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: Talladega.
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2026 Cup Series season.
First Winner: Richard Brickhouse 09/14/1969
Most Recent Winner: Chase Briscoe 10/19/2025
| Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver | Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver |
| 1 | 2000-09 | 36 | Jeff Gordon | 6 | 1999-30 | 27 | Dale Earnhardt |
| T2 | 2007-30 | 34 | Jeff Gordon | 7 | 1973-20 | 24 | Dick Brooks |
| T2 | 2008-30 | 34 | Tony Stewart | T8 | 1972-21 | 22 | James Hylton |
| T2 | 2014-10 | 34 | Denny Hamlin | T8 | 2009-33 | 22 | Jamie McMurray |
| 5 | 2024-31 | 32 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 10 | 2000-30 | 20 | Dale Earnhardt |
– Talladega has a reputation that you can win from any starting position. However, only 10 times in 113 races has the winner started 20th or worse.
| Rank | Race | Finish | Driver | Rank | Race | Finish | Driver |
| 1 | 2001-09 | 43 | Stacy Compton | 7 | 1977-10 | 38 | A.J. Foyt |
| T2 | 1972-21 | 42 | Bobby Isaac | 8 | 2024-31 | 37 | Michael McDowell |
| T2 | 2014-10 | 42 | Brian Scott | T9 | 1979-20 | 34 | Neil Bonnett |
| 4 | 1971-37 | 41 | Donnie Allison | T9 | 1988-09 | 34 | Davey Allison |
| T5 | 1973-10 | 40 | Buddy Baker | T9 | 1994-18 | 34 | Dale Earnhardt |
| T5 | 2016-32 | 40 | Martin Truex Jr. | T9 | 2005-29 | 34 | Elliott Sadler |
– While it may matter where you start if you want to win, winning the Pole is anything but a good finish guarantee as 21 of 104 Pole winners have finished 30th or worse at Talladega.
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| 1971-18 | Donnie Allison | 1985-09 | Bill Elliott |
| 1974-10 | David Pearson | 1987-17 | Bill Elliott |
| 1975-10 | Buddy Baker | 1990-17 | Dale Earnhardt |
| 1976-19 | Dave Marcis | 1995-18 | Sterling Marlin |
| 1978-10 | Cale Yarborough | 1998-09 | Bobby Labonte |
| 1981-10 | Bobby Allison | 2007-09 | Jeff Gordon |
| 1984-09 | Cale Yarborough | 2017-10 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
– Don’t look for the Pole winner to win this weekend as only twice this century has it happened, and both of those were the Spring race of a year that ended in 7.
| Race | Driver | Race Finish |
| – | – | – |
| Drivers to win both Stages and Race | Drivers to win Pole, both Stages & Race | ||
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| – | – | – | – |
– No driver has won both stages in a race at Talladega since stages were instituted in 2017.
| Best Laps Led% by Winner | Worst Laps Led% by Winner | ||||||
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver |
| 1 | 1970-35 | 81.38 | Pete Hamilton | T1 | 2018-31 | 0.52 | Aric Almirola |
| 2 | 1976-10 | 71.81 | Buddy Baker | T1 | 2021-10 | 0.52 | Brad Keselowski |
| 3 | 2005-09 | 71.65 | Jeff Gordon | T3 | 2007-30 | 0.53 | Jeff Gordon |
| 4 | 1990-17 | 71.28 | Dale Earnhardt | T3 | 2009-09 | 0.53 | Brad Keselowski |
| 5 | 2002-09 | 70.74 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | T3 | 2022-10 | 0.53 | Ross Chastain |
| 6 | 1973-10 | 59.04 | David Pearson | 6 | 2010-09 | 1.00 | Kevin Harvick |
| 7 | 1992-09 | 58.51 | Davey Allison | 7 | 2005-29 | 1.05 | Dale Jarrett |
| T8 | 1982-19 | 56.91 | Darrell Waltrip | 8 | 2023-10 | 1.53 | Kyle Busch |
| T8 | 1990-09 | 56.91 | Dale Earnhardt | T9 | 1993-09 | 1.60 | Ernie Irvan |
| 10 | 1987-09 | 56.74 | Davey Allison | T9 | 2001-09 | 1.60 | Bobby Hamilton |
| T9 | 2006-09 | 1.60 | Jimmie Johnson | ||||
Pete Hamilton is more than just the only driver to ever lead more than 80% of a race here at Talladega and win, he’s the only one to do it period. Photo by ISC Archives — CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 1970-35 | 81.38 | Pete Hamilton | 1st | 6 | 2002-09 | 70.74 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 1st |
| 2 | 2013-10 | 73.96 | Matt Kenseth | 8th | 7 | 1988-17 | 65.43 | Darrell Waltrip | 33rd |
| 3 | 1976-10 | 71.81 | Buddy Baker | 1st | 8 | 1979-10 | 64.89 | Neil Bonnett | 17th |
| 4 | 2005-09 | 71.65 | Jeff Gordon | 1st | 9 | 1986-09 | 61.70 | Bill Elliott | 24th |
| 5 | 1990-17 | 71.28 | Dale Earnhardt | 1st | 10 | 1991-09 | 59.57 | Dale Earnhardt | 3rd |
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2005-09 | Jeff Gordon | 135.5 | 1st | 6 | 2007-09 | Jeff Gordon | 126.6 | 1st |
| 2 | 2015-10 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 134.7 | 1st | 7 | 2018-31 | Kurt Busch | 125.6 | 14th |
| 3 | 2013-10 | Matt Kenseth | 132.7 | 8th | 8 | 2016-10 | Brad Keselowski | 125.2 | 1st |
| 4 | 2018-10 | Joey Logano | 132.0 | 1st | T9 | 2008-09 | Denny Hamlin | 125.0 | 3rd |
| 5 | 2012-10 | Matt Kenseth | 128.5 | 3rd | T9 | 2011-32 | Clint Bowyer | 125.0 | 1st |
– Having a great race at Talladega is hard as since 2005, 41 races, the best Driver Rating in a race here is only 135.5 (a perfect Driver Rating is 150.0).
| Most Recent | Driver | Finish | Most Recent | Driver | Finish |
| 2013-10 | Matt Kenseth | 8th | 2022-10 | Kyle Larson | 4th |
– Only 2 out of 1,734 drivers since 2005 have ran every lap in a Talladega race in the Top 15, but one of them was in the Next Gen car, Kyle Larson in Spring 2022.
| 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 | 2016-32 | 34 | T1 | 1973-10 | 1 |
| T2 | 2014-32 | 32 | T1 | 1979-10 | 1 |
| T2 | 2015-10 | 32 | T3 | 1970-10 | 2 |
| T4 | 2010-33 | 31 | T3 | 1970-35 | 2 |
| T4 | 2021-31 | 31 | T3 | 1971-37 | 2 |
| T6 | 2024-10 | 30 | T3 | 1972-21 | 2 |
| T6 | 2025-10 | 30 | T3 | 1974-21 | 2 |
| T8 | 2001-09 | 29 | T3 | 1975-19 | 2 |
| T8 | 2018-31 | 29 | T3 | 1976-10 | 2 |
| T3 | 1976-19 | 2 | |||
| T8 | 2023-31 | 29 | T3 | 1978-10 | 2 |
| T3 | 1979-20 | 2 | |||
– The last two Spring Talladega races (2024-10 and 2025-10) have had 30 cars finish the race on the lead lap, so don’t be surprised to see a lot of cars on the lead lap at the end of the race 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 | 2nd | 12.89 | 1 | 35th | 26.75 |
| 2 | 1st | 15.39 | 2 | 39th | 25.51 |
| 3 | 5th | 16.56 | 3 | 40th | 25.48 |
| 4 | 4th | 16.60 | 4 | 31st | 25.40 |
| 5 | 3rd | 17.02 | 5 | 36th | 25.01 |
| 6 | 6th | 17.61 | 6 | 37th | 24.94 |
| 7 | 7th | 17.73 | 7 | 34th | 24.83 |
| 8 | 11th | 18.68 | 8 | 28th | 24.31 |
| 9 | 10th | 18.78 | 9 | 38th | 24.07 |
| 10 | 18th | 19.88 | 10 | 32nd | 23.76 |
– As expected for a Drafting track there is not really a huge difference in Avg. Finish of starting positions, except 2nd where apparently starting there is far and away the best here at Talladega.
| 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 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 91.02 | 25 | 1 | Chase Elliott | 65.53 | 20 |
| 2 | Kurt Busch | 89.62 | 35 | 2 | Kurt Busch | 65.51 | 35 |
| 3 | Jeff Burton | 89.08 | 18 | 3 | Ryan Blaney | 65.11 | 23 |
| 4 | Joey Logano | 88.85 | 34 | 4 | Joey Logano | 63.70 | 34 |
| 5 | Ryan Blaney | 88.01 | 23 | 5 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 61.64 | 25 |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | 87.13 | 34 | 6 | William Byron | 60.57 | 16 |
| 7 | Jimmie Johnson | 86.06 | 32 | 7 | Matt Kenseth | 59.63 | 28 |
| 8 | Chase Elliott | 85.90 | 20 | 8 | Brad Keselowski | 57.21 | 34 |
| 9 | William Byron | 85.65 | 16 | 9 | Jimmie Johnson | 56.77 | 32 |
| 10 | Matt Kenseth | 85.00 | 28 | 10 | Kyle Busch | 56.40 | 41 |
– Kurt Busch wasn’t exactly known for his Superspeedway prowess, but he ran pretty well here at Talladega as he’s 2nd in both tables above.
| Best Avg. Fin. All-time (5+ Talladega starts) |
Best Laps Led% All-time (5+ Talladega starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Pete Hamilton | 5.60 | 5 | 1 | Pete Hamilton | 22.87 | 5 |
| 2 | Bobby Isaac | 12.38 | 8 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 16.79 | 44 |
| 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 12.41 | 44 | 3 | Davey Allison | 16.69 | 15 |
| 4 | Davey Allison | 12.67 | 15 | 4 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 14.57 | 35 |
| 5 | Todd Gilliland | 13.13 | 8 | 5 | Buddy Baker | 14.07 | 43 |
| 6 | William Byron | 14.38 | 16 | 6 | Jeff Gordon | 10.44 | 46 |
| 7 | Chase Briscoe | 14.70 | 10 | 7 | Bobby Allison | 10.12 | 37 |
| 8 | Tim Richmond | 15.15 | 13 | 8 | Donnie Allison | 9.90 | 21 |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | 15.35 | 20 | 9 | Cale Yarborough | 9.29 | 34 |
| 10 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 15.36 | 25 | 10 | Joey Logano | 8.86 | 34 |
Of the 229 drivers to make 5+ starts here at Talladega only Pete Hamilton has an Avg. Finish under 10, and he’s also the only one to lead 20+% of the laps in his starts. Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images
| Most Talladega Starts All-time |
Best Laps Completed% (5+ Talladega starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Lap Comp% | Starts |
| T1 | Dave Marcis | 61 | 1 | Anthony Alfredo | 99.91 | 6 |
| T1 | Terry Labonte | 61 | 2 | Scott Speed | 99.90 | 5 |
| 3 | Michael Waltrip | 60 | 3 | Ryan Preece | 99.10 | 12 |
| 4 | Ricky Rudd | 59 | 4 | John Hunter Nemechek | 98.96 | 6 |
| 5 | Bill Elliott | 57 | 5 | William Byron | 98.29 | 16 |
| 6 | Darrell Waltrip | 55 | 6 | Tony Stewart | 97.26 | 35 |
| 7 | Kyle Petty | 53 | 7 | Carson Hocevar | 97.16 | 5 |
| 8 | Sterling Marlin | 50 | 8 | Danica Patrick | 97.11 | 10 |
| 9 | Mark Martin | 48 | 9 | Robert Pressley | 96.94 | 13 |
| 10 | Ken Schrader | 47 | 10 | Robert Richardson Jr. | 96.78 | 5 |
– After the Fall Talladega race no spot in the Laps Completed% table above remained the same, meanwhile the last time the All-time starts table above would have changed was 2016 when Michael Waltrip passed Ricky Rudd.
| Most Talladega Wins All-time |
Best Win% All-time (5+ Talladega starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Wins | Rank | Driver | Win% | Wins |
| 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 10 | 1 | Pete Hamilton | 40.00 | 2 |
| T2 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 22.73 | 10 |
| T2 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 6 | 3 | Davey Allison | 20.00 | 3 |
| T2 | Jeff Gordon | 6 | 4 | Brad Keselowski | 17.65 | 6 |
| T5 | Bobby Allison | 4 | 5 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 17.14 | 6 |
| T5 | Buddy Baker | 4 | T6 | Jeff Gordon | 13.04 | 6 |
| T5 | Darrell Waltrip | 4 | T6 | Ryan Blaney | 13.04 | 3 |
| T8 | Davey Allison | 3 | 8 | Austin Cindric | 12.50 | 1 |
| T8 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | 9 | David Pearson | 12.00 | 3 |
| T8 | David Pearson | 3 | ||||
| T8 | Cale Yarborough | 3 | 10 | Bobby Allison | 10.81 | 4 |
| T8 | Joey Logano | 3 | ||||
– With a win this weekend Brad Keselowski could break his tie with Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon to become the 2nd all-time winningest driver here at Talladega.
| Rank | Driver | Poles | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | Bill Elliott | 8 | T3 | Jeff Gordon | 5 |
| 2 | Cale Yarborough | 6 | 6 | Joe Nemechek | 4 |
| T3 | Bobby Isaac | 5 | T7 | 9 drivers tied | 3 |
| T3 | Ernie Irvan | 5 |
– As seen in the Avg. Finish table above Bobby Isaac only made 8 Talladega starts, and impressively he won the Pole for 5 of those 8 races. However, he couldn’t convert any of his starts here into a win.
| Most Talladega Top 3’s All-time |
Best Top 3% All-time (5+ Talladega starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 21 | 1 | Pete Hamilton | 60.00 | 3 |
| 2 | Buddy Baker | 14 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 47.73 | 21 |
| T3 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 11 | 3 | Bobby Isaac | 37.50 | 3 |
| T3 | Jeff Gordon | 11 | 4 | David Pearson | 36.00 | 9 |
| T5 | Dale Jarrett | 10 | 5 | Davey Allison | 33.33 | 5 |
| T5 | Darrell Waltrip | 10 | 6 | Buddy Baker | 32.56 | 14 |
| T7 | David Pearson | 9 | 7 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 31.43 | 11 |
| T7 | Brad Keselowski | 9 | 8 | Brad Keselowski | 26.47 | 9 |
| T7 | Bobby Allison | 9 | T9 | William Byron | 25.00 | 4 |
| T7 | Mark Martin | 9 | T9 | Ramo Stott | 25.00 | 2 |
Dale Earnhardt was incredible at Talladega as he not only has the most Top 3’s here all time, he also finished almost half of his 44 starts here in the Top 3. Photo by ISC Archives — CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images
| Most Talladega Top 5’s All-time |
Best Top 5% All-time (5+ Talladega starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 23 | 1 | Pete Hamilton | 80.00 | 4 |
| 2 | Jeff Gordon | 16 | 2 | Fred Lorenzen | 60.00 | 3 |
| 3 | Buddy Baker | 15 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 52.27 | 23 |
| T4 | Cale Yarborough | 14 | 4 | Bobby Isaac | 50.00 | 4 |
| T4 | Darrell Waltrip | 14 | 5 | David Pearson | 44.00 | 11 |
| T4 | Terry Labonte | 14 | 6 | Ernie Irvan | 42.86 | 9 |
| 7 | Bobby Allison | 13 | 7 | Cale Yarborough | 41.18 | 14 |
| T8 | Brad Keselowski | 12 | 8 | Brad Keselowski | 35.29 | 12 |
| T8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 12 | 9 | Bobby Allison | 35.14 | 13 |
| T10 | 6 drivers tied | 11 | 10 | Buddy Baker | 34.88 | 15 |
– With a Top 5 finish this weekend Denny Hamlin would get his 12th Top 5 finish here, which would move his name into the Most Top 5’s table above.
| Most Talladega Top 10’s All-time |
Best Top 10% All-time (5+ Talladega starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top10% | Top10’s |
| 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 27 | 1 | Pete Hamilton | 80.00 | 4 |
| 2 | Mark Martin | 24 | 2 | Davey Allison | 66.67 | 10 |
| 3 | Terry Labonte | 23 | 3 | Bobby Isaac | 62.50 | 5 |
| T4 | Kurt Busch | 22 | 4 | Dale Earnhardt | 61.36 | 27 |
| T4 | Bill Elliott | 22 | 5 | Fred Lorenzen | 60.00 | 3 |
| T6 | Buddy Baker | 20 | 6 | Ernie Irvan | 57.14 | 12 |
| T6 | Jeff Gordon | 20 | 7 | Cale Yarborough | 55.88 | 19 |
| T8 | Cale Yarborough | 19 | 8 | Bobby Allison | 51.35 | 19 |
| T8 | Bobby Allison | 19 | 9 | Kurt Busch | 51.16 | 22 |
| T8 | Kevin Harvick | 19 | T10 | Mark Martin | 50.00 | 24 |
| T8 | Kyle Petty | 19 | T10 | Brad Keselowski | 50.00 | 17 |
| T8 | Darrell Waltrip | 19 | T10 | Ramo Stott | 50.00 | 4 |
| T10 | Todd Gilliland | 50.00 | 4 | |||
Kurt Busch never was great at Talladega as he had just 9 Top 5’s in 43 races, but he was very good at getting Top 10’s as he is tied for the 4th most here all-time. Photo by Brian Lawdermilk — Getty Images
| Most Talladega 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 |
| T1 | Bubba Wallace | 4 | 1 | Bubba Wallace | 12.50 | 4 |
| T1 | Brad Keselowski | 4 | 2 | Austin Cindric | 12.50 | 2 |
| T3 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 3 | Brad Keselowski | 11.11 | 4 |
| T3 | Chris Buescher | 3 | T4 | Chase Elliott | 8.33 | 3 |
| T3 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | T4 | Chris Buescher | 8.33 | 3 |
| T6 | Austin Cindric | 2 | T4 | Ryan Blaney | 8.33 | 3 |
| T6 | William Byron | 2 | T4 | Paul Menard | 8.33 | 1 |
| T8 | 15 drivers tied | 1 | 8 | Ty Gibbs | 7.14 | 1 |
| T9 | William Byron | 6.25 | 2 | |||
| T9 | Clint Bowyer | 6.25 | 1 | |||
– Look for Bubba Wallace to be up front at the end of Stage 1 and/or Stage 2 this weekend as he is tied for most Stage Wins and best Stage Win% at Talladega.
| Most Talladega 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 | Ryan Blaney | 24 | 1 | Kurt Busch | 68.18 | 15 |
| 2 | Chase Elliott | 21 | 2 | Ryan Blaney | 66.67 | 24 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 20 | 3 | William Byron | 59.38 | 19 |
| 4 | William Byron | 19 | 4 | Chase Elliott | 58.33 | 21 |
| T5 | Kyle Larson | 16 | 5 | Joey Logano | 55.56 | 20 |
| T5 | Brad Keselowski | 16 | T6 | Kyle Larson | 50.00 | 16 |
| T7 | Kurt Busch | 15 | T6 | Austin Cindric | 50.00 | 8 |
| T7 | Kyle Busch | 15 | 8 | Alex Bowman | 46.67 | 14 |
| 9 | Alex Bowman | 14 | 9 | Brad Keselowski | 44.44 | 16 |
| 10 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 13 | 10 | Jimmie Johnson | 43.75 | 7 |
– Ryan Blaney has been so good in stages at Talladega that no matter what happens this weekend he’ll leave with the most Stage T10’s all-time here.
| Most Talladega Starts without Win |
Longest Talladega Win Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Ricky Rudd | 59 | 1 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 4 | 2001-03 |
| 2 | Kyle Petty | 53 | 2 | Buddy Baker | 3 | 1975-76 |
| 3 | Rusty Wallace | 45 | T3 | Pete Hamilton | 2 | 1970 |
| 4 | Kurt Busch | 43 | T3 | Darrell Waltrip | 2 | 1982 |
| T5 | Jeff Burton | 40 | T3 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | 1990 |
| T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 40 | T3 | Ernie Irvan | 2 | 1992-93 |
| T5 | Ryan Newman | 40 | T3 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | 1993-94 |
| 8 | Joe Nemechek | 38 | T3 | Sterling Marlin | 2 | 1995-96 |
| T9 | Benny Parsons | 36 | T3 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | 1999 |
| T9 | Geoff Bodine | 36 | T3 | Jeff Gordon | 2 | 2007 |
| T3 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 2019-20 | |||
– How hard is it to win at Talladega? Well, 8 of the 10 drivers in the “starts without win” table above rank top 54 in all-time NASCAR Cup wins (18+ Cup Wins).
| Most Talladega Starts without Pole |
Longest Talladega Pole Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Kyle Petty | 53 | 1 | Bill Elliott | 6 | 1985-87 |
| 2 | Richard Petty | 46 | 2 | Cale Yarborough | 4 | 1983-84 |
| 3 | Rusty Wallace | 45 | T3 | Bobby Isaac | 3 | 1969-70 |
| 4 | Dale Jarrett | 42 | T3 | Dave Marcis | 3 | 1975-76 |
| 5 | Kyle Busch | 41 | T5 | 11
drivers tied |
2 | 1971-2024 |
| T6 | Jeff Burton | 40 | ||||
| T6 | Ryan Newman | 40 | ||||
| 8 | Matt Kenseth | 38 | ||||
| 9 | Tony Stewart | 35 | ||||
| T10 | Brad Keselowski | 34 | ||||
| T10 | Joey Logano | 34 | ||||
– Bill Elliott’s record of 6 straight Talladega Poles is likely never to be broken as the longest streak since then is just 2 straight races.
| Most Talladega Starts without Top 3 |
Longest Talladega Top 3 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Rusty Wallace | 45 | 1 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 7 | 2001-04 |
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 40 | T2 | David Pearson | 5 | 1973-75 |
| 3 | Jimmy Means | 33 | T2 | Dale Earnhardt | 5 | 1990-92 |
| 4 | Brett Bodine | 30 | T2 | Ernie Irvan | 5 | 1992-94 |
| T5 | Casey Mears | 28 | T5 | Buddy Baker | 4 | 1975-76 |
| T5 | J.D. McDuffie | 28 | T5 | Darrell Waltrip | 4 | 1981-82 |
| 7 | Jeremy Mayfield | 26 | T5 | Dale Jarrett | 4 | 1998-99 |
| 8 | Cecil Gordon | 25 | T5 | Dale Earnhardt | 4 | 1999-2000 |
| 9 | Derrike Cope | 24 | T9 | 7 drivers tied |
3 | 1978-2023 |
| T10 | A.J. Allmendinger | 23 | ||||
| T10 | Tommy Gale | 23 | ||||
In 45 Talladega starts Rusty Wallace had 0 Top 3’s, but he would have had a Top 3 in 1993 if it weren’t for Dale Earnhardt wrecking him right before the finish line causing him to go airborne and flip violently to finish 6th. Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images
| Most Talladega Starts without Top 5 |
Longest Talladega Top 5 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Jimmy Means | 33 | 1 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 7 | 2001-04 |
| 2 | Brett Bodine | 30 | 2 | Ernie Irvan | 6 | 1992-94 |
| 3 | Casey Mears | 28 | T3 | David Pearson | 5 | 1973-75 |
| 4 | J.D. McDuffie | 28 | T3 | Dale Earnhardt | 5 | 1990-92 |
| 5 | Derrike Cope | 24 | T3 | Sterling Marlin | 5 | 1990-92 |
| 6 | Tommy Gale | 23 | T6 | Pete Hamilton | 4 | 1970-71 |
| 7 | Frank Warren | 22 | T6 | Buddy Baker | 4 | 1975-76 |
| T8 | J.J. Yeley | 20 | T6 | Cale Yarborough | 4 | 1977-78 |
| T6 | Darrell Waltrip | 4 | 1981-82 | |||
| T8 | Rick Mast | 20 | T6 | Cale Yarborough | 4 | 1984-85 |
| T6 | Dale Jarrett | 4 | 1998-99 | |||
| T8 | Ted Musgrave | 20 | T6 | Dale Earnhardt | 4 | 1999-2000 |
| T6 | Joey Logano | 4 | 2017-19 | |||
– The 7 straight Top 5’s at Talladega from Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the early 2000’s will most likely never be broken as the longest streak since then has only been 4 in a row.
| Most Talladega Starts without Top 10 |
Longest Talladega Top 10 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | J.J. Yeley | 20 | T1 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 8 | 2001-04 |
| 2 | Dick Trickle | 19 | T1 | Aric Almirola | 8 | 2016-20 |
| 3 | Ed Negre | 16 | T3 | Bill Elliott | 7 | 1982-85 |
| T4 | D.K. Ulrich | 14 | T3 | Bobby Labonte | 7 | 1996-99 |
| T4 | Phil Barkdoll | 14 | T3 | Kurt Busch | 7 | 2004-07 |
| 6 | Ronnie Thomas | 13 | T6 | Bobby Allison | 6 | 1982-85 |
| 7 | Elmo Langley | 12 | T6 | Ernie Irvan | 6 | 1992-94 |
| T8 | B.J. McLeod | 11 | T8 | 11 drivers tied |
5 | 1975-2025 |
| T8 | Bill Champion | 11 | ||||
| T8 | Cody Ware | 11 | ||||
| T8 | Jeff Purvis | 11 | ||||
J.J. Yeley has not been good in his career at Talladega as he is the only driver with 20+ starts here (87 drivers) to not have a Top 10 finish. Photo by David J. Griffin — Icon Sportswire — Corbis — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Most Talladega Stages without Stage Win |
Longest Talladega Stage Win Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 36 | T1 | Bubba Wallace | 2 | 2021.31 s2- 2022.10 s1 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 36 | T1 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 2022.31 s2- 2023.10 s1 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 36 | T3 | 32
drivers tied |
1 | — |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 36 | ||||
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 36 | ||||
| 6 | Alex Bowman | 30 | ||||
| T7 | Corey LaJoie | 28 | ||||
| T7 | Ross Chastain | 28 | ||||
| T9 | Christopher Bell | 24 | ||||
| T9 | Justin Haley | 24 | ||||
| T9 | Ryan Preece | 24 | ||||
– There are 5 drivers that have ran every stage at Talladega and will be looking for their 1st Stage Win this weekend.
| Most Talladega Stages without Stage T10 |
Longest Talladega Stage T10 Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| 1 | B.J. McLeod | 22 | 1 | Chase Elliott | 10 | 2022.10 s1- 2024.10 s2 |
| T2 | J.J. Yeley | 18 | 2 | Ryan Blaney | 8 | 2017.10 s1- 2018.31 s2 |
| T2 | Joey Gase | 18 | 3 | Chris Buescher | 7 | 2020.13 s2- 2021.31 s2 |
| 4 | Brendan Gaughan | 16 | T4 | William Byron | 6 | 2019.10 s1- 2020.13 s2 |
| T5 | Gray Gaulding | 8 | T4 | Joey Logano | 6 | 2019.10 s2- 2020.31 s1 |
| T5 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | 8 | T4 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | 2019.31 s1- 2020.31 s2 |
| T5 | Matt Kenseth | 8 | T7 | Jimmie Johnson | 5 | 2017.10 s2- 2018.10 s2 |
| T5 | Quin Houff | 8 | T7 | Kevin Harvick | 5 | 2017.31 s2- 2018.31 s2 |
| T5 | Reed Sorenson | 8 | T7 | Ryan Blaney | 5 | 2019.10 s2- 2020.13 s2 |
| T7 | Erik Jones | 5 | 2021.31 s2- 2022.31 s2 | |||
| T5 | Timmy Hill | 8 | T7 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 2022.10 s1-2023.10 s1 |
| T7 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 2024.10 s2- 2025.10 s2 | |||
– If Carson Hocevar can get 2 Stage T10’s this weekend then he would find his name in the “Stage T10 streak” list above as he would then have 5 straight Stage T10’s at Talladega.