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: 13
• Accidents Involved in: 3
• Races Involved in an Accident: 2/13 (15%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.2

#2: Austin Cindric

• Races Competed in: 13
• Accidents Involved in: 6
• Races Involved in an Accident: 4/13 (30%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.5

#3: Austin Dillon

• Races Competed in: 13
• Accidents Involved in: 3
• Races Involved in an Accident: 3/13 (23%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.2

#4: Josh Berry

• Races Competed in: 13
• Accidents Involved in: 8
• Races Involved in an Accident: 6/13 (46%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.6

#5: Kyle Larson

• Races Competed in: 13
• Accidents Involved in: 5
• Races Involved in an Accident: 5/13 (38%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.4

#6: Brad Keselowski

• Races Competed in: 13
• Accidents Involved in: 3
• Races Involved in an Accident: 3/13 (23%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.2

#7: Corey LaJoie

• Races Competed in: 13
• Accidents Involved in: 5
• Races Involved in an Accident: 5/13 (38%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.4

#8: Kyle Busch

• Races Competed in: 13
• Accidents Involved in: 5
• Races Involved in an Accident: 5/13 (38%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.4

#9: Chase Elliott

• Races Competed in: 13
• Accidents Involved in: 4
• Races Involved in an Accident: 2/13 (15%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.3

#10: Noah Gragson

• Races Competed in: 13
• Accidents Involved in: 2
• Races Involved in an Accident: 2/13 (15%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.2

#11: Denny Hamlin

• Races Competed in: 13
• Accidents Involved in: 8
• Races Involved in an Accident: 5/13 (38%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.6

#12: Ryan Blaney

• Races Competed in: 13
• Accidents Involved in: 4
• Races Involved in an Accident: 4/13 (30%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.3

#14: Chase Briscoe

• Races Competed in: 13
• Accidents Involved in: 3
• Races Involved in an Accident: 3/13 (23%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.2

#15: Riley Herbst

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

#15 Cody Ware

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

#16/#13: A.J. Allmendinger

• Races Competed in: 4
• Accidents Involved in: 1
• Races Involved in an Accident: 1/4 (25%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.3

#16: Josh Williams

• Races Competed in: 2
• Accidents Involved in: 1
• Races Involved in an Accident: 1/2 (50%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.5

#16 Derek Kraus

• Races Competed in: 4
• Accidents Involved in: 2
• Races Involved in an Accident: 1/4 (25%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.5

#16 Shane Van Gisbergen

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

#16 Ty Dillon

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

#17: Chris Buescher

• Races Competed in: 13
• Accidents Involved in: 4
• Races Involved in an Accident: 2/13 (15%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.3

#19: Martin Truex Jr.

• Races Competed in: 13
• Accidents Involved in: 2
• Races Involved in an Accident: 2/13 (15%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.2

#20: Christopher Bell

• Races Competed in: 13
• Accidents Involved in: 7
• Races Involved in an Accident: 7/13 (54%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.5

#21: Harrison Burton

• Races Competed in: 13
• Accidents Involved in: 4
• Races Involved in an Accident: 4/13 (30%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.3

#22: Joey Logano

• Races Competed in: 13
• Accidents Involved in: 3
• Races Involved in an Accident: 3/13 (23%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.3

#23: Bubba Wallace

• Races Competed in: 13
• Accidents Involved in: 7
• Races Involved in an Accident: 7/13 (54%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.5

#24: William Byron

• Races Competed in: 13
• Accidents Involved in: 4
• Races Involved in an Accident: 4/13 (30%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.3

#31: Daniel Hemric

• Races Competed in: 13
• Accidents Involved in: 5
• Races Involved in an Accident: 4/13 (30%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.4

#34: Michael McDowell

• Races Competed in: 13
• Accidents Involved in: 3
• Races Involved in an Accident: 3/13 (23%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.3

#36/#15: Kaz Grala

• Races Competed in: 11
• Accidents Involved in: 4
• Races Involved in an Accident: 4/11 (36%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.4

#38: Todd Gilliland

• Races Competed in: 13
• Accidents Involved in: 3
• Races Involved in an Accident: 3/13 (23%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.3

#41: Ryan Preece

• Races Competed in: 13
• Accidents Involved in: 3
• Races Involved in an Accident: 2/13 (15%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.2

#42: John Hunter Nemechek

• Races Competed in: 13
• Accidents Involved in: 8
• Races Involved in an Accident: 7/12 (54%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.6

#43: Erik Jones

• Races Competed in: 13
• Accidents Involved in: 4
• Races Involved in an Accident: 4/13 (30%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.3

#45: Tyler Reddick

• Races Competed in: 13
• Accidents Involved in: 4
• Races Involved in an Accident: 4/13 (30%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.3

#47: Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

• Races Competed in: 13
• Accidents Involved in: 5
• Races Involved in an Accident: 4/13 (30%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.4

#48: Alex Bowman

• Races Competed in: 13
• Accidents Involved in: 3
• Races Involved in an Accident: 3/13 (23%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.2

#51: Justin Haley

• Races Competed in: 13
• Accidents Involved in: 2
• Races Involved in an Accident: 2/13 (15%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.2

#54: Ty Gibbs

• Races Competed in: 13
• Accidents Involved in: 2
• Races Involved in an Accident: 2/13 (15%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.2

#60: David Ragan

• 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: 2
• Accidents Involved in: 1
• Races Involved in an Accident: 1/2 (50%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.5

#66 Timmy Hill

• Races Competed in: 1
• Accidents Involved in: 0
• Races Involved in an Accident: 0/1 (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

#71: Zane Smith

• Races Competed in: 13
• Accidents Involved in: 5
• Races Involved in an Accident: 5/13 (38%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.4

#77: Carson Hocevar

• Races Competed in: 13
• Accidents Involved in: 6
• Races Involved in an Accident: 4/13 (30%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.5

#78: B.J. McLeod

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

#84: Jimmie Johnson

• Races Competed in: 4
• Accidents Involved in: 3
• Races Involved in an Accident: 3/4 (75%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.8

#99: Daniel Suarez

• Races Competed in: 13
• Accidents Involved in: 3
• Races Involved in an Accident: 3/13 (23%)
• Accidents Per Race: 0.2