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: Bristol.
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2026 Cup Series season.
First Winner: Jack Smith 07/30/1961
Most Recent Winner: Christopher Bell 09/13/2025
| Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver | Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver |
| 1 | 2001-06 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | T7 | 2007-05 | 20 | Kyle Busch |
| 2 | 2004-24 | 30 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | T7 | 2022-29 | 20 | Chris Buescher |
| 3 | 2002-06 | 27 | Kurt Busch | T9 | 1990-06 | 19 | Davey Allison |
| 4 | 1999-23 | 26 | Dale Earnhardt | T9 | 2009-05 | 19 | Kyle Busch |
| T5 | 1994-06 | 24 | Dale Earnhardt | T9 | 2010-24 | 19 | Kyle Busch |
| T5 | 2016-23 | 24 | Kevin Harvick |
Don’t count out Kyle Busch if he starts bad this weekend as 3 times he’s started 19th or worse here and won. However, the last time that happened was this win in 2010. Photo by Getty Images — Getty Images for NASCAR
| Rank | Race | Finish | Driver | Rank | Race | Finish | Driver |
| 1 | 2001-24 | 42 | Jeff Green | T5 | 2025-29 | 36 | A.J. Allmendinger |
| 2 | 1997-22 | 39 | Kenny Wallace | 7 | 2010-24 | 35 | Jimmie Johnson |
| T3 | 2006-24 | 37 | Kurt Busch | 8 | 2001-06 | 34 | Mark Martin |
| T3 | 2025-09 | 37 | Alex Bowman | T9 | 1961-36 | 33 | Fred Lorenzen |
| T5 | 1962-36 | 36 | Fireball Roberts | T9 | 1998-06 | 33 | Rusty Wallace |
– Both drivers that won the Pole in the two 2025 Bristol races are in the table above, so if that holds this weekend then you may not want to qualify on the Pole.
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| 1963-37 | Fred Lorenzen | 1991-06 | Rusty Wallace |
| 1967-33 | Richard Petty | 1992-06 | Alan Kulwicki |
| 1971-09 | David Pearson | 1993-06 | Rusty Wallace |
| 1972-07 | Bobby Allison | 1993-21 | Mark Martin |
| 1972-18 | Bobby Allison | 1999-07 | Rusty Wallace |
| 1973-05 | Cale Yarborough | 2000-23 | Rusty Wallace |
| 1977-08 | Cale Yarborough | 2002-24 | Jeff Gordon |
| 1977-21 | Cale Yarborough | 2005-24 | Matt Kenseth |
| 1980-22 | Cale Yarborough | 2008-24 | Carl Edwards |
| 1981-06 | Darrell Waltrip | 2015-08 | Matt Kenseth |
| 1981-22 | Darrell Waltrip | 2016-08 | Carl Edwards |
| 1982-03 | Darrell Waltrip | 2018-08 | Kyle Busch |
| 1985-19 | Dale Earnhardt | 2019-24 | Denny Hamlin |
– Winning the Pole and Race was common in the early years of Bristol, but not as much of recent. However, the last 4 to do it have been JGR drivers, so watch out if JGR wins the Pole this weekend.
| Race | Driver | Race Finish |
| 2018-08 | Brad Keselowski | 23rd |
| 2020-09 | Chase Elliott | 22nd |
| 2023-29 | Christopher Bell | 3rd |
| 2024-05 | Ty Gibbs | 9th |
| 2024-29 | Kyle Larson | 1st |
| 2025-09 | Kyle Larson | 1st |
| Drivers to win both Stages and Race | Drivers to win Pole, both Stages & Race | ||
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| 2024-29 | Kyle Larson | – | – |
| 2025-09 | Kyle Larson | ||
– If Kyle Larson wins Stage 1 this weekend then don’t be surprised if he wins Stage 2 and the race as he’s swept the stages in 2 of the last 3 Bristol Cup races.
| Best Laps Led% by Winner | Worst Laps Led% by Winner | ||||||
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver |
| 1 | 1973-05 | 100 | Cale Yarborough | 1 | 1964-42 | 0.20 | Fred Lorenzen |
| 2 | 1977-08 | 99.00 | Cale Yarborough | 2 | 2008-05 | 0.40 | Jeff Burton |
| 3 | 1964-10 | 98.80 | Fred Lorenzen | 3 | 2025-29 | 2.40 | Christopher Bell |
| 4 | 1976-21 | 93.25 | Cale Yarborough | 4 | 1969-09 | 2.80 | Bobby Allison |
| 5 | 2024-29 | 92.40 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 2018-24 | 4.80 | Kurt Busch |
| 6 | 1972-07 | 91.60 | Bobby Allison | 6 | 2007-05 | 5.75 | Kyle Busch |
| 7 | 1972-18 | 89.00 | Bobby Allison | T7 | 1979-22 | 6.60 | Darrell Waltrip |
| 8 | 1962-17 | 86.00 | Bobby Johns | T7 | 2006-05 | 6.60 | Kurt Busch |
| 9 | 1999-07 | 85.00 | Rusty Wallace | 9 | 1982-21 | 7.60 | Darrell Waltrip |
| T10 | 1987-20 | 83.00 | Dale Earnhardt | T10 | 1999-23 | 9.20 | Dale Earnhardt |
| T10 | 2005-24 | 83.00 | Matt Kenseth | T10 | 2015-08 | 9.20 | Matt Kenseth |
In 1973 Cale Yarborough drove this car to the win at Bristol and became the first and only driver to lead every lap in a race at Bristol. Photo by ISC Archives — CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 1973-05 | 100 | Cale Yarborough | 1st | 6 | 1972-07 | 91.60 | Bobby Allison | 1st |
| 2 | 1977-08 | 99.00 | Cale Yarborough | 1st | 7 | 1972-18 | 89.00 | Bobby Allison | 1st |
| 3 | 1964-10 | 98.80 | Fred Lorenzen | 1st | 8 | 1964-42 | 88.40 | Richard Petty | 2nd |
| 4 | 1976-21 | 93.25 | Cale Yarborough | 1st | 9 | 1962-17 | 86.00 | Bobby Johns | 1st |
| 5 | 2024-29 | 92.40 | Kyle Larson | 1st | 10 | 1999-07 | 85.00 | Rusty Wallace | 1st |
– Richard Petty is the only driver to lead over 83% of the laps in a race here at Bristol and not win as a rear end failure caused him to finish 2nd to Fred Lorenzen in 1964.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2005-24 | Matt Kenseth | 149.8 | 1st | 6 | 2008-24 | Kyle Busch | 145.0 | 2nd |
| 2 | 2024-29 | Kyle Larson | 149.7 | 1st | 7 | 2012-04 | Brad Keselowski | 142.8 | 1st |
| 3 | 2025-09 | Kyle Larson | 149.6 | 1st | 8 | 2020-29 | Kevin Harvick | 142.7 | 1st |
| 4 | 2009-05 | Kyle Busch | 149.2 | 1st | 9 | 2021-29 | Kyle Larson | 141.2 | 1st |
| 5 | 2016-08 | Carl Edwards | 145.7 | 1st | 10 | 2007-24 | Kasey Kahne | 141.1 | 2nd |
– With his early season struggles this season Kyle Larson is heading to a track that might right his season as he has 3 of the 10 best Driver Ratings here in the table above.
| Most Recent | Driver | Finish | Most Recent | Driver | Finish |
| 2023-29 | Christopher Bell | 3rd | 2024-29 | Denny Hamlin | 4th |
| 2023-29 | William Byron | 9th | 2024-29 | Christopher Bell | 5th |
| 2024-29 | Kyle Larson | 1st | 2024-29 | Alex Bowman | 9th |
| 2024-29 | Chase Elliott | 2nd | 2025-09 | Kyle Larson | 1st |
| 2024-29 | Bubba Wallace | 3rd | 2025-09 | Ryan Blaney | 5th |
– Last Fall at Bristol no driver ran every lap inside the Top 15. In fact, the best percentage of laps ran in the Top 15 last Fall was 94.60% by Ryan Blaney.
| 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 | 2001-06 | 25 | T1 | 22
races tied (last was 1981) |
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| 2 | 2005-24 | 23 | |||
| T3 | 2003-24 | 22 | |||
| T3 | 2009-24 | 22 | |||
| T3 | 2016-08 | 22 | |||
| T3 | 2020-09 | 22 | |||
| T7 | 2004-06 | 21 | |||
| T7 | 2006-05 | 21 | |||
| T7 | 2010-05 | 21 | |||
| T10 | 2007-24 | 20 | |||
| T10 | 2011-24 | 20 | |||
| T10 | 2012-24 | 20 | |||
– There has never been more than 25 cars on the lead lap at the end of a Bristol Cup race. In fact only once since the introduction of stages has there been 20+ cars on the lead lap here, the 2020 Spring race.
| 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 | 11.50 | 1 | 39th | 29.44 |
| 2 | 2nd | 12.64 | 2 | 38th | 28.50 |
| 3 | 6th | 13.06 | 3 | 37th | 26.62 |
| 4 | 4th | 13.34 | 4 | 36th | 26.58 |
| 5 | 7th | 14.49 | 5 | 40th | 26.50 |
| 6 | 3rd | 14.69 | 6 | 35th | 26.42 |
| 7 | 5th | 15.06 | 7 | 34th | 26.01 |
| 8 | 11th | 15.15 | 8 | 33rd | 25.13 |
| 9 | 10th | 15.21 | 9 | 31st | 23.68 |
| 10 | 9th | 16.21 | 10 | 29th | 23.20 |
– Historically at Bristol starting 1st is the best with Top 10 starts being good as well, but starting outside the Top 30 is usually a bad omen.
| Best Avg. Driver Rating (since 2005)(3+ starts) |
Best Avg. Top 15% (since 2005)(3+ start) |
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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 | Jeff Gordon | 77.72 | 23 |
| 3 | Jeff Gordon | 98.95 | 23 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 75.37 | 19 |
| 4 | Matt Kenseth | 98.63 | 28 | 4 | Matt Kenseth | 74.92 | 28 |
| 5 | Ty Gibbs | 98.27 | 6 | 5 | Ty Gibbs | 74.07 | 6 |
| 6 | Kevin Harvick | 96.16 | 35 | 6 | Chase Elliott | 72.34 | 17 |
| 7 | Kyle Busch | 95.71 | 38 | 7 | Carl Edwards | 70.36 | 24 |
| 8 | Denny Hamlin | 95.53 | 37 | 8 | Denny Hamlin | 69.49 | 37 |
| 9 | Carl Edwards | 94.92 | 24 | 9 | Jimmie Johnson | 69.37 | 32 |
| 10 | Chase Elliott | 93.33 | 17 | 10 | Ryan Blaney | 68.07 | 18 |
Christopher Bell has been good at Bristol in his Cup career as he’s 2nd in Avg. Driver Rating and has run the best % of race laps in the Top 15. Photo by Jonathan Bachman — Getty Images
| Best Avg. Fin. All-time (5+ Bristol starts) |
Best Laps Led% All-time (5+ Bristol starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Dick Hutcherson | 2.40 | 5 | 1 | Cale Yarborough | 30.32 | 29 |
| 2 | Joe Weatherly | 6.67 | 6 | 2 | Dick Hutcherson | 28.68 | 5 |
| 3 | Benny Parsons | 8.63 | 27 | 3 | Junior Johnson | 23.56 | 10 |
| 4 | Dale Earnhardt | 9.26 | 43 | 4 | Fred Lorenzen | 18.65 | 12 |
| 5 | Rusty Wallace | 9.57 | 44 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 18.52 | 19 |
| 6 | Cale Yarborough | 10.48 | 29 | 6 | Dale Earnhardt | 17.64 | 43 |
| 7 | Christopher Bell | 10.78 | 9 | 7 | Rusty Wallace | 17.05 | 44 |
| 8 | Bobby Allison | 11.05 | 44 | 8 | David Pearson | 16.16 | 20 |
| 9 | Joe Millikan | 11.17 | 6 | 9 | Ty Gibbs | 14.67 | 6 |
| 10 | Alan Kulwicki | 11.21 | 14 | 10 | Bobby Johns | 13.69 | 7 |
– There was quite a bit of change in the two tables above after the 2026 Fall Bristol race as Kyle Larson fell out of the Avg. Finish table and Christopher Bell moved into it. In the Laps Led% table Kyle Larson fell one spot, Kyle Busch fell out of the top 10 and Ty Gibbs moved into it.
| Most Bristol Starts All-time |
Best Laps Completed% (5+ Bristol starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Lap Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 60 | 1 | Carson Hocevar | 99.76 | 5 |
| T2 | Ricky Rudd | 58 | 2 | Chase Briscoe | 99.74 | 7 |
| T2 | Terry Labonte | 58 | 3 | Ryan Preece | 99.72 | 10 |
| 4 | Dave Marcis | 54 | 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 99.57 | 14 |
| 5 | Darrell Waltrip | 52 | 5 | Christopher Bell | 99.53 | 9 |
| T6 | Ken Schrader | 50 | 6 | Erik Jones | 99.52 | 15 |
| T6 | Kyle Petty | 50 | 7 | John Hunter Nemechek | 99.47 | 6 |
| 8 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | 8 | Todd Gilliland | 99.30 | 6 |
| T9 | Jeff Gordon | 47 | 9 | Trevor Bayne | 99.29 | 9 |
| T9 | Mark Martin | 47 | 10 | Dick Hutcherson | 99.28 | 5 |
| T9 | Sterling Marlin | 47 | ||||
– Dick Hutcherson is the only driver in the Best Laps Completed% table above that did not race in the 2000’s.
| Most Bristol Wins All-time |
Best Win% All-time (5+ Bristol starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Wins | Rank | Driver | Win% | Wins |
| 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 12 | 1 | Cale Yarborough | 31.03 | 9 |
| T2 | Cale Yarborough | 9 | T2 | David Pearson | 25.00 | 5 |
| T2 | Dale Earnhardt | 9 | T2 | Fred Lorenzen | 25.00 | 3 |
| T2 | Rusty Wallace | 9 | 4 | Darrell Waltrip | 23.08 | 12 |
| 5 | Kyle Busch | 8 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 21.05 | 8 |
| 6 | Kurt Busch | 6 | 6 | Dale Earnhardt | 20.93 | 9 |
| T7 | David Pearson | 5 | 7 | Rusty Wallace | 20.45 | 9 |
| T7 | Jeff Gordon | 5 | 8 | Dick Hutcherson | 20.00 | 1 |
| T9 | Carl Edwards | 4 | T9 | Jack Smith | 16.67 | 1 |
| T9 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | ||||
| T9 | Matt Kenseth | 4 | T9 | Joe Weatherly | 16.67 | 1 |
| T9 | Bobby Allison | 4 | ||||
– Cale Yarborough may be the best driver all-time at Bristol as he has a combined 18 Wins and Poles, the most of any driver.
| Rank | Driver | Poles | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Cale Yarborough | 9 | T6 | Fred Lorenzen | 4 |
| T1 | Mark Martin | 9 | T6 | Carl Edwards | 4 |
| 3 | Rusty Wallace | 7 | T6 | Denny Hamlin | 4 |
| 4 | Richard Petty | 6 | T6 | Darrell Waltrip | 4 |
| 5 | Jeff Gordon | 5 | T10 | 6 drivers tied | 3 |
| Most Bristol Top 3’s All-time |
Best Top 3% All-time (5+ Bristol starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 23 | 1 | Dick Hutcherson | 80.00 | 4 |
| 2 | Richard Petty | 18 | 2 | Fireball Roberts | 57.14 | 4 |
| T3 | Dale Earnhardt | 17 | 3 | Darrell Waltrip | 44.23 | 23 |
| T3 | Rusty Wallace | 17 | 4 | Fred Lorenzen | 41.67 | 5 |
| 5 | Bobby Allison | 15 | 5 | Cale Yarborough | 41.38 | 12 |
| T6 | Cale Yarborough | 12 | 6 | Dale Earnhardt | 39.53 | 17 |
| T6 | Kyle Busch | 12 | 7 | Rusty Wallace | 38.64 | 17 |
| T6 | Mark Martin | 12 | 8 | David Pearson | 35.00 | 7 |
| T9 | Kevin Harvick | 11 | 9 | Bobby Allison | 34.09 | 15 |
| T9 | Jeff Gordon | 11 | 10 | Jack Smith | 33.33 | 2 |
– Darrell Waltrip may have the most Wins here at Bristol (12), but he did more than just win here as he also has the most Top 3’s and the 3rd best Top 3% here as well.
| Most Bristol Top 5’s All-time |
Best Top 5% All-time (5+ Bristol starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| T1 | Darrell Waltrip | 26 | 1 | Dick Hutcherson | 100 | 5 |
| T1 | Richard Petty | 26 | 2 | Benny Parsons | 66.67 | 18 |
| 3 | Bobby Allison | 23 | 3 | Fireball Roberts | 57.14 | 4 |
| 4 | Rusty Wallace | 22 | 4 | Cale Yarborough | 55.17 | 16 |
| 5 | Dale Earnhardt | 20 | 5 | Bobby Allison | 52.27 | 23 |
| 6 | Terry Labonte | 19 | T6 | Darrell Waltrip | 50.00 | 26 |
| 7 | Benny Parsons | 18 | T6 | Rusty Wallace | 50.00 | 22 |
| 8 | Jeff Gordon | 17 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt | 46.51 | 20 |
| T9 | Cale Yarborough | 16 | T9 | Jim Paschal | 46.15 | 6 |
| T9 | Mark Martin | 16 | T9 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 46.15 | 6 |
| T9 | Ricky Rudd | 16 | ||||
– 4 of the top 5 drivers that have the most Top 5’s at Bristol are also in the top 8 of the Top 5% table, showing just how good they were here.
| Most Bristol Top 10’s All-time |
Best Top 10% All-time (5+ Bristol starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top10% | Top10’s |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 37 | 1 | Dick Hutcherson | 100 | 5 |
| 2 | Terry Labonte | 33 | 2 | Joe Weatherly | 83.33 | 5 |
| 3 | Darrell Waltrip | 32 | 3 | Christopher Bell | 77.78 | 7 |
| 4 | Ricky Rudd | 31 | 4 | Benny Parsons | 74.07 | 20 |
| 5 | Dale Earnhardt | 30 | 5 | Dale Earnhardt | 69.77 | 30 |
| 6 | Rusty Wallace | 29 | 6 | Kyle Larson | 68.42 | 13 |
| 7 | Bobby Allison | 28 | 7 | Ty Gibbs | 66.67 | 4 |
| 8 | Jeff Gordon | 25 | 8 | Rusty Wallace | 65.91 | 29 |
| 9 | Mark Martin | 23 | T9 | Bobby Allison | 63.64 | 28 |
| T10 | Jimmie Johnson | 22 | ||||
| T10 | Matt Kenseth | 22 | T9 | Tim Richmond | 63.64 | 7 |
| T10 | Kevin Harvick | 22 | ||||
If Ty Gibbs can get a Top 10 finish and a Stage Win this weekend then he’d move up to 5th in the Top 10% table above and would be top dog in the Stage Win% table below. Photo by Jeffrey Vest — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Most Bristol 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 | Kyle Larson | 7 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 26.92 | 7 |
| T2 | Ty Gibbs | 3 | 2 | Ty Gibbs | 25.00 | 3 |
| T2 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 3 | Christopher Bell | 16.67 | 3 |
| T2 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 4 | Matt Kenseth | 12.50 | 1 |
| T2 | Chase Elliott | 3 | T5 | Brad Keselowski | 10.00 | 3 |
| T6 | Joey Logano | 2 | T5 | Chase Elliott | 10.00 | 3 |
| T6 | Kyle Busch | 2 | T7 | Joey Logano | 6.67 | 2 |
| T6 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | T7 | Kyle Busch | 6.67 | 2 |
| T9 | Matt Kenseth | 1 | T7 | Ryan Blaney | 6.67 | 2 |
| T9 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 10 | Kurt Busch | 5.56 | 1 |
| T9 | Ty Dillon | 1 | 11 | Ty Dillon | 4.17 | 1 |
| T9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 12 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3.85 | 1 |
| T9 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 13 | Denny Hamlin | 3.33 | 1 |
| Most Bristol 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 | 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 |
| T7 | Christopher Bell | 13 | 7 | Kevin Harvick | 54.55 | 12 |
| T7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 13 | 8 | Denny Hamlin | 53.33 | 16 |
| T9 | Kevin Harvick | 12 | T9 | Ryan Blaney | 50.00 | 15 |
| T9 | Joey Logano | 12 | T9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 50.00 | 13 |
| T9 | Clint Bowyer | 50.00 | 8 | |||
– Expect to see Christopher Bell, Kyle Larson, and Ty Gibbs near the front in Stage 1 and 2 this weekend as they are the only drivers racing this weekend with a Stage T10% of 57+%.
| Most Bristol Starts without Win |
Longest Bristol Win Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Ricky Rudd | 58 | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 7 | 1981-84 |
| 2 | Dave Marcis | 54 | 2 | Cale Yarborough | 4 | 1976-77 |
| T3 | Ken Schrader | 50 | T3 | Fred Lorenzen | 3 | 1963-64 |
| T3 | Kyle Petty | 50 | T3 | Kurt Busch | 3 | 2003-04 |
| 5 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | T5 | 14 drivers tied |
2 | 1967-2025 |
| 6 | Sterling Marlin | 47 | ||||
| 7 | Bobby Labonte | 42 | ||||
| 8 | Ryan Newman | 40 | ||||
| 9 | J.D. McDuffie | 39 | ||||
| 10 | Geoff Bodine | 38 | ||||
Darrell Waltrip got his 7th straight win at Bristol in this car in 1984, a record that is likely never to be broken. Photo by ISC Archives — CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images
| Most Bristol Starts without Pole |
Longest Bristol Pole Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Dave Marcis | 54 | 1 | Mark Martin | 4 | 1995-96 |
| T2 | Ken Schrader | 50 | T2 | Darrell Waltrip | 3 | 1981-82 |
| T2 | Kyle Petty | 50 | T2 | Rusty Wallace | 3 | 1998-99 |
| 4 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | T4 | 13 drivers tied |
2 | 1962-2025 |
| 5 | Sterling Marlin | 47 | ||||
| 6 | Dale Jarrett | 44 | ||||
| 7 | Bobby Labonte | 42 | ||||
| 8 | Jeff Burton | 41 | ||||
| 9 | J.D. McDuffie | 39 | ||||
| T10 | Buddy Arrington | 36 | ||||
| T10 | Joe Nemechek | 36 | ||||
– Mark Martin’s 4 straight Pole streak here at Bristol is pretty impressive, but the best race finish he could muster up in those races was 3rd in both 1996 races.
| Most Bristol Starts without Top 3 |
Longest Bristol Top 3 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 14 | 1977-84 |
| 2 | J.D. McDuffie | 39 | T2 | Fred Lorenzen | 5 | 1962-64 |
| T3 | Buddy Arrington | 36 | T2 | Richard Petty | 5 | 1971-73 |
| T3 | Joe Nemechek | 36 | T2 | Dale Earnhardt | 5 | 1992-94 |
| 5 | Brett Bodine | 31 | T5 | David Pearson | 4 | 1968-69 |
| T6 | Casey Mears | 28 | T5 | Bobby Allison | 4 | 1971-73 |
| T6 | Derrike Cope | 28 | T5 | Cale Yarborough | 4 | 1976-77 |
| T6 | Jimmy Means | 28 | T8 | 13 drivers tied |
3 | 1965-2009 |
| T6 | Michael McDowell | 28 | ||||
| T6 | Rick Mast | 28 | ||||
– The Waltrip family has an interesting history with Bristol. Darrell had 14 straight Top 3’s in the 70’s/80’s, while brother Michael couldn’t get a single Top 3 in 48 starts.
| Most Bristol Starts without Top 5 |
Longest Bristol Top 5 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| T1 | Buddy Arrington | 36 | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 14 | 1977-84 |
| T1 | Joe Nemechek | 36 | 2 | Benny Parsons | 13 | 1975-81 |
| 3 | Brett Bodine | 31 | 3 | Bobby Allison | 7 | 1970-73 |
| T4 | Casey Mears | 28 | T4 | Richard Petty | 6 | 1970-73 |
| T4 | Derrike Cope | 28 | T4 | Cale Yarborough | 6 | 1976-78 |
| T4 | Jimmy Means | 28 | T4 | Bobby Allison | 6 | 1981-83 |
| T4 | Michael McDowell | 28 | T4 | Dale Jarrett | 6 | 1996-99 |
| 8 | A.J. Allmendinger | 27 | T4 | Kyle Larson | 6 | 2021-25 |
| T9 | Dave Blaney | 26 | T9 | Fred Lorenzen | 5 | 1962-64 |
| T9 | David Ragan | 26 | T9 | Dale Earnhardt | 5 | 1992-94 |
| T9 | Mark Martin | 5 | 1995-97 | |||
– With his 32nd place finish last in last Fall’s Bristol Cup race Kyle Larson’s 6 race Top 5 streak came to an end, now the longest Top 5 streak in the Cup Series is Ryan Blaney at 2 straight races.
| Most Bristol Starts without Top 10 |
Longest Bristol Top 10 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Joe Nemechek | 36 | 1 | Benny Parsons | 15 | 1975-82 |
| 2 | Dave Blaney | 26 | 2 | Darrell Waltrip | 14 | 1977-84 |
| 3 | Robby Gordon | 22 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 12 | 1982-87 |
| T4 | J.J. Yeley | 20 | 4 | Mark Martin | 11 | 1994-99 |
| T4 | Reed Sorenson | 20 | 5 | Bobby Allison | 10 | 1979-83 |
| T6 | Landon Cassill | 19 | T6 | Terry Labonte | 9 | 1981-85 |
| T6 | Ronnie Thomas | 19 | T6 | Dale Jarrett | 9 | 1995-99 |
| T8 | Corey LaJoie | 14 | 8 | Ricky Rudd | 8 | 1989-92 |
| T8 | Tommy Gale | 14 | T9 | Bobby Allison | 7 | 1970-73 |
| T10 | David Stremme | 13 | T9 | Rusty Wallace | 7 | 1992-95 |
| T10 | Phil Parsons | 13 | T9 | Terry Labonte | 7 | 1995-98 |
| T10 | Ty Dillon | 13 | T9 | Kevin Harvick | 7 | 2015-18 |
| T10 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | 13 | ||||
“Front Row” Joe Nemechek wasn’t much that way here at Bristol as he is on every “without” list above except Wins, but he ranks T11th there. Photo by Todd Warshaw — Getty Images
| Most Bristol Stages without Stage Win |
Longest Bristol Stage Win Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 30 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 4 | 2024.29 s1- 2025.09 s2 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 30 | T2 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 2020.09 s1- 2020.29 s1 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 30 | T2 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 2022.29 s2- 2023.29 s2 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 30 | T4 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 2018.08 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 30 | T4 | Ty Gibbs | 2 | 2024.05 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 30 | T6 | 16 drivers tied |
1 | — |
| 7 | Corey LaJoie | 28 | ||||
| T8 | Alex Bowman | 26 | ||||
| T8 | Bubba Wallace | 26 | ||||
| T8 | William Byron | 26 | ||||
– There are 12 drivers to start every race here with stages, but half of those 12 have yet to get a Stage Win here.
| Most Bristol Stages without Stage T10 |
Longest Bristol Stage T10 Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| 1 | J.J. Yeley | 16 | T1 | Christopher Bell | 12 | 2021.29 s1- 2025.09 s2 |
| T2 | Gray Gaulding | 14 | T1 | Kyle Larson | 12 | 2021.29 s1- 2025.09 s2 |
| T2 | Landon Cassill | 14 | 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 9 | 2017.08 s1- 2019.08 s1 |
| T4 | B.J. McLeod | 12 | T4 | Kyle Larson | 8 | 2017.08 s1- 2018.24 s2 |
| T4 | Cole Custer | 12 | T4 | Chase Elliott | 8 | 2019.24 s1- 2021.29 s2 |
| T4 | David Ragan | 12 | T6 | Brad Keselowski | 7 | 2019.08 s1- 2020.29 s1 |
| T4 | Reed Sorenson | 12 | T6 | Kyle Busch | 7 | 2020.09 s2- 2022.29 s2 |
| T4 | Todd Gilliland | 12 | T8 | Kevin Harvick | 6 | 2020.09 s1- 2021.29 s2 |
| T9 | Josh Bilicki | 10 | T8 | William Byron | 6 | 2021.29 s1- 2023.29 s2 |
| T9 | Quinn Houff | 10 | T10 | 5 drivers tied | 5 | — |
| T9 | Timmy Hill | 10 | ||||
– Christopher Bell and Kyle Larson’s record 12 straight Stage T10 streaks both came to an end in Stage 1 of last Fall’s Bristol race, now the longest streak is 5 straight by Ryan Blaney.