2. Ryan Blaney - 3.2

3. Tyler Reddick - 5.6

4. Ty Gibbs - 6.35

5. Kyle Larson - 7.5

6. Chase Briscoe - 7.55

7. Christopher Bell - 8

8. Joey Logano - 9.95

9. William Byron - 10.25

10. Bubba Wallace - 10.45

11. Chase Elliott - 10.75

12. Chris Buescher - 11.7

13. Carson Hocevar - 11.9

14. Daniel Suarez - 13.3

15. Shane van Gisbergen - 14.25

16. Austin Cindric - 15.2

17. Ryan Preece - 15.55

18. Brad Keselowski - 17.35

19. Ross Chastain - 18.3

20. Michael McDowell - 19.2

21. Erik Jones - 21.35

22. Zane Smith - 21.75

23. A.J. Allmendinger - 22.35

24. Josh Berry - 22.7

25. Todd Gilliland - 23.4

26. John Hunter Nemechek - 24.3

27. Austin Dillon - 24.5

28. Alex Bowman - 24.95

29. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. - 25.05

30. Riley Herbst - 26.05

31. Connor Zilisch - 29.4

32. Cole Custer - 29.6

33. Ty Dillon - 29.75

34. Noah Gragson - 29.8

35. Cody Ware - 29.95

36. Austin Hill - 30.45

2. Joey Logano - 6.4

3. Brad Keselowski - 6.85

4. Bubba Wallace - 7.85

5. Ryan Blaney - 8.1

6. Austin Cindric - 9.75

7. Chase Elliott - 9.95

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2 - Austin Cindric

3 - Austin Dillon

4 - Noah Gragson

5 - Kyle Larson

6 - Brad Keselowski

7 - Daniel Suarez

9 - Chase Elliott

10 - Ty Dillon

11 - Denny Hamlin

12 - Ryan Blaney

16 - A.J. Allmendinger

17 - Chris Buescher

19 - Chase Briscoe

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20 - Christopher Bell

21 - Josh Berry

22 - Joey Logano

23 - Bubba Wallace

24 - William Byron

34 - Todd Gilliland

35 - Riley Herbst

38 - Zane Smith

41 - Cole Custer

42 - John Hunter Nemechek

43 - Erik Jones

45 - Tyler Reddick

47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

48 - Alex Bowman

51 - Cody Ware

54 - Ty Gibbs

60 - Ryan Preece

71 - Michael McDowell

77 - Carson Hocevar

88 - Connor Zilisch

97 - Shane van Gisbergen

2. Josh Berry - 4.2

3. Chase Elliott - 4.65

4. Kyle Larson - 4.75

5. Joey Logano - 5.3

6. Ryan Blaney - 5.95

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2. Joey Logano - 3.5

3. Kyle Larson - 3.7

4. Christopher Bell - 4.8

5. William Byron - 7.2

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2. Ryan Blaney - 4.25

3. Ty Gibbs - 4.45

4. Tyler Reddick - 6.4

5. Kyle Larson - 6.6

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2. Ryan Blaney - 2.55

3. Ty Gibbs - 3.25

4. Joey Logano - 4.95

5. Kyle Larson - 5.7

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2 - Austin Cindric

3 - Austin Dillon

4 - Noah Gragson

5 - Kyle Larson

6 - Brad Keselowski

7 - Daniel Suárez

9 - Chase Elliott

10 - Ty Dillon

11 - Denny Hamlin

12 - Ryan Blaney

16 - A.J. Allmendinger

17 - Chris Buescher

19 - Chase Briscoe

20 - Christopher Bell

21 - Josh Berry

22 - Joey Logano

23 - Bubba Wallace

24 - William Byron

34 - Todd Gilliland

35 - Riley Herbst

38 - Zane Smith

41 - Cole Custer

42 - John Hunter Nemechek

43 - Erik Jones

45 - Tyler Reddick

47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

48 - Alex Bowman

51 - Cody Ware

54 - Ty Gibbs

60 - Ryan Preece

71 - Michael McDowell

77 - Carson Hocevar

97 - Shane van Gisbergen

2. Tyler Reddick - 3.3

3. Ryan Blaney - 4.25

4. Ty Gibbs - 6.2

5. Kyle Larson - 7.6

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2. Tyler Reddick - 4.2

3. Kyle Larson - 5.05

4. Chase Briscoe - 6.3

5. William Byron - 6.95

6. Ryan Blaney - 7.85

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2. Kyle Larson - 2.9

3. Denny Hamlin - 4.4

4. Ty Gibbs - 4.65

5. Christopher Bell - 4.7

6. William Byron - 5.2

7. Joey Logano - 8.4

8. Carson Hocevar - 10.45

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2. Tyler Reddick - 2.8

3. Ryan Blaney - 4.25

4. Kyle Larson - 5.55

5. Ty Gibbs - 6.85

6. Chase Elliott - 9.4

7. Carson Hocevar - 9.5

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2 - Austin Cindric

3 - Austin Dillon

4 - Noah Gragson

5 - Kyle Larson

6 - Brad Keselowski

7 - Daniel Suarez

9 - Chase Elliott

10 - Ty Dillon

11 - Denny Hamlin

12 - Ryan Blaney

16 - A.J. Allmendinger

17 - Chris Buescher

19 - Chase Briscoe

20 - Christopher Bell

21 - Josh Berry

22 - Joey Logano

23 - Bubba Wallace

24 - William Byron

34 - Todd Gilliland

35 - Riley Herbst

38 - Zane Smith

41 - Cole Custer

42 - John Hunter Nemechek

43 - Erik Jones

45 - Tyler Reddick

47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

48 - Alex Bowman

51 - Cody Ware

54 - Ty Gibbs

60 - Ryan Preece

71 - Michael McDowell

77 - Carson Hocevar

97 - Shane van Gisbergen

2. Ryan Blaney - 4.6

3. Joey Logano - 8

4. Ross Chastain - 9.15

5. Austin Cindric - 9.55

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2. Tyler Reddick - 2.65

3. Kyle Larson - 4.95

4. Ryan Blaney - 5.15

5. Ty Gibbs - 7.2

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2. Ryan Blaney - 3.6

3. Tyler Reddick - 3.95

4. Michael McDowell - 4.65

5. A.J. Allmendinger - 5.65

6. Shane van Gisbergen - 6.7

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2. Tyler Reddick - 3.75

3. Christopher Bell - 5.3

4. Michael McDowell - 6.15

5. Chase Elliott - 8.85

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2. Chris Buescher - 4.4

3. Bubba Wallace - 5.25

4. Kyle Larson - 6.75

5. Brad Keselowski - 6.85

6. Ty Gibbs - 7.3

7. William Byron - 8.1

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Unfortunately for me, I missed pretty much all of it.

I only became a NASCAR fan in the summer of 2022 when I was lucky enough to participate in the NASCAR Diversity Internship Program. My newfound fandom naturally worked its way into my passion for data visualization, and, as you’ll know if you follow me on Twitter/X, the rest is history.

Most of the catching up I’ve done on NASCAR history has been by looking at the numbers. Who has the most wins ever? Who led the most laps in each season? Who won at the most tracks?

I rooted against KFB because Twitter told me I was supposed to, but the more queries I ran, the harder it became to deny one thing: Kyle Fucking Busch was really fucking good.

He was so good, in fact, that his excellence even annoyed me at times.

Once I got acclimated to the sport and could think for myself, I learned that every Win, Top 10, Lap Led and Stage Point he scored was a privilege to watch because each was an addition to undoubtedly one of the greatest resumes this sport will ever see.

As my tribute to one of NASCAR’s undisputed GOATs, I want to share a few graphs that I feel encapsulate how exceptional Kyle Busch was.

And even still, the numbers are such a small part of his story. The anecdotes and tributes we’ve heard and seen this week from everyone who knew him have been a beautiful reminder of the humungous impact he left on NASCAR, both on and off the track. Whether you watched him from the start or for only the last few years like me, it’s going to take a long time to get used to NASCAR without Kyle Busch. But I take comfort in knowing that for the rest of my life, as drivers come and go, every time I run the numbers, Kyle Busch will be at the top.

2. Denny Hamlin - 1.55

3. Kyle Larson - 5.95

4. Brad Keselowski - 7

5. Chris Buescher - 7

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