 |
| T7 | Chris Buescher | 20 | T7 | Chase Elliott | 20 |
| T10 | Daniel Suarez | 18 | T7 | Chris Buescher | 20 |
| T10 | Erik Jones | 18 | |||
– Despite having the most Wins here at Kansas Denny Hamlin has not been able to even win one Pole in 36 career starts here.
| Most Active Kansas Starts without Top 3 | Most Active Kansas Starts without Top 5 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Michael McDowell | 29 | 1 | Michael McDowell | 29 |
| 2 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 26 | 2 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 26 |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | 25 | 3 | Austin Dillon | 25 |
| 4 | J.J. Yeley | 23 | 4 | J.J. Yeley | 23 |
| 5 | A.J. Allmendinger | 22 | 5 | A.J. Allmendinger | 22 |
– If you’re looking for drivers not to do well this weekend, look no further than the tables above as the same 5 drivers are in both tables.
| Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | J.J. Yeley | 23 |
| 2 | Ty Dillon | 16 |
| 3 | Timmy Hill | 12 |
| 4 | Austin Cindric | 9 |
| T5 | B.J. McLeod | 8 |
| T5 | Todd Gilliland | 8 |
Poor J.J. Yeley has not faired well in his 23 Kansas starts as he is the only driver that is on every “without” list above. Photo by Matt Sullivan — Getty Images
| Most Active Kansas Stages without Stage Win | Most Active Kansas Stages without Stage T10 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Stages |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 36 | 1 | J.J. Yeley | 20 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 36 | 2 | Cole Custer | 18 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 36 | T3 | B.J. McLeod | 16 |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 36 | T3 | Todd Gilliland | 16 |
| 5 | Erik Jones | 34 | T5 | Cody Ware | 14 |
| 6 | Bubba Wallace | 32 | T5 | Timmy Hill | 14 |
| 7 | Ty Dillon | 30 | 7 | John Hunter Nemechek | 12 |
| 8 | Ross Chastain | 28 | 8 | Riley Herbst | 6 |
| 9 | Tyler Reddick | 26 | T9 | Anthony Alredo | 4 |
| T9 | Chad Finchum | 4 | |||
| 10 | Ryan Preece | 24 | T9 | Corey Heim | 4 |
| T9 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 4 | |||
– There are 11 drivers to start every race here with stages and 4 out of the 11 have never won a stage here.
| Driver | Streak | Category | Driver | Streak | Category |
| Christopher Bell | 2 | Top 3’s | Christopher Bell | 4 | Stage T10’s |
| Chase Briscoe | 2 | Top 5’s | Denny Hamlin | 4 | Stage T10’s |
| Christopher Bell | 5 | Top 10’s | Kyle Larson | 4 | Stage T10’s |
| Kyle Larson | 2 | Top 10’s | Chase Briscoe | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Denny Hamlin | 2 | Stage Wins | Joey Logano | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Chase Elliott | 5 | Stage T10’s | Ross Chastain | 2 | Stage T10’s |
– With a Stage 1 victory this weekend Denny Hamlin would become the first driver to ever win 3 straight stages at Kansas.
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 2025-12 | 82.77 | Kyle Larson | 1st | 6 | 2023-28 | 36.94 | Kyle Larson | 4th |
| 2 | 2025-31 | 58.24 | Denny Hamlin | 2nd | 7 | 2023-12 | 31.84 | Kyle Larson | 2nd |
| 3 | 2024-30 | 45.69 | Christopher Bell | 7th | 8 | 2023-12 | 29.59 | Martin Truex Jr. | 8th |
| 4 | 2022-13 | 43.45 | Kurt Busch | 1st | T9 | 2024-12 | 26.49 | Denny Hamlin | 5th |
| 5 | 2022-28 | 40.07 | Alex Bowman | 4th | T9 | 2023-28 | 23.51 | Denny Hamlin | 2nd |
– Last year saw each of the two Kansas Cup races be absolutely dominated by a driver as Kyle Larson (Spring) and Denny Hamlin (Fall) rank 1st and 2nd in the table above and the table below.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2025-12 | Kyle Larson | 149.7 | 1st | 6 | 2024-30 | William Byron | 128.5 | 2nd |
| 2 | 2025-31 | Denny Hamlin | 142.4 | 2nd | 7 | 2022-28 | Alex Bowman | 128.2 | 4th |
| 3 | 2022-13 | Kurt Busch | 137.2 | 1st | 8 | 2023-28 | Denny Hamlin | 126.2 | 2nd |
| 4 | 2023-12 | Denny Hamlin | 136.1 | 1st | 9 | 2023-28 | Tyler Reddick | 126.1 | 1st |
| 5 | 2024-12 | Kyle Larson | 134.7 | 1st | 10 | 2022-28 | Bubba Wallace | 125.9 | 1st |
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. |
| T1 | 2024-12 | Kyle Larson | 100 | 1st | T6 | 2022-28 | Christopher Bell | 99.63 | 3rd |
| T1 | 2025-12 | Kyle Larson | 100 | 1st | T6 | 2023-28 | Denny Hamlin | 99.63 | 2nd |
| T1 | 2025-12 | Christopher Bell | 100 | 2nd | T6 | 2023-28 | Chase Elliott | 99.63 | 6th |
| T1 | 2025-12 | Ryan Blaney | 100 | 3rd | T6 | 2025-31 | Chase Briscoe | 99.63 | 4th |
| T1 | 2025-31 | Denny Hamlin | 100 | 2nd | T6 | 2025-31 | Kyle Larson | 99.63 | 6th |
With this finish at Kansas in the Spring 2024 race Kyle Larson became the first driver to run every lap in the Top 15 at Kansas in the Next Gen car. Photo by Logan Riely — Getty Images
| Best Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-38) |
Worst Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-38) |
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| Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin | Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin |
| 1 | 5th | 6.50 | 1 | 16th | 29.13 |
| 2 | 1st | 8.63 | 2 | 34th | 28.25 |
| 3 | 4th | 9.00 | 3 | 29th | 27.63 |
| 4 | 3rd | 10.38 | 4 | 31st | 26.75 |
| 5 | 2nd | 10.88 | 5 | 37th | 26.25 |
| 6 | 9th | 11.88 | 6 | 32nd | 26.00 |
| 7 | 6th | 14.25 | 7 | 36th | 25.88 |
| 8 | 12th | 15.00 | 8 | 33rd | 25.50 |
| 9 | 38th | 15.33 | 9 | 35th | 22.88 |
| 10 | 21st | 15.50 | 10 | 22nd | 22.75 |
– With 8 races under the Next Gen car at Kansas it seems safe to say that starting position matters a good bit here.
| Best Next Gen Kansas Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Next Gen Kansas Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Kurt Busch | 137.20 | 1 | 1 | Kurt Busch | 99.25 | 1 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 112.55 | 8 | 2 | Christopher Bell | 89.60 | 8 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 111.44 | 8 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 84.38 | 8 |
| 4 | Christopher Bell | 109.26 | 8 | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 83.21 | 8 |
| 5 | Chase Elliott | 94.91 | 8 | 5 | Chase Elliott | 81.16 | 8 |
| 6 | Alex Bowman | 94.34 | 7 | 6 | Ryan Blaney | 80.55 | 8 |
| 7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 93.82 | 6 | 7 | Alex Bowman | 79.54 | 7 |
| 8 | Ross Chastain | 92.25 | 8 | 8 | Ross Chastain | 77.80 | 8 |
| 9 | Ryan Blaney | 92.21 | 8 | 9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 74.31 | 6 |
| 10 | Tyler Reddick | 91.24 | 8 | 10 | Tyler Reddick | 66.28 | 8 |
– Since Kurt Busch only ran one Next Gen race at Kansas, and in that race he was fantastic, his records in the tables above and below are likely never to be broken. That is, until I decide one race is not enough to qualify for the starts anymore lol.
| Best Next Gen Kansas Avg. Finish | Best Next Gen Kansas Laps Led% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Kurt Busch | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | Kurt Busch | 43.45 | 1 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 6.25 | 8 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 23.23 | 8 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 7.50 | 8 | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 15.39 | 8 |
| 4 | Christopher Bell | 8.75 | 8 | 4 | Christopher Bell | 11.19 | 8 |
| 5 | Alex Bowman | 9.86 | 7 | 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 6.73 | 6 |
| 6 | Chase Elliott | 10.13 | 8 | 6 | Alex Bowman | 6.13 | 7 |
| 7 | Ross Chastain | 10.13 | 8 | 7 | Chase Elliott | 5.36 | 8 |
| 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 10.33 | 6 | 8 | Ross Chastain | 4.76 | 8 |
| 9 | Ryan Blaney | 11.50 | 8 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | 4.71 | 8 |
| 10 | William Byron | 12.25 | 8 | 10 | Bubba Wallace | 3.87 | 8 |
| Next Gen Kansas Win List | Next Gen Kansas Pole List | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 25.00 | 1 | Christopher Bell | 4 |
| T2 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 100 | T2 | Chase Briscoe | 1 |
| T2 | Bubba Wallace | 1 | 12.50 | T2 | Kyle Larson | 1 |
| T2 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 12.50 | T2 | Tyler Reddick | 1 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 12.50 | |||
| T2 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 12.50 | T2 | William Byron | 1 |
| T2 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 12.50 | |||
Christopher Bell has been very fast at Kansas in the Next Gen car as he has won 4 of the 8 Poles here, but he’s yet to get a victory in any of the 8 races. Photo by Sean Gardner — Getty Images
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Top 3% |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | 50.00 |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 4 | 50.00 |
| 3 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 37.50 |
| T4 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 25.00 |
| T4 | William Byron | 2 | 25.00 |
| T6 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 100 |
| T6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 16.67 |
| T6 | Erik Jones | 1 | 14.29 |
| T6 | 6 drivers tied | 1 | 12.50 |
– Hendrick and JGR have been great at Kansas in the Next Gen car as their drivers are the only ones that have multiple Top 3 finishes here and thus hold down the top 5 spots in the table above.
| Most Next Gen Kansas Top 5’s | Most Next Gen Kansas Top 10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Top 5% | Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Top 10% |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 6 | 75.00 | T1 | Christopher Bell | 7 | 87.50 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 62.50 | T1 | Denny Hamlin | 7 | 87.50 |
| 3 | Christopher Bell | 4 | 50.00 | T1 | Kyle Larson | 7 | 87.50 |
| T4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3 | 50.00 | 4 | Alex Bowman | 6 | 85.71 |
| T4 | Bubba Wallace | 3 | 37.50 | T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 5 | 83.33 |
| T6 | Alex Bowman | 2 | 28.57 | T5 | Chase Elliott | 5 | 62.50 |
| T6 | Chase Briscoe | 2 | 25.00 | T7 | Bubba Wallace | 4 | 50.00 |
| T6 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 25.00 | T7 | Ross Chastain | 4 | 50.00 |
| T6 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 25.00 | T7 | William Byron | 4 | 50.00 |
| T6 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 25.00 | T10 | Joey Logano | 3 | 37.50 |
| T10 | Kyle Busch | 3 | 37.50 | ||||
| T6 | William Byron | 2 | 25.00 | T10 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | 37.50 |
| T10 | Tyler Reddick | 3 | 37.50 | ||||
– The 2025 Fall Kansas race saw Alex Bowman finish outside the Top 10 for the first time here at Kansas in a Next Gen car.
| Most Next Gen Kansas Stage Wins | Most Next Gen Kansas Stage T10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Stage T10% |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | 25.00 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 13 | 81.25 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 18.75 | T2 | Chase Elliott | 12 | 75.00 |
| 3 | Alex Bowman | 2 | 14.29 | T2 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | 75.00 |
| T4 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 50.00 | T4 | Christopher Bell | 11 | 68.75 |
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 6.25 | T4 | Kyle Larson | 11 | 68.75 |
| T4 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 6.25 | 6 | Ross Chastain | 10 | 62.50 |
| T4 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 6.25 | 7 | Joey Logano | 9 | 56.25 |
| T4 | Joey Logano | 1 | 6.25 | 8 | Alex Bowman | 8 | 57.14 |
| T4 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 6.25 | T9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 7 | 58.33 |
| T4 | William Byron | 1 | 6.25 | T9 | Bubba Wallace | 7 | 43.75 |
– Denny Hamlin has been the Next Gen Kansas Stage king as he not only has the most Stage Wins in the table above, but the most Stage T10’s as well.