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: Atlanta.
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2026 Cup Series season.
First Winner: Fireball Roberts 07/31/1960
Most Recent Winner: Tyler Reddick 02/22/2026
| Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver | Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver |
| 1 | 2001-35 | 39 | Bobby Labonte | 6 | 1980-05 | 31 | Dale Earnhardt |
| T2 | 1999-34 | 37 | Bobby Labonte | 7 | 2024-02 | 23 | Daniel Suarez |
| T2 | 2015-02 | 37 | Jimmie Johnson | 8 | 1983-04 | 22 | Cale Yarborough |
| 4 | 2000-04 | 35 | Dale Earnhardt | T9 | 1997-32 | 21 | Bobby Labonte |
| 5 | 2025-02 | 32 | Christopher Bell | T9 | 1998-33 | 21 | Jeff Gordon |
– Bobby Labonte was the king of starting bad at Atlanta and winning as he holds 3 of the 10 spots on the list above, including the top 2.
| Rank | Race | Finish | Driver | Rank | Race | Finish | Driver |
| 1 | 2010-25 | 43 | Denny Hamlin | T6 | 1980-30 | 38 | Bobby Allison |
| 2 | 1963-11 | 42 | Junior Johnson | T6 | 1996-04 | 38 | Johnny Benson Jr. |
| 3 | 1983-04 | 41 | Geoff Bodine | T8 | 1968-33 | 36 | Buddy Baker |
| T4 | 1979-30 | 39 | Buddy Baker | T8 | 2000-04 | 36 | Dale Jarrett |
| T4 | 1994-31 | 39 | Greg Sacks | T8 | 2025-18 | 36 | Joey Logano |
– Denny Hamlin’s record of worst finish by a pole winner at Atlanta will probably never be broken since there are no more than 41 cars that start each race now a days.
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| 1960-27 | Fireball Roberts | 1977-05 | Richard Petty |
| 1964-13 | Fred Lorenzen | 1979-05 | Buddy Baker |
| 1965-09 | Marvin Panch | 1987-29 | Bill Elliott |
| 1967-10 | Cale Yarborough | 1988-29 | Rusty Wallace |
| 1971-10 | A.J. Foyt | 1996-31 | Bobby Labonte |
| 1972-06 | Bobby Allison | 2006-04 | Kasey Kahne |
| 1975-06 | Richard Petty | 2023-05 | Joey Logano |
– Don’t expect the Pole winner to win the race this weekend as it has only happened twice since 1997.
| Race | Driver | Race Finish |
| 2017-02 | Kevin Harvick | 9th |
| 2020-10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3rd |
| 2021-06 | Kyle Larson | 2nd |
| 2022-19 | Chase Elliott | 1st |
| Drivers to win both Stages and Race | Drivers to win Pole, both Stages & Race | ||
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| 2022-19 | Chase Elliott | – | – |
– A fun note about the 2022 race where Chase Elliott won both stages and the race is that he also started first, but qualifying was not held so he technically didn’t win the Pole.
| Best Laps Led% by Winner | Worst Laps Led% by Winner | ||||||
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver |
| 1 | 1969-10 | 92.22 | Cale Yarborough | 1 | 2025-02 | 0.38 | Christopher Bell |
| 2 | 1967-10 | 90.12 | Cale Yarborough | 2 | 1961-46 | 0.75 | David Pearson |
| 3 | 1970-31 | 89.94 | Richard Petty | 3 | 1978-29 | 0.91 | Donnie Allison |
| 4 | 1988-04 | 82.32 | Dale Earnhardt | 4 | 1962-53 | 1.12 | Rex White |
| 5 | 1980-30 | 82.01 | Cale Yarborough | T5 | 1970-08 | 2.13 | Bobby Allison |
| 6 | 1995-31 | 81.71 | Dale Earnhardt | T5 | 1987-04 | 2.13 | Ricky Rudd |
| 7 | 1978-05 | 79.57 | Bobby Allison | 7 | 2007-33 | 2.74 | Jimmie Johnson |
| 8 | 1997-04 | 77.13 | Dale Jarrett | 8 | 2005-04 | 2.77 | Carl Edwards |
| 9 | 1995-04 | 76.22 | Jeff Gordon | 9 | 2024-27 | 3.38 | Joey Logano |
| 10 | 1989-29 | 75.91 | Dale Earnhardt | 10 | 2024-02 | 3.46 | Daniel Suarez |

In the 2025 Spring Atlanta race Christopher Bell became the first Cup driver to win at Atlanta after leading only 1 lap. Photo by Jeff Robinson — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 1969-10 | 92.22 | Cale Yarborough | 1st | 6 | 1988-04 | 82.32 | Dale Earnhardt | 1st |
| 2 | 1967-10 | 90.12 | Cale Yarborough | 1st | 7 | 1980-30 | 82.01 | Cale Yarborough | 1st |
| 3 | 1970-31 | 89.94 | Richard Petty | 1st | 8 | 1995-31 | 81.71 | Dale Earnhardt | 1st |
| 4 | 2017-02 | 89.85 | Kevin Harvick | 9th | 9 | 1978-05 | 79.57 | Bobby Allison | 1st |
| 5 | 2021-06 | 82.77 | Kyle Larson | 2nd | 10 | 1997-04 | 77.13 | Dale Jarrett | 1st |
– Only 2 drivers since 2000 are on the list above and neither of them won the race. So, leading a lot of laps may not be in your best interest if you want to win the race this weekend.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2009-04 | Kurt Busch | 150.0 | 1st | T6 | 2006-33 | Tony Stewart | 143.9 | 1st |
| 2 | 2018-02 | Kevin Harvick | 146.1 | 1st | T6 | 2008-04 | Kyle Busch | 143.9 | 1st |
| 3 | 2011-25 | Jeff Gordon | 145.4 | 1st | 8 | 2007-04 | Jimmie Johnson | 143.2 | 1st |
| T4 | 2021-06 | Kyle Larson | 144.8 | 2nd | 9 | 2005-33 | Carl Edwards | 142.3 | 1st |
| T4 | 2021-21 | Kurt Busch | 144.8 | 1st | 10 | 2010-25 | Tony Stewart | 141.7 | 1st |

Not even a scraped up car could stop Kurt Busch from getting a perfect Driver Rating at Atlanta in 2009, the only perfect Driver Rating in a Cup race here. Photo by Kevin C. Cox — Getty Images
| Most Recent | Driver | Finish | Most Recent | Driver | Finish |
| 2020-10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3rd | 2022-19 | Chase Elliott | 1st |
| 2020-10 | Denny Hamlin | 5th | 2022-19 | Ryan Blaney | 5th |
| 2021-06 | Ryan Blaney | 1st | 2023-05 | Denny Hamlin | 6th |
| 2021-06 | Kyle Larson | 2nd | 2024-27 | Alex Bowman | 5th |
| 2021-21 | Kurt Busch | 1st | 2024-27 | William Byron | 9th |
| 2021-21 | Kyle Busch | 2nd |
– Only 5 drivers have ran every lap of an Atlanta drafting race in the Top 15, and just one of those 5 finished 4th or better.
| 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 | 1998-33 | 32 | T1 | 1960-44 | 1 |
| 2 | 2024-27 | 30 | T1 | 1961-33 | 1 |
| T3 | 2010-04 | 27 | T1 | 1963-11 | 1 |
| T3 | 2023-19 | 27 | T1 | 1964-13 | 1 |
| T5 | 2010-25 | 24 | T1 | 1966-08 | 1 |
| T5 | 2025-02 | 24 | T1 | 1967-10 | 1 |
| T7 | 2022-05 | 23 | T1 | 1970-31 | 1 |
| T7 | 2023-05 | 23 | T1 | 1973-06 | 1 |
| 9 | 2024-02 | 22 | T1 | 1973-19 | 1 |
| T10 | 2009-25 | 21 | T1 | 1978-05 | 1 |
| T10 | 2022-19 | 21 | T1 | 1986-28 | 1 |
| T10 | 2025-18 | 21 | |||
| T10 | 2026-02 | 21 | |||
– All 9 Next Gen races are on the Most Lead Lap cars table above, so expect 21+ cars to finish on the lead lap 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 | 5th | 14.01 | 1 | 39th | 26.66 |
| 2 | 1st | 14.49 | T2 | 38th | 26.55 |
| 3 | 3rd | 14.62 | T2 | 36th | 26.55 |
| 4 | 2nd | 15.17 | 4 | 40th | 26.30 |
| 5 | 4th | 15.67 | 5 | 33rd | 26.21 |
| 6 | 7th | 16.15 | 6 | 35th | 25.95 |
| 7 | 6th | 16.22 | 7 | 34th | 25.75 |
| 8 | 15th | 16.85 | 8 | 37th | 25.10 |
| 9 | 9th | 16.90 | 9 | 29th | 24.59 |
| 10 | 14th | 17.16 | 10 | 31st | 24.12 |
– Historically at Atlanta you want to start in the Top 15, and you don’t want to start 29th or worse.
| 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 | Jeff Gordon | 103.92 | 17 | 1 | Carl Edwards | 79.31 | 18 |
| 2 | Carl Edwards | 101.13 | 18 | 2 | Chase Elliott | 78.51 | 15 |
| 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 100.30 | 22 | 3 | Jeff Gordon | 78.34 | 17 |
| 4 | Ryan Blaney | 98.09 | 16 | 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 77.99 | 29 |
| 5 | Kurt Busch | 96.52 | 25 | 5 | Ryan Blaney | 77.78 | 16 |
| 6 | Matt Kenseth | 96.22 | 20 | 6 | Jimmie Johnson | 75.75 | 22 |
| 7 | Tony Stewart | 95.24 | 16 | 7 | Brad Keselowski | 70.54 | 23 |
| 8 | Kevin Harvick | 94.38 | 28 | 8 | Kurt Busch | 67.89 | 25 |
| 9 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 93.41 | 19 | 9 | Denny Hamlin | 67.30 | 32 |
| 10 | Chase Elliott | 93.35 | 15 | 10 | Matt Kenseth | 66.98 | 20 |
– Carl Edwards was great in his Cup career at Atlanta as he is the only driver that ranks top 2 in both tables above.
| Best Avg. Fin. All-time (5+ Atlanta starts) |
Best Laps Led% All-time (5+ Atlanta starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Dick Hutcherson | 3.60 | 5 | 1 | Cale Yarborough | 21.69 | 47 |
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 9.54 | 46 | 2 | Banjo Matthews | 18.01 | 6 |
| 3 | Carson Hocevar | 10.20 | 5 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 17.79 | 46 |
| 4 | Bob Welborn | 10.29 | 7 | 4 | Marvin Panch | 13.57 | 13 |
| 5 | Rex White | 10.45 | 11 | 5 | David Pearson | 12.20 | 39 |
| 6 | Chase Elliott | 11.33 | 15 | 6 | Kevin Harvick | 12.00 | 36 |
| 7 | Ryan Blaney | 11.50 | 16 | 7 | Fireball Roberts | 11.64 | 10 |
| 8 | Ernie Irvan | 11.85 | 20 | 8 | Fred Lorenzen | 11.45 | 19 |
| 9 | Jimmie Johnson | 11.86 | 29 | 9 | Tony Stewart | 10.75 | 28 |
| 10 | Matt Kenseth | 12.03 | 30 | 10 | Kyle Larson | 10.20 | 17 |
– Dick Hutcherson was probably always going to be safe with his Atlanta Avg. Finish record of 3.6, but now that Atlanta is a drafting track that record is definitely safe.
| Most Atlanta Starts All-time |
Best Laps Completed% (5+ Atlanta starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Lap Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 65 | 1 | Carson Hocevar | 100 | 5 |
| 2 | Bill Elliott | 62 | 2 | Bubba Wallace | 99.54 | 14 |
| 3 | Dave Marcis | 59 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 99.53 | 30 |
| 4 | Ricky Rudd | 58 | 4 | Justin Haley | 99.48 | 10 |
| 5 | Darrell Waltrip | 56 | 5 | Danica Patrick | 99.44 | 6 |
| T6 | Kyle Petty | 55 | 6 | Matt DiBenedetto | 99.19 | 7 |
| T6 | Terry Labonte | 55 | T7 | Erik Jones | 99.08 | 15 |
| T8 | Buddy Baker | 53 | T7 | Kenny Irwin Jr. | 99.08 | 6 |
| T8 | Mark Martin | 53 | 9 | Scott Wimmer | 98.82 | 6 |
| T10 | Bobby Allison | 48 | 10 | Jimmie Johnson | 98.81 | 29 |
| T10 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | ||||

In his 5 career Atlanta Cup races Carson Hocevar has never finished a lap down, and he hopes to keep it that way this weekend. Photo by Jonathan Bachman — Getty Images
| Most Atlanta Wins All-time |
Best Win% All-time (5+ Atlanta starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Wins | Rank | Driver | Win% | Wins |
| 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 9 | 1 | Fred Lorenzen | 21.05 | 4 |
| 2 | Cale Yarborough | 7 | 2 | Dick Hutcherson | 20.00 | 1 |
| T3 | Bobby Labonte | 6 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 19.57 | 9 |
| T3 | Richard Petty | 6 | 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 17.24 | 5 |
| T5 | Jimmie Johnson | 5 | T5 | Bobby Labonte | 15.79 | 6 |
| T5 | Jeff Gordon | 5 | T5 | Carl Edwards | 15.79 | 3 |
| T5 | Bobby Allison | 5 | 7 | Marvin Panch | 15.38 | 2 |
| T5 | Bill Elliott | 5 | 8 | Cale Yarborough | 14.89 | 7 |
| T9 | Fred Lorenzen | 4 | 9 | William Byron | 14.29 | 2 |
| T9 | Kurt Busch | 4 | 10 | Kasey Kahne | 13.64 | 3 |
| T9 | David Pearson | 4 | ||||
– Dale Earnhardt was pretty great here at Atlanta as he is the only driver to rank top 4 in the Wins and Win% tables above.
| Rank | Driver | Poles | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Buddy Baker | 7 | T4 | Fireball Roberts | 5 |
| T1 | Ryan Newman | 7 | T6 | Dale Earnhardt | 4 |
| 3 | Cale Yarborough | 6 | T6 | Richard Petty | 4 |
| T4 | Bill Elliott | 5 | T8 | 8 drivers tied | 3 |
– As you’ll see later in this article, Ryan Newman’s 7 Poles were due to a very impressive Pole streak that he had here.
| Most Atlanta Top 3’s All-time |
Best Top 3% All-time (5+ Atlanta starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 21 | 1 | Dick Hutcherson | 60.00 | 3 |
| 2 | Cale Yarborough | 17 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 45.65 | 21 |
| 3 | Richard Petty | 15 | 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 41.38 | 12 |
| 4 | David Pearson | 13 | 4 | Carl Edwards | 36.84 | 7 |
| T5 | Jimmie Johnson | 12 | 5 | Cale Yarborough | 36.17 | 17 |
| T5 | Jeff Gordon | 12 | 6 | David Pearson | 33.33 | 13 |
| 7 | Darrell Waltrip | 10 | 7 | Fred Lorenzen | 31.58 | 6 |
| T8 | Bobby Labonte | 9 | 8 | Marvin Panch | 30.77 | 4 |
| T8 | Bobby Allison | 9 | 9 | Fireball Roberts | 30.00 | 3 |
| T8 | Buddy Baker | 9 | T10 | Jeff Gordon | 28.57 | 12 |
| T8 | Mark Martin | 9 | T10 | Ned Jarrett | 28.57 | 4 |
| T8 | Bill Elliott | 9 | T10 | Pete Hamilton | 28.57 | 2 |

Dale Earnhardt had to have this smile every time he came to Atlanta as he had over 40 starts here and almost half resulted in a Top 3 finish. What’s more is that over half of his starts resulted in a Top 5 finish. Photo by ISC Archives — CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images
| Most Atlanta Top 5’s All-time |
Best Top 5% All-time (5+ Atlanta starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 26 | 1 | Dick Hutcherson | 80.00 | 4 |
| 2 | Cale Yarborough | 23 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 56.52 | 26 |
| 3 | Richard Petty | 22 | 3 | Carl Edwards | 52.63 | 10 |
| 4 | Darrell Waltrip | 18 | 4 | Cale Yarborough | 48.94 | 23 |
| T5 | David Pearson | 17 | 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 48.28 | 14 |
| T5 | Bobby Allison | 17 | 6 | Donnie Allison | 46.43 | 13 |
| T5 | Buddy Baker | 17 | 7 | Ryan Blaney | 43.75 | 7 |
| 8 | Jeff Gordon | 16 | 8 | David Pearson | 43.59 | 17 |
| T9 | Jimmie Johnson | 14 | 9 | Pete Hamilton | 42.86 | 3 |
| T9 | Mark Martin | 14 | 10 | Fred Lorenzen | 42.11 | 8 |
| Most Atlanta Top 10’s All-time |
Best Top 10% All-time (5+ Atlanta starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top10% | Top10’s |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 33 | 1 | Dick Hutcherson | 100 | 5 |
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 30 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 65.22 | 30 |
| 3 | Cale Yarborough | 29 | 3 | Rex White | 63.64 | 7 |
| 4 | Darrell Waltrip | 28 | 4 | Carl Edwards | 63.16 | 12 |
| T5 | Bobby Allison | 27 | 5 | Ryan Blaney | 62.50 | 10 |
| T5 | Buddy Baker | 27 | 6 | Jeff Gordon | 61.90 | 26 |
| 7 | Jeff Gordon | 26 | 7 | Cale Yarborough | 61.70 | 29 |
| T8 | Mark Martin | 24 | 8 | Donnie Allison | 60.71 | 17 |
| T8 | Terry Labonte | 24 | T9 | Chase Elliott | 60.00 | 9 |
| 10 | Ricky Rudd | 22 | T9 | Carson Hocevar | 60.00 | 3 |
– Dick Hutcherson essentially showed up to Atlanta and was guaranteed to finish in the Top 10, even with only 5 starts that’s impressive.
| Most Atlanta Stage Wins All-time (since 2017) |
Best Stage Win% All-time (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stage W’s |
Rank | Driver | Stage W% | Stage W’s |
| 1 | Austin Cindric | 5 | 1 | Austin Cindric | 25.00 | 5 |
| T2 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | 2 | Kevin Harvick | 20.00 | 4 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 4 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 14.29 | 4 |
| 4 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | 4 | Ryan Blaney | 10.00 | 3 |
| T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 8.33 | 2 |
| T5 | Chase Elliott | 2 | T5 | Josh Berry | 8.33 | 1 |
| T5 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 7 | Chase Elliott | 7.14 | 2 |
| T8 | 8 drivers tied | 1 | 8 | Brad Keselowski | 6.67 | 2 |
| 9 | Kurt Busch | 6.25 | 1 | |||
| 10 | Tyler Reddick | 4.17 | 1 | |||
– With Austin Cindric’s Stage 1 Win in the Spring Atlanta race he now has the most Stage Wins all-time at Atlanta. Removed.
| Most Atlanta 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 | 20 | 1 | Clint Bowyer | 87.50 | 7 |
| T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 17 | 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 70.83 | 17 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 17 | 3 | Ryan Blaney | 66.67 | 20 |
| T2 | William Byron | 17 | 4 | Kurt Busch | 62.50 | 10 |
| 5 | Chase Elliott | 16 | T5 | Kyle Larson | 60.71 | 17 |
| T6 | Brad Keselowski | 15 | T5 | William Byron | 60.71 | 17 |
| T6 | Denny Hamlin | 15 | 7 | Chase Elliott | 57.14 | 16 |
| 8 | Joey Logano | 14 | 8 | Austin Cindric | 55.00 | 11 |
| 9 | Kyle Busch | 13 | T9 | Brad Keselowski | 50.00 | 15 |
| T10 | Austin Cindric | 11 | ||||
| T10Â | Tyler Reddick | 11 | Â T9 | Denny Hamlin | 50.00 | 15 |
| Â T10 | Alex Bowman | 11 | ||||
– There was only one stage that Clint Bowyer competed in at Atlanta that he didn’t get a Stage T10, that’s how good he was here in stages.
| Most Atlanta Starts without Win |
Longest Atlanta Win Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| T1 | Kyle Petty | 55 | T1 | Marvin Panch | 2 | 1965 |
| T1 | Terry Labonte | 55 | T1 | Bobby Allison | 2 | 1972 |
| 3 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | T1 | David Pearson | 2 | 1973 |
| 4 | Sterling Marlin | 45 | T1 | Richard Petty | 2 | 1974-75 |
| 5 | Joe Nemechek | 39 | T1 | Cale Yarborough | 2 | 1980-81 |
| 6 | Geoff Bodine | 37 | T1 | Bill Elliott | 2 | 1985 |
| 7 | Jeff Burton | 36 | T1 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | 1989-90 |
| 8 | Buddy Arrington | 34 | T1 | Bill Elliott | 2 | 1992 |
| T9 | Brett Bodine | 32 | T1 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | 1995-96 |
| T9 | Harry Gant | 32 | T1 | Bobby Labonte | 2 | 1997-98 |
| T9 | Jimmy Means | 32 | T1 | Jeff Gordon | 2 | 1998-99 |
| T1 | Carl Edwards | 2 | 2005 | |||
| T9 | Lake Speed | 32 | T1 | Jimmie Johnson | 2 | 2007 |
| T1 | Jimmie Johnson | 2 | 2015-16 | |||
– No one has won more than 2 straight races at Atlanta, and with it being a drafting track now it’s gonna be hard for someone to get 3+ wins in a row.
| Most Atlanta Starts without Pole |
Longest Atlanta Pole Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Ricky Rudd | 58 | 1 | Ryan Newman | 6 | 2003-05 |
| 2 | Kyle Petty | 55 | 2 | Buddy Baker | 3 | 1979-80 |
| 3 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | T3 | Fireball Roberts | 2 | 1960 |
| 4 | Ken Schrader | 47 | T3 | Fireball Roberts | 2 | 1961 |
| 5 | Sterling Marlin | 45 | T3 | Cale Yarborough | 2 | 1969-70 |
| 6 | Joe Nemechek | 39 | T3 | Dave Marcis | 2 | 1975-76 |
| 7 | Benny Parsons | 38 | T3 | Cale Yarborough | 2 | 1978 |
| 8 | Jeff Burton | 36 | T3 | Alan Kulwicki | 2 | 1989 |
| 9 | Buddy Arrington | 34 | T3 | Michael McDowell | 2 | 2024 |
| T10 | Brett Bodine | 32 | T10 | 90 drivers tied |
1 | 1961-2025 |
| T10 | Jimmy Means | 32 | ||||
| T10 | Lake Speed | 32 | ||||

Ryan Newman’s 6 straight Poles won here at Atlanta are two times more than any other driver’s longest streak, and most likely will never be broken. Photo by Harold Hinson — Sporting News via Getty Images via Getty Images
| Most Atlanta Starts without Top 3 |
Longest Atlanta Top 3 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Kyle Petty | 55 | 1 | David Pearson | 6 | 1972-75 |
| 2 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | T2 | Dale Earnhardt | 5 | 1989-91 |
| 3 | Jeff Burton | 36 | T2 | Dale Jarrett | 5 | 1996-98 |
| 4 | Buddy Arrington | 34 | T4 | Ned Jarrett | 4 | 1964-65 |
| T5 | Brett Bodine | 32 | T4 | Buddy Baker | 4 | 1974-75 |
| T5 | Jimmy Means | 32 | T4 | David Pearson | 4 | 1976-77 |
| T5 | Lake Speed | 32 | T4 | Dale Earnhardt | 4 | 1979-81 |
| 8 | J.D. McDuffie | 31 | T4 | Cale Yarborough | 4 | 1980-82 |
| T9 | James Hylton | 30 | T4 | Bill Elliott | 4 | 1991-92 |
| T9 | Ryan Newman | 30 | T10 | 12 drivers tied | 3 | 1963-2024 |
– As seen above Ryan Newman was great at getting Poles here, but in his 30 Atlanta starts he could never muster up a Top 3 finish.
| Most Atlanta Starts without Top 5 |
Longest Atlanta Top 5 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Buddy Arrington | 34 | 1 | David Pearson | 12 | 1972-77 |
| T2 | Brett Bodine | 32 | T2 | Dale Earnhardt | 7 | 1989-92 |
| T2 | Jimmy Means | 32 | T2 | Dale Jarrett | 7 | 1996-99 |
| 4 | J.D. McDuffie | 31 | 4 | Cale Yarborough | 6 | 1975-78 |
| 5 | G.C. Spencer | 29 | T5 | Fred Lorenzen | 5 | 1962-64 |
| 6 | Frank Warren | 28 | T5 | Richard Petty | 5 | 1969-71 |
| 7 | Bobby Hamilton | 26 | T5 | Donnie Allison | 5 | 1976-78 |
| T8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | 25 | T5 | Bill Elliott | 5 | 1984-86 |
| T8 | Cecil Gordon | 25 | T5 | Dale Earnhardt | 5 | 1994-96 |
| T8 | Dave Blaney | 25 | T10 | 13 drivers tied |
4 | 1965-2006 |
| T8 | Jamie McMurray | 25 | ||||
– The last time a driver had 4+ straight Top 5’s here at Atlanta was Mark Martin from 2003-2006, showing just how hard that feat is.
| Most Atlanta Starts without Top 10 |
Longest Atlanta Top 10 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Jimmy Means | 32 | 1 | Cale Yarborough | 14 | 1975-82 |
| T2 | Elmo Langley | 24 | 2 | David Pearson | 12 | 1972-77 |
| T2 | John Andretti | 24 | 3 | Richard Petty | 10 | 1968-72 |
| T2 | Rick Mast | 24 | 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 9 | 2015-22 |
| 5 | Casey Mears | 21 | 5 | Bobby Allison | 8 | 1969-72 |
| 6 | Tommy Gale | 18 | T6 | Dale Earnhardt | 7 | 1989-92 |
| 7 | Henley Gray | 16 | T6 | Morgan Shepherd | 7 | 1989-92 |
| T8 | H.B. Bailey | 15 | T6 | Dale Jarrett | 7 | 1996-99 |
| T8 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | 15 | T6 | Tony Stewart | 7 | 2001-04 |
| T10 | David Gilliland | 14 | T6 | Kevin Harvick | 7 | 2015-21 |
| T10 | Kevin Lepage | 14 | ||||
– Jimmy Means did not have much luck here at Atlanta as he is the only driver on every “Most Starts without” list above.
| Most Atlanta Stages without Stage Win |
Longest Atlanta Stage Win Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 30 | 1 | Kevin Harvick | 3 | 2017.02 s1- 2018.02 s1 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 30 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 2020.10 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 30 | T2 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 2021.06 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 30 | T2 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 2022.19 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 30 | T5 | 21 drivers tied |
1 | — |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 30 | ||||
| 7 | Alex Bowman | 27 | ||||
| T8 | B.J. McLeod | 24=6 | ||||
| T8 | Corey LaJoie | 26 | ||||
| T8 | Ross Chastain | 26 | ||||
– Kevin Harvick is the only driver to be on top of the Atlanta Stage Win streak table above as he won the first 3 Stages here, and no one has won more than 2 in a row since.
| Most Atlanta Stages without Stage T10 |
Longest Atlanta Stage T10 Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| 1 | B.J. McLeod | 26 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 2018.02 s1- 2022.05 s1 |
| 2 | Cody Ware | 22 | 2 | Kevin Harvick | 8 | 2017.02 s1- 2020.10 s2 |
| 3 | Cole Custer | 18 | T3 | Clint Bowyer | 7 | 2017.02 s2- 2020.10 s2 |
| 4 | J.J. Yeley | 12 | T3 | Kyle Busch | 7 | 2019.02 s2- 2021.21 s2 |
| T5 | David Ragan | 8 | T3 | Ryan Blaney | 7 | 2023.19 s1- 2025.02 s1 |
| T5 | Garrett Smithley | 8 | T6 | Kyle Larson | 6 | 2017.02 s1- 2019.02 s2 |
| T5 | Josh Bilicki | 8 | T6 | Ryan Blaney | 6 | 2019.02 s1- 2021.06 s2 |
| T8 | Daniel Hemric | 6 | T6 | Austin Cindric | 6 | 2024.02 s2-2025.18 s1 |
| T8 | Landon Cassill | 6 | T9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 5 | 2019.02 s1- 2021.06 s1 |
| T8 | Paul Menard | 6 | T9 | Alex Bowman | 5 | 2021.06 s1- 2022.05 s1 |
| T8 | Quin Houff | 6 | T9 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 2021.06 s1- 2022.05 s1 |
| T8 | Riley Herbst | 6 | T9 | William Byron | 5 | 2024.27 s1-2025.18 s1 |

Out of the 22 drivers to have 24+ Stage Starts here at Atlanta only B.J. McLeod does not have a Stage T10 here. Photo by Jeffrey Vest — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images