{"id":6599,"date":"2025-02-20T07:14:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T07:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chrismyerssports.com\/?p=6599"},"modified":"2025-02-20T07:14:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T07:14:20","slug":"nascar-atlanta-sunday-february-16-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chrismyerssports.com\/cmi\/nascar-atlanta-sunday-february-16-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR Atlanta Sunday, February 16, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n




Atlanta NASCAR Cup Series Stats Highlights<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

4 Different winners in 6 races on reconfigured Atlanta track \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

William Byron 2, Joey Logano 2, Chase Elliott 1 & Daniel Su\u00e1rez 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2\/25\/24 16 Involved in crash \u2013 Largest Atlanta crash<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Record lead changes: 48 2\/25\/24<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joey Logano only repeat winner last 5 Atlanta races (2 Wins in last 4 races) \u2013 3 Others 1-win each<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consecutive Atlanta wins 14 times \u2013 Joey Logano won last Atlanta race<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final lead change with 2 or fewer laps to go 4 of last 5 Atlanta races<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 To go leader failed to win 4 of last 6 Atlanta races<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7 Atlanta races settled by last lap pass<\/p>\n\n\n\n

23 Champions won at Atlanta \u2013 25 NASCAR Hall of Fame drivers won Atlanta<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hendrick Motorsports won 3 of 6 races on reconfigured Atlanta track<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hendrick Motorsports won 17 Atlanta races with 8 different drivers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bill Elliott & Chase Elliott only Georgia drivers to win Atlanta<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Austin Cindric won Stage 2 in 3 of last 4 Atlanta races<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Driver starting first won 2 of last 5 Atlanta races \u2013 Driver starting first winless previous 22 Atlanta races<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 Won first career NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Toyota won 3 Atlanta races \u2013 Winless last 15 Atlanta races<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Toyota: First NCS win \u2013 3\/9\/08 Atlanta Kyle Busch<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atlanta speeding penalties \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2015: 5 \/ 2016: 1 \/ 2017: 13 \/ 2018: 1 \/ 2019: 4 \/ 2020: 8 \/ 3\/21:  6 \/<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7\/21: 2 \/ 3\/22: 6 \/ 7\/22: 2 \/ 3\/23: 2 \/ 7\/23: 2 \/ 2\/24: 14 \/ 9\/24: 10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atlanta 2\/24<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daniel Su\u00e1rez<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atlanta Feb. winner \u2013 Lap 2 involved in crash, finished 19th in Stage 1 & 4th in Stage 2, only 9 of final 13 laps led<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner pit stops: Daniel Su\u00e1rez \u2013 8 Stops 2, 4, 7, 28, 55, 135 (G), 165, 202<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stage 1 winner: Michael McDowell 8th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stage 2 winner: Austin Cindric 4th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Ryan Blaney 2nd & 3rd, Kyle Larson 4th & 2nd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most points scored: 52 Ryan Blaney 2nd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Passed for final lead change: Ryan Blaney 2nd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner final laps led: Daniel Su\u00e1rez 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lead changes: 48 (Record)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cautions: 10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Failed to finish: 8<\/p>\n\n\n\n

34 of 37 involved in incidents<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Longest green run: 92 Laps (Lap 69-160)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Longest green run time: 46 Minutes & 55 Seconds<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best free pass finisher: Kyle Busch 3rd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Daniel Su\u00e1rez 1st<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best starting rear of field finisher: Chase Elliott 15th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Hendrick: Chase Elliott 15th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Gibbs: Ty Gibbs 10th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Stewart-Haas: Ryan Preece 16th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 2nd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laps Led \u2013 Ford 178, Chevrolet 55, Toyota 27<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atlanta 9\/24<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joey Logano<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atlanta 9\/24 winner \u2013 Started 7th, finished 4th in Stage 1 & 12th in Stage 2, led only 9 of final 10 laps<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner pit stops: Joey Logano \u2013 4 Stops Lap 63, 116, 163, 178<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stage 1 winner: Ryan Blaney 3rd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stage 2 winner: Austin Cindric 10th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Ryan Blaney 1st & 2nd, Austin Cindric 2nd & 1st, Alex Bowman 3rd & 3rd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most points scored: Ryan Blaney 53<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Passed for final lead change: Daniel Su\u00e1rez 2nd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner final laps led: Joey Logano 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lead changes: 24<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cautions: 8<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Failed to finish: 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best free pass finisher: Shane van Gisbergen 32nd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Daniel Hemric 11th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best starting rear of field finisher: Ty Gibbs 17th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Longest green flag run: 56 Laps (1-56)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Hendrick: Alex Bowman 5th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Gibbs: Christopher Bell 4th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Stewart-Haas: Ryan Preece 18th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Penske: Joey Logano 1st<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atlanta NASCAR Xfinity Series Stats Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atlanta wins:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Richard Childress Racing 7; Joe Gibbs Racing: 6; JR Motorsports: 4; Kaulig Racing: 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Austin Hill: 4 Atlanta wins \u2013 2nd all-time (Kevin Harvick 5)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Austin Hill: 4 Wins last 5 Atlanta races<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 Atlanta winner from Georgia \u2013 Austin Hill (7\/22, 3\/23, 2\/24 & 9\/24)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Closest Atlanta finish: .085 Seconds \u2013 Austin Hill over Daniel Hemric (3\/18\/23)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 Different winners in 6 races on reconfigured Atlanta track \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Austin Hill 4, Ty Gibbs 1 & John Hunter Nemechek 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Austin Hill only repeat winner last 11 Atlanta races (4 Wins) \u2013 7 Others 1 win each<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fewest laps led by Atlanta winner: 1 \u2013 Jamie McMurray (2002) & Ty Gibbs (3\/22)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final lead change with 3 or fewer laps to go 4 of last 7 Atlanta races<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 Won first career Xfinity Series race at Atlanta<\/p>\n\n\n\n

including Jeff Gordon in 1992 (20-Years-old) & Jamie McMurray in 2002 (26-Years-old)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 Atlanta races settled by last lap pass<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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