NASCAR Daytona Sunday, August 21, 2022
DAYTONA NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS
Daytona 8/21
Ryan Blaney
Daytona 8/21 winner – Started 6th, finished 13th in Stage 1 & 6th in Stage 2, 7 laps led including final 2
Winner pit stops: Ryan Blaney (4 Stops) 22, 52, 102, 123 (Green)
Longest green flag run: 35 Laps (106-140)
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: None
Speeding: Aric Almirola (14th), Austin Dillon (17th)
Rear of field:
Corey LaJoie (16th), Kyle Larson (20th), Anthony Alfredo (26th), Joey Gase (31st), Kaz Grala (35th), Michael McDowell (39th)
Best Hendrick: Alex Bowman (7th)
Best Gibbs: Denny Hamlin (13th)
Best Stewart-Haas: Aric Almirola (14th)
Best Penske: Ryan Blaney (1st)
Daytona wins:
Denny Hamlin 3
Kevin Harvick 2
Aric Almirola, Ryan Blaney, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, William Byron, Austin Cindric, Austin Dillon, Justin Haley,
Erik Jones, Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, Michael McDowell, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 1
26th of 36 races this season – Final race before Playoffs – 11 Races remaining this season
First win of season for 15 of last 18 Superspeedway winners
41 Different winners in 63 NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 races
12 Different winners last 12 Coke Zero Sugar 400s
5 Different teams won last 5 Coke Zero Sugar 400s – Roush, Gibbs, Spire, Hendrick & Penske
12 Different winners in 18 Regular Season Finales
Denny Hamlin & Kevin Harvick lead all with 3 Regular Season Finale wins
Regular season finale winner also won first Playoff race 3 times – Kevin Harvick 2006 & Brad Keselowski 2014 & ‘18
First career win for 5 of last 11 Coke Zero Sugar 400 winners –
David Ragan 2011, Aric Almirola 2014, Erik Jones 2018, Justin Haley 2019 & William Byron 2020
5 Won Daytona 500 & Coke Zero Sugar 400 in same season –
Last: Jimmie Johnson 2013 (Austin Cindric won 2022 Daytona 500)
Last to win consecutive Coke Zero Sugar 400s: Tony Stewart 2005 & ’06 (Ryan Blaney won last race)
Last defending series champion to win Coke Zero Sugar 400: Tony Stewart – 2011 Champion & 2012 Winner
Stage 1 & 2 winner never won Coke Zero Sugar 400 – Stage 2 winner finished 17th or worse all 5 races
11 Scored first career NASCAR Cup Series win in Coke Zero Sugar 400 including 3 of last 4 winners
10 Coke Zero Sugar 400s settled by last lap pass
3 Coke Zero Sugar 400 winners led only 1 lap – Jimmy Spencer (1994), Erik Jones (2018) & Justin Haley (2019)
6 of last 7 Coke Zero Sugar 400s finished in Overtime
10 Won Coke Zero Sugar 400 & championship in same season – Last: Jimmie Johnson 2013
Tony Stewart only repeat winner last 20 Coke Zero Sugar 400 races (4 Wins) – 16 Others 1 win each
Denny Hamlin only repeat winner last 16 Daytona races (3 Wins) – 13 Others 1 win each
Coke Zero Sugar 400 first win of season for 19 drivers – 6 Times in Playoff era
Coke Zero Sugar 400 only win of season for 17 drivers including 3 of last 4 (Erik Jones, Justin Haley & William Byron)
Joey Logano led most laps last 2 Coke Zero Sugar 400 races – Finished 27th in 2020 & 23rd in 2021
Longest winless streaks ended in Coke Zero Sugar 400:
Jamie McMurray 165 races (2007), David Ragan 162 (2011), Jimmy Spencer 128 (1994) & Aric Almirola 124 (2014)
3 of last 4 Coke Zero Sugar 400 winners were youngest ever:
Justin Haley (20 in 2019), Erik Jones (22 in 2018) & William Byron (22 in 2020)
Toyota: 1 Coke Zero 400 pole – 2013 Kyle Busch
Hendrick Motorsports won 7 of last 8 Daytona poles when qualifying was run (2019, ’20 & ‘21 Coke Zero Sugar 400 pole canceled)
Chevrolet & Ford lead with 21 Coke Zero Sugar 400 wins each
2 Toyota wins in Coke Zero Sugar 400 – Kyle Busch 2008 & Erik Jones 2018
Driver starting first finished 20th or worse last 5 Coke Zero Sugar 400s
Driver starting first failed to finish 4 of last 8 Coke Zero Sugar 400s
Slowest race: 2017 – 123.986mph (Ricky Stenhouse Jr. winner)
Fastest race: 1980 – 173.473mph (Bobby Allison winner)
DAYTONA NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS
35 Different winners in 61 Daytona NXS races
20 Different winners last 22 Daytona races
Dale Earnhardt & Tony Stewart tied for most Daytona wins with 7
Justin Haley only repeat winner last 14 Daytona races (2 Wins) – 12 Others 1 win each
Stage 1 winner finished 17th or worse all 6 Daytona season-openers
Stage 2 winner failed to win last 7 Daytona races
Daniel Hemric: Daytona Feb. Stage 1 & 2 winner – Finished 28th
5 of 61 Daytona NXS races won from first starting position
Crashes involving more that 10 drivers in 10 of last 12 Daytona races
AJ Allmendinger passed for final lead change on final lap 3 of last 4 Daytona races
Last 5 Daytona winners 27-years-old or younger
Youngest Daytona winner: William Byron (6/17) – 19-Years-old
Fewest laps led by Daytona winner: 1 – Mike Wallace (7/04), Joey Logano (7/11), James Buescher (2/12) & Kasey Kahne (7/14)
Dale Earnhardt Jr. led every lap in Daytona July 2003 race (100 Laps)
JR Motorsports: 7 Daytona wins by 7 Different drivers – Annett, Byron, Elliott, Gragson, Kahne, Reddick & Smith
Last to win consecutive Daytona races: Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2/03, 7/03 & 2/04 (Austin Hill won last Daytona race)
Last Daytona NXS & NCS sweep – Kevin Harvick 2/07
15 Daytona Xfinity Series races settled by last lap pass – Last 3 AJ Allmendinger passed
13 of last 17 Daytona Xfinity Series summer races ended in Overtime
Chevrolet leads all manufacturers with 43 Daytona wins including 9 of last 10 races
Ford: 1 Win last 10 Daytona races – Austin Cindric 2/21
Toyota winless last 17 Daytona races
Leader at mid-race failed to win last 29 Daytona races
10 To go leader failed to win last 4 Daytona races
JR Motorsports finished 1-2 in four Daytona races
Kaulig Racing finished 1-2 at Daytona 7/19 (First win) – 1, 2, 3 before post-race 3rd-place penalty
Kaulig Racing finished 1-2 at Daytona 8/21 – Justin Haley & AJ Allmendinger