NASCAR Information Sunday, August 14, 2022
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
| Still Got It! Winning Late in Career | ||
| Race | Win | |
| Richard Petty | 944th | Daytona 7/84 |
| Jeff Gordon | 794th | Martinsville 11/15 |
| Kevin Harvick | 778th | Richmond 8/22 |
| Terry Labonte | 770th | Darlington 8/03 |
| Kurt Busch | 769th | Kansas 5/22 |
| Mark Martin | 749th | New Hampshire 9/09 |
| Ricky Rudd | 747th | Sonoma 6/02 |
| Bill Elliott | 730th | Rockingham 11/03 |
Richmond
Kevin Harvick
Richmond winner – Started 13th, finished 16th in Stage 1 & 4th in Stage 2, Led 55 of final 67 laps (No laps led first 333 laps)
Winner pit stops: Kevin Harvick (6 Stops) 73, 124 (G), 172 (G), 234, 295 (G), 341 (G)
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Denny Hamlin 2nd & 3rd, Kyle Larson 3rd & 2nd
Best free pass finisher: William Byron 11th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 22nd
Best starting rear of field finisher: Harrison Burton 25th
Best Hendrick: Chase Elliott 5th
Best Gibbs: Christopher Bell 2nd
Best Stewart-Haas: Kevin Harvick 1st
Best Penske: Joey Logano 6th
This season
Most wins: 4 Chase Elliott
Most 2nd-place finishes: 3 Ross Chastain & Tyler Reddick
Most top 3 finishes: 7 Ross Chastain
Most top 5 finishes: 10 Ross Chastain
Most top 5 finishes without a win: 8 Ryan Blaney
Most top 10 finishes: 16 Chase Elliott
Most top 10 finishes without a win: 12 Ryan Blaney
Most laps led: 659 Chase Elliott
Most laps led without a win: 455 Martin Truex Jr.
Most races led: 19 Ryan Blaney
Most wins by a team: 8 Hendrick Motorsports
15 Different winners in 24 races this season – 7 With multiple wins this season
3 Different winners in 4 road course races this season –
Ross Chastain (Austin), Tyler Reddick (Road America & Indianapolis Road) & Daniel Suárez (Sonoma)
13 Different pole winners this season –
Christopher Bell, Ryan Blaney, Denny Hamlin & Kyle Larson lead all with 3 pole wins
6 Won first career pole this season –
Christopher Bell, Chase Briscoe, Chris Buescher, Austin Cindric, Cole Custer & Bubba Wallace
Martin Truex Jr.: 7 Stage wins this season (Winless) – Leads all drivers
1 Won consecutive races this season – Kevin Harvick (Michigan & Richmond Aug.)
Last to win 3 straight races: Kyle Larson (2021 Charlotte Roval, Texas & Kansas)
4 Races won from first starting position this season –
Joey Logano (Darlington May), Denny Hamlin (Charlotte), Chase Elliott (Atlanta July) & Tyler Reddick (Indianapolis Road)
Final lead change with 10 or fewer laps to go 13 of 24 races this season
Final lead change with 5 or fewer laps to go 9 of 24 races this season
3 Races settled by last lap pass this season –
Bristol Dirt (Kyle Busch winner), Talladega April (Ross Chastain winner) & Charlotte (Denny Hamlin winner)
7 Overtime races this season – Leader at scheduled distance won 4 times
Youngest winner: Austin Cindric – 23
Oldest winner: Kevin Harvick – 46
15 of 24 races this season won by drivers 29-years-old or younger