I think we can all agree that last week was a mess at Dover as drivers put on some good racing, but NASCAR itself put on a pretty crappy, almost clownish, All-Star Race. However, it was still an All-Star Race and Denny Hamlin won it, the 2nd of his career. Thankfully we get back to some normal racing this weekend and pay respect to fallen hero’s in the process in the Coke 600 at Charlotte. Down below you will find different statistics for active drivers and Next Gen races of the NASCAR Cup series here at Charlotte Motor 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: Charlotte.
| Finish | Start | Driver | Laps | Led | S1 Fin | S2 Fin | S3 Fin | Driver Rating |
| 1 | 40 | Ross Chastain | 400 | 8 | 20th | 7th | 5th | 103.2 |
| 2 | 3 | William Byron | 400 | 283 | 1st | 1st | 1st | 143.4 |
| 3 | 1 | Chase Briscoe | 400 | 1 | 26th | 16th | 9th | 97.8 |
| 4 | 5 | A.J. Allmendinger | 400 | 0 | 5th | 6th | 6th | 112.1 |
| 5 | 35 | Brad Keselowski | 400 | 5 | 19th | 34th | 13th | 80.9 |
| 6 | 22 | Chase Elliott | 400 | 2 | 9th | 10th | 8th | 99.1 |
| 7 | 15 | Michael McDowell | 400 | 0 | 10th | 23rd | 18th | 85.4 |
| 8 | 10 | Christopher Bell | 400 | 5 | 3rd | 12th | 7th | 108.5 |
| 9 | 28 | Ryan Preece | 400 | 0 | 14th | 11th | 10th | 85.6 |
| 10 | 8 | Noah Gragson | 400 | 0 | 8th | 9th | 11th | 96.3 |
| 11 | 11 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 400 | 0 | 12th | 29th | 24th | 84.3 |
| 12 | 18 | Josh Berry | 400 | 0 | 33rd | 27th | 20th | 62.1 |
| 13 | 27 | Erik Jones | 400 | 0 | 15th | 8th | 19th | 83.3 |
| 14 | 30 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 400 | 0 | 24th | 17th | 22nd | 66.2 |
| 15 | 24 | Kyle Busch | 400 | 0 | 18th | 21st | 15th | 70.6 |
| 16 | 20 | Denny Hamlin | 400 | 53 | 7th | 2nd | 2nd | 110.5 |
| 17 | 16 | Joey Logano | 400 | 0 | 27th | 32nd | 25th | 56.5 |
| 18 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | 399 | 0 | 29th | 24th | 17th | 55.0 |
| 19 | 19 | Ty Dillon | 399 | 0 | 22nd | 28th | 26th | 55.1 |
| 20 | 26 | Austin Dillon | 399 | 0 | 28th | 20th | 12th | 64.0 |
| 21 | 29 | Cole Custer | 398 | 0 | 32nd | 30th | 29th | 43.4 |
| 22 | 4 | Chris Buescher | 398 | 0 | 6th | 13th | 16th | 71.6 |
| 23 | 33 | Connor Zilisch | 398 | 0 | 34th | 31st | 28th | 39.0 |
| 24 | 7 | Ty Gibbs | 398 | 6 | 21st | 15th | 21st | 62.5 |
| 25 | 36 | Cody Ware | 398 | 0 | 37th | 33rd | 27th | 36.1 |
| 26 | 12 | Tyler Reddick | 398 | 1 | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 93.4 |
| 27 | 6 | John Hunter Nemechek | 398 | 0 | 4th | 5th | 14th | 78.6 |
| 28 | 31 | Riley Herbst | 397 | 0 | 38th | 36th | 31st | 36.7 |
| 29 | 9 | Alex Bowman | 397 | 0 | 36th | 37th | 32nd | 69.3 |
| 30 | 13 | Justin Haley | 395 | 0 | 17th | 18th | 30th | 53.9 |
| 31 | 14 | Austin Cindric | 388 | 0 | 16th | 35th | 33rd | 65.2 |
| 32 | 37 | Derek Kraus | 380 | 0 | 39th | 38th | 34th | 29.0 |
| 33 | 38 | Josh Bilicki | 343 | 0 | 40th | 39th | 35th | 27.8 |
| 34 | 39 | Carson Hocevar | 307 | 2 | 11th | 4th | 3rd | 82.9 |
| 35 | 32 | Bubba Wallace | 307 | 0 | 30th | 25th | 23rd | 35.5 |
| 36 | 25 | Daniel Suarez | 245 | 0 | 25th | 22nd | 36th | 38.0 |
| 37 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 245 | 34 | 31st | 26th | 37th | 57.3 |
| 38 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | 245 | 0 | 23rd | 19th | 38th | 44.8 |
| 39 | 23 | Zane Smith | 236 | 0 | 13th | 14th | 39th | 55.7 |
| 40 | 17 | Jimmie Johnson | 111 | 0 | 35th | 40th | 40th | 28.3 |
Last year Ross Chastain became the first driver to win after starting 40th or worse since Tony Stewart in the 2012 Summer Daytona race when he started 42nd and won. Photo by Jared C. Tilton — Getty Images
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Best | Worst | Starts |
| 1 | Tyler Reddick | 10.29 | 4th | 26th | 7 |
| 2 | Josh Berry | 11.00 | 10th | 12th | 2 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 12.53 | 1st | 42nd | 34 |
| 4 | Christopher Bell | 13.14 | 1st | 24th | 7 |
| 5 | Joey Logano | 13.26 | 1st | 36th | 27 |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | 13.58 | 1st | 39th | 26 |
| 7 | William Byron | 13.67 | 2nd | 39th | 9 |
| 8 | Kyle Busch | 13.81 | 1st | 39th | 37 |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | 14.21 | 1st | 38th | 14 |
| 10 | Jimmie Johnson | 14.60 | 1st | 40th | 40 |
| 11 | Chase Briscoe | 15.00 | 3rd | 25th | 5 |
| 12 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 16.52 | 4th | 37th | 21 |
| 13 | Austin Dillon | 16.88 | 1st | 34th | 17 |
| 14 | Cole Custer | 18.60 | 12th | 21st | 5 |
| 15 | Ty Gibbs | 18.67 | 6th | 26th | 3 |
| 16 | Chris Buescher | 18.85 | 6th | 37th | 13 |
| 17 | Kyle Larson | 19.00 | 1st | 37th | 15 |
| 18 | Erik Jones | 19.45 | 7th | 40th | 11 |
| 19 | Ross Chastain | 20.50 | 1st | 37th | 8 |
| 20 | Alex Bowman | 20.79 | 5th | 39th | 14 |
| 21 | Daniel Suarez | 20.82 | 6th | 36th | 11 |
| 22 | Ryan Blaney | 20.93 | 1st | 42nd | 15 |
| T23 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 21.00 | 14th | 28th | 2 |
| T23 | Todd Gilliland | 21.00 | 16th | 33rd | 4 |
| 25 | A.J. Allmendinger | 21.04 | 4th | 43rd | 23 |
| 26 | John Hunter Nemechek | 21.50 | 13th | 30th | 4 |
| 27 | Connor Zilisch | 23.00 | 23rd | 23rd | 1 |
| 28 | Bubba Wallace | 23.11 | 4th | 38th | 9 |
| 29 | Ryan Preece | 23.50 | 9th | 37th | 8 |
| 30 | Casey Mears | 24.22 | 1st | 42nd | 27 |
| 31 | Ty Dillon | 24.80 | 13th | 36th | 10 |
| 32 | Anthony Alfredo | 25.00 | 25th | 25th | 1 |
| 33 | Noah Gragson | 27.00 | 10th | 38th | 4 |
| 34 | Zane Smith | 27.33 | 10th | 39th | 3 |
| 35 | Carson Hocevar | 27.50 | 21st | 34th | 2 |
| 36 | Cody Ware | 27.75 | 18th | 38th | 4 |
| 37 | Michael McDowell | 27.85 | 7th | 42nd | 26 |
| 38 | Riley Herbst | 28.00 | 28th | 28th | 1 |
| 39 | Austin Cindric | 29.00 | 20th | 34th | 4 |
| 40 | Justin Allgaier | 29.60 | 13th | 43rd | 5 |
| 41 | B.J. McLeod | 30.78 | 19th | 37th | 9 |
| 42 | J.J. Yeley | 31.24 | 2nd | 43rd | 21 |
| 43 | Timmy Hill | 32.89 | 27th | 36th | 9 |
| 44 | Josh Bilicki | 35.00 | 33rd | 36th | 4 |
| 45 | Joey Gase | 35.67 | 32nd | 39th | 3 |
– If you’re looking for some underdogs to run well this weekend look at Josh Berry, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and Austin Dillon as they all have an Avg. Finish under 17.0 here which is good enough for them all to rank top 13 in the table above.
| Best Active Charlotte Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Active Charlotte Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 103.89 | 35 | 1 | Tyler Reddick | 85.74 | 7 |
| 2 | William Byron | 101.31 | 9 | 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 79.11 | 33 |
| 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 101.31 | 33 | 3 | Kyle Busch | 76.91 | 35 |
| 4 | Tyler Reddick | 97.53 | 7 | 4 | William Byron | 76.76 | 9 |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 95.65 | 34 | 5 | Denny Hamlin | 75.16 | 34 |
| 6 | Chase Elliott | 95.11 | 14 | 6 | Ty Gibbs | 68.54 | 3 |
| 7 | Christopher Bell | 92.84 | 7 | 7 | Chase Elliott | 66.21 | 14 |
| 8 | Kyle Larson | 89.01 | 15 | 8 | Christopher Bell | 63.56 | 7 |
| 9 | Joey Logano | 86.68 | 27 | 9 | Austin Dillon | 59.53 | 17 |
| 10 | Brad Keselowski | 85.95 | 26 | 10 | Joey Logano | 59.19 | 27 |
– Overall, 2026 has been a struggle for Kyle Busch, but he could run well this week as he is the only driver that ranks top 3 in both tables above.
| Best Active Laps Led% | Best Active Laps Completed% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | William Byron | 14.18 | 9 | T1 | Josh Berry | 100 | 2 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 13.58 | 40 | T1 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 100 | 2 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 11.11 | 37 | 3 | Tyler Reddick | 99.92 | 7 |
| 4 | Ty Gibbs | 7.63 | 3 | 4 | Christopher Bell | 99.88 | 7 |
| 5 | Kyle Larson | 7.62 | 15 | T5 | John Hunter Nemechek | 99.84 | 4 |
| 6 | Chase Elliott | 6.65 | 14 | T5 | Chase Briscoe | 99.84 | 5 |
| 7 | Christopher Bell | 5.90 | 7 | 7 | Ty Gibbs | 99.62 | 3 |
| 8 | Ross Chastain | 5.58 | 8 | 8 | Connor Zilisch | 99.50 | 1 |
| 9 | Alex Bowman | 4.49 | 14 | 9 | Cole Custer | 99.29 | 5 |
| 10 | Denny Hamlin | 3.82 | 34 | T10 | Anthony Alfredo | 99.25 | 1 |
| T10 | Riley Herbst | 99.25 | 1 | ||||
– William Byron led so many laps in the Coke 600 last year that he jumped from 7th to 1st in the Active Laps Led% table above.
| Most Active Charlotte Starts | Most Active Charlotte Poles | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 40 | 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 4 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 37 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 3 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 34 | T2 | Kyle Busch | 3 |
| T4 | Casey Mears | 27 | T4 | Ty Gibbs | 1 |
| T4 | Joey Logano | 27 | T4 | Chase Briscoe | 1 |
| T6 | Brad Keselowski | 26 | T4 | William Byron | 1 |
| T6 | Michael McDowell | 26 | T4 | Kyle Larson | 1 |
| 8 | A.J. Allmendinger | 23 | |||
| T9 | J.J. Yeley | 21 | T4 | Brad Keselowski | 1 |
| T9 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 21 | |||
Jimmie Johnson has a total of 12 Wins and Poles here at Charlotte which is 3× more than any other active driver. Photo by Jerry Markland — Getty Images
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 8 | 20.00 | T3 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 6.67 |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 7.69 | T3 | Austin Dillon | 1 | 5.88 |
| T3 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 14.29 | T3 | Casey Mears | 1 | 3.70 |
| T3 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 12.50 | T3 | Joey Logano | 1 | 3.70 |
| T3 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 7.14 | T3 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 2.94 |
| T3 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 6.67 | T3 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 2.70 |
| Most Active Charlotte Top 3’s | Best Active Charlotte Top 3% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 14 | 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 35.00 | 14 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 11 | 2 | William Byron | 33.33 | 3 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 5 | 3 | Kyle Busch | 29.73 | 11 |
| 4 | Chase Elliott | 4 | 4 | Chase Elliott | 28.57 | 4 |
| T5 | William Byron | 3 | T5 | Ryan Blaney | 20.00 | 3 |
| T5 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | T5 | Chase Briscoe | 20.00 | 1 |
| T5 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 7 | Denny Hamlin | 14.71 | 5 |
| T5 | Joey Logano | 3 | 8 | Christopher Bell | 14.29 | 1 |
| T9 | 7 drivers tied | 1 | 9 | Ross Chastain | 12.50 | 1 |
| 10 | Brad Keselowski | 11.54 | 3 | |||
– Hendrick Motorsports has been really good at Charlotte as 3 drivers that have primarily driven for them are in the top 4 of the Top 3% table above, and the other one in the top 4 drove for them for a few years too.
| Most Active Charlotte Top 5’s | Best Active Charlotte Top 5% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 16 | 1 | William Byron | 44.44 | 4 |
| T1 | Jimmie Johnson | 16 | 2 | Kyle Busch | 43.24 | 16 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 12 | T3 | Jimmie Johnson | 40.00 | 16 |
| 4 | Brad Keselowski | 7 | T3 | Chase Briscoe | 40.00 | 2 |
| 5 | Joey Logano | 6 | 5 | Chase Elliott | 35.71 | 5 |
| 6 | Chase Elliott | 5 | 6 | Denny Hamlin | 35.29 | 12 |
| 7 | William Byron | 4 | T7 | Christopher Bell | 28.57 | 2 |
| 8 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | T7 | Tyler Reddick | 28.57 | 2 |
| T9 | 6 drivers tied | 2 | 9 | Brad Keselowski | 26.92 | 7 |
| 10 | Joey Logano | 22.22 | 6 | |||
– With a Top 5 finish this weekend Kyle Busch would become the active leader in Top 5’s and Top 10’s here at Charlotte.
| Most Active Charlotte Top 10’s | Best Active Charlotte Top 10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top 10% | Top 10’s |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 22 | 1 | Tyler Reddick | 71.43 | 5 |
| T1 | Jimmie Johnson | 22 | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 61.76 | 21 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 21 | 3 | Kyle Busch | 59.46 | 22 |
| 4 | Brad Keselowski | 12 | T4 | Chase Elliott | 57.14 | 8 |
| 5 | Joey Logano | 11 | T4 | Christopher Bell | 57.14 | 4 |
| 6 | Chase Elliott | 8 | 6 | William Byron | 55.56 | 5 |
| 7 | Kyle Larson | 6 | 7 | Jimmie Johnson | 55.00 | 22 |
| T8 | Tyler Reddick | 5 | 8 | Josh Berry | 50.00 | 1 |
| T8 | William Byron | 5 | 9 | Brad Keselowski | 46.15 | 12 |
| T8 | Alex Bowman | 5 | ||||
| T8 | Austin Dillon | 5 | 10 | Joey Logano | 40.74 | 11 |
| T8 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 5 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% |
| 1 | William Byron | 5 | 19.23 | T8 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 4.17 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 4 | 12.90 | T8 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 3.23 |
| T3 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 13.04 | T8 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 3.23 |
| T3 | Alex Bowman | 3 | 11.54 | T8 | Daniel Suarez | 1 | 3.23 |
| T5 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 10.00 | T8 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 3.23 |
| T5 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 6.45 | T8 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 3.23 |
| T5 | Joey Logano | 2 | 6.45 |
Hendrick Motorsports is the only team to have all of their drivers racing for them this weekend in both the table above and both tables below, so don’t be surprised if they do well in stages this weekend. Photo by Jared C. Tilton — Getty Images
| Most Active Charlotte Stage T10’s | Best Active Charlotte Stage T10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 19 | 1 | Tyler Reddick | 75.00 | 15 |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 19 | 2 | William Byron | 65.38 | 17 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 18 | T3 | Chase Elliott | 61.29 | 19 |
| 4 | William Byron | 17 | T3 | Denny Hamlin | 61.29 | 19 |
| T5 | Tyler Reddick | 15 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 60.87 | 14 |
| T5 | Alex Bowman | 15 | 6 | Kyle Busch | 58.06 | 18 |
| T5 | Ryan Blaney | 15 | 7 | Alex Bowman | 57.69 | 15 |
| 8 | Kyle Larson | 14 | T8 | Christopher Bell | 50.00 | 10 |
| T9 | Austin Dillon | 11 | T8 | Josh Berry | 50.00 | 3 |
| T9 | Joey Logano | 11 | 10 | Ryan Blaney | 48.39 | 15 |
| Most Active Charlotte Starts without Win | Most Active Charlotte Starts without Pole | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Michael McDowell | 26 | T1 | Casey Mears | 27 |
| 2 | A.J. Allmendinger | 23 | T1 | Joey Logano | 27 |
| T3 | J.J.Yeley | 21 | 3 | Michael McDowell | 26 |
| T3 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 21 | 4 | A.J. Allmendinger | 23 |
| 5 | Alex Bowman | 14 | T5 | J.J.Yeley | 21 |
| 6 | Chris Buescher | 13 | T5 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 21 |
| T7 | Daniel Suarez | 11 | 7 | Austin Dillon | 17 |
| T7 | Erik Jones | 11 | 8 | Ryan Blaney | 15 |
| 9 | Ty Dillon | 10 | |||
| T10 | B.J. McLeod | 9 | T9 | Alex Bowman | 14 |
| T10 | Bubba Wallace | 9 | |||
| T10 | Timmy Hill | 9 | T9 | Chase Elliott | 14 |
| T10 | William Byron | 9 | |||
– William Byron was so close to his first Charlotte Cup win last year, but alas he finds himself now tied for 10th in the “without Win” table above.
| Most Active Charlotte Starts without Top 3 | Most Active Charlotte Starts without Top 5 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Michael McDowell | 26 | 1 | Michael McDowell | 26 |
| 2 | A.J. Allmendinger | 23 | 2 | Chris Buescher | 13 |
| 3 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 21 | T3 | Daniel Suarez | 11 |
| 4 | Alex Bowman | 14 | T3 | Erik Jones | 11 |
| 5 | Chris Buescher | 13 | 5 | Ty Dillon | 10 |
– Of the 15 active drivers with 14+ Cup starts here at Charlotte only Michael McDowell has yet to score a Top 5 finish here.
| Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Ty Dillon | 10 |
| T2 | B.J. McLeod | 9 |
| T2 | Timmy Hill | 9 |
| T4 | Cole Custer | 5 |
| T4 | Justin Allgaier | 5 |
– There are 19 active drivers with 10+ Charlotte starts and out of those 19 only Ty Dillon has yet to finish inside the Top 10.
| Most Active Charlotte Stages without Stage Win | Most Active Charlotte Stages without Stage T10 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Stages |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 31 | 1 | Ty Dillon | 28 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 31 | 2 | B.J. McLeod | 25 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 31 | 3 | J.J. Yeley | 17 |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 31 | 4 | Timmy Hill | 13 |
| 5 | Ty Dillon | 28 | T5 | Austin Cindric | 12 |
| 6 | Bubba Wallace | 26 | T5 | Cody Ware | 12 |
| T7 | B.J. McLeod | 25 | T5 | Todd Gilliland | 12 |
| T7 | Jimmie Johnson | 25 | 8 | Josh Bilicki | 11 |
| 9 | Ryan Preece | 23 | 9 | Zane Smith | 9 |
| 10 | Tyler Reddick | 20 | 10 | Joey Gase | 8 |
For as much success as Jimmie Johnson has had at Charlotte, as shown in this article, he has yet to get a Stage Win in 25 stages here. Photo by Jared C. Tilton — Getty Images
| Driver | Streak | Category | Driver | Streak | Category |
| William Byron | 3 | Top 3’s | Chase Elliott | 5 | Stage T10’s |
| Brad Keselowski | 2 | Top 5’s | Denny Hamlin | 5 | Stage T10’s |
| Chase Elliott | 2 | Top 10’s | Tyler Reddick | 5 | Stage T10’s |
| Christopher Bell | 2 | Top 10’s | A.J. Allmendinger | 3 | Stage T10’s |
| Ross Chastain | 2 | Top 10’s | Carson Hocevar | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| William Byron | 3 | Stage Wins | Ross Chastain | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| William Byron | 9 | Stage T10’s |
– William Byron has been great at Charlotte over the last 3 years as in the 3 races he’s finished every stage in the Top 10, and every race in the Top 3.
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 2025-13 | 70.75 | William Byron | 2nd | 6 | 2023-14 | 22.75 | William Byron | 2nd |
| 2 | 2023-14 | 40.75 | Ryan Blaney | 1st | 7 | 2022-14 | 20.82 | Chase Elliott | 33rd |
| 3 | 2022-14 | 37.05 | Ross Chastain | 15th | 8 | 2024-14 | 19.68 | William Byron | 3rd |
| 4 | 2024-14 | 36.14 | Christopher Bell | 1st | 9 | 2025-13 | 13.25 | Denny Hamlin | 16th |
| 5 | 2024-14 | 29.72 | Ty Gibbs | 6th | 10 | 2022-14 | 12.35 | Kyle Larson | 9th |
– Last year William Byron became the first driver to lead over 45, 50, 60, and 70% of a Next Gen Cup race at Charlotte.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2023-14 | Ryan Blaney | 144.9 | 1st | 6 | 2022-14 | Ross Chastain | 121.3 | 15th |
| 2 | 2025-13 | William Byron | 143.4 | 2nd | 7 | 2023-14 | Tyler Reddick | 117.0 | 5th |
| 3 | 2024-14 | Christopher Bell | 139.0 | 1st | 8 | 2024-14 | Ty Gibbs | 115.6 | 6th |
| 4 | 2024-14 | William Byron | 123.2 | 3rd | 9 | 2022-14 | Denny Hamlin | 114.9 | 1st |
| 5 | 2023-14 | William Byron | 121.8 | 2nd | 10 | 2022-14 | Tyler Reddick | 113.6 | 6th |
William Byron has been fantastic at Charlotte since the introduction of the Next Gen as he holds down 3 of the top 5 spots in the Driver Rating table above and the Top 15% table below. Photo by Jared C. Tilton — Getty Images
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. |
| 1 | 2024-14 | William Byron | 99.20 | 3rd | 6 | 2024-14 | Christopher Bell | 98.39 | 1st |
| T2 | 2023-14 | Ryan Blaney | 99.00 | 1st | T7 | 2023-14 | Tyler Reddick | 97.00 | 5th |
| T2 | 2023-14 | William Byron | 99.00 | 2nd | T7 | 2025-13 | A.J. Allmendinger | 97.00 | 4th |
| 4 | 2024-14 | Ty Gibbs | 98.80 | 6th | 9 | 2024-14 | Alex Bowman | 96.39 | 9th |
| 5 | 2025-13 | William Byron | 98.50 | 2nd | 10 | 2022-14 | Denny Hamlin | 96.37 | 1st |
| Best Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-40) |
Worst Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-40) |
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| Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin | Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin |
| 1 | 1st | 3.00 | 1 | 37th | 35.25 |
| 2 | 8th | 5.25 | 2 | 38th | 34.50 |
| 3 | 3rd | 6.75 | 3 | 32nd | 32.50 |
| 4 | 15th | 7.75 | 4 | 21st | 31.25 |
| 5 | 10th | 9.00 | 5 | 26th | 29.75 |
| 6 | 18th | 10.75 | 6 | 23rd | 28.75 |
| 7 | 5th | 12.25 | 7 | 39th | 28.50 |
| 8 | 11th | 13.25 | 8 | 19th | 27.25 |
| 9 | 22nd | 14.00 | 9 | 6th | 26.00 |
| 10 | 30th | 15.00 | 10 | 25th | 25.00 |
– Overall starting position doesn’t mean a lot this weekend, but starting 1st is definitely preferred as the worst a Next Gen Pole sitter has finished here is 6th.
| Best Next Gen Charlotte Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Next Gen Charlotte Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | William Byron | 114.90 | 4 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 89.17 | 3 |
| 2 | Christopher Bell | 107.80 | 4 | 2 | William Byron | 82.83 | 4 |
| 3 | Tyler Reddick | 101.98 | 4 | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 81.40 | 4 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 101.13 | 4 | 4 | Tyler Reddick | 79.89 | 4 |
| 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 95.00 | 3 | 5 | Christopher Bell | 77.70 | 4 |
| 6 | Ross Chastain | 94.85 | 4 | 6 | Ross Chastain | 69.90 | 4 |
| 7 | Kyle Busch | 86.55 | 4 | 7 | Ty Gibbs | 68.54 | 3 |
| 8 | A.J. Allmendinger | 86.35 | 2 | 8 | Chase Elliott | 65.87 | 4 |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | 85.48 | 4 | 9 | Kyle Busch | 60.94 | 4 |
| 10 | Ty Gibbs | 84.07 | 3 | 10 | Kevin Harvick | 60.64 | 2 |
A.J. Allmendinger is a good sleeper pick to have a good run this weekend as he has the 8th best Avg. Driver Rating (table above) and is tied for 2nd best Avg. Finish (table below) in the Next Gen car at Charlotte. Photo by Jeffrey Vest — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Best Next Gen Charlotte Avg. Finish | Best Next Gen Charlotte Laps Led% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Kevin Harvick | 7.00 | 2 | 1 | William Byron | 29.00 | 4 |
| T2 | A.J. Allmendinger | 9.00 | 2 | 2 | Ross Chastain | 11.70 | 4 |
| T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 9.00 | 3 | 3 | Ryan Blaney | 11.29 | 4 |
| T4 | Christopher Bell | 9.50 | 4 | 4 | Christopher Bell | 9.78 | 4 |
| T4 | Kyle Busch | 9.50 | 4 | 5 | Ty Gibbs | 7.63 | 3 |
| 6 | William Byron | 9.75 | 4 | 6 | Kyle Larson | 7.09 | 3 |
| 7 | Tyler Reddick | 10.25 | 4 | 7 | Chase Elliott | 6.57 | 4 |
| 8 | Josh Berry | 11.00 | 2 | 8 | Denny Hamlin | 6.02 | 4 |
| 9 | Ross Chastain | 11.50 | 4 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | 3.28 | 4 |
| T10 | Chase Briscoe | 13.00 | 4 | 10 | Kyle Busch | 2.53 | 4 |
| T10 | Justin Allgaier | 13.00 | 1 | ||||
| Next Gen Charlotte Win List | Next Gen Charlotte Pole List | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 25.00 | T1 | Chase Briscoe | 1 |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 25.00 | T1 | Denny Hamlin | 1 |
| T1 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 25.00 | T1 | Ty Gibbs | 1 |
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 25.00 | |||
– There has only been 4 races in the Next Gen at Charlotte, but Denny Hamlin is already the only driver on both the Win and Pole list in the tables above.
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Top 3% |
| 1 | William Byron | 3 | 75.00 |
| T2 | Kevin Harvick | 1 | 50.00 |
| T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 33.33 |
| T2 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 25.00 |
| T2 | Chase Briscoe | 1 | 25.00 |
| T2 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 25.00 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 25.00 |
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 25.00 |
| T2 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 25.00 |
| T2 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 25.00 |
– William Byron has been really good here in the Next Gen as he’s the only driver to have multiple Top 3 finishes and is the only one to finish 3 of the 4 races run here in the Top 5 as well.
| Most Next Gen Charlotte Top 5’s | Most Next Gen Charlotte Top 10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Top 5% | Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Top 10% |
| 1 | William Byron | 3 | 75.00 | T1 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 75.00 |
| T2 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 50.00 | T1 | Tyler Reddick | 3 | 75.00 |
| T2 | Chase Briscoe | 2 | 50.00 | T1 | William Byron | 3 | 75.00 |
| T2 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 50.00 | T4 | Alex Bowman | 2 | 50.00 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 50.00 | T4 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 50.00 |
| T2 | Tyler Reddick | 2 | 50.00 | T4 | Chase Briscoe | 2 | 50.00 |
| T7 | A.J. Allmendinger | 1 | 50.00 | T4 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 50.00 |
| T7 | Kevin Harvick | 1 | 50.00 | T4 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 50.00 |
| T7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 33.33 | T4 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 50.00 |
| T7 | Bubba Wallace | 1 | 25.00 | T4 | Michael McDowell | 2 | 50.00 |
| T7 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 25.00 | T4 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 2 | 50.00 |
| T7 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 25.00 | T4 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 50.00 |
| T7 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 25.00 | ||||
| Most Next Gen Charlotte Stage Wins | Most Next Gen Charlotte Stage T10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Stage T10% |
| 1 | William Byron | 5 | 41.67 | 1 | Tyler Reddick | 10 | 83.33 |
| 2 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 16.67 | T2 | Christopher Bell | 9 | 75.00 |
| T3 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 8.33 | T2 | William Byron | 9 | 75.00 |
| T3 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 8.33 | T4 | Denny Hamlin | 8 | 66.67 |
| T3 | Daniel Suarez | 1 | 8.33 | T4 | Ross Chastain | 8 | 66.67 |
| 6 | Chase Elliott | 6 | 50.00 | ||||
| T3 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 8.33 | T7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 5 | 55.56 |
| T7 | Alex Bowman | 5 | 41.67 | ||||
| T3 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 8.33 | T7 | Brad Keselowski | 5 | 41.67 |
| T7 | Ryan Blaney | 5 | 41.67 | ||||
– If William Byron can sweep the Stage Wins this weekend, like he did last year, then he would have over half the possible Stage Wins here at Charlotte in the Next Gen car.