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 from all of the NASCAR Cup races here at World Wide Technology 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: Gateway.
Active Drivers will be highlighted like so
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2026 Cup Series season.

First Winner:
Joey Logano 06/05/2022

Most Recent Winner: Denny Hamlin 09/07/2025
Worst Starting Positions by Winner
Rank Race Start Pos. Driver Rank Race Start Pos. Driver
1 2022-15 7 Joey Logano T3 2023-15 1 Kyle Busch
2 2024-15 2 Austin Cindric T3 2025-28 1 Denny Hamlin

Looking at the table above it is clear that you must start well in order to win the race this weekend.

Worst Finish by Pole Winner
Rank Race Finish Driver Rank Race Finish Driver
1 2024-15 25 Michael McDowell T3 2023-15 1 Kyle Busch
2 2022-15 24 Chase Briscoe T3 2025-28 1 Denny Hamlin

Every other Cup race here at Gateway has seen the Pole winner finish out of the Top 20, then win. So, based on this pattern expect the Pole winner to not finish well this weekend.

Drivers who won Pole & Race
Race Driver Race Driver
2023-15 Kyle Busch 2025-28 Denny Hamlin

Two of the four Cup races here at Gateway have seen the driver that started on the Pole, win the race.

Drivers who swept all Stages in race
Race Driver Race Finish
2024-15 Christopher Bell 7th
Drivers to win all Stages and Race Drivers to win Pole, all Stages & Race
Race Driver Race Driver

In 2024 Christopher Bell became the first driver to sweep Stage 1 and 2 in a Cup race here at Gateway.

Best Laps Led% by Winner Worst Laps Led% by Winner
Rank Race Laps Led% Driver Rank Race Laps Led% Driver
1 2023-15 49.79 Kyle Busch 1 2022-15 8.98 Joey Logano
2 2025-28 31.25 Denny Hamlin 2 2024-15 22.08 Austin Cindric
3 2024-15 22.08 Austin Cindric 3 2025-28 31.25 Denny Hamlin
4 2022-15 8.98 Joey Logano 4 2023-15 49.79 Kyle Busch

There is no real recipe for how many laps to lead at Gateway in order to win as Joey Logano led less than 10% of the laps en route to his win, meanwhile Kyle Busch led nearly half the race en route to his.

Best Laps Led% in race
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

Kyle Busch was very good at Gateway in his Cup career as he is the only driver to lead 14+% of a race here twice. Photo by Keith Gillett — Iconsportswire

Best Driver Rating in race (since 2005)
Rank Race Driver
Driver
Rating
Fin. Rank Race Driver
Driver
Rating
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

Watch out for JGR and Penske to be strong this weekend as they hold down 9 of the Top 10 Driver Rating’s in the table above.

Drivers to run every lap in Top 15 in race (since 2005)
Race Driver Finish Race Driver Finish
2022-15 Kyle Busch 2nd 2023-15 Kyle Busch 1st
2022-15 Aric Almirola 5th 2023-15 Denny Hamlin 2nd

The first two Cup races here saw two drivers in each race run 100% of the laps in the Top 15, but the last two years have seen exactly 0 drivers accomplish this feat.

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 2022-15 31 1 2024-15 24
2 2025-28 29 2 2023-15 28
3 2023-15 28 3 2025-28 29
4 2024-15 24 4 2022-15 31

3 of the 4 Cup races at Gateway have seen 28+ cars on the lead lap at the end of the race, so don’t expect there to be many lap down cars this weekend.

Best Avg. Fin. by Starting Position
(1-36)
Worst Avg. Fin. by Starting Position
(1-36)
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

It appears that the better you start, the better chance you have at a good finish here at Gateway. However, 9th and 10th starting position rank just outside the “worst” table with a 22.50 and 22.25 Avg. Finish, respectively.

Best Avg. Driver Rating
Best Avg. Top 15%
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

This weekend could be big for the man who is 3rd in points, Ryan Blaney, as he ranks 1st in both tables above, as well as 2nd in the Laps Led% and T4th in the Avg. Finish tables below. Photo by Sean Gardner — Getty Images

Best Avg. Fin. All-time
Best Laps Led% All-time
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 1 2 Ryan Blaney 12.40 4
3 Christopher Bell 8.50 3 3 Christopher Bell 8.26 4
T4 Kyle Larson 9.50 3 4 Austin Cindric 8.16 4
T4 Ryan Blaney 9.50 3 5 Denny Hamlin 7.75 4
6 Denny Hamlin 9.75 3 6 Michael McDowell 7.64 4
7 Austin Cindric 11.00 2 7 Bubba Wallace 7.54 4
8 Chris Buescher 11.67 2 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
Most Gateway Starts
All-time
Best Laps Completed%
Rank Driver Starts Rank Driver Lap Comp% Starts
T1 21 drivers tied 4 T1 Austin Cindric 100 4
T1 Brad Keselowski 100 4
T1 Christopher Bell 100 4
T1 Joey Logano 100 4
T1 Justin Haley 100 4
T1 Kyle Larson 100 4
T1 Ross Chastain 100 4
T1 Ryan Blaney 100 4
T1 William Byron 100 4
T1 A.J. Allmendinger 100 3
T1 Chase Elliott 100 3
T1 Chris Buescher 100 3
T1 Ty Gibbs 100 3

In addition to the 13 drivers mentioned above that have completed every lap in their 3 or 4 starts at Gateway, there are 9 others who have made 1 or 2 starts here and completed every lap in those starts.

Most Gateway Wins
All-time
Best Win% All-time
Rank Driver Wins Rank Driver Win% Wins
T1 Austin Cindric 1 T1 Austin Cindric 25.00 1
T1 Denny Hamlin 1 T1 Denny Hamlin 25.00 1
T1 Joey Logano 1 T1 Joey Logano 25.00 1
T1 Kyle Busch 1 T1 Kyle Busch 25.00 1

Through 4 Cup races at Gateway there has yet to be a driver that has won multiple races or multiple Poles here.

Most Gateway Poles All-time
Rank Driver Poles Rank Driver Poles
T1 Chase Briscoe 1 T1 Kyle Busch 1
T1 Denny Hamlin 1 T1 Michael McDowell 1
Most Gateway Top 3’s
All-time
Best Top 3% All-time
Rank Driver Top 3’s Rank Driver Top3% Top3’s
1 Denny Hamlin 3 1 Kurt Busch 100 1
T2 Joey Logano 2 2 Denny Hamlin 75.00 3
T2 Kyle Busch 2 T3 Joey Logano 50.00 2
T4 Kurt Busch 1 T3 Kyle Busch 50.00 2
T4 Chase Elliott 1 5 Chase Elliott 33.33 1
T4 Austin Cindric 1 TT65 Austin Cindric 25.00 1
T4 Brad Keselowski 1 T6 Brad Keselowski 25.00 1
T4 Chase Briscoe 1 T6 Chase Briscoe 25.00 1

Kurt Busch is the only driver to never finish a Gateway Cup race out of the Top 3, but he also started just 1 race here as well.

Most Gateway Top 5’s
All-time
Best Top 5% All-time
Rank Driver Top 5’s Rank Driver Top5% Top5’s
1 Joey Logano 4 T1 Joey Logano 100 4
T2 Denny Hamlin 3 T1 Kurt Busch 100 1
T2 Kyle Busch 2 3 Denny Hamlin 75.00 3
T2 Ryan Blaney 2 T4 Kyle Busch 50.00 2
T5 Kurt Busch 1 T4 Ryan Blaney 50.00 2
T5 Aric Almirola 1 T4 Aric Almirola 50.00 1
T5 Chase Elliott 1 T7 Chase Elliott 33.33 1
T5 Martin Truex Jr. 1 T7 Martin Truex Jr. 33.33 1
T5 Austin Cindric 1 T9 Austin Cindric 25.00 1
T5 Brad Keselowski 1 T9 Brad Keselowski 25.00 1
T5 Chase Briscoe 1 T9 Chase Briscoe 25.00 1
T5 Kyle Larson 1 T9 Kyle Larson 25.00 1
T5 Tyler Reddick 1 T9 Tyler Reddick 25.00 1

Joey Logano is the only driver to finish all 4 Gateway Cup races in the Top 5 (table above), and is also the only one to finish all 4 in the Top 10 (table below). Photo by Sean Gardner — Getty Images

Most Gateway Top 10’s
All-time
Best Top 10% All-time
Rank Driver Top 10’s Rank Driver Top10% Top10’s
1 Joey Logano 4 T1 Joey Logano 100 4
T2 Christopher Bell 3 T1 Kurt Busch 100 1
T2 Denny Hamlin 3 T3 Christopher Bell 75.00 3
T2 Ryan Blaney 3 T3 Denny Hamlin 75.00 3
T5 Martin Truex Jr. 2 T3 Ryan Blaney 75.00 3
T5 Kyle Busch 2 6 Martin Truex Jr. 66.67 2
T5 Kyle Larson 2 T7 Kyle Busch 50.00 2
T8 21 drivers tied 1 T7 Kyle Larson 50.00 2
T7 Aric Almirola 50.00 1
T7 John Hunter Nemechek 50.00 1
T7 Kevin Harvick 50.00 1
Most Gateway 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 Christopher Bell 2 1 Kurt Busch 50.00 1
T2 Kurt Busch 1 2 Christopher Bell 25.00 2
T2 Austin Cindric 1 T3 Austin Cindric 12.50 1
T2 Bubba Wallace 1 T3 Bubba Wallace 12.50 1
T2 Chase Briscoe 1 T3 Chase Briscoe 12.50 1
T2 Kyle Busch 1 T3 Kyle Busch 12.50 1
T2 Ryan Blaney 1 T3 Ryan Blaney 12.50 1

By sweeping Stage 1 and 2 in the 2024 Gateway race Christopher Bell became the first driver to get 2 Stage Wins here, and he is still the only driver to do so. Photo by Michael Allio — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Most Gateway 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
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 50.00 4
T7 Kyle Larson 4 T7 Willim Byron 50.00 4
T7 Aric Almirola 50.00 2
T7 William Byron 4 T7 Kevin Harvick 50.00 2
T7 Kurt Busch 50.00 1

Look out for Joe Gibbs Racing and Team Penske to be good in stages this weekend as their drivers hold down the top 4 spots in the Stage T10 table above.

Most Gateway Starts
without Win
Longest Gateway Win Streak
All-time
Rank Driver Starts Rank Driver Streak Year
T1 17 drivers tied 4 T1 Joey Logano 1 2022
T1 Kyle Busch 1 2023
T1 Austin Cindric 1 2024
T1 Denny Hamlin 1 2025

There is a pattern that has formed here at Gateway in the Cup Series as every manufacturer that has won the Pole here went on to win the race as well. So, I would expect the same thing to happen this weekend.

Most Gateway Starts
without Pole
Longest Gateway Pole Streak
All-time
Rank Driver Starts Rank Driver Streak Year
T1 17 drivers tied 4 T1 Chase Briscoe 1 2022
T1 Kyle Busch 1 2023
T1 Michael McDowell 1 2024
T1 Denny Hamlin 1 2025
Most Gateway Starts
without Top 3
Longest Gateway Top 3 Streak
All-time
Rank Driver Starts Rank Driver Streak Year
T1 15 drivers tied 4 T1 Denny Hamlin 3 2023-25
T1 Joey Logano 2 2022-23
T1 Kyle Busch 2 2022-23
T4 Kurt Busch 1 2022
T4 Austin Cindric 1 2024
T4 Brad Keselowski 1 2024
T4 Chase Briscoe 1 2025
T4 Chase Elliott 1 2025

With his win at Gateway last year Denny Hamlin now holds the longest Top 3 streak here all to himself as he’s finished the last 3 races here in the Top 3. Photo by Michael Allio — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Most Gateway Starts
without Top 5
Longest Gateway Top 5 Streak
All-time
Rank Driver Starts Rank Driver Streak Year
T1 Alex Bowman 4 1 Joey Logano 4 2022-25
T1 Austin Dillon 4
T1 Bubba Wallace 4
T1 Christopher Bell 4 2 Denny Hamlin 3 2023-25
T1 Daniel Suarez 4
T1 Erik Jones 4
T1 Justin Haley 4 3 Kyle Busch 2 2022-23
T1 Michael McDowell 4
T1 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 4
T1 Ross Chastain 4 T4 11 drivers tied 1 2022-25
T1 Todd Gilliland 4
T1 William Byron 4

The last 3 years have been the Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin show as they have both finished the last 3 Cup Gateway races inside the Top 5. No other driver has more than 1 straight in that same span.

Most Gateway Starts
without Top 10
Longest Gateway Top 10 Streak
All-time
Rank Driver Starts Rank Driver Streak Year
T1 Alex Bowman 4 1 Joey Logano 4 2022-25
T1 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 4 2 Denny Hamlin 3 2023-25
T1 Todd Gilliland 4 T3 Kyle Busch 2 2022-23
T4 Cody Ware 3 T3 Martin Truex Jr. 2 2022-23
T4 Corey LaJoie 3 T3 Ryan Blaney 2 2022-23
T4 Harrison Burton 3 T3 Kyle Larson 2 2023-24
T4 Noah Gragson 3 T3 Christopher Bell 2 2024-25
T4 Ryan Preece 3 T8 23 drivers tied 1 2022-25
T4 Ty Dillon 3
T4 Zane Smith 3

There are 21 drivers to start every Cup race here at Gateway, and only the 3 mentioned above have yet to get a Top 10 finish here.

Most Gateway Stages
without Stage Win
Longest Gateway Stage Win
Streak (since 2017)
Rank Driver Stages Rank Driver Streak Race
T1 15 drivers tied 8 1 Christopher Bell 2 2024.15 s1&s2
T2 Austin Cindric 1 2022.15 s1
T2 Kurt Busch 1 2022.15 s2
T2 Kyle Busch 1 2023.15 s1
T2 Ryan Blaney 1 2023.15 s2
T2 Chase Briscoe 1 2025.28 s1
T2 Bubba Wallace 1 2025.28 s2

Don’t be shocked if Toyota wins Stage 1 and 2 this weekend as they have won the last 4 stages here at Gateway.

Most Gateway Stages
without Stage T10
Longest Gateway Stage T10
Streak (since 2017)
Rank Driver Stages Rank Driver Streak Race
T1 Alex Bowman 8 1 Ryan Blaney 7 2022.15 s1- 2025.28 s1
T1 Justin Haley 8 2 Denny Hamlin 6 2023.15 s1- 2025.28 s2
T1 Todd Gilliland 8 T3 Kyle Busch 4 2022.15 s1- 2023.15 s2
T4 A.J. Allmendinger 6 T3 Joey Logano 4 2023.15 s1- 2024.15 s2
T4 Chris Buescher 6 T3 Chase Elliott 4 2024.15 s1- 2025.28 s2
T4 Cody Ware 6 T3 Christopher Bell 4 2024.15 s1- 2025.28 s2
T4 Corey LaJoie 6 T7 Daniel Suarez 3 2022.15 s2- 2023.15 s2
T4 Harrison Burton 6 T7 William Byron 3 2023.15 s1- 2024.15 s1
T4 Noah Gragson 6 T9 10 drivers tied 2
T4 Ryan Preece 6
T4 Ty Dillon 6

Stage 2 of last year’s race was the first time Ryan Blaney finished outside the Top 10 in any Stage 1 or 2 here at Gateway. Photo by Sean Gardner — Getty Images