The Complete NASCAR Cup Series 2024 Incident Tracker

DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 19: Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, Todd Gilliland, driver of the #38 gener8tor Ford, Brad Keselowski, driver of the #6 Castrol Edge Ford, Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Menards/PEAK Ford, and Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, spin after an on-track incident during the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 19, 2024 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

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What’s Happening?

Crashing is a part of racing, and it always will be. As the 2024 season goes on, we are going to keep track of which drivers are involved in the most incidents throughout the season. Which patterns will emerge amongst NASCAR drivers, and which ones get involved in the most accidents?

For this list, we will focus on the NASCAR Cup Series, and any driver who competes in a race is eligible for the list. It does not matter if a driver races part-time or full-time. We will also only consider incidents in points-paying races.
We will consider “involved” in an incident based on the “cautions” list for a race on Racing Reference OR failing to finish based on a “Crash”. We will also include drivers whose contact caused the incident, even if they were not a part of the main accident itself.
Fans tend to harp on drivers who are involved in a lot of crashes. However, are they aiming their insults toward the right driver, or are other drivers more susceptible to incidents?

#1: Ross Chastain

Races Competed in: 36
Accidents Involved in: 9
Races Involved in an Accident: 8/36 (22%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.25

#2: Austin Cindric

Races Competed in: 36
Accidents Involved in: 15
Races Involved in an Accident: 12/36 (33%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.42

#3: Austin Dillon

Races Competed in: 36
Accidents Involved in: 11
Races Involved in an Accident: 11/36 (31%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.31

#4: Josh Berry

Races Competed in: 36
Accidents Involved in: 22
Races Involved in an Accident: 18/36 (50%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.61

#5: Kyle Larson

Races Competed in: 35
Accidents Involved in: 15
Races Involved in an Accident: 13/35 (37%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.43

#5: Justin Allgaier

Races Competed in: 1
Accidents Involved in: 0
Races Involved in an Accident: 0/1 (0%)
Accidents per Race: 0.0

#6: Brad Keselowski

Races Competed in: 36
Accidents Involved in: 9
Races Involved in an Accident: 7/36 (19%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.25

#7/51: Justin Haley

Races Competed in: 36
Accidents Involved in: 7
Races Involved in an Accident: 5/36 (14%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.20

#8: Kyle Busch

Races Competed in: 36
Accidents Involved in: 18
Races Involved in an Accident: 15/36 (42%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.50

#9: Chase Elliott

Races Competed in: 36
Accidents Involved in: 9
Races Involved in an Accident: 8/36 (22%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.25

#10: Noah Gragson

Races Competed in: 36
Accidents Involved in: 14
Races Involved in an Accident: 14/36 (39%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.39

#11: Denny Hamlin

Races Competed in: 36
Accidents Involved in: 16
Races Involved in an Accident: 12/36 (33%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.44

#12: Ryan Blaney

Races Competed in: 36
Accidents Involved in: 14
Races Involved in an Accident: 13/36 (36%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.39

#14: Chase Briscoe

Races Competed in: 36
Accidents Involved in: 10
Races Involved in an Accident: 10/36 (28%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.28

#15/#36: Kaz Grala

Races Competed in: 24
Accidents Involved in: 4
Races Involved in an Accident: 4/24 (17%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.17

#15 Cody Ware

Races Competed in: 9
Accidents Involved in: 3
Races Involved in an Accident: 2/9 (22%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.33

#15: Riley Herbst

Races Competed in: 4
Accidents Involved in: 1
Races Involved in an Accident: 1/4 (25%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.25

#16/#13: A.J. Allmendinger

Races Competed in: 16
Accidents Involved in: 5
Races Involved in an Accident: 5/16 (31%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.31

#16/#13 Shane Van Gisbergen

Races Competed in: 12
Accidents Involved in: 6
Races Involved in an Accident: 4/12 (33%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.50

#16/#33/#50 Ty Dillon

Races Competed in: 7
Accidents Involved in: 1
Races Involved in an Accident: 1/7 (14%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.14

#16 Derek Kraus

Races Competed in: 6
Accidents Involved in: 3
Races Involved in an Accident: 2/6 (33%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.50

#16: Josh Williams

Races Competed in: 2
Accidents Involved in: 1
Races Involved in an Accident: 1/2 (50%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.50

#17: Chris Buescher

Races Competed in: 36
Accidents Involved in: 11
Races Involved in an Accident: 9/36 (25%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.31

#19: Martin Truex Jr.

Races Competed in: 36
Accidents Involved in: 12
Races Involved in an Accident: 11/36 (31%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.33

#20: Christopher Bell

Races Competed in: 36
Accidents Involved in: 14
Races Involved in an Accident: 13/36 (36%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.39

#21: Harrison Burton

Races Competed in: 36
Accidents Involved in: 12
Races Involved in an Accident: 11/36 (31%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.33

#22: Joey Logano

Races Competed in: 36
Accidents Involved in: 11
Races Involved in an Accident: 9/36 (25%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.31

#23: Bubba Wallace

Races Competed in: 36
Accidents Involved in: 14
Races Involved in an Accident: 13/36 (36%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.39

#24: William Byron

Races Competed in: 36
Accidents Involved in: 12
Races Involved in an Accident: 8/36 (22%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.33

#31: Daniel Hemric

Races Competed in: 36
Accidents Involved in: 14
Races Involved in an Accident: 11/36 (31%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.39

#33 Will Brown

Races Competed in: 1
Accidents Involved in: 1
Races Involved in an Accident: 1/1 (100%)
Accidents Per Race: 1.00

#33 Austin Hill

Races Competed in: 4
Accidents Involved in: 1
Races Involved in an Accident: 1/4 (25%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.25

#34: Michael McDowell

Races Competed in: 36
Accidents Involved in: 9
Races Involved in an Accident: 8/36 (22%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.25

#38: Todd Gilliland

Races Competed in: 36
Accidents Involved in: 9
Races Involved in an Accident: 9/36 (25%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.25

#41: Ryan Preece

Races Competed in: 36
Accidents Involved in: 9
Races Involved in an Accident: 7/36 (19%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.25

#42: John Hunter Nemechek

Races Competed in: 36
Accidents Involved in: 23
Races Involved in an Accident: 19/36 (53%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.64

#43: Erik Jones

Races Competed in: 34
Accidents Involved in: 12
Races Involved in an Accident: 11/34 (32%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.35

#43/50 Corey Heim

Races Competed in: 3
Accidents Involved in: 0
Races Involved in an Accident: 0/3 (0%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.0

#44 J.J. Yeley

Races Competed in: 6
Accidents Involved in: 0
Races Involved in an Accident: 0/6 (0%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.0

#44: Joey Gase

Races Competed in: 1
Accidents Involved in: 0
Races Involved in an Accident: 0/1 (0%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.0

#45: Tyler Reddick

Races Competed in: 36
Accidents Involved in: 11
Races Involved in an Accident: 8/36 (22%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.31

#47: Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

Races Competed in: 36
Accidents Involved in: 12
Races Involved in an Accident: 10/36 (28%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.33

#48: Alex Bowman

Races Competed in: 36
Accidents Involved in: 10
Races Involved in an Accident: 7/36 (19%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.28

#50: Juan Pablo Montoya

Races Competed in: 1
Accidents Involved in: 0
Races Involved in an Accident: 0/1 (0%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.0

#50: Kamui Kobayashi

Races Competed in: 1
Accidents Involved in: 0
Races Involved in an Accident: 0/1 (0%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.0

#50: Jeb Burton

Races Competed in: 1
Accidents Involved in: 0
Races Involved in an Accident: 0/1 (0%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.0

#51/7: Corey LaJoie

Races Competed in: 36
Accidents Involved in: 17
Races Involved in an Accident: 15/36 (42%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.47

#54: Ty Gibb

Races Competed in: 36
Accidents Involved in: 8
Races Involved in an Accident: 8/36 (22%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.22

#60: David Ragan

Races Competed in: 1
Accidents Involved in: 0
Races Involved in an Accident: 0/1 (0%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.0

#60: Cam Waters

Races Competed in: 1
Accidents Involved in: 1
Races Involved in an Accident: 1/1 (100%)
Accidents Per Race: 1.0

#60: Joey Hand

Races Competed in: 1
Accidents Involved in: 0
Races Involved in an Accident: 0/1 (0%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.0

#62: Anthony Alfredo

Races Competed in: 3
Accidents Involved in: 2
Races Involved in an Accident: 2/3 (67%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.67

#62/#66 Parker Retzlaff

Races Competed in: 2
Accidents Involved in: 0
Races Involved in an Accident: 0/2 (0%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.0

#66 Timmy Hill

Races Competed in: 2
Accidents Involved in: 0
Races Involved in an Accident: 0/2 (0%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.0

#66 David Starr

Races Competed in: 1
Accidents Involved in: 0
Races Involved in an Accident: 0/1 (0%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.0

#66 Chad Finchum

Races Competed in: 3
Accidents Involved in: 0
Races Involved in an Accident: 0/3 (0%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.0

#66 Josh Bilicki

Races Competed in: 4
Accidents Involved in: 0
Races Involved in an Accident: 0/4 (0%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.0

#71: Zane Smith

Races Competed in: 36
Accidents Involved in: 10
Races Involved in an Accident: 10/36 (28%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.28

#77: Carson Hocevar

Races Competed in: 36
Accidents Involved in: 13
Races Involved in an Accident: 8/36 (22%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.36

#78: B.J. McLeod

Races Competed in: 7
Accidents Involved in: 3
Races Involved in an Accident: 3/7 (43%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.43

#84: Jimmie Johnson

Races Competed in: 9
Accidents Involved in: 5
Races Involved in an Accident: 5/9 (56%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.56

#99: Daniel Suarez

Races Competed in: 36
Accidents Involved in: 9
Races Involved in an Accident: 8/36 (22%)
Accidents Per Race: 0.25

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What Fans Think of NASCAR’s TV Coverage in 2026 (So Far)

by Bryan Aguiar

What’s Happening?

As the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season gets underway, The Daily Downforce is once again tracking how fans feel about race broadcasts throughout the year, just as we did last year. This ratings tracker exists to capture fan feedback in a clear, consistent way across the entire season for each TV partner.

How the Tracker Works

After each Cup Series race weekend, we will post a fan poll asking one simple question: “How would you rate this weekend’s Cup Series broadcast?” And fans can vote and comment based on their overall viewing experience. This article will be updated weekly with the most recent race’s numbers added to the tracker.

Where and How to Vote

The poll is posted on X (formerly Twitter) shortly after each race.
Fans can vote directly in the poll with just one tap.
Replies and quote posts are also monitored to gather more detailed feedback for a separate article after the season is concluded

Participation is quick and open to everyone.

Tracker

Week	Network	Race	Votes	Good \| Average \| Bad	Source
1	FOX	Bowman Gray Clash	368	16% \| 43% \| 42%	Check the Poll HERE
2	FOX	Daytona 500	989	42% \| 46% \| 12%	Check the Poll HERE

Latest Poll Results

How would you rate FOX's broadcast of the Daytona 500?
— The Daily Downforce (@dailydownforce) February 15, 2026

Remember to follow The Daily Downforce on X to catch each weekly poll, share your thoughts, and be part of the conversation.

NASCAR Coming to The Crew Motorfest in New Free Update

by Bryan Aguiar

What’s Happening?

A new trailer revealed that NASCAR will be a part of The Crew Motorfest’s upcoming free season 9 update.

Ubisoft released a new trailer for The Crew Motorfest’s upcoming Island update, including a brief look at NASCAR racing as part of the new content
The NASCAR cars appear at the 1:08 minute mark of the trailer
The trailer shows officially licensed NASCAR Next Gen cars racing on an unidentified oval track
There are limited details on licenses, teams, drivers, tracks or gameplay mechanics, but the trailer shows the cars of Joey Logano, Kyle Busch, Kyle Larson, William Byron, Shane van Gisbergen, Brad Keselowski, Ross Chastain, and Ryan Blaney, all with official paint schemes and sponsors reminiscent of the 2025 season, confirming that the content present will be fully licensed by NASCAR
The collaboration is expected to feature a full playlist focused on oval racing disciplines such as drafting and pit strategy
Outside of the NASCAR content, Season 9 is likely to introduce a feature for building and sharing of custom tracks, as well as a new RC car playlist featuring miniature-scale racing

Will you be playing The Crew for this new update? Let us know your opinion on Discord or X. Don’t forget that you can also follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.

Kyle Busch’s Controversial Last Lap Move | Hamlin Defends Herbst | NASCAR Power Rankings!

by Bryan Aguiar

Denny Hamlin defends Riley Herbst, Brad Keselowski is furious, and Kyle Busch leaves everyone debating what it means to truly compete for a Daytona 500. The final lap at Daytona International Speedway sparked multiple completely different controversies that say a lot about modern superspeedway racing.

Was Riley Herbst’s late block just another split-second Daytona gamble, or did he truly cost Keselowski a legitimate shot at the win?
Is Denny Hamlin right to defend his driver publicly, even while admitting the wreck was on Herbst?
Did Kyle Busch make a savvy veteran points play by bailing out of the draft on the white flag?
Does backing out of the lead pack signal frustration, maybe even a bigger-picture mindset shift?

At superspeedways, instinct rules everything. Herbst reacted late, Keselowski paid the price, and Hamlin backed his guy. Meanwhile, Busch lifted from 25th, avoided the wreck, and gained ten spots, a move that looks smart in hindsight but could have backfired badly. In a new points-heavy format, are drivers thinking differently? We break down both moments, what they really mean, and whether everyone involved might actually have a point. Plus, early Cup Series power rankings to wrap it up.

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