Martinsville last week was full of mistakes for Championship eligible drivers, but for William Byron there were no mistakes as became just the 2nd driver to get max points this season. Up next we head to the Championship track everyone has been waiting for, Homestead, albeit without the Championship drama some fans were hoping for. Down below you will find different statistics for active drivers and Next Gen races of the NASCAR Cup series here at Homestead-Miami 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: Homestead.
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: Homestead.
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 | 14 | Kyle Larson | 267 | 19 | 4th | 2nd | 122.7 |
| 2 | 1 | Alex Bowman | 267 | 43 | 2nd | 6th | 122.2 |
| 3 | 9 | Bubba Wallace | 267 | 56 | 12th | 5th | 118.7 |
| 4 | 4 | Chase Briscoe | 267 | 0 | 3rd | 12th | 106.6 |
| 5 | 23 | Denny Hamlin | 267 | 15 | 11th | 1st | 101.3 |
| 6 | 11 | Chris Buescher | 267 | 0 | 13th | 11th | 90.7 |
| 7 | 10 | A.J. Allmendinger | 267 | 0 | 7th | 13th | 97.8 |
| 8 | 20 | Tyler Reddick | 267 | 0 | 18th | 10th | 93.5 |
| 9 | 31 | Ryan Preece | 267 | 0 | 20th | 14th | 77.1 |
| 10 | 21 | Justin Haley | 267 | 0 | 15th | 20th | 71.5 |
| 11 | 17 | Zane Smith | 267 | 3 | 29th | 19th | 75.7 |
| 12 | 5 | William Byron | 267 | 1 | 6th | 4th | 99.4 |
| 13 | 30 | Austin Dillon | 267 | 0 | 19th | 16th | 75.6 |
| 14 | 12 | Joey Logano | 267 | 0 | 10th | 29th | 73.9 |
| 15 | 28 | Erik Jones | 267 | 0 | 24th | 23rd | 58.9 |
| 16 | 3 | Noah Gragson | 267 | 0 | 9th | 17th | 82.8 |
| 17 | 2 | Josh Berry | 267 | 2 | 8th | 15th | 76.3 |
| 18 | 18 | Chase Elliott | 267 | 0 | 14th | 8th | 71.1 |
| 19 | 8 | Austin Cindric | 267 | 0 | 5th | 7th | 80.4 |
| 20 | 26 | Michael McDowell | 267 | 0 | 22nd | 27th | 60.2 |
| 21 | 22 | Kyle Busch | 267 | 0 | 32nd | 34th | 43.2 |
| 22 | 33 | Daniel Suarez | 267 | 0 | 17th | 26th | 58.1 |
| 23 | 7 | John Hunter Nemechek | 267 | 0 | 21st | 21st | 52.2 |
| 24 | 27 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 267 | 0 | 28th | 22nd | 44.4 |
| 25 | 13 | Ty Gibbs | 267 | 0 | 23rd | 18th | 52.8 |
| 26 | 32 | Brad Keselowski | 266 | 0 | 26th | 25th | 43.4 |
| 27 | 34 | Ty Dillon | 266 | 0 | 25th | 24th | 47.4 |
| 28 | 24 | Cole Custer | 266 | 0 | 33rd | 28th | 33.2 |
| 29 | 16 | Christopher Bell | 266 | 0 | 35th | 35th | 47.6 |
| 30 | 29 | Todd Gilliland | 266 | 0 | 30th | 32nd | 37.4 |
| 31 | 25 | Ross Chastain | 266 | 0 | 16th | 30th | 45.9 |
| 32 | 35 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 266 | 0 | 31st | 33rd | 29.9 |
| 33 | 19 | Riley Herbst | 265 | 0 | 27th | 31st | 36.6 |
| 34 | 36 | Cody Ware | 265 | 0 | 36th | 36th | 27.2 |
| 35 | 37 | J.J. Yeley | 263 | 0 | 37th | 37th | 24.2 |
| 36 | 6 | Ryan Blaney | 207 | 124 | 1st | 3rd | 118.1 |
| 37 | 15 | Carson Hocevar | 184 | 4 | 34th | 9th | 66.9 |
Last year Ryan Blaney became the 20th driver to lead 100+ laps in a Homestead Cup race, but he became the first to do so and not finish in the Top 10. Photo by Michael Bush — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Best | Worst | Starts |
| 1 | Tyler Reddick | 8.83 | 1st | 35th | 6 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 10.24 | 1st | 33rd | 21 |
| 3 | Chase Elliott | 10.60 | 2nd | 18th | 10 |
| 4 | Kyle Larson | 12.00 | 1st | 40th | 12 |
| 5 | Christopher Bell | 12.17 | 1st | 29th | 6 |
| 6 | Austin Dillon | 12.67 | 4th | 25th | 12 |
| 7 | William Byron | 13.38 | 1st | 39th | 8 |
| 8 | Josh Berry | 14.00 | 11th | 17th | 2 |
| 9 | Jimmie Johnson | 14.10 | 1st | 40th | 20 |
| 10 | A.J. Allmendinger | 14.36 | 3rd | 40th | 14 |
| 11 | Brad Keselowski | 15.28 | 3rd | 35th | 18 |
| 12 | Joey Logano | 15.29 | 1st | 39th | 17 |
| 13 | Kyle Busch | 16.19 | 1st | 41st | 21 |
| 14 | Bubba Wallace | 16.71 | 3rd | 34th | 7 |
| 15 | Alex Bowman | 16.80 | 2nd | 33rd | 10 |
| 16 | Ryan Blaney | 17.18 | 2nd | 36th | 11 |
| 17 | Chase Briscoe | 17.40 | 4th | 36th | 5 |
| 18 | Chris Buescher | 18.00 | 6th | 24th | 10 |
| 19 | Austin Cindric | 19.25 | 12th | 27th | 4 |
| T20 | Erik Jones | 20.00 | 3rd | 30th | 9 |
| T20 | Ryan Preece | 20.00 | 9th | 38th | 7 |
| T20 | Noah Gragson | 20.00 | 16th | 25th | 3 |
| 23 | Zane Smith | 20.50 | 11th | 30th | 2 |
| 24 | Daniel Suarez | 20.89 | 10th | 34th | 9 |
| 25 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 21.79 | 13th | 39th | 14 |
| 26 | Ty Gibbs | 22.50 | 7th | 36th | 4 |
| 27 | Carson Hocevar | 23.00 | 9th | 37th | 2 |
| 28 | Casey Mears | 23.50 | 5th | 42nd | 14 |
| 29 | Anthony Alfredo | 24.00 | 24th | 24th | 1 |
| 30 | Cole Custer | 24.25 | 22nd | 28th | 4 |
| 31 | John Hunter Nemechek | 25.00 | 19th | 32nd | 6 |
| 32 | Michael McDowell | 25.31 | 6th | 43rd | 16 |
| 33 | Justin Allgaier | 25.50 | 15th | 36th | 2 |
| 34 | Ty Dillon | 25.89 | 22nd | 33rd | 9 |
| 35 | Ross Chastain | 26.00 | 2nd | 35th | 7 |
| 36 | Todd Gilliland | 26.50 | 20th | 31st | 4 |
| 37 | Harrison Burton | 26.67 | 20th | 36th | 3 |
| 38 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 32.00 | 32nd | 32nd | 1 |
| 39 | Riley Herbst | 33.00 | 33rd | 33rd | 1 |
| 40 | Cody Ware | 33.33 | 32nd | 34th | 3 |
| 41 | B.J. McLeod | 33.80 | 32nd | 35th | 5 |
| 42 | J.J. Yeley | 34.67 | 30th | 42nd | 15 |
| 43 | Josh Bilicki | 35.25 | 33rd | 37th | 4 |
| 44 | Timmy Hill | 35.50 | 33rd | 38th | 4 |
| 45 | Chad Finchum | 37.00 | 37th | 37th | 1 |
| 46 | Joey Gase | 37.50 | 36th | 39th | 2 |
– J.J. Yeley has not had much luck here at Homestead as he’s ran 15 races here and has never finished better than 30th.
| Best Active Homestead Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Active Homestead Avg. Top 15% |
||||||
| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 111.57 | 12 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 80.03 | 12 |
| 2 | Tyler Reddick | 102.35 | 6 | 2 | Tyler Reddick | 77.47 | 6 |
| 3 | William Byron | 100.43 | 8 | 3 | William Byron | 76.17 | 8 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 99.21 | 21 | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 75.74 | 21 |
| 5 | Kyle Busch | 92.64 | 21 | 5 | Chase Elliott | 75.18 | 10 |
| 6 | Chase Elliott | 92.04 | 10 | 6 | Jimmie Johnson | 69.19 | 16 |
| 7 | Jimmie Johnson | 91.36 | 16 | 7 | Ryan Blaney | 68.21 | 11 |
| 8 | Ryan Blaney | 91.05 | 11 | 8 | Carson Hocevar | 67.04 | 2 |
| 9 | Joey Logano | 87.06 | 17 | 9 | Kyle Busch | 66.52 | 21 |
| 10 | Brad Keselowski | 86.73 | 18 | 10 | Brad Keselowski | 65.55 | 18 |
– This weekend could be the Kyle Larson, Tyler Reddick, William Byron, and Denny Hamlin show as they are the only active drivers with a 99+ Homestead Driver Rating, and a 70+ Top 15%.
| Best Active Laps Led% | Best Active Laps Completed% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 20.12 | 12 | T1 | Austin Dillon | 100 | 12 |
| 2 | Ryan Blaney | 10.01 | 11 | T1 | Austin Cindric | 100 | 4 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 8.38 | 21 | T1 | Josh Berry | 100 | 2 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 8.27 | 21 | T1 | Zane Smith | 100 | 2 |
| 5 | William Byron | 7.49 | 8 | T1 | Anthony Alfredo | 100 | 1 |
| 6 | Tyler Reddick | 6.30 | 6 | 6 | Chase Elliott | 99.96 | 10 |
| 7 | Joey Logano | 4.34 | 17 | 7 | Christopher Bell | 99.94 | 6 |
| 8 | Chase Elliott | 4.19 | 10 | 8 | Noah Gragson | 99.88 | 3 |
| 9 | Brad Keselowski | 3.72 | 18 | 9 | Chris Buescher | 99.74 | 10 |
| 10 | Bubba Wallace | 3.69 | 7 | 10 | Cole Custer | 99.72 | 4 |
– Austin Dillon has been great at Homestead in terms of finishing the race as he’s had 12 Cup starts here and he’s never finished a lap down!
| Most Active Homestead Starts | Most Active Homestead Poles | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 21 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 3 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 21 | 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 2 |
| 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 20 | T3 | Tyler Reddick | 1 |
| 4 | Brad Keselowski | 18 | |||
| 5 | Joey Logano | 17 | T3 | William Byron | 1 |
| 6 | Michael McDowell | 16 | |||
| 7 | J.J. Yeley | 15 | T3 | Alex Bowman | 1 |
| T8 | A.J. Allmendinger | 14 | |||
| T8 | Casey Mears | 14 | T3 | Joey Logano | 1 |
| T8 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 14 | |||
Denny Hamlin is the leader among all active drivers in both Pole wins and Race wins here at Homestead, and after this weekend he’ll be the active leader in starts as well. Photo by Fred Vuich — Sports Illustrated via Getty Images
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 14.29 | T4 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 16.67 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 16.67 | T4 | William Byron | 1 | 12.50 |
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 9.52 | T4 | Joey Logano | 1 | 5.88 |
| T4 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 16.67 | T4 | Jimmie Johnson | 1 | 5.00 |
| Most Active Homestead Top 3’s | Best Active Homestead Top 3% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 6 | 1 | Tyler Reddick | 50.00 | 3 |
| T2 | Kyle Larson | 4 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 33.33 | 4 |
| T2 | Jimmie Johnson | 4 | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 28.57 | 6 |
| T4 | Tyler Reddick | 3 | 4 | Ryan Blaney | 27.27 | 3 |
| T4 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 20.00 | 4 |
| T4 | Kyle Busch | 3 | 6 | Christopher Bell | 16.67 | 1 |
| T7 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | T7 | Kyle Busch | 14.29 | 3 |
| T8 | 9 drivers tied | 1 | T7 | Bubba Wallace | 14.29 | 1 |
| T7 | Ross Chastain | 14.29 | 1 | |||
| 10 | William Byron | 12.50 | 1 | |||
– Tyler Reddick is the only active driver to finish at least half of his Homestead starts in the Top 3.
| Most Active Homestead Top 5’s | Best Active Homestead Top 5% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 7 | 1 | Tyler Reddick | 66.67 | 4 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 6 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 50.00 | 6 |
| T3 | Jimmie Johnson | 5 | T3 | Denny Hamlin | 33.33 | 7 |
| T3 | Kyle Busch | 5 | T3 | Christopher Bell | 33.33 | 2 |
| T5 | Tyler Reddick | 4 | 5 | Chase Elliott | 30.00 | 3 |
| T5 | Joey Logano | 4 | 6 | Ryan Blaney | 27.27 | 3 |
| T5 | Brad Keselowski | 4 | T7 | Jimmie Johnson | 25.00 | 5 |
| T8 | Chase Elliott | 3 | T7 | William Byron | 25.00 | 2 |
| T8 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | 9 | Kyle Busch | 23.81 | 5 |
| T8 | A.J. Allmendinger | 3 | 10 | Joey Logano | 23.53 | 4 |
– If Kyle Larson gets a Top 5 this weekend and Denny Hamlin does not, then they would be tied for most Homestead Top 5’s among active drivers.
| Most Active Homestead Top 10’s | Best Active Homestead Top 10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top 10% | Top 10’s |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 14 | 1 | Tyler Reddick | 83.33 | 5 |
| T2 | Jimmie Johnson | 11 | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 66.67 | 14 |
| T2 | Kyle Busch | 11 | 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 55.00 | 11 |
| T4 | A.J. Allmendinger | 7 | 4 | Kyle Busch | 52.38 | 11 |
| T4 | Joey Logano | 7 | T5 | A.J. Allmendinger | 50.00 | 7 |
| T4 | Brad Keselowski | 7 | T5 | Kyle Larson | 50.00 | 6 |
| 7 | Kyle Larson | 6 | T5 | William Byron | 50.00 | 4 |
| 8 | Tyler Reddick | 5 | T5 | Christopher Bell | 50.00 | 3 |
| T9 | William Byron | 4 | T5 | Carson Hocevar | 50.00 | 1 |
| T9 | Alex Bowman | 4 | ||||
| T9 | Chase Elliott | 4 | 10 | Joey Logano | 41.18 | 7 |
| T9 | Austin Dillon | 4 | ||||
– If you’re looking for a bit of an underdog pick this weekend look at A.J. Allmendinger as he’s finished half of his Homestead starts in the Top 10.
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 6 | 37.50 | T4 | William Byron | 1 | 6.25 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | 22.22 | T4 | Chris Buescher | 1 | 5.56 |
| 3 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 11.11 | T4 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 5.56 |
| T4 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 8.33 |
Don’t be surprised to see Kyle Larson or Denny Hamlin pick up a Stage Win this weekend as they have a combined 10 Stage Wins here, compared to just 6 combined Stage Wins for all other active drivers. Photo by Sean Gardner — Getty Images
| Most Active Homestead Stage T10’s | Best Active Homestead Stage T10% | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 15 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 87.50 | 14 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 14 | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 83.33 | 15 |
| T3 | William Byron | 13 | 3 | William Byron | 81.25 | 13 |
| T3 | Ryan Blaney | 13 | 4 | Carson Hocevar | 75.00 | 3 |
| T5 | Brad Keselowski | 10 | 5 | Ryan Blaney | 72.22 | 13 |
| T5 | Chase Elliott | 10 | 6 | Tyler Reddick | 66.67 | 8 |
| T5 | Joey Logano | 10 | 7 | Brad Keselowski | 55.56 | 10 |
| 8 | Tyler Reddick | 8 | 8 | Chase Elliott | 55.56 | 10 |
| T9 | Alex Bowman | 7 | T9 | Joey Logano | 55.56 | 10 |
| T9 | Kyle Busch | 7 | T9 | Alex Bowman | 50.00 | 7 |
– The Stage T10% list above is a comprehensive list of every driver to get a Stage T10 in at least half their stages here as the 11th place driver has 38.89%.
| Most Active Homestead Starts without Win | Most Active Homestead Starts without Pole | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Brad Keselowski | 18 | 1 | Kyle Busch | 21 |
| 2 | Michael McDowell | 16 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | 18 |
| 3 | J.J. Yeley | 15 | 3 | Michael McDowell | 16 |
| T4 | A.J. Allmendinger | 14 | 4 | J.J. Yeley | 15 |
| T4 | Casey Mears | 14 | T5 | A.J. Allmendinger | 14 |
| T4 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 14 | T5 | Casey Mears | 14 |
| 7 | Austin Dillon | 12 | T5 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 14 |
| 8 | Ryan Blaney | 11 | T8 | Austin Dillon | 12 |
| T9 | Alex Bowman | 10 | T8 | Kyle Larson | 12 |
| T9 | Chase Elliott | 10 | 10 | Ryan Blaney | 11 |
| T9 | Chris Buescher | 10 | |||
– It appears winning a Pole and Race come hand in hand at Homestead as there are 8 drivers that grace both tables above.
| Most Active Homestead Starts without Top 3 | Most Active Homestead Starts without Top 5 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | Michael McDowell | 16 | 1 | Michael McDowell | 16 |
| 2 | J.J. Yeley | 15 | 2 | J.J. Yeley | 15 |
| T3 | Casey Mears | 14 | 3 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 14 |
| T3 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 14 | 4 | Chris Buescher | 10 |
| 5 | Austin Dillon | 12 | T5 | Daniel Suarez | 9 |
| T5 | Ty Dillon | 9 | |||
– Every driver on both the “without Top 3” and “without Top 5” list above are racing this weekend, and thus have a chance to get their name off the lists above.
| Rank | Driver | Starts |
| 1 | J.J. Yeley | 15 |
| 2 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 14 |
| 3 | Ty Dillon | 9 |
| 4 | John Hunter Nemechek | 6 |
| 5 | B.J. McLeod | 5 |
Of the 7 active drivers with 15+ Homestead Cup starts, J.J. Yeley is the only one that has yet to get a Top 10 finish here. Photo by Brian Lawdermilk — Getty Images
| Most Active Homestead Stages without Stage Win | Most Active Homestead Stages without Stage T10 | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Stages |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 18 | T1 | Michael McDowell | 18 |
| T1 | Brad Keselowski | 18 | T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 18 |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 18 | T3 | J.J. Yeley | 14 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 18 | T3 | Ty Dillon | 14 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 18 | 5 | John Hunter Nemechek | 12 |
| T1 | Joey Logano | 18 | 6 | B.J. McLeod | 10 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 18 | T7 | Cole Custer | 8 |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 18 | T7 | Josh Bilicki | 8 |
| T9 | Alex Bowman | 14 | |||
| T9 | Bubba Wallace | 14 | T7 | Timmy Hill | 8 |
| T9 | J.J. Yeley | 14 | |||
| T9 | Ross Chastain | 14 | T7 | Todd Gilliland | 8 |
| T9 | Ty Dillon | 14 | |||
– There are 12 drivers that have raced in every Homestead race with stages, and only Michael McDowell and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. have yet to record a Stage T10 here.
| Driver | Streak | Category | Driver | Streak | Category |
| Denny Hamlin | 2 | Top 5’s | William Byron | 12 | Stage T10’s |
| A.J. Allmendinger | 4 | Top 10’s | Ryan Blaney | 9 | Stage T10’s |
| Tyler Reddick | 3 | Top 10’s | Alex Bowman | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Alex Bowman | 2 | Top 10’s | Austin Cindric | 2 | Stage T10’s |
| Ryan Preece | 2 | Top 10’s | Kyle Larson | 2 | Stage T10’s |
– This weekend A.J. Allmendinger will look to extend his impressive 4 race Top 10 streak here at Homestead, while William Byron will look to extend his record of 12 straight Homestead Stage T10’s as well.
Next Gen Stats
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 2022-34 | 74.53 | Kyle Larson | 1st | 6 | 2025-06 | 20.97 | Bubba Wallace | 3rd |
| 2 | 2025-06 | 46.44 | Ryan Blaney | 36th | 7 | 2023-34 | 19.85 | Ryan Blaney | 2nd |
| 3 | 2024-34 | 36.33 | Tyler Reddick | 1st | 8 | 2024-34 | 17.60 | Ryan Blaney | 2nd |
| 4 | 2023-34 | 35.96 | Kyle Larson | 34th | 9 | 2025-06 | 16.10 | Alex Bowman | 2nd |
| 5 | 2024-34 | 30.34 | Chase Elliott | 5th | 10 | 2022-34 | 11.99 | William Byron | 12th |
– Expect Kyle Larson and Ryan Blaney to be up front a lot this weekend as they combine to make up half of the spots in the Laps Led% table above.
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driv. Rate |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2022-34 | Kyle Larson | 150.0 | 1st | 6 | 2024-34 | Ryan Blaney | 122.3 | 2nd |
| 2 | 2024-34 | Tyler Reddick | 135.3 | 1st | 7 | 2025-06 | Alex Bowman | 122.2 | 2nd |
| T3 | 2023-34 | Ryan Blaney | 123.7 | 2nd | 8 | 2024-34 | William Byron | 120.5 | 4th |
| T3 | 2024-34 | Chase Elliott | 123.7 | 5th | 9 | 2025-06 | Bubba Wallace | 118.7 | 3rd |
| 5 | 2025-06 | Kyle Larson | 122.7 | 1st | 10 | 2022-34 | Martin Truex Jr. | 118.5 | 6th |
In the first Next Gen race at Homestead Kyle Larson dominated as he got the only perfect Driver Rating in Homestead Next Gen history. Photo by Jared East — Getty Images
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Top 15% | Fin. |
| T1 | 2022-34 | Kyle Larson | 100 | 1st | 6 | 2023-34 | William Byron | 99.25 | 4th |
| T1 | 2022-34 | Brad Keselowski | 100 | 5th | 7 | 2022-34 | Ross Chastain | 98.88 | 2nd |
| T1 | 2022-34 | Chase Elliott | 100 | 14th | T8 | 2022-34 | A.J. Allmendinger | 98.50 | 3rd |
| T1 | 2023-34 | Tyler Reddick | 100 | 3rd | T8 | 2023-34 | Ryan Blaney | 98.50 | 2nd |
| 5 | 2024-34 | Denny Hamlin | 99.63 | 3rd | 10 | 2024-34 | Tyler Reddick | 98.13 | 1st |
– The Top 15% table above did not change after last years Homestead race as the best percentage of laps ran in the Top 15 last year was by Alex Bowman at 97.75%.
| Best Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-38) |
Worst Next Gen Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-38) |
||||
| Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin | Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin |
| 1 | 20th | 8.00 | 1 | 38th | 37.00 |
| 2 | 3rd | 9.25 | 2 | 37th | 36.50 |
| T3 | 1st | 11.00 | 3 | 19th | 28.25 |
| T3 | 9th | 11.00 | T4 | 33rd | 27.50 |
| 5 | 10th | 11.50 | T4 | 35th | 27.50 |
| 6 | 2nd | 11.75 | 6 | 34th | 27.25 |
| 7 | 12th | 12.50 | 7 | 36th | 25.75 |
| 8 | 11th | 13.00 | 8 | 29th | 25.00 |
| 9 | 13th | 13.75 | 9 | 24th | 24.75 |
| 10 | 23rd | 14.50 | 10 | 15th | 24.00 |
– Based on the 4 Next Gen races at Homestead, starting position will not play too much of a factor in a good finish. However, starting outside the Top 30 hasn’t lead to good results overall.
| Best Next Gen Homestead Avg. Driver Rating |
Best Next Gen Homestead Avg. Top 15% |
||||||
| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 118.45 | 4 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 88.95 | 4 |
| 2 | Ryan Blaney | 113.08 | 4 | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 88.01 | 4 |
| 3 | William Byron | 108.70 | 4 | 3 | William Byron | 87.64 | 4 |
| 4 | Tyler Reddick | 103.75 | 4 | 4 | A.J. Allmendinger | 84.74 | 4 |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 100.13 | 4 | 5 | Tyler Reddick | 81.65 | 4 |
| 6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 96.67 | 3 | 6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 80.52 | 3 |
| 7 | Bubba Wallace | 95.50 | 3 | 7 | Kyle Larson | 79.68 | 4 |
| 8 | A.J. Allmendinger | 94.35 | 4 | 8 | Bubba Wallace | 71.04 | 3 |
| 9 | Alex Bowman | 91.57 | 3 | 9 | Christopher Bell | 69.76 | 4 |
| 10 | Chase Elliott | 88.88 | 4 | 10 | Carson Hocevar | 67.04 | 2 |
– A.J. Allmendinger has been great at Homestead in the Next Gen car as he ranks 8th in Avg. Driver Rating, 4th in Top 15%, and 1st in Avg. Finish! However, he’s yet to lead a lap here in the Next Gen car.
| Best Next Gen Homestead Avg. Finish | Best Next Gen Homestead Laps Led% | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | A.J. Allmendinger | 5.75 | 4 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 29.49 | 4 |
| 2 | William Byron | 8.50 | 4 | 2 | Ryan Blaney | 20.97 | 4 |
| 3 | Bubba Wallace | 9.00 | 3 | 3 | Tyler Reddick | 9.18 | 4 |
| 4 | Alex Bowman | 9.33 | 3 | 4 | Bubba Wallace | 8.36 | 3 |
| 5 | Kevin Harvick | 9.50 | 2 | 5 | Chase Elliott | 7.58 | 4 |
| 6 | Ryan Preece | 10.67 | 3 | 6 | Denny Hamlin | 6.65 | 4 |
| T7 | Christopher Bell | 11.25 | 4 | 7 | William Byron | 5.43 | 4 |
| T7 | Denny Hamlin | 11.25 | 4 | 8 | Alex Bowman | 5.37 | 3 |
| 9 | Tyler Reddick | 11.75 | 4 | 9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4.74 | 3 |
| 10 | Kyle Larson | 12.25 | 4 | 10 | Christopher Bell | 3.09 | 4 |
| Next Gen Homestead Win List | Next Gen Homestead Pole List | |||||
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Win% | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 50.00 | T1 | Alex Bowman | 1 |
| T2 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 25.00 | T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 |
| T2 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 25.00 | T1 | Tyler Reddick | 1 |
| T1 | William Byron | 1 | ||||
– 23XI, Hendrick Motorsports, and Joe Gibbs Racing are the only organizations to win a race or Pole at Homestead in the Next Gen car.
| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Top 3% |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 50.00 |
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 50.00 |
| T1 | Tyler Reddick | 2 | 50.00 |
| T4 | Alex Bowman | 1 | 33.33 |
| T4 | Bubba Wallace | 1 | 33.33 |
| T4 | A.J. Allmendinger | 1 | 25.00 |
| T4 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 25.00 |
| T4 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 25.00 |
| T4 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 25.00 |
– Every driver that has gotten a Top 3 finish in the Next Gen car at Homestead is in the Cup race this weekend.
| Most Next Gen Homestead Top 5’s | Most Next Gen Homestead Top 10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Top 5% | Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Top 10% |
| T1 | A.J. Allmendinger | 2 | 50.00 | 1 | A.J. Allmendinger | 4 | 100 |
| T1 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 50.00 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 75.00 |
| T1 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 50.00 | T2 | Tyler Reddick | 3 | 75.00 |
| T1 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 50.00 | T4 | Alex Bowman | 2 | 66.67 |
| T1 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 50.00 | T4 | Bubba Wallace | 2 | 66.67 |
| T1 | Tyler Reddick | 2 | 50.00 | T4 | Ryan Preece | 2 | 66.67 |
| T7 | Alex Bowman | 1 | 33.33 | T4 | Austin Dillon | 2 | 50.00 |
| T7 | Bubba Wallace | 1 | 33.33 | T4 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 50.00 |
| T4 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
| T7 | 6 drivers tied with same % | 1 | 25.00 | T4 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 50.00 |
| T4 | William Byron | 2 | 50.00 | ||||
A.J. Allmendinger is the only driver to get Top 10’s in all 4 Next Gen Homestead races, and he hopes to continue that perfect run this weekend. Photo by Malcolm Hope — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
| Most Next Gen Homestead Stage Wins | Most Next Gen Homestead Stage T10’s | ||||||
| Rank | Driver | Stage Wins | Stage Win% | Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s | Stage T10% |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 37.50 | T1 | Ryan Blaney | 8 | 100 |
| T1 | William Byron | 8 | 100 | ||||
| T3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 6 | 100 | ||||
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 25.00 | T3 | Denny Hamlin | 6 | 75.00 |
| T3 | Kyle Larson | 6 | 75.00 | ||||
| T3 | Tyler Reddick | 6 | 75.00 | ||||
| T2 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 25.00 | 7 | Chase Elliott | 5 | 62.50 |
| T8 | Brad Keselowski | 4 | 50.00 | ||||
| T8 | Joey Logano | 4 | 50.00 | ||||
| 4 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 12.50 | T10 | Carson Hocevar | 3 | 75.00 |
| T10 | Alex Bowman | 3 | 50.00 | ||||
| T10 | 3 drivers tied with same % | 3 | 37.50 | ||||
– Ryan Blaney and William Byron are the only drivers to finish all 8 Next Gen stages at Homestead with a Stage T10.