{"id":6761,"date":"2025-04-28T15:05:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T15:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chrismyerssports.com\/?p=6761"},"modified":"2025-04-28T15:05:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T15:05:43","slug":"nascar-texas-sunday-april-27-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chrismyerssports.com\/cmi\/nascar-texas-sunday-april-27-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR Texas Sunday, April 27, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n



Texas NASCAR Cup Series Stats Highlights<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

45th Texas NASCAR Cup Series race<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8 Different winners last 8 Texas races<\/strong> \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Austin Dillon, Kyle Busch, Kyle Larson, Tyler Reddick, William Byron & Chase Elliott<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last 4 winners were first-time Texas winners<\/strong> \u2013 Kyle Larson, Tyler Reddick, William Byron & Chase Elliott<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last to win consecutive Texas races: Jimmie Johnson (11\/14, 4\/15 & 11\/15) \u2013 Chase Elliott won last Texas race<\/p>\n\n\n\n

33 of 44 Texas winners came from top 10 starting position (75%)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Toyota: Only 1 pole last 13 Texas races \u2013 2023 Bubba Wallace<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hendrick Motorsports: 12 Texas wins \u2013 Most all-time<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kevin Harvick won Texas for first time in 30th try \u2013 Most of all drivers before first win<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15 Scored first win of season at Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 Won first career race at Texas \u2013 Jeff Burton 1997 & Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 2000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 Texas races settled by last lap pass \u2013 Jeff Burton won 4\/07 & Joey Logano won 4\/14<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. only Rookie contender to win Texas \u2013 2000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most cautions: 16 (2022 & \u201824)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ryan Blaney Texas Stage 2 winner 3 times \u2013 Failed to win all 3 races<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2024 Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chase Elliott<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2024 Texas winner \u2013 Started 24th, finished top 10 in Stage 1 & 2, 39 laps led, avg. running pos.: 8.3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner pit stops: Chase Elliott \u2013 5 Stops 52, 84, 103, 139, 212 (G)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stage 1 winner: Kyle Larson 21st<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stage 2 winner: Ross Chastain 32nd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Chase Briscoe 5th & 5th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most points scored: 45 Chase Elliott 1st<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Passed for final lead change: Denny Hamlin 30th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner final laps led: Chase Elliott 17<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lead changes: 23<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cautions: 16 (Tied Texas record)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Longest green run: 50 Laps (Lap 1-50)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best free pass finisher: Kyle Busch 9th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Ryan Blaney 33rd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best starting rear of field finisher: Kyle Busch 9th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Hendrick: Chase Elliott 1st<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Gibbs: Ty Gibbs 13th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Stewart-Haas: Chase Briscoe 6th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Penske: Joey Logano 11th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

25 Different winners in 46 NASCAR Xfinity Series Texas races<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Texas win for 9 of last 12 winners \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ryan Blaney (4\/18), Cole Custer (11\/18), Christopher Bell (11\/19), Austin Cindric (7\/20), Harrison Burton (10\/20)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Hunter Nemechek (10\/21), Tyler Reddick (5\/22), Noah Gragson (9\/22) & Sam Mayer (4\/24)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kurt Busch, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Chase Elliott, Erik Jones & Mark Martin all won Texas in first try<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kurt Busch won Texas in first career Xfinity Series race<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17 Scored first win of season at Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 Won first career NXS race at Texas \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 1998, Kurt Busch 4\/06, Trevor Bayne 11\/11, Chase Elliott 4\/14 & Erik Jones 4\/15<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. only driver to win first career NXS & NCS races at Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 Texas NXS races settled by last lap pass<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last to win consecutive Texas races: Erik Jones (4\/17 & 11\/17) \u2013 Sam Mayer won last Texas race<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Justin Allgaier led most laps last 2 Texas races \u2013 Finished 5th & 3rd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 Rookie contenders won Texas Xfinity Series race \u2013 Chase Elliott (4\/14) & Harrison Burton (10\/20)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Justin Allgaier won Stage 1 & 2 at Texas 2023 & \u201824 \u2013 Finished 5th & 3rd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stage 1 winner failed to win last 8 Texas races<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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