NASCAR Information Sunday, August 13, 2023
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
2023 Indianapolis Road Course
Michael McDowell
Indianapolis Road winner – Started 4th, Stage 1 winner & finished 2nd in Stage 2, 54 laps led (most), avg. running pos.: 2.9 (best)
Winner pit stops: Michael McDowell – 2 Stops 17 (G), 49 (G)
Stage 1 winner: Michael McDowell 1st
Stage 2 winner: Denny Hamlin 19th
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Michael McDowell 1st & 2nd, Daniel Suárez 2nd & 3rd, Chase Elliott 3rd & 5th
Most points scored: 59 Michael McDowell
Passed for final lead change: Christopher Bell 9th
Winner final laps led: Michael McDowell 54
Cautions: 1
Failed to finish: None
Longest green run: 77 Laps (6-82)
Best free pass finisher: No free pass
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Mike Rockenfeller 24th
Best starting rear of field finisher: William Byron 14th
Best Hendrick: Chase Elliott 2nd
Best Gibbs: Martin Truex Jr. 7th
Best Stewart-Haas: Chase Briscoe 6th
Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 13th
Season
Most wins this season: 4 William Byron
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 3 Joey Logano
Most top 3 finishes this season: 8 Martin Truex Jr.
Most top 5 finishes this season: 10 Kyle Larson
Most top 10 finishes this season: 14 Martin Truex Jr.
Most top 10 finishes without a win this season: 11 Kevin Harvick
Most laps led this season: 828 Martin Truex Jr.
Most laps led without a win this season: 253 Brad Keselowski
Most races led this season: 17 Denny Hamlin
Season
14 Different winners in 24 races this season
Chris Buescher only repeat winner last 8 races (2 Wins) – 6 Others 1-win each
15 Different winners after 24 races last season
4 Different winners from 4 different teams in 4 races on road courses this season –
Tyler Reddick (Austin), Martin Truex Jr. (Sonoma), Shane van Gisbergen (Chicago Street) & Michael McDowell (Indianapolis Road)
5 Winless streaks of 42 races or longer ended this season
Chase Elliott best Hendrick finisher 6 of last 9 races
Chase Elliott best Chevrolet finisher once this season – Finished 2nd at Indy Road Course
Michael McDowell best Ford finisher twice this season – Finished 4th at Atlanta July & Indy Road Course winner
Ford: 5 Wins this season – 3 Straight wins
William Byron leads with 7 Stage wins this season
2 Swept Stage 1, 2 & race this season – William Byron (Las Vegas March) & Martin Truex Jr. (New Hampshire)
Final lead change with 10 or fewer laps to go 10 races this season
William Byron took lead for final time with 2 to go 3 of 4 wins this season
Closest margin-of-victory this season: .152 Seconds – Chris Buescher over Martin Truex Jr. (Michigan)
William Byron: 3 Wins this season with under 1-second margin-of-victory
2 Won consecutive races this season –
William Byron (Las Vegas March & Phoenix March) & Chris Buescher (Richmond July & Michigan)
3 Races won from pole this season – Joey Logano (Atlanta March), Kyle Busch (St. Louis) & Ross Chastain (Nashville)
8 Races finished in Overtime this season – Leader at scheduled distance failed to win 5
William Byron: 3 Overtime wins this season
3 Races settled by last lap pass this season –
Atlanta March (Joey Logano winner), Talladega April (Kyle Busch winner) & Kansas May (Denny Hamlin winner)
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Most wins this season: 5 John Hunter Nemechek
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 4 John Hunter Nemechek
Most top 5 finishes this season: 13 Austin Hill
Most top 5 finishes without a win this season: 8 Josh Berry
Most top 10 finishes this season: 17 Austin Hill
Most top 10 finishes without a win this season: 13 Josh Berry
Most laps led this season: 662 John Hunter Nemechek
Most laps led without a win this season: 200 Josh Berry
Season
13 Different winners in 22 races this season
5 Different winners in 6 road course races this season
1 Won consecutive races this season – John Hunter Nemechek (Atlanta July & New Hampshire)
Winner started on front row in 10 races this season
Only 4 winners started outside top 10 this season
John Hunter Nemechek started 2nd in 4 of 5 wins this season
Final lead change with 3 or fewer laps to go in 7 races this season
Sam Mayer best JR Motorsports finisher 3 of last 4 races
Austin Hill best Richard Childress Racing finisher last 13 races
First career win for 4 this season –
Sammy Smith (Phoenix March), Chandler Smith (Richmond), Ryan Truex (Dover) & Sam Mayer (Road America)
8 Overtime races this season – Leader at scheduled distance won 4