It turns out that Kyle Larson’s second NASCAR Cup Series championship is not all that surprising when looked at from a statistical standpoint.
Yes, Larson had to deliver in a one-race format, but he and the No. 5 team were in that position during a season when they topped, or were near the top, in many categories. One of those includes scoring the most points overall in 2025. So, whether it was one race or a full-season format, Larson would still have been the champion.
For the third consecutive year, NASCAR saw 14 different drivers w in during the regular season. But that would be all for the season, as there were no new winners before the season ended. And those winners came from seven different organizations.
As with other seasons, there were plenty of highs and lows for drivers. There were memorable races and ones that left many wanting more.
Here are some of the other most notable numbers from the 2025 season:
Busch Light Pole Award wins: 7
Chase Briscoe led the series in his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. Denny Hamlin, his teammate, had the second-most at five.
Laps led: 1,330
William Byron led the series. He was one of three drivers to go over 1,000 laps led this season. Kyle Larson had the second-most laps led at 1,106, and Denny Hamlin was third with 1,024 laps led.
Miles leader: 1,593.96
William Byron led the most miles in all of the races, which follows all of the laps he led. Kyle Larson, his teammate and Cup Series champion, had the second-most at 1,295.23.
Wins: 6
Denny Hamlin took over sole possession of this category with his victory at Las Vegas. The driver who had the second-most wins in the series? Shane van Gisbergen, who ended with five. Christopher Bell and Ryan Blaney were the next closest in line with four victories apiece.
Stage wins: 11
William Byron prevailed in this category after he broke a tie with teammate Kyle Larson at Phoenix Raceway. Byron won the first stage in the finale, which gave him his series-leading 11th of the season. He and Larson were the only two drivers who hit double digits in stage wins this season.
Stage points: 326
The stage wins help, but William Byron was also there in other ways at the end of the stages, leading this category. The second-best was Ryan Blaney with 316 points.
Points scored: 1,175
Kyle Larson won the Cup Series championship under the format, but he also scored the most points overall this season.
Top 10 finishes: 22
There were two drivers who tied for the most in the series: Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell.
Top 5 finishes: 15
There were three drivers who were tied for the most in this category: Kyle Larson, Chase Briscoe, and Ryan Blaney.
Average start: 9.9
There were two drivers in the single digits this season, those being Chase Briscoe and William Byron. Cup Series champion Kyle Larson had the third-best average start at 11.4.
Average finish: 11.2
Christopher Bell was the best finishing Cup Series driver over 36 races. Chase Elliott was second-best at 12.6.
Lead lap finishes: 32
The two Chase drivers, Briscoe and Elliott, tied with 32 lead-lap finishes to lead all Cup Series drivers. Joey Logano was third with 31.
Xfinity fastest lap: 9
One of the premier partners of the Cup Series, Xfinity, introduced a new statistic this season: the fastest lap of the race. It awarded an extra championship point to a driver. Denny Hamlin collected nine of them throughout the season. Other drivers who picked up a fastest lap point this year were Kyle Larson (4), Michael McDowell (4), AJ Allmendinger (4), Tyler Reddick (3), William Byron (3), Bubba Wallace (2), Carson Hocevar (2), John Hunter Nemechek, Justin Haley, Brad Keselowski, Josh Berry, and Chase Briscoe (1).
Fastest on restarts: 12.333
Ryan Blaney edged out William Byron (12.861) here. Then came Christopher Bell (13.722) and Chase Briscoe (13.889).
Laps in the top 15: 7,258
William Byron put together an incredibly consistent season across many fronts, some of which earned him the regular-season championship. This is another showing of how much time he spent on the top half of the leaderboard. Christopher Bell was second in the category at 6,968.
Running at the finish: 35
Tyler Reddick finished all but one race in 2025, which gave him the nod in this category. He beat out Kyle Larson, Todd Gilliland, Michael McDowell, Kyle Busch, Ryan Preece, and Chris Buescher, who were running at the end of 34 races.
DNFs: 11
On the flip side, there were drivers who exited their fair share of races early. Cody Ware led the way at 11, and then came Josh Berry, Bubba Wallace, and Daniel Suarez with nine DNFs. Ryan Blaney, who finished second in the regular-season standings, had a hot-or-cold season, with either strong results or incidents, resulting in eight DNFs.
Speeding penalties: 10
JJ Yeley only ran 10 races, but he racked up as many speeding penalties to lead the series. Riley Herbst was close behind with nine speeding penalties, and then rookie Shane van Gisbergen.
