NASCAR Information Sunday, April 2, 2023
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Richmond
Kyle Larson
Richmond April winner – Started 9th, finished 2nd in Stage 1 & 8th in Stage 2, 93 laps led, lap 160 pit contact with Suárez
Winner pit stops: Kyle Larson (9 Stops) 33, 75, 97, 160 (G), 235, 290 (G), 308, 351 (G), 375
Stage 1 winner: William Byron 24th
Stage 2 winner: Denny Hamlin 20th
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: William Byron 1st & 3rd, Ross Chastain 3rd & 5th
Passed for final lead change: William Byron (Most laps led: 117)
Winner final laps led: Kyle Larson 25
Cautions: 8
Longest green run: 130 Laps (102-231) – Longest green-flag run this season
Best free pass finisher: Todd Gilliland 15th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Denny Hamlin 20th
Best starting rear of field finisher: None
Best Hendrick: Kyle Larson 1st
Best Gibbs: Christopher Bell 4th
Best Stewart-Haas: Kevin Harvick 5th
Best Penske: Joey Logano 7th
Kyle Larson
Last 9 wins on 9 different tracks – Bristol, Charlotte Roval, Texas, Kansas, Phoenix, Fontana, Watkins Glen, Miami & Richmond
Season
Most wins this season: 2 William Byron
Most top 5 finishes this season: 4 Christopher Bell
Most top 10 finishes this season: 6 Alex Bowman
Best average finish this season: 7.1 Alex Bowman
Most laps led this season: 385 William Byron
Most races led this season: 6 Brad Keselowski
Career Laps Led
Kyle Busch: 51 from 19,000
William Byron: 10 from 2000
Kevin Harvick: 56 from 16,000
Richmond
6 Different winners last 6 Richmond races – Keselowski, Bowman, Truex Jr., Hamlin, Harvick & Larson
Hendrick Motorsports: 12 Richmond wins – 7 Different drivers
William Byron passed for final lead change 2 of last 3 Richmond races
Stage 1 winner only won Richmond once – Martin Truex Jr. 9/19
Stage 2 winner only won Richmond once – Brad Keselowski 2020
Richmond pit road speeding penalties:
4/17: 4; 9/17: 3; 4/18: 5; 9/18: 4; 4/19: 3; 9/19: 6; 2020: 5; 4/21: 2; 9/21: 9; 4/22: 2; 8/22: 5; 4/23: 5
Bristol Dirt Race
Ryan Blaney: 1 of 4 to finish top 10 both Bristol Dirt races
Joey Logano: Only driver to finish top 5 both Bristol Dirt races
Tyler Reddick: 1 of 4 to finish top 10 both Bristol Dirt races
Martin Truex Jr.: 126 Bristol Dirt race laps led – Most all-time
Chase Briscoe: Finished 22nd at 2022 Bristol Dirt
First 48 laps led, spin, Stage 2 winner, spun battling for win on final lap, post-race discussion with Reddick
Kyle Busch: 2022 Bristol Dirt winner
Started 11th, finished 5th in Stage 1 & 2, 248 laps in top 10 (most), avg. running pos.: 4.8 (best), only final lap led
Tyler Reddick: Finished 2nd at 2022 Bristol Dirt
Finished top 10 in Stage 1 & 2, 99 of final 100 laps led (most), spun by Briscoe on final turn
2023
6 Different winners in 7 races this season – William Byron only driver with multiple wins
William Byron won Stage 1 in 4 of last 5 races
William Byron leads all with 5 Stage wins this season
3 of 7 races won from front-row this season
William Byron passed for final lead change last 2 races
Leader of most laps failed to win 4 of 7 races this season
Final lead change with 2 or fewer laps to go 3 of last 5 races
Kyle Larson best Hendrick finisher once this season – Richmond winner
Kyle Larson best Chevrolet finisher once this season – Richmond winner
4 of 7 races finished in Overtime this season – Leader at scheduled distance failed to win 3
Ty Gibbs best Rookie finisher last 6 races – Finished 9th last 3 races
Youngest winner: William Byron – 25
Oldest winner: Kyle Busch – 37
Hendrick Motorsports only team with multiple wins this season – 3 Wins last 5 races
Christopher Bell best Gibbs finisher 5 of 7 races this season
Kevin Harvick best Stewart-Haas finisher 6 of 7 races this season
Hendrick Motorsports swept top finishing positions 53 races – Twice in 2023 & 3 times at Richmond
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Season
Most wins this season: 3 Austin Hill
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 2 John Hunter Nemechek
Most laps led this season: 204 Chandler Smith
Most races led this season: 6 John Hunter Nemechek
Chandler Smith: 4 Top 5 finishes last 6 races
John Hunter Nemechek: 3 Top 2 finishes in 7 races this season
Josh Berry: Finished 8th or better last 6 races
Kaz Grala: Best finish last 22 races: 4th – Richmond April
Cole Custer: 1 Top 5 finish last 10 races – Finished 5th at Richmond April
Sheldon Creed: 4 Top 10 finishes last 5 races
Ryan Sieg: 1 Top 10 finish last 6 races – Finished 7th at Richmond April
Parker Kligerman: 3 Top 10 finishes this season – 2 Top 10 finishes last 3 races
Austin Hill: Finished 9th or better 6 of 7 races this season
Richmond
8 Won Richmond for first time in first try
Kurt & Kyle Busch, Edwards, Hamilton, Houston, Lindley, Martin & C. Smith
7 Won first career Xfinity Series race at Richmond
Chandler Smith
Richmond winner – Started 8th, Stage 1 winner & finished 4th in Stage 2, 83 laps led (most) including final 12
Chandler Smith: 8th driver to win Richmond in first try – 7th driver to win first career race at Richmond
John Hunter Nemechek: 3 Straight Richmond top 3 finishes
Josh Berry: Finished 7th or better 3 of 4 Richmond races – 1 Top 5 finish (2023)
Kaz Grala: 3 Straight Richmond top 10 finishes
Cole Custer: 3 Straight Richmond top 5 finishes
Ryan Sieg: 3 Richmond top 10 finishes – 2 Straight top 10 finishes
2023
5 Different winners in 7 races this season – Austin Hill only driver with multiple wins
Justin Allgaier (Winless) & Austin Hill (3 Wins) lead all with 3 Stage wins each this season
Stage 1 winner went on to win last 3 races
First career win for 2 this season – Sammy Smith (Phoenix March) & Chandler Smith (Richmond April)
First career win – 2017: 7; 2018: 4; 2019: 3; 2020: 3; 2021: 6; 2022: 1; 2023: 2
2023 Dash 4 Cash winner: Justin Allgaier (Richmond)
Final lead change with 14 or fewer laps to go 5 of 7 races this season
Last Ford win: Cole Custer – Fontana 2/26/22
Youngest winner: Sammy Smith – 18
Oldest winner: AJ Allmendinger – 41
Josh Berry best JR Motorsports finisher 3 of last 4 races
Chandler Smith best Kaulig Racing finisher 4 of last 6 races
Sheldon Creed best Richard Childress Racing finisher 3 of last 4 races
Cole Custer best Stewart-Haas Racing finisher at Richmond (Finished 5th) – First time best SHR finisher this season
Austin Hill won 2 closest races this season – Atlanta March (.085 Seconds) & Las Vegas March (.268 Seconds)
Last to win 1st & 2nd career races back-to-back: Austin Cindric – 2019 Watkins Glen & 2019 Mid-Ohio
DASH 4 CASH
2022 Winners: Sam Mayer (Richmond), AJ Allmendinger (Martinsville & Talladega) & Noah Gragson (Dover)
2021 Winners: Noah Gragson (Martinsville, Talladega & Darlington) & Josh Berry (Dover)
2020 Winners: Noah Gragson (Atlanta), AJ Allmendinger (Homestead-Miami) & Ross Chastain (Talladega & Pocono)
2019 Winners: Christopher Bell (Bristol & Dover), Cole Custer (Richmond) & Tyler Reddick (Talladega)
2018 Winners: Ryan Preece (Bristol), Elliott Sadler (Richmond), Elliott Sadler (Talladega) & Justin Allgaier (Dover)
2017 Winners: Justin Allgaier (Phoenix), Daniel Hemric (Bristol), Justin Allgaier (Richmond) & William Byron (Dover)
2016 Winners: Erik Jones (Bristol), Ty Dillon (Richmond), Erik Jones (Dover) & Justin Allgaier (Indianapolis)
2015 Winners: Regan Smith (Dover), Regan Smith (Indianapolis), Daniel Suárez (Bristol) & Daniel Suárez (Darlington)
2014 Winners: Regan Smith (New Hampshire), Brian Scott (Chicagoland), Ty Dillon (Indianapolis) & Trevor Bayne (Iowa)
2013 Winners: Daytona (Elliott Sadler), Austin Dillon (New Hampshire), Austin Dillon (Chicagoland) & Brian Vickers (Indianapolis)