NASCAR Information Sunday, June 11, 2017

2017 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS

• Most wins this season: 3 Jimmie Johnson
• Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 5 Kyle Larson (1 Win)
• Most top 3 finishes this season: 6 Kyle Larson
• Most top 5 finishes this season: 8 Brad Keselowski
• Most top 10 finishes this season: 10 Brad Keselowski & Martin Truex Jr.
• Most poles this season: 3 Kevin Harvick (Winless) – Failed to win last 10 races after starting first
• Best average start this season: 6.7 Brad Keselowski
• Most laps led this season: 876 Martin Truex Jr.
• Most laps led by winless drivers this season: 703 Kyle Busch (2nd most laps led this season)
• Kyle Busch: 6 Straight races led – 290 Laps led
• Kasey Kahne: Failed to finish last 3 races – All due to crashes
• 10 Different winners in 14 races this season
• Jimmie Johnson only repeat winner last 11 races (3 Wins) – 8 Others 1 win each
• 14 Won since Kyle Busch’s last win (2016 Indianapolis) – 30-Race winless streak
• 6 Different winners from 6 different teams in last 6 races this season – Longest streak of different winners this season
• 3 Won first career race this season – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Talladega, Austin Dillon Charlotte & Ryan Blaney Pocono
• 6 Winners this season were winless after 14 races last season –
• Blaney, A. Dillon, Larson, Logano, Newman & Stenhouse Jr.
• Kyle Busch, Hamlin, Harvick & Kenseth winless this season – Winners after 14 races last season
• Only 4 winners after 14 races last season & this season – Kurt Busch, Johnson, Keselowski & Truex Jr.
• Kyle Busch: 3 Wins after 14 races last season (Led all drivers) – Winless this season
• Stage 1 winner went on to win race twice – Martin Truex Jr. Las Vegas & Kyle Larson Auto Club
• Stage 2 winner went on to win race only once – Martin Truex Jr. Las Vegas
• Jimmie Johnson: 3 Wins this season – No in-race Stage wins (15 Playoff points – 2nd)
• Ryan Blaney first to win race without finishing top 10 in Stages during race
• Kyle Busch: 4 Stage wins this season (All Stage 1) – Won Stage 1 in 3 of last 4 races (Winless this season)
• 10 Drivers won Stages this season –
• 5 Have yet to win a race (Kyle Busch, Elliott, Hamlin, Harvick & Kenseth)
• Martin Truex Jr. leads all with 8 Stage wins (18 Playoff points – Leader) – 2 Race wins (Las Vegas & Kansas May)
• Last winner in backup car: Kurt Busch – Michigan 6/15
• Kyle Busch winless this season – Led with 10 to go in 3 races (Phoenix March, Talladega May & Pocono June)
• First career win for 3 of last 5 race winners – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Talladega), Austin Dillon (Charlotte) & Ryan Blaney (Pocono)
• Kyle Busch passed for final lead change 4 of last 11 races
• Kyle Busch: Passed 13,000 career laps led at Pocono
• Kyle Larson passed for final lead change 4 races this season
• Kyle Larson: In last 6 2nd-place finishes, Jimmie Johnson won 3 times
• Final lead change with 10 or fewer laps to go 9 of 14 races this season including last 3
• Leader of most laps won only 3 of 14 races this season – 1 Win last 9 races
• Joe Gibbs Racing driver led most laps 5 of last 11 races – Winless
• Kyle Busch failed to win last 5 races after he led most laps –
• Bristol 8/16, Phoenix March, Martinsville April, Talladega May & Pocono June
• 4 Winners this season have led a total of 74 laps – Newman 37, Stenhouse Jr. 22, A. Dillon 9 & Kurt Busch 6
• 10 To go leader failed to win 8 races this season – 3 of last 5 times Kyle Busch was leading with 10 to go
• Ford: 6 Wins in 14 races this season – 8 Wins all of last season (Only 2 wins at this point last season)
• Toyota: Only 2 wins this season – Las Vegas & Kansas May (Martin Truex Jr.) – 8 Wins after 14 races last season
• Joe Gibbs Racing: Winless this season – 7 Wins after 14 races last season
• Michigan’s Erik Jones best Rookie finisher 2 of last 3 races – Best career finish at Pocono (3rd)
• 2nd closest margin-of-victory this season: .139 Seconds – Pocono June (Ryan Blaney over Kevin Harvick)
• 8 Different teams won this season – Joe Gibbs Racing winless
• Joe Gibbs Racing winless first 14 races this season – First time since 2007 (Winless first 16 races)
• 3 of 4 Hendrick Motorsports drivers failed to finish Pocono
• 15 First-time winners since 2009 – 6 Crew chiefs also won their first race
• 5 Won first career race in 2011
• Martin Truex Jr. first driver to sweep every Stage in Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race – 2017 Las Vegas
• 2 Wins from pole this season: Kyle Larson Auto Club & Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Talladega May
• Ryan Newman (Richard Childress Racing) & Austin Dillon (Richard Childress Racing) won races from 22nd starting position
• Jimmie Johnson: Last 5 top 5 finishes were all wins
• Jimmie Johnson: 5 Wins starting rear of field – 3 of last 4 wins came starting rear of field
• Best finisher dropping to rear of field this season:
• Winner – Jimmie Johnson (Texas April & Dover June) & Joey Logano (Richmond April)
• 2 Won after pit road speeding penalty this season: Kurt Busch Daytona 500 & Brad Keselowski Martinsville April
• Last 8 Hendrick Motorsports wins all by Jimmie Johnson
• Jimmie Johnson led 18 or fewer laps 3 of last 4 wins
• Jimmie Johnson best Chevrolet finisher only 3 times this season – All 3 wins
• Ryan Blaney best Ford finisher at Pocono (Winner) – First time best Ford finisher since Kansas 5/16
• Erik Jones best Toyota finisher at Pocono (3rd) – First time best Toyota finisher
• Austin Dillon best Richard Childress Racing finisher 3 of last 4 races
• Kyle Busch best Joe Gibbs Racing finisher 4 of last 5 races
• Chase Elliott best Hendrick Motorsports finisher last race (8th) – First time best HMS finisher last 8 races
• Kevin Harvick best Stewart-Haas Racing finisher 5 of last 8 races
• Ryan Newman ended 127-race winless streak this season (Phoenix March)
• Ricky Stenhouse Jr. ended 157-race winless streak this season (Talladega May)
• Austin Dillon ended 132-race winless streak this season (Charlotte May)
• Last winner after free-pass: Martin Truex Jr. – 2016 Chicagoland
• 13 Speeding penalties by 11 drivers at Atlanta – Matt Kenseth best finisher in 3rd (2 Penalties)
• 2 Races settled by last lap pass this season – Daytona 500 & Talladega May
• 4 Overtime races this season – Phoenix March, Auto Club, Talladega May & Dover June
• Youngest winner: Ryan Blaney – 23
• Oldest winner: Jimmie Johnson – 41
• 9 Wins this season by drivers 33-years-old or older
• Closest margin-of-victory this season: .095 Seconds – Talladega May (Ricky Stenhouse Jr. over Jamie McMurray)
• Roush Fenway Racing ended 101-race winless streak at Talladega May
• Richard Childress Racing ended 112-race winless streak at Phoenix March

2017 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS

• Most wins this season: 3 Kyle Larson
• Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 4 Ryan Blaney (1 Win)
• Most top 3 finishes this season: 6 Kyle Larson
• Most top 5 finishes this season: 6 Ryan Blaney & Kyle Larson
• Most top 10 finishes this season: 10 Elliott Sadler
• Best average finish this season: 2.3 Ryan Blaney
• Most laps led this season: 416 Kyle Larson
• Most races led this season: 7 Kyle Larson
• 9 Different winners in 12 races this season
• 5 Won first pole this season – Benjamin, Byron, Hemric, B. Jones & Koch
• 13 Won Stages this season – 6 Winless in races
• Brad Keselowski leads all with 4 Stage wins – 1 Win (Pocono)
• 4 Won Stage 1 & went on to win race this season – E. Jones Texas, Almirola Talladega, Larson Dover & Keselowski Pocono
• 2 Won Stage 2 & went on to win race – Blaney Charlotte & Keselowski Pocono
• Last 4 races won by drivers that won Stage during race
• Brad Keselowski first driver to sweep every Stage in NASCAR Xfinity Series race – 2017 Pocono
• Justin Allgaier best Xfinity Series regular last race – 4th time best NXS regular this season
• Joey Logano: Last 4 wins came racing Team Penske #12
• Kyle Larson won 3 of his last 5 races
• Brad Keselowski ended 20-race winless streak at 2017 Pocono
• First victory of season for 3 of last 4 winners – Almirola (Talladega), Blaney (Charlotte) & Keselowski (Pocono)
• Kyle Larson passed for final lead change this season twice – Atlanta & Pocono
• #22 passed for final lead change 3 races this season – Daytona Feb., Auto Club & Bristol April
• Final lead change with 10 or fewer laps to go 6 races this season including 4 of last 5
• 10 To go leader failed to win 5 races this season
• 1 Race settled by last lap pass this season (Pocono) – Brad Keselowski passed Kyle Larson
• #22 Best Ford finisher 8 of 12 races this season
• Last 3 Chevrolet wins came with Kyle Larson driving
• Cole Custer best Rookie finisher last 3 races – Finished 7th Charlotte, 4th Dover & 7th Pocono
• Brendan Gaughan best Childress finisher last race (6th) – First time best Childress finisher this season
• Justin Allgaier best JR Motorsports finisher 3 of last 5 races
• Last NXS & MENCS weekend sweep: 2017 Auto Club – Kyle Larson
• Last winner dropping to back of field: Ryan Blaney – Charlotte 5/17
• Last previous winner after dropping to back of field: Marcos Ambrose – 2011 Montreal
• Pole failed to finish 3 races this season – B. Jones (Daytona Feb.), Logano (Texas April) & Koch (Talladega)
• Ryan Reed (65 Races) & Justin Allgaier (80 Races) ended long winless streaks this season
• Youngest winner: Erik Jones – 20
• Oldest winner: Aric Almirola & Brad Keselowski – 33
• Closest margin-of-victory this season: Auto Club .127 seconds (Kyle Larson over Joey Logano)
• Last Rookie of the Year contender to win: Erik Jones (Chicagoland 9/17/16)
• Team Penske #12 won 4 of last 5 races competed
• 2 Overtime races this season – Daytona Feb. & Richmond April
• Last 2 wins after free-pass: Kyle Busch (2014 & ‘16 Kansas)
• Last winner after speeding penalty: Erik Jones (Bristol 4/17)