Last week at Watkins Glen was the SVG show as he won the Pole, then won Stage 2, and came from nearly 30 second back after his last pit stop to win by over 7 seconds. Now it’s All-Star week, and for the first time we head to Dover to see a peculiar format for the race as we crown this years top All-Star. Down below you will find different statistics for active drivers and Next Gen races of the NASCAR Cup series here at Dover 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: Dover. If you’re more interested in All-Star Race stats then check out my upcoming articles All-Time Cup Track Stats: All-Star Race and Active/Next Gen Cup Track Stats: All-Star Race.
| Finish | Start | Driver | Laps | Led | S1 Fin | S2 Fin | Driver Rating |
| 1 | 13 | Denny Hamlin | 407 | 67 | 3rd | 3rd | 126.8 |
| 2 | 2 | Chase Briscoe | 407 | 13 | 6th | 7th | 111.8 |
| 3 | 16 | Alex Bowman | 407 | 1 | 5th | 2nd | 106.9 |
| 4 | 25 | Kyle Larson | 407 | 0 | 10th | 5th | 100.1 |
| 5 | 9 | Ty Gibbs | 407 | 1 | 7th | 8th | 102.2 |
| 6 | 1 | Chase Elliott | 407 | 238 | 1st | 4th | 134.9 |
| 7 | 22 | Bubba Wallace | 407 | 3 | 11th | 10th | 87.5 |
| 8 | 31 | Ryan Blaney | 407 | 0 | 16th | 9th | 84.9 |
| 9 | 12 | Chris Buescher | 407 | 0 | 18th | 17th | 76.3 |
| 10 | 15 | Brad Keselowski | 407 | 0 | 17th | 20th | 72.6 |
| 11 | 10 | Kyle Busch | 407 | 0 | 8th | 12th | 87.7 |
| 12 | 4 | Tyler Reddick | 407 | 0 | 13th | 11th | 87.6 |
| 13 | 7 | Michael McDowell | 407 | 0 | 15th | 14th | 80.1 |
| 14 | 8 | Joey Logano | 407 | 0 | 9th | 13th | 90.2 |
| 15 | 23 | Austin Dillon | 407 | 0 | 23rd | 22nd | 63.1 |
| 16 | 26 | Austin Cindrc | 407 | 0 | 19th | 16th | 65.9 |
| 17 | 20 | Justin Haley | 407 | 0 | 24th | 23rd | 53.3 |
| 18 | 3 | Christopher Bell | 407 | 67 | 2nd | 1st | 99.9 |
| 19 | 11 | Ryan Preece | 407 | 0 | 14th | 18th | 70.2 |
| 20 | 21 | Ty Dillon | 407 | 0 | 21st | 25th | 50.4 |
| 21 | 28 | John Hunter Nemechek | 406 | 0 | 28th | 24th | 48.4 |
| 22 | 30 | Zane Smith | 406 | 0 | 25th | 19th | 54.8 |
| 23 | 34 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 405 | 0 | 31st | 28th | 42.8 |
| 24 | 32 | Riley Herbst | 405 | 0 | 32nd | 30th | 39.8 |
| 25 | 24 | Todd Gilliland | 405 | 0 | 34th | 32nd | 36.4 |
| 26 | 18 | Daniel Suarez | 404 | 6 | 29th | 29th | 46.9 |
| 27 | 27 | Erik Jones | 404 | 0 | 33rd | 27th | 46.3 |
| 28 | 14 | Josh Berry | 404 | 0 | 20th | 26th | 56.5 |
| 29 | 29 | Cole Custer | 403 | 0 | 30th | 31st | 34.3 |
| 30 | 6 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 400 | 0 | 37th | 34th | 32.0 |
| 31 | 5 | William Byron | 393 | 0 | 4th | 6th | 91.7 |
| 32 | 36 | Noah Gragson | 393 | 3 | 27th | 21st | 44.1 |
| 33 | 19 | Ross Chastain | 382 | 0 | 12th | 15th | 76.0 |
| 34 | 37 | J.J. Yeley | 369 | 0 | 35th | 33rd | 27.5 |
| 35 | 33 | Carson Hocevar | 302 | 8 | 22nd | 37th | 45.5 |
| 36 | 35 | Cody Ware | 232 | 0 | 36th | 36th | 23.7 |
| 37 | 17 | A.J. Allmendinger | 221 | 0 | 26th | 35th | 60.9 |
– Last year Chase Elliott became the first driver to lead over 230 laps here at Dover since Kyle Larson in 2021.
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Best | Worst | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 7.94 | 1st | 32nd | 17 |
| 2 | Chase Elliott | 9.27 | 1st | 39th | 15 |
| 3 | Ty Gibbs | 9.33 | 5th | 13th | 3 |
| 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 10.13 | 1st | 41st | 39 |
| 5 | Brad Keselowski | 13.41 | 1st | 38th | 27 |
| 6 | Kyle Busch | 13.86 | 1st | 43rd | 37 |
| 7 | Tyler Reddick | 14.14 | 7th | 30th | 7 |
| 8 | Joey Logano | 14.52 | 3rd | 42nd | 29 |
| 9 | Erik Jones | 14.92 | 4th | 27th | 12 |
| 10 | Cole Custer | 15.00 | 10th | 29th | 5 |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | 15.23 | 1st | 43rd | 35 |
| 12 | Alex Bowman | 16.07 | 1st | 40th | 14 |
| 13 | Daniel Suarez | 16.31 | 3rd | 35th | 13 |
| 14 | William Byron | 16.36 | 4th | 33rd | 11 |
| 15 | Ryan Blaney | 16.80 | 3rd | 38th | 15 |
| 16 | Christopher Bell | 18.86 | 4th | 34th | 7 |
| 17 | Chris Buescher | 19.20 | 8th | 36th | 15 |
| 18 | Chase Briscoe | 19.80 | 2nd | 35th | 5 |
| 19 | Austin Dillon | 19.85 | 7th | 33rd | 20 |
| 20 | Bubba Wallace | 20.09 | 7th | 32nd | 11 |
| 21 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 20.23 | 2nd | 41st | 22 |
| 22 | Josh Berry | 20.50 | 10th | 30th | 4 |
| 23 | John Hunter Nemechek | 21.25 | 20th | 24th | 4 |
| 24 | Ross Chastain | 22.64 | 2nd | 38th | 11 |
| 25 | Zane Smith | 23.00 | 22nd | 24th | 2 |
| 26 | A.J. Allmendinger | 23.23 | 7th | 43rd | 26 |
| 27 | Austin Cindric | 23.25 | 15th | 36th | 4 |
| 28 | Casey Mears | 23.50 | 6th | 41st | 28 |
| 29 | Ryan Preece | 23.78 | 17th | 37th | 9 |
| T30 | Noah Gragson | 24.00 | 6th | 34th | 3 |
| T30 | Riley Herbst | 24.00 | 24th | 24th | 1 |
| 32 | Ty Dillon | 24.67 | 14th | 36th | 12 |
| 33 | Corey Heim | 25.00 | 25th | 25th | 1 |
| 34 | Todd Gilliland | 27.25 | 25th | 31st | 4 |
| 35 | Anthony Alfredo | 28.00 | 28th | 28th | 1 |
| 36 | Carson Hocevar | 28.50 | 22nd | 35th | 2 |
| 37 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 30.00 | 30th | 30th | 1 |
| 38 | Michael McDowell | 30.08 | 13th | 43rd | 25 |
| 39 | Justin Allgaier | 31.00 | 26th | 42nd | 4 |
| 40 | Josh Bilicki | 32.50 | 32nd | 34th | 4 |
| 41 | J.J. Yeley | 33.88 | 24th | 42nd | 24 |
| 42 | B.J. McLeod | 33.89 | 29th | 38th | 9 |
| 43 | Cody Ware | 34.33 | 31st | 36th | 6 |
| 44 | Timmy Hill | 36.40 | 28th | 43rd | 10 |
| 45 | Joey Gase | 37.50 | 35th | 40th | 2 |
A good somewhat sleeper pick for this weekend is Ty Gibbs as he is the only active driver to never finish out of the Top 15 here. In fact, in his 3 career Dover Cup starts he’s never finished worse than 13th. Photo by Rich Graessle — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Best Active Dover Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Active Dover Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 109.74 | 33 | 1 | Chase Elliott | 82.26 | 15 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 103.54 | 17 | 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 81.93 | 33 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 101.59 | 37 | 3 | Ty Gibbs | 81.28 | 3 |
| 4 | Chase Elliott | 98.69 | 15 | 4 | Kyle Busch | 76.93 | 37 |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 92.56 | 35 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 75.96 | 17 |
| 6 | Ty Gibbs | 91.50 | 3 | 6 | Ryan Blaney | 70.85 | 15 |
| 7 | Brad Keselowski | 89.62 | 27 | 7 | Brad Keselowski | 68.59 | 27 |
| 8 | William Byron | 89.58 | 11 | 8 | Denny Hamlin | 68.14 | 35 |
| 9 | Ryan Blaney | 87.95 | 15 | 9 | William Byron | 67.19 | 11 |
| 10 | Joey Logano | 83.72 | 29 | 10 | Tyler Reddick | 65.80 | 7 |
– Maybe the All-Star Race is where Kyle Larson gets his season turned around as he is the only driver that is on both tables above and both tables below.
| Best Active Laps Led% | Best Active Laps Completed% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 20.16 | 39 | 1 | Ty Gibbs | 99.92 | 3 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 13.75 | 17 | 2 | Cole Custer | 99.78 | 5 |
| 3 | Chase Elliott | 10.82 | 15 | 3 | Erik Jones | 99.72 | 12 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 9.39 | 37 | 4 | John Hunter Nemechek | 99.65 | 4 |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 6.39 | 35 | 5 | Tyler Reddick | 99.58 | 7 |
| 6 | William Byron | 6.07 | 11 | 6 | Riley Hersbt | 99.51 | 1 |
| 7 | Ross Chastain | 4.17 | 11 | 7 | Zane Smith | 99.50 | 2 |
| 8 | Brad Keselowski | 3.86 | 27 | 8 | Kyle Larson | 99.31 | 17 |
| 9 | Alex Bowman | 2.63 | 14 | 9 | Corey Heim | 99.25 | 1 |
| 10 | Christopher Bell | 2.59 | 7 | 10 | Josh Berry | 99.07 | 4 |
| Most Active Dover Starts | Most Active Dover Poles | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 39 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 4 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 37 | 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 3 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 35 | 3 | Kyle Busch | 2 |
| 4 | Joey Logano | 29 | T4 | Brad Keselowski | 1 |
| 5 | Casey Mears | 28 | T4 | Chase Elliott | 1 |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | 27 | |||
| 7 | A.J. Allmendinger | 26 | T4 | Chris Buescher | 1 |
| 8 | Michael McDowell | 25 | |||
| 9 | J.J. Yeley | 24 | T4 | Kyle Larson | 1 |
| 10 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 22 | |||
Denny Hamlin has been the king of Poles when it comes to active drivers here at Dover, so as long as his pit crew can get this job done this weekend he’ll be a contender for starting up front. Photo by Matt Sullivan –Getty Images
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 11 | 28.21 | T5 | Alex Bowman | 1 | 7.14 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 8.57 | T5 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 5.88 |
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 3 | 8.11 | T5 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 3.70 |
| 4 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 13.33 |
– Jimmie Johnson was so good at Dover in his Cup career that he has as many wins as every other driver in the table above combined.
| Most Active Dover Top 3’s | Best Active Dover Top 3% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 15 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 41.18 | 7 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 8 | 2 | Chase Elliott | 40.00 | 6 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 7 | 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 38.46 | 15 |
| 4 | Chase Elliott | 6 | 4 | Alex Bowman | 28.57 | 4 |
| T5 | Alex Bowman | 3 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 21.62 | 8 |
| T5 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 6 | Chase Briscoe | 20.00 | 1 |
| T5 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 7 | Ross Chastain | 18.18 | 2 |
| T5 | Joey Logano | 3 | 8 | Denny Hamlin | 11.43 | 4 |
| 9 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 9 | Brad Keselowski | 11.11 | 3 |
| T10 | Chase Briscoe | 1 | 10 | Joey Logano | 10.34 | 3 |
| T10 | Daniel Suarez | 1 | 11 | Daniel Suarez | 7.69 | 1 |
| T10 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | 6.67 | 1 |
| T10 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 1 | 13 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 4.55 | 1 |
– Hendrick Motorsports was absolutely garbage last week at Watkins Glen, but this weekend could be a different story as 3 of their 4 drivers rank top 4 in the Top 3% table above.
| Most Active Dover Top 5’s | Best Active Dover Top 5% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 18 | 1 | Chase Elliott | 66.67 | 10 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 14 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 52.94 | 9 |
| 3 | Chase Elliott | 10 | 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 46.15 | 18 |
| T4 | Kyle Larson | 9 | 4 | Alex Bowman | 42.86 | 6 |
| T4 | Denny Hamlin | 9 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 37.84 | 14 |
| 6 | Alex Bowman | 6 | 6 | Ty Gibbs | 33.33 | 1 |
| T7 | Brad Keselowski | 5 | 7 | William Byron | 27.27 | 3 |
| T7 | Joey Logano | 5 | 8 | Denny Hamlin | 25.71 | 9 |
| 9 | William Byron | 3 | 9 | Chase Briscoe | 20.00 | 1 |
| 10 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 10 | Brad Keselowski | 18.52 | 5 |
Chase Elliott is holding up 5 because he’s been crazy good at finishing in the Top 5 at Dover as he’s the only active driver to finish over 55% of his races here in the Top 5. Photo by James Gilbert — Getty Images
| Most Active Dover Top 10’s | Best Active Dover Top 10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top 10% | Top 10’s |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 27 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 76.47 | 13 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 22 | 2 | Chase Elliott | 73.33 | 11 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 17 | 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 69.23 | 27 |
| 4 | Joey Logano | 15 | 4 | Ty Gibbs | 66.67 | 2 |
| 5 | Kyle Larson | 13 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 59.46 | 22 |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | 12 | 6 | Joey Logano | 51.72 | 15 |
| 7 | Chase Elliott | 11 | T7 | Alex Bowman | 50.00 | 7 |
| 8 | Alex Bowman | 7 | T7 | Denny Hamlin | 48.57 | 17 |
| T9 | Daniel Suarez | 5 | T7 | Brad Keselowski | 44.44 | 12 |
| T9 | Ryan Blaney | 5 | 10 | Cole Custer | 40.00 | 2 |
– Denny Hamlin has won the last 2 Dover races, but overall he’s not been spectacular here as he’s finished less than half of his starts here in the Top 10.
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 4 | 18.18 | T3 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 3.85 |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | 15.38 | T3 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 3.85 |
| T3 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 7.14 | T3 | Joey Logano | 1 | 3.85 |
| T3 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 4.55 | T3 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 3.85 |
| T3 | William Byron | 1 | 3.85 |
– Only 2 active drivers have more than 1 Stage Win here at Dover.
| Most Active Dover Stage T10’s | Best Active Dover Stage T10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
| 1 | Chase Elliott | 19 | 1 | Chase Elliott | 73.08 | 19 |
| 2 | Ryan Blaney | 18 | 2 | Ryan Blaney | 69.23 | 18 |
| T3 | Brad Keselowski | 17 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 68.18 | 15 |
| T3 | Denny Hamlin | 17 | T4 | Brad Keselowski | 65.38 | 17 |
| 5 | Kyle Busch | 16 | T4 | Denny Hamlin | 65.38 | 17 |
| 6 | Kyle Larson | 15 | 6 | Kyle Busch | 61.54 | 16 |
| T7 | Alex Bowman | 12 | 7 | Jimmie Johnson | 61.11 | 11 |
| T7 | William Byron | 12 | 8 | Alex Bowman | 60.00 | 12 |
| T9 | Jimmie Johnson | 11 | 9 | William Byron | 54.55 | 12 |
| T9 | Joey Logano | 11 | 10 | Ty Gibbs | 50.00 | 3 |
– Chase Elliott has been really good in stages at Dover as he leads both the Stage T10 and Stage T10% tables above.
| Most Active Dover Starts without Win | Most Active Dover Starts without Pole | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Joey Logano | 29 | 1 | Joey Logano | 29 |
| 2 | Casey Mears | 28 | 2 | Casey Mears | 28 |
| 3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 26 | 3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 26 |
| 4 | Michael McDowell | 25 | 4 | Michael McDowell | 25 |
| 5 | J.J Yeley | 24 | 5 | J.J Yeley | 24 |
| 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 22 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 22 |
| 7 | Austin Dillon | 20 | 7 | Austin Dillon | 20 |
| T8 | Chris Buescher | 15 | 8 | Ryan Blaney | 15 |
| T8 | Ryan Blaney | 15 | 9 | Alex Bowman | 14 |
| 10 | Daniel Suarez | 13 | 10 | Daniel Suarez | 13 |
– The “without Wins” and “without Poles” lists above are almost identical. The only difference is Alex Bowman has won a race here and not a Pole, while Chris Buescher has won a Pole here but not a race.
| Most Active Dover Starts without Top 3 | Most Active Dover Starts without Top 5 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Casey Mears | 28 | 1 | Casey Mears | 28 |
| 2 | A.J. Allmendinger | 26 | 2 | A.J. Allmendinger | 26 |
| 3 | Michael McDowell | 25 | 3 | Michael McDowell | 25 |
| 4 | J.J. Yeley | 24 | 4 | J.J. Yeley | 24 |
| 5 | Austin Dillon | 20 | 5 | Austin Dillon | 20 |
– The “without Top 3” and “without Top 5” lists above consist of the same 5 drivers.
| Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Michael McDowell | 25 |
| 2 | J.J. Yeley | 24 |
| 3 | Ty Dillon | 12 |
| 4 | Timmy Hill | 10 |
| T5 | B.J. McLeod | 9 |
| T5 | Ryan Preece | 9 |
– With his 7th place finish in last year’s Dover race Bubba Wallace was able to remove his name from the ” without Top 10″ table above.
| Most Active Dover Stages without Stage Win | Most Active Dover Stages without Stage T10 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Stages |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 26 | 1 | Michael McDowell | 26 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 26 | 2 | Ty Dillon | 22 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 26 | T3 | B.J. McLeod | 18 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 26 | T3 | Ryan Preece | 18 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 26 | 5 | A.J. Allmendinger | 16 |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 26 | T6 | Cody Ware | 12 |
| 7 | Erik Jones | 24 | T6 | J.J. Yeley | 12 |
| T8 | Bubba Wallace | 22 | 8 | Timmy Hill | 10 |
| T9 | Austin Cindric | 8 | |||
| T8 | Ty Dillon | 22 | T9 | John Hunter Nemechek | 8 |
| T9 | Josh Berry | 8 | |||
| 10 | Alex Bowman | 20 | T9 | Josh Bilicki | 8 |
| T9 | Todd Gilliland | 8 | |||
Michael McDowell is the only driver in all 7 “without” tables above, and he’s the only driver to race in every stage here at Dover and not record a Stage T10. Photo by Patrick Smith — Getty Images for NASCAR
| Driver | Streak | Category | Driver | Streak | Category |
| Denny Hamlin | 2 | Wins | Chase Elliott | 5 | Stage T10’s |
| Denny Hamlin | 3 | Top 5’s | Alex Bowman | 4 | Stage T10’s |
| Kyle Larson | 2 | Top 5’s | Kyle Larson | 4 | Stage T10’s |
| Ryan Blaney | 3 | Top 10’s | Chase Briscoe | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Alex Bowman | 2 | Top 10’s | Christopher Bell | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Chase Elliott | 2 | Top 10’s | Ty Gibbs | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Ty Gibbs | 2 | Top 10’s | William Byron | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Denny Hamlin | 6 | Stage T10’s |
– There are a lot of active streaks here at Dover and they will all continue after this weekend since this weekend is the All-Star Race, instead of a points race.
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 2025-21 | 54.48 | Chase Elliott | 6th | 6 | 2022-11 | 21.50 | Ross Chastain | 3rd |
| 2 | 2023-11 | 48.25 | William Byron | 4th | 7 | 2022-11 | 18.25 | Chase Elliott | 1st |
| 3 | 2024-11 | 34.00 | Denny Hamlin | 1st | 8 | 2024-11 | 17.25 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3rd |
| 4 | 2022-11 | 25.75 | Kyle Busch | 7th | 9 | 2023-11 | 17.00 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1st |
| 5 | 2023-11 | 24.50 | Ross Chastain | 2nd | 10 | 2022-11 | 16.75 | Denny Hamlin | 21st |
Last year Chase Elliott became the first driver to lead over 50% of the laps in a Next Gen race at Dover. Photo by Meg Oliphant — Getty Images
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2024-11 | Denny Hamlin | 140.8 | 1st | 6 | 2025-21 | Denny Hamlin | 126.8 | 1st |
| 2 | 2025-21 | Chase Elliott | 134.9 | 6th | 7 | 2022-11 | Ross Chastain | 125.2 | 3rd |
| 3 | 2022-11 | Chase Elliott | 132.9 | 1st | 8 | 2024-11 | Martin Truex Jr. | 121.7 | 3rd |
| 4 | 2023-11 | Ross Chastain | 129.5 | 2nd | 9 | 2023-11 | Ryan Blaney | 121.6 | 3rd |
| 5 | 2023-11 | William Byron | 126.8 | 4th | 10 | 2024-11 | Kyle Larson | 120.9 | 2nd |
– Keep an eye on Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, and Ross Chastain this weekend as they are the only drivers that in the Driver Rating table above more than once.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. |
| T1 | 2023-11 | Denny Hamlin | 100 | 5th | 8 | 2025-21 | Denny Hamlin | 99.51 | 1st |
| T1 | 2024-11 | Kyle Busch | 100 | 4th | 9 | 2024-11 | Ryan Blaney | 99.50 | 7th |
| T1 | 2025-21 | Chase Elliott | 100 | 6th | T10 | 2022-11 | Ross Chastain | 99.25 | 3rd |
| T4 | 2022-11 | Chase Elliott | 99.75 | 1st | T10 | 2024-11 | Martin Truex Jr. | 99.25 | 3rd |
| T4 | 2023-11 | Ryan Blaney | 99.75 | 3rd | T10 | 2024-11 | Alex Bowman | 99.25 | 8th |
| T4 | 2023-11 | William Byron | 99.75 | 4th | T10 | 2024-11 | Tyler Reddick | 99.25 | 11th |
| T4 | 2024-11 | Denny Hamlin | 99.75 | 1st |
– In the 4 Next Gen Dover races there have been 20 drivers to run 97+% of a race in the Top 15, and of those 20 drivers only Tyler Reddick (2024) didn’t finish in the Top 10.
| Best Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-37) |
Worst Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-37) |
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| Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin | Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin |
| 1 | 4th | 8.00 | 1 | 33rd | 31.25 |
| 2 | 2nd | 9.00 | 2 | 37th | 29.00 |
| 3 | 1st | 9.75 | T3 | 35th | 28.50 |
| T4 | 7th | 10.50 | T3 | 36th | 28.50 |
| T4 | 10th | 10.50 | 5 | 32nd | 26.50 |
| 6 | 9th | 11.00 | T6 | 28th | 26.00 |
| 7 | 13th | 11.75 | T6 | 34th | 26.00 |
| T8 | 14th | 12.50 | 8 | 26th | 25.75 |
| T8 | 15th | 1250 | 9 | 16th | 25.50 |
| 10 | 25th | 14.50 | 10 | 19th | 25.00 |
– Based on the 4 Next Gen Dover races starting position is somewhat key, especially starting in the Top 5, but starting outside the Top 30 is definitely not ideal.
| Best Next Gen Dover Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Next Gen Dover Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 116.33 | 4 | 1 | Alex Bowman | 98.26 | 3 |
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 115.17 | 3 | 2 | Kevin Harvick | 95.00 | 2 |
| 3 | Chase Elliott | 112.0 | 4 | 3 | Chase Elliott | 93.78 | 4 |
| 4 | Alex Bowman | 105.37 | 3 | 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 91.58 | 3 |
| 5 | Ross Chastain | 101.43 | 4 | 5 | Denny Hamlin | 87.24 | 4 |
| 6 | Kyle Busch | 98.85 | 4 | 6 | Ty Gibbs | 81.28 | 3 |
| 7 | Ryan Blaney | 95.80 | 4 | 7 | Ross Chastain | 76.60 | 4 |
| 8 | Kyle Larson | 93.95 | 4 | 8 | Ryan Blaney | 74.80 | 4 |
| 9 | William Byron | 92.10 | 4 | 9 | Kyle Busch | 74.18 | 4 |
| 10 | Ty Gibbs | 91.50 | 3 | 10 | William Byron | 73.12 | 4 |
– If you’re looking to see where Alex Bowman is this weekend look in the Top 15 as he’s only ran 21 of the race laps (out of 1,207 he’s completed) at Dover out of the Top 15 (table above). In addition, he is tied for the best Avg. Finish at Dover in the Next Gen car (table below).
| Best Next Gen Dover Avg. Finish | Best Next Gen Dover Laps Led% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| T1 | Alex Bowman | 5.33 | 3 | 1 | Chase Elliott | 19.35 | 4 |
| T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 5.33 | 3 | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 17.05 | 4 |
| 3 | Chase Elliott | 5.75 | 4 | 3 | William Byron | 14.25 | 4 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 7.00 | 4 | 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 11.83 | 3 |
| 5 | Daniel Hemric | 9.00 | 1 | 5 | Ross Chastain | 11.45 | 4 |
| 6 | Ty Gibbs | 9.33 | 3 | 6 | Kyle Busch | 10.08 | 4 |
| T7 | Chris Buescher | 10.75 | 4 | 7 | Christopher Bell | 4.23 | 4 |
| T7 | Kyle Busch | 10.75 | 4 | 8 | Kyle Larson | 3.61 | 4 |
| T9 | Kyle Larson | 11.00 | 4 | 9 | Ryan Blaney | 3.42 | 4 |
| T9 | Ryan Blaney | 11.00 | 4 | 10 | Corey LaJoie | 2.75 | 3 |
| Next Gen Dover Win List | Next Gen Dover Pole List | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 50.00 | T1 | Chris Buescher | 1 |
| T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 33.33 | T1 | Kyle Busch | 1 |
| T2 | Chase Eliott | 1 | 25.00 | |||
– Since Denny Hamlin won his 2nd Next Gen Dover race last year, and since there was no Pole qualifying the drivers in the two lists above did not change.
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Top 3% |
| T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 66.67 |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 50.00 |
| T1 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 50.00 |
| T4 | Alex Bowman | 1 | 33.33 |
| T4 | Chase Briscoe | 1 | 25.00 |
| T4 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 25.00 |
| T4 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 25.00 |
| T4 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 1 | 25.00 |
| T4 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 25.00 |
– Don’t be surprised if Ford isn’t near the front this weekend as in the 4 Next Gen races here Ford has only gotten 1 Top 3 finish.
| Most Next Gen Dover Top 5’s | Most Next Gen Dover Top 10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Top 5% | Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Top 10% |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 75.00 | T1 | Alex Bowman | 3 | 100 |
| T2 | Alex Bowman | 2 | 66.67 | T1 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 75.00 |
| T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 66.67 | T1 | Chris Buescher | 3 | 75.00 |
| T2 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 50.00 | T1 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 75.00 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 50.00 | T1 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 75.00 |
| T2 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 50.00 | T1 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | 75.00 |
| T7 | Ty Gibbs | 1 | 33.33 | T7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 66.67 |
| T7 | Chase Briscoe | 1 | 25.00 | T7 | Ty Gibbs | 2 | 66.67 |
| T7 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 25.00 | T7 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 50.00 |
| T7 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 25.00 | T7 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 50.00 |
| T7 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 1 | 25.00 | T7 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 50.00 |
| T7 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 25.00 | T7 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 50.00 |
| T7 | William Byron | 1 | 25.00 | ||||
The 48 Hendrick car is the only car to finish all 4 Dover Next Gen races in the Top 10. Photo by James Gilbert — Getty Images
| Most Next Gen Dover Stage Wins | Most Next Gen Dover Stage T10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Stage T10% |
| T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 16.67 | T1 | Chase Elliott | 7 | 87.50 |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 12.50 | T1 | Denny Hamlin | 7 | 87.50 |
| T1 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 12.50 | T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 6 | 100 |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 12.50 | T3 | Ryan Blaney | 6 | 75.00 |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 12.50 | T3 | William Byron | 6 | 75.00 |
| T6 | Alex Bowman | 5 | 83.33 | ||||
| T1 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 12.50 | T6 | Christopher Bell | 5 | 62.50 |
| T6 | Kyle Busch | 5 | 62.50 | ||||
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 12.50 | T6 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 62.50 |
| T10 | Chris Buescher | 4 | 50.00 | ||||
| T1 | William Byron | 1 | 12.50 | T10 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 4 | 50.00 |
| T10 | Ross Chastain | 4 | 50.00 | ||||
– In the 4 Next Gen races here at Dover no driver has gotten more than 1 Stage Win.