NASCAR Information Sunday, April 28, 2024
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
2024 Dover
Denny Hamlin
2024 Dover winner – Started 6th, finished 6th in Stage 1 & 3rd in Stage 2, 136 laps led (most), avg. running pos.: 4.2 (best)
Winner pit stops: Denny Hamlin – 5 Stops 43, 124, 183 (G), 254, 318 (G)
Stage 1 winner: Martin Truex Jr. 3rd
Stage 2 winner: Kyle Larson 2nd
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Martin Truex Jr. 1st & 4th, Kyle Larson 5th & 1st
Most points scored: 53 Denny Hamlin 1st
Passed for final lead change: Kyle Larson 2nd
Winner final laps led: Denny Hamlin 72
Lead changes: 12
Cautions: 5
Failed to finish: 6
Longest green run: 122 Laps (Lap 130-251)
Best free pass finisher: Ryan Blaney 7th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Michael McDowell 36th
Best starting rear of field finisher: Zane Smith 24th
Best Hendrick: Kyle Larson 2nd
Best Gibbs: Denny Hamlin 1st
Best Stewart-Haas: Noah Gragson 6th
Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 7th
| GEN 7 | Wins | Career Wins |
| William Byron | 11 | 13 |
| Denny Hamlin | 8 | 54 |
| Kyle Larson 2021 | 8 | 24 |
| Christopher Bell | 6 | 7 |
| Chase Elliott 2020 | 6 | 19 |
| Tyler Reddick | 6 | 6 |
Most wins this season: 3 William Byron & Denny Hamlin
Most top 5 finishes this season: 5 Kyle Larson
Most top 10 finishes this season: 7 William Byron & Tyler Reddick
2 Finished top 20 every race this season: Chase Elliott & Martin Truex Jr.
Best average finish this season: 9.4 Martin Truex Jr.
Most Stage wins this season: 6 Kyle Larson
Most laps led this season: 570 Kyle Larson
Most laps led of winless drivers this season: 437 Martin Truex Jr.
Denny Hamlin only driver to lead every race this season
Denny Hamlin: 3 Wins this season (535 Laps led) – Winless after 11 races last season (159 Laps led)
Kyle Larson: Finished 2nd to Denny Hamlin 6 times (Hamlin never finished 2nd to Larson)
7 Different winners in 11 races this season
William Byron: 3 Wins this season – No Stage wins
Ford: 5 of 22 Stage wins this season – 2 at Atlanta, 2 at Talladega & 1 in Daytona 500
Last to win 2 straight races: Chris Buescher (Richmond 7/23 & 2023 Michigan)
1 Race won from pole this season – William Byron (Austin)
7 Races won by drivers starting outside top 10 this season
Last Ford win: Ryan Blaney at Martinsville 10/23
Stage 1 winner won only 1 race this season – Kyle Larson Las Vegas
Stage 2 winner failed to win last 7 races
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Most wins this season: 2 Austin Hill & Chandler Smith
Most top 3 finishes this season: 5 Chandler Smith
Most top 5 finishes this season: 6 Chandler Smith
Most top 5 finishes of winless drivers this season: 5 Cole Custer
Most laps led this season: 271 Chandler Smith
Most laps led of winless drivers this season: 268 Justin Allgaier
8 Different winners in 10 races this season – Austin Hill & Chandler Smith have multiple wins
6 Different winners last 6 races –
Kyle Larson, Chandler Smith, Aric Almirola, Sam Mayer, Jesse Love & Ryan Truex
First win of season for last 4 winners
Jesse Love leads all with 3 pole wins this season
Justin Allgaier: 4 Stage wins this season (Tied for most) – No race wins
Final lead change with 3 or fewer laps to go 6 of 10 races this season
Last Ford win: Cole Custer – Phoenix 11/23
6 Overtime races this season – Leader at scheduled distance failed to win 4
Youngest winner: Jesse Love – 19
Oldest winner: Aric Almirola – 40
Crew Chief Tyler Allen – 3 Wins (John Hunter Nemechek, Aric Almirola & Ryan Truex)