After a much needed off week in NASCAR we headed to Iowa last week and saw more of the same, Toyota domination and bad racing from this crappy car. This time it was Ty Gibbs who was the beneficiary as he got his 2nd win of 2026. Next up we head to a track some people may think is boring, but it will have some action and more than likely a Toyota in victory lane, Richmond. Down below you will find different statistics for active drivers and Next Gen races of the NASCAR Cup series here at Richmond Raceway 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: Richmond.
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: Richmond.
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2026 Cup Series season.
| Finish | Start | Driver | Laps | Led | S1 Fin | S2 Fin | Driver Rating |
| 1 | 11 | Austin Dillon | 400 | 107 | 4th | 4th | 132.9 |
| 2 | 9 | Alex Bowman | 400 | 0 | 17th | 5th | 101.6 |
| 3 | 20 | Ryan Blaney | 400 | 39 | 7th | 3rd | 116.9 |
| 4 | 38 | Joey Logano | 400 | 0 | 19th | 15th | 94.2 |
| 5 | 13 | Austin Cindric | 400 | 2 | 5th | 8th | 106.5 |
| 6 | 30 | Kyle Larson | 400 | 9 | 16th | 10th | 84.9 |
| 7 | 21 | Daniel Suarez | 400 | 1 | 10th | 2nd | 103.0 |
| 8 | 17 | Josh Berry | 400 | 0 | 9th | 14th | 94.2 |
| 9 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 400 | 2 | 8th | 19th | 92.3 |
| 10 | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 400 | 0 | 3rd | 12th | 88.1 |
| 11 | 29 | Zane Smith | 400 | 0 | 18th | 27th | 72.3 |
| 12 | 14 | William Byron | 400 | 0 | 14th | 9th | 88.8 |
| 13 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | 400 | 0 | 12th | 28th | 77.5 |
| 14 | 27 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 399 | 0 | 22nd | 18th | 68.4 |
| 15 | 15 | Carson Hocevar | 399 | 10 | 23rd | 7th | 78.8 |
| 16 | 28 | Kyle Busch | 399 | 0 | 31st | 13th | 59.9 |
| 17 | 10 | Michael McDowell | 399 | 6 | 25th | 17th | 59.6 |
| 18 | 23 | Ty Gibbs | 399 | 0 | 37th | 20th | 67.6 |
| 19 | 33 | Ross Chastain | 399 | 0 | 21st | 23rd | 55.2 |
| 20 | 16 | Ty Dillon | 399 | 0 | 36th | 25th | 53.7 |
| 21 | 8 | Christopher Bell | 399 | 0 | 6th | 11th | 86.5 |
| 22 | 3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 399 | 0 | 11th | 29th | 57.3 |
| 23 | 36 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 399 | 0 | 33rd | 33rd | 48.7 |
| 24 | 24 | Cole Custer | 399 | 0 | 27th | 24th | 44.6 |
| 25 | 31 | Todd Gilliland | 399 | 0 | 30th | 21st | 43.7 |
| 26 | 18 | Erik Jones | 398 | 0 | 20th | 16th | 52.5 |
| 27 | 22 | Noah Gragson | 398 | 0 | 28th | 30th | 42.9 |
| 28 | 7 | Bubba Wallace | 398 | 123 | 2nd | 1st | 109.4 |
| 29 | 32 | Corey Heim | 398 | 0 | 32nd | 34th | 44.3 |
| 30 | 12 | Chris Buescher | 398 | 0 | 24th | 22nd | 46.3 |
| 31 | 26 | Riley Herbst | 398 | 0 | 29th | 31st | 31.8 |
| 32 | 37 | Cody Ware | 397 | 0 | 38th | 35th | 30.2 |
| 33 | 35 | Jesse Love | 396 | 0 | 35th | 36th | 35.2 |
| 34 | 2 | Tyler Reddick | 396 | 41 | 1st | 26th | 79.3 |
| 35 | 1 | Ryan Preece | 396 | 60 | 15th | 6th | 59.2 |
| 36 | 34 | John Hunter Nemechek | 389 | 0 | 26th | 32nd | 31.2 |
| 37 | 25 | Justin Haley | 198 | 0 | 34th | 37th | 37.0 |
| 38 | 5 | Chase Elliott | 197 | 0 | 13th | 38th | 46.3 |
– In last years Richmond race Bubba Wallace became just the 3rd Cup driver to lead 100+ laps in a Richmond race and then finish 28th or worse.
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Best | Worst | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 7.77 | 1st | 24th | 39 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 8.19 | 1st | 24th | 37 |
| 3 | Christopher Bell | 8.70 | 2nd | 21st | 10 |
| 4 | Josh Berry | 8.75 | 2nd | 14th | 4 |
| 5 | Joey Logano | 9.84 | 1st | 35th | 32 |
| 6 | Kyle Larson | 10.43 | 1st | 37th | 21 |
| 7 | Brad Keselowski | 12.00 | 1st | 38th | 31 |
| 8 | Chase Elliott | 12.22 | 2nd | 38th | 18 |
| 9 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 14.00 | 14th | 14th | 1 |
| 10 | William Byron | 14.79 | 3rd | 24th | 14 |
| 11 | Austin Dillon | 15.23 | 1st | 27th | 22 |
| 12 | Jimmie Johnson | 15.32 | 1st | 40th | 37 |
| 13 | Chase Briscoe | 16.33 | 11th | 23rd | 9 |
| 14 | Daniel Suarez | 16.56 | 7th | 33rd | 16 |
| 15 | Carson Hocevar | 16.67 | 8th | 27th | 3 |
| 16 | Tyler Reddick | 16.80 | 3rd | 34th | 10 |
| 17 | Alex Bowman | 18.22 | 1st | 38th | 18 |
| 18 | Ryan Blaney | 18.56 | 3rd | 39th | 18 |
| 19 | Ty Gibbs | 19.33 | 9th | 36th | 6 |
| 20 | Ross Chastain | 19.38 | 3rd | 36th | 13 |
| 21 | Austin Cindric | 20.75 | 5th | 28th | 8 |
| 22 | Bubba Wallace | 20.93 | 4th | 32nd | 14 |
| 23 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 21.67 | 4th | 38th | 24 |
| 24 | Chris Buescher | 21.94 | 1st | 34th | 18 |
| 25 | Todd Gilliland | 22.14 | 15th | 27th | 7 |
| 26 | A.J. Allmendinger | 22.30 | 6th | 43rd | 27 |
| 27 | Cole Custer | 22.43 | 14th | 26th | 7 |
| 28 | Erik Jones | 22.69 | 6th | 38th | 16 |
| T29 | Justin Allgaier | 23.00 | 18th | 28th | 4 |
| T29 | Zane Smith | 23.00 | 11th | 35th | 3 |
| 31 | Ryan Preece | 23.50 | 5th | 35th | 10 |
| 32 | Casey Mears | 24.46 | 9th | 41st | 28 |
| 33 | Noah Gragson | 24.67 | 12th | 37th | 6 |
| 34 | Ty Dillon | 25.21 | 17th | 34th | 14 |
| 35 | Michael McDowell | 28.96 | 6th | 43rd | 28 |
| 36 | Corey Heim | 29.00 | 29th | 29th | 1 |
| 37 | Anthony Alfredo | 30.00 | 26th | 33rd | 3 |
| 38 | John Hunter Nemechek | 30.50 | 25th | 36th | 4 |
| 39 | J.J. Yeley | 31.58 | 10th | 43rd | 19 |
| 40 | Riley Herbst | 32.00 | 31st | 33rd | 2 |
| 41 | Jesse Love | 33.00 | 33rd | 33rd | 1 |
| 42 | B.J. McLeod | 33.67 | 30th | 37th | 6 |
| 43 | Cody Ware | 34.40 | 32nd | 36th | 5 |
| 44 | Joey Gase | 35.80 | 33rd | 43rd | 5 |
| 45 | Timmy Hill | 36.25 | 34th | 39th | 4 |
| 46 | Josh Bilicki | 36.50 | 36th | 37th | 2 |
Josh Berry has been on quite the hot streak of late and that may continue this weekend as he’s the only active driver with 3+ Richmond starts to never finish out of the Top 25. Photo by Sean Gardner — Getty Images
| Best Active Richmond Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Active Richmond Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 109.23 | 37 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 85.87 | 37 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 104.78 | 39 | 2 | Kyle Busch | 82.61 | 39 |
| 3 | Brad Keselowski | 96.98 | 31 | 3 | Brad Keselowski | 78.31 | 31 |
| 4 | Christopher Bell | 96.82 | 10 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 74.58 | 21 |
| 5 | Joey Logano | 95.80 | 32 | 5 | Christopher Bell | 73.52 | 10 |
| 6 | Kyle Larson | 91.17 | 21 | 6 | Chase Elliott | 71.46 | 18 |
| 7 | Josh Berry | 89.70 | 4 | 7 | Josh Berry | 69.60 | 4 |
| 8 | Jimmie Johnson | 87.90 | 31 | 8 | Joey Logano | 68.89 | 32 |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | 87.70 | 18 | 9 | William Byron | 64.23 | 14 |
| 10 | William Byron | 84.45 | 14 | 10 | Jimmie Johnson | 60.70 | 31 |
– Look out for Denny Hamlin to run great this weekend as he tops both tables above and the Laps Led% table below as well.
| Best Active Laps Led% | Best Active Laps Completed% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 15.95 | 37 | 1 | Josh Berry | 100 | 4 |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | 10.31 | 31 | 2 | Kyle Busch | 99.99 | 39 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 9.78 | 39 | 3 | Christopher Bell | 99.93 | 10 |
| 4 | Christopher Bell | 5.73 | 10 | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 99.92 | 37 |
| 5 | Joey Logano | 5.09 | 32 | 5 | Carson Hocevar | 99.84 | 3 |
| 6 | William Byron | 4.25 | 14 | T6 | William Byron | 99.80 | 14 |
| 7 | Kyle Larson | 4.21 | 21 | T6 | Austin Dillon | 99.80 | 22 |
| 8 | Bubba Wallace | 3.67 | 14 | 8 | Chase Briscoe | 99.78 | 9 |
| 9 | Tyler Reddick | 3.24 | 10 | 9 | Daniel Suarez | 99.77 | 16 |
| 10 | Jimmie Johnson | 3.11 | 37 | 10 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 99.75 | 1 |
| Most Active Richmond Starts | Most Active Richmond Poles | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 39 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 4 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 37 | T2 | Brad Keselowski | 2 |
| T2 | Jimmie Johnson | 37 | T2 | Jimmie Johnson | 2 |
| 4 | Joey Logano | 32 | T2 | Joey Logano | 2 |
| 5 | Brad Keselowski | 31 | T2 | Kyle Larson | 2 |
| T6 | Casey Mears | 28 | T6 | Kyle Busch | 1 |
| T6 | Michael McDowell | 28 | T6 | Ryan Blaney | 1 |
| 8 | A.J. Allmendinger | 27 | T6 | Ryan Preece | 1 |
| 9 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 24 | T6 | Tyler Reddick | 1 |
| 10 | Austin DIllon | 22 | |||
– No matter what happens this weekend Denny Hamlin will have the most Richmond Poles among active drivers after the race on Saturday.
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 6 | 15.38 | T4 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 6.45 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 5 | 13.51 | T4 | Joey Logano | 2 | 6.25 |
| 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 3 | 8.11 | T8 | Alex Bowman | 1 | 5.56 |
| T4 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 9.52 | T8 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 5.56 |
| T4 | Austin Dillon | 2 | 9.09 |
If Austin Dillon can manage to get his 3rd straight Richmond win this weekend then he would tie Jimmie Johnson on the active Richmond Wins list above. Photo by Samuel Corum — Getty Images
| Most Active Richmond Top 3’s | Best Active Richmond Top 3% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 16 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 43.24 | 16 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 15 | 2 | Kyle Busch | 38.46 | 15 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 9 | 3 | Joey Logano | 28.13 | 9 |
| 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 7 | 4 | Josh Berry | 25.00 | 1 |
| 5 | Kyle Larson | 4 | 5 | Christopher Bell | 20.00 | 2 |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 6 | Kyle Larson | 19.05 | 4 |
| T7 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 7 | Jimmie Johnson | 18.92 | 7 |
| T7 | Alex Bowman | 2 | T8 | Alex Bowman | 11.11 | 2 |
| T7 | Chris Buescher | 2 | T8 | Chris Buescher | 11.11 | 2 |
| T7 | Austin Dillon | 2 | 10 | Tyler Reddick | 10.00 | 1 |
– There are only 2 drivers racing this weekend that have 5+ Top 3 finishes here at Richmond.
| Most Active Richmond Top 5’s | Best Active Richmond Top 5% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 20 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 54.05 | 20 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 19 | 2 | Kyle Busch | 48.72 | 19 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 15 | 3 | Joey Logano | 46.88 | 15 |
| 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 7 | 4 | Christopher Bell | 40.00 | 4 |
| T5 | Chase Elliott | 6 | 5 | Chase Elliott | 33.33 | 6 |
| T5 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | 6 | Josh Berry | 25.00 | 1 |
| 7 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 7 | Kyle Larson | 23.81 | 5 |
| 8 | Christopher Bell | 4 | 8 | Brad Keselowski | 19.35 | 6 |
| 9 | Austin Dillon | 3 | 9 | Jimmie Johnson | 18.92 | 7 |
| T10 | Ross Chastain | 2 | ||||
| T10 | Alex Bowman | 2 | 10 | Ross Chastain | 15.38 | 2 |
| T10 | Chris Buescher | 2 | ||||
– Denny Hamlin has been so great at Richmond in his career that he is the only active driver to finish over half their starts here in the Top 5.
| Most Active Richmond Top 10’s | Best Active Richmond Top 10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top 10% | Top 10’s |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 28 | 1 | Kyle Busch | 71.79 | 28 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 25 | 2 | Christopher Bell | 70.00 | 7 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 20 | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 67.57 | 25 |
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 16 | 4 | Joey Logano | 62.50 | 20 |
| T4 | Jimmie Johnson | 16 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 52.38 | 11 |
| 6 | Kyle Larson | 11 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 51.61 | 16 |
| T7 | Chase Elliott | 8 | 7 | Josh Berry | 50.00 | 2 |
| T7 | Austin Dillon | 8 | 8 | Chase Elliott | 44.44 | 8 |
| 9 | Christopher Bell | 7 | 9 | Jimmie Johnson | 43.24 | 16 |
| T10 | Daniel Suarez | 5 | 10 | Austin Dillon | 36.36 | 8 |
| T10 | Alex Bowman | 5 | ||||
– Don’t be surprised if there is a strong JGR presence in the Top 10 at the end of the race this weekend as the top 3 drivers in the Top 10% table above primarily drove for the JGR in their career.
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 6 | 18.75 | T6 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 3.85 |
| 2 | Joey Logano | 4 | 12.50 | T6 | Bubba Wallace | 1 | 3.57 |
| T3 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 9.38 | T6 | William Byron | 1 | 3.57 |
| T3 | Kyle Busch | 3 | 9.38 | T6 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 3.33 |
| 5 | Tyler Reddick | 2 | 10.00 | T6 | Daniel Suarez | 1 | 3.13 |
| T6 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 5.00 | T6 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 3.13 |
If it’s not enough that Denny Hamlin is on top of nearly every race finish table above he also has the most Stage Wins and best Stage Win% at Richmond among active drivers. Photo by Jonathan Bachman — Getty Images
| Most Active Richmond Stage T10’s | Best Active Richmond Stage T10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
| 1 | Joey Logano | 26 | 1 | Joey Logano | 81.25 | 26 |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | 22 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | 68.75 | 22 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 19 | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 59.38 | 19 |
| T4 | Chase Elliott | 16 | 4 | Christopher Bell | 55.00 | 11 |
| T4 | Kyle Larson | 16 | T5 | Chase Elliott | 53.33 | 16 |
| 6 | Kyle Busch | 14 | T5 | Kyle Larson | 53.33 | 16 |
| T7 | Christopher Bell | 11 | 7 | Josh Berry | 50.00 | 4 |
| T7 | Alex Bowman | 11 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 43.75 | 14 |
| T7 | William Byron | 11 | T9 | Alex Bowman | 39.29 | 11 |
| 10 | Austin Dillon | 9 | T9 | William Byron | 39.29 | 11 |
– Despite getting 0 Stage T10’s in last years Richmond race Joey Logano still holds the most Stage T10’s and best Stage T10% here among active drivers.
| Most Active Richmond Starts without Win | Most Active Richmond Starts without Pole | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| T1 | Casey Mears | 28 | T1 | Casey Mears | 28 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 28 | T1 | Michael McDowell | 28 |
| 3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 27 | 3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 27 |
| 4 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 24 | 4 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 24 |
| 5 | J.J. Yeley | 19 | 5 | Austin Dillon | 22 |
| T6 | Chase Elliott | 18 | 6 | J.J. Yeley | 19 |
| T6 | Ryan Blaney | 18 | T7 | Alex Bowman | 18 |
| T8 | Daniel Suarez | 16 | T7 | Chase Elliott | 18 |
| T8 | Erik Jones | 16 | T7 | Chris Buescher | 18 |
| T10 | Bubba Wallace | 14 | T10 | Daniel Suarez | 16 |
| T10 | Ty Dillon | 14 | T10 | Erik Jones | 16 |
| T10 | William Byron | 14 | |||
– If Michael McDowell cannot find a way to get a Pole or Top 5 finish this weekend then he would break his tie with Casey Mears atop both tables above and both tables below.
| Most Active Richmond Starts without Top 3 | Most Active Richmond Starts without Top 5 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| T1 | Casey Mears | 28 | T1 | Casey Mears | 28 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 28 | T1 | Michael McDowell | 28 |
| 3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 27 | 3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 27 |
| 4 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 24 | 4 | J.J. Yeley | 19 |
| 5 | J.J. Yeley | 19 | T5 | Daniel Suarez | 16 |
| T5 | Erik Jones | 16 | |||
| Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Ty Dillon | 14 |
| 2 | Chase Briscoe | 9 |
| T3 | Cole Custer | 7 |
| T3 | Todd Gilliland | 7 |
| T5 | B.J. McLeod | 6 |
| T5 | Noah Gragson | 6 |
– Ty Dillon is the only active driver with 10+ Richmond starts (25 drivers) to not get a Top 10 finish.
| Most Active Richmond Stages without Stage Win | Most Active Richmond Stages without Stage T10 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Stages |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 32 | 1 | A.J. Allmendinger | 16 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 32 | 2 | J.J. Yeley | 14 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 32 | T3 | B.J. McLeod | 12 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 32 | T3 | Noah Gragson | 12 |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 32 | 5 | Cody Ware | 10 |
| 6 | Chase Elliott | 30 | T6 | Joey Gase | 8 |
| T7 | Alex Bowman | 28 | T6 | John Hunter Nemechek | 8 |
| T7 | Ty Dillon | 28 | T8 | Anthony Alfredo | 6 |
| 9 | Ryan Preece | 20 | T8 | Timmy Hill | 6 |
| 10 | Chase Briscoe | 18 | T8 | Zane Smith | 6 |
There are 24 drivers that have 16+ Stages under their belt here at Richmond (not including stage 3’s), and of those 24 only A.J. Allmendinger has yet to get a Stage T10 here. Photo by Sean Gardner — Getty Images
| Driver | Streak | Category | Driver | Streak | Category |
| Austin Dillon | 2 | Wins | Austin Dillon | 4 | Stage T10’s |
| Denny Hamlin | 4 | Top 10’s | Daniel Suarez | 3 | Stage T10’s |
| Kyle Larson | 3 | Top 10’s | Austin Cindric | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Daniel Suarez | 2 | Top 10’s | Ryan Blaney | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Bubba Wallace | 8 | Stage T10’s |
– Austin Dillon is on a two race win streak here at Richmond, and what’s more? He is the only driver on the list above with a streak more than just Top 10’s or Stage T10’s.
Next Gen Stats
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 2024-07 | 56.02 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4th | 6 | 2022-07 | 30.50 | William Byron | 3rd |
| 2 | 2022-24 | 55.50 | Joey Logano | 6th | 7 | 2024-23 | 30.39 | Denny Hamlin | 2nd |
| 3 | 2024-07 | 35.38 | Kyle Larson | 3rd | 8 | 2024-23 | 29.90 | Christopher Bell | 6th |
| 4 | 2022-07 | 32.00 | Ryan Blaney | 7th | 9 | 2023-07 | 29.25 | William Byron | 24th |
| 5 | 2025-25 | 30.75 | Bubba Wallace | 28th | 10 | 2025-25 | 26.75 | Austin Dillon | 1st |
In the Spring 2024 race at Richmond Martin Truex Jr. became the leader in best Laps Led% and best Driver Rating in a Next Gen race here. Photo by Alex Slitz — Getty Images
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2024-07 | Martin Truex Jr. | 136.9 | 4th | 6 | 2024-07 | Kyle Larson | 123.3 | 3rd |
| 2 | 2025-25 | Austin Dillon | 132.9 | 1st | 7 | 2022-07 | Martin Truex Jr. | 123.2 | 4th |
| 3 | 2024-23 | Denny Hamlin | 132.1 | 2nd | 8 | 2024-23 | Christopher Bell | 122.7 | 6th |
| 4 | 2022-24 | Joey Logano | 131.4 | 6th | 9 | 2023-22 | Chris Buescher | 121.6 | 1st |
| 5 | 2023-07 | Kyle Larson | 130.3 | 1st | 10 | 2022-24 | Denny Hamlin | 121.5 | 4th |
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. |
| T1 | 2022-24 | Denny Hamlin | 100 | 4th | 6 | 2024-07 | Joey Logano | 99.51 | 2nd |
| T1 | 2023-07 | Kyle Larson | 100 | 1st | 7 | 2022-07 | Ryan Blaney | 99.50 | 7th |
| T1 | 2023-22 | Denny Hamlin | 100 | 2nd | T8 | 2024-23 | Christopher Bell | 99.26 | 6th |
| T1 | 2024-23 | Denny Hamlin | 100 | 2nd | T8 | 2024-23 | Joey Logano | 99.26 | 19th |
| 5 | 2023-07 | Alex Bowman | 99.75 | 8th | 10 | 2022-24 | Joey Logano | 99.25 | 6th |
– If you’re looking to see where Denny Hamlin is running this weekend look in the Top 15 as he’s ran every lap in the Top 15 3 times in the Next Gen car. Only one other driver has even done it at all.
| Best Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-38) |
Worst Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-38) |
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| Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin | Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin |
| 1 | 38th | 4.00 | 1 | 34th | 33.14 |
| 2 | 13th | 6.86 | 2 | 35th | 32.57 |
| 3 | 10th | 9.29 | 3 | 37th | 30.25 |
| 4 | 11th | 9.71 | 4 | 31st | 29.71 |
| 5 | 4th | 10.57 | 5 | 36th | 29.00 |
| 6 | 1st | 12.14 | 6 | 33rd | 26.14 |
| 7 | 3rd | 12.86 | 7 | 26th | 24.00 |
| 8 | 6th | 13.00 | 8 | 25th | 23.71 |
| 9 | 21st | 14.29 | 9 | 27th | 23.00 |
| T10 | 9th | 14.71 | T10 | 22nd | 22.86 |
| T10 | 15th | 14.71 | T10 | 28th | 22.86 |
– Last year was the first Next Gen Richmond race to feature 38 drivers, and in that race Joey Logano (who started 38th) finished 4th to give 38th the best Avg. Finish in the table above.
| Best Next Gen Richmond Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Next Gen Richmond Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 110.73 | 7 | 1 | Kevin Harvick | 93.19 | 4 |
| 2 | Kevin Harvick | 106.63 | 4 | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 89.66 | 7 |
| 3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 103.22 | 6 | 3 | Joey Logano | 87.92 | 7 |
| 4 | Joey Logano | 101.49 | 7 | 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 83.93 | 6 |
| 5 | Christopher Bell | 96.74 | 7 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 80.78 | 7 |
| 6 | Kyle Larson | 96.60 | 7 | 6 | William Byron | 77.76 | 7 |
| 7 | William Byron | 92.66 | 7 | 7 | Chase Elliott | 77.43 | 6 |
| 8 | Josh Berry | 89.70 | 4 | 8 | Brad Keselowski | 72.82 | 7 |
| 9 | Ryan Blaney | 87.81 | 7 | 9 | Christopher Bell | 70.62 | 7 |
| 10 | Bubba Wallace | 87.27 | 7 | 10 | Josh Berry | 69.60 | 4 |
– Out of the 1,600 Richmond race laps that Kevin Harvick ran in the Next Gen he was in the Top 15 for 1,491 of them, showing just how good he was in the Next Gen here.
| Best Next Gen Richmond Avg. Finish | Best Next Gen Richmond Laps Led% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Kevin Harvick | 4.50 | 4 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 15.82 | 6 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 5.71 | 7 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 9.73 | 7 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 7.86 | 7 | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 9.20 | 7 |
| 4 | Joey Logano | 8.43 | 7 | 4 | William Byron | 8.49 | 7 |
| 5 | Josh Berry | 8.75 | 4 | 5 | Joey Logano | 7.99 | 7 |
| 6 | Christopher Bell | 9.29 | 7 | 6 | Christopher Bell | 7.82 | 7 |
| 7 | Brad Keselowski | 11.00 | 7 | 7 | Bubba Wallace | 7.32 | 7 |
| 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 11.67 | 6 | 8 | Ryan Blaney | 6.04 | 7 |
| 9 | Kyle Busch | 11.86 | 7 | 9 | Austin Dillon | 5.04 | 7 |
| 10 | Austin Dillon | 12.29 | 7 | 10 | Tyler Reddick | 4.62 | 7 |
– Winning at Richmond in the Next Gen is usually no fluke as 3 of the 5 drivers in the Win table below are in the Avg. Finish and Laps Led% tables above as well.
| Next Gen Richmond Win List | Next Gen Richmond Pole List | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 2 | 28.57 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 2 |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 28.57 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 1 |
| T3 | Kevin Harvick | 1 | 25.00 | T2 | Ryan Blaney | 1 |
| T3 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 14.29 | T2 | Ryan Preece | 1 |
| T3 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 14.29 | T2 | Tyler Reddick | 1 |
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Top 3% |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | 57.14 |
| T2 | Kevin Harvick | 2 | 50.00 |
| T2 | Austin Dillon | 2 | 28.57 |
| T2 | Chris Buescher | 2 | 28.57 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 28.57 |
| T6 | Josh Berry | 1 | 25.00 |
| T6 | 8 drivers tied with same % | 1 | 14.29 |
Denny Hamlin has been the king of Richmond in the Next Gen as he has the most Wins, Top 3’s, Top 5’s, and Top 10’s. Photo by Jonathan Bachman — Getty Images
| Most Next Gen Richmond Top 5’s | Most Next Gen Richmond Top 10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Top 5% | Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Top 10% |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 5 | 71.43 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 6 | 85.71 |
| T2 | Kevin Harvick | 3 | 75.00 | T2 | Christopher Bell | 5 | 71.43 |
| T2 | Joey Logano | 3 | 42.86 | T2 | Joey Logano | 5 | 71.43 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 42.86 | T2 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 71.43 |
| T5 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 33.33 | T5 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | 100 |
| T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 33.33 | T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4 | 66.67 |
| T5 | Austin Dillon | 2 | 28.57 | T5 | Austin Dillon | 4 | 57.14 |
| T5 | Chris Buescher | 2 | 28.57 | T5 | Brad Keselowski | 4 | 57.14 |
| T9 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 50.00 | ||||
| T5 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 28.57 | T9 | Alex Bowman | 3 | 42.86 |
| T9 | Chris Buescher | 3 | 42.86 | ||||
| T5 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 28.57 | T9 | Kyle Busch | 3 | 42.86 |
| T9 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | 42.86 | ||||
| Most Next Gen Richmond Stage Wins | Most Next Gen Richmond Stage T10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Stage T10% |
| T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 16.67 | 1 | Joey Logano | 10 | 71.43 |
| T1 | Tyler Reddick | 2 | 14.29 | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 9 | 64.29 |
| T3 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 7.14 | T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 8 | 66.67 |
| T3 | Bubba Wallace | 1 | 7.14 | T3 | Brad Keselowski | 8 | 57.14 |
| T3 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 7.14 | T3 | Bubba Wallace | 8 | 57.14 |
| T3 | Daniel Suarez | 1 | 7.14 | T3 | Christopher Bell | 8 | 57.14 |
| T3 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 7.14 | T3 | Kyle Larson | 8 | 57.14 |
| T3 | Joey Logano | 1 | 7.14 | T8 | Chase Elliott | 7 | 58.33 |
| T3 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 7.14 | T8 | Tyler Reddick | 7 | 50.00 |
| T3 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 7.14 | ||||
| T3 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 7.14 | T8 | William Byron | 7 | 50.00 |
| T3 | William Byron | 1 | 7.14 | ||||
– Last year Tyler Reddick became just the 2nd driver to get multiple Next Gen Stage Wins, but Martin Truex Jr. still has the best Stage Win%.