Get ready to rev your engines, because the highly anticipated NASCAR 25 video game has finally revealed its driver ratings, and the results are nothing short of thrilling! But here's where it gets controversial: while cover star William Byron rightfully claims the top spot with a perfect '100' overall rating, the breakdown of individual track categories sparks some heated debates. Developed by iRacing studios, this game dissects each driver's skills across six distinct track types: superspeedways (SSW), speedways (SW), intermediates (INT), short intermediates (S.INT), concrete (C), and road courses (RC).
And this is the part most people miss: Denny Hamlin emerges as the only driver to dominate in multiple categories, scoring a perfect 100 in both speedways and concrete tracks. Meanwhile, Joey Logano, the three-time defending Cup Series champion, reigns supreme on superspeedways with a flawless 100. Christopher Bell and Shane van Gisbergen also shine, with Bell mastering short intermediates and van Gisbergen unsurprisingly dominating road courses—a category where his expertise is unmatched.
The full rankings include 47 drivers, both full-time and part-time, meticulously evaluated across all track types. Below is the complete list, sorted from the highest to the lowest overall ratings. Take a look and see where your favorite driver lands:
NASCAR 25 Cup Driver Ratings
| Rank | Driver | Overall | SSW | SW | INT | S.INT | C | RC |
|------|----------------------|---------|-----|-----|-----|-------|-----|-----|
| 1 | William Byron | 100 | 98 | 94 | 100 | 97 | 90 | 88 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 99 | 83 | 100 | 94 | 94 | 100 | 70 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 99 | 93 | 94 | 96 | 92 | 97 | 83 |
| 4 | Ryan Blaney | 98 | 97 | 88 | 93 | 99 | 92 | 81 |
| 5 | Christopher Bell | 97 | 91 | 87 | 92 | 100 | 92 | 91 |
| 6 | Chase Elliott | 96 | 99 | 93 | 90 | 93 | 89 | 85 |
| 7 | Tyler Reddick | 92 | 94 | 90 | 93 | 85 | 84 | 85 |
| 8 | Chase Briscoe | 92 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 87 |
| 9 | Joey Logano | 90 | 100 | 85 | 87 | 88 | 80 | 79 |
| 10 | Bubba Wallace | 90 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 87 | 84 | 75 |
| 11 | Chris Buescher | 89 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 83 | 78 | 84 |
| 12 | Brad Keselowski | 88 | 93 | 90 | 82 | 89 | 78 | 71 |
| 13 | Alex Bowman | 87 | 94 | 81 | 87 | 83 | 85 | 81 |
| 14 | Ross Chastain | 87 | 83 | 77 | 87 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
| 15 | Ty Gibbs | 86 | 82 | 85 | 80 | 78 | 86 | 82 |
| 16 | Ryan Preece | 84 | 84 | 80 | 86 | 80 | 77 | 76 |
| 17 | Kyle Busch | 84 | 89 | 81 | 81 | 77 | 80 | 81 |
| 18 | Carson Hocevar | 84 | 82 | 86 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 72 |
| 19 | Austin Cindric | 83 | 99 | 81 | 79 | 82 | 76 | 72 |
| 20 | AJ Allmendinger | 80 | 81 | 72 | 83 | 73 | 76 | 82 |
| 21 | Josh Berry | 78 | 86 | 74 | 77 | 83 | 70 | 60 |
| 22 | Erik Jones | 77 | 83 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 73 | 64 |
| 23 | Michael McDowell | 77 | 82 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 82 |
| 24 | Daniel Suarez | 76 | 78 | 76 | 77 | 75 | 66 | 70 |
| 25 | Austin Dillon | 76 | 75 | 72 | 74 | 78 | 71 | 65 |
| 26 | John Hunter Nemechek | 76 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 67 | 65 |
| 27 | Zane Smith | 75 | 80 | 76 | 75 | 65 | 73 | 65 |
| 28 | Justin Haley | 74 | 81 | 73 | 74 | 70 | 71 | 65 |
| 29 | Shane van Gisbergen | 72 | 77 | 69 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 100 |
| 30 | Todd Gilliland | 71 | 86 | 71 | 68 | 66 | 62 | 67 |
| 31 | Noah Gragson | 71 | 76 | 69 | 75 | 64 | 66 | 59 |
| 32 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 69 | 88 | 66 | 69 | 62 | 66 | 63 |
| 33 | Cole Custer | 68 | 70 | 71 | 64 | 62 | 63 | 65 |
| 34 | Ty Dillon | 66 | 75 | 65 | 67 | 60 | 62 | 61 |
| 35 | Connor Zilisch* | 63 | 71 | 56 | 63 | 57 | 58 | 80 |
| 36 | Riley Herbst | 63 | 74 | 59 | 62 | 58 | 61 | 63 |
| 37 | Martin Truex Jr.* | 63 | 51 | 55 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 60 |
| 38 | Corey LaJoie* | 60 | 77 | 58 | 62 | 53 | 57 | 56 |
| 39 | Cody Ware | 55 | 62 | 56 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 51 |
| 40 | Jimmie Johnson* | 54 | 72 | 51 | 45 | 51 | 64 | 46 |
| 41 | Justin Allgaier* | 52 | 69 | 54 | 41 | 52 | 57 | 50 |
| 42 | JJ Yeley* | 50 | 49 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 43 |
| 43 | BJ McLeod* | 50 | 59 | 52 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 42 |
| 44 | Josh Bilicki* | 49 | 41 | 52 | 48 | 45 | 48 | 49 |
| 45 | Chad Finchum* | 46 | 41 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 42 |
| 46 | Helio Castroneves* | 44 | 53 | 46 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 44 |
| 47 | Burt Myers* | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
*denotes part-time driver
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