NASCAR Darlington Sunday, March 23, 2025
Darlington NASCAR Cup Series Stats Highlights
9 Different winners in last 9 Darlington races –
Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr., Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, Erik Jones,
William Byron, Kyle Larson, Brad Keselowski & Chase Briscoe
2024 Darlington winners ended long winless streaks
Brad Keselowski 110 races (May) & Chase Briscoe 93 races (Sept.)
26 Hall of Fame drivers won Darlington races
24 of the 36 NASCAR Cup Series champions won at Darlington (79 Total wins)
Last defending NASCAR Cup Series champion to win Darlington race – Jeff Gordon 2001 champ & 9/02 winner
10 To go leader failed to win 3 of last 6 Darlington races
Chase Briscoe: Only driver to finish top 5 in both Darlington races last season
3 Top 5 finishes last season – 2 at Darlington (Finished 2nd at New Hampshire)
Denny Hamlin: 4 Darlington wins with 3 different crew chiefs –
Mike Ford (2010), Michael Wheeler (2017) & Chris Gabehart (5/20/20 & 9/21)
No Rookie of the Year contender won Darlington
Pole sitter finished 16th or worse last 4 Darlington races
1 of last 16 Darlington races won by driver starting first – Last winner from pole: Joey Logano 5/22
Last to win back-to-back Darlington races: Greg Biffle 2005 & ‘06 (Chase Briscoe won last Darlington race)
Leader of most laps finished 25th or worse 4 of last 5 Darlington races
9 Darlington winners led 10 or fewer laps
Fewest laps led by Darlington winner: 1 (Ricky Craven 3/03) & 2 (Terry Labonte 9/80 & Harry Gant 4/83)
Final lead change with 10 or fewer laps to go in 28 Darlington races
Only 1 Stage 2 winner went on to win Darlington – Martin Truex Jr. 5/21
Stage 2 winner finished 25th or worse 5 of last 6 Darlington races
Pit Road Speeding Penalties:
2017: 0 / 2018: 3 / 2019: 0 / 5/17/20: 4 / 5/20/20: 3 / 9/6/20: 4 / 5/9/21: 5
9/5/21: 1 / 5/8/22: 2 / 9/4/22: 2 / 5/14/23: 3 / 9/3/23: 3 / 5/12/24: 1 / 9/1/24: 6
Darlington 5/24
Brad Keselowski
Darlington 5/24 winner – Started 2nd, finished 3rd in Stage 1 & 2nd in Stage 2, 37 laps led, ended 110-race winless streak
Winner pit stops: Brad Keselowski – 7 Stops 38 (G), 94, 125, 166, 189, 238 (G), 256
Stage 1 winner: Kyle Larson 34th
Stage 2 winner: Tyler Reddick 32nd
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Kyle Larson 1st & 5th, Ty Gibbs 2nd & 3rd, Brad Keselowski 3rd & 2nd, Tyler Reddick 4th & 1st
Most points scored: 57 Brad Keselowski 1st
Passed for final lead change: Chris Buescher 30th
Winner final laps led: Brad Keselowski 9
Lead changes: 16
Cautions: 6
Failed to finish: 3 Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson & Zane Smith
Longest green run: 91 Laps (Lap 1-91)
Best free pass finisher: Ryan Preece 17th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Joey Logano 21st
Best starting rear of field finisher: None
Best Hendrick: William Byron 6th
Best Gibbs: Ty Gibbs 2nd
Best Stewart-Haas: Josh Berry 3rd
Best Penske: Austin Cindric 20th
Darlington 9/24
Chase Briscoe
Darlington 9/24 winner – Started 3rd, finished 3rd in Stage 1 & 2nd in Stage 2, 29 laps led including final 26, avg. running pos.: 3.2
Winner pit stops: Chase Briscoe – 9 Stops Lap 35 (G), 70 (G), 118, 153 (G), 186 (G), 233, 272 (G), 316, 338
Stage 1 & 2 winner: Kyle Larson 4th
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Kyle Larson 1st & 1st, Chase Briscoe 3rd & 2nd, Christopher Bell 5th & 5th
Most points scored: Chase Briscoe 57
Passed for final lead change: Ross Chastain 5th
Winner final laps led: Chase Briscoe 26
Lead changes: 26
Cautions: 7
Failed to finish: 7
Best free pass finisher: Chase Elliott 11th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Zane Smith 23rd
Best starting rear of field finisher: None
Longest green flag run: 109 Laps (123-231)
Best Hendrick: Kyle Larson 4th
Best Gibbs: Christopher Bell 3rd
Best Stewart-Haas: Chase Briscoe 1st
Best Penske: Joey Logano 8th