NASCAR NXS Daytona Sunday, February 6, 2022

NASCAR NXS Daytona

120 Laps – 300 Miles / Stages: 30 / 60 / 120 (30/30/60)

34 Different winners in 60 Daytona NXS races

Dale Earnhardt & Tony Stewart tied for most Daytona wins with 7

Dale Earnhardt & Tony Stewart lead all drivers with 7 wins in season-opener

19 Different winners last 21 Daytona races

JR Motorsports won 7 of last 16 Daytona races with 7 different drivers & 4 different crew chiefs

JR Motorsports: 7 Daytona wins by 7 Different drivers – Annett, Byron, Elliott, Gragson, Kahne, Reddick & Smith

Regan Smith first JR Motorsports winner at Daytona (2/14)

Crashes involving more that 10 drivers in 9 of last 11 Daytona races

Justin Haley won 2 of last 3 Daytona races – Both by last lap pass

Justin Haley only repeat winner last 13 Daytona races (2 Wins) – 11 Others 1 win each

AJ Allmendinger passed for final lead change 2 of last 3 Daytona races

Last 5 Daytona winners 26-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)

Last to win consecutive Daytona races: Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2/03, 7/03 & 2/04 (Justin Haley won last Daytona race)

Last Daytona NXS & NCS sweep – Kevin Harvick 2/07

7 Won first career NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Daytona – All in February race

Worst official start position of Daytona winner: 42nd – Chad Little 1995

*Joey Logano started from rear of field 7/11 for unapproved adjustments

*William Byron started from rear of field 6/17 for unapproved adjustments

14 Daytona Xfinity Series races settled by last lap pass

4 Overtime finishes in season-opener (2014, ’17, ’18 & ’21)

Chevrolet leads all manufacturers with 42 Daytona wins including 8 of last 9 races

Ford: 1 Win last 9 Daytona races – Austin Cindric 2/21

Toyota winless last 16 Daytona races

Kasey Kahne won first Daytona race in 19th try – Most of all drivers

Dale Earnhardt & Darrell Waltrip only drivers to win Daytona in first try

4 Won a Daytona race & championship in same season –

Randy LaJoie 1997, Martin Truex Jr. 7/05, William Byron 6/17 & Tyler Reddick 2/18

2 Won Daytona season-opener & championship in same year: Randy LaJoie (1997) & Tyler Reddick (2018)

10 Drivers failed to finish season-opener & won championship in same year

5 Drivers won a Daytona NXS race coming off championship season

Last NXS champion from previous year to win Daytona season-opener: Austin Cindric – 2020 Champion & 2021 Winner

Leader at mid-race failed to win last 28 Daytona races

5 of 60 Daytona NXS races won from first starting position

10 Won pole in their first Daytona race

Closest ever NASCAR finish: .0004 seconds – Tyler Reddick over Elliott Sadler (2/18)

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

Driver starting first failed to finish 13 Daytona races

Stage 1 & 2 winner failed to win Daytona 2/21 – Brandon Jones & Brett Moffitt

Stage 2 winner failed to win last 6 Daytona races