NASCAR Information Monday, December 31, 2018

2018 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS

• 12 Different winners in 36 races this season
• 7 Different winners in 10 Playoff races this season
• 6 Different winners in 11 races on 1.5-mile tracks this season
• 6 Different winners last 6 races on 1.5-mile tracks –
• Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Brad Keselowski, Chase Elliott, Kevin Harvick & Joey Logano
• 4 Different winners in 6 races on short tracks this season – Kyle Busch (3), Clint Bowyer (1), Kurt Busch (1) & Joey Logano (1)
• 4 Different winners from 4 different teams in 4 restrictor-plate races this season
• 3 Different winners from 3 different teams in 3 makes of cars in 3 road course races this season
• Fewest number of winners after 26 races in Playoff era: 10 (2008 & ‘18)
• Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano & Martin Truex Jr. 23 wins combined this season – 5 Playoff race wins
• Kyle Busch: 8 Wins this season – 2 Playoff race wins (Richmond & ISM)
• Kevin Harvick: 8 Wins this season – 1 Playoff race win (Texas)
• Joey Logano: 3 Wins this season – 2 Playoff race wins (Martinsville & Homestead-Miami)
• Martin Truex Jr.: Winless last 17 races – Longest streak since 2015-‘16
• Chase Elliott: 2 Playoff race wins this season – Failed to advance to Championship 4
• Clint Bowyer raced into Round of 12 this season – Before Charlotte Roval 13th (-4) After Charlotte Roval 9th (+7)
• Kevin Harvick: 19 Stage wins this season – Most
• 9 Races won Driving for the Cycle – Kevin Harvick 4, Martin Truex Jr. 4 & Kyle Busch 1
• 3 Won Driving for the Cycle after starting on pole – Martin Truex Jr. (2018 Auto Club & 2018 Kentucky) & Kyle Busch (Charlotte 5/18)
• 6 Won Stage 1 & 2 this season, but didn’t win race
• Kyle Busch: 5 Career win streaks – 1 This season (Texas April, Bristol April & Richmond April)
• Kevin Harvick: 6 Career wins streaks – 2 This season
• Joey Logano: Won back-to-back races once – Charlotte 10/15, Kansas 10/15 & Talladega 10/15
• Martin Truex Jr.: Never won back-to-back races
• Last to win 3 straight races: Brad Keselowski (2018 Darlington, Indianapolis & Las Vegas Sept.)
• Last to win 4 straight races: Jimmie Johnson (2007 Martinsville Oct., Atlanta Oct., Texas Nov. & ISM Nov.)
• 3 Straight wins 5 times since 2007 (3 Times in 2018) – Driver finished 9th or worse in 4th race each time
• (2007 Last time driver won 4 straight races)
• 2 Won first career race this season – Erik Jones (Daytona July) & Chase Elliott (Watkins Glen)
• 5 Races won from pole this season:
• Martin Truex Jr. Auto Club, Kyle Busch Bristol April, Kevin Harvick Kansas May, Kyle Busch Charlotte May & Martin Truex Jr. Kentucky
• Kevin Harvick started 3rd or better 6 of 8 wins this season
• Brad Keselowski: 2 of 3 wins this season from 13th starting position
• Martin Truex Jr.: 14 of 19 wins starting from first 2 rows
• 2 Winners started rear of field this season – Austin Dillon (Daytona 500) & Kyle Busch (Richmond Sept.)
• Kyle Busch won 2 races after starting rear of field – 2009 Las Vegas (Won pole) & Richmond Sept. (Qualified 11th)
• 6 Winless streaks of 50 races or longer ended this season
• Clint Bowyer ended career-long 190-race winless streak at Martinsville March
• Aric Almirola ended career-long 149-race winless streak at Talladega Oct.
• Pole winless last 17 races
• All 4 Stewart-Haas Racing drivers won this season – Harvick 8, Bowyer 2, Almirola 1 & Kurt Busch 1
• Kyle Busch passed for final lead change 6 times this season – Twice by Kevin Harvick
• Kevin Harvick led most laps 8 races this season – 5 Wins
• Joey Logano led most laps 4 races this season including 3 of last 5 races
• Martin Truex Jr. passed for lead on final lap 3 races this season & passed with 2 to go at Kansas May
• Martin Truex Jr. passed for final lead change 6 races this season (3 Playoff races) – All with 12 or fewer laps to go
• Kyle Larson failed to win last 5 races after leading most laps – 4 Times this season
• 5 Races settled by last lap pass this season – Winner led only final lap 3 races
• First or 2nd career victory for 4 of 5 drivers winning races settled by last lap pass this season
• 3 of last 8 races settled by last lap pass
• Chevrolet: Only 4 wins this season – 3 Wins by Chase Elliott (Last 3 Chevrolet wins all Chase Elliott)
• Ford: 19 Wins this season (12 by Stewart-Haas Racing & 7 by Team Penske) – 10 Wins all of last season
• Last 3 Toyota wins all by Kyle Busch
• 8 Overtime races this season (4 Playoff races) – Leader at scheduled distance lost 3
• Last Rookie of the Year contender to win: Chris Buescher – Pocono 8/16
• Kevin Harvick: 8 Wins this season (Tied for most) – 4 Wins on 1.5-mile tracks (Leads all drivers)
• Kyle Busch: 8 Wins this season (Tied for most) – 3 Wins on 1.5-mile tracks (2nd to Kevin Harvick)
• Joey Logano: 1 Win on 1.5-mile track this season (Homestead-Miami) – First 1.5-mile track win since 2015
• Martin Truex Jr.: 1 Win on a 1.5-mile track this season (Kentucky) – 7 Wins last season (Record)
• 1 Chevrolet win in 11 races on 1.5-mile tracks this season – Chase Elliott (Kansas Oct.)
• Kyle Busch: 5 Wins in last 9 short track races
• Kyle Busch only repeat winner last 9 short track races (5 Wins) – 4 Others 1 win each
• Youngest winners: Erik Jones 22Y, 1M, 7D & Chase Elliott 22Y, 8M, 8D
• Oldest winner: Kevin Harvick – 42
• Closest margin-of-victory this season: .105 Seconds – Talladega Oct. (Aric Almirola over Clint Bowyer)
• Martin Truex Jr. won 2 races with largest margin-of-victory this season (Both in California) – Sonoma & Auto Club
• Furniture Row Racing: 4 Wins this season – Winless in Playoff races
• Joe Gibbs Racing: 9 Wins this season – 8 By Kyle Busch
• Stewart-Haas Racing won 12 of 36 races this season (Season high) – 3 Wins all of last season
• Team Penske: 7 Wins this season – 4 Playoff race wins
• Hendrick Motorsports: 3 Wins this season – All 3 by Chase Elliott
• Kyle Busch best Joe Gibbs Racing finisher 23 races this season – 5 Times in Playoff races
• Kevin Harvick best Stewart-Haas Racing finisher 20 races this season – 3 Times in Playoff races
• Joey Logano best Team Penske finisher 11 races this season – 4 Times in Playoff races
• Only 2 top 5 finishes for Richard Childress Racing this season – Daytona 500 & Michigan Aug.
• Only 3 top 5 finishes for Roush Fenway Racing this season – Bristol April, Talladega April & Talladega Oct.
• No Hendrick Motorsports driver finished top 10 in 6 races this season
• Most wins this season: 8 Kyle Busch & Kevin Harvick
• Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 6 Kyle Larson
• Most top 3 finishes this season: 17 Kyle Busch
• Most top 5 finishes this season: 23 Kevin Harvick
• Most top 10 finishes this season: 29 Kevin Harvick
• Best average finish this season: 8.3 Kyle Busch
• Most poles this season: 5 Kurt Busch
• Most front-row starts this season: 11 Kyle Busch & Kevin Harvick
• Most top 6 starts this season: 22 Kevin Harvick
• Most top 12 starts this season: 30 Kurt Busch
• Best average start this season: 7.4 Kyle Busch
• Most laps led this season: 1990 Kevin Harvick
• Most laps led by winless driver this season: 782 Kyle Larson
• Most races led this season: 26 Kevin Harvick
• Most races starting rear of field this season: 7 Kyle Larson
• Most races receiving speeding penalties this season: 8 Michael McDowell
• Most races receiving free-pass this season: 9 David Ragan
• Most lead changes this season: 25 Talladega April & Daytona July
• Most leaders this season: 16 Talladega April & Daytona July
• Fewest cautions this season: 3 Sonoma, Richmond Sept. & Kansas Oct.
• Most lead lap finishers this season: 29 Michigan June & Talladega Oct.
• Fewest lead lap finishers this season: 9 Las Vegas March & Charlotte May
• ISM March: Longest green run to finish – 114 laps
• Martinsville March: Most laps led to end of race – 114 Clint Bowyer
• Bristol April: Most cautions – 13
• Bristol April: Most caution laps – 114
• Bristol April: Most red flags – 4
• Richmond April: Longest green run – 142 laps
• Talladega April: Most speeding penalties – 12
• Talladega April: Most drivers receiving speeding penalties – 9
• Charlotte May: Most laps led in a race – 377 Kyle Busch
• Charlotte May: Longest race time – 4:23:22
• Michigan June: Fastest pole – 203.361mph Kurt Busch
• Michigan June: Shortest race time – 2:00:15
• Sonoma: Fewest caution laps – 8
• Daytona July: Erik Jones only driver this season to receive free-pass & go on to win
• Dover Oct.: Most green flag laps from start – 121
• Martinsville Oct.: Most consecutive laps led in a race – 227 Joey Logano
• ISM Nov.: Most laps led from start of race – 72 Kevin Harvick

2018 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS

• 16 Different winners in 33 races this season
• 5 Different winners in 7 Playoff races this season – Christopher Bell 3 wins
• 9 Different winners in 10 races on 1.5-mile tracks this season – Kyle Larson 2 wins
• 8 Different winners last 8 races on 1.5-mile tracks
• 5 Different winners in 6 races on short tracks this season – Christopher Bell 3 wins in 6 races
• 3 Different winners in 4 races on road courses this season – Justin Allgaier won 2 of last 3 road course races
• Austin Cindric raced into Round of 8 at Dover – 9th in Playoffs -9 pre-race
• Christopher Bell raced into Championship 4 at ISM Raceway – 7th in Playoffs -34 pre-race
• Ross Chastain eliminated at Dover – 8th in Playoffs +9 pre-race & 9th in Playoffs -9 post-race
• Elliott Sadler eliminated at ISM Raceway – 3rd in Playoffs +13 pre-race & 6th in Playoffs -18 post-race
• John Hunter Nemechek best non-Playoff finisher 3 of final 4 races this season
• Daniel Hemric: No career wins – 9 Stage wins this season (Most)
• Cole Custer: 4 Stage wins this season – Homestead-Miami Stage 1 & 2 winner
• Daniel Hemric won Stages in 7 of last 11 races – Winless
• Daniel Hemric won a Stage in 5 of 7 Playoff races this season
• Stages 1, 2 & race won 6 times this season –
• Kevin Harvick (Atlanta), Joey Logano (Auto Club), Justin Allgaier (Iowa June),
• Kyle Larson (Daytona July), Kyle Larson (Bristol Aug.) & Ross Chastain (Las Vegas Sept.)
• Dash 4 Cash winners this season:
• Ryan Preece (Bristol April), Elliott Sadler (Richmond April), Elliott Sadler (Talladega) & Justin Allgaier (Dover May)
• 2 NXS & MENCS weekend sweeps this season – Kevin Harvick (Atlanta) & Brad Keselowski (Darlington)
• Justin Allgaier: 10 Career wins – Never won back-to-back races
• 2 Won consecutive NXS races this season – Christopher Bell (3 Straight) & Kyle Larson (2 Straight)
• Last to win 3 consecutive NXS races: Christopher Bell 2018 Kentucky, 2018 New Hampshire & Iowa 7/18
• Only driver to win 4 consecutive NXS races:
• Sam Ard – South Boston 9/83, Martinsville 9/83, Orange County 10/83 & Charlotte 10/83
• 4 Won first career race this season –
• Spencer Gallagher (Talladega), Ross Chastain (Las Vegas Sept.), Chase Briscoe (Charlotte Roval) & John Hunter Nemechek (Kansas)
• Christopher Bell best full-time NXS finisher 11 races this season
• Tyler Reddick best full-time NXS finisher 2 races this season – Daytona Feb. & Homestead-Miami
• Christopher Bell won 2 races starting rear of field this season – Kentucky & ISM Raceway Nov.
• 32 of 33 races won by drivers qualified 13th or better this season
• Justin Allgaier: 10 Career wins – 5 Wins this season (Only 2nd multiple-win season – 2 Wins last year)
• Justin Allgaier: 7 Wins last 2 seasons – 3 Wins previous 6 full-time seasons
• Christopher Bell: 3 Wins last 7 races – Winless previous 7 races
• Tyler Reddick only driver to win season-opener & season-finale in same year – Only 2018 wins
• First-time winners 3 of last 8 races – Ross Chastain (Las Vegas), Chase Briscoe (Charlotte Roval) & John Hunter Nemechek (Kansas)
• First win of season for 4 of last 8 winners
• Tyler Reddick passed for final lead change 3 times this season – 2 By last lap pass (Talladega & Texas Nov.)
• 2 Races settled by last lap pass this season (Talladega & Texas Nov.) – Tyler Reddick passed both races
• Tyler Reddick best Chevrolet finisher 4 races this season including 2 of final 3 races
• Cole Custer best Ford finisher 3 of last 5 races
• #18 Joe Gibbs Racing best Toyota 12 races this season
• Ford: 9 Wins this season – #22 Team Penske Ford won 6
• Last 6 Toyota wins all by Christopher Bell
• 6 Overtime races this season – Daytona Feb., Talladega, Charlotte May, Daytona July, Iowa July & Bristol Aug.
• *Daytona 2/17/18 – 5 Overtimes
• 9 Races won by Rookie of the Year contenders this season – 7 by Christopher Bell (Most all-time)
• Tyler Reddick best Rookie of the Year contender 3 of last 4 races
• #42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet won 4 races on 1.5-mile tracks this season with 3 different drivers
• Stewart-Haas Racing: 4 Wins this season – 2 on 1.5-mile tracks
• 1 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota win on 1.5-mile track this season – Christopher Bell (Kentucky)
• Christopher Bell only repeat winner last 8 short track races (3 Wins) – 5 Others 1 win each
• Youngest winner: Cole Custer – 20
• Oldest winner: Kevin Harvick – 42
• Last 8 races won by drivers 25-years-old or younger
• Christopher Bell best Joe Gibbs Racing finisher 18 races this season
• Tyler Reddick best JR Motorsports finisher 7 races this season – 4 Times in Playoff races including last 3
• Daniel Hemric best Richard Childress Racing finisher 20 races this season including 5 of 7 Playoff races
• Tyler Reddick 1st or 2nd in 3 of the 5 closest finishes this season – Daytona Feb., Indianapolis & Texas Nov.
• Daytona 2/17/18 – Closest margin-of-victory ever .0004 (Tyler Reddick over Elliott Sadler)
• Daytona July – 2nd closest margin-of-victory this season .005 (Kyle Larson over Elliott Sadler)
• Elliott Sadler 2nd in 2 closest finishes this season – Daytona Feb. & Daytona July
• Most wins this season: 7 Christopher Bell
• Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 5 Justin Allgaier
• Most top 3 finishes this season: 15 Justin Allgaier
• Most top 5 finishes this season: 18 Christopher Bell
• Most top 10 finishes this season: 26 Cole Custer
• Most poles this season: 6 Cole Custer
• Most front-row starts this season: 12 Christopher Bell
• Most top 6 starts this season: 24 Cole Custer
• Most top 12 starts this season: 31 Cole Custer
• Most laps led this season: 759 Christopher Bell
• Most laps led by winless driver this season: 440 Daniel Hemric
• Most races led this season: 21 Christopher Bell