DAY NXS Information Tuesday, February 7, 2023
DAYTONA WINS
| NASCAR XFINITY SERIES DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY – 63RD XFINITY RACE – FIRST RACE: 1982 DAYTONA BEACH, FL | |
| 2023 RACE | 1 OF 33 / 26 TO PLAYOFFS / 33 RACES REMAINING |
| TRACK | 2.5 MILES |
| LAPS | 120 |
| MILES | 300 |
| STAGE LENGTHS | 30 / 30 / 60 |
DAYTONA WINS
JR MOTORSPORTS: 7
RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING: 7
JOE GIBBS RACING: 4
KAULIG RACING: 3
Daytona International Speedway NASCAR Xfinity Series Stats Highlights
36 Different winners in 62 Daytona NXS races
21 Different winners last 23 Daytona races
Last Daytona NXS & NCS sweep – Kevin Harvick 2/07
Dale Earnhardt & Tony Stewart tied for most Daytona wins with 7
Dale Earnhardt & Tony Stewart lead all drivers with 7 wins in season-opener
Justin Haley only repeat winner last 15 Daytona races (2 Wins) – 13 Others 1 win each
Last to win consecutive Daytona races: Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2/03, 7/03 & 2/04 (Jeremy Clements won last Daytona race)
JR Motorsports: 7 Daytona wins by 7 Different drivers –
Annett, Byron, Elliott, Gragson, Kahne, Reddick & Smith
Regan Smith first JR Motorsports winner at Daytona (2/14)
JR Motorsports finished 1-2 in four Daytona races
Kaulig Racing finished 1-2 at Daytona 7/19 (First win) – 1, 2, 3 before post-race 3rd-place penalty
Kaulig Racing finished 1-2 at Daytona 8/21 – Justin Haley & AJ Allmendinger
Crashes involving more that 10 drivers in 11 of last 13 Daytona races
8 Won first career NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Daytona – All in February race
Jeremy Clements won first Daytona race in 25th try (8/22) – Most of all drivers
Dale Earnhardt & Darrell Waltrip only drivers to win Daytona in first try
4 Won a Daytona race & championship in same season –
Randy LaJoie 1997, Martin Truex Jr. 7/05, William Byron 6/17 & Tyler Reddick 2/18
2 Won Daytona season-opener & championship in same year: Randy LaJoie (1997) & Tyler Reddick (2018)
10 Drivers failed to finish season-opener & won championship in same year
5 Drivers won a Daytona NXS race coming off championship season
Last NXS champion from previous year to win Daytona season-opener: Austin Cindric – 2020 Champion & 2021 Winner
Stage 1 winner finished 17th or worse all 6 Daytona season-openers
Stage 2 winner failed to win last 8 Daytona races
Daniel Hemric: Daytona 2/22 Stage 1 & 2 winner – Finished 28th
Leader at mid-race failed to win last 30 Daytona races
10 To go leader failed to win last 5 Daytona races
15 Daytona Xfinity Series races settled by last lap pass – Last 3 AJ Allmendinger passed
Fewest laps led by Daytona winner: 1 – Mike Wallace (7/04), Joey Logano (7/11), James Buescher (2/12) & Kasey Kahne (7/14)
Closest ever NASCAR finish: .0004 seconds – Tyler Reddick over Elliott Sadler (2/18)
4 Overtime finishes in season-opener (2014, ’17, ’18 & ‘21)
5 of 62 Daytona NXS races won from first starting position
10 Won pole in their first Daytona race
Driver starting first failed to finish 13 Daytona races
Youngest Daytona winner: William Byron (6/17) – 19-Years-old
Worst official start position of Daytona winner: 42nd – Chad Little 1995
*Joey Logano started from rear of field 7/11 for unapproved adjustments
*William Byron started from rear of field 6/17 for unapproved adjustments
Chevrolet leads all manufacturers with 44 Daytona wins including 10 of last 11 races
Ford: 1 Win last 11 Daytona races – Austin Cindric 2/21
Toyota winless last 18 Daytona races
Dale Earnhardt Jr. led every lap in Daytona July 2003 race (100 Laps)