COTA NASCAR Next Gen Speed Rankings
| Rank | Driver | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Avg. Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Reddick | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2.4 |
| 2 | William Byron | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4.8 |
| 3 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 13 | 2 | 3 | 6.0 | ||
| 4 | AJ Allmendinger | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 6.2 |
| 5 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 6.6 |
| 6 | Christopher Bell | 8 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7.8 |
| 7 | Kyle Busch | 13 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Chase Elliott | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9.8 | |
| 9 | Ty Gibbs | 13 | 2 | 27 | 5 | 11.8 | |
| 10 | Connor Zilisch | 7 | 17 | 12.0 | |||
| 10 | Daniel Suarez | 10 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 21 | 12.0 |
| 12 | Alex Bowman | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 12.8 |
| 13 | Ryan Blaney | 4 | 29 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 13.0 |
| 14 | Chris Buescher | 20 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14.0 |
| 15 | Chase Briscoe | 15 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 14.4 |
| 16 | Kyle Larson | 14 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 16.4 |
| 17 | Bubba Wallace | 19 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16.8 |
| 18 | Austin Cindric | 4 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 22 | 17.0 |
| 19 | Michael McDowell | 24 | 10 | 36 | 13 | 8 | 18.2 |
| 20 | Denny Hamlin | 16 | 25 | 12 | 25 | 19 | 19.4 |
| 21 | Ryan Preece | 18 | 27 | 16 | 20.3 | ||
| 22 | Carson Hocevar | 22 | 15 | 25 | 20.7 | ||
| 23 | Joey Logano | 23 | 27 | 15 | 26 | 15 | 21.2 |
| 24 | Cole Custer | 10 | 24 | 32 | 22.0 | ||
| 25 | Austin Dillon | 22 | 11 | 28 | 23 | 29 | 22.6 |
| 26 | Riley Herbst | 22 | 28 | 25.0 | |||
| 27 | Todd Gilliland | 28 | 24 | 21 | 29 | 26 | 25.6 |
| 28 | Zane Smith | 25 | 36 | 20 | 27.0 | ||
| 29 | Brad Keselowski | 31 | 31 | 34 | 17 | 27 | 28.0 |
| 29 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 30 | 15 | 26 | 34 | 35 | 28.0 |
| 31 | Noah Gragson | 22 | 31 | 28 | 34 | 28.8 | |
| 32 | Ty Dillon | 33 | 33 | 23 | 29.7 | ||
| 33 | Erik Jones | 20 | 21 | 38 | 34 | 37 | 30.0 |
| 33 | John H Nemechek | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30.0 | ||
| 35 | Josh Berry | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32.7 | ||
| 36 | Cody Ware | 35 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 36.0 |