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: Bristol.
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2026 Cup Series season.
First Winner: Jack Smith 07/30/1961
Most Recent Winner: Christopher Bell 04/12/2026
| Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver | Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver |
| 1 | 2001-06 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | T7 | 2007-05 | 20 | Kyle Busch |
| 2 | 2004-24 | 30 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | T7 | 2022-29 | 20 | Chris Buescher |
| 3 | 2002-06 | 27 | Kurt Busch | T9 | 1990-06 | 19 | Davey Allison |
| 4 | 1999-23 | 26 | Dale Earnhardt | T9 | 2009-05 | 19 | Kyle Busch |
| T5 | 1994-06 | 24 | Dale Earnhardt | T9 | 2010-24 | 19 | Kyle Busch |
| T5 | 2016-23 | 24 | Kevin Harvick |

Kyle Busch was the king of starting bad at Bristol and winning as 3 of his 8 career Cup Wins here are in the table above, including this win in 2010. Photo by Getty Images — Getty Images for NASCAR
| Rank | Race | Finish | Driver | Rank | Race | Finish | Driver |
| 1 | 2001-24 | 42 | Jeff Green | T5 | 2025-29 | 36 | A.J. Allmendinger |
| 2 | 1997-22 | 39 | Kenny Wallace | 7 | 2010-24 | 35 | Jimmie Johnson |
| T3 | 2006-24 | 37 | Kurt Busch | 8 | 2001-06 | 34 | Mark Martin |
| T3 | 2025-09 | 37 | Alex Bowman | T9 | 1961-36 | 33 | Fred Lorenzen |
| T5 | 1962-36 | 36 | Fireball Roberts | T9 | 1998-06 | 33 | Rusty Wallace |
– 2001 and 2025 were bad times to win a Pole at Bristol as both years have their two Pole winners that year in the table above.
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| 1963-37 | Fred Lorenzen | 1991-06 | Rusty Wallace |
| 1967-33 | Richard Petty | 1992-06 | Alan Kulwicki |
| 1971-09 | David Pearson | 1993-06 | Rusty Wallace |
| 1972-07 | Bobby Allison | 1993-21 | Mark Martin |
| 1972-18 | Bobby Allison | 1999-07 | Rusty Wallace |
| 1973-05 | Cale Yarborough | 2000-23 | Rusty Wallace |
| 1977-08 | Cale Yarborough | 2002-24 | Jeff Gordon |
| 1977-21 | Cale Yarborough | 2005-24 | Matt Kenseth |
| 1980-22 | Cale Yarborough | 2008-24 | Carl Edwards |
| 1981-06 | Darrell Waltrip | 2015-08 | Matt Kenseth |
| 1981-22 | Darrell Waltrip | 2016-08 | Carl Edwards |
| 1982-03 | Darrell Waltrip | 2018-08 | Kyle Busch |
| 1985-19 | Dale Earnhardt | 2019-24 | Denny Hamlin |
– Winning the Pole and Race was common in the early years of Bristol, but not as much of recent. However, the last 4 to do it have been JGR drivers, so watch out if JGR wins the Pole this weekend.
| Race | Driver | Race Finish |
| 2018-08 | Brad Keselowski | 23rd |
| 2020-09 | Chase Elliott | 22nd |
| 2023-29 | Christopher Bell | 3rd |
| 2024-05 | Ty Gibbs | 9th |
| 2024-29 | Kyle Larson | 1st |
| 2025-09 | Kyle Larson | 1st |
| 2026-08 | Kyle Larson | 3rd |
| Drivers to win both Stages and Race | Drivers to win Pole, both Stages & Race | ||
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| 2024-29 | Kyle Larson | – | – |
| 2025-09 | Kyle Larson | ||
– 5 of the last 6 Bristol races have seen the same driver win Stage 1 and Stage 2 then go on to finish Top 10. So, don’t be surprised if a driver sweeps Stage 1 and 2 this weekend.
| Best Laps Led% by Winner | Worst Laps Led% by Winner | ||||||
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver |
| 1 | 1973-05 | 100 | Cale Yarborough | 1 | 1964-42 | 0.20 | Fred Lorenzen |
| 2 | 1977-08 | 99.00 | Cale Yarborough | 2 | 2008-05 | 0.40 | Jeff Burton |
| 3 | 1964-10 | 98.80 | Fred Lorenzen | 3 | 2025-29 | 2.40 | Christopher Bell |
| 4 | 1976-21 | 93.25 | Cale Yarborough | 4 | 1969-09 | 2.80 | Bobby Allison |
| 5 | 2024-29 | 92.40 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 2018-24 | 4.80 | Kurt Busch |
| 6 | 1972-07 | 91.60 | Bobby Allison | 6 | 2026-08 | 4.95 | Ty Gibbs |
| 7 | 1972-18 | 89.00 | Bobby Allison | 7 | 2007-05 | 5.75 | Kyle Busch |
| 8 | 1962-17 | 86.00 | Bobby Johns | T8 | 1979-22 | 6.60 | Darrell Waltrip |
| 9 | 1999-07 | 85.00 | Rusty Wallace | T8 | 2006-05 | 6.60 | Kurt Busch |
| T10 | 1987-20 | 83.00 | Dale Earnhardt | 10 | 1982-21 | 7.60 | Darrell Waltrip |
| T10 | 2005-24 | 83.00 | Matt Kenseth | ||||

In 1973 Cale Yarborough drove this car to the win at Bristol and became the first and only driver to lead every lap in a race at Bristol. Photo by ISC Archives — CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 1973-05 | 100 | Cale Yarborough | 1st | 6 | 1972-07 | 91.60 | Bobby Allison | 1st |
| 2 | 1977-08 | 99.00 | Cale Yarborough | 1st | 7 | 1972-18 | 89.00 | Bobby Allison | 1st |
| 3 | 1964-10 | 98.80 | Fred Lorenzen | 1st | 8 | 1964-42 | 88.40 | Richard Petty | 2nd |
| 4 | 1976-21 | 93.25 | Cale Yarborough | 1st | 9 | 1962-17 | 86.00 | Bobby Johns | 1st |
| 5 | 2024-29 | 92.40 | Kyle Larson | 1st | 10 | 1999-07 | 85.00 | Rusty Wallace | 1st |
– Richard Petty is the only driver to lead over 83% of the laps in a race here at Bristol and not win as a rear end failure caused him to finish 2nd to Fred Lorenzen in 1964.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2005-24 | Matt Kenseth | 149.8 | 1st | 6 | 2008-24 | Kyle Busch | 145.0 | 2nd |
| 2 | 2024-29 | Kyle Larson | 149.7 | 1st | 7 | 2012-04 | Brad Keselowski | 142.8 | 1st |
| 3 | 2025-09 | Kyle Larson | 149.6 | 1st | 8 | 2020-29 | Kevin Harvick | 142.7 | 1st |
| 4 | 2009-05 | Kyle Busch | 149.2 | 1st | 9 | 2021-29 | Kyle Larson | 141.2 | 1st |
| 5 | 2016-08 | Carl Edwards | 145.7 | 1st | 10 | 2007-24 | Kasey Kahne | 141.1 | 2nd |
– Kyle Larson is coming off his first win of 2026 and he could make it back-to-back based on the table above as he is the only driver in the Driver Rating table above 3 times.
| Most Recent | Driver | Finish | Most Recent | Driver | Finish |
| 2024-29 | Kyle Larson | 1st | 2025-09 | Kyle Larson | 1st |
| 2024-29 | Chase Elliott | 2nd | 2025-09 | Ryan Blaney | 5th |
| 2024-29 | Bubba Wallace | 3rd | 2026-05 | Ryan Blaney | 2nd |
| 2024-29 | Denny Hamlin | 4th | 2026-05 | Kyle Larson | 3rd |
| 2024-29 | Christopher Bell | 5th | 2026-05 | Chase Briscoe | 5th |
| 2024-29 | Alex Bowman | 9th | 2026-05 | Carson Hocevar | 10th |
– Don’t be surprised if Kyle Larson is in the Top 15 a lot this weekend as in 3 of the last 4 Bristol races he’s ran every lap of the race inside the Top 15.
| 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 | 2001-06 | 25 | T1 | 22
races tied (last was 1981) |
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| 2 | 2005-24 | 23 | |||
| T3 | 2003-24 | 22 | |||
| T3 | 2009-24 | 22 | |||
| T3 | 2016-08 | 22 | |||
| T3 | 2020-09 | 22 | |||
| T7 | 2004-06 | 21 | |||
| T7 | 2006-05 | 21 | |||
| T7 | 2010-05 | 21 | |||
| T10 | 2007-24 | 20 | |||
| T10 | 2011-24 | 20 | |||
| T10 | 2012-24 | 20 | |||
– There has never been more than 25 cars on the lead lap at the end of a Bristol Cup race. In fact only once since the introduction of stages has there been 20+ cars on the lead lap here, the 2020 Spring 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 | 11.42 | 1 | 39th | 29.44 |
| 2 | 2nd | 12.57 | 2 | 38th | 28.50 |
| 3 | 6th | 13.11 | 3 | 37th | 26.78 |
| 4 | 4th | 13.40 | 4 | 36th | 26.64 |
| 5 | 7th | 14.48 | 5 | 40th | 26.50 |
| 6 | 3rd | 14.61 | 6 | 35th | 26.16 |
| 7 | 5th | 14.95 | 7 | 34th | 26.06 |
| 8 | 11th | 15.10 | 8 | 33rd | 25.24 |
| 9 | 10th | 15.17 | 9 | 31st | 23.80 |
| 10 | 9th | 16.21 | 10 | 29th | 23.21 |
– Historically at Bristol starting 1st is the best with Top 10 starts being good as well, but starting outside the Top 30 is usually a bad omen.
| 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 | Kyle Larson | 107.95 | 20 | 1 | Christopher Bell | 78.62 | 10 |
| 2 | Christopher Bell | 101.52 | 10 | 2 | Jeff Gordon | 77.72 | 23 |
| 3 | Ty Gibbs | 100.60 | 7 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 76.61 | 20 |
| 4 | Jeff Gordon | 98.95 | 23 | 4 | Ty Gibbs | 76.38 | 7 |
| 5 | Matt Kenseth | 98.63 | 28 | 5 | Matt Kenseth | 74.92 | 28 |
| 6 | Kevin Harvick | 96.16 | 35 | 6 | Chase Brisoce | 71.64 | 8 |
| 7 | Denny Hamlin | 95.67 | 38 | 7 | Chase Elliott | 71.15 | 18 |
| 8 | Carl Edwards | 94.92 | 24 | 8 | Carl Edwards | 70.36 | 24 |
| 9 | Kyle Busch | 94.46 | 39 | 9 | Denny Hamlin | 70.29 | 38 |
| 10 | Ryan Blaney | 92.78 | 19 | 10 | Ryan Blaney | 69.76 | 19 |

Christopher Bell, Kyle Larson, and Ty Gibbs have been very good in their respective Bristol Cup careers as they are the only drivers with a 100+ Avg. Driver Rating here. Photo by Meg Oliphant — Getty Images
| Best Avg. Fin. All-time (5+ Bristol starts) |
Best Laps Led% All-time (5+ Bristol starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Dick Hutcherson | 2.40 | 5 | 1 | Cale Yarborough | 30.32 | 29 |
| 2 | Joe Weatherly | 6.67 | 6 | 2 | Dick Hutcherson | 28.68 | 5 |
| 3 | Benny Parsons | 8.63 | 27 | 3 | Junior Johnson | 23.56 | 10 |
| 4 | Dale Earnhardt | 9.26 | 43 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 20.42 | 20 |
| 5 | Rusty Wallace | 9.57 | 44 | 5 | Fred Lorenzen | 18.65 | 12 |
| 6 | Cale Yarborough | 10.48 | 29 | 6 | Dale Earnhardt | 17.64 | 43 |
| 7 | Bobby Allison | 11.05 | 44 | 7 | Rusty Wallace | 17.05 | 44 |
| 8 | Ty Gibbs | 11.14 | 7 | 8 | David Pearson | 16.16 | 20 |
| 9 | Kyle Larson | 11.15 | 20 | 9 | Bobby Johns | 13.69 | 7 |
| 10 | Joe Millikan | 11.17 | 6 | 10 | Darrell Waltrip | 13.50 | 52 |
– Dick Hutcherson only had 5 Bristol starts but he was amazing in those starts as he ranks top 2 in both tables above, and has the best Avg. Finish here by a good margin. Furthermore, he is the only driver in the Best Laps Completed% table below that did not race in the 2000’s.
| Most Bristol Starts All-time |
Best Laps Completed% (5+ Bristol starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Lap Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 60 | 1 | Carson Hocevar | 99.80 | 6 |
| T2 | Ricky Rudd | 58 | 2 | Chase Briscoe | 99.78 | 8 |
| T2 | Terry Labonte | 58 | 3 | Ryan Preece | 99.75 | 11 |
| 4 | Dave Marcis | 54 | 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 99.57 | 14 |
| 5 | Darrell Waltrip | 52 | 5 | Erik Jones | 99.53 | 16 |
| T6 | Ken Schrader | 50 | 6 | Christopher Bell | 99.50 | 10 |
| T6 | Kyle Petty | 50 | 7 | Noah Gragson | 99.48 | 6 |
| 8 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | 8 | Todd Gilliland | 99.40 | 7 |
| T9 | Jeff Gordon | 47 | 9 | Trevor Bayne | 99.29 | 9 |
| T9 | Mark Martin | 47 | 10 | Dick Hutcherson | 99.28 | 5 |
| T9 | Sterling Marlin | 47 | ||||
| Most Bristol Wins All-time |
Best Win% All-time (5+ Bristol starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Wins | Rank | Driver | Win% | Wins |
| 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 12 | 1 | Cale Yarborough | 31.03 | 9 |
| T2 | Cale Yarborough | 9 | T2 | David Pearson | 25.00 | 5 |
| T2 | Dale Earnhardt | 9 | T2 | Fred Lorenzen | 25.00 | 3 |
| T2 | Rusty Wallace | 9 | 4 | Darrell Waltrip | 23.08 | 12 |
| 5 | Kyle Busch | 8 | 5 | Dale Earnhardt | 20.93 | 9 |
| 6 | Kurt Busch | 6 | 6 | Kyle Busch | 20.51 | 8 |
| T7 | David Pearson | 5 | 7 | Rusty Wallace | 20.45 | 9 |
| T7 | Jeff Gordon | 5 | 8 | Dick Hutcherson | 20.00 | 1 |
| T9 | Carl Edwards | 4 | T9 | Jack Smith | 16.67 | 1 |
| T9 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | ||||
| T9 | Matt Kenseth | 4 | T9 | Joe Weatherly | 16.67 | 1 |
| T9 | Bobby Allison | 4 | ||||
– Cale Yarborough may be the best driver all-around at Bristol as he has a combined 18 Wins and Poles, the most of any driver.
| Rank | Driver | Poles | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Cale Yarborough | 9 | T6 | Fred Lorenzen | 4 |
| T1 | Mark Martin | 9 | T6 | Carl Edwards | 4 |
| 3 | Rusty Wallace | 7 | T6 | Denny Hamlin | 4 |
| 4 | Richard Petty | 6 | T6 | Darrell Waltrip | 4 |
| 5 | Jeff Gordon | 5 | T10 | 6 drivers tied | 3 |
| Most Bristol Top 3’s All-time |
Best Top 3% All-time (5+ Bristol starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 23 | 1 | Dick Hutcherson | 80.00 | 4 |
| 2 | Richard Petty | 18 | 2 | Fireball Roberts | 57.14 | 4 |
| T3 | Dale Earnhardt | 17 | 3 | Darrell Waltrip | 44.23 | 23 |
| T3 | Rusty Wallace | 17 | 4 | Fred Lorenzen | 41.67 | 5 |
| 5 | Bobby Allison | 15 | 5 | Cale Yarborough | 41.38 | 12 |
| T6 | Cale Yarborough | 12 | 6 | Dale Earnhardt | 39.53 | 17 |
| T6 | Kyle Busch | 12 | 7 | Rusty Wallace | 38.64 | 17 |
| T6 | Mark Martin | 12 | T8 | David Pearson | 35.00 | 7 |
| T9 | Kevin Harvick | 11 | T8 | Kyle Larson | 35.00 | 7 |
| T9 | Jeff Gordon | 11 | 10 | Bobby Allison | 34.09 | 15 |
– Darrell Waltrip may have the most Wins here at Bristol (12), but he did more than just win as he also has the most Top 3’s and the 3rd best Top 3% here as well.
| Most Bristol Top 5’s All-time |
Best Top 5% All-time (5+ Bristol starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| T1 | Darrell Waltrip | 26 | 1 | Dick Hutcherson | 100 | 5 |
| T1 | Richard Petty | 26 | 2 | Benny Parsons | 66.67 | 18 |
| 3 | Bobby Allison | 23 | 3 | Fireball Roberts | 57.14 | 4 |
| 4 | Rusty Wallace | 22 | 4 | Cale Yarborough | 55.17 | 16 |
| 5 | Dale Earnhardt | 20 | 5 | Bobby Allison | 52.27 | 23 |
| 6 | Terry Labonte | 19 | T6 | Darrell Waltrip | 50.00 | 26 |
| 7 | Benny Parsons | 18 | T6 | Rusty Wallace | 50.00 | 22 |
| 8 | Jeff Gordon | 17 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt | 46.51 | 20 |
| T9 | Cale Yarborough | 16 | T9 | Jim Paschal | 46.15 | 6 |
| T9 | Mark Martin | 16 | T9 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 46.15 | 6 |
| T9 | Ricky Rudd | 16 | ||||
– It was touched on how good Dick Hutcherson was here at Bristol earlier in the article, but as you can see in the table above he was great here as never finished out of the Top 5.
| Most Bristol Top 10’s All-time |
Best Top 10% All-time (5+ Bristol starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top10% | Top10’s |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 37 | 1 | Dick Hutcherson | 100 | 5 |
| 2 | Terry Labonte | 33 | 2 | Joe Weatherly | 83.33 | 5 |
| 3 | Darrell Waltrip | 32 | 3 | Benny Parsons | 74.07 | 20 |
| 4 | Ricky Rudd | 31 | 4 | Ty Gibbs | 71.43 | 5 |
| 5 | Dale Earnhardt | 30 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 70.00 | 14 |
| 6 | Rusty Wallace | 29 | 6 | Christopher Bell | 70.00 | 7 |
| 7 | Bobby Allison | 28 | 7 | Dale Earnhardt | 69.77 | 30 |
| 8 | Jeff Gordon | 25 | 8 | Rusty Wallace | 65.91 | 29 |
| 9 | Mark Martin | 23 | T9 | Bobby Allison | 63.64 | 28 |
| T10 | Jimmie Johnson | 22 | ||||
| T10 | Matt Kenseth | 22 | T9 | Tim Richmond | 63.64 | 7 |
| T10 | Kevin Harvick | 22 | ||||

With a Top 10 finish this weekend Ty Gibbs would pass Benny Parsons for 3rd best Top 10% all-time here at Bristol. Photo by Matt Kelley — Getty Images
| Most Bristol 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 |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 9 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 32.14 | 9 |
| T2 | Ty Gibbs | 3 | 2 | Ty Gibbs | 21.43 | 3 |
| T2 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 3 | Christopher Bell | 15.00 | 3 |
| T2 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 4 | Matt Kenseth | 12.50 | 1 |
| T2 | Chase Elliott | 3 | T5 | Brad Keselowski | 9.38 | 3 |
| T6 | Joey Logano | 2 | T5 | Chase Elliott | 9.38 | 3 |
| T6 | Kyle Busch | 2 | T7 | Joey Logano | 6.25 | 2 |
| T6 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | T7 | Kyle Busch | 6.25 | 2 |
| T9 | Matt Kenseth | 1 | T7 | Ryan Blaney | 6.25 | 2 |
| T9 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 10 | Kurt Busch | 5.56 | 1 |
| T9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | T11 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3.85 | 1 |
| T9 | Ty Dillon | 1 | T11 | Ty Dillon | 3.85 | 1 |
| T9 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 13 | Denny Hamlin | 3.13 | 1 |
– It will be a long, long time before we see another name on top of the Stage Wins table above as Kyle Larson has 3x more Stage Wins than any other driver.
| Most Bristol 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 | Kyle Larson | 23 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 82.14 | 23 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 18 | 2 | Ty Gibbs | 71.43 | 10 |
| T3 | Brad Keselowski | 17 | 3 | Christopher Bell | 70.00 | 14 |
| T3 | Chase Elliott | 17 | 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 62.50 | 10 |
| T3 | Ryan Blaney | 17 | 5 | Denny Hamlin | 56.25 | 18 |
| T6 | Christopher Bell | 14 | 6 | Kevin Harvick | 54.55 | 12 |
| T6 | Kyle Busch | 14 | T7 | Brad Keselowski | 53.13 | 17 |
| T8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 13 | T7 | Chase Elliott | 53.13 | 17 |
| T8 | Joey Logano | 13 | T7 | Ryan Blaney | 53.13 | 17 |
| T10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 50.00 | 13 | |||
| 10 | Kevin Harvick | 12 | T10 | Clint Bowyer | 50.00 | 8 |
| T10 | Carson Hocevar | 50.00 | 6 | |||
– Expect to see Christopher Bell, Kyle Larson, and Ty Gibbs near the front in Stage 1 and 2 this weekend as they are the only drivers racing this weekend with a Stage T10% of 57+%.
| Most Bristol Starts without Win |
Longest Bristol Win Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Ricky Rudd | 58 | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 7 | 1981-84 |
| 2 | Dave Marcis | 54 | 2 | Cale Yarborough | 4 | 1976-77 |
| T3 | Ken Schrader | 50 | T3 | Fred Lorenzen | 3 | 1963-64 |
| T3 | Kyle Petty | 50 | T3 | Kurt Busch | 3 | 2003-04 |
| 5 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | T5 | 14 drivers tied |
2 | 1967-2025 |
| 6 | Sterling Marlin | 47 | ||||
| 7 | Bobby Labonte | 42 | ||||
| 8 | Ryan Newman | 40 | ||||
| 9 | J.D. McDuffie | 39 | ||||
| 10 | Geoff Bodine | 38 | ||||

Darrell Waltrip got his 7th straight win at Bristol in this car in 1984, a record that is likely never to be broken. Photo by ISC Archives — CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images
| Most Bristol Starts without Pole |
Longest Bristol Pole Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Dave Marcis | 54 | 1 | Mark Martin | 4 | 1995-96 |
| T2 | Ken Schrader | 50 | T2 | Darrell Waltrip | 3 | 1981-82 |
| T2 | Kyle Petty | 50 | T2 | Rusty Wallace | 3 | 1998-99 |
| 4 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | T4 | 13 drivers tied |
2 | 1962-2025 |
| 5 | Sterling Marlin | 47 | ||||
| 6 | Dale Jarrett | 44 | ||||
| 7 | Bobby Labonte | 42 | ||||
| 8 | Jeff Burton | 41 | ||||
| 9 | J.D. McDuffie | 39 | ||||
| T10 | Buddy Arrington | 36 | ||||
| T10 | Joe Nemechek | 36 | ||||
– Mark Martin’s 4 straight Pole streak here at Bristol is pretty impressive, but the best race finish he could muster up in those races was 3rd in both 1996 races.
| Most Bristol Starts without Top 3 |
Longest Bristol Top 3 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 14 | 1977-84 |
| 2 | J.D. McDuffie | 39 | T2 | Fred Lorenzen | 5 | 1962-64 |
| T3 | Buddy Arrington | 36 | T2 | Richard Petty | 5 | 1971-73 |
| T3 | Joe Nemechek | 36 | T2 | Dale Earnhardt | 5 | 1992-94 |
| 5 | Brett Bodine | 31 | T5 | David Pearson | 4 | 1968-69 |
| 6 | Michael McDowell | 29 | T5 | Bobby Allison | 4 | 1971-73 |
| T7 | A.J. Allmendinger | 28 | T5 | Cale Yarborough | 4 | 1976-77 |
| T7 | Casey Mears | 28 | T8 | 13 drivers tied |
3 | 1965-2009 |
| T7 | Derrike Cope | 28 | ||||
| T7 | Jimmy Means | 28 | ||||
| T7 | Rick Mast | 28 | ||||
– The Waltrip family has an interesting history with Bristol. Darrell had 14 straight Top 3’s in the 70’s/80’s, while brother Michael couldn’t get a single Top 3 in 48 starts.
| Most Bristol Starts without Top 5 |
Longest Bristol Top 5 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| T1 | Buddy Arrington | 36 | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 14 | 1977-84 |
| T1 | Joe Nemechek | 36 | 2 | Benny Parsons | 13 | 1975-81 |
| 3 | Brett Bodine | 31 | 3 | Bobby Allison | 7 | 1970-73 |
| 4 | Michael McDowell | 29 | T4 | Richard Petty | 6 | 1970-73 |
| T5 | A.J. Allmendinger | 28 | T4 | Cale Yarborough | 6 | 1976-78 |
| T5 | Casey Mears | 28 | T4 | Bobby Allison | 6 | 1981-83 |
| T5 | Derrike Cope | 28 | T4 | Dale Jarrett | 6 | 1996-99 |
| T5 | Jimmy Means | 28 | T4 | Kyle Larson | 6 | 2021-25 |
| T9 | Dave Blaney | 26 | T9 | Fred Lorenzen | 5 | 1962-64 |
| T9 | David Ragan | 26 | T9 | Dale Earnhardt | 5 | 1992-94 |
| T9 | Mark Martin | 5 | 1995-97 | |||
– Without a Top 5 finish this weekend Michael McDowell would become the 4th driver to make 30+ Bristol Cup starts and not record a Top 5 finish.
| Most Bristol Starts without Top 10 |
Longest Bristol Top 10 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Joe Nemechek | 36 | 1 | Benny Parsons | 15 | 1975-82 |
| 2 | Dave Blaney | 26 | 2 | Darrell Waltrip | 14 | 1977-84 |
| 3 | Robby Gordon | 22 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 12 | 1982-87 |
| T4 | J.J. Yeley | 20 | 4 | Mark Martin | 11 | 1994-99 |
| T4 | Reed Sorenson | 20 | 5 | Bobby Allison | 10 | 1979-83 |
| T6 | Landon Cassill | 19 | T6 | Terry Labonte | 9 | 1981-85 |
| T6 | Ronnie Thomas | 19 | T6 | Dale Jarrett | 9 | 1995-99 |
| T8 | Corey LaJoie | 14 | 8 | Ricky Rudd | 8 | 1989-92 |
| T8 | Tommy Gale | 14 | T9 | Bobby Allison | 7 | 1970-73 |
| T9 | Rusty Wallace | 7 | 1992-95 | |||
| T8 | Ty Dillon | 14 | T9 | Terry Labonte | 7 | 1995-98 |
| T9 | Kevin Harvick | 7 | 2015-18 | |||

“Front Row” Joe Nemechek (#01) wasn’t much that way here at Bristol as he is on every “without” list above except Wins, but he ranks T11th there. Photo by Todd Warshaw — Getty Images
| Most Bristol Stages without Stage Win |
Longest Bristol Stage Win Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 32 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 4 | 2024.29 s1- 2025.09 s2 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 32 | T2 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 2020.09 s1- 2020.29 s1 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 32 | T2 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 2022.29 s2- 2023.29 s2 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 32 | T4 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 2018.08 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 32 | T4 | Ty Gibbs | 2 | 2024.05 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 32 | T4 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 2026.08 s1&s2 |
| T7 | Alex Bowman | 28 | T7 | 16 drivers tied |
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| T7 | Bubba Wallace | 28 | ||||
| T7 | Corey LaJoie | 28 | ||||
| T7 | William Byron | 28 | ||||
– This weekend Kyle Larson will look to win Stage 1 and 2 to tie his own Bristol record by getting 4 Stage Wins in a row here.
| Most Bristol Stages without Stage T10 |
Longest Bristol Stage T10 Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| 1 | J.J. Yeley | 16 | T1 | Christopher Bell | 12 | 2021.29 s1- 2025.09 s2 |
| T2 | Cole Custer | 14 | T1 | Kyle Larson | 12 | 2021.29 s1- 2025.09 s2 |
| T2 | Gray Gaulding | 14 | 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 9 | 2017.08 s1- 2019.08 s1 |
| T2 | Landon Cassill | 14 | T4 | Kyle Larson | 8 | 2017.08 s1- 2018.24 s2 |
| T2 | Todd Gilliland | 14 | T4 | Chase Elliott | 8 | 2019.24 s1- 2021.29 s2 |
| T6 | B.J. McLeod | 12 | T6 | Brad Keselowski | 7 | 2019.08 s1- 2020.29 s1 |
| T6 | David Ragan | 12 | T6 | Kyle Busch | 7 | 2020.09 s2- 2022.29 s2 |
| T6 | Reed Sorenson | 12 | T6 | Ryan Blaney | 7 | 2024.29 s2- 2026.08 s2 |
| T9 | Josh Bilicki | 10 | T9 | Kevin Harvick | 6 | 2020.09 s1- 2021.29 s2 |
| T9 | Noah Gragson | 10 | ||||
| T9 | Quinn Houff | 10 | T9 | William Byron | 6 | 2021.29 s1- 2023.29 s2 |
| T9 | Timmy Hill | 10 | ||||
– If Cole Custer and Todd Gilliland do not get a Stage T10 this weekend then they will tie J.J. Yeley for most Stage starts at Bristol without a Stage T10.