NASCAR Information Sunday, August 11, 2024
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Richmond 8/24
Austin Dillon
Richmond 8/24 winner – Started 6th, finished 7th in Stage 1 & 5th in Stage 2, 35 laps led, final lap spun Logano & crashed Hamlin
Winner pit stops: Austin Dillon – 7 Stops Lap 75, 125 (G), 172 (G), 235, 281 (G), 334 (G), 401
Stage 1 winner: Christopher Bell 6th
Stage 2 winner: Daniel Suárez 10th
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Christopher Bell 1st & 2nd, Denny Hamlin 2nd & 3rd, Joey Logano 4th & 4th
Most points scored: Denny Hamlin 52
Passed for final lead change: Joey Logano 19th
Winner final laps led: Austin Dillon 1
Lead changes: 26
Cautions: 4
Failed to finish: 2
Best free pass finisher: Kyle Busch 12th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Christopher Bell 6th
Best starting rear of field finisher: None
Longest green flag run: 159 Laps (241-399)
Best Hendrick: Kyle Larson 7th
Best Gibbs: Denny Hamlin 2nd
Best Stewart-Haas: Josh Berry 14th
Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 11th
Most wins this season: 4 Kyle Larson
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 3 Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski & Tyler Reddick
Most top 3 finishes this season: 7 Kyle Larson
Most top 5 finishes this season: 10 Tyler Reddick
Most top 10 finishes this season: 16 Tyler Reddick
Most Stage wins this season: 10 Christopher Bell
Most laps led this season: 896 Denny Hamlin
Most laps led this season of winless drivers: 461 Martin Truex Jr.
Most races led this season: 18 Denny Hamlin
Most lead lap finishes this season: 22 Chase Elliott (Completed all but 1 lap – Bristol)
Austin Dillon: 1 Win this season – Richmond Aug. (Ended 68-race winless streak & 32nd in Standings -258 into race)
13 Different winners in 23 races this season
4 Different winners in 5 short track races this season –
Denny Hamlin 2, Ryan Blaney 1, William Byron 1 & Austin Dillon 1
Ryan Blaney only repeat winner last 7 races (2 Wins) – 5 Others 1-win each
Ryan Blaney best Team Penske finisher last 4 races
Longest winless streaks broken this season –
110 Brad Keselowski at Darlington May, 85 Austin Cindric at St. Louis, 80 Alex Bowman at Chicago
68 Austin Dillon at Richmond Aug., 57 Daniel Suárez at Atlanta Feb., 49 Joey Logano at Nashville &
42 Chase Elliott at Texas
Final lead change with 9 or fewer laps to go 13 races this season
3 Races settled by last lap pass this season –
Atlanta Feb. (Daniel Suárez winner), Kansas May (Kyle Larson winner) & Richmond Aug. (Austin Dillon winner)
8 Races ended in Overtime this season – Leader at scheduled distance failed to win 4 times
1 Race won from pole this season – William Byron (Austin)
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Most wins this season: 3 Shane van Gisbergen
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 3 Sheldon Creed
Most top 3 finishes this season: 6 Chandler Smith
Most top 5 finishes this season: 9 Sheldon Creed & Cole Custer
Most top 10 finishes this season: 16 Cole Custer
Most top 10 finishes without a win this season: 12 Sheldon Creed
Most laps led this season: 517 Justin Allgaier
Most races led this season: 12 Justin Allgaier, Cole Custer & Austin Hill
14 Different winners in 20 races this season
Shane van Gisbergen only repeat winner last 12 races (3 Wins) – 9 Others 1 win each
6 Different winners last 6 races –
Sam Mayer, Christopher Bell, John Hunter Nemechek, Shane van Gisbergen, Cole Custer & Riley Herbst
Final lead change with 4 or fewer laps to go 11 of 20 races this season
4 Races settled by last lap pass this season
3 Different leaders last 3 laps at Indianapolis – Cole Custer, Aric Almirola & Riley Herbst
Ford: 2 Straight wins – Winless previous 18 races this season
#20 Wins this season:
John Hunter Nemechek Las Vegas March & Nashville, Aric Almirola Martinsville April, Ryan Truex Dover, Christopher Bell New Hampshire
Justin Allgaier: 11 Stage wins this season – Leads all drivers
2 Won consecutive races this season – Austin Hill (Daytona Feb. & Atlanta Feb.) & Shane van Gisbergen (Portland & Sonoma)