NASCAR Information Sunday, April 6, 2025
QUARTER OF SEASON OVER AFTER BRISTOL – RACE 9 OF 36
DENNY HAMLIN: 2 STRAIGHT WINS – NEVER WON 3-STRAIGHT RACES (BRISTOL MARCH WINNER LAST SEASON)
WILLIAM BYRON: 1 WIN IN 8 RACES THIS SEASON – 3 WINS IN FIRST 8 RACES LAST SEASON
CHRISTOPHER BELL: 5 TOP 3 FINISHES IN 8 RACES THIS SEASON
TYLER REDDICK: 1 TOP 5 FINISH LAST 5 RACES – FINISHED 4TH AT DARLINGTON
RYAN BLANEY: 1 TOP 10 FINISH LAST 6 RACES – FINISHED 5TH AT DARLINGTON
CHRIS BUESCHER: 5 TOP 10 FINISHES THIS SEASON – TIED FOR MOST
ROSS CHASTAIN: BACK-TO-BACK TOP 10 FINISHES FOR FIRST TIME THIS SEASON
CHASE ELLIOTT: 5 TOP 10 FINISHES LAST 6 RACES
TY GIBBS: 1 TOP 10 FINISH LAST 14 RACES – FINISHED 9TH AT DARLINGTON
KYLE BUSCH: 4 TOP 10 FINISHES THIS SEASON – ONLY 2 TOP 10 FINISHES AFTER 8 RACES LAST SEASON
5 Darlington wins: Bobby Allison, Bill Elliott, DENNY HAMLIN, Darrell Waltrip & Cale Yarborough
Denny Hamlin: 5 Darlington wins with 4 different crew chiefs – Mike Ford (2010), Michael Wheeler (2017), Chris Gabehart (5/20/20 & 9/21) & Chris Gayle (4/25)
Denny Hamlin only repeat winner last 11 Darlington races (3 Wins) – 8 Others 1-win each
Most wins this season: 3 Christopher Bell
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 2 William Byron
Most top 3 finishes this season: 5 Christopher Bell
Most top 5 finishes this season: 5 Christopher Bell
Most top 5 finishes of winless drivers this season: 3 Tyler Reddick
Only driver to finish top 20 every race this season: Chase Elliott
Best average finish of drivers to compete in every race this season: 9.5 William Byron
Most Stage wins this season: 3 William Byron
Most laps led this season: 354 William Byron (357 Laps led all last season)
Most laps led of winless drivers this season: 260 Joey Logano
Most races led this season: 7 William Byron
5 Different winners in 8 races this season
Kyle Larson only champion with a win this season – Miami
Last to win Stage 1, 2 & race: Kyle Larson – Bristol 9/24
2 Won consecutive races this season (Joe Gibbs Racing drivers) –
Christopher Bell (Atlanta Feb., Austin & Phoenix March) & Denny Hamlin (Martinsville March & Darlington April)
Stage 1 winner is winless this season – Finished 20th or worse 4 of 8 races
Last to win from pole: Tyler Reddick 2024 Miami
Pole finished 2nd last 3 races
Winner started outside top 10 in 4 of 8 races this season
Final lead change with 7 or fewer laps to go 6 of 8 races this season – 3 by last lap pass
Leader of most laps failed to win 6 of 8 races this season
Joe Gibbs Racing won 5 of last 7 races
Youngest winner: William Byron – 27
Oldest winner: Denny Hamlin – 44
7 Different pole winners in 8 races this season – William Byron only driver with multiple pole wins
Darlington 4/25
Denny Hamlin
Darlington 4/25 winner – Started 3rd, finished 16th in Stage 1 & 3rd in Stage 2, 10 laps led, avg. running pos.: 8.2
Winner pit stops: Denny Hamlin – 7 Stops 6, 26, 85, 140, 189, 247 (G), 292
Stage 1 winner: William Byron 2nd
Stage 2 winner: William Byron 2nd
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: William Byron 1st & 1st
Most points scored: William Byron 56
Passed for final lead change: Ryan Blaney 5th
Winner final laps led: Denny Hamlin 6
Lead changes: 4
Cautions: 8
Failed to finish: 3 Josh Berry, Kyle Larson & J.J. Yeley
Best free pass finisher: Chris Buescher 6th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Shane van Gisbergen 20th
Best starting rear of field finisher: None
Longest green flag run: 89 Laps (202-290) 47 Minutes, 02 Seconds
Best Hendrick: William Byron 2nd
Best Gibbs: Denny Hamlin 1st
Best 23XI: Tyler Reddick 4th
Best RFK: Chris Buescher 6th
Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 5th
DENNY HAMLIN
400th consecutive NASCAR Cup Series race
2 Wins this season – Martinsville March (Ended 31-race winless streak) & Darlington May
56 Career wins (11th all-time) – 4 Behind Kevin Harvick (10th all-time)
19 Seasons with a win (7 Straight seasons with a win 2019-‘25) – 14 Multiple-win seasons (7 Straight 2019-’25)
Back-to-back wins 3 times in career (Never won 3 straight) –
Pocono 6/10 & Michigan 6/10; Bristol 8/12 & 2012 Atlanta; Martinsville 3/25 & Darlington 4/25
2 Straight wins (Martinsville & Darlington) – Never won 3 straight races (Bristol 3/24 winner)
4 Top 5 finishes this season – 3 Straight top 5 finishes
56 Career wins – 15 Short track wins
4 Wins last 10 short tracks races – 10 Top 5 finishes last 12 short track races
Martinsville March winner – 4 Straight short track top 5 finishes
36th Bristol NCS race (1199 Laps led) – 4 Wins (8/12, 8/19, 2023 & 3/24)
Bristol 3/24 winner – Started 3rd, lap 124 hit wall, finished 13th in Stage 1 & 7th in Stage 2, 163 laps led (most)
Bristol 3/24 winner – First of 3 wins last season
Finished 4th at Bristol 9/24 – Started 8th, finished 6th in Stage 1 & 3rd in Stage 2, 499 of 500 laps in top 10
4 Bristol wins (8/12, 8/19, 2023 & 3/24) – 31-Years-old, 38-Years-old, 42-Years-old & 43-Years-old
4 Bristol wins (8/12, 8/19, 2023 & 3/24) – Career win numbers 20, 35, 51, 52
4 Bristol wins – 3 Wins last 8 races
2 Wins last 3 Bristol races – 3 Straight top 5 finishes
19 Bristol top 10 finishes – 5 Straight top 10 finishes
Bristol 8/12 winner – 200th win for #11
Relieved by Erik Jones Bristol 4/15 after suffering neck spasms – Jones finished 26th
Car #11 won 21 Bristol races
Joe Gibbs Racing: 15 Bristol wins