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 from all of the NASCAR Cup races here at Darlington Raceway ranging from Most Wins to Best Average Finishes by starting position. So read and enjoy these fun fact track stats!
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: Darlington.
Active Drivers will be highlighted like so
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2026 Cup Series season.

First Winner: Johnny Mantz 09/04/1950
Most Recent Winner: Tyler Reddick 03/22/2026
Worst Starting Positions by Winner
Rank Race Start Pos. Driver Rank Race Start Pos. Driver
1 1950-13 43 Johnny Mantz 7 2023-27 18 Kyle Larson
T2 2000-24 37 Bobby Labonte 8 2020-06 16 Denny Hamlin
T2 2001-25 37 Ward Burton T9 1990-05 15 Dale Earnhardt
4 2003-05 31 Ricky Craven T9 1999-24 15 Jeff Burton
T5 1954-31 23 Herb Thomas T9 2019-25 15 Erik Jones
T5 2011-10 23 Regan Smith T9 2022-27 15 Erik Jones

Johnny Mantz is the only driver to hold the record for worst starting position by a winner at Darlington as he won the first race here after starting 43rd, and he’ll most likely always have that record. Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images

Worst Finish by Pole Winner
Rank Race Finish Driver Rank Race Finish Driver
1 1951-24 82 Frank Mundy 6 2008-11 43 Greg Biffle
2 1955-35 66 Fireball Roberts T7 2000-24 41 Jeremy Mayfield
3 1950-13 60 Curtis Turner T7 2002-05 41 Ricky Craven
T4 1954-31 44 Buck Baker 9 1986-06 40 Geoff Bodine
T4 1965-45 44 Junior Johnson 10 2001-25 39 Kurt Busch

Frank Mundy (inside Front Row) holds an unbeatable record for worst finish by a Pole winner in NASCAR history as he finished last in the only race to feature 82 cars in NASCAR Cup Series history. Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images

Drivers who won Pole & Race
Race Driver Race Driver
1952-25 Fonty Flock 1984-22 Harry Gant
1961-19 Fred Lorenzen 1985-06 Bill Elliott
1964-21 Fred Lorenzen 1985-20 Bill Elliott
1966-15 Richard Petty 1986-21 Tim Richmond
1967-40 Richard Petty 1988-21 Bill Elliott
1971-40 Bobby Allison 1990-21 Dale Earnhardt
1972-08 David Pearson 1997-05 Dale Jarrett
1972-24 Bobby Allison 2014-08 Kevin Harvick
1973-08 David Pearson 2022-12 Joey Logano
1976-08 David Pearson 2026-06 Tyler Reddick
1976-22 David Pearson

– This Spring Tyler Reddick became just the 2nd driver since 2014 to win the Pole and Race in a Darlington Cup race.

Drivers who swept both Stages in race
Race Driver Race Finish
2017-25 Martin Truex Jr. 8th
2018-25 Kyle Larson 3rd
2020-06 Clint Bowyer 22nd
2020-27 Martin Truex Jr. 22nd
2021-12 Martin Truex Jr. 1st
2023-27 Denny Hamlin 25th
2024-26 Kyle Larson 4th
2025-08 William Byron 2nd
2025-27 Chase Briscoe 1st
2026-06 Brad Keselowski 2nd
Drivers to win both Stages and Race Drivers to win Pole, both Stages & Race
Race Driver Race Driver
2021-12 Martin Truex Jr. – –
2025-27 Chase Briscoe

– The last 4 Darlington Cup races have seen a driver win Stage 1 & 2 of the race, then go on to finish in the Top 5. So, winning Stage 1 this weekend is a sign of good things to come for the rest of the race.

Best Laps Led% by Winner Worst Laps Led% by Winner
Rank Race Laps Led% Driver Rank Race Laps Led% Driver
1 1966-15 96.56 Richard Petty 1 2003-05 0.34 Ricky Craven
2 1967-40 94.78 Richard Petty T2 1980-23 0.54 Terry Labonte
3 1967-17 91.41 Richard Petty T2 1983-05 0.54 Harry Gant
4 1986-06 91.28 Dale Earnhardt 4 1963-23 1.82 Joe Weatherly
5 1965-15 89.95 Junior Johnson 5 1992-21 2.01 Darrell Waltrip
6 1971-40 89.65 Bobby Allison 6 1975-08 2.18 Bobby Allison
7 1950-13 87.75 Johnny Mantz 7 2023-13 2.37 William Byron
8 1952-25 85.25 Fonty Flock 8 1969-18 2.75 LeeRoy Yarbrough
9 2021-12 84.64 Martin Truex Jr. 9 2011-10 2.97 Regan Smith
10 2025-27 84.20 Chase Briscoe 10 2000-24 3.05 Bobby Labonte

Besides Ricky Craven winning what is now the 2nd closest race in Cup Series history in the picture above, that was also the only lap he led making him the only driver in Darlington Cup history to lead just 1 lap and win. Photo by ISC Archives — CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images

Best Laps Led% in race
Rank Race Laps Led% Driver Fin. Rank Race Laps Led% Driver Fin.
1 1966-15 96.56 Richard Petty 1st 6 1971-40 89.65 Bobby Allison 1st
2 1967-40 94.78 Richard Petty 1st 7 1950-13 87.75 Johnny Mantz 1st
3 1967-17 91.41 Richard Petty 1st 8 1952-25 85.25 Fonty Flock 1st
4 1986-06 91.28 Dale Earnhardt 1st 9 2021-12 84.64 Martin Truex Jr. 1st
5 1965-15 89.95 Junior Johnson 1st 10 2025-27 84.20 Chase Briscoe 1st

– Every driver that has led over 84% of the laps in a Darlington Cup race has went on to win. So, leading 308+ laps this weekend all but guarantees victory.

Best Driver Rating in race (since 2005)
Rank Race Driver
 Driver
Rating		 Fin. Rank Race Driver
 Driver
Rating		 Fin.
T1 2021-12 Martin Truex Jr. 150.0 1st 6 2006-11 Greg Biffle 143.1 1st
T1 2025-27 Chase Briscoe 150.0 1st 7 2025-08 William Byron 142.7 2nd
3 2014-08 Kevin Harvick 148.9 1st 8 2012-11 Jimmie Johnson 141.1 1st
4 2020-05 Kevin Harvick 147.3 1st 9 2016-25 Kevin Harvick 140.9 2nd
5 2005-10 Greg Biffle 144.4 1st 10 2024-26 Kyle Larson 140.5 4th

– The only drivers to post a perfect Driver Rating at Darlington have been drivers driving the Joe Gibbs Racing 19 car.

Most recent times a Driver ran every lap in Top 15 in race
Most Recent Driver Finish Most Recent Driver Finish
2020-05 Brad Keselowski 13th 2023-13 Brad Keselowski 4th
2020-06 Aric Almirola 7th 2024-13 Brad Keselowski 1st
2021-12 Tyler Reddick 12th 2024-26 Christopher Bell 3rd
2021-27 Denny Hamlin 1st 2025-08 William Byron 2nd
2022-27 Christopher Bell 5th 2026-06 Chris Buescher 9th

– Look for Ford and Toyota to be near the front a lot this weekend as 8 of the 10 drivers in the Laps in Top 15 table above have been drivers of those two manufacturers.

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 2025-08 30 T1 24

races

tied

(Last was 1979)

 1
T2 2015-25 28
T2 2024-13 28
T4 2020-05 24
T4 2025-27 24
T6 2002-25 23
T6 2020-06 23
T8 2009-11 22
T8 2014-08 22
T8 2023-13 22
T8 2023-27 22

– 5 of the 9 Next Gen races have seen 22+ drivers finish the race on the lead lap, so it’s the toss of a coin as to whether there will be a good amount of cars on the lead lap at the end of the race this weekend.

Best Avg. Fin. by Starting Position
(1-40)		 Worst Avg. Fin. by Starting Position
(1-40)
Rank Start Pos. Avg. Fin Rank Start Pos. Avg. Fin
1 3nd 12.63 1 40th 31.29
2 2nd 12.67 2 39th 29.55
3 5th 12.87 3 37th 28.01
4 6th 14.79 4 38th 27.89
5 1st 14.83 5 36th 27.88
6 4th 15.10 6 35th 25.92
7 10th 17.02 7 32nd 25.62
8 16th 17.20 8 33rd 25.06
9 9th 17.72 9 31st 24.93
10 7th 17.77 10 30th 24.23

– Historically here at Darlington starting Top 10 is the best way to get a good finish, but the best starting position is not 1st. It’s actually better to start 2nd or 3rd.

Best Avg. Driver Rating
(since 2005)(3+ starts)		 Best Avg. Top 15%
(since 2005)(3+ start)
Rank Driver Driv. Rate Starts Rank Driver Top 15% Starts
1 Jeff Gordon 108.10 12 1 Denny Hamlin 87.72 28
2 Denny Hamlin 106.25 28 2 Jeff Gordon 86.24 12
3 Kevin Harvick 101.43 24 3 Tyler Reddick 83.79 14
4 Tyler Reddick 101.14 14 4 William Byron 79.97 16
5 Kyle Larson 100.92 17 5 Kevin Harvick 79.30 24
6 Greg Biffle 98.81 12 6 Kyle Larson 78.89 17
7 Martin Truex Jr. 97.37 25 7 Kyle Busch 75.39 29
8 William Byron 96.36 16 8 Kurt Busch 71.21 21
9 Kyle Busch 95.71 29 9 Joey Logano 71.10 25
10 Jimmie Johnson 95.03 18 10 Martin Truex Jr. 69.23 25

– Denny Hamlin has been really good at Darlington in his Cup career, but leading laps hasn’t been his strong suit. For proof he ranks top 2 in both tables above and the Avg. Finish table below, but ranks just 13th in laps led%.

Best Avg. Fin. All-time
(5+ Darlington starts)		 Best Laps Led% All-time
(5+ Darlington starts)
Rank Driver Avg. Fin. Starts Rank Driver Laps Led% Starts
1 Denny Hamlin 8.00 28 1 Herb Thomas 24.38 7
2 Bill Elliott 9.37 52 2 Kyle Larson 18.42 17
3 Herb Thomas 10.43 7 3 Dale Earnhardt 17.73 44
4 Nelson Stacy 10.50 6 4 Fonty Flock 17.28 8
5 Tyler Reddick 10.79 14 5 Jeff Gordon 14.38 36
6 Dale Earnhardt 11.41 44 6 Fireball Roberts 14.37 20
7 Jeff Gordon 11.61 36 7 Curtis Turner 14.17 16
8 Brad Keselowski 11.72 25 8 David Pearson 13.31 47
9 Marvin Panch 11.78 18 9 Greg Biffle 12.51 16
10 David Pearson 11.98 47 10 Donnie Allison 11.56 22
Most Darlington Starts
All-time		 Best Laps Completed%
(5+ Darlington starts)
Rank Driver Starts Rank Driver Lap Comp% Starts
1 Richard Petty 65 1 Ty Gibbs 99.96 8
T2 Buddy Baker 58 2 Tyler Reddick 99.89 14
T2 Dave Marcis 58 3 Denny Hamlin 99.86 28
T2 Ricky Rudd 58 4 Chase Briscoe 99.83 11
5 Darrell Waltrip 55 5 Austin Cindric 99.80 9
6 Terry Labonte 54 T6 Chris Buescher 99.76 18
7 Bill Elliott 52 T6 Todd Gilliland 99.76 9
8 Kyle Petty 51 8 Juan Pablo Montoya 99.73 7
9 Cale Yarborough 49 9 Regan Smith 99.65 7
T10 David Pearson 47 T10 Ty Dillon 99.55 13
T10 Mark Martin 47 T10 Justin Haley 99.55 10
T10 Sterling Marlin 47

– Based on the Laps Completed% table above it is a ton easier to finish laps at Darlington now a days as 8 of the 11 drivers on the list are active drivers.

Most Darlington Wins
All-time		 Best Win% All-time
(5+ Darlington starts)
Rank Driver Wins Rank Driver Win% Wins
1 David Pearson 10 1 Herb Thomas 42.86 3
2 Dale Earnhardt 9 2 Nelson Stacy 33.33 2
3 Jeff Gordon 7 3 David Pearson 21.28 10
T4 Denny Hamlin 5 4 Dale Earnhardt 20.45 9
T4 Bobby Allison 5 5 Jeff Gordon 19.44 7
T4 Cale Yarborough 5 6 Chase Briscoe 18.18 2
T4 Bill Elliott 5 7 Denny Hamlin 17.86 5
T4 Darrell Waltrip 5 T8 Joe Weatherly 14.29 2
9 Harry Gant 4 T8 Regan Smith 14.29 1
T10 6 drivers tied 3 10 Harry Gant 12.90 4

David Pearson has a combined 22 Darlington Pole/Race Wins, that’s two times more than any other driver in the history of Darlington. Photo by ISC Archives — CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images

Most Darlington Poles All-time
Rank Driver Poles Rank Driver Poles
1 David Pearson 12 T5 Bobby Allison 4
T2 Fred Lorenzen 6 T5 Richard Petty 4
T2 Fireball Roberts 6 T9 Donnie Allison 3
4 Bill Elliott 5 T9 Dale Jarrett 3
T5 Kasey Kahne 4 T9 Jeff Gordon 3
T5 Geoff Bodine 4 T9 Ken Schrader 3
Most Darlington Top 3’s
All-time		 Best Top 3% All-time
(5+ Darlington starts)
Rank Driver Top 3’s Rank Driver Top3% Top3’s
1 David Pearson 20 1 Herb Thomas 57.14 4
2 Richard Petty 19 2 Jeff Gordon 44.44 16
T3 Jeff Gordon 16 3 David Pearson 42.55 20
T3 Dale Earnhardt 16 4 Fonty Flock 37.50 3
5 Darrell Waltrip 15 5 Dale Earnhardt 36.36 16
6 Bill Elliott 14 T6 Denny Hamlin 35.71 10
7 Mark Martin 11 T6 Tyler Reddick 35.71 5
T8 Denny Hamlin 10 8 Kyle Larson 35.29 6
T8 Buddy Baker 10 T9 Marvin Panch 33.33 6
10 Bobby Allison 9 T9 Nelson Stacy 33.33 2

– Of the 276 drivers to make 5+ starts here at Darlington only Herb Thomas has finished at least half of his starts here in the Top 3.

Most Darlington Top 5’s
All-time		 Best Top 5% All-time
(5+ Darlington starts)
Rank Driver Top 5’s Rank Driver Top5% Top5’s
1 Richard Petty 25 1 Herb Thomas 71.43 5
2 David Pearson 24 2 Jeff Gordon 52.78 19
3 Bill Elliott 22 3 David Pearson 51.06 24
T4 Jeff Gordon 19 T4 Denny Hamlin 50.00 14
T4 Dale Earnhardt 19 T4 Nelson Stacy 50.00 3
6 Darrell Waltrip 18 T6 Marvin Panch 44.44 8
7 Mark Martin 17 T6 Jim Reed 44.44 4
8 Buddy Baker 15 8 Kevin Harvick 43.75 14
T9 Denny Hamlin 14 9 Dale Earnhardt 43.18 19
T9 Kevin Harvick 14 T10 Davey Allison 42.86 6
T10 Tyler Reddick 42.86 6

Bill Elliott’s 22 Top 5’s are not good enough to get him in the Top 5% table above, but his Darlington record 35 Top 10’s are good enough for 3rd best in the Top 10% table below. Photo by Focus on Sport via Getty Images

Most Darlington Top 10’s
All-time		 Best Top 10% All-time
(5+ Darlington starts)
Rank Driver Top 10’s Rank Driver Top10% Top10’s
1 Bill Elliott 35 T1 Denny Hamlin 71.43 20
2 Richard Petty 34 T1 Herb Thomas 71.43 5
3 David Pearson 30 3 Bill Elliott 67.31 35
T4 Bobby Allison 26 4 Nelson Stacy 66.67 4
T4 Mark Martin 26 5 Jeff Gordon 63.89 23
6 Ricky Rudd 25 6 David Pearson 63.83 30
7 Dale Earnhardt 24 7 Carl Edwards 61.54 8
T8 Jeff Gordon 23 T8 Fireball Roberts 60.00 12
T8 Darrell Waltrip 23 T8 Ned Jarrett 60.00 9
10 Buddy Baker 22 T8 Dick Hutcherson 60.00 3
Most Darlington Stage Wins
All-time (since 2017)		 Best Stage Win% All-time
(since 2017)
Rank Driver Stage
W’s		 Rank Driver Stage W% Stage W’s
1 Martin Truex Jr. 7 1 Martin Truex Jr. 25.00 7
2 Kyle Larson 6 2 Kyle Larson 21.43 6
3 William Byron 4 3 Clint Bowyer 16.67 2
T4 Brad Keselowski 3 4 William Byron 12.50 4
T4 Denny Hamlin 3 5 Chase Briscoe 9.09 2
T6 Clint Bowyer 2 T6 Brad Keselowski 8.82 3
T6 Chase Briscoe 2 T6 Denny Hamlin 8.82 3
T6 Ross Chastain 2 8 Ross Chastain 7.14 2
T6 Kyle Busch 2 9 Kyle Busch 5.88 2
T10 Kurt Busch 1 10 Kurt Busch 5.56 1
T10 Tyler Reddick 1 11 Tyler Reddick 3.57 1
T10 Joey Logano 1 12 Joey Logano 2.94 1

– With his double Stage Wins in the Spring Darlington race this year Brad Keselowski jumped from a tie for 9th most Stage Wins here to a tie for 4th, and in the Stage Win% he jumped from T11th to T6th.

Most Darlington Stage T10’s
All-time (since 2017)		 Best Stage T10% All-time
(since 2017)
Rank Driver Stage
T10’s		 Rank Driver Stage T10% Stage T10’s
1 Denny Hamlin 25 T1 Kyle Larson 75.00 21
2 William Byron 22 T1 Jamie McMurray 75.00 3
3 Kyle Larson 21 3 Denny Hamlin 73.53 25
T4 Martin Truex Jr. 19 4 William Byron 68.75 22
T4 Tyler Reddick 19 T5 Martin Truex Jr. 67.86 19
6 Brad Keselowski 18 T5 Tyler Reddick 67.86 19
7 Joey Logano 17 7 Kevin Harvick 66.67 16
8 Kevin Harvick 16 8 Kurt Busch 55.56 10
T9 Kyle Busch 15 9 Brad Keselowski 52.94 18
T9 Ryan Blaney 15 T10 Joey Logano 50.00 17
T10 Clint Bowyer 50.00 6

– The former Chip Ganassi teammates of Kyle Larson and Jamie McMurray were, and are, great at getting Stage T10’s at Darlington as they lead the Stage T10% table above.

Most Darlington Starts
without Win		 Longest Darlington Win Streak
All-time
Rank Driver Starts Rank Driver Streak Year
1 Dave Marcis 58 T1 Dale Earnhardt 3 1989-90
2 Kyle Petty 51 T1 Jeff Gordon 3 1995-96
3 Ken Schrader 44 T3 13
drivers
tied		 2 1954-2006
T4 Michael Waltrip 43
T4 Rusty Wallace 43
T6 J.D. McDuffie 39
T6 James Hylton 39
8 Buddy Arrington 38
9 Geoff Bodine 37
10 Morgan Shepherd 36

The last time a driver won back-to-back races at Darlington was the late great Greg Biffle in 2005-2006. Photo by Streeter Lecka — Getty Images for NASCAR

Most Darlington Starts
without Pole		 Longest Darlington Pole Streak
All-time
Rank Driver Starts Rank Driver Streak Year
T1 Dave Marcis 58 1 David Pearson 5 1975-77
T1 Ricky Rudd 58 T2 Fireball Roberts 3 1959-60
3 Terry Labonte 54 T2 Fred Lorenzen 3 1963-64
4 Kyle Petty 51 T4 Fonty Flock 2 1952-53
T5 Michael Waltrip 43 T4 Cale Yarborough 2 1969
T5 Rusty Wallace 43 T4 David Pearson 2 1973
T7 J.D. McDuffie 39 T4 Bill Elliott 2 1985
T7 James Hylton 39 T4 Sterling Marlin 2 1992
9 Buddy Arrington 38 T4 Dale Jarrett 2 1996-97
10 Morgan Shepherd 36 T4 Kasey Kahne 2 2005-06
T4 Joey Logano 2 2022

– Of David Pearson’s record 12 Poles here at Darlington 5 of them came in consecutive races from 75-77, but he ended up winning just 2 of those 5 races.

Most Darlington Starts
without Top 3		 Longest Darlington Top 3 Streak
All-time
Rank Driver Starts Rank Driver Streak Year
1 Kyle Petty 51 1 Jeff Gordon 8 1995-99
T2 J.D. McDuffie 39 2 David Pearson 6 1966-68
T2 James Hylton 39 T3 Richard Petty 5 1966-68
4 Buddy Arrington 38 T3 David Pearson 5 1972-74
5 Jimmy Means 34 T3 Mark Martin 5 1993-94
6 Elmo Langley 32 T3 Jeff Gordon 5 2004-08
7 Joe Nemechek 29 T7 Dale Earnhardt 4 1994-95
8 Jimmy Spencer 28 T7 Dale Jarrett 4 1997-98
T9 Derrike Cope 27 T9 12
drivers
tied		 3 1952-2020
T9 Frank Warren 27
T9 H.B. Bailey 27

– In the late 1990’s Darlington was Jeff Gordon’s playground as he had 8 straight Top 3 finishes, and 5 of those were wins!

Most Darlington Starts
without Top 5		 Longest Darlington Top 5 Streak
All-time
Rank Driver Starts Rank Driver Streak Year
1 Kyle Petty 51 1 David Pearson 10 1966-70
2 Jimmy Means 34 T2 Jeff Gordon 8 1995-99
3 Elmo Langley 32 T2 Jeff Burton 8 1997-2000
4 Joe Nemechek 29 4 Jeff Gordon 7 2004-10
5 Frank Warren 27 T5 Richard Petty 6 1976-79
6 Rick Mast 26 T5 Dale Earnhardt 6 1993-95
7 Neil Castles 25 T7 8 drivers tied 5 1966-2020
T8 Bill Champion 24
T8 Bobby Hamilton 24
T8 Cecil Gordon 24

– It’s easy to see why Kyle Petty said they should fill Darlington with water and hold bass fishing tournaments as he’s the only driver with 35+ starts here (25 drivers) not to get a Top 5 finish.

Most Darlington Starts
without Top 10		 Longest Darlington Top 10 Streak
All-time
Rank Driver Starts Rank Driver Streak Year
1 Jimmy Means 34 1 Kevin Harvick 13 2013-22
2 Rick Mast 26 2 Bill Elliott 12 1985-90
3 Neil Castles 25 3 David Pearson 10 1966-70
4 Bill Champion 24 4 Richard Petty 9 1976-80
5 Ed Negre 22 T5 Jeff Gordon 8 1995-99
6 Tommy Gale 20 T5 Jeff Burton 8 1997-2000
T7 Greg Sacks 19 T7 Benny Parsons 7 1978-81
T7 Henley Gray 19 T7 Bill Elliott 7 1981-84
9 J.J. Yeley 18 T7 Jeff Gordon 7 2004-10
10 Mike Skinner 17 T10 7 drivers tied 6 1971-2020

– Out of 35 drivers to make 30+ starts at Darlington Jimmy Means is the only driver to not record a Top 10 finish here.

Most Darlington Stages
without Stage Win		 Longest Darlington Stage Win
Streak (since 2017)
Rank Driver Stages Rank Driver Streak Race
T1 Austin Dillon 34 1 Martin Truex Jr. 4 2020.27 s1- 2021.12 s2
T1 Chase Elliott 34 T2 Martin Truex Jr. 2 2017.25 s1&s2
T1 Chris Buescher 34 T2 Kyle Larson 2 2018.25 s1&s2
T1 Daniel Suarez 34 T2 Clint Bowyer 2 2020.06 s1&s2
T1 Erik Jones 34 T2 Denny Hamlin 2 2023.27 s1&s2
T1 Michael McDowell 34 T2 Kyle Larson 2 2024.26 s1&s2
T1 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 34 T2 William Byron 2 2025.08 s1&s2
T1 Ryan Blaney 34 T2 Chase Briscoe 2 2025.27 s1&s2
9 Bubba Wallace 32 T2 Brad Keselowski 2 2026.06 s1&s2
T10 Alex Bowman 28 T10 14 drivers tied 1 —
T10 Christopher Bell 28
T10 Corey LaJoie 28

– Brad Keselowski will look to become just the 2nd driver in Darlington history to win more than 2 stages in a row by winning Stage 1 this weekend.

Most Darlington Stages
without Stage T10		 Longest Darlington Stage T10
Streak (since 2017)
Rank Driver Stages Rank Driver Streak Race
T1 B.J. McLeod 20 1 Denny Hamlin 15 2019.25 s1- 2022.27 s1
T1 Cole Custer 20 2 Tyler Reddick 12 2023.27 s1- 2026.06 s2
T1 J.J. Yeley 20 T3 Brad Keselowski 8 2017.25 s1- 2020.05 s2
T1 Justin Haley 20 T3 Martin Truex Jr. 8 2020.05 s2- 2021.27 s1
5 Cody Ware 16 T3 Christopher Bell 8 2021.27 s2- 2023.27 s1
6 Timmy Hill 14 T6 Alex Bowman 7 2020.06 s1- 2021.12 s1
T7 Carson Hocevar 12 T6 Kyle Larson 7 2023.13 s2- 2024.26 s2
T7 Harrison Burton 12 T6 William Byron 7 2023.27 s2- 2025.08 s2
T7 Joey Gase 12 T9 6 drivers tied 6 —
T7 Noah Gragson 12

– With both B.J. McLeod and J.J. Yeley not entered into the race this weekend Cole Custer will take over the record for most Stages without a Stage T10, unless he gets one in the race on Sunday.