NASCAR Charlotte Sunday, May 22, 2022
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS
124th NASCAR Cup Series Charlotte Motor Speedway race – First race: 1960 (Joe Lee Johnson winner)
63rd Coca-Cola 600
In 1971, Memorial Day was declared a national holiday to be observed the last Monday in May
14th of 36 races this season – 13 Races before Playoffs – 23 Races remaining this season
4th of 9 races on 1.5-mile tracks this season
Charlotte wins:
Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr. 3
Brad Keselowski 2
Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Austin Dillon, Chase Elliott, Kyle Larson, Joey Logano 1
Coca-Cola 600 wins:
Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr. 2
Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Austin Dillon, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson 1
Champions winless in Coca-Cola 600:
Chase Elliott: 7 Races – Best finish: 2nd (2020 & ‘21)
Joey Logano: 13 Races – Best finish: 2nd (2019)
Kyle Larson
2021 Coca-Cola 600 winner – Pole, Stage 1, 2 & 3 winner, 327 laps led (490.5 miles), avg. running pos.: 1.3, 70 points scored
Winner pit stops: Kyle Larson (8 Stops) Lap 48 (Green), 103, 149 (Green), 174, 203, 247 (Green), 301, 347 (Green)
Longest green flag run: 101 Laps (1-101)
Total time: 3:58:45
Total green time: 3:12:17
Total caution time: 46:26
Top 5 Stage 1, 2, 3: Kyle Larson (1st, 1st, 1st), Chase Elliott (2nd, 2nd, 4th), William Byron (3rd, 3rd, 2nd)
Speeding: Ryan Blaney (13th), Anthony Alfredo (25th), Ryan Newman (27th)
Rear of field: B.J. McLeod (31st), Kurt Busch (38th)
Best Hendrick: Kyle Larson (1st)
Best Gibbs: Kyle Busch (3rd)
Best Stewart-Haas: Kevin Harvick (10th)
Best Penske: Brad Keselowski (11th)
Most laps led in a race last season: 327 – Kyle Larson (Coca-Cola 600)
Kyle Larson: 2021 Coca-Cola 600 first of 3 straight wins last season (Sonoma & Nashville)
*Going into 2021 Coca-Cola 600, Larson finished 2nd in previous 3 races & starting with 600 won 3 straight races
for 6 straight top 2 finishes
Hendrick Motorsports:
2021 Coca-Cola 600 was 3rd of 6 straight wins last season
All 4 finished top 5 in 2021 Coca-Cola 600 – 373 Laps led (559.5 Miles)
1-Ross Chastain
Finished 7th or better all 3 races on 1.5-mile tracks this season – Avg. finish: 4.0 (Best)
3 Straight top 10 finishes on 1.5-mile tracks – Best finish previous 33 races on 1.5-mile tracks: 13th
4-Kevin Harvick
2007 Daytona 500, 2-Time Coca-Cola 600, 2014 Southern 500 & 3-Time Brickyard 400 winner
5-Kyle Larson
1 Top 5 finish in 7 Coca-Cola 600s – 2021 Coca-Cola 600 winner
6-Brad Keselowski
2018 Southern 500, 2018 Brickyard 400 winner & 2020 Coca-Cola 600 winner
9-Chase Elliott
Finished 4th or better last 4 Charlotte races – 3 Straight top 2 finishes
11-Denny Hamlin
10 Top 5, 19 Top 10 finishes & 380 laps led at Charlotte – Most at a track without a win
18-Kyle Busch
2018 Coca-Cola 600 winner – Finished 4th or better last 5 Coca-Cola 600s
19-Martin Truex Jr.
2016 Coca-Cola 600 winner – Record 588 miles led (392 of 400 Laps)
22-Joey Logano
1 Charlotte win (10/15) – First of 3 straight wins (Charlotte, Kansas & Talladega)
45-Kurt Busch
1 Charlotte win (2010 Coca-Cola 600) – 252 Laps led (3rd most laps led in a race)
53 Different winners in 123 NASCAR Cup Series Charlotte Motor Speedway races
36 Different winners in 62 NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 races
Most Coca-Cola 600 wins: Darrell Waltrip 5
19 NASCAR Cup Series champions won Coca-Cola 600 – Chase Elliott & Joey Logano winless in 600
Coca-Cola 600 winner went on to win championship in same year 7 times including Kyle Larson in 2021
6 Won Daytona 500 & Coca-Cola 600 in same year – Last: Jeff Gordon 1997
Drivers won first race of season 32 times at Coca-Cola 600
12 Scored their only win of season at Coca-Cola 600
Martin Truex Jr. only repeat winner last 12 Charlotte races (3 Wins) – 9 Others 1 win each
Martin Truex Jr. led most laps 4 of last 7 Coca-Cola 600s (131, 392, 233 & 116) – 2 Wins (2016 & ‘19)
Martin Truex Jr. all-time record most miles led in a race (588) – 2016 Coca-Cola 600 (392 of 400 laps led)
Most laps led from start of Coca-Cola 600: 77 – Martin Truex Jr. (2016)
Most Coca-Cola 600 laps led: 392 – Martin Truex Jr. 2016 (Winner)
2nd most Coca-Cola 600 laps led: 377 – Kyle Busch 2018 (Winner)
5th most Coca-Cola 600 laps led: 327 – Kyle Larson 2021 (Winner)
Fewest laps led by winner: 2 – Kevin Harvick 2011 & Austin Dillon 2017
Latest point winner took lead for first time in Coca-Cola 600: Lap 399 – Austin Dillon 2017
Coca-Cola 600 winner led lap 1 ten times
Most consecutive laps led to finish of Coca-Cola 600: 240 – Jim Paschal (1967)
Coca-Cola 600 winner took lead for first time after 500 miles (334 Laps) 5 times
Final lead change came with 10 or fewer laps to go 16 times in Coca-Cola 600
Coca-Cola 600 leader at 500-miles failed to win 27 times
Jimmie Johnson only driver to win 3 straight Coca-Cola 600s – 2003, ’04 & ’05 (Last to win 600 back-to-back)
Coca-Cola 600 first career win for 7 drivers – 4 Won championships
Coca-Cola 600 pit road speeding penalties:
2017: 7 / 2018: 4 / 2019: 6 / 2020: 10 / 2021: 3
Oldest Coca-Cola 600 winner: 46 – Bobby Allison 1984
Youngest Coca-Cola 600 winner: 22 – Jeff Gordon 1994
12 Won Coca-Cola 600 from first starting position
Coca-Cola 600 won from first starting position 4 of last 8 races – Winless previous 9 races
5 Straight Coca-Cola 600 poles: Jeff Gordon (1994-’98) & David Pearson (1974-’78)
Youngest Coca-Cola 600 pole: 21-Years-old William Byron (2019)
2 Charlotte races settled by last lap pass – 2005 & ’11 Coca-Cola 600s
5 Shortened Coca-Cola 600 races
2 Coca-Cola 600s finished in Overtime – 2011 & ‘20
Longest NASCAR race all-time: 2020 Coca-Cola 600 – 607.5 Miles
Coca-Cola 600 largest margin-of-victory: 4 Laps – 1960 Joe Lee Johnson & 1964 Jim Paschal
Last time only winner finished on lead lap in Coca-Cola 600: 1987 Kyle Petty
Most finishing on lead lap in Coca-Cola 600: 26 (2009)
2 Won Coca-Cola 600 in first try – Joe Lee Johnson & Matt Kenseth
Mark Martin won Coca-Cola 600 in 19th try (2002) – Most of all drivers
Kyle Busch won Coca-Cola in 15th try (2018) – 2nd most before first win
Chevrolet leads all with 25 Coca-Cola 600 wins
Ford: 13 Coca-Cola 600 wins – 1 Win last 19 races (2020 Brad Keselowski)
Toyota won Coca-Cola 600 five times
3 Scored their first win with Hendrick Motorsports in Coca-Cola 600 – Jeff Gordon, Casey Mears & Kasey Kahne
David Pearson: 15 Straight Charlotte front row starts 1972-’80 (14 with Wood Brothers) – 12 Poles including 11-in-a-row
6 Coca-Cola 600 wins by car #3 – Dale Earnhardt (3), Buddy Baker (1), Austin Dillon (1) & David Pearson (1)
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS
77th NASCAR Xfinity Series Charlotte Motor Speedway race – First race: 1982 (Harry Gant winner)
13th of 33 races this season – 14 Races before Playoffs – 21 Races remaining this season
4th of 9 races on 1.5-mile tracks this season
Ty Gibbs
2021 Charlotte winner – Started 8th, finished 3rd in Stage 1 & 8th in Stage 2, led only final 20 laps, lap 91 spin
2021 Charlotte:
3 of 4 Joe Gibbs Racing drivers finished 8th or better
All 4 JR Motorsports drivers finished outside top 10
37 Different winners in 76 Charlotte Xfinity Series races
3 Charlotte NXS & NCS weekend sweeps – Last: 10/95 (Mark Martin)
Youngest winner: Ty Gibbs 18-years-old (2021)
Last to win back-to-back Charlotte races: Austin Dillon 5/15 & 10/15
6 Charlotte races settled by last lap pass
Fewest laps led by Charlotte winner: 1 – Dale Jarrett (5/90)
9 Won first career race at Charlotte
12 Charlotte races won from pole
3 Won Charlotte in first try – Harry Gant, Ty Gibbs & Terry Labonte
Jeff Burton won first race in 18th try – Most of all drivers
#54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota won last 2 Charlotte races – Kyle Busch 2020 & Ty Gibbs 2021