Last week Darlington kicked off The Chase with a really good race that saw tires matter along with comers and goers all race long, but in the end it was more Toyota domination as Christopher Bell picked up his 1st win of 2026. Next up, we go to a track that Toyota dominated at last year as well by leading nearly 70% of the laps and sweeping the stages, World Wide Technology Raceway (Gateway). Down below you will find different statistics for active drivers and Next Gen races of the NASCAR Cup series here at World Wide Technology 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: Gateway.
| Finish | Start | Driver | Laps | Led | S1 Fin | S2 Fin | Driver Rating |
| 1 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 240 | 75 | 3rd | 7th | 142.2 |
| 2 | 3 | Chase Briscoe | 240 | 15 | 1st | 19th | 101.1 |
| 3 | 19 | Chase Elliott | 240 | 4 | 10th | 8th | 101.2 |
| 4 | 5 | Ryan Blaney | 240 | 5 | 5th | 18th | 114.0 |
| 5 | 13 | Joey Logano | 240 | 2 | 15th | 3rd | 112.0 |
| 6 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | 240 | 0 | 20th | 9th | 97.0 |
| 7 | 8 | Christopher Bell | 240 | 0 | 7th | 5th | 111.8 |
| 8 | 14 | Bubba Wallace | 240 | 73 | 6th | 1st | 107.8 |
| 9 | 11 | Chris Buescher | 240 | 0 | 14th | 12th | 91.0 |
| 10 | 21 | Ty Gibbs | 240 | 1 | 11th | 15th | 83.2 |
| 11 | 6 | William Byron | 240 | 0 | 4th | 14th | 85.3 |
| 12 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 240 | 52 | 2nd | 4th | 109.8 |
| 13 | 32 | Ryan Preece | 240 | 0 | 28th | 26th | 53.8 |
| 14 | 28 | Michael McDowell | 240 | 0 | 23rd | 31st | 69.0 |
| 15 | 27 | Carson Hocevar | 240 | 0 | 16th | 23rd | 61.3 |
| 16 | 7 | Tyler Reddick | 240 | 0 | 21st | 13th | 68.4 |
| 17 | 23 | Brad Keselowski | 240 | 13 | 31st | 2nd | 76.0 |
| 18 | 15 | Austin Dillon | 240 | 0 | 26th | 6th | 45.8 |
| 19 | 9 | Austin Cindric | 240 | 0 | 17th | 11th | 71.0 |
| 20 | 34 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 240 | 0 | 27th | 27th | 47.7 |
| 21 | 16 | Erik Jones | 240 | 0 | 13th | 21st | 56.0 |
| 22 | 22 | Kyle Busch | 240 | 0 | 32nd | 17th | 61.3 |
| 23 | 17 | A.J. Allmendinger | 240 | 0 | 22nd | 32nd | 51.0 |
| 24 | 4 | Ross Chastain | 240 | 0 | 8th | 10th | 72.9 |
| 25 | 18 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 240 | 0 | 12th | 20th | 41.4 |
| 26 | 25 | Alex Bowman | 240 | 0 | 18th | 24th | 66.5 |
| 27 | 29 | Cole Custer | 240 | 0 | 29th | 28th | 36.3 |
| 28 | 31 | Justin Haley | 240 | 0 | 30th | 30th | 33.8 |
| 29 | 36 | Cody Ware | 240 | 0 | 35th | 33rd | 29.7 |
| 30 | 24 | Noah Gragson | 239 | 0 | 24th | 22nd | 59.3 |
| 31 | 33 | Riley Herbst | 239 | 0 | 33rd | 25th | 44.5 |
| 32 | 30 | Todd Gilliland | 239 | 0 | 34th | 29th | 33.2 |
| 33 | 10 | Zane Smith | 239 | 0 | 9th | 16th | 55.2 |
| 34 | 35 | Ty Dillon | 207 | 0 | 25th | 34th | 26.7 |
| 35 | 26 | Daniel Suarez | 64 | 0 | 19th | 35th | 40.7 |
| 36 | 12 | Josh Berry | 35 | 0 | 36th | 36th | 36.0 |
– If this year’s Gateway race is like last year’s then don’t expect Chevy to finish well as only one Chevrolet finished inside the Top 10 last year.
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Best | Worst | Starts |
| 1 | Joey Logano | 3.50 | 1st | 5th | 4 |
| 2 | Christopher Bell | 8.50 | 7th | 11th | 4 |
| T3 | Kyle Larson | 9.50 | 4th | 12th | 4 |
| T3 | Ryan Blaney | 9.50 | 4th | 24th | 4 |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 9.75 | 1st | 34th | 4 |
| 6 | Austin Cindric | 11.00 | 1st | 19th | 4 |
| 7 | Chris Buescher | 11.67 | 9th | 14th | 3 |
| 8 | Chase Elliott | 12.33 | 3rd | 21st | 3 |
| 9 | William Byron | 13.25 | 8th | 19th | 4 |
| 10 | Ty Gibbs | 13.67 | 10th | 20th | 3 |
| 11 | Kyle Busch | 15.00 | 1st | 35th | 4 |
| 12 | A.J. Allmendinger | 15.67 | 10th | 23rd | 3 |
| T13 | John Hunter Nemechek | 16.50 | 6th | 27th | 2 |
| T13 | Michael McDowell | 16.50 | 9th | 25th | 4 |
| T13 | Ross Chastain | 16.50 | 8th | 24th | 4 |
| 16 | Brad Keselowski | 17.00 | 3rd | 28th | 4 |
| 17 | Austin Dillon | 17.50 | 6th | 31st | 4 |
| 18 | Tyler Reddick | 17.75 | 4th | 35th | 4 |
| 19 | Erik Jones | 18.00 | 7th | 26th | 4 |
| 20 | Chase Briscoe | 19.25 | 2nd | 34th | 4 |
| T21 | Carson Hocevar | 19.67 | 8th | 36th | 3 |
| T21 | Ryan Preece | 19.67 | 13th | 29th | 3 |
| T23 | Bubba Wallace | 21.25 | 8th | 30th | 4 |
| T23 | Todd Gilliland | 21.25 | 15th | 32nd | 4 |
| 25 | Daniel Suarez | 22.00 | 7th | 35th | 4 |
| 26 | Zane Smith | 23.00 | 17th | 33rd | 3 |
| 27 | Alex Bowman | 23.25 | 13th | 28th | 4 |
| 28 | J.J. Yeley | 24.00 | 24th | 24th | 1 |
| 29 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 25.00 | 25th | 25th | 1 |
| 30 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 26.00 | 20th | 32nd | 4 |
| 31 | Harrison Burton | 26.33 | 23rd | 31st | 3 |
| T32 | Cole Custer | 28.00 | 27th | 29th | 2 |
| T32 | Josh Bilicki | 28.00 | 28th | 28th | 1 |
| 35 | Noah Gragson | 28.33 | 22nd | 33rd | 3 |
| 35 | B.J. McLeod | 28.50 | 27th | 30th | 2 |
| 36 | Ty Dillon | 28.67 | 25th | 34th | 3 |
| 37 | Riley Herbst | 31.00 | 31st | 31st | 1 |
| 38 | Cody Ware | 32.33 | 29th | 35th | 3 |
| 39 | Josh Berry | 36.00 | 36th | 36th | 2 |
Josh Berry has been on a hot streak of late, but he’s had no luck here at Gateway as in his 2 career Cup starts here he’s crashed out to finish 36th, dead last, in both races. Photo by David Allio — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Best Active Gateway Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Active Gateway Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Ryan Blaney | 111.65 | 4 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 91.43 | 4 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 111.20 | 4 | 2 | Joey Logano | 89.05 | 4 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 107.45 | 4 | 3 | Christopher Bell | 80.37 | 4 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 104.03 | 4 | 4 | Austin Cindric | 74.07 | 4 |
| 5 | Christopher Bell | 103.35 | 4 | 5 | Denny Hamlin | 73.86 | 4 |
| 6 | Austin Cindric | 91.75 | 4 | 6 | Kyle Larson | 69.21 | 4 |
| 7 | Kyle Larson | 88.48 | 4 | 7 | Kyle Busch | 66.22 | 4 |
| 8 | Chase Elliott | 86.43 | 3 | 8 | Chase Elliott | 64.00 | 3 |
| 9 | William Byron | 81.13 | 4 | 9 | Ross Chastain | 59.92 | 4 |
| 10 | Tyler Reddick | 80.93 | 4 | 10 | Tyler Reddick | 55.27 | 4 |
– Ryan Blaney will be one to reckon with this weekend as he tops both tables above and is 2nd in the Laps Led% table below.
| Best Active Laps Led% | Best Active Laps Completed% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 20.87 | 4 | T1 | Austin Cindric | 100 | 4 |
| 2 | Ryan Blaney | 12.40 | 4 | T1 | Brad Keselowski | 100 | 4 |
| 3 | Christopher Bell | 8.26 | 4 | T1 | Christopher Bell | 100 | 4 |
| 4 | Austin Cindric | 8.16 | 4 | T1 | Joey Logano | 100 | 4 |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 7.75 | 4 | T1 | Kyle Larson | 100 | 4 |
| 6 | Michael McDowell | 7.64 | 4 | T1 | Ross Chastain | 100 | 4 |
| 7 | Bubba Wallace | 7.54 | 4 | T1 | Ryan Blaney | 100 | 4 |
| 8 | Kyle Larson | 6.61 | 4 | T1 | William Byron | 100 | 4 |
| 9 | Chase Briscoe | 4.34 | 4 | T1 | A.J. Allmendinger | 100 | 3 |
| T10 | Brad Keselowski | 3.10 | 4 | T1 | Chase Elliott | 100 | 3 |
| T10 | William Byron | 3.10 | 4 | T1 | Chris Buescher | 100 | 3 |
| T1 | Ty Gibbs | 100 | 3 | ||||
– Out of the 20 active drivers to run all 4 Cup Gateway races only 8 of them have completed every lap in all 4 races.
| Most Active Gateway Starts | Most Active Gateway Poles | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | 20 drivers tied | 4 | T1 | Chase Briscoe | 1 |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | |||
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 1 | |||
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 1 | |||
– Through 4 races Gateway is still looking for it’s first multi-pole and multi-race Cup winner here.
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% |
| T1 | Austin Cindric | 1 | 25.00 | T1 | Joey Logano | 1 | 25.00 |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 25.00 | T1 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 25.00 |
| Most Active Gateway Top 3’s | Best Active Gateway Top 3% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 75.00 | 3 |
| T2 | Joey Logano | 2 | T2 | Joey Logano | 50.00 | 2 |
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 2 | T2 | Kyle Busch | 50.00 | 2 |
| T4 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 4 | Austin Cindric | 33.33 | 1 |
| T4 | Austin Cindric | 1 | T5 | Austin Cindric | 25.00 | 1 |
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | T5 | Brad Keselowski | 25.00 | 1 |
| T4 | Chase Briscoe | 1 | T5 | Chase Briscoe | 25.00 | 1 |
Points leader Denny Hamlin is the only active driver to have finished over half of his Gateway Cup starts inside the Top 3. Photo by Michael Allio — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Most Active Gateway Top 5’s | Best Active Gateway Top 5% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Joey Logano | 4 | 1 | Joey Logano | 100 | 4 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 75.00 | 3 |
| T3 | Kyle Busch | 2 | T3 | Kyle Busch | 50.00 | 2 |
| T3 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | T3 | Ryan Blaney | 50.00 | 2 |
| T5 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 5 | Chase Elliott | 33.33 | 1 |
| T5 | Austin Cindric | 1 | T6 | Austin Cindric | 25.00 | 1 |
| T5 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | T6 | Brad Keselowski | 25.00 | 1 |
| T5 | Chase Briscoe | 1 | T6 | Chase Briscoe | 25.00 | 1 |
| T5 | Kyle Larson | 1 | T6 | Kyle Larson | 25.00 | 1 |
| T5 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | T6 | Tyler Reddick | 25.00 | 1 |
If Joey Logano is going to keep his even year Championship streak alive this year it will probably start here at Gateway as he’s the only active driver to never finish out of the Top 5 (or Top 10) in a Cup race here. Photo by David Allio — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Most Active Gateway Top 10’s | Best Active Gateway Top 10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top 10% | Top 10’s |
| 1 | Joey Logano | 4 | 1 | Joey Logano | 100 | 4 |
| T2 | Christopher Bell | 3 | T2 | Christopher Bell | 75.00 | 3 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 75.00 | 3 |
| T2 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | T2 | Ryan Blaney | 75.00 | 3 |
| T5 | Kyle Busch | 2 | T5 | Kyle Busch | 50.00 | 2 |
| T5 | Kyle Larson | 2 | T5 | Kyle Larson | 50.00 | 2 |
| T7 | 17 drivers tied | 1 | T5 | John Hunter Nemechek | 50.00 | 1 |
| T8 | A.J. Allmendinger | 33.33 | 1 | |||
| T8 | Carson Hocevar | 33.33 | 1 | |||
| T8 | Chase Elliott | 33.33 | 1 | |||
| T8 | Chris Buescher | 33.33 | 1 | |||
| T8 | Ty Gibbs | 33.33 | 1 | |||
– Expect a strong Chase presence towards the front of the field this weekend as over half of the Chase drivers are in the Top 10% table above, and 5 of the 6 drivers in the Stage Win table below are in the Chase as well.
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% |
| 1 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 25.00 | T2 | Chase Briscoe | 1 | 12.50 |
| T2 | Austin Cindric | 1 | 12.50 | T2 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 12.50 |
| T2 | Bubba Wallace | 1 | 12.50 | T2 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 12.50 |
| Most Active Gateway Stage T10’s | Best Active Gateway Stage T10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 7 | T1 | Denny Hamlin | 87.50 | 7 |
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 7 | T1 | Ryan Blaney | 87.50 | 7 |
| T3 | Christopher Bell | 6 | 3 | Chase Elliott | 83.33 | 5 |
| T3 | Joey Logano | 6 | T4 | Christopher Bell | 75.00 | 6 |
| T5 | Chase Elliott | 5 | T4 | Joey Logano | 75.00 | 6 |
| T5 | Ross Chastain | 5 | 6 | Ross Chastain | 62.50 | 5 |
| T7 | Austin Cindric | 4 | T7 | Austin Cindric | 50.00 | 4 |
| T7 | Kyle Busch | 4 | T7 | Kyle Busch | 50.00 | 4 |
| T7 | Kyle Larson | 4 | T7 | Kyle Larson | 50.00 | 4 |
| T7 | William Byron | 4 | T7 | William Byron | 50.00 | 4 |
– If you’re wanting to know who is likely to get Top 10’s in Stage 1 and 2 this weekend look at the tables above as both Stage T10 tables feature the same 10 drivers.
| Most Active Gateway Starts without Win | Most Active Gateway Starts without Pole | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| T1 | 16 drivers tied | 4 | T1 | 16 drivers tied | 4 |
– As expected there are plenty of drivers that have ran all 4 races at Gateway and are still looking for their first Win, Pole, Top 3, or Top 5.
| Most Active Gateway Starts without Top 3 | Most Active Gateway Starts without Top 5 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| T1 | 14 drivers tied | 4 | T1 | 11 drivers tied | 4 |
| Rank | Driver | Starts |
| T1 | Alex Bowman | 4 |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 4 |
| T1 | Todd Gilliland | 4 |
| T4 | 6 drivers tied | 3 |
– Alex Bowman and Todd Gilliland are the only active drivers to run all 4 Cup races at Gateway without getting a Top 10 or Stage T10.
| Most Active Gateway Stages without Stage Win | Most Active Gateway Stages without Stage T10 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Stages |
| T1 | 14
drivers tied |
4 | T1 | Alex Bowman | 8 |
| T1 | Todd Gilliland | 8 | |||
| T3 | A.J. Allmendinger | 6 | |||
| T3 | Chris Buescher | 6 | |||
| T3 | Cody Ware | 6 | |||
| T3 | Harrison Burton | 6 | |||
| T3 | Noah Gragson | 6 | |||
| T3 | Ryan Preece | 6 | |||
| T3 | Ty Dillon | 6 | |||
| T10 | B.J. McLeod | 4 | |||
| T10 | Josh Berry | 4 | |||
| Driver | Streak | Category | Driver | Streak | Category |
| Denny Hamlin | 3 | Top 2’s | Christopher Bell | 4 | Stage T10’s |
| Joey Logano | 4 | Top 5’s | Bubba Wallace | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Christopher Bell | 2 | Top 10’s | Kyle Larson | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Denny Hamlin | 6 | Stage T10’s | Ross Chastain | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Chase Elliott | 4 | Stage T10’s |
JGR teammates Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin have been great in the last 2 Cup races here at Gateway as they’ve not finished out of the Top 10 in any of the 3 stages in those races. Photo by Logan Riely — Getty Images
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 2023-15 | 49.79 | Kyle Busch | 1st | 6 | 2022-15 | 26.94 | Kyle Busch | 2nd |
| 2 | 2023-15 | 34.16 | Ryan Blaney | 6th | 7 | 2024-15 | 22.08 | Austin Cindric | 1st |
| 3 | 2024-15 | 33.33 | Christopher Bell | 7th | 8 | 2025-28 | 21.67 | Kyle Larson | 12th |
| 4 | 2025-28 | 31.25 | Denny Hamlin | 1st | 9 | 2022-15 | 17.14 | Martin Truex Jr. | 6th |
| 5 | 2025-28 | 30.42 | Bubba Wallace | 8th | 10 | 2024-15 | 16.67 | Michael McDowell | 25th |
– If you want a good finish this weekend then it’s a good idea to lead laps as every driver that has led 22% or more of a race here has finished in the Top 10.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2025-28 | Denny Hamlin | 142.2 | 1st | 6 | 2023-15 | Ryan Blaney | 121.5 | 6th |
| 2 | 2023-15 | Kyle Busch | 139.7 | 1st | 7 | 2022-15 | Ryan Blaney | 118.2 | 4th |
| 3 | 2022-15 | Kyle Busch | 135.4 | 2nd | 8 | 2022-15 | Joey Logano | 118.1 | 1st |
| 4 | 2024-15 | Christopher Bell | 133.7 | 7th | 9 | 2023-15 | Denny Hamlin | 115.9 | 2nd |
| 5 | 2024-15 | Austin Cindric | 129.6 | 1st | 10 | 2024-15 | Denny Hamlin | 114.2 | 2nd |
– Denny Hamlin and Ryan Blaney should be considered the favorites this weekend as they hold down 5 of the 10 spots in the Driver Rating table above.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. |
| T1 | 2022-15 | Kyle Busch | 100 | 2nd | 6 | 2022-15 | Christopher Bell | 98.37 | 9th |
| T1 | 2022-15 | Aric Almirola | 100 | 5th | T7 | 2023-15 | Joey Logano | 98.35 | 3rd |
| T1 | 2023-15 | Kyle Busch | 100 | 1st | T7 | 2023-15 | Daniel Suarez | 98.35 | 7th |
| T1 | 2023-15 | Denny Hamlin | 100 | 2nd | T7 | 2023-15 | Kevin Harvick | 98.35 | 10th |
| 5 | 2023-15 | Ryan Blaney | 98.77 | 6th | 10 | 2024-15 | Christopher Bell | 97.08 | 7th |
The first two Gateway races saw 9 drivers in total run 97+% of the laps of a race in the Top 15, but in the last two years only Christopher Bell has been able to accomplish that feat, in 2024. Photo by Michael Allio — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Best Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-36) |
Worst Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-36) |
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| Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin | Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin |
| 1 | 5th | 4.25 | 1 | 26th | 28.00 |
| T2 | 7th | 7.00 | 2 | 33rd | 27.75 |
| T2 | 13th | 7.00 | 3 | 34th | 27.50 |
| 4 | 2nd | 7.50 | T4 | 30th | 26.00 |
| 5 | 21st | 8.75 | T4 | 31st | 26.00 |
| 6 | 3rd | 9.25 | T6 | 25th | 25.75 |
| 7 | 11th | 10.25 | T6 | 36th | 25.75 |
| 8 | 6th | 12.50 | 8 | 19th | 25.25 |
| 9 | 1st | 12.75 | 9 | 29th | 23.75 |
| 10 | 8th | 13.75 | 10 | 32nd | 23.00 |
– If you’re gonna start out of the Top 30 this weekend then start 35th as that is the only position worse than 30th not mentioned in the “worst” table above.
| Best Next Gen Gateway Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Next Gen Gateway Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Ryan Blaney | 111.65 | 4 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 91.43 | 4 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 111.20 | 4 | 2 | Joey Logano | 89.05 | 4 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 107.45 | 4 | 3 | Kurt Busch | 83.67 | 1 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 104.03 | 4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | 81.15 | 2 |
| 5 | Christopher Bell | 103.35 | 4 | 5 | Christopher Bell | 80.37 | 4 |
| 6 | Kurt Busch | 94.70 | 1 | 6 | Austin Cindric | 74.07 | 4 |
| 7 | Austin Cindric | 91.75 | 4 | 7 | Denny Hamlin | 73.86 | 4 |
| 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 90.40 | 3 | 8 | Kyle Larson | 69.21 | 4 |
| 9 | Kyle Larson | 88.48 | 4 | 9 | Kyle Busch | 66.22 | 4 |
| 10 | Aric Almirola | 86.45 | 2 | 10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 64.15 | 3 |
Ryan Blaney has been very good at Gateway in the Next Gen car as he ranks top 2 in three of the four tables above and below. Photo by Michael Allio — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Best Next Gen Gateway Avg. Finish | Best Next Gen Gateway Laps Led% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Kurt Busch | 3.00 | 1 | 1 | Kyle Busch | 20.87 | 4 |
| 2 | Joey Logano | 3.50 | 4 | 2 | Ryan Blaney | 12.40 | 4 |
| 3 | Christopher Bell | 8.50 | 4 | 3 | Christopher Bell | 8.26 | 4 |
| T4 | Kyle Larson | 9.50 | 4 | 4 | Austin Cindric | 8.16 | 4 |
| T4 | Ryan Blaney | 9.50 | 4 | 5 | Denny Hamlin | 7.75 | 4 |
| 6 | Denny Hamlin | 9.75 | 4 | 6 | Michael McDowell | 7.64 | 4 |
| 7 | Austin Cindric | 11.00 | 4 | 7 | Bubba Wallace | 7.54 | 4 |
| 8 | Chris Buescher | 11.67 | 3 | 8 | Kyle Larson | 6.61 | 4 |
| 9 | Aric Almirola | 12.00 | 2 | 9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 5.91 | 3 |
| 10 | Chase Elliott | 12.33 | 3 | 10 | Kurt Busch | 4.90 | 1 |
| Next Gen Gateway Win List | Next Gen Gateway Pole List | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Austin Cindric | 1 | 25.00 | T1 | Chase Briscoe | 1 |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 25.00 | T1 | Denny Hamlin | 1 |
| T1 | Joey Logano | 1 | 25.00 | T1 | Kyle Busch | 1 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 25.00 | T1 | Michael McDowell | 1 |
– In the 4 Gateway races every manufacturer has a Pole and race win already.
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Top 3% |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 75.00 |
| T2 | Joey Logano | 2 | 50.00 |
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 50.00 |
| T4 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 100 |
| T4 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 33.33 |
| T4 | Austin Cindric | 1 | 25.00 |
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 25.00 |
| T4 | Chase Briscoe | 1 | 25.00 |
– Expect at least 2, if not all 3, of the Top 3 spots in the race this weekend to be filled up with Chase drivers as 6 of the 8 drivers in the table above are in the Chase.
| Most Next Gen Gateway Top 5’s | Most Next Gen Gateway Top 10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Top 5% | Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Top 10% |
| 1 | Joey Logano | 4 | 100 | 1 | Joey Logano | 4 | 100 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 75.00 | T2 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 75.00 |
| T3 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 50.00 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 75.00 |
| T3 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 50.00 | T2 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | 75.00 |
| T5 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 100 | T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 66.67 |
| T5 | Aric Almirola | 1 | 50.00 | T5 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 50.00 |
| T5 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 33.33 | T5 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 50.00 |
| T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 33.33 | T8 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 100 |
| T5 | Austin Cindric | 1 | 25.00 | T8 | Aric Almirola | 1 | 50.00 |
| T5 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 25.00 | T8 | John Hunter Nemechek | 1 | 50.00 |
| T5 | Chase Briscoe | 1 | 25.00 | ||||
| T5 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 25.00 | T8 | Kevin Harvick | 1 | 50.00 |
| T5 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 25.00 | ||||
– Through 4 Next Gen races at Gateway Joey Logano is the only driver to finish all 4 in the Top 5, and he is also the only one to finish all 4 in the Top 10.
| Most Next Gen Gateway Stage Wins | Most Next Gen Gateway Stage T10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Stage T10% |
| 1 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 25.00 | T1 | Denny Hamlin | 7 | 87.50 |
| T2 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 50.00 | T1 | Ryan Blaney | 7 | 87.50 |
| T2 | Austin Cindric | 1 | 12.50 | T3 | Christopher Bell | 6 | 75.00 |
| T2 | Bubba Wallace | 1 | 12.50 | T3 | Joey Logano | 6 | 75.00 |
| T2 | Chase Briscoe | 1 | 12.50 | T5 | Chase Elliott | 5 | 83.33 |
| T5 | Ross Chastain | 5 | 62.50 | ||||
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 12.50 | T7 | Austin Cindric | 4 | 50.00 |
| T7 | Kyle Busch | 4 | 50.00 | ||||
| T2 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 12.50 | T7 | Kyle Larson | 4 | 50.00 |
| T7 | William Byron | 4 | 50.00 | ||||
– Through 4 races at Gateway Christopher Bell is the only driver that has been able to score multiple Stage Wins here.