Last week at Daytona we set the first Chase field since 2013, but it ended up being the old same win and in situation as Ryan Preece was ahead at the yellow flag to claim his first win and a Chase spot. Now, we start The Chase at a track that is Too Tough to Tame, Darlington. Down below you will find different statistics for active drivers and Next Gen races of the NASCAR Cup series here at Darlington 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: Darlington.
| Finish | Start | Driver | Laps | Led | S1 Fin | S2 Fin | Driver Rating |
| 1 | 1 | Tyler Reddick | 293 | 77 | 2nd | 5th | 133.2 |
| 2 | 5 | Brad Keselowski | 293 | 142 | 1st | 1st | 135.3 |
| 3 | 7 | Ryan Blaney | 293 | 0 | 3rd | 12th | 108.5 |
| 4 | 16 | Carson Hocevar | 293 | 2 | 23rd | 16th | 83.8 |
| 5 | 12 | Austin Cindric | 293 | 0 | 8th | 8th | 101.3 |
| 6 | 28 | Ty Gibbs | 293 | 1 | 16th | 9th | 89.2 |
| 7 | 11 | Daniel Suarez | 293 | 0 | 9th | 10th | 97.1 |
| 8 | 13 | William Byron | 293 | 0 | 10th | 7th | 95.4 |
| 9 | 6 | Chris Buescher | 293 | 41 | 6th | 2nd | 114.4 |
| 10 | 24 | Erik Jones | 293 | 0 | 15th | 17th | 77.8 |
| 11 | 9 | Denny Hamlin | 293 | 0 | 12th | 11th | 84.3 |
| 12 | 23 | Chase Briscoe | 293 | 4 | 14th | 4th | 95.8 |
| 13 | 17 | Ryan Preece | 293 | 0 | 11th | 6th | 86.2 |
| 14 | 33 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 293 | 0 | 25th | 15th | 68.2 |
| 15 | 3 | Chase Elliott | 293 | 6 | 7th | 13th | 82.5 |
| 16 | 25 | Ross Chastain | 293 | 0 | 17th | 20th | 66.5 |
| 17 | 26 | Josh Berry | 293 | 0 | 22nd | 23rd | 57.8 |
| 18 | 32 | Connor Zilisch | 293 | 0 | 27th | 21st | 56.2 |
| 19 | 22 | Christopher Bell | 292 | 0 | 18th | 14th | 67.4 |
| 20 | 20 | Michael McDowell | 292 | 0 | 21st | 19th | 63.5 |
| 21 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 292 | 0 | 20th | 22nd | 61.7 |
| 22 | 19 | Zane Smith | 292 | 0 | 24th | 25th | 53.1 |
| 23 | 31 | Todd Gilliland | 292 | 0 | 35th | 28th | 42.0 |
| 24 | 15 | Justin Allgaier | 292 | 0 | 29th | 27th | 45.5 |
| 25 | 10 | Austin Dillon | 292 | 0 | 19th | 24th | 51.7 |
| 26 | 30 | Noah Gragson | 291 | 0 | 26th | 30th | 45.3 |
| 27 | 21 | John Hunter Nemechek | 291 | 0 | 31st | 26th | 46.4 |
| 28 | 35 | Cole Custer | 291 | 0 | 32nd | 32nd | 33.4 |
| 29 | 18 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 291 | 0 | 28th | 31st | 46.2 |
| 30 | 27 | A.J. Allmendinger | 291 | 0 | 30th | 29th | 45.6 |
| 31 | 36 | Ty Dillon | 291 | 0 | 34th | 33rd | 29.6 |
| 32 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 291 | 20 | 5th | 3rd | 88.0 |
| 33 | 29 | Joey Logano | 290 | 0 | 33rd | 34th | 33.7 |
| 34 | 2 | Bubba Wallace | 288 | 0 | 4th | 35th | 67.9 |
| 35 | 14 | Riley Herbst | 288 | 0 | 13th | 18th | 52.2 |
| 36 | 34 | Cody Ware | 285 | 0 | 36th | 36th | 28.2 |
| 37 | 37 | Timmy Hill | 52 | 0 | 37th | 37th | 23.2 |
– Be prepared for a strong Chase presence at the front of the field this weekend as 8 of the Top 10 finishers in the Darlington Spring race are Chase drivers.
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Best | Worst | Starts |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 8.00 | 1st | 29th | 28 |
| 2 | Tyler Reddick | 10.79 | 1st | 32nd | 14 |
| 3 | Brad Keselowski | 11.72 | 1st | 34th | 25 |
| 4 | Erik Jones | 12.65 | 1st | 32nd | 17 |
| 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 13.25 | 1st | 39th | 24 |
| 6 | Kyle Busch | 13.38 | 1st | 37th | 29 |
| 7 | Ty Gibbs | 13.88 | 2nd | 22nd | 8 |
| 8 | Kyle Larson | 14.06 | 1st | 37th | 17 |
| 9 | Chase Briscoe | 14.18 | 1st | 28th | 11 |
| 10 | Joey Logano | 14.36 | 1st | 35th | 25 |
| 11 | William Byron | 14.94 | 1st | 35th | 16 |
| 12 | Chris Buescher | 15.22 | 3rd | 32nd | 18 |
| 13 | Christopher Bell | 15.57 | 3rd | 34th | 14 |
| 14 | Chase Elliott | 15.84 | 3rd | 41st | 19 |
| 15 | Austin Cindric | 16.11 | 5th | 31st | 9 |
| 16 | Austin Dillon | 16.45 | 2nd | 35th | 20 |
| 17 | Ross Chastain | 16.93 | 3rd | 30th | 14 |
| 18 | Ryan Blaney | 17.89 | 3rd | 37th | 19 |
| 19 | Connor Zilisch | 18.00 | 18th | 18th | 1 |
| 20 | Bubba Wallace | 18.69 | 5th | 38th | 16 |
| 21 | Todd Gilliland | 19.44 | 11th | 28th | 9 |
| 22 | Harrison Burton | 19.83 | 6th | 35th | 6 |
| 23 | Ryan Preece | 20.15 | 12th | 39th | 13 |
| 24 | Carson Hocevar | 20.17 | 4th | 33rd | 6 |
| 25 | Alex Bowman | 20.50 | 2nd | 35th | 16 |
| 26 | Zane Smith | 21.00 | 12th | 35th | 5 |
| 27 | Noah Gragson | 21.83 | 14th | 32nd | 6 |
| 28 | Daniel Suarez | 22.12 | 7th | 38th | 17 |
| 29 | Ty Dillon | 22.31 | 12th | 34th | 13 |
| 30 | Cole Custer | 22.60 | 11th | 36th | 10 |
| 31 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 23.00 | 14th | 32nd | 4 |
| 32 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 23.33 | 8th | 40th | 21 |
| 33 | A.J. Allmendinger | 23.50 | 5th | 37th | 16 |
| 34 | John Hunter Nemechek | 24.63 | 4th | 36th | 8 |
| 35 | Anthony Alfredo | 25.00 | 24th | 26th | 2 |
| 36 | Josh Berry | 25.83 | 3rd | 38th | 6 |
| 37 | Michael McDowell | 26.14 | 6th | 43rd | 22 |
| 38 | Justin Allgaier | 26.67 | 23rd | 33rd | 3 |
| 39 | Casey Mears | 28.87 | 15th | 39th | 15 |
| 40 | Austin Hill | 31.00 | 31st | 31st | 1 |
| 41 | J.J. Yeley | 31.06 | 18th | 41st | 18 |
| 42 | Josh Bilicki | 31.75 | 28th | 34th | 4 |
| 43 | Cody Ware | 31.88 | 19th | 37th | 8 |
| 44 | Riley Herbst | 32.33 | 28th | 35th | 3 |
| 45 | Joey Gase | 32.50 | 29th | 40th | 6 |
| 46 | B.J. McLeod | 33.40 | 27th | 39th | 10 |
| 47 | Timmy Hill | 34.75 | 33rd | 37th | 8 |

Denny Hamlin is far and away the best active driver here at Darlington as he has the best Avg. Finish here in the table above by over 2.5 positions. Photo by Jeffrey Vest — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Best Active Darlington Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Active Darlington Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 106.25 | 28 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 87.72 | 28 |
| 2 | Tyler Reddick | 101.14 | 14 | 2 | Tyler Reddick | 83.79 | 14 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 100.92 | 17 | 3 | William Byron | 79.97 | 16 |
| 4 | William Byron | 96.36 | 16 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 78.89 | 17 |
| 5 | Kyle Busch | 95.71 | 29 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 75.39 | 29 |
| 6 | Jimmie Johnson | 95.03 | 18 | 6 | Joey Logano | 71.10 | 25 |
| 7 | Brad Keselowski | 92.70 | 25 | 7 | Jimmie Johnson | 66.96 | 18 |
| 8 | Joey Logano | 89.25 | 25 | 8 | Brad Keselowski | 65.59 | 25 |
| 9 | Erik Jones | 85.93 | 17 | 9 | Erik Jones | 64.08 | 17 |
| 10 | Chase Elliott | 82.17 | 19 | 10 | Chase Elliott | 63.65 | 19 |
– If you’re wondering who will run well this weekend take a peak at the two tables above as the same 10 drivers are in both tables.
| Best Active Laps Led% | Best Active Laps Completed% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 18.42 | 17 | 1 | Connor Zilisch | 100 | 1 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 10.63 | 28 | 2 | Ty Gibbs | 99.96 | 8 |
| 3 | Chase Briscoe | 9.50 | 11 | 3 | Tyler Reddick | 99.89 | 14 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 9.00 | 29 | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 99.86 | 28 |
| 5 | Tyler Reddick | 8.93 | 14 | 5 | Chase Briscoe | 99.83 | 11 |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | 6.74 | 25 | 6 | Austin Cindric | 99.80 | 9 |
| 7 | Jimmie Johnson | 6.73 | 24 | T7 | Chris Buescher | 99.76 | 18 |
| 8 | William Byron | 6.36 | 16 | T7 | Todd Gilliland | 99.76 | 9 |
| 9 | Joey Logano | 3.44 | 25 | 9 | Austin Hill | 99.66 | 1 |
| 10 | Ross Chastain | 2.91 | 14 | 10 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 99.62 | 4 |

It’s only been 1 race that he’s ran at Darlington, but Connor Zilisch is the only active driver to have a 100% Laps Completed% here. Photo by Jeff Robinson — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Most Active Darlington Starts | Most Active Darlington Poles | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 29 | T1 | Denny Hamlin | 2 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 28 | T1 | Joey Logano | 2 |
| T3 | Brad Keselowski | 25 | T1 | Tyler Reddick | 2 |
| T3 | Joey Logano | 25 | T1 | William Byron | 2 |
| 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 24 | T5 | Brad Keselowski | 1 |
| 6 | Michael McDowell | 22 | |||
| 7 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 21 | T5 | Bubba Wallace | 1 |
| 8 | Austin Dillon | 20 | |||
| T9 | Chase Elliott | 19 | T5 | Christopher Bell | 1 |
| T9 | Ryan Blaney | 19 | |||
– There are 4 drivers vying this weekend to become the first active driver to win 3 career Poles at Darlington.
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 5 | 17.86 | T6 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 7.14 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 3 | 12.50 | T6 | William Byron | 1 | 6.25 |
| T3 | Chase Briscoe | 2 | 18.18 | T6 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 5.88 |
| T3 | Erik Jones | 2 | 11.76 | T6 | Joey Logano | 1 | 4.00 |
| T3 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 8.00 | T6 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 3.45 |
– The drivers in the Win table above are the drivers you should expect to be near the front of the field this weekend as 9 of the 10 drivers are also in the Avg. Driver Rating table and Top 15% tables further above.
| Most Active Darlington Top 3’s | Best Active Darlington Top 3% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 10 | T1 | Denny Hamlin | 35.71 | 10 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 7 | T1 | Tyler Reddick | 35.71 | 5 |
| T3 | Kyle Larson | 6 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 35.29 | 6 |
| T3 | Kyle Busch | 6 | 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 29.17 | 7 |
| T5 | Tyler Reddick | 5 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 20.69 | 6 |
| T5 | Brad Keselowski | 5 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 20.00 | 5 |
| T7 | Erik Jones | 3 | 7 | Chase Briscoe | 18.18 | 2 |
| T7 | Joey Logano | 3 | 8 | Erik Jones | 17.65 | 3 |
| T9 | Chase Briscoe | 2 | 9 | Josh Berry | 16.67 | 1 |
| T9 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 10 | Christopher Bell | 14.29 | 2 |
| T9 | William Byron | 2 | ||||
– Kyle Larson’s Top 3% above is deceptive as he was very good at Darlington early in his career, but in his last 9 Darlington races he’s only finished in the Top 3 once.
| Most Active Darlington Top 5’s | Best Active Darlington Top 5% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 14 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 50.00 | 14 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 9 | 2 | Tyler Reddick | 42.86 | 6 |
| 3 | Brad Keselowski | 8 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 41.18 | 7 |
| T4 | Kyle Larson | 7 | 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 37.50 | 9 |
| T4 | Kyle Busch | 7 | 5 | Erik Jones | 35.29 | 6 |
| T6 | Tyler Reddick | 6 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 32.00 | 8 |
| T6 | Erik Jones | 6 | 7 | William Byron | 31.25 | 5 |
| T6 | Joey Logano | 6 | 8 | Chase Briscoe | 27.27 | 3 |
| 9 | William Byron | 5 | 9 | Kyle Busch | 24.14 | 7 |
| 10 | Chase Elliott | 4 | 10 | Joey Logano | 24.00 | 6 |
– Denny Hamlin is the only active driver to finish at least half of his Darlington Cup starts inside the Top 5, but if he doesn’t finish Top 5 this weekend he will lose that distinction.
| Most Active Darlington Top 10’s | Best Active Darlington Top 10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top 10% | Top 10’s |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 20 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 71.43 | 20 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 17 | 2 | Erik Jones | 58.82 | 10 |
| T3 | Jimmie Johnson | 13 | 3 | Kyle Busch | 58.62 | 17 |
| T3 | Brad Keselowski | 13 | 4 | Tyler Reddick | 57.14 | 8 |
| 5 | Joey Logano | 11 | 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 54.17 | 13 |
| 6 | Erik Jones | 10 | 6 | Kyle Larson | 52.94 | 9 |
| 7 | Kyle Larson | 9 | 7 | Brad Keselowski | 52.00 | 13 |
| T8 | Tyler Reddick | 8 | 8 | William Byron | 50.00 | 8 |
| T8 | William Byron | 8 | 9 | Chris Buescher | 44.44 | 8 |
| T8 | Chris Buescher | 8 | 10 | Joey Logano | 44.00 | 11 |
| T8 | Chase Elliott | 8 | ||||

Denny Hamlin is without a doubt the best active driver at Darlington as he ranks top 2 in every table from Starts and Poles down to Top 10’s and Top 10%. Photo by James Gilbert — Getty Images
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 6 | 21.43 | T5 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 7.14 |
| 2 | William Byron | 4 | 12.50 | T5 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 5.88 |
| T3 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 8.82 | T8 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 3.57 |
| T3 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 8.82 | T8 | Joey Logano | 1 | 2.94 |
| T5 | Chase Briscoe | 2 | 9.09 |
– Kyle Larson has been very good in Stage 1 and 2 at Darlington in his Cup career as he leads all active drivers in Stage Win% and Stage T10% here.
| Most Active Darlington Stage T10’s | Best Active Darlington Stage T10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 25 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 75.00 | 21 |
| 2 | William Byron | 22 | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 73.53 | 25 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 21 | 3 | William Byron | 68.75 | 22 |
| T4 | Tyler Reddick | 19 | 4 | Tyler Reddick | 67.86 | 19 |
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 18 | 5 | Brad Keselowski | 52.94 | 18 |
| 6 | Joey Logano | 17 | 6 | Joey Logano | 50.00 | 17 |
| 7 | Kyle Busch | 15 | 7 | Christopher Bell | 46.43 | 13 |
| T8 | Ryan Blaney | 15 | T8 | Kyle Busch | 44.12 | 15 |
| T8 | Erik Jones | 14 | T8 | Ryan Blaney | 44.12 | 15 |
| 10 | Christopher Bell | 13 | 10 | Erik Jones | 41.18 | 14 |
| Most Active Darlington Starts without Win | Most Active Darlington Starts without Pole | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Michael McDowell | 22 | 1 | Kyle Busch | 29 |
| 2 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 21 | 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 24 |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | 20 | 3 | Michael McDowell | 22 |
| T4 | Chase Elliott | 19 | 4 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 21 |
| T4 | Ryan Blaney | 19 | 5 | Austin Dillon | 20 |
| T6 | Chris Buescher | 18 | T6 | Chase Elliott | 19 |
| T6 | J.J. Yeley | 18 | T6 | Ryan Blaney | 19 |
| 8 | Daniel Suarez | 17 | T8 | Chris Buescher | 18 |
| T9 | A.J. Allmendinger | 16 | T8 | J.J. Yeley | 18 |
| T9 | Alex Bowman | 16 | T10 | Daniel Suarez | 17 |
| T9 | Bubba Wallace | 16 | T10 | Erik Jones | 17 |
| T10 | Kyle Larson | 17 | |||
– Michael McDowell and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. have not had much success here at Darlington as they are the leaders in most starts without a Win, Top 3, or Top 5 among active drivers.
| Most Active Darlington Starts without Top 3 | Most Active Darlington Starts without Top 5 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Michael McDowell | 22 | 1 | Michael McDowell | 22 |
| 2 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 21 | 2 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 21 |
| 3 | J.J. Yeley | 18 | 3 | J.J. Yeley | 18 |
| 4 | Daniel Suarez | 17 | 4 | Daniel Suarez | 17 |
| T5 | A.J. Allmendinger | 16 | 5 | Casey Mears | 15 |
| Â T5 | Â Bubba Wallace | 16Â | |||
| Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | J.J. Yeley | 18 |
| 2 | Casey Mears | 15 |
| T3 | Ryan Preece | 13 |
| T3 | Ty Dillon | 13 |
| T5 | B.J. McLeod | 10 |
| T5 | Cole Custer | 10 |

J.J. Yeley has not had much success at Darlington in his Cup career as he’s the only driver that is on every “without” table above. Photo by Chris Graythen — Getty Images
| Most Active Darlington Stages without Stage Win | Most Active Darlington Stages without Stage T10 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Stages |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 34 | T1 | B.J. McLeod | 20 |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 34 | T1 | Cole Custer | 20 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 34 | T1 | J.J. Yeley | 20 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 34 | 4 | Cody Ware | 16 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 34 | 5 | Timmy Hill | 14 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 34 | T6 | Carson Hocevar | 12 |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 34 | T6 | Harrison Burton | 12 |
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 34 | T6 | Joey Gase | 12 |
| 9 | Bubba Wallace | 32 | T6 | Noah Gragson | 12 |
| T10 | Alex Bowman | 28 | T10 | Josh Bilicki | 8 |
| T10 | Christopher Bell | 28 | T10 | Shane Van GIsbergen | 8 |
– Since Cole Custer could not get a Stage T10 in the Spring Darlington race this year he is now tied with B.J. McLeod and J.J. Yeley for most Darlington Stages without a Stage T10 among active drivers.
| Driver | Streak | Category | Driver | Streak | Category |
| Tyler Reddick | 2 | Top 2’s | Tyler Reddick | 12 | Stage T10’s |
| Tyler Reddick | 3 | Top 5’s | Kyle Larson | 4 | Stage T10’s |
| Chris Buescher | 4 | Top 10’s | William Byron | 3 | Stage T10’s |
| Tyler Reddick | 4 | Top 10’s | Austin Cindric | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Carson Hocevar | 2 | Top 10’s | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Erik Jones | 2 | Top 10’s | Chris Buescher | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Brad Keselowski | 2 | Stage Wins | Daniel Suarez | 2 | Stage T10’s |
– Tyler Reddick has been on fire at Darlington over the last couple years as he is in the Darlington streaks table above 4 times.
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 2025-27 | 84.20 | Chase Briscoe | 1st | 6 | 2026-06 | 48.46 | Brad Keselowski | 2nd |
| 2 | 2025-08 | 81.82 | William Byron | 2nd | 7 | 2023-27 | 48.23 | Denny Hamlin | 25th |
| 3 | 2024-26 | 71.66 | Kyle Larson | 4th | 8 | 2022-27 | 42.23 | Kyle Busch | 30th |
| 4 | 2024-13 | 59.39 | Tyler Reddick | 32nd | 9 | 2022-13 | 36.52 | Joey Logano | 1st |
| 5 | 2023-13 | 49.15 | Martin Truex Jr. | 31st | 10 | 2023-13 | 31.53 | Ross Chastain | 29th |

Chase Briscoe’s Fall Darlington race last year was so impressive that he put himself atop the Laps Led% table above and cemented himself atop the Driver Rating table below. Photo by Jeffrey Vest — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2025-27 | Chase Briscoe | 150.0 | 1st | 6 | 2026-06 | Tyler Reddick | 133.2 | 1st |
| 2 | 2025-08 | William Byron | 142.7 | 2nd | 7 | 2023-27 | Kyle Larson | 127.9 | 1st |
| 3 | 2024-26 | Kyle Larson | 140.5 | 4th | 8 | 2024-13 | Brad Keselowski | 127.5 | 1st |
| 4 | 2022-12 | Joey Logano | 138.5 | 1st | 9 | 2024-26 | Chase Briscoe | 127.4 | 1st |
| 5 | 2026-06 | Brad Keselowski | 135.3 | 2nd | 10 | 2023-13 | William Byron | 126.2 | 1st |
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. |
| T1 | 2022-27 | Christopher Bell | 100 | 5th | T6 | 2026-06 | Chris Buescher | 100 | 9th |
| T1 | 2023-13 | Brad Keselowski | 100 | 4th | T7 | 2022-27 | Denny Hamlin | 99.73 | 2nd |
| T1 | 2024-13 | Brad Keselowski | 100 | 1st | T7 | 2022-27 | William Byron | 99.73 | 8th |
| T1 | 2024-26 | Christopher Bell | 100 | 3rd | T9 | 2023-27 | Tyler Reddick | 99.46 | 2nd |
| T1 | 2025-08 | William Byron | 100 | 2nd | T9 | 2024-26 | Chase Briscoe | 99.46 | 1st |
– Don’t be surprised if RFK Racing and Joe Gibbs Racing are very good this weekend as they hold down 7 of the 10 spots in the Top 15% table above.
| 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 | 4th | 11.67 | 1 | 38th | 36.50 |
| 2 | 16th | 11.89 | 2 | 37th | 34.75 |
| 3 | 3rd | 12.67 | 3 | 36th | 27.33 |
| T4 | 1st | 13.00 | 4 | 35th | 25.89 |
| T4 | 12th | 13.00 | 5 | 29th | 24.44 |
| 6 | 10th | 13.67 | 6 | 32nd | 24.33 |
| 7 | 11th | 13.78 | 7 | 33rd | 23.33 |
| 8 | 8th | 14.22 | 8 | 31st | 22.33 |
| 9 | 9th | 14.78 | 9 | 24th | 21.56 |
| 10 | 22nd | 15.56 | 10 | 34th | 21.33 |
– The tables above show that starting position may matter a bit this weekend as every position from 31st to 38th is in the “Worst” table above. Meanwhile, 8 of the Top 12 starting positions are in the “Best” table.
| Best Next Gen Darlington Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Next Gen Darlington Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Tyler Reddick | 111.98 | 9 | 1 | Tyler Reddick | 93.47 | 9 |
| 2 | William Byron | 106.36 | 9 | 2 | William Byron | 89.93 | 9 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 100.69 | 9 | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 81.86 | 9 |
| 4 | Ross Chastain | 89.94 | 9 | 4 | Bubba Wallace | 76.96 | 9 |
| 5 | Bubba Wallace | 88.84 | 9 | 5 | Christopher Bell | 71.25 | 9 |
| 6 | Kyle Larson | 88.83 | 9 | 6 | Kyle Larson | 69.28 | 9 |
| 7 | Brad Keselowski | 87.99 | 9 | 7 | Kevin Harvick | 65.96 | 4 |
| 8 | Christopher Bell | 87.21 | 9 | 8 | Joey Logano | 64.31 | 9 |
| 9 | Kevin Harvick | 85.08 | 4 | 9 | Ross Chastain | 63.46 | 9 |
| 10 | Kyle Busch | 84.78 | 9 | 10 | Ryan Blaney | 62.37 | 9 |
– Watch out for Denny Hamlin, Tyler Reddick, and William Byron to be good this weekend as they all rank top 3 in both tables above and in the Avg. Finish table below.
| Best Next Gen Darlington Avg. Finish | Best Next Gen Darlington Laps Led% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Tyler Reddick | 8.67 | 9 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 14.09 | 9 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 10.00 | 9 | 2 | Tyler Reddick | 13.51 | 9 |
| 3 | William Byron | 10.33 | 9 | 3 | Chase Briscoe | 11.64 | 9 |
| T4 | Chase Elliott | 12.78 | 9 | 4 | William Byron | 11.16 | 9 |
| T4 | Christopher Bell | 12.78 | 9 | 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 11.15 | 6 |
| T6 | Brad Keselowski | 12.89 | 9 | 6 | Denny Hamlin | 9.46 | 9 |
| T6 | Chris Buescher | 12.89 | 9 | 7 | Brad Keselowski | 6.46 | 9 |
| 8 | Ty Gibbs | 13.88 | 8 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 5.92 | 9 |
| 9 | Chase Briscoe | 14.00 | 9 | 9 | Joey Logano | 5.82 | 9 |
| 10 | Aric Almirola | 14.25 | 4 | 10 | Ross Chastain | 4.29 | 9 |
| Next Gen Darlington Win List | Next Gen Darlington Pole List | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | Chase Briscoe | 2 | 22.22 | 1 | Joey Logano | 2 |
| T2 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 11.11 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 11.11 | T2 | Bubba Wallace | 1 |
| T2 | Erik Jones | 1 | 11.11 | T2 | Christopher Bell | 1 |
| T2 | Joey Logano | 1 | 11.11 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 1 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 11.11 | T2 | Tyler Reddick | 1 |
| T2 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 11.11 | T2 | William Byron | 1 |
| Â T2 | William Byron | 1 | 11.11 | |||
– Through 9 Darlington Cup races in the Next Gen car Chase Briscoe is the only driver to get multiple wins here.
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Top 3% |
| 1 | Tyler Reddick | 5 | 55.56 |
| T2 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 22.22 |
| T2 | Chase Briscoe | 2 | 22.22 |
| T2 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 22.22 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 22.22 |
| T2 | Erik Jones | 2 | 22.22 |
| T2 | William Byron | 2 | 22.22 |
| T8 | Kevin Harvick | 1 | 25.00 |
| T8 | Josh Berry | 1 | 16.67 |
| T8 | Justin Haley | 1 | 12.50 |
| T8 | Ty Gibbs | 1 | 12.50 |
| T8 | 6 drivers tied with same % | 1 | 11.11 |

Tyler Reddick is the only driver to figure out how to finish great at Darlington in the Next Gen as he has the most Top 3’s, Top 5’s, and Top 10’s. Photo by David Jensen — Getty Images
| Most Next Gen Darlington Top 5’s | Most Next Gen Darlington Top 10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Top 5% | Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Top 10% |
| 1 | Tyler Reddick | 6 | 66.67 | 1 | Tyler Reddick | 7 | 77.78 |
| T2 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 33.33 | T2 | Chris Buescher | 6 | 66.67 |
| T2 | Chase Briscoe | 3 | 33.33 | T2 | William Byron | 6 | 66.67 |
| T2 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 33.33 | T4 | Brad Keselowski | 5 | 55.56 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 33.33 | T4 | Bubba Wallace | 5 | 55.56 |
| T2 | William Byron | 3 | 33.33 | T4 | Denny Hamlin | 5 | 55.56 |
| T7 | Kevin Harvick | 2 | 50.00 | T7 | Chase Elliott | 4 | 44.44 |
| T7 | Chase Elliott | 2 | 22.22 | T7 | Christopher Bell | 4 | 44.44 |
| T7 | Erik Jones | 2 | 22.22 | T7 | Erik Jones | 4 | 44.44 |
| T7 | Joey Logano | 2 | 22.22 | 7 | Kyle Busch | 4 | 44.44 |
| T7 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 22.22 | ||||
| T7 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 22.22 | T7 | Ryan Blaney | 4 | 44.44 |
| T7 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 22.22 | ||||
| Most Next Gen Darlington Stage Wins | Most Next Gen Darlington Stage T10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Stage T10% |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 16.67 | 1 | William Byron | 16 | 88.89 |
| T1 | William Byron | 3 | 16.67 | 2 | Tyler Reddick | 15 | 83.33 |
| T3 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 11.11 | T3 | Bubba Wallace | 11 | 61.11 |
| T3 | Chase Briscoe | 2 | 11.11 | T3 | Christopher Bell | 11 | 61.11 |
| T3 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 11.11 | T3 | Kyle Larson | 11 | 61.11 |
| T3 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 11.11 | T6 | Brad Keselowski | 10 | 55.56 |
| T7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 8.33 | T6 | Denny Hamlin | 10 | 55.56 |
| T7 | Joey Logano | 1 | 5.56 | T6 | Ryan Blaney | 10 | 55.56 |
| T7 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 5.56 | 9 | Ross Chastain | 8 | 44.44 |
| T7 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 5.56 | T10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 7 | 58.33 |
| T10 | Chris Buescher | 7 | 38.89 | ||||
– Expect Hendrick Motorsports to be near the front in Stage 1 and 2 this weekend as their drivers are atop both Stage tables above.