NASCAR All-Star-Race Sunday, May 13, 2018

NASCAR ALL-STAR RACE STATS HIGHLIGHTS

• Most All-Star Race wins: 4 Jimmie Johnson
• Most All-Star Race 2nd-place finishes: 3 Kevin Harvick, Sterling Marlin & Ken Schrader
• Most All-Star Race top 3 finishes: 7 Dale Earnhardt
• Most All-Star Race top 5 finishes: 9 Dale Earnhardt & Jimmie Johnson
• Most All-Star Race top 10 finishes: 14 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
• 23 Different winners in 33 All-Star Races
• Jimmie Johnson only repeat winner last 19 All-Star Races
• Last 19 All-Star Races: Jimmie Johnson 4 wins – 15 Other drivers 1 win each
• First All-Star Race win for last 4 winners – McMurray, Hamlin, Logano & Kyle Busch
• Kyle Busch: 3 Straight All-Star Race top 10 finishes – 2017 Winner
• Jimmie Johnson: 1 Top 5 finish last 4 All-Star Races – Finished 3rd last year
• Kurt Busch: 3 Straight All-Star Race top 5 finishes – Longest current streak
• Jamie McMurray: 1 Top 15 finish last 3 All-Star Races – Finished 5th last year
• Kevin Harvick: Finished 11th or better last 8 All-Star Races – 6 Top 10 finishes
• Joey Logano: 3 Straight All-Star Race top 10 finishes – 2016 Winner
• Brad Keselowski: 4 Straight All-Star Race top 10 finishes – Finished 2nd in 2016
• Denny Hamlin: 5 Straight All-Star Race top 10 finishes – Longest current streak
• 2 Rookies won All-Star Race – Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2000) & Ryan Newman (2002)
• 2 All-Star Race winners went winless during season – 1996 Michael Waltrip & 2014 Jamie McMurray
• 13 Won All-Star Race after going winless in previous races to start season including Joey Logano 2016 & Kyle Busch 2017
• 2 Won All-Star Race before winning a MENCS points race (Michael Waltrip 1996 & Ryan Newman 2002)
• Davey Allison (’91 & ’92) & Jimmie Johnson (’12 & ’13) only drivers to win All-Star Race in consecutive years
• (Kyle Busch won last All-Star Race)
• All-Star Race winner went on to win championship 10 times
• Daytona 500 winner won All-Star Race in same season 5 times – Jimmie Johnson twice (2006 & ’13)
• 2016: Team Penske only team to sweep top 2 finishing positions in All-Star Race
• 11 Finished 2nd in All-Star Race, but have never won
• Most races without All-Star Race win: 17 – Dale Jarrett, Bobby Labonte & Ricky Rudd
• 5 Won All-Star Race & Open including Jeff Gordon & Michael Waltrip
• Most races before first All-Star Race win: Kyle Busch won in 12th try in 2017
• Pole won All-Star Race only 5 times
• Kasey Kahne (2008) & Jamie McMurray (2014) only drivers to win All-Star Race & miss Playoff
• All-Star Race winner & Coca-Cola 600 winner in same season 7 times
• Kyle Larson Stage 1 & 2 winner last year
• Joe Gibbs Racing has only 2 All-Star Race wins – Won 2 of last 3 (2015 Hamlin & 2017 Kyle Busch)
• Chase Elliott best transfer driver in All-Star Race last 2 years – Fan Vote both years
• 3 Transferred into All-Star Race & won – Last: Kasey Kahne in 2008
• Kasey Kahne only Fan Vote to win All-Star Race (2008)
• Chase Elliott: Fan Vote winner 2016 & ‘17
• Toyota: Only 2 All-Star Race wins – 2 Wins last 3 races
• Chevrolet: 17 All-Star Race wins (Most all-time) – Winless last 3 races
• Ford: 11 All-Star Race wins – Only 1 win last 6 races
• Closest All-Star Race finish: ½ Car length – 1992 Davey Allison over Kyle Petty
• 3 Won All-Star Race in first try – Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ryan Newman & Darrell Waltrip
• Stage 2 winner won All-Star Race once in last 19 years: 2011 – Carl Edwards
• Stage 1 winner winless in All-Star Race last 5 years
• Hendrick Motorsports leads all teams with 8 All-Star Race wins – All in last 23 races
• Most transfers into All-Star Race: 5 – Sterling Marlin
• Danica Patrick 3 Fan Vote wins – Most all-time
• 4 Won Open in first try – Benny Parsons, Tony Stewart, Brian Vickers & Daniel Suarez (2017 Stage 3)
• Most races before first Open win: Johnny Benson, Jamie McMurray & Jimmy Spencer won in 6th try
• Most Open wins: 4 – Sterling Marlin
• Open won from pole 7 times – Clint Bowyer won Stage 1 from pole in 2017
• Worst start position of Open winner: 20th – Martin Truex Jr. in 2010
• Jimmie Johnson passed for final lead change 2017 All-Star Race
• Largest All-Star Race field: 27 (2002)
• Smallest All-Star Race field: 10 (1986)