{"id":6654,"date":"2025-03-14T20:46:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T20:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chrismyerssports.com\/?p=6654"},"modified":"2025-03-14T20:46:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T20:46:05","slug":"nascar-information-sunday-march-2-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chrismyerssports.com\/cmi\/nascar-information-sunday-march-2-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR Information Sunday, March 2, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n




NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON<\/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

Christopher Bell: 2 Wins in first 3 races this season \u2013 Kevin Harvick previous driver to win 2 of first 3 in 2018<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Kevin Harvick went on to win 4th race of season at Phoenix)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last to win 3 straight races: Kyle Larson (2021 Charlotte Roval, Texas & Kansas)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christopher Bell (2025 Atlanta & Austin) first to win back-to-back races<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

since Chris Buescher won 2023 Richmond & Michigan<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

*No driver won back-to-back races last season<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most laps led by race winner this season: 10 \u2013 William Byron Daytona 500<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christopher Bell: 2 Wins this season \u2013 9 Laps led (1 Atlanta & 8 Austin)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Race winners led 19 total laps this season \u2013 Byron 10 at Daytona, Bell 1 at Atlanta & 8 at Austin<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

William Byron only driver to lead all 3 races this season \u2013 17 Laps led (2995 Career laps led \u2013 5 to 3000)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most laps led this season: 126 \u2013 Joey Logano (No top 10 finishes)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ryan Blaney best Team Penske finisher all 3 races this season<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 Failed to finish multiple races this season (Each failed to finish 2 of 3): Josh Berry, Daniel Su\u00e1rez & Cody Ware<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2025 Austin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christopher Bell<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2025 Austin winner \u2013 Started 19th, finished 14th in Stage 1 & 9th in Stage 2, 8 laps led including final 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner pit stops: Christopher Bell \u2013 3 Stops 17, 42, 71 (All green)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stage 1 winner: Bubba Wallace 20th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stage 2 winner: Ryan Preece 33rd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Shane van Gisbergen 3rd & 5th, Kyle Busch 4th & 4th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most points scored: Kyle Busch 46<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Passed for final lead change: Kyle Busch 5th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner final laps led: Christopher Bell 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lead changes: 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cautions: 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Failed to finish: 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best free pass finisher: Ty Dillon 28th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Ty Dillon 28th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best starting rear of field finisher: Zane Smith 29th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Longest green flag run: 24 Laps (55-78) 40 Minutes, 35 Seconds<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Hendrick: William Byron 2nd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Gibbs: Christopher Bell 1st<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best 23XI: Tyler Reddick 3rd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best RFK: Chris Buescher 7th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 19th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 Different winners in 3 races this season<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 Different pole winners in 3 races this season<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pole sitter finished top 5 all 3 races this season<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stage 1 winner finished 20th or worse all 3 races this season<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 Races settled by last lap pass this season<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 Races finished in Overtime this season \u2013 Leader at scheduled distance failed to win each race<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christopher Bell<\/strong> 30-Years-old Norman, Oklahoma<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 Playoff appearances (2021-\u201824) \u2013 2 Championship 4 appearances (2022 & \u201923)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6th year \/ 5th with Joe Gibbs Racing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2017 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion<\/p>\n\n\n\n

183 NASCAR Cup Series races<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11 Wins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 Wins this season \u2013 Atlanta Feb. (Ended 19-race winless streak) & Austin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finished 31st in 2025 Daytona 500 \u2013 Finished 5th in Stage 1, running 2nd on lap 194 & 195, lap 196 crash<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atlanta Feb. winner \u2013 Started 32nd, finished 24th in Stage 1 & 26th in Stage 2, avg. running pos.: 16th, only final lap led<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2025 Austin winner \u2013 Started 19th, finished 14th in Stage 1 & 9th in Stage 2, 8 laps led including final 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adam Stevens: 10 Playoff appearances \u2013 7 Championship 4 appearances (Most all-time)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8\/10\/20: Christopher Bell driving #20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota starting in 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10\/14\/22: Christopher Bell signed long-term contract extension<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11 Career wins \u2013 10 Different tracks (New Hampshire only multiple win track)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

11 Career wins \u2013 10 Gen 7 wins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11 Career wins \u2013 3 Playoff race wins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11 Career wins \u2013 7 Career 2nd-place finishes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11 Career wins \u2013 Back-to-back wins once (Atlanta 2\/25 & 2025 Austin)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winless in 14 races after starting first \u2013 Best finish: 2nd (Las Vegas 10\/23 & Las Vegas 10\/24)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 Seasons with a win (2021-\u201925) \u2013 4 Straight multiple win seasons (2022-\u201925) \u2013 Most wins in a season: 3 (2022 & \u201824)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last 9 wins on 9 different tracks<\/strong> \u2013 Charlotte Roval, Martinsville, Bristol Dirt, Miami, Phoenix, Charlotte, New Hampshire, Atlanta & Austin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 Straight wins \u2013 Winless previous 19 races<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finished 7th or better 14 of last 18 races \u2013 558 Laps led<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wife: Morgan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joe Gibbs Racing: 216 Wins \/ 2 This season<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11th Phoenix NCS race (193 Laps led) \u2013 1 Win (3\/24)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phoenix 3\/24 winner \u2013 Started 13th, finished 13th in Stage 1 & Stage 2 winner, 50 laps led, lap 189 right rear pit issue<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 Straight Phoenix top 5 finishes \u2013 No top 5 finishes previous 8 Phoenix races<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 Top 10 finishes last 8 Phoenix races \u2013 2 Straight top 5 finishes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phoenix 3\/24 winner \u2013 First of 4 straight top 10 finishes last season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finished 5th at Phoenix 11\/24 \u2013 143 Laps led (Most)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 Phoenix NXS win (11\/18)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joe Gibbs Racing: 8 Phoenix wins<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON Christopher Bell: 2 Wins in first 3 races this season \u2013 Kevin Harvick previous driver to win 2 of first 3 in 2018 (Kevin Harvick went on to win 4th race of season at Phoenix) Last to win 3 straight races: Kyle Larson (2021 Charlotte Roval, Texas &…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[17,18,6,7,8,9,19],"class_list":["post-6654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nascar","tag-17","tag-broadcasting","tag-chris-myers","tag-chris-myers-sports","tag-fox-sports","tag-nascar","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chrismyerssports.com\/cmi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chrismyerssports.com\/cmi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chrismyerssports.com\/cmi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chrismyerssports.com\/cmi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chrismyerssports.com\/cmi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6654"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chrismyerssports.com\/cmi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6654\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chrismyerssports.com\/cmi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chrismyerssports.com\/cmi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chrismyerssports.com\/cmi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}