NASCAR Information Sunday, April 7, 2024
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Martinsville 4/24
William Byron
Martinsville 4/24 winner – Started 18th, finished 8th in Stage 1 & 2, first lead on lap 327, 88 laps led (most)
Winner pit stops: William Byron – 3 Stops 86, 185, 297 (G)
Stage 1 winner: Kyle Larson 2nd
Stage 2 winner: Denny Hamlin 11th
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Kyle Larson 1st & 3rd, Bubba Wallace 2nd & 2nd, Chase Elliott 3rd & 4th
Most points scored: 53 Kyle Larson 2nd
Passed for final lead change: Chase Elliott 3rd
Winner final laps led: William Byron 2
Lead changes: 13
Cautions: 5
Failed to finish: 2 John Hunter Nemechek & David Starr
Longest green run: 189 Laps (Lap 210-398)
Best free pass finisher: Ross Chastain 14th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Daniel Suárez 22nd
Best starting rear of field finisher: None
Best Hendrick: William Byron 1st
Best Gibbs: Denny Hamlin 11th
Best Stewart-Haas: Ryan Preece 9th
Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 5th
Hendrick Motorsports swept top 3 – First time a team swept top 3 positions at Martinsville
No Joe Gibbs Racing drivers finished top 10
Driver starting first failed to win last 22 Martinsville races – Last to win from pole: Jimmie Johnson 4/13
William Byron only repeat winner last 8 Martinsville races (2 Wins) – 6 Others 1 win each
William Byron: 2 Wins last 5 Martinsville races
Hendrick Motorsports: 29 Martinsville wins – Most all-time by a team at a single track
Hendrick Motorsports: 10,852 Laps led – Most all-time by a team at a single track
| HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS NASCAR CUP SERIES SWEEPS | |||||
| Date | Race | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| 2/16/97 | Daytona | Jeff Gordon | Terry Labonte | Ricky Craven | |
| 5/16/21 | Dover | Alex Bowman | Kyle Larson | Chase Elliott | William Byron |
| 3/5/23 | Las Vegas | William Byron | Kyle Larson | Alex Bowman | |
| 4/7/24 | Martinsville | William Byron | Kyle Larson | Chase Elliott | |
Most wins this season: 3 William Byron
Best average finish this season: 9.4 Martin Truex Jr.
Most laps led this season: 454 Kyle Larson
Denny Hamlin only driver to lead laps every race this season
5 Different winners in 8 races this season
Kyle Larson: 4 Stage wins this season – Leads all drivers
William Byron: 3 Wins this season – No Stage wins
Last to win 2 straight races: Chris Buescher (Richmond 7/23 & 2023 Michigan)
1 Race won from pole this season – William Byron (Austin)
5 Races won by drivers starting outside top 10 this season
1 Race settled by last lap pass this season – Atlanta Feb. (Daniel Suárez winner),
Last Ford win: Ryan Blaney at Martinsville 10/23
2 Races finished in Overtime this season – Richmond March & Martinsville April
Youngest winner: William Byron – 26
Oldest winner: Denny Hamlin – 43
Hendrick Motorsports drivers led 238 of 415 Martinsville laps (57%)
No Joe Gibbs Racing driver finished top 10 at Martinsville – First time no JGR finisher in top 10 this season
Hendrick Motorsports swept top finishing positions 55 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
Chandler Smith only driver to finish top 10 every race this season
Chandler Smith only driver to finish on lead lap every race this season
Most laps led this season: 243 Aric Almirola & 242 Chandler Smith
5 Different winners in 7 races this season – Austin Hill & Chandler Smith have multiple wins
Jesse Love: 3 Stage wins this season – No race wins
Jesse Love best Rookie finisher last 4 races
Josh Williams best Kaulig Racing finisher last 2 races
Final lead change with 3 or fewer laps to go 4 of 7 races this season
4 Overtime races this season – Leader at scheduled distance failed to win 2