NASCAR All-Star Sunday, June 6, 2021
NASCAR CUP SERIES ALL-STAR RACE STATS HIGHLIGHTS
25 Different winners in 36 All-Star Races
Most All-Star Race wins: 4 – Jimmie Johnson
First All-Star Race win for 6 of last 7 winners – McMurray, Hamlin, Logano, Kyle Busch, Larson & Elliott
2 Rookies won All-Star Race – Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2000) & Ryan Newman (2002)
2016: Team Penske only team to sweep top 2 finishing positions in All-Star Race
2 All-Star Race winners went winless during season – 1996 Michael Waltrip & 2014 Jamie McMurray
14 Won All-Star Race after going winless in previous races to start season including
Joey Logano 2016, Kyle Busch 2017 & Kyle Larson 2019
Largest All-Star Race field: 27 (2002)
Smallest All-Star Race field: 10 (1986)
Jeff Gordon: All 3 All-Star Race wins came in his 20s (23, 25 & 29)
Kevin Harvick & Terry Labonte won All-Star Races at 31 & 42-years-old
Youngest All-Star Race winner: Jeff Gordon 23
Oldest All-Star Race winner: Mark Martin 46
10 All-Star Races won by drivers between ages of 31 & 35-years-old
Hendrick Motorsports leads all teams with 9 All-Star Race wins
Joe Gibbs Racing has only 2 All-Star Race wins – 2015 Hamlin & 2017 Kyle Busch
First-ever win for Stewart-Haas Racing: 2009 All-Star Race (Tony Stewart)
Most transfers into All-Star Race: 5 – Sterling Marlin
Kasey Kahne only Fan Vote to win All-Star Race (2008)
Chase Elliott & Danica Patrick Fan Vote into All-Star Race 3 times – Most all-time
2 Won All-Star Race before winning a NCS 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
(Chase Elliott won last All-Star Race)
Most Open wins: 4 – Sterling Marlin
Open won from pole 7 times
Worst start position of Open winner: 20th – Martin Truex Jr. in 2010
All-Star Race winner went on to win championship 11 times
3 Won All-Star Race in first try – Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ryan Newman & Darrell 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
3 Won All-Star Race from last starting position: Michael Waltrip 1996, Ryan Newman 2002 & Kasey Kahne 2008
Kasey Kahne (2008) & Jamie McMurray (2014) only drivers to win All-Star Race & miss Playoffs
Chevrolet: 19 All-Star Race wins – Most all-time
Ford: 12 All-Star Race wins
Toyota: Only 2 All-Star Race wins
Closest All-Star Race finish: ½ Car length – 1992 Davey Allison over Kyle Petty
Ryan Blaney passed for final lead change 2020 All-Star Race – Finished 6th
2 All-Star Races settled by last lap pass – 1992 & ‘98
Daytona 500 winner won All-Star Race in same season 5 times – Jimmie Johnson twice (2006 & ’13)
Most races without All-Star Race win: 17 – Dale Jarrett, Bobby Labonte & Ricky Rudd
Brad Keselowski: 0 for 12 in All-Star Race – 115 Laps led