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CONCORD, N.C. - In the DAYTONA 500 and at superspeedways in general, chaos can and often does rule supreme. 

So, when it comes to looking at statistics and averages, sometimes they aren't as accurate a representation of speed as they are at other tracks. 

But for what it's worth, as usual, Hendrick Motorsports ranks at or near the top of most major categories when it comes to the Great American Race and Daytona International Speedway in general. The 14-time, NASCAR Cup Series champion organization is tied for the most DAYTONA 500 wins of all time after William Byron's triumph last year and its 16 victories at the 2.5-mile tri-oval are also tied for the most. 

As for the organization's current lineup of drivers, Byron's first crown jewel win marked his second victory at Daytona. All four drivers have a pole at Daytona as well and nobody has been better at qualifying in the DAYTONA 500 than Alex Bowman, who has three pole awards and an average start of 5.6 in eight starts. 

Here's a look at each driver's numbers as well as a quick look at how the company's fared since its inception in 1984: 


Kyle Larson DAYTONA 500 driver averages, statistics

Starts:11
Wins:0
Poles:1
Top fives:0
Top 10s:4
Laps led:31
Average start:16.4
Average finish:18.0

Kyle Larson in NASCAR Cup Series races at Daytona

Starts:21
Wins:0
Poles:1
Top fives:1
Top 10s:5
Laps led:36
Average start:15.0
Average finish:22.0

Chase Elliott DAYTONA 500 driver averages, statistics

Starts:9
Wins:0
Poles:2
Top fives:1
Top 10s:2
Laps led:85
Average start:9.4
Average finish:20.2

Chase Elliott in NASCAR Cup Series races at Daytona

Starts:18
Wins:0
Poles:3
Top fives:3
Top 10s:5
Laps led:172
Average start:10.3
Average finish:21.3


William Byron DAYTONA 500 driver averages, statistics

Starts:7
Wins:1
Poles:1
Top fives:1
Top 10s:1
Laps led:49
Average start:14.6
Average finish:26.1

William Byron in NASCAR Cup Series races at Daytona

Starts:14
Wins:2
Poles:1
Top fives:3
Top 10s:4
Laps led:100
Average start:13.6
Average finish:23.1

Alex Bowman DAYTONA 500 driver averages, statistics

Starts:8
Wins:0
Poles:3
Top fives:2
Top 10s:2
Laps led:29
Average start:5.6
Average finish:17.6

Alex Bowman in NASCAR Cup Series races at Daytona

Starts:17
Wins:0
Poles:3
Top fives:2
Top 10s:6
Laps led:42
Average start:13.0
Average finish:15.2

Hendrick Motorsports in the DAYTONA 500

Races:                                 41
Wins:9 (T-most)
Poles:16 (most)
Top fives:32 (most)
Top 10s:53 (most)
Laps led:1,344

Hendrick Motorsports in Cup Series at Daytona 

Races:                                         82
Wins:16 (T-most)
Poles:23 (most)
Top fives:63 (most)
Top 10s:112 (most)
Laps led:2,308 (most)