NASCAR Michigan Sunday, August 5, 2018

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES MICHIGAN STATS HIGHLIGHTS

• Most Michigan wins since repave: 3 Kyle Larson
• Most Michigan 2nd-place finishes since repave: 6 Kevin Harvick (Winless)
• Most Michigan top 5 finishes since repave: 8 Kevin Harvick
• Most Michigan top 10 finishes since repave: 10 Joey Logano
• Best Michigan average finish since repave: 4.6 Chase Elliott
• Chase Elliott: 100th race – 7 Won in their 100th race (3 Michigan 2nd-place finishes)
• Stewart-Haas Racing finished 1-2-3 at Michigan June – Clint Bowyer, Kevin Harvick & Kurt Busch
• Clint Bowyer: Michigan June winner – 2nd win in 10-race span (Winless previous 190 races)
• Kyle Larson: 3 Wins last 4 Michigan races – Finished 28th in June (Lap 86 spin into grass with damage)
• Kurt Busch: Michigan June pole sitter – Fastest pole this season 203.361mph (Only pole over 200mph this season)
• Joe Gibbs Racing drivers Michigan June pre-race penalty for splitter violation – Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin & Erik Jones
• 38 Different winners in 98 Michigan Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races
• 9 Different winners in 13 Michigan Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races since repave
• 8 Michigan sweeps including Kyle Larson last year (Clint Bowyer won in June)
• In 2017, Kyle Larson first to sweep both Michigan races in same season since Bobby Labonte in 1995
• Kyle Larson led most laps 2 of last 4 Michigan races – Won both
• Kevin Harvick led most laps last Michigan race (49) – Finished 2nd
• 2 Won first career race at Michigan – Dale Jarrett 8/91 & Kyle Larson 8/16
• 6 Michigan races settled by last lap pass
• Drivers scored first win of season 20 times at Michigan
• Kyle Larson only repeat winner last 11 Michigan August races (2 Wins) – 9 Others 1 win each
• Only 1 won Michigan in first try – Cale Yarborough
• Sterling Marlin & Ricky Rudd won first Michigan race in 33rd try – Most of all drivers
• Ryan Blaney won Stage 1 in June – Finished 8th
• Kevin Harvick won Stage 2 in June – Finished 2nd
• Kevin Harvick passed for final lead change last Michigan race – Finished 2nd
• Bill Elliott tied record for consecutive superspeedway wins at 1 track with 4 (6/85, 8/85, 6/86 & 8/86)
• 12 Michigan win streaks (Consecutive wins)
• Last to win a Michigan race & championship in same season: Jeff Gordon 2001
• 25 of last 54 Michigan races won by drivers starting outside top 10
• 0 of first 44 Michigan races won by drivers starting outside top 10
• Since Michigan repave, pole speed over 200mph 10 times
• Team Penske won 3 of last 5 Michigan poles
• 21 of 98 Michigan races won from first starting position (21%)
• 5 of last 10 Michigan races won from pole – No winners from pole previous 7 races
• Driver starting first failed to finish 13 of 98 Michigan races
• Ford leads with 36 Michigan wins
• 8 Different car makes won Michigan
• 5 Michigan Overtime finishes – Leader at scheduled distance won 4
• 6 Michigan races didn’t run full distance due to weather
• 8/16/98 Michigan win by Jeff Gordon was 4th straight win (Pocono, Indianapolis, Watkins Glen & Michigan)
• 6/10/01 Hendrick Motorsports 100th win – Jeff Gordon
• No winner from Michigan
• First Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series restrictor plate race was run at Michigan 8/16/70
• Oldest driver to win a MENCS race was Harry Gant 52 Years, 219 Days (8/16/92 Michigan)
• 6/15/86: Richard Petty 1000th career race
• Dale Jarrett led final 148 laps at Michigan 6/99

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES MICHIGAN CAR OWNER WINS