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: Atlanta.
| Finish | Start | Driver | Laps | Led | S1 Fin | S2 Fin | Driver Rating |
| 1 | 1 | Tyler Reddick | 271 | 53 | 6th | 4th | 123.0 |
| 2 | 34 | Chase Briscoe | 271 | 27 | 21st | 3rd | 102.1 |
| 3 | 21 | Ross Chastain | 271 | 0 | 14th | 11th | 96.5 |
| 4 | 15 | Carson Hocevar | 271 | 2 | 38th | 6th | 70.4 |
| 5 | 12 | Daniel Suarez | 271 | 0 | 25th | 25th | 77.0 |
| 6 | 28 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 271 | 1 | 34th | 10th | 68.9 |
| 7 | 6 | Zane Smith | 271 | 1 | 13th | 12th | 73.6 |
| 8 | 9 | Bubba Wallace | 271 | 46 | 2nd | 1st | 112.1 |
| 9 | 26 | Ryan Preece | 271 | 0 | 32nd | 7th | 61.4 |
| 10 | 22 | Ryan Blaney | 271 | 6 | 10th | 8th | 98.0 |
| 11 | 4 | Chase Elliott | 271 | 11 | 5th | 5th | 94.0 |
| 12 | 19 | A.J. Allmendinger | 271 | 0 | 16th | 27th | 70.5 |
| 13 | 29 | Denny Hamlin | 271 | 10 | 15th | 23rd | 82.7 |
| 14 | 11 | Noah Gragson | 271 | 0 | 12th | 24th | 77.7 |
| 15 | 7 | Chris Buescher | 271 | 0 | 26th | 19th | 66.2 |
| 16 | 17 | Ty Dillon | 271 | 0 | 23rd | 21st | 58.9 |
| 17 | 5 | Brad Keselowski | 271 | 10 | 29th | 9th | 75.7 |
| 18 | 2 | Joey Logano | 271 | 26 | 8th | 17th | 97.6 |
| 19 | 24 | John Hunter Nemechek | 271 | 0 | 30th | 30th | 48.7 |
| 20 | 20 | Michael McDowell | 271 | 0 | 19th | 22nd | 49.9 |
| 21 | 32 | Christopher Bell | 271 | 9 | 18th | 18th | 80.8 |
| 22 | 27 | Cole Custer | 270 | 0 | 33rd | 28th | 43.4 |
| 23 | 36 | Alex Bowman | 269 | 0 | 20th | 15th | 58.7 |
| 24 | 23 | Erik Jones | 269 | 0 | 37th | 16th | 44.1 |
| 25 | 35 | Todd Gilliland | 258 | 0 | 28th | 31st | 44.2 |
| 26 | 30 | Austin Cindric | 257 | 21 | 1st | 13th | 81.9 |
| 27 | 18 | Cody Ware | 257 | 0 | 27th | 26th | 46.3 |
| 28 | 13 | William Byron | 256 | 0 | 4th | 2nd | 99.0 |
| 29 | 33 | Austin Dillon | 256 | 0 | 22nd | 29th | 48.9 |
| 30 | 31 | Connor Zilisch | 223 | 0 | 9th | 20th | 67.1 |
| 31 | 38 | J.J. Yeley | 220 | 0 | 36th | 32nd | 29.9 |
| 32 | 16 | Kyle Larson | 160 | 48 | 3rd | 14th | 90.2 |
| 33 | 8 | Riley Herbst | 157 | 0 | 24th | 36th | 54.8 |
| 34 | 14 | Kyle Busch | 124 | 0 | 7th | 33rd | 56.4 |
| 35 | 37 | B.J. McLeod | 111 | 0 | 35th | 34th | 26.2 |
| 36 | 3 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 103 | 0 | 31st | 35th | 51.8 |
| 37 | 25 | Ty Gibbs | 81 | 0 | 17th | 37th | 38.4 |
| 38 | 10 | Josh Berry | 81 | 0 | 11th | 38th | 64.8 |
– Don’t count on Stage 1 showing who will finish good in the race this weekend as half of the drivers to get Stage Pts in Stage 1 this Spring finished out of the Top 25.
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Best | Worst | Starts |
| 1 | Carson Hocevar | 10.20 | 2nd | 19th | 5 |
| 2 | Chase Elliott | 11.33 | 1st | 38th | 15 |
| 3 | Ryan Blaney | 11.50 | 1st | 40th | 16 |
| 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 11.86 | 1st | 36th | 29 |
| 5 | Kyle Busch | 13.70 | 1st | 43rd | 33 |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | 15.70 | 1st | 39th | 23 |
| 7 | Zane Smith | 16.20 | 7th | 35th | 5 |
| 8 | Ross Chastain | 16.31 | 2nd | 35th | 13 |
| 9 | Daniel Suarez | 16.40 | 1st | 36th | 15 |
| 10 | Tyler Reddick | 16.42 | 1st | 30th | 12 |
| 11 | Joey Logano | 16.60 | 1st | 36th | 25 |
| 12 | A.J. Allmendinger | 16.72 | 3rd | 40th | 18 |
| 13 | Erik Jones | 17.07 | 4th | 31st | 15 |
| 14 | Christopher Bell | 17.08 | 1st | 34th | 12 |
| 15 | Denny Hamlin | 17.25 | 1st | 43rd | 32 |
| 16 | Alex Bowman | 17.38 | 3rd | 35th | 16 |
| 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 18.26 | 5th | 37th | 19 |
| 18 | Austin Cindric | 18.60 | 3rd | 38th | 10 |
| 19 | Bubba Wallace | 18.71 | 5th | 32nd | 14 |
| 20 | Kyle Larson | 19.65 | 2nd | 37th | 17 |
| 21 | William Byron | 19.86 | 1st | 37th | 14 |
| 22 | Chris Buescher | 20.00 | 7th | 36th | 16 |
| 23 | Connor Zilisch | 20.50 | 11th | 30th | 2 |
| 24 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 21.25 | 6th | 32nd | 4 |
| 25 | Austin Dillon | 21.42 | 6th | 39th | 19 |
| 26 | Todd Gilliland | 21.67 | 15th | 27th | 9 |
| 27 | Ryan Preece | 21.73 | 9th | 35th | 11 |
| 28 | Casey Mears | 21.76 | 12th | 34th | 21 |
| 29 | Ty Gibbs | 21.86 | 9th | 37th | 7 |
| T30 | Chase Briscoe | 22.00 | 2nd | 38th | 11 |
| T30 | John Hunter Nemechek | 22.00 | 10th | 33rd | 6 |
| 32 | Ty Dillon | 22.77 | 8th | 36th | 13 |
| 33 | Cole Custer | 22.89 | 9th | 36th | 9 |
| 34 | Justin Allgaier | 23.00 | 20th | 26th | 2 |
| 35 | Michael McDowell | 25.19 | 4th | 42nd | 21 |
| 36 | Riley Herbst | 26.00 | 17th | 33rd | 3 |
| 37 | Anthony Alfredo | 26.50 | 26th | 27th | 2 |
| 38 | Josh Berry | 28.33 | 18th | 38th | 6 |
| 39 | B.J. McLeod | 28.38 | 16th | 40th | 13 |
| 40 | J.J. Yeley | 28.56 | 7th | 41st | 18 |
| 41 | Cody Ware | 28.64 | 13th | 39th | 11 |
| 42 | Noah Gragson | 28.78 | 12th | 37th | 9 |
| 43 | Josh Bilicki | 30.25 | 16th | 37th | 4 |
| 44 | Timmy Hill | 35.33 | 31st | 39th | 3 |
| 45 | Joey Gase | 36.50 | 35th | 38th | 2 |
| 46 | Austin Hill | 37.00 | 37th | 37th | 1 |
Based on the Avg. Finish table above this is how the NASCAR In-Season Challenge will look heading into North Wilkesboro next week.
| Best Active Atlanta Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Active Atlanta Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 100.30 | 22 | 1 | Chase Elliott | 78.81 | 15 |
| 2 | Ryan Blaney | 98.09 | 16 | 2 | Ryan Blaney | 77.78 | 16 |
| 3 | Chase Elliott | 93.35 | 15 | 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 75.75 | 22 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 90.53 | 32 | 4 | Brad Keselowski | 70.54 | 23 |
| 5 | Kyle Busch | 90.39 | 32 | 5 | Denny Hamlin | 67.30 | 32 |
| 6 | Joey Logano | 89.32 | 25 | 6 | Kyle Larson | 62.19 | 17 |
| 7 | Brad Keselowski | 88.91 | 23 | 7 | Kyle Busch | 61.82 | 32 |
| 8 | Kyle Larson | 86.11 | 17 | 8 | Joey Logano | 60.87 | 25 |
| 9 | Austin Cindric | 84.80 | 10 | 9 | Austin Cindric | 59.93 | 10 |
| 10 | William Byron | 83.27 | 14 | 10 | William Byron | 56.40 | 14 |
– If you’re wondering who might be good this weekend look at the two tables above as the same 10 drivers are on both tables.
| Best Active Laps Led% | Best Active Laps Completed% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 10.20 | 17 | 1 | Carson Hocevar | 100 | 5 |
| 2 | Austin Cindric | 8.44 | 10 | 2 | Bubba Wallace | 99.54 | 14 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 7.36 | 25 | 3 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 99.53 | 4 |
| 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 6.24 | 29 | 4 | Justin Allgaier | 99.24 | 2 |
| 5 | Kyle Busch | 6.15 | 33 | 5 | Erik Jones | 99.08 | 15 |
| 6 | Chase Elliott | 5.01 | 15 | 6 | Anthony Alfredo | 98.97 | 2 |
| 7 | Denny Hamlin | 4.71 | 32 | 7 | Jimmie Johnson | 98.81 | 29 |
| 8 | William Byron | 4.63 | 14 | 8 | Casey Mears | 98.67 | 21 |
| 9 | Ryan Blaney | 3.96 | 16 | 9 | John H. Nemechek | 98.54 | 6 |
| 10 | Ty Gibbs | 3.90 | 7 | 10 | A.J. Allmendinger | 98.35 | 18 |
In 5 career Cup races at Atlanta Carson Hocevar has yet to finish a lap down, a feat he hopes to continue in his 6th race this weekend. Photo by Jeff Robinson — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Most Active Atlanta Starts | Most Active Atlanta Poles | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 33 | 1 | Joey Logano | 3 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 32 | 2 | Michael McDowell | 2 |
| 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 29 | |||
| 4 | Joey Logano | 25 | T3 | Denny Hamlin | 1 |
| 5 | Brad Keselowski | 23 | |||
| T6 | Casey Mears | 21 | T3 | Kyle Busch | 1 |
| T6 | Michael McDowell | 21 | |||
| T8 | Austin Dillon | 19 | T3 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 1 |
| T8 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 19 | |||
| T10 | A.J. Allmendinger | 18 | T3 | Ryan Blaney | 1 |
| T10 | J.J. Yeley | 18 | |||
– Don’t be surprised if Joey Logano wins the Pole this weekend as he has more Poles at Atlanta than any other active driver.
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 5 | 17.24 | T7 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 8.33 |
| T2 | William Byron | 2 | 14.29 | T7 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 8.33 |
| T2 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 13.33 | T7 | Daniel Suarez | 1 | 6.67 |
| T2 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 8.70 | T7 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 6.25 |
| T2 | Joey Logano | 2 | 8.00 | T7 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 3.13 |
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 6.06 |
Jimmie Johnson’s last Atlanta win, 2016, was also his last Top 3 finish. However, he still holds the active record for most Wins and best Win% here (above) as well as most Top 3’s and best Top 3% here (below). Photo by Matt Sullivan — NASCAR via Getty Images
| Most Active Atlanta Top 3’s | Best Active Atlanta Top 3% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 12 | 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 41.38 | 12 |
| T2 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | 26.09 | 6 |
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 6 | 3 | Ross Chastain | 23.08 | 3 |
| T4 | Ross Chastain | 3 | T4 | Daniel Suarez | 20.00 | 3 |
| T4 | Daniel Suarez | 3 | T4 | Carson Hocevar | 20.00 | 1 |
| T4 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | 6 | Ryan Blaney | 18.75 | 3 |
| T4 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 7 | Kyle Busch | 18.18 | 6 |
| T4 | Joey Logano | 3 | 8 | Kyle Larson | 17.65 | 3 |
| T4 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | ||||
| T10 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 9 | Christopher Bell | 16.67 | 2 |
| T10 | William Byron | 2 | ||||
| T10 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 10 | William Byron | 14.29 | 2 |
| T10 | Alex Bowman | 2 | ||||
| Most Active Atlanta Top 5’s | Best Active Atlanta Top 5% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 14 | 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 48.28 | 14 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 10 | 2 | Ryan Blaney | 43.75 | 7 |
| 3 | Ryan Blaney | 7 | 3 | Carson Hocevar | 40.00 | 2 |
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | 4 | Daniel Suarez | 33.33 | 5 |
| T4 | Denny Hamlin | 6 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 30.30 | 10 |
| 6 | Daniel Suarez | 5 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 26.09 | 6 |
| T7 | Alex Bowman | 4 | T7 | Alex Bowman | 25.00 | 4 |
| T7 | Joey Logano | 4 | T7 | Christopher Bell | 25.00 | 3 |
| T9 | Christopher Bell | 3 | ||||
| T9 | Tyler Reddick | 3 | T7 | Tyler Reddick | 25.00 | 3 |
| T9 | Ross Chastain | 3 | ||||
| T9 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 10 | Ross Chastain | 23.08 | 3 |
| T9 | Kyle Larson | 3 | ||||
– With a Top 5 finish this weekend Carson Hocevar would pass Jimmie Johnson for best Atlanta Top 5% among active drivers.
| Most Active Atlanta Top 10’s | Best Active Atlanta Top 10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top 10% | Top 10’s |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 17 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 62.50 | 10 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 16 | T2 | Chase Elliott | 60.00 | 9 |
| 3 | Brad Keselowski | 12 | T2 | Carson Hocevar | 60.00 | 3 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 58.62 | 17 |
| 5 | Ryan Blaney | 10 | 5 | Brad Keselowski | 52.17 | 12 |
| 6 | Chase Elliott | 9 | 6 | Kyle Busch | 48.48 | 16 |
| 7 | Joey Logano | 8 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | 46.67 | 7 |
| 8 | Daniel Suarez | 7 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | 41.67 | 5 |
| T9 | 6 drivers tied | 5 | 9 | Zane Smith | 40.00 | 2 |
| 10 | Ross Chastain | 38.46 | 5 | |||
– If Chase Elliott can get a Top 10 finish this weekend then he would become the 6th different active driver to get 10+ Top 10’s here at Atlanta.
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% |
| 1 | Austin Cindric | 5 | 25.00 | T6 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 4.17 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 4 | 14.29 | T6 | Bubba Wallace | 1 | 3.57 |
| 3 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | 10.00 | T6 | William Byron | 1 | 3.57 |
| T4 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 7.14 | T6 | Joey Logano | 1 | 3.33 |
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 6.67 | T6 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 3.33 |
| T6 | Josh Berry | 1 | 8.33 | T6 | Michael McDowell | 1 | 3.33 |
Don’t be surprised if Austin Cindric wins a stage this weekend as he now has the most Stage Wins here among active drivers, and he has the best Stage Win% by a good margin too. Photo by Jeff Robinson — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Most Active Atlanta Stage T10’s | Best Active Atlanta Stage T10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
| 1 | Ryan Blaney | 20 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 66.67 | 20 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 17 | T2 | Kyle Larson | 60.71 | 17 |
| T2 | William Byron | 17 | T2 | William Byron | 60.71 | 17 |
| 4 | Chase Elliott | 16 | 4 | Chase Elliott | 57.14 | 16 |
| T5 | Brad Keselowski | 15 | 5 | Austin Cindric | 55.00 | 11 |
| T5 | Denny Hamlin | 15 | T6 | Brad Keselowski | 50.00 | 15 |
| 7 | Joey Logano | 14 | T6 | Denny Hamlin | 50.00 | 15 |
| 8 | Kyle Busch | 13 | 8 | Joey Logano | 46.67 | 14 |
| T9 | Austin Cindric | 11 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | 45.83 | 11 |
| T9 | Tyler Reddick | 11 | 10 | Kyle Busch | 43.33 | 13 |
| T9 | Alex Bowman | 11 | ||||
– Just like his Penske teammate in the Stage Wins table above, Ryan Blaney has been great in stages at Atlanta as he has the most Stage T10’s and the best Stage T10% here among active drivers.
| Most Active Atlanta Starts without Win | Most Active Atlanta Starts without Pole | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| T1 | Casey Mears | 21 | 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 29 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 21 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | 23 |
| T3 | Austin Dillon | 19 | 3 | Casey Mears | 21 |
| T3 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 19 | 4 | Austin Dillon | 19 |
| T5 | A.J. Allmendinger | 18 | T5 | A.J. Allmendinger | 18 |
| T5 | J.J. Yeley | 18 | T5 | J.J. Yeley | 18 |
| 7 | Kyle Larson | 17 | 7 | Kyle Larson | 17 |
| T8 | Alex Bowman | 16 | T8 | Alex Bowman | 16 |
| T8 | Chris Buescher | 16 | T8 | Chris Buescher | 16 |
| T10 | Chase Elliott | 15 | |||
| 10 | Erik Jones | 15 | T10 | Daniel Suarez | 15 |
| T10 | Erik Jones | 15 | |||
– As you’ve seen through all the tables above Jimmie Johnson has had a lot of success at Atlanta, but winning a Pole is something he has not accomplished here.
| Most Active Atlanta Starts without Top 3 | Most Active Atlanta Starts without Top 5 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| T1 | Casey Mears | 21 | 1 | Casey Mears | 21 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 21 | 2 | Austin Dillon | 19 |
| T3 | Austin Dillon | 19 | 3 | J.J. Yeley | 18 |
| T3 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 19 | 4 | Chris Buescher | 16 |
| 5 | Chris Buescher | 18 | T5 | B.J. McLeod | 13 |
| T5 | Ty Dillon | 13 | |||
Casey Mears’ career at Atlanta has not been good as he is atop the most active starts without a Top 3, 5, and 10 tables. Photo by Bill Gutweiler — Sporting News via Getty Images via Getty Images
| Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Casey Mears | 21 |
| 2 | B.J. McLeod | 13 |
| 3 | Cody Ware | 11 |
| T4 | Noah Gragson | 9 |
| T4 | Todd Gilliland | 9 |
| Most Active Atlanta Stages without Stage Win | Most Active Atlanta Stages without Stage T10 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Stages |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 30 | 1 | B.J. McLeod | 26 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 30 | 2 | Cody Ware | 22 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 30 | 3 | Cole Custer | 18 |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 30 | 4 | J.J. Yeley | 12 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 30 | 5 | Josh Bilicki | 8 |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 30 | 6 | Riley Herbst | 6 |
| 7 | Alex Bowman | 28 | T7 | Anthony Alfredo | 4 |
| T8 | B.J. McLeod | 26 | T7 | Joey Gase | 4 |
| T8 | Ross Chastain | 26 | T7 | Timmy Hill | 4 |
| 10 | Christopher Bell | 24 | 10 | Austin Hill | 2 |
– Half of the drivers in the “without Stage T10” list above will look to remove their name from that list this weekend. The other half are not in the field.
| Driver | Streak | Category | Driver | Streak | Category |
| Tyler Reddick | 2 | Top 5’s | Tyler Reddick | 3 | Stage T10’s |
| Carson Hocevar | 3 | Top 10’s | Bubba Wallace | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Zane Smith | 2 | Top 10’s | Ryan Blaney | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Chase Elliott | 4 | Stage T10’s | William Byron | 2 | Stage T10’s |
– Lookout for Tyler Reddick to be up front a lot this weekend as he’s riding a 3 race Top 5 streak, and he’s gotten 3 Stage T10’s in a row as well.
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 2023-05 | 53.85 | Joey Logano | 1st | 6 | 2023-19 | 24.86 | Aric Almirola | 18th |
| 2 | 2022-19 | 36.92 | Chase Elliott | 1st | 7 | 2024-02 | 22.31 | Todd Gilliland | 26th |
| 3 | 2024-27 | 34.59 | Austin Cindric | 10th | 8 | 2023-19 | 21.08 | Chris Buescher | 15th |
| 4 | 2022-05 | 34.15 | William Byron | 1st | 9 | 2025-02 | 21.05 | Josh Berry | 25th |
| 5 | 2025-02 | 31.20 | Joey Logano | 12th | 10 | 2025-18 | 19.62 | Joey Logano | 36th |
– If you’re gonna lead laps this weekend you better lead a lot as 3 of the 5 drivers on the left side of the table finished 1st, while all 5 drivers on the right side of the table finished 15th or worse.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2022-05 | William Byron | 134.9 | 1st | 6 | 2024-27 | Ryan Blaney | 119.7 | 2nd |
| 2 | 2022-19 | Chase Elliott | 134.5 | 1st | 7 | 2022-19 | Ross Chastain | 116.0 | 2nd |
| 3 | 2023-05 | Joey Logano | 129.8 | 1st | 8 | 2024-27 | Alex Bowman | 115.9 | 5th |
| 4 | 2026-02 | Tyler Reddick | 123.0 | 1st | 9 | 2023-05 | Brad Keselowski | 114.6 | 2nd |
| 5 | 2023-19 | Ryan Blaney | 120.3 | 9th | 10 | 2025-18 | Alex Bowman | 114.0 | 3rd |
– In the Spring Atlanta race this year Tyler Reddick became the first Toyota driver to post a 110+ Driver Rating here in the Next Gen car.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. |
| T1 | 2022-19 | Chase Elliott | 100 | 1st | 6 | 2024-27 | Chase Elliott | 98.50 | 8th |
| T1 | 2022-19 | Ryan Blaney | 100 | 5th | 7 | 2026-02 | Bubba Wallace | 97.79 | 8th |
| T1 | 2023-05 | Denny Hamlin | 100 | 6th | 8 | 2024-27 | Ross Chastain | 96.99 | 13th |
| T1 | 2024-27 | Alex Bowman | 100 | 5th | T9 | 2023-05 | Brad Keselowski | 96.15 | 2nd |
| T1 | 2024-27 | William Byron | 100 | 9th | T9 | 2025-18 | Chase Elliott | 96.15 | 1st |
– Don’t be surprised to see Chase Elliott near the front of the pack a lot this weekend as he is the only driver that is in the Top 15% table above more than once.
| 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 |
| T1 | 1st | 11.78 | 1 | 40th | 29.00 |
| T1 | 26th | 11.78 | 2 | 31st | 25.44 |
| 3 | 6th | 14.33 | 3 | 39th | 25.00 |
| 4 | 7th | 14.67 | 4 | 35th | 24.67 |
| 5 | 14th | 14.89 | 5 | 36th | 24.11 |
| T6 | 15th | 15.67 | 6 | 10th | 24.00 |
| T6 | 23rd | 15.67 | 7 | 38th | 23.25 |
| 8 | 12th | 16.22 | T8 | 8th | 23.00 |
| T9 | 2nd | 16.44 | T8 | 30th | 23.00 |
| T10 | 20th | 22.33 | |||
| T9 | 22nd | 16.44 | T10 | 28th | 22.33 |
| T10 | 29th | 22.33 | |||
– Through the first 9 Next Gen races at Atlanta the tables above are clear. If you want a good finish then start 1st or 26th, meanwhile starting 28th or worse is usually a sign of a bad finish.
| Best Next Gen Atlanta Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Next Gen Atlanta Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Ryan Blaney | 102.57 | 9 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 77.73 | 9 |
| 2 | Joey Logano | 100.63 | 9 | 2 | Chase Elliott | 77.07 | 8 |
| 3 | Chase Elliott | 96.28 | 8 | 3 | William Byron | 71.10 | 9 |
| 4 | William Byron | 93.20 | 9 | 4 | Joey Logano | 69.27 | 9 |
| 5 | Austin Cindric | 88.16 | 9 | 5 | Austin Cindric | 68.08 | 9 |
| 6 | Kurt Busch | 85.05 | 2 | 6 | Kurt Busch | 63.93 | 2 |
| 7 | Tyler Reddick | 82.42 | 9 | 7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 57.65 | 6 |
| 8 | Ross Chastain | 8134 | 9 | 8 | Alex Bowman | 56.74 | 9 |
| 9 | Alex Bowman | 80.41 | 9 | 9 | Brad Keselowski | 56.06 | 9 |
| 10 | Brad Keselowski | 80.20 | 9 | 10 | Aric Almirola | 55.92 | 4 |
Ryan Blaney has the best Avg. Driver Rating and Top 15% at Atlanta in the Next Gen car, but the 2024 Spring race was his best finish in the 9 races, 2nd by .003 seconds. Photo by Jeff Robinson — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Best Next Gen Atlanta Avg. Finish | Best Next Gen Atlanta Laps Led% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Chase Elliott | 9.38 | 8 | 1 | Joey Logano | 15.26 | 9 |
| 2 | Carson Hocevar | 10.20 | 5 | 2 | Austin Cindric | 9.60 | 9 |
| 3 | Ryan Blaney | 10.78 | 9 | 3 | Chase Elliott | 8.46 | 8 |
| 4 | A.J. Allmendinger | 11.40 | 5 | 4 | William Byron | 7.61 | 9 |
| 5 | Kurt Busch | 12.50 | 2 | 5 | Aric Almirola | 6.70 | 4 |
| 6 | Daniel Suarez | 12.89 | 9 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 5.27 | 9 |
| 7 | Ross Chastain | 12.89 | 9 | 7 | Ross Chastain | 4.97 | 9 |
| 8 | Kaz Grala | 14.00 | 1 | 8 | Ryan Blaney | 4.80 | 9 |
| 9 | Daniel Hemric | 14.50 | 2 | 9 | Kyle Busch | 3.95 | 9 |
| 10 | Kyle Busch | 15.56 | 9 | 10 | Ty Gibbs | 3.90 | 7 |
– If you’re looking for a dark horse pick this weekend look towards A.J. Allmendinger as he has the 4th best Avg. Finish here in the Next Gen car.
| Next Gen Atlanta Win List | Next Gen Atlanta Pole List | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 25.00 | T1 | Joey Logano | 2 |
| T1 | Joey Logano | 2 | 22.22 | T1 | Michael McDowell | 2 |
| T1 | William Byron | 2 | 22.22 | T3 | Aric Almriola | 1 |
| T4 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 11.11 | |||
| T4 | Daniel Suarez | 1 | 11.11 | T3 | Ryan Blaney | 1 |
| T4 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 11.11 | |||
– Joey Logano may not always finish well but he has been fast here at Atlanta in the Next Gen car as not only is he the only driver to be on both the Win list and Pole list above, but he also has 2 of each one in the lists above.
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Top 3% |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 3 | 33.33 |
| T1 | Ross Chastain | 3 | 33.33 |
| T3 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 25.00 |
| T3 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 22.22 |
| T3 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 22.22 |
| T3 | Joey Logano | 2 | 22.22 |
| T3 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 22.22 |
| T3 | William Byron | 2 | 22.22 |
| T9 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 50.00 |
| T9 | A.J. Allmendinger | 1 | 20.00 |
| T9 | Carson Hocevar | 1 | 20.00 |
| T9 | 6 drivers tied w/ same % | 1 | 11.11 |
– In the 9 Next Gen races at Atlanta Daniel Suarez and Ross Chastain are the only drivers to have 3+ Top 3’s.
| Most Next Gen Atlanta Top 5’s | Most Next Gen Atlanta Top 10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Top 5% | Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Top 10% |
| 1 | Daniel Suarez | 5 | 55.56 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 7 | 77.78 |
| 2 | Ryan Blaney | 4 | 44.44 | 2 | Daniel Suarez | 6 | 66.67 |
| T3 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 33.33 | T3 | Kyle Busch | 5 | 55.56 |
| T3 | Ross Chastain | 3 | 33.33 | T3 | Ross Chastain | 5 | 55.56 |
| T3 | Tyler Reddick | 3 | 33.33 | T5 | Chase Elliott | 4 | 50.00 |
| T6 | Carson Hocevar | 2 | 40.00 | T5 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 4 | 44.44 |
| T6 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 25.00 | T5 | Tyler Reddick | 4 | 44.44 |
| T6 | Corey LaJoie | 2 | 25.00 | T8 | Carson Hocevar | 3 | 60.00 |
| T6 | 7 drivers tied with same % | 2 | 22.22 | T8 | 9 drivers tied with same % | 3 | 33.33 |
– Daniel Suarez and Ryan Blaney are a good bet to finish well this weekend as they are the only drivers with 4+ Next Gen Top 5’s here, and the only ones with 6+ Next Gen Top 10’s here as well.
| Most Next Gen Atlanta Stage Wins | Most Next Gen Atlanta Stage T10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Stage T10% |
| 1 | Austin Cindric | 5 | 27.78 | 1 | William Byron | 14 | 77.78 |
| 2 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | 16.67 | 2 | Ryan Blaney | 13 | 72.22 |
| 3 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 12.50 | T3 | Chase Elliott | 11 | 68.75 |
| T4 | Josh Berry | 1 | 8.33 | T3 | Austin Cindric | 11 | 61.11 |
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 5.56 | T5 | Brad Keselowski | 9 | 50.00 |
| T4 | Bubba Wallace | 1 | 5.56 | T5 | Tyler Reddick | 9 | 50.00 |
| T4 | Joey Logano | 1 | 5.56 | T7 | Bubba Wallace | 8 | 44.44 |
| T4 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 5.56 | T7 | Joey Logano | 8 | 44.44 |
| T4 | Michael McDowell | 1 | 5.56 | T9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 7 | 58.33 |
| T4 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 5.56 | T9 | Alex Bowman | 7 | 38.89 |
| T4 | William Byron | 1 | 5.56 | T9 | Christopher Bell | 7 | 38.89 |
| T9 | Kyle Larson | 7 | 38.89 | ||||
– Look for Team Penske to get at least 1 Stage Win this weekend as in total they (and their affiliate The Wood Brothers) have 10 of the total 18 Stage Wins in the Next Gen at Atlanta.