NASCAR Information Sunday, April 30, 2023
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Dover
Martin Truex Jr.
Dover winner – Started 17th, finished 9th in Stage 1 & 4th in Stage 2, first lead on lap 332, 68 of final 69 laps led
Winner pit stops: Martin Truex Jr. – 7 Lap 23, 86, 124, 195 (G), 254, 328 (G), 389
Stage 1 winner: William Byron 4th
Stage 2 winner: Ross Chastain 2nd
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: William Byron 1st & 2nd, Denny Hamlin 2nd & 5th, Ryan Blaney 3rd & 3rd, Ross Chastain 5th & 1st
Most points scored: 52 William Byron
Passed for final lead change: Denny Hamlin Finished 5th
Winner final laps led: Martin Truex Jr. 11
Cautions: 7
Longest green run: 129 Laps (259-387)
Best free pass finisher: Tyler Reddick 7th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Kyle Busch 21st
Best starting rear of field finisher: Austin Dillon 27th
Best Hendrick: William Byron 4th
Best Gibbs: Martin Truex Jr. 1st
Best Stewart-Haas: Ryan Preece 17th
Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 3rd
Season
Most wins this season: 2 Kyle Busch, William Byron & Kyle Larson
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 2 Ryan Blaney & Joey Logano
Most top 5 finishes this season: 5 Christopher Bell
Most top 5 finishes without a win this season: 4 Ross Chastain
Most top 10 finishes this season: 8 Christopher Bell
Most laps led this season: 579 William Byron
Most laps led without a win this season: 251 Ross Chastain
Most races led this season: 9 Brad Keselowski
Dover
6/4/07: Postponed to Monday – Winner: Martin Truex Jr.
5/6/19: Postponed to Monday – Winner: Martin Truex Jr.
5/1/23: Postponed to Monday – Winner: Martin Truex Jr.
Drivers won first race of season 21 times at Dover
Career Laps Led
Kyle Busch: 17 from 19,000
Kevin Harvick: 25 from 16,000
2023
8 Different winners in 11 races this season – Kyle Busch, William Byron & Kyle Larson 2 wins each
2 Different winners in 2 races on 1.5-mile tracks this season – William Byron (Las Vegas) & Joey Logano (Atlanta)
Last to win consecutive races: William Byron (Las Vegas 3/23 & Phoenix 3/23)
William Byron leads all with 6 Stage wins this season
Stage 1 winner failed to win last 6 races
Stage 2 winner failed to win last 5 races
5 of 11 races won by drivers starting in first 2 rows this season
Leader of most laps failed to win 7 of 11 races this season
Final lead change with 2 or fewer laps to go 4 of last 9 races
Ross Chastain best Chevrolet finisher at Dover – First time best Chevrolet finisher this season
Ryan Blaney best Ford finisher 3 races this season including Talladega & Dover
5 of 11 races finished in Overtime this season – Leader at scheduled distance failed to win 4
Ty Gibbs best Rookie finisher last 10 races
Youngest winner: William Byron – 25
Oldest winner: Martin Truex Jr. – 42
Ryan Preece best Stewart-Haas Racing finisher at Dover (Finished 17th) – First time best SHR finisher this season
Ryan Blaney best Team Penske finisher 3 times this season including Talladega & Dover
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
7 Different winners in 10 races this season – Austin Hill (3) & John Hunter Nemechek (2) only drivers with multiple wins
7 Different winners last 7 races – S. Smith, Hill, Allmendinger, C. Smith, Nemechek, Burton & Truex
Justin Allgaier leads all with 4 Stage wins this season
2 Swept Stage 1, 2 & race this season – John Hunter Nemechek (Martinsville April) & Ryan Truex (Dover)
First career win for 3 this season –
Sammy Smith (Phoenix March), Chandler Smith (Richmond) & Ryan Truex (Dover)
First career win – 2017: 7; 2018: 4; 2019: 3; 2020: 3; 2021: 6; 2022: 1; 2023: 3
2023 Dash 4 Cash winners: Justin Allgaier (Richmond), John Hunter Nemechek (Martinsville) & Cole Custer (Talladega & Dover)
Only 2 winners started outside top 10 this season – Sammy Smith 11th at Phoenix March & Ryan Truex 12th at Dover
Final lead change with 14 or fewer laps to go 7 of 10 races this season
Sheldon Creed passed for final lead change 3 of last 5 races including last 2
Ryan Truex 191 career laps led – 124 laps led at Dover
Last Ford win: Cole Custer – Fontana 2/26/22
2 Overtime races this season – Leader at scheduled distance won both
Youngest winner: Sammy Smith – 18
Oldest winner: AJ Allmendinger – 41
Jason Ratcliff: 6 Dover wins with 4 different drivers – Christopher Bell, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin & Ryan Truex
Largest margin-of-victory this season: 4.820 Seconds – Ryan Truex over Josh Berry at Dover