NASCAR Indianapolis Sunday, July 14, 2024
Indianapolis NASCAR Cup Series Stats Highlights
15 Different winners in 27 NASCAR Cup Series Indianapolis races
6 Won multiple NASCAR Cup Series Indianapolis races
Only 3 won Daytona 500 & Indianapolis in same year – Jarrett (1996), Johnson (2006) & McMurray (2010)
Indianapolis winner went on to win championship 9 times
10 NASCAR Cup Series champions won Indianapolis
8 Won Daytona 500 & Indianapolis
Denny Hamlin passed for final lead change 3 Indianapolis races – Winless at Indianapolis
Final lead change with 2 laps to go 3 of last 6 Indianapolis races
Only 3 Indianapolis races won by drivers in their 20s – Jeff Gordon (1994 & ’98) & Kevin Harvick (2003)
4 Drivers scored first win of season at Indianapolis – Harvick 2003, Menard 2011, Newman 2013 & Kahne 2017
*Only win of season for all 4
Paul Menard only driver to win first career NASCAR Cup Series race at Indianapolis (2011)
Team Penske: 6 Indianapolis 2nd-place finishes – 2018 Winner (Brad Keselowski)
RFK Racing winless at Indianapolis – Best finish: 2nd (Four times)
Teammates finished 1-2 at Indianapolis 3 times – Yates 1996, Hendrick 2009 & Gibbs 2016
Stage 1 winner winless at Indianapolis – 2017-‘20
5 Indianapolis races won from pole –
Kevin Harvick (2003 & ‘19), Jimmie Johnson (2008), Ryan Newman (2013) & Kyle Busch (2016)
Chevrolet: Only 1 win last 6 Indianapolis races
Ford: 3 Straight Indianapolis wins – Winless previous 18 Indianapolis races
2 Indianapolis wins by Toyota – 2015 & ’16 Kyle Busch
Indianapolis NASCAR Xfinity Series Stats Highlights
5 Different winners in 8 NASCAR Xfinity Series Indianapolis races
7 of 8 Indianapolis races won by drivers finishing 3rd or better
William Byron only driver to win Indianapolis & championship in same season (2017)
2 Indianapolis wins by Rookie contender – Ty Dillon 2014 & William Byron 2017
Joe Gibbs Racing won 4 of 8 Indianapolis races
Richard Childress Racing won 1 Indianapolis race – 2014 Ty Dillon
JR Motorsports won 2 Indianapolis races – 2017 William Byron & 2018 Justin Allgaier
1 Indianapolis race settled by last lap pass (2015) – Kyle Busch passed Ryan Blaney