2025
The DRIVERS...
...THAT MAKE or "BREAK" our TEAM!
hey gang,
This page represents the last of the 2025 NGFL STATistics.
We had 31 full time players this season. We had 7 rookies running and they came in and taught us veterans that they are only interested in running at the front! Up your game NGFLer's.!
Now that we are down to the last page of the 2025 season, how was yours? Good, bad? Was it easier or harder than you expected? Did you improve over the season? Was it better or worse than you expected? If nothing else, hopefully it was FUN!
We had a lot of records for the stat books this season!! We had a successful race defense. One player won 2 races at one track consecutively. We had a RECORD 4 players win races consecutively throughout the season! Holy cow batman!
We hit several high marks in the NGFL in 2025 too. Over 1,000 Wins, 5,000 Top 5s and 10,000 Top 10s. WOW!
I would have never guessed back in 1997 that this league would still be going. I thank you all for that!! Without your love for the sport, we wouldn't be here. I hope I am making it interesting enough for everyone who is a NASCAR fan to find it even more fun to be a NASCAR fan. We all have our favorite drivers but now it comes to rooting for 7 drivers each week, and different ones taboot.
I love reading the victory speeches. Most of you thank your team of drivers, not just one. All the drivers, whether they run in the front or the back, get tv coverage or not, get mentioned during the race or not, deserve to get more fans even if they aren't the favorite. The moment the racecar starts at the green flag, they are risking their lives to entertain us. Thank you.
This year. Mexico City was the new track for the 2025 season. Oddly, after all the hype, one and done. We did also lose Dover1, Richmond1, Loudon1 and Michigan2. Dover1 was replaced with Dover2, Loudon1 was replaced with Loudon2 and Michigan2 was replaced with Michigan1. Those were our Nostalgic races. So entirely with no "same track replacement", we lost Richmond1 outright.
We had 6 road races, 4 more from our Sonoma and Watkins Glen days. San Diego will be another one for 2026. Personally, I always said that if our guys can't race right as well as left, we can't bill ourselves as the "best". That's proven by SVG's dominance this season. We just have to get to SVG standard for sure!! LOL
I think the racing has gotten so much better! Side by side racing. Some races were 3 or 4 and sometimes 5 wide.
Things got a little crazy with the penalties, as it does always with penalties. I hate penalties!! And that started right from the Daytona 500! Who received a penalty, appealed, got it all back or some of it back, was a nightmare for me!! Take points away, put points back races later. Chase Briscoe's 100-point penalty that was rescinded helped a bunch of folks out. 100 points was heavy! And even Chris Buescher got hit with a 60-point penalty and got half back. That was a lot of fun. Austin Cindric with 50 points, no appeal. Sadly, thank you...lol
All in all, 9 drivers received penalties, but not all were for points outright. Some lost positions, which really screwed the results up. Drivers moving down caused others to move up, one position at a time. Ugh.
So, what did you think of our new sports commentator, Leigh Diffey? I liked Rick Allen, but I have been getting used to things changing. Because that network lost Indy Series, they sacrificed Allen, who was not replaced for poor job performance. And then there were the practices and races on Prime, what did you think of that?
I did take a lot of notes throughout the year and can only hope I remembered to update them all. I am hoping that everyone found their name somewhere other than just on the lists. I hope you found the notes interesting. Sometimes I think I go a bit crazy, but I share most of it anyway. This was our season, reduced to a few notes.
Every season, a lot of you send wonderful messages to me in your team emails and I even got honorable mentions in victory speeches, like I was Bill France or your team owner. lol. I do appreciate all the kind words for sure. I can always use an uplifting comment. You keep me going which means you keep the NGFL going.
I love NASCAR and NASCAR fans. NASCAR fans are the best! But at the top, is my NGFL players. We are all competitors, but it didn't stop so many people from making me feel welcomed in my championship last season and how many were rooting for me to defend it this season. Thank you. Sorry I came up short, believe me.
I hope that I will see you all in the lineup next season. And if you know someone who might be interested, please have them email me. After the huge rookie crop this season, looking for new contenders. I am in the setup mode for 2026 :) I can still handle a few more players for sure. Fresh competition. New players, and retired veterans (mostly) are welcomed.
Last but not least, this season, Gin4AustinD (my mom) passed away. She took my focus.
She was always looking for wins and good scores and quite disappointed when it didn't happen. To those of you who sent your condolences and heart felt words, it was so appreciated. Even had phone calls from leaguers I know and have met, thank you. It was a tough season for me. I miss my mom, and she was definitely a huge void for me this season. Thank you for bearing with me during my grief. I feel like sometimes, I wasn't at the top of my game.
It's the end of the 2025 NGFL season.
Here are the drivers' stats. Let's see how
they did and how they affected our teams, results and standings.
Starting out with the price list....
| drivers | Daytona1 | Phoenix2 | difference | |
| 1 | #88 Shane Van Gisbergen | $0.5 | $2.8 | $2.3 |
| 2 | #19 Chase Briscoe | $4.8 | $7.0 | $2.2 |
| 3 | #60 Ryan Preece | $2.9 | $4.4 | $1.5 |
| 4 | #42 John H. Nemechek | $1.2 | $2.7 | $1.5 |
| 5 | #11 Denny Hamlin | $5.9 | $6.9 | $1.0 |
| 6 | #23 Bubba Wallace | $4.3 | $5.2 | $0.9 |
| 7 | #1 Ross Chastain | $4.2 | $4.9 | $0.7 |
| 8 | #5 Kyle Larson | $6.3 | $6.7 | $0.4 |
| 9 | #35 Riley Herbst | $0.1 | $0.5 | $0.4 |
| 10 | #38 Zane Smith | $1.7 | $2.0 | $0.3 |
| 11 | #17 Chris Buescher | $4.6 | $4.8 | $0.2 |
| 12 | #24 William Byron | $6.7 | $6.8 | $0.1 |
| 13 | #3 Austin Dillon | $1.9 | $1.9 | $0.0 |
| 14 | #43 Erik Jones | $2.3 | $2.3 | $0.0 |
| 15 | #9 Chase Elliott | $6.1 | $6.0 | ($0.1) |
| 16 | #71 Michael McDowell | $3.6 | $3.5 | ($0.1) |
| 17 | #20 Christopher Bell | $6.4 | $6.3 | ($0.1) |
| 18 | #21 Josh Berry | $2.4 | $2.1 | ($0.3) |
| 19 | AJ Allmendinger | $2.8 | $2.4 | ($0.4) |
| 20 | #8 Kyle Busch | $4.1 | $3.5 | ($0.6) |
| 21 | #77 Carson Hocevar | $3.8 | $3.1 | ($0.7) |
| 22 | #10 Ty Dillon | $1.5 | $0.8 | ($0.7) |
| 23 | #54 Ty Gibbs | $4.7 | $4.0 | ($0.7) |
| 24 | #45 Tyler Reddick | $6.5 | $5.7 | ($0.8) |
| 25 | #12 Ryan Blaney | $6.9 | $6.1 | ($0.8) |
| 26 | #51 Cody Ware | $1.3 | $0.3 | ($1.0) |
| 27 | #7 Justin Haley | $2.1 | $1.0 | ($1.1) |
| 28 | #48 Alex Bowman | $5.7 | $4.6 | ($1.1) |
| 29 | #6 Brad Keselowski | $5.1 | $3.7 | ($1.4) |
| 30 | #22 Joey Logano | $7.0 | $5.4 | ($1.6) |
| 31 | #34 Todd Gilliland | $3.7 | $1.8 | ($1.9) |
| 32 | #41 Cole Custer | $2.6 | $0.7 | ($1.9) |
| 33 | #47 Ricky Stenhouse | $3.3 | $1.3 | ($2.0) |
| 34 | #2 Austin Cindric | $5.3 | $3.3 | ($2.0) |
| 35 | #4 Noah Gragson | $3.4 | $0.6 | ($2.8) |
| 36 | #99 Daniel Suarez | $5.2 | $1.6 | ($3.6) |
Of course there are notes for the DRIVERS too! Lots of notes!
1. Shane Van Gisbergen is the most improved driver in 2025, running the full-time schedule. 5 wins didn't hurt!
Daytona1 - $0.5 - Phoenix2 $2.8
(2024 - Alex Bowman) (2023 - Brad Keselowski) (2022 - Daniel Suarez) (2021 - Kyle Larson)
(2020 - Tyler Reddick) (2019 - William Byron) (2018 - Joey Logano) (2017 - Erik Jones)
(2016 - Chase Elliott) (2015 - Martin Truex) (2014 - Denny Hamlin) (2013 - Kurt Busch)
(2012 - Martin Truex) (2011 - Brad Keselowski)
2. There were 12 drivers who cost more in Phoenix2 then when the season started in the Daytona 500.
(2024 - 14) (2023 - 14) (2022 - 22) (2021 - 10) (2020 - 15) (2019 - 15) (2018 - 10) (2017 - 13) (2016 - 8)
(2015 - 8) (2014 - 11) (2013 - 15) (2012 - 18) (2011 - 18) (2010 - 19) (2009 - 16)
3. The price of two drivers were the same in the opener as it was in the finale. Austin Dillon, Erik Jones
4. Biggest dropper in 2025 is Daniel Suarez.
2024 Martin Truex 2023 Chase Briscoe 2022 Brad Keselowski (but the best driver in 2023)
2021 Aric Almirola 2020 Kyle Busch 2019 Clint Bowyer 2018 Jamie McMurray
5. 8 of the 16 Chase drivers dropped in price from the Daytona 500. HALF!
Chase Elliott, Christopher Bell, Josh Berry, Tyler Reddick, Ryan Blaney, Alex Bowman, Joey Logano, Austin Cindric
(2024 - 7) (2023 - 4) (2022 - 4) (2021 - 9) (2020 - 6) (2019 - 8)
6. TWO drivers earned first career CUP win in 2025. Josh Berry Las Vegas1. Shane Van Giesbergen - Mexico City.
FYI---In 2024, Harrison Burton - Daytona2. 100th win for the Wood Brothers team.
2 in a row for the Wood Brothers!! They have started a streak!! good for them!
7. William Byron earned the most points in a race and he didn't even win!! 65 points for finishing 2nd.
NO other driver has accomplished this feat!
8. 2 winners earned most points in a race. Kyle Larson - Kansas1 Chase Briscoe - Martinsville2
Both drivers earned 61 points (won the race, both stages and the fast lap point.)
The big kicker...neither driver was on anyone's team!
9. Not including the races mentioned above, Kyle Larson (Bristol1) & Chase Briscoe (Darlington2) earned 60 points.
10. In 11 of 36 races, the Cup winner was not on the NGFL winners' team.
11. In 12.5 races, the winner did not earn the most points.
12.5? Las Vegas2 Denny Hamlin won but he and Kyle Larson earned the most points, Larson finishing 2nd.
12. The furthest position for the highest point driver was Bubba Wallace, 9th at Atlanta1. (44 points)
(Kyle Larson had same score that race but finished 3rd)
Ryan Blaney 7th - Daytona1 (48 points) Ryan Blaney 6th - Watkins Glen (45 points)
PENALTIES , points or position.
| R# | Race | driver | points | pos | Stage | players |
| 1 | Daytona1 | Gilliland | 10 | 3 | ||
| 1 | Daytona1 | Ware | 10 | 2 | ||
| 1 | Daytona1 | Briscoe | 9 | |||
| 3 | COTA | Cindric | 50 | 1 | ||
| 7 | Martinsville1 | Jones | 18 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | Talladega1 | Preece | 34 | 36 | 4 | |
| 10 | Talladega1 | Logano | 39 | 34 | 9 | 11 |
| 12 | Kansas1 | Buescher | 30 | 18 | ||
| 32 | CharlotteRC | Herbst | 6 | 7 | 4 | |
| Total | 197 | 91 | 15 | 53 |
Of course there are notes on Penalities...
1. Biggest point penalty that "stuck"...Austin Cindric - 50 points. he was on 1 team at COTA.
2. Biggest position penalty...Ryan Preece - 36 positions. he was on 4 teams.
3. The race where the penalty driver was picked the most...Kansas1. Chris Buescher was on 18 teams.
4. The race with the most penalties...Daytona1 3 drivers each received a penalty. (Briscoe's penalty was rescinded.)
5. Penalties this season affected 53 scores. (2024 - 59 scores) (2023 - 62 scores) (2022, 57 scores)
6. 6 of the 9 penalties were Ford teams this season. Gilliland, Ware, Cindric, Preece, Logano, Buescher
7. Chase Briscoe received a penalty at Daytona1 - 100 points. 9 players had him. It was appealed & won back the points.
8. Chris Buescher received a penalty at kansas1 - 60 points. 18 players had him. It was appealed & they got back half.
DRIVER PICKED ON A WINNING TEAM....
1. #54 Ty Gibbs - 13 winning teams. The most.
2. #6 Brad Keselowski, #12 Ryan Blaney - 11 winning teams.
3. #11 Denny Hamlin, #20 Christopher Bell, #99 Daniel Suarez - 10 winning teams.
4. #12 Ryan Blaney was 1st driver to be picked on 2 winning teams.
5 #20 Christopher Bell was 1st driver to be picked on 5 winning teams.
6. #54 Ty Gibbs was 1st driver to be picked on 10 winning teams.
NGFL Teams with the winner of the race on their team.......... 25
NGFL Teams without the winner on their team.....................11
CUP TEAMS not on a winning NGFL team that ran the full schedule - Cody Ware.
7. Denny Hamlin won 6X. He was on 5 winning teams. (Martinsville1, Darlington1, Michigan, WWTR, Las Vegas2)
8. Shane Van Gisbergen won 5X. He was on all 5 winning teams. (Mexico City, ChicagoS, Sonoma, Watkin Glen, CharlotteRC)
9. Ryan Blaney won 4X. He was on 3 winning teams. (Daytona2, Loudon, Phoenix2)
10. At COTA, Shane Van Gisbergen was picked on EVERY team. (1st time ever)
As a matter of fact, SVG was picked on every team at ChicagoS, Watkins Glen too.
(Mexico City 3 players of 30 didn't pick him and 1 player of 31 didn't pick him in Sonoma.)
11. There were 3 drivers to win one race and on the winning team... Austin Cindric, Bubba Wallace, Austin Dillon
12. There were 2 drivers to win one race and was not on the winning team... Josh Berry, Ross Chastain
Who cost us $7.0 million on the price list?
#22 Joey Logano - Daytona1 - defending NASCAR champion
#12 Ryan Blaney - Atlanta1, COTA - 2 races
#24 William Byron - Phoenix1, Las Vegas1, Homestead, Martinsville1, Darlington1, Bristol1, Talladega1, Texas, Kansas1 - 9 races
#5 Kyle Larson - Charlotte1 - 1 race
#24 William Byron - Nashville - 1 race
#5 Kyle Larson - Michigan - 1 race
#24 William Byron - Mexico City, Pocono, Atlanta2, ChicagoS, Sonoma - 5 races
#5 Kyle Larson - Dover - 1 race
#9 Chase Elliott -Indianapolis, Iowa - 2 races
#24 William Byron - Watkins glen, Richmond, Daytona2 - 3 races
#5 Kyle Larson, William Byron - Darlington2 - 1 race
#19 Chase Briscoe - WWTR - 1 race
#11 Denny Hamlin - Bristol2, Loudon - 2 races
#12 Ryan Blaney - Kansas2 - 1 race
#5 Kyle Larson - CharlotteRC - 1 race
#11 Denny Hamlin - Las Vegas2, Talladega2 - 2 races
#19 Chase Briscoe - Martinsville2, Phoenix2 - 2 races
1. Joey Logano, the 2024 Cup champion, only led the points for one race. The first one.
2. Longest streak for a driver to cost us $7.0 consecutively - William Byron - 9 races.
3. There were just 7 drivers who led the field.
William Bryon - 18.5 races. Kyle Larson - 4.5 races. Denny Hamlin- 4 races.
Chase Briscoe - 3 races. Ryan Blaney - 3 races. Chase Elliott 2 races. Joey Logano - 1 race.
(2024 - 8) (2023 - 8) (2022 - 5) (2021 - 3) (2020 - 6) (2019 - 4) (2018 - 4) (2017 - 5)
(2016 - 8) (2015 - 6) (2014 - 8) (2013 - 4) (2012 - 8) (2011 - 6) (2010 - 3)
4. William Byron cost us $7.0 million the most. 18.5 of 36 races (Darlington2- Byron and Larson both cost us $7.0)
5. We had 13 point leader changes this season.
(2024 - 21) (2023 - 20) (2022 - 12) (2021 - 4) (2020 - 7) (2019 - 15) (2018 - 10) (2017 - 7)
(2016 - 15) (2015 - 6) (2014 - 15) (2013 - 7) (2012 - 14) (2011 -17) (2010 - 7)
WINNERS
1. Chevrolet won 15 races. Toyota won 14 races. Ford won 7 races.
Chevy - Shane Van Gisbergen - 5 William Byron - 3 Kyle Larson - 3
Chase Elliott - 2 Austin Dillon - 1 Ross Chastain - 1
Toyota - Denny Hamlin - 6 Christopher Bell - 4 Chase Briscoe - 3 Bubba Wallace - 1
Ford - Ryan Blaney - 4 Joey Logano - 1 Austin Cindric - 1 Josh Berry - 1
2. Drivers who won in 2024 and didn't win in 2025. ( 6 )
#6 Brad Keselowski, #17 Chris Buescher, #45 Tyler Reddick, #48 Alex Bowman, 47 Ricky Stenhouse, #99 Daniel Suarez
3. There were 3 drivers this season who won consecutive races.
Christopher Bell won 3 consecutive races! Atlanta1, COTA, Phoenix1
Denny Hamlin won 2 consecutive races. Martinsville1, Darlington1
Shane Van Gisbergen won 2 consecutive races. ChicagoS, Sonoma
4. There were only 14 different winners this season. (18 last season.)
5. Most poles in 2025? Chase Briscoe - 7 poles. Denny Hamlin - 5. SVG, Ryan Blaney - 3.
6. Chase Briscoe won 3 consecutive poles. Charlotte1, Nashville, Michigan. Also, Indianapolis, Iowa. consecutively.
SVG won 2 consecutive poles. ChicagoS, Sonoma.
Denny Hamlin won 2 consecutive poles too. Darlington2, WWTR
7. Denny Hamlin won the Xfinity Fast lap (9X)
Chase Briscoe - (7X)
Kyle Larson, Michael McDowell, AJ Allmendinger - (4X)
8. Ryan Preece was biggest movers the most. (4X)
9. Cole Custer was the best driver under $1.0 the most. (12X) That could be a good thing or not. (Under $1.0 a lot!)
Noah Gragson, Riley Herbst (5X)
10. William Byron was the biggest dropper the most this season. (4X)
Austin Cindric, Kyle Larson, Ryan Blaney (3X)
11. Ryan Blaney was the worst finisher over $5.0. (6X) Kyle Larson (5X) Bubba Wallace (4X)
12. Josh Berry finished Dead Last 3 consecutive races. Darlington2, WWTR, Bristol2 (The whole 1st Chase round.)
And that was that for the Wood Brothers bid for the championship.
13. There were 2 races that had more than one Biggest Mover. Atlanta1 (Christopher Bell, Denny Hamlin
Las Vegas2 (Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch)
14. There were 3 races with more than one Biggest Dropper. Darlington1 (Chase Briscoe, Ryan Preece)
Daytona2 (Alex Bowman, Austin Cindric
Loudon (SVG, Ty Gibbs)
STAGE POINTS
1. There is a total of 4015 stage points.
Chevrolet earned 1662 points. Toyota earned 1279 points. Fords earned 1072 points. "0" Drivers earned 2 points.
2. William Byron earned most stage points of Chevys. 335 points. (He didn't earn stage points in 6 races.)
Ryan Blaney earned most stage points for Fords. 307 points. (He didn't earn stage points in 5 races.)
Denny Hamlin earned most stage points for Toyotas. 250 points. (He didn't earn stage points in 13 races.)
3. Of the drivers listed as "0" but received stage points...Austin Hill 2 points (he earned it, but we didn't get it.)
4. All the drivers who ran full time in 2025, earned stage points. Good for them. :)
2nd and 3rd earners
Chevy...........Kyle Larson 310 points Chase Elliott 193 points.
Toyota..........Tyler Reddick 213 points Christopher Bell 211 points.
Ford............Joey Logano 168 points Austin Cindric 141 points.
5. There were 5 drivers who missed just one race in the final 10 in getting stage points.
Chase Briscoe, Christopher Bell, Kyle Larson (Bristol2) William Byron (Kansas2), Ryan Blaney (Las Vegas2)
6. There were 2 drivers who missed stage points in final 10 by 2 races.
Joey Logano (Darlington2, Bristol2) Denny Hamlin (CharlotteRC, Talladega2)
7. William Byron, Ryan Blaney & Tyler Reddick received stage points in 11 consecutive races. Best of all drivers.
8. Joey Logano received stage points in 8 consecutive races.
9. Chase Elliott, Kyle Larson received stage points in 7 consecutive races.
More NOTES on racing of course.
1. 31 drivers led a race this season. Only 2011 had more leaders. (32 drivers)
2. Chase Briscoe earned his first pole for himself and Toyota at Daytona1.
3. Chase Briscoe, Ryan Preece and Josh Berry qualified for Daytona1 race in top 5. (They were 3 of the 4 former SHR.)
4. No player picked the 2nd place finisher at Daytona1 or Atlanta1. Daytona - Tyler Reddick Atlanta1 - AJ Allmendinger
5. Riley Herbst finished 17th in the first 3 races of the season. Daytona1, Atlanta2, COTA.
6. Las Vegas1 saw Michael McDowell earn the first pole EVER for Spire Motorsports. Josh Berry won his first race here.
7. Ryan Blaney suffered 3 consecutive DNF's. Phoenix1, Las Vegas1, Homestead (1st time in his career.)
8. Darlington1, Justin Haley, Ty Dillon, Zane Smith earned their first stage points.
9. Darlington1 - William Byron led every lap in the first two stages. (Not done since Chase Elliott Martinsville 2022.)
10. Kansas1 - Kyle Larson won both stages & the race & got the Xfinity fastest lap. (First time ever a driver earned 61 points.)
11. Charlotte1 - William Byron won all 3 stages, finishing 2nd. He earned 65 points. (The most points earned in any race ever!)
12. ChicagoS - lap 74, Cody Ware hit the tire barrier in turn 6. It was the hardest impact for the Next Gen 7 car ever.
13. Josh Berry in his first attempt for a Cup championship, finished Dead Last in every race in the first round.
He didn't finish DL in any other race! What luck.
14. William Byron is the 5th consecutive driver for Hendrick to lead the most laps in a season. (1330 laps)
TRACK STUFF
1. The closest finish in 2025 - 4 wide battle for the win at Daytona2. the margin of victory was 0.031.
2. Average number of lead changes this season was 30.2. (2011 had a better average - 41.0.)
3. Talladega2 seen the most lead changes. 77 lead changes.
4. Bristol had 54 lead changes. The most for a short track in 2025.
5. 4 races were delayed by weather this season. Daytona1, Pocono, Dover, Indianapolis.
6. Daytona1 was not only delayed 2 hours but also moved up an hour.
7. Talladega had the most leaders. Talladega2 - 24 drivers. Talladega1 - 23. Daytona2 (19) (all restrictor plate tracks)
8. Watkins Glen had the most drivers finish on the lead lap. (35) COTA (34) Sonoma (33) (all road courses.)
9. The track where the greatest number of drivers not picked - Mexico City (11 drivers)
10. Atlanta1 & Pocono were the tracks that had the least amount of drivers picked. (1 driver)
11. The least number of drivers to lead a lap - Bristol1, Darlington1 (4) ChicagoS, Martinsville2 (5)
12. The least number of drivers to finish on the lead lap - Bristol1 (9) Richmond & Bristol2 (13)
13. The tracks with the least amount of cautions - Bristol1, CharlotteRC, Watkins Glen - 3.
14. The track that had the most cautions - Bristol2 (14) (huh?)
(Bristol1 had the least and Bristol2 had the most? how weird!)
Really tough picking drivers with those numbers.
15. Daytona1 had the most red flags. (3)
16. 9 races went into Over Time. Daytona1, Atlanta1, Darlington1, Texas, Dover, Indianapolis, Kansas2, Talladega2, Phoenix2
17. There were 3 races that were Nostalgic races. (Not run in that part of the season since...)
Michigan1 last run 2020. Dover2 last run in 2020. Loudon2 last run in 2017.
I hope you enjoyed the stats for 2025. Was it too much?
I do say I keep a lot of notes.
Everyone, take care over the winter and see you in February.
Hope to see you next season for the 2026 NGFL season.
Good bye Mom. :(
And that will be it for 2025!