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: Richmond.
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2026 Cup Series season.
First Winner: Lee Petty 04/19/1953
Most Recent Winner: Austin Dillon 08/16/2025
| Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver | Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver |
| 1 | 2018-09 | 32 | Kyle Busch | T6 | 1969-43 | 25 | Bobby Allison |
| 2 | 2008-10 | 31 | Clint Bowyer | T6 | 2002-26 | 25 | Matt Kenseth |
| 3 | 1971-06 | 30 | Richard Petty | T8 | 1995-03 | 24 | Terry Labonte |
| T4 | 2013-26 | 26 | Carl Edwards | T8 | 2021-09 | 24 | Alex Bowman |
| T4 | 2023-22 | 26 | Chris Buescher | 10 | 1997-24 | 23 | Dale Jarrett |
– 4 of the 5 worst starting positions by a race winner at Richmond have come since 2008 (34 races).
| Rank | Race | Finish | Driver | Rank | Race | Finish | Driver |
| 1 | 2017-26 | 38 | Matt Kenseth | 6 | 1999-11 | 31 | Jeff Gordon |
| 2 | 1998-13 | 37 | Jeff Gordon | T7 | 1997-24 | 30 | Bill Elliott |
| T3 | 1995-03 | 36 | Jeff Gordon | T7 | 2002-11 | 30 | Ward Burton |
| T3 | 2001-26 | 36 | Jeff Gordon | T9 | 1976-23 | 29 | Benny Parsons |
| 5 | 2025-25 | 35 | Ryan Preece | T9 | 2011-09 | 29 | Juan Pablo Montoya |
– Jeff Gordon is the king of winning the Pole and finishing bad at Richmond as he holds 4 of the 6 worst finishing positions by a Pole winner here in the table above.
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| 1956-12 | Buck Baker | 1975-03 | Richard Petty |
| 1958-46 | Speedy Thompson | 1978-23 | Darrell Waltrip |
| 1959-38 | Cotton Owens | 1980-03 | Darrell Waltrip |
| 1961-17 | Richard Petty | 1982-23 | Bobby Allison |
| 1965-07 | Junior Johnson | 1984-23 | Darrell Waltrip |
| 1966-44 | David Pearson | 1988-22 | Davey Allison |
| 1967-16 | Richard Petty | 1992-03 | Bill Elliott |
| 1968-41 | Richard Petty | 2005-11 | Kasey Kahne |
| 1969-14 | David Pearson | 2007-26 | Jimmie Johnson |
| 1970-40 | Richard Petty | 2010-10 | Kyle Busch |
| 1974-03 | Bobby Allison | 2014-26 | Brad Keselowski |
| 1974-24 | Richard Petty | 2016-26 | Denny Hamlin |

Funny little coincidence, Denny Hamlin won the pole and race in the last Richmond race without stages (2016). Since then no driver has won the pole and race at Richmond in the last 16 races. Photo by Sean Gardner — Getty Images
| Race | Driver | Race Finish |
| 2018-09 | Joey Logano | 4th |
| 2018-28 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3rd |
| 2021-09 | Denny Hamlin | 2nd |
| 2021-28 | Denny Hamlin | 2nd |
| Drivers to win both Stages and Race | Drivers to win Pole, both Stages & Race | ||
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| – | – | – | – |
– The only time a driver has swept both stages in a race at Richmond has been when it happens in both the Spring and Fall race of that year. So, without a Spring Richmond race this year it probably will not happen.
| Best Laps Led% by Winner | Worst Laps Led% by Winner | ||||||
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver |
| 1 | 1956-12 | 99.00 | Buck Baker | 1 | 2013-09 | 0.74 | Kevin Harvick |
| 2 | 1970-40 | 97.60 | Richard Petty | 2 | 1986-02 | 1.00 | Kyle Petty |
| 3 | 2014-26 | 95.75 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 2022-07 | 1.25 | Denny Hamlin |
| 4 | 1979-24 | 92.25 | Bobby Allison | 4 | 1982-02 | 2.00 | Dave Marcis |
| 5 | 1961-17 | 91.00 | Richard Petty | 5 | 2021-09 | 2.50 | Alex Bowman |
| 6 | 1975-03 | 88.80 | Richard Petty | 6 | 2008-10 | 3.17 | Clint Bowyer |
| 7 | 2015-26 | 88.00 | Matt Kenseth | 7 | 2000-25 | 3.75 | Jeff Gordon |
| 8 | 1992-03 | 87.00 | Bill Elliott | 8 | 1990-02 | 4.00 | Mark Martin |
| 9 | 1960-43 | 86.50 | Speedy Thompson | 9 | 2024-07 | 4.18 | Denny Hamlin |
| 10 | 1966-19 | 86.40 | David Pearson | 10 | 1962-10 | 4.44 | Rex White |
– There are 4 races in Cup history at Richmond where the laps led are not known and thus could or could not be part of the tables above and below, 1953-06, 1959-23, 1959-38, and 1962-47.
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 1956-12 | 99.00 | Buck Baker | 1st | 6 | 1961-17 | 91.00 | Richard Petty | 1st |
| 2 | 1970-40 | 97.60 | Richard Petty | 1st | 7 | 1975-03 | 88.80 | Richard Petty | 1st |
| 3 | 2014-26 | 95.75 | Brad Keselowski | 1st | 8 | 2015-26 | 88.00 | Matt Kenseth | 1st |
| 4 | 2008-10 | 92.93 | Denny Hamlin | 24th | T9 | 1984-02 | 87.00 | Darrell Waltrip | 2nd |
| 5 | 1979-24 | 92.25 | Bobby Allison | 1st | T9 | 1992-03 | 87.00 | Bill Elliott | 1st |
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2009-26 | Denny Hamlin | 150.0 | 1st | 6 | 2005-26 | Kurt Busch | 144.2 | 1st |
| 2 | 2014-26 | Brad Keselowski | 149.8 | 1st | 7 | 2011-09 | Kyle Busch | 143.1 | 1st |
| 3 | 2015-26 | Matt Kenseth | 149.7 | 1st | 8 | 2011-26 | Kevin Harvick | 142.8 | 1st |
| 4 | 2015-09 | Kurt Busch | 148.1 | 1st | 9 | 2006-10 | Kevin Harvick | 142.4 | 3rd |
| 5 | 2005-11 | Kasey Kahne | 147.9 | 1st | 10 | 2016-09 | Carl Edwards | 142.2 | 1st |

In the Fall 2009 race Denny Hamlin became the first driver to post a perfect Driver Rating at Richmond, he is still the only to do so in the 40 races run since Driver Rating was first calculated in 2005. Photo by Jerry Markland — Getty Images for NASCAR
| Most Recent | Driver | Finish | Most Recent | Driver | Finish |
| 2019-28 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1st | 2020-28 | Joey Logano | 3rd |
| 2019-28 | Kyle Busch | 2nd | 2020-28 | Chase Elliott | 5th |
| 2019-28 | Denny Hamlin | 3rd | 2021-09 | Denny Hamlin | 2nd |
| 2019-28 | Brad Keselowski | 4th | 2021-28 | Ryan Blaney | 10th |
| 2019-28 | Kyle Larson | 6th | 2022-24 | Denny Hamlin | 4th |
| 2019-28 | Kevin Harvick | 7th | 2023-07 | Kyle Larson | 1st |
| 2019-28 | Clint Bowyer | 8th | 2023-22 | Denny Hamlin | 2nd |
| 2019-28 | Chase Elliott | 13th | 2024-23 | Denny Hamlin | 2nd |
| 2020-28 | Brad Keselowski | 1st |
– Denny Hamlin may not want to run every lap in the Top 15 this weekend as the last 5 times he’s done so he has not won.
| 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 | 2008-26 | 32 | T1 | 22
races tied (last was 1975) |
1 |
| 2 | 2017-09 | 28 | |||
| 3 | 2009-26 | 27 | |||
| T4 | 2009-10 | 26 | |||
| T4 | 2013-09 | 26 | |||
| T4 | 2016-09 | 26 | |||
| 7 | 2007-26 | 25 | |||
| T8 | 2014-09 | 24 | |||
| T8 | 2016-26 | 24 | |||
| T8 | 2023-07 | 24 | |||
– Surprisingly only twice since the introduction of stages has there been 24+ cars on the lead lap at the end of a Richmond race.
| 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 | 1st | 10.23 | 1 | 40th | 30.26 |
| 2 | 2nd | 10.68 | 2 | 39th | 29.64 |
| 3 | 3rd | 10.85 | 3 | 35th | 29.26 |
| 4 | 7th | 11.56 | 4 | 38th | 28.62 |
| 5 | 4th | 11.72 | 5 | 36th | 28.24 |
| 6 | 5th | 12.74 | 6 | 34th | 28.04 |
| 7 | 10th | 13.49 | 7 | 37th | 26.73 |
| 8 | 6th | 13.75 | 8 | 33rd | 26.62 |
| 9 | 8th | 13.87 | 9 | 32nd | 25.96 |
| 10 | 9th | 14.51 | 10 | 31st | 25.47 |
– Looking at the tables above starting position will be crucial this weekend.
| 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 | Denny Hamlin | 109.23 | 37 | 1 | Kevin Harvick | 93.17 | 37 |
| 2 | Kevin Harvick | 109.01 | 37 | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 85.87 | 37 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 104.78 | 39 | 3 | Kyle Busch | 82.61 | 39 |
| 4 | Jeff Gordon | 98.52 | 23 | 4 | Brad Keselowski | 78.31 | 31 |
| 5 | Brad Keselowski | 96.98 | 31 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 74.58 | 21 |
| 6 | Christopher Bell | 96.82 | 10 | 6 | Christopher Bell | 73.52 | 10 |
| 7 | Joey Logano | 95.80 | 32 | 7 | Clint Bowyer | 73.36 | 29 |
| 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 95.79 | 37 | 8 | Chase Elliott | 71.46 | 18 |
| 9 | Clint Bowyer | 93.67 | 29 | 9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 69.92 | 37 |
| 10 | Mark Martin | 91.28 | 18 | 10 | Josh Berry | 69.60 | 4 |
– Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, and Kyle Busch have been the masters of Richmond since 2005 as they are the only drivers with a 100+ Driver Rating and 80+% in the Top 15 tables above.
| Best Avg. Fin. All-time (5+ Richmond starts) |
Best Laps Led% All-time (5+ Richmond starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Lee Petty | 4.86 | 7 | 1 | Speedy Thompson | 39.13 | 5 |
| 2 | Rex White | 6.30 | 10 | 2 | David Pearson | 27.99 | 13 |
| 3 | Speedy Thompson | 6.40 | 5 | 3 | Junior Johnson | 21.92 | 14 |
| 4 | Ned Jarrett | 6.77 | 13 | 4 | Richard Petty | 21.75 | 63 |
| 5 | Bobby Allison | 7.61 | 38 | 5 | Joe Weatherly | 20.89 | 9 |
| 6 | David Pearson | 7.62 | 13 | 6 | Bobby Allison | 19.32 | 38 |
| 7 | Kyle Busch | 7.77 | 39 | 7 | Fireball Roberts | 19.16 | 5 |
| 8 | Denny Hamlin | 8.19 | 37 | 8 | Ned Jarrett | 17.20 | 13 |
| 9 | Dale Earnhardt | 8.25 | 44 | 9 | Rusty Wallace | 17.19 | 44 |
| 10 | Bobby Isaac | 8.30 | 10 | 10 | Denny Hamlin | 15.95 | 37 |

Speedy Thompson was really good at Richmond as he led a ton of laps and has the 3rd best Avg. Finish of any driver with 5+ Richmond starts. Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images
| Most Richmond Starts All-time |
Best Laps Completed% (5+ Richmond starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Lap Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 63 | 1 | Kyle Busch | 99.99 | 39 |
| 2 | Mark Martin | 56 | 2 | Christopher Bell | 99.93 | 10 |
| T3 | Ricky Rudd | 55 | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 99.92 | 37 |
| T3 | Terry Labonte | 55 | 4 | Aric Almirola | 99.87 | 23 |
| 5 | Kyle Petty | 54 | T5 | William Byron | 99.80 | 14 |
| 6 | Dave Marcis | 53 | T5 | Austin Dillon | 99.80 | 22 |
| 7 | Darrell Waltrip | 51 | 7 | Chase Briscoe | 99.78 | 9 |
| 8 | Ken Schrader | 48 | 8 | Daniel Suarez | 99.77 | 16 |
| 9 | Jeff Gordon | 47 | 9 | Trevor Bayne | 99.75 | 7 |
| 10 | Bill Elliott | 46 | 10 | Todd Gilliland | 99.72 | 7 |

Kyle Busch was very good at Richmond as he completed 15,642 of a possible 15,644 Richmond laps in his Cup career. Photo by Jared C. Tilton — Getty Images
| Most Richmond Wins All-time |
Best Win% All-time (5+ Richmond starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Wins | Rank | Driver | Win% | Wins |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 13 | 1 | David Pearson | 46.15 | 6 |
| 2 | Bobby Allison | 7 | 2 | Speedy Thompson | 40.00 | 2 |
| T3 | David Pearson | 6 | 3 | Joe Weatherly | 33.33 | 3 |
| T3 | Kyle Busch | 6 | 4 | Lee Petty | 28.57 | 2 |
| T3 | Rusty Wallace | 6 | 5 | Cotton Owens | 22.22 | 2 |
| T3 | Darrell Waltrip | 6 | 6 | Richard Petty | 20.63 | 13 |
| T7 | Denny Hamlin | 5 | 7 | Tom Pistone | 20.00 | 1 |
| T7 | Dale Earnhardt | 5 | 8 | Bobby Allison | 18.42 | 7 |
| 9 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | T9 | Kyle Busch | 15.38 | 6 |
| T10 | 7 drivers tied | 3 | T9 | Davey Allison | 15.38 | 2 |
– The fact that David Pearson is tied for 3rd on the All-time Wins list at Richmond and also has the best Win% here tells just how good he was here.
| Rank | Driver | Poles | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Bobby Allison | 8 | T8 | Buck Baker | 3 |
| T1 | Richard Petty | 8 | T8 | Benny Parsons | 3 |
| 3 | Darrell Waltrip | 7 | T8 | Matt Kenseth | 3 |
| 4 | Jeff Gordon | 6 | T8 | Rusty Wallace | 3 |
| 5 | Mark Martin | 5 | T8 | Kevin Harvick | 3 |
| T6 | Ned Jarrett | 4 | T8 | Bill Elliott | 3 |
| T6 | Denny Hamlin | 4 |
– With a Pole this weekend Denny Hamlin would become the 5th driver in Cup history to win the Pole at Richmond 5+ times.
| Most Richmond Top 3’s All-time |
Best Top 3% All-time (5+ Richmond starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 28 | 1 | Lee Petty | 71.43 | 5 |
| T2 | Bobby Allison | 18 | 2 | David Pearson | 61.54 | 8 |
| T2 | Dale Earnhardt | 18 | 3 | Speedy Thompson | 60.00 | 3 |
| 4 | Darrell Waltrip | 17 | 4 | Rex White | 50.00 | 5 |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 16 | 5 | Bobby Allison | 47.37 | 18 |
| T6 | Kyle Busch | 15 | 6 | Richard Petty | 44.44 | 28 |
| T6 | Jeff Gordon | 15 | 7 | Denny Hamlin | 43.24 | 16 |
| 8 | Rusty Wallace | 13 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt | 40.91 | 18 |
| 9 | Ricky Rudd | 11 | 9 | Tom Pistone | 40.00 | 2 |
| 10 | Kevin Harvick | 10 | T10 | Kyle Busch | 38.46 | 15 |
| T10 | Ned Jarrett | 38.46 | 5 | |||
– The Petty family was pretty great here at Richmond as Father Lee has the best Top 3% and Top 5% here all-time. Then, son Richard has the most Top 3’s and Top 5’s here by a wide margin.
| Most Richmond Top 5’s All-time |
Best Top 5% All-time (5+ Richmond starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 34 | 1 | Lee Petty | 71.43 | 5 |
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 25 | 2 | David Pearson | 69.23 | 9 |
| 3 | Bobby Allison | 23 | 3 | Ned Jarrett | 61.54 | 8 |
| T4 | Rusty Wallace | 22 | 4 | Bobby Allison | 60.53 | 23 |
| T4 | Darrell Waltrip | 22 | T5 | Bobby Isaac | 60.00 | 6 |
| T6 | Denny Hamlin | 20 | T5 | Rex White | 60.00 | 6 |
| T6 | Ricky Rudd | 20 | T5 | Charlie Glotzbach | 60.00 | 3 |
| 8 | Kyle Busch | 19 | T5 | Speedy Thompson | 60.00 | 3 |
| T9 | Kevin Harvick | 18 | 9 | Junior Johnson | 57.14 | 8 |
| T9 | Jeff Gordon | 18 | 10 | Dale Earnhardt | 56.82 | 25 |
| T9 | Mark Martin | 18 | ||||
| Most Richmond Top 10’s All-time |
Best Top 10% All-time (5+ Richmond starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top10% | Top10’s |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 41 | 1 | Rex White | 90.00 | 9 |
| T2 | Dale Earnhardt | 33 | 2 | Lee Petty | 85.71 | 6 |
| T2 | Darrell Waltrip | 33 | 3 | Joe Millikan | 83.33 | 5 |
| T4 | Kevin Harvick | 31 | 4 | Neil Bonnett | 80.95 | 17 |
| T4 | Mark Martin | 31 | 5 | Speedy Thompson | 80.00 | 4 |
| T6 | Rusty Wallace | 30 | 6 | Dale Earnhardt | 75.00 | 33 |
| T6 | Jeff Gordon | 30 | 7 | Bobby Allison | 73.68 | 28 |
| T8 | Bobby Allison | 28 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 71.79 | 28 |
| T8 | Kyle Busch | 28 | T9 | Bobby Isaac | 70.00 | 7 |
| T8 | Ricky Rudd | 28 | T9 | Christopher Bell | 70.00 | 7 |
| T8 | Terry Labonte | 28 | ||||
– It will be a while before a new name graces the most Top 10’s table above as the next driver below Terry Labonte has just 25 Top 10’s.
| Most Richmond 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 |
| T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 6 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 20.00 | 6 |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 6 | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 18.75 | 6 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 4 | T3 | Joey Logano | 12.50 | 4 |
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | T3 | Matt Kenseth | 12.50 | 1 |
| T4 | Kyle Busch | 3 | 5 | Tyler Reddick | 10.00 | 2 |
| 6 | Tyler Reddick | 2 | T6 | Brad Keselowski | 9.38 | 3 |
| T7 | 8 drivers tied | 1 | T6 | Kyle Busch | 9.38 | 3 |
| 8 | Christopher Bell | 5.00 | 1 | |||
| 9 | Ross Chastain | 3.85 | 1 | |||
| T10 | Bubba Wallace | 3.57 | 1 | |||
| T10 | William Byron | 3.57 | 1 | |||
– With a Stage Win this weekend Denny Hamlin would cement his place atop both Stage Win tables above.
| Most Richmond 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 | Joey Logano | 26 | 1 | Kevin Harvick | 88.46 | 23 |
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 25 | 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 83.33 | 25 |
| 3 | Kevin Harvick | 23 | 3 | Joey Logano | 81.25 | 26 |
| 4 | Brad Keselowski | 22 | 4 | Clint Bowyer | 71.43 | 10 |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 19 | 5 | Brad Keselowski | 68.75 | 22 |
| T6 | Chase Elliott | 16 | 6 | Matt Kenseth | 62.50 | 5 |
| T6 | Kyle Larson | 16 | 7 | Denny Hamlin | 59.38 | 19 |
| 8 | Kyle Busch | 14 | 8 | Christopher Bell | 55.00 | 11 |
| T9 | Christopher Bell | 11 | T9 | Chase Elliott | 53.33 | 16 |
| T9 | Alex Bowman | 11 | T9 | Kyle Larson | 53.33 | 16 |
| T9 | William Byron | 11 | ||||

Kevin Harvick was great in stages at Richmond as he only finished out of the Top 10 in 3 of his 26 stages here, leading to the best Stage T10% in the history of Richmond. Photo by Jared C. Tilton — Getty Images
| Most Richmond Starts without Win |
Longest Richmond Win Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Ken Schrader | 48 | 1 | Richard Petty | 7 | 1970-73 |
| 2 | Michael Waltrip | 45 | T2 | David Pearson | 3 | 1965-66 |
| 3 | Sterling Marlin | 44 | T2 | Bobby Allison | 3 | 1982-83 |
| 4 | Bobby Labonte | 41 | T4 | 12 drivers tied |
2 | 1963-2025 |
| 5 | J.D. McDuffie | 39 | ||||
| 6 | Geoff Bodine | 38 | ||||
| 7 | Buddy Arrington | 35 | ||||
| 8 | Morgan Shepherd | 34 | ||||
| T9 | Elmo Langley | 33 | ||||
| T9 | Jimmy Means | 33 | ||||
– Of the 5 straight Poles won by Bobby Allison below, the first 4 were the end of Richard Petty’s 7 straight Win streak above (the 5th was won by Allison himself).
| Most Richmond Starts without Pole |
Longest Richmond Pole Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Kyle Petty | 54 | 1 | Bobby Allison | 5 | 1972-74 |
| 2 | Michael Waltrip | 45 | 2 | Darrell Waltrip | 4 | 1983-85 |
| 3 | Sterling Marlin | 44 | 3 | Richard Petty | 3 | 1969-70 |
| T4 | Joe Nemechek | 42 | T4 | Ned Jarrett | 2 | 1960 |
| T4 | Kurt Busch | 42 | T4 | Rex White | 2 | 1962-63 |
| T6 | Dale Jarrett | 39 | T4 | Ned Jarrett | 2 | 1964 |
| T6 | J.D. McDuffie | 39 | T4 | Richard Petty | 2 | 1974-75 |
| T8 | Buddy Arrington | 35 | T4 | Alan Kulwicki | 2 | 1987 |
| T8 | Tony Stewart | 35 | T4 | Ted Musgrave | 2 | 1994 |
| T4 | Joey Logano | 2 | 2015 | |||
| 10 | James Hylton | 34 | T4 | Matt Kenseth | 2 | 2017 |
| T4 | Kevin Harvick | 2 | 2018-19 | |||
| Most Richmond Starts without Top 3 |
Longest Richmond Top 3 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Ken Schrader | 48 | 1 | Richard Petty | 11 | 1970-75 |
| 2 | Michael Waltrip | 45 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 6 | 1988-91 |
| 3 | Sterling Marlin | 44 | T3 | Bobby Allison | 5 | 1978-80 |
| 4 | J.D. McDuffie | 39 | T3 | Darrell Waltrip | 5 | 1983-85 |
| 5 | Buddy Arrington | 35 | T5 | Darrell Waltrip | 4 | 1978-80 |
| 6 | Jimmy Means | 33 | T5 | Dale Earnhardt | 4 | 1986-87 |
| 7 | Jamie McMurray | 32 | T5 | Rusty Wallace | 4 | 1992-94 |
| T8 | Brett Bodine | 31 | T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4 | 2018-20 |
| T8 | Jimmy Spencer | 31 | T9 | 16 drivers tied |
3 | 1966-2024 |
| T10 | Casey Mears | 28 | ||||
| T10 | Cecil Gordon | 28 | ||||
| T10 | Michael McDowell | 28 | ||||
– During Richard Petty’s record 11 straight Top 3’s at Richmond, 9 of them were wins.
| Most Richmond Starts without Top 5 |
Longest Richmond Top 5 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Michael Waltrip | 45 | 1 | Richard Petty | 11 | 1970-75 |
| 2 | Jimmy Means | 33 | 2 | Cale Yarborough | 8 | 1976-79 |
| 3 | Jimmy Spencer | 31 | T3 | Dale Earnhardt | 7 | 1984-87 |
| T4 | Casey Mears | 28 | T3 | Rusty Wallace | 7 | 1992-95 |
| T4 | Michael McDowell | 28 | T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 7 | 2018-22 |
| T6 | A.J. Allmendinger | 27 | T6 | Darrell Waltrip | 6 | 1983-86 |
| T6 | Derrike Cope | 27 | T6 | Dale Earnhardt | 6 | 1988-91 |
| T8 | Elliott Sadler | 24 | T6 | Dale Jarrett | 6 | 1995-98 |
| T8 | Kenny Wallace | 24 | T9 | 8 drivers tied | 5 | 1962-2011 |
| T8 | Lake Speed | 24 | ||||
| T8 | Rick Mast | 24 | ||||
– Rusty Wallace was able to compile a 7 race Top 5 streak and 14 race Top 10 streak here at Richmond. Meanwhile, his brother Kenny couldn’t manage a single Top 10 in 24 starts.
| Most Richmond Starts without Top 10 |
Longest Richmond Top 10 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Kenny Wallace | 24 | 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 15 | 1984-91 |
| 2 | Reed Sorenson | 23 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | 14 | 1992-99 |
| 3 | Landon Cassill | 21 | T3 | Richard Petty | 11 | 1970-75 |
| 4 | David Gilliland | 19 | T3 | Darrell Waltrip | 11 | 1976-81 |
| T5 | Chad Little | 16 | T5 | James Hylton | 10 | 1969-74 |
| T5 | David Stremme | 16 | T5 | Bobby Allison | 10 | 1976-80 |
| T5 | Travis Kvapil | 16 | T5 | Kyle Busch | 10 | 2017-22 |
| T8 | Corey LaJoie | 14 | 8 | Joey Logano | 9 | 2014-18 |
| T8 | Greg Sacks | 14 | T9 | 7 drivers tied | 8 | 1963-2022 |
| T8 | Ty Dillon | 14 | ||||
| Most Richmond Stages without Stage Win |
Longest Richmond Stage Win Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 32 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | 2021.09 s1- 2021.28 s2 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 32 | T2 | Joey Logano | 2 | 2018.09 s1&2 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 32 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 2018.28 s1&2 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 32 | T4 | 24 drivers tied |
1 | — |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 32 | ||||
| 6 | Chase Elliott | 30 | ||||
| T7 | Alex Bowman | 28 | ||||
| T7 | Corey LaJoie | 28 | ||||
| T7 | Ty Dillon | 28 | ||||
| T10 | Aric Almirola | 26 | ||||
| T10 | Kevin Harvick | 26 | ||||
– In 2019 Denny Hamlin was king of the stages at Richmond as he swept all 4 stages, but it was his teammate Martin Truex Jr. who won both races.
| Most Richmond Stages without Stage T10 |
Longest Richmond Stage T10 Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| 1 | Corey LaJoie | 28 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | 2017.26 s1- 2022.24 s1 |
| 2 | Justin Haley | 18 | 2 | Kevin Harvick | 16 | 2018.09 s1- 2022.07 s2 |
| T3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 16 | 3 | Joey Logano | 11 | 2020.28 s1- 2023.07 s1 |
| T3 | Landon Cassill | 16 | T4 | Joey Logano | 10 | 2017.09 s1- 2019.09 s2 |
| 5 | J.J. Yeley | 14 | T4 | Brad Keselowski | 10 | 2018.09 s2- 2021.09 s1 |
| T6 | B.J. McLeod | 12 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | 8 | 2023.22 s1- 2025.25 s2 |
| T6 | David Ragan | 12 | T7 | Kurt Busch | 5 | 2017.26 s1- 2018.28 s1 |
| T6 | Harrison Burton | 12 | T7 | Clint Bowyer | 5 | 2019.09 s1- 2020.28 s1 |
| T6 | Noah Gragson | 12 | T7 | Ross Chastain | 5 | 2021.18 s1- 2022.24 s1 |
| T10 | Cody Ware | 10 | T7 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 2022.07 s2- 2023.07 s2 |
| T10 | Daniel Hemric | 10 | ||||
| T10 | Quin Houff | 10 | T7 | Joey Logano | 5 | 2023.22 s2- 2024.23 s2 |
| T10 | Reed Sorenson | 10 | ||||

Bubba Wallace is on quite the hot streak at Richmond when it comes to stages as he’s gotten 2 Stage T10’s in every race over the last 4 Richmond races. Photo by Sean Gardner — Getty Images