Kansas last weekend may not have been the most thrilling race, but it was the first race to see someone get max points in a race this year as Kyle Larson won Stage 1, Stage 2, the race, and got the Fastest Lap point. Next up, we head to another Intermediate track that has seen it’s share of domination races as well, Las Vegas. Down below you will find different statistics for active drivers and Next Gen races of the NASCAR Cup series here at Las Vegas Motor Speedway 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: Las Vegas.
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: Las Vegas.
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 | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 267 | 134 | 3rd | 5th | 136.1 |
| 2 | 15 | Chase Elliott | 267 | 0 | 8th | 9th | 111.1 |
| 3 | 9 | William Byron | 267 | 26 | 6th | 1st | 118.5 |
| 4 | 1 | Christopher Bell | 267 | 31 | 1st | 3rd | 124.3 |
| 5 | 3 | Ty Gibbs | 267 | 0 | 4th | 13th | 98.8 |
| 6 | 10 | Chris Buescher | 267 | 0 | 11th | 7th | 98.1 |
| 7 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 267 | 62 | 2nd | 2nd | 116.2 |
| 8 | 18 | Chase Briscoe | 267 | 0 | 28th | 22nd | 87.5 |
| 9 | 4 | Bubba Wallace | 267 | 0 | 5th | 4th | 98.3 |
| 10 | 28 | Brad Keselowski | 267 | 4 | 19th | 14th | 79.2 |
| 11 | 8 | Ryan Preece | 267 | 0 | 7th | 8th | 89.8 |
| 12 | 11 | Austin Dillon | 267 | 0 | 14th | 17th | 74.7 |
| 13 | 7 | Tyler Reddick | 267 | 0 | 10th | 6th | 93.0 |
| 14 | 12 | Zane Smith | 267 | 0 | 12th | 12th | 80.0 |
| 15 | 21 | Joey Logano | 267 | 3 | 15th | 15th | 72.8 |
| 16 | 6 | Ryan Blaney | 267 | 5 | 9th | 11th | 81.1 |
| 17 | 17 | Ross Chastain | 267 | 0 | 18th | 19th | 63.3 |
| 18 | 13 | Daniel Suarez | 267 | 0 | 16th | 16th | 66.2 |
| 19 | 31 | Austin Cindric | 267 | 0 | 17th | 10th | 67.7 |
| 20 | 14 | Erik Jones | 267 | 0 | 20th | 18th | 59.8 |
| 21 | 26 | John Hunter Nemechek | 266 | 0 | 24th | 24th | 51.5 |
| 22 | 19 | Carson Hocevar | 266 | 1 | 13th | 23rd | 69.7 |
| 23 | 20 | Riley Herbst | 266 | 0 | 22nd | 21st | 51.3 |
| 24 | 29 | A.J. Allmendinger | 265 | 0 | 21st | 20th | 49.7 |
| 25 | 22 | Justin Allgaier | 265 | 0 | 36th | 33rd | 46.3 |
| 26 | 30 | Michael McDowell | 265 | 0 | 35th | 26th | 38.0 |
| 27 | 35 | Cole Custer | 265 | 1 | 32nd | 28th | 37.6 |
| 28 | 24 | Kyle Busch | 265 | 0 | 27th | 27th | 48.8 |
| 29 | 23 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 265 | 0 | 31st | 29th | 43.7 |
| 30 | 34 | Noah Gragson | 265 | 0 | 29th | 30th | 44.9 |
| 31 | 32 | Josh Berry | 264 | 0 | 23rd | 35th | 40.5 |
| 32 | 25 | Connor Zilisch | 264 | 0 | 25th | 25th | 33.2 |
| 33 | 36 | Ty Dillon | 264 | 0 | 30th | 32nd | 26.7 |
| 34 | 27 | Todd Gilliland | 264 | 0 | 26th | 36th | 40.0 |
| 35 | 33 | Cody Ware | 263 | 0 | 33rd | 31st | 26.9 |
| 36 | 16 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 262 | 0 | 34th | 34th | 26.7 |
In the Spring Las Vegas race Chase Elliott finished 2nd while leading 0 laps. The 5th time this has happened in Las Vegas Cup history, and the first since Matt DiBenedetto did so in 2020. Photo by Matthew Bolt — LVMS — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Best | Worst | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 8.90 | 1st | 35th | 20 |
| 2 | Joey Logano | 9.81 | 1st | 36th | 26 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 11.97 | 1st | 32nd | 29 |
| 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 12.30 | 1st | 41st | 23 |
| 5 | Brad Keselowski | 12.38 | 1st | 38th | 26 |
| 6 | Kyle Busch | 12.47 | 1st | 41st | 30 |
| 7 | William Byron | 14.29 | 1st | 37th | 17 |
| 8 | Christopher Bell | 14.85 | 2nd | 34th | 13 |
| 9 | Ryan Blaney | 15.20 | 3rd | 38th | 20 |
| 10 | Tyler Reddick | 15.31 | 2nd | 38th | 13 |
| 11 | Alex Bowman | 16.18 | 1st | 43rd | 17 |
| 12 | Ross Chastain | 16.50 | 2nd | 33rd | 16 |
| 13 | Chris Buescher | 16.84 | 6th | 37th | 19 |
| 14 | Austin Dillon | 17.82 | 4th | 37th | 22 |
| 15 | Daniel Suarez | 17.94 | 2nd | 37th | 18 |
| 16 | Chase Elliott | 18.00 | 2nd | 38th | 18 |
| 17 | Chase Briscoe | 19.18 | 4th | 35th | 11 |
| 18 | Austin Cindric | 19.56 | 6th | 34th | 9 |
| 19 | Riley Herbst | 19.67 | 17th | 23rd | 3 |
| 20 | Noah Gragson | 19.86 | 6th | 31st | 7 |
| 21 | A.J. Allmendinger | 19.94 | 6th | 37th | 16 |
| 22 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 20.32 | 3rd | 33rd | 22 |
| 23 | Erik Jones | 20.33 | 8th | 40th | 18 |
| 24 | Ryan Preece | 20.62 | 3rd | 37th | 13 |
| 25 | John Hunter Nemechek | 20.71 | 9th | 29th | 7 |
| 26 | Casey Mears | 21.38 | 7th | 40th | 13 |
| 27 | Ty Gibbs | 21.75 | 5th | 34th | 8 |
| 28 | Bubba Wallace | 21.76 | 4th | 38th | 17 |
| 29 | Josh Berry | 21.83 | 1st | 31st | 6 |
| 30 | Harrison Burton | 22.17 | 15th | 30th | 6 |
| 31 | Zane Smith | 22.60 | 14th | 36th | 5 |
| 32 | Cole Custer | 24.80 | 16th | 33rd | 10 |
| 33 | Anthony Alfredo | 25.50 | 24th | 27th | 2 |
| 34 | Ty Dillon | 25.86 | 10th | 37th | 14 |
| 35 | Carson Hocevar | 26.33 | 15th | 36th | 6 |
| 36 | Todd Gilliland | 27.22 | 21st | 34th | 9 |
| 37 | Michael McDowell | 27.60 | 16th | 43rd | 25 |
| 38 | Justin Allgaier | 29.00 | 25th | 31st | 3 |
| 39 | J.J. Yeley | 30.71 | 17th | 43rd | 17 |
| 40 | Katherine Legge |  31.00 |  31st |  31st |  1 |
| 41Â | Cody Ware | 31.30 | 21st | 36th | 10 |
| 42 | B.J. McLeod | 31.33 | 28th | 37th | 9 |
| 43 | Connor Zilisch | 32.00 | 32nd | 32nd | 1 |
| 44 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 33.00 | 29th | 36th | 4 |
| 45 | Josh Bilicki | 34.00 | 29th | 36th | 4 |
| 46 | Joey Gase | 35.00 | 31st | 38th | 7 |
| 47 | Timmy Hill | 37.29 | 33rd | 42nd | 7 |
| 48 | Chad Finchum | 39.00 | 39th | 39th | 1 |
– Don’t be surprised if Joey Logano and Kyle Larson run well and finish up front this weekend as they rank top 2 in the table above, and both tables below.
| Best Active Las Vegas Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Active Las Vegas Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 107.68 | 20 | 1 | Joey Logano | 80.62 | 26 |
| 2 | Joey Logano | 99.43 | 26 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 78.81 | 20 |
| 3 | William Byron | 98.51 | 17 | 3 | William Byron | 77.26 | 17 |
| 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 98.33 | 20 | 4 | Kyle Busch | 72.15 | 29 |
| 5 | Kyle Busch | 95.01 | 29 | 5 | Chase Elliott | 71.61 | 18 |
| 6 | Denny Hamlin | 93.13 | 29 | 6 | Tyler Reddick | 69.45 | 13 |
| 7 | Ryan Blaney | 89.91 | 20 | 7 | Ryan Blaney | 67.89 | 20 |
| 8 | Chase Elliott | 89.86 | 18 | 8 | Jimmie Johnson | 67.15 | 20 |
| 9 | Christopher Bell | 89.74 | 13 | 9 | Denny Hamlin | 66.92 | 29 |
| 10 | Tyler Reddick | 88.42 | 13 | 10 | Alex Bowman | 66.26 | 17 |
| Best Active Laps Led% | Best Active Laps Completed% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 16.45 | 20 | 1 | Riley Herbst | 99.88 | 3 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 9.65 | 23 | 2 | John Hunter Nemechek | 99.84 | 7 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 8.43 | 26 | 3 | Harrison Burton | 99.81 | 6 |
| 4 | Christopher Bell | 8.01 | 13 | 4 | Josh Berry | 99.56 | 6 |
| 5 | William Byron | 7.97 | 17 | 5 | Todd Gilliland | 99.46 | 9 |
| 6 | Denny Hamlin | 7.13 | 29 | T6 | Ross Chastain | 99.44 | 16 |
| 7 | Brad Keselowski | 5.23 | 26 | T6 | Anthony Alfredo | 99.44 | 2 |
| 8 | Kyle Busch | 4.13 | 30 | 8 | Jimmie Johnson | 99.35 | 23 |
| 9 | Ross Chastain | 3.89 | 16 | 9 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 99.29 | 22 |
| 10 | Chase Elliott | 3.69 | 18 | 10 | Zane Smith | 99.03 | 5 |
– Kyle Larson is the only active driver to lead over 10% of the laps in races he’s ran here at Las Vegas.
| Most Active Las Vegas Starts | Most Active Las Vegas Poles | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 30 | 1 | Christopher Bell | 4 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 29 | 2 | Joey Logano | 3 |
| T3 | Brad Keselowski | 26 | 3 | Kyle Busch | 2 |
| T3 | Joey Logano | 26 | T4 | Tyler Reddick | 1 |
| 5 | Michael McDowell | 25 | T4 | Erik Jones | 1 |
| 6 | Jimmie Johnson | 23 | T4 | Ryan Blaney | 1 |
| T7 | Austin Dillon | 22 | T4 | Michael McDowell | 1 |
| T7 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 22 | T4 | Brad Keselowski | 1 |
| T9 | Kyle Larson | 20 | T4 | Denny Hamlin | 1 |
| T9 | Ryan Blaney | 20 | |||
– There are 9 drivers on the Poles list above and on the Wins list below, but there are only 4 drivers that overlap between the 2 tables (Busch, Keselowski, Hamlin, Logano).
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% |
| T1 | Jimmie Johnson | 4 | 17.39 | T6 | Josh Berry | 1 | 16.67 |
| T1 | Joey Logano | 4 | 15.38 | T6 | Alex Bowman | 1 | 5.88 |
| T3 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 15.00 | T6 | William Byron | 1 | 5.88 |
| T3 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 11.54 | T6 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 3.33 |
| T3 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 10.34 |
| Most Active Las Vegas Top 3’s | Best Active Las Vegas Top 3% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 9 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 45.00 | 9 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 9 | 2 | Kyle Busch | 30.00 | 9 |
| 3 | Brad Keselowski | 7 | 3 | Brad Keselowski | 26.92 | 7 |
| 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 6 | 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 26.09 | 6 |
| T5 | Joey Logano | 5 | 5 | Christopher Bell | 23.08 | 3 |
| T5 | Denny Hamlin | 5 | 6 | Joey Logano | 19.23 | 5 |
| T7 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 7 | Denny Hamlin | 17.24 | 5 |
| T7 | Chase Elliott | 3 | T8 | Chase Elliott | 16.67 | 3 |
| T9 | Ross Chastain | 2 | T8 | Josh Berry | 16.67 | 1 |
| T9 | Alex Bowman | 2 | ||||
| T9 | William Byron | 2 | 10 | Ross Chastain | 12.50 | 2 |
| T9 | Daniel Suarez | 2 | ||||
It shouldn’t come as a shock if Kyle Larson finishes near the front this weekend at Las Vegas as he’s either 1st or 2nd in both Top 3 tables above and both Top 5 tables below. Photo by Jeff Speer — LVMS — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Most Active Las Vegas Top 5’s | Best Active Las Vegas Top 5% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 12 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 45.00 | 9 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 9 | 2 | Kyle Busch | 40.00 | 12 |
| T2 | Brad Keselowski | 9 | 3 | Christopher Bell | 38.46 | 5 |
| T4 | Joey Logano | 8 | 4 | Brad Keselowski | 34.62 | 9 |
| T4 | Denny Hamlin | 8 | 5 | Ross Chastain | 31.25 | 5 |
| 6 | Jimmie Johnson | 7 | 6 | Joey Logano | 30.77 | 8 |
| 7 | Ryan Blaney | 6 | 7 | Jimmie Johnson | 30.43 | 7 |
| T8 | Christopher Bell | 5 | 8 | Ryan Blaney | 30.00 | 6 |
| T8 | Ross Chastain | 5 | 9 | William Byron | 29.41 | 5 |
| T8 | William Byron | 5 | 10 | Denny Hamlin | 27.59 | 8 |
| Most Active Las Vegas Top 10’s | Best Active Las Vegas Top 10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top 10% | Top 10’s |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 16 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 75.00 | 15 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 16 | T2 | Brad Keselowski | 57.69 | 15 |
| T3 | Kyle Larson | 15 | T2 | Joey Logano | 57.69 | 15 |
| T3 | Brad Keselowski | 15 | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 55.17 | 16 |
| T3 | Joey Logano | 15 | 5 | Christopher Bell | 53.85 | 7 |
| T6 | Ryan Blaney | 10 | 6 | Kyle Busch | 53.33 | 16 |
| T6 | Jimmie Johnson | 10 | 7 | William Byron | 52.94 | 9 |
| 8 | William Byron | 9 | 8 | Ryan Blaney | 50.00 | 10 |
| T9 | Christopher Bell | 7 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | 46.15 | 6 |
| T9 | Alex Bowman | 7 | 10 | Jimmie Johnson | 43.48 | 10 |
| T9 | Chase Elliott | 7 | ||||
– Look for at least one Hendrick Motorsports car to be in the Top 10 at the end of the race this weekend as all 4 of their current drivers are in the Top 10’s table above.
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 8 | 25.00 | T8 | Austin Cindric | 1 | 4.17 |
| 2 | William Byron | 4 | 9.38 | T8 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 4.17 |
| 3 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 9.38 | T8 | Alex Bowman | 1 | 3.33 |
| T4 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 5.88 | T8 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 3.33 |
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 5.88 | T8 | Bubba Wallace | 1 | 3.13 |
| T4 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 5.88 | T8 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 2.94 |
| T4 | Joey Logano | 2 | 5.88 |
Kyle Larson has been really good here at Las Vegas as he has the most Stage Wins, best Stage Win%, most Stage T10’s, and best Stage T10% here of any active driver. Photo by Chris Williams — LVMS via Icon Sportswire
| Most Active Las Vegas Stage T10’s | Best Active Las Vegas Stage T10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 27 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 79.41 | 27 |
| T2 | Chase Elliott | 23 | T2 | Chase Elliott | 67.65 | 23 |
| T2 | William Byron | 23 | T2 | William Byron | 67.65 | 23 |
| T2 | Joey Logano | 23 | T2 | Joey Logano | 63.89 | 23 |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 22 | 5 | Christopher Bell | 61.54 | 16 |
| 6 | Ryan Blaney | 21 | 6 | Denny Hamlin | 61.11 | 22 |
| T7 | Alex Bowman | 17 | 7 | Ryan Blaney | 58.33 | 21 |
| T7 | Kyle Busch | 17 | 8 | Alex Bowman | 56.67 | 17 |
| 9 | Christopher Bell | 16 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | 50.00 | 13 |
| 10 | Brad Keselowski | 15 | 10 | Kyle Busch | 47.22 | 17 |
| Most Active Las Vegas Starts without Win | Most Active Las Vegas Starts without Pole | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Michael McDowell | 25 | 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 23 |
| T2 | Austin Dillon | 22 | T2 | Austin Dillon | 22 |
| T2 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 22 | T2 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 22 |
| 4 | Ryan Blaney | 20 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 20 |
| 5 | Chris Buescher | 19 | 5 | Chris Buescher | 19 |
| T6 | Chase Elliott | 18 | T6 | Chase Elliott | 18 |
| T6 | Daniel Suarez | 18 | T6 | Daniel Suarez | 18 |
| T6 | Erik Jones | 18 | T8 | Alex Bowman | 17 |
| T9 | Bubba Wallace | 17 | T8 | Bubba Wallace | 17 |
| T9 | J.J. Yeley | 17 | T8 | J.J. Yeley | 17 |
| T8 | William Byron | 17 | |||
– If Austin Dillon and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. do not win the Pole this weekend then they would tie Jimmie Johnson for most Las Vegas Cup starts without winning a Pole among active drivers.
| Most Active Las Vegas Starts without Top 3 | Most Active Las Vegas Starts without Top 5 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Michael McDowell | 25 | 1 | Michael McDowell | 25 |
| 2 | Austin Dillon | 22 | 2 | Chris Buescher | 19 |
| 3 | Chris Buescher | 19 | 3 | Erik Jones | 18 |
| 4 | Erik Jones | 18 | 4 | J.J. Yeley | 17 |
| T5 | Bubba Wallace | 17 | 5 | A.J. Allmendinger | 16 |
| Â T5 | J.J. Yeley | 17 | |||
– If Chris Buescher does not get a Top 5 finish this weekend then he would join Michael McDowell as the only active drivers with 20+ Las Vegas starts (11 drivers) to not have a Top 5 finish here.
| Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Michael McDowell | 25 |
| 2 | J.J. Yeley | 17 |
| T3 | Cody Ware | 10 |
| T3 | Cole Custer | 10 |
| T5 | B.J. McLeod | 9 |
| T5 | Todd Gilliland | 9 |
This image sums up Michael McDowell’s (#34) career at Las Vegas as he is 1st or tied for 1st in 6 of the 7 “without” tables above and below. Photo by Chris Graythen — Getty Images
| Most Active Las Vegas Stages without Stage Win | Most Active Las Vegas Stages without Stage T10 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Stages |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 36 | 1 | Michael McDowell | 36 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 36 | 2 | Ty Dillon | 28 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 36 | T3 | Cody Ware | 20 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 36 | T3 | Cole Custer | 20 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 36 | T3 | J.J. Yeley | 20 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 36 | T6 | B.J. McLeod | 18 |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 36 | T6 | Todd Gilliland | 18 |
| 8 | Ty Dillon | 28 | T8 | Joey Gase | 14 |
| 9 | Ryan Preece | 26 | T8 | John Hunter Nemechek | 14 |
| 10 | Chase Briscoe | 22 | T8 | Noah Gragson | 14 |
| Driver | Streak | Category | Driver | Streak | Category |
| Denny Hamlin | 2 | Wins | William Byron | 5 | Stage T10’s |
| Christopher Bell | 2 | Top 5’s | Christopher Bell | 4 | Stage T10’s |
| Kyle Larson | 3 | Top 10’s | Denny Hamlin | 4 | Stage T10’s |
| Brad Keselowski | 2 | Top 10’s | Bubba Wallace | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Chase Briscoe | 2 | Top 10’s | Chase Elliott | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Kyle Larson | 6 | Stage T10’s | Ryan Preece | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Tyler Reddick | 5 | Stage T10’s |
– If Denny Hamlin can get his 3rd straight Las Vegas win this weekend then he will be just the 2nd driver to ever win 3 straight Cup races here.
Next Gen Stats
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 2024-03 | 67.79 | Kyle Larson | 1st | 6 | 2025-33 | 48.31 | Kyle Larson | 2nd |
| 2 | 2023-03 | 64.94 | William Byron | 1st | 7 | 2022-03 | 30.29 | Ross Chastain | 3rd |
| 3 | 2024-33 | 58.05 | Christopher Bell | 2nd | 8 | 2022-33 | 25.47 | Ross Chastain | 2nd |
| 4 | 2026-05 | 50.19 | Denny Hamlin | 1st | 9 | 2023-03 | 23.25 | Kyle Larson | 2nd |
| 5 | 2023-33 | 49.81 | Kyle Larson | 1st | 10 | 2026-05 | 23.22 | Kyle Larson | 7th |
– If you want to finish well this weekend then lead a lot of laps as every driver that’s led over a quarter of the laps in a Next Gen race here has finished inside the Top 3.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2023-03 | William Byron | 148.2 | 1st | 6 | 2026-05 | Denny Hamlin | 136.1 | 1st |
| 2 | 2024-03 | Kyle Larson | 148.1 | 1st | 7 | 2022-33 | Joey Logano | 130.6 | 1st |
| 3 | 2023-33 | Kyle Larson | 146.5 | 1st | 8 | 2022-03 | Ross Chastain | 128.3 | 3rd |
| T4 | 2024-33 | Christopher Bell | 138.4 | 2nd | 9 | 2023-03 | Kyle Larson | 126.3 | 2nd |
| T4 | 2025-33 | Kyle Larson | 138.4 | 2nd | 10 | 2023-33 | Christopher Bell | 126.0 | 2nd |
Look for Christopher Bell and Kyle Larson to run well this weekend as they make up 6 of the 10 spots in the Driver Rating table above. Photo by Will Lester — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. |
| T1 | 2022-03 | Ross Chastain | 100 | 3rd | T7 | 2024-33 | Christopher Bell | 100 | 2nd |
| T1 | 2022-03 | Chase Elliott | 100 | 9th | T7 | 2022-33 | Joey Logano | 99.63 | 1st |
| T1 | 2023-03 | William Byron | 100 | 1st | T7 | 2023-03 | Bubba Wallace | 99.63 | 4th |
| T1 | 2023-33 | Christopher Bell | 100 | 2nd | T7 | 2023-03 | Ross Chastain | 99.63 | 12th |
| T1 | 2023-33 | William Byron | 100 | 7th | T7 | 2023-33 | Kyle Larson | 99.63 | 1st |
| T1 | 2024-03 | Kyle Larson | 100 | 1st | T7 | 2024-03 | Martin Truex Jr. | 99.63 | 7th |
– The last 3 races are not mentioned in the Top 15% table above as the best percentage of laps run in the Top 15 over those 3 races in 99.25%.
| 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 | 1st | 9.56 | 1 | 38th | 31.00 |
| 2 | 2nd | 9.89 | 2 | 36th | 28.22 |
| 3 | 12th | 10.56 | 3 | 35th | 28.00 |
| 4 | 3rd | 11.11 | T4 | 29th | 25.33 |
| 5 | 6th | 11.56 | T4 | 32nd | 25.33 |
| 6 | 18th | 12.33 | T6 | 26th | 25.11 |
| 7 | 10th | 12.67 | T6 | 33rd | 25.11 |
| 8 | 7th | 13.44 | 8 | 37th | 25.00 |
| T9 | 8th | 14.78 | 9 | 25th | 24.67 |
| T9 | 15th | 14.78 | 10 | 17th | 24.44 |
– When looking at the tables above it is pretty clear that starting position this weekend will have a decent impact on who finishes well in the race.
| Best Next Gen Las Vegas Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Next Gen Las Vegas Avg. Top 15% |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 116.92 | 9 | 1 | William Byron | 91.30 | 9 |
| 2 | William Byron | 111.22 | 9 | 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 88.03 | 6 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 101.54 | 9 | 3 | Kevin Harvick | 85.91 | 4 |
| 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 101.23 | 6 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 84.96 | 9 |
| 5 | Christopher Bell | 99.26 | 9 | 5 | Joey Logano | 84.22 | 9 |
| 6 | Alex Bowman | 97.63 | 7 | 6 | Tyler Reddick | 81.98 | 9 |
| 7 | Tyler Reddick | 96.91 | 9 | 7 | Denny Hamlin | 79.49 | 9 |
| 8 | Ross Chastain | 94.84 | 9 | 8 | Christopher Bell | 75.52 | 9 |
| 9 | Joey Logano | 93.61 | 9 | 9 | Alex Bowman | 74.73 | 7 |
| 10 | Kevin Harvick | 82.08 | 4 | 10 | Ross Chastain | 66.03 | 9 |
– Despite being buried in points expect William Byron to run well this weekend as he ranks top 2 in both tables above.
| Best Next Gen Las Vegas Avg. Finish | Best Next Gen Las Vegas Laps Led% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 7.33 | 6 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 27.22 | 9 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 7.78 | 9 | 2 | William Byron | 12.10 | 9 |
| 3 | Ross Chastain | 8.67 | 9 | 3 | Christopher Bell | 11.56 | 9 |
| 4 | William Byron | 9.22 | 9 | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 9.61 | 9 |
| 5 | Alex Bowman | 10.86 | 7 | 5 | Ross Chastain | 6.92 | 9 |
| 6 | Denny Hamlin | 11.22 | 9 | 6 | Daniel Suarez | 4.76 | 9 |
| 7 | Christopher Bell | 11.67 | 9 | 7 | Joey Logano | 3.85 | 9 |
| 8 | Joey Logano | 12.11 | 9 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | 3.31 | 9 |
| 9 | Kevin Harvick | 12.25 | 4 | 9 | Kyle Busch | 2.90 | 9 |
| 10 | Tyler Reddick | 12.78 | 9 | 10 | Chase Briscoe | 2.65 | 9 |
– If Kyle Larson finishes 3rd or better this weekend then he would pass Martin Truex Jr. for best Avg. Finish in the Next Gen car at Las Vegas.
| Next Gen Las Vegas Win List | Next Gen Las Vegas Pole List | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 22.22 | 1 | Christopher Bell | 4 |
| T1 | Joey Logano | 2 | 22.22 | 2 | Joey Logano | 2 |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 22.22 | T3 | Denny Hamlin | 1 |
| T4 | Josh Berry | 1 | 16.67 | T3 | Michael McDowell | 1 |
| T4 | Alex Bowman | 1 | 14.29 | T3 | Tyler Reddick | 1 |
| T4 | William Byron | 1 | 11.11 | |||
– If Christopher Bell can win the Pole this weekend then he would have won half of the Las Vegas Next Gen Poles.
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Top 3% |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 55.56 |
| 2 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 33.33 |
| T3 | Alex Bowman | 2 | 28.57 |
| T3 | Daniel Suarez | 2 | 22.22 |
| T3 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 22.22 |
| T3 | Joey Logano | 2 | 22.22 |
| T3 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 22.22 |
| T3 | Ross Chastain | 2 | 22.22 |
| T3 | William Byron | 2 | 22.22 |
| T10 | Josh Berry | 1 | 16.67 |
Kyle Larson has been really good at Las Vegas since the introduction of the Next Gen as he has nearly twice as many Top 3 finishes as an other driver. Photo by Gary Nastase — LVMS — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Most Next Gen Las Vegas Top 5’s | Most Next Gen Las Vegas Top 10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Top 5% | Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Top 10% |
| T1 | Christopher Bell | 5 | 55.56 | T1 | Kyle Larson | 7 | 77.78 |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 55.56 | T1 | William Byron | 7 | 77.78 |
| T1 | Ross Chastain | 5 | 55.56 | T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 6 | 100 |
| T1 | William Byron | 5 | 55.56 | T3 | Christopher Bell | 6 | 66.67 |
| T5 | Alex Bowman | 3 | 42.86 | T3 | Denny Hamlin | 6 | 66.67 |
| T5 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 33.33 | T3 | Ross Chastain | 6 | 66.67 |
| T5 | Kyle Busch | 3 | 33.33 | T7 | Alex Bowman | 5 | 71.43 |
| T8 | Ty Gibbs | 2 | 25.00 | T7 | Tyler Reddick | 5 | 55.56 |
| T8 | Chase Briscoe | 2 | 22.22 | T9 | Joey Logano | 4 | 44.44 |
| T8 | Daniel Suarez | 2 | 22.22 | ||||
| T8 | Joey Logano | 2 | 22.22 | T9 | Kyle Busch | 4 | 44.44 |
| T8 | Tyler Reddick | 2 | 22.22 | ||||
– This weekend could be the Hendrick and JGR show as their current drivers hold down 5 of the top 6 spots in the Top 5 table, and 5 of the top 7 spots in the Top 10 table.
| Most Next Gen Las Vegas Stage Wins | Most Next Gen Las Vegas Stage T10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Stage T10% |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 6 | 33.33 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 16 | 88.89 |
| 2 | William Byron | 4 | 22.22 | 2 | William Byron | 15 | 83.33 |
| 3 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 11.11 | 3 | Christopher Bell | 14 | 77.78 |
| T4 | Alex Bowman | 1 | 7.14 | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 13 | 72.22 |
| T4 | Austin Cindric | 1 | 5.56 | T5 | Bubba Wallace | 11 | 61.11 |
| T4 | Bubba Wallace | 1 | 5.56 | T5 | Tyler Reddick | 11 | 61.11 |
| T4 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 5.56 | 7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 10 | 83.33 |
| T4 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 5.56 | 8 | Joey Logano | 9 | 50.00 |
| T4 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 5.56 | T9 | Ross Chastain | 8 | 44.44 |
| T9 | Ryan Blaney | 8 | 44.44 | ||||
– Kyle Larson, William Byron, and Christopher Bell will probably be up front in Stage 1 and 2 this weekend as they are the only drivers with multiple Next Gen Stage Wins here, and they also make up the top 3 in Stage T10’s as well.