NASCAR Next Gen Cup Series

2021 Season 4

  • 2,640 unique drivers averaging 4.37 starts each.
  • 79 drivers raced in 8 or more weeks.
  • 653 official races with an average SOF of 1,847.
  • 824,354 laps were completed with 39,956 incidents.
Week 1
Bristol Motor Speedway
Single Pit Roads
  • Total official races: 40
  • Total drivers: 434
  • Unique drivers: 285
  • Highest SoF: 2,966
  • Average SoF: 1,744
# groupid Driver Car Points
1 178147 Vincent Crow NGC 178
2 508873 Brad A Davis NGF 168
3 195759 Adam Cando NGC 159
Week 2
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Oval
  • Total official races: 56
  • Total drivers: 921
  • Unique drivers: 518
  • Highest SoF: 2,889
  • Average SoF: 1,774
# groupid Driver Car Points
1 434773 Garrett Boyd NGC 175
2 276570 Tom Senchak NGC 170
3 458403 Wil Barlow NGF 166
Week 3
Talladega Superspeedway
  • Total official races: 53
  • Total drivers: 950
  • Unique drivers: 603
  • Highest SoF: 2,537
  • Average SoF: 1,607
# groupid Driver Car Points
1 84478 Gregory Thompson NGC 156
2 599414 Jeremy Briggs NGC 149
3 15724 Arthur Lucas NGC 142
Week 4
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Roval
  • Total official races: 7
  • Total drivers: 58
  • Unique drivers: 56
  • Highest SoF: 1,500
  • Average SoF: 1,101
# groupid Driver Car Points
1 494022 James Houghton2 NGF 86
2 305000 Rocky Boyd III NGC 76
3 178147 Vincent Crow NGC 75
Week 5
Texas Motor Speedway
Oval
  • Total official races: 50
  • Total drivers: 752
  • Unique drivers: 418
  • Highest SoF: 2,211
  • Average SoF: 1,736
# groupid Driver Car Points
1 18144 Brad Wright NGC 126
2 165252 Noah Rangel NGC 126
3 48277 Jody Bandfield NGF 123
Week 6
Kansas Speedway
Oval
  • Total official races: 55
  • Total drivers: 903
  • Unique drivers: 472
  • Highest SoF: 2,559
  • Average SoF: 1,757
# groupid Driver Car Points
1 556367 Heath Snider NGF 155
2 178147 Vincent Crow NGC 146
3 254946 Darrell Cox NGC 137
Week 7
Martinsville Speedway
  • Total official races: 27
  • Total drivers: 290
  • Unique drivers: 177
  • Highest SoF: 2,735
  • Average SoF: 1,999
# groupid Driver Car Points
1 318217 Barrett Bonnar NGC 165
2 198146 Cody Terlinde NGF 146
3 494022 James Houghton2 NGF 141
Week 8
Phoenix Raceway
Oval w/open dogleg
  • Total official races: 33
  • Total drivers: 422
  • Unique drivers: 248
  • Highest SoF: 2,558
  • Average SoF: 1,964
# groupid Driver Car Points
1 18144 Brad Wright NGC 154
2 195759 Adam Cando NGC 149
3 162441 Christian Challiner NGT 147
Week 9
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Oval
  • Total official races: 86
  • Total drivers: 1,732
  • Unique drivers: 717
  • Highest SoF: 3,051
  • Average SoF: 1,847
# groupid Driver Car Points
1 195759 Adam Cando NGC 189
2 358719 Mark Padgett NGC 182
3 318217 Barrett Bonnar NGC 175
Week 10
Homestead Miami Speedway
Oval
  • Total official races: 91
  • Total drivers: 1,896
  • Unique drivers: 720
  • Highest SoF: 3,915
  • Average SoF: 2,018
# groupid Driver Car Points
1 494022 James Houghton2 NGF 233
2 38236 David Colyer Jr NGC 211
3 482170 Ken Biron NGF 201
Week 11
Auto Club Speedway
Oval
  • Total official races: 114
  • Total drivers: 2,613
  • Unique drivers: 851
  • Highest SoF: 3,863
  • Average SoF: 1,855
# groupid Driver Car Points
1 447126 Joseph Joseph2 NGC 226
2 389133 Chris Wilhite NGT 223
3 38602 Michael Conti NGC 220
Week 12
Richmond Raceway
  • Total official races: 41
  • Total drivers: 564
  • Unique drivers: 290
  • Highest SoF: 3,982
  • Average SoF: 2,140
# groupid Driver Car Points
1 494022 James Houghton2 NGF 233
2 18144 Brad Wright NGC 220
3 198146 Cody Terlinde NGF 208

Historical Participation

Participation

average number of drivers in each time slot

Strength of Field

average SoF of the top split for each time slot

Clubs Distribution

USA Clubs Distribution

iRating Distribution

Championship Points

# groupid Driver Car Points
1 494022 James Houghton2 NGF 1,406
2 178147 Vincent Crow NGC 1,269
3 84478 Gregory Thompson NGC 1,102
4 389133 Chris Wilhite NGT 1,098
5 458403 Wil Barlow NGF 1,052

Most Race Starts

# groupid Driver Car Starts
1 273494 Steven Harry NGT 118
2 442589 Shaun Kaltenbach NGF 115
3 675653 Andy Polnasek NGC 111
4 84478 Gregory Thompson NGC 96
5 563005 Martin Tolmich NGC 74

Grand Chelems

pole position, won race, fastest lap, led every lap (perfect if 0 inc)

# groupid Driver Car Grand Chelems Chelem % Perfects
1 344463 Mike Jamieson NGF 8 50% 7
2 494022 James Houghton2 NGF 8 22% 7
3 198146 Cody Terlinde NGF 5 38% 5
4 389133 Chris Wilhite NGT 5 20% 4
5 523956 Jeremy Little NGC 4 31% 4

Average Finish Position

drivers must have raced 8 or more weeks to feature in this table

# groupid Driver Car Avg Finish Pos Races
1 494022 James Houghton2 NGF 3.3 37
2 150170 Ralph Blair NGC 3.3 9
3 389133 Chris Wilhite NGT 4.3 25
4 178147 Vincent Crow NGC 4.9 20
5 222993 Dustin Pickel NGF 5.0 20

Most Wins

# groupid Driver Car Wins
1 442589 Shaun Kaltenbach NGF 24
2 273494 Steven Harry NGT 21
3 27977 B Anthony Smith Jr NGT 18
4 84478 Gregory Thompson NGC 17
5 494022 James Houghton2 NGF 17

Most Podiums

# groupid Driver Car Podiums
1 442589 Shaun Kaltenbach NGF 52
2 273494 Steven Harry NGT 47
3 84478 Gregory Thompson NGC 45
4 27977 B Anthony Smith Jr NGT 36
5 360784 Thomas O'Hara NGT 32

Most Poles

# groupid Driver Car Poles
1 84478 Gregory Thompson NGC 26
2 442589 Shaun Kaltenbach NGF 24
3 27977 B Anthony Smith Jr NGT 22
4 273494 Steven Harry NGT 21
5 494022 James Houghton2 NGF 15

Best Win Percentage

drivers must have raced 8 or more weeks to feature in this table

# groupid Driver Car Win % Races
1 494022 James Houghton2 NGF 46% 37
2 389133 Chris Wilhite NGT 36% 25
3 498409 Jason D Baker NGC 27% 45
4 577714 Wilford Thomas NGC 27% 22
5 195759 Adam Cando NGC 25% 8

Best Podium Percentage

drivers must have raced 8 or more weeks to feature in this table

# groupid Driver Car Podium % Races
1 494022 James Houghton2 NGF 76% 37
2 150170 Ralph Blair NGC 67% 9
3 300551 Marcel Jeworutzki NGT 58% 36
4 389133 Chris Wilhite NGT 56% 25
5 178147 Vincent Crow NGC 55% 20

Best Pole Percentage

drivers must have raced 8 or more weeks to feature in this table

# groupid Driver Car Pole % Races
1 494022 James Houghton2 NGF 41% 37
2 178147 Vincent Crow NGC 40% 20
3 195759 Adam Cando NGC 38% 8
4 389133 Chris Wilhite NGT 36% 25
5 462448 Robby Bice NGF 33% 15

Best Average iRating Gains

drivers must have raced 8 or more weeks to feature in this table

# groupid Team Car Avg iRating +/- Races
1 145723 Larry Blair II NGC 31 14
2 222993 Dustin Pickel NGF 28 20
3 150170 Ralph Blair NGC 26 9
4 351010 John Coe2 NGF 22 13
5 178147 Vincent Crow NGC 20 20

Highest Total iRating Gains

# groupid Team Car iRating +/- Races
1 273494 Steven Harry NGT 1,477 118
2 39740 Greg Gerk NGF 1,040 53
3 442589 Shaun Kaltenbach NGF 1,031 115
4 675653 Andy Polnasek NGC 974 111
5 469331 Chris Markin NGT 759 45

Cleanest Drivers

drivers must have raced 8 or more weeks to feature in this table

# groupid Team Car Inc / Corner Races
1 150170 Ralph Blair NGC 0.000 9
2 360784 Thomas O'Hara NGT 0.004 71
3 389133 Chris Wilhite NGT 0.004 25
4 181279 Jean-Louis Deschenes NGC 0.004 10
5 38930 Jim Flippin NGC 0.005 17