NASCAR Bristol Sunday, April 6, 2025
Bristol NASCAR Cup Series Stats Highlights
Bristol last year
March
5 Lead lap finishers
54 Lead changes – Short track record
Joe Gibbs Racing – 383 Laps led (All 4 drivers finished top 10)
September
10 Lead lap finishers
Kyle Larson career-high 462 laps led – Passed 9000 career laps led
462 Laps led most since Martin Truex Jr. led 464 at Martinsville 10/19
Fastest Bristol race: 101.277mph – Previous record: 101.074mph (Charlie Glotzbach 7/11/71)
Longest green run to finish of a race last season: 163 Laps
5 Finished top 10 both Bristol races last season
Denny Hamlin 1st & 4th, Alex Bowman 4th & 9th, Kyle Larson 5th & 1st, Chase Elliott 8th & 2nd, Christopher Bell 10th & 5th
126th Bristol NASCAR Cup Series race
On this date: 4/13/97 – Bristol last lap pass Jeff Gordon over Rusty Wallace
Kyle Larson only driver to win Bristol Stage 1, 2 & race (9/24)
16 Bristol win streaks (Back-to-back wins) – Kyle Larson won last Bristol race
4 of 125 Bristol NASCAR Cup Series Races settled by last lap pass
Since track opened in 1961, only 5 champions winless at Bristol –
Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott, Bobby Isaac, Bobby Labonte & Martin Truex Jr.
Final green run 121 laps or longer last 3 Bristol races
10 of last 14 Bristol races won from pit stalls on backstretch –
Drivers pitting in stall 1 finished 9th or better 12 of last 17 Bristol races (4 Wins)
Driver starting first won 27 of 125 Bristol races
Kyle Busch: 8 Bristol wins with 4 crew chiefs (Alan Gustafson, Steve Addington, Dave Rogers & Adam Stevens)
Drivers swept both Bristol races & championship in same season 7 times – Last: Dale Earnhardt 1987
5 Won first career race at Bristol – Earnhardt, R. Wallace, Irvan, E. Sadler & Kurt Busch
Dale Earnhardt only Rookie of the Year contender to win Bristol (4/1/79)
Dale Earnhardt won in his first 2 races at Bristol (4/1/79 & 3/30/80) – 1st & 3rd career wins
Bristol 3/24
Denny Hamlin
Bristol 3/24 winner – Started 3rd, finished 13th in Stage 1 & 7th in Stage 2, 163 laps led (most), 422 laps in top 10
Winner pit stops: Denny Hamlin – 9 Stops 26, 74, 131, 182, 235, 257, 317, 373, 448 (G)
Stage 1 & 2 winner: Ty Gibbs 9th
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Ty Gibbs 1st & 1st, Brad Keselowski 4th & 2nd, John Hunter Nemechek 5th & 4th
Most points scored: 50 Brad Keselowski 3rd
Passed for final lead change: Martin Truex Jr. 2nd
Winner final laps led: Denny Hamlin 17
Lead changes: 54
Cautions: 9
Failed to finish: 1 (Zane Smith)
Longest green run: 121 Laps (Lap 380-500)
Best free pass finisher: AJ Allmendinger 23rd
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Ryan Blaney 16th
Best starting rear of field finisher: None
Best Hendrick: Alex Bowman 4th
Best Gibbs: Denny Hamlin 1st
Best Stewart-Haas: Josh Berry 12th
Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 16th
5 Lead lap finishers
54 Lead changes – Short track record
Joe Gibbs Racing – 383 Laps led (All 4 drivers finished top 10)
Bristol 9/24
Kyle Larson
Bristol 9/24 winner – Started 2nd, Stage 1 & 2 winner, 462 laps led, avg. running pos.: 1.1
Winner pit stops: Kyle Larson – 3 Stops 130, 245, 333
Stage 1 & 2 winner: Kyle Larson
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Kyle Larson 1st & 1st, Christopher Bell 3rd & 5th, Martin Truex Jr. 4th & 2nd
Most points scored: Kyle Larson 60
Passed for final lead change: Bubba Wallace 3rd
Winner final laps led: Kyle Larson 167
Lead changes: 8
Cautions: 5
Failed to finish: 2
Best free pass finisher: Zane Smith 16th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Ty Gibbs 15th
Best starting rear of field finisher: None
Longest green flag run: 163 Laps (338-500)
Best Hendrick: Kyle Larson 1st
Best Gibbs: Denny Hamlin 4th
Best Stewart-Haas: Ryan Preece 7th
Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 6th
10 Lead lap finishers
Kyle Larson career-high 462 laps led – Passed 9000 career laps led
462 Laps led most since Martin Truex Jr. led 464 at Martinsville 10/19
Fastest Bristol race: 101.277mph – Previous record: 101.074mph (Charlie Glotzbach 7/11/71)