NASCAR Information Sunday, August 15, 2021
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Indianapolis Road Course
AJ Allmendinger
Indianapolis winner – Started 8th, finished 19th in Stage 1 & 31st in Stage 2, running 7th at scheduled distance, 3rd with 2 to go, only final 2 laps led
Winner pit stops: AJ Allmendinger (4 Stops) 13, 33, 61 (All green), 74
Longest green flag run: 30 Laps (44-73)
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Tyler Reddick (1st & 1st), Austin Dillon (3rd & 2nd), Ryan Preece (5th & 3rd)
Speeding: AJ Allmendinger (1st), Timmy Hill (27th)
Rear of field: None
Best Hendrick: Kyle Larson 3rd
Best Gibbs: Martin Truex Jr. 15th
Best Stewart-Haas: Kevin Harvick 14th
Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 2nd
Most wins this season: 5 Kyle Larson
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 5 Chase Elliott & Kyle Larson
Most top 3 finishes this season: 11 Kyle Larson
Most top 5 finishes this season: 13 Kyle Larson
Most top 10 finishes this season: 17 Kyle Larson
Best average finish this season of drivers competing in every race: 9.1 Denny Hamlin
Most laps led this season: 1496 Kyle Larson (692 More than 2nd-most Denny Hamlin)
Most races led this season: 20 Denny Hamlin
Most wins on road courses this season: 2 Chase Elliott & Kyle Larson
Most top 5 finishes on road courses this season: 5 Chase Elliott
Most road course laps led this season: 116 Kyle Larson
| 2020 Wins | 2021 Wins | Winless Streak | Last Win | |
| Kevin Harvick | 9 | 0 | 31 | Bristol 9/20 |
| Denny Hamlin | 7 | 0 | 29 | Talladega 10/20 |
3-Austin Dillon: Failed to finish 1 race this season – Indianapolis Road Course
4-Kevin Harvick: Finished 14th at Indianapolis Road Course – Running 23rd with 3 laps to go
5-Kyle Larson: Finished 7th or better last 3 races – 2 Straight top 3 finishes
6-Ryan Newman: 1 Top 20 finish last 7 races – Finished 10th at Indianapolis Road Course
11-Denny Hamlin: Passed for final lead change 4 races this season – Twice with 2 laps to go
11-Denny Hamlin: Worst finish last 14 races: 23rd – Indianapolis Road Course
12-Ryan Blaney: Best finish last 18 races: 2nd – Indianapolis Road Course
12-Ryan Blaney: 6 Top 5 finishes this season – 4 Top 5 finishes last 7 races (Only 2 top 5 finishes previous 17 races this season)
14-Chase Briscoe: Finished 26th at Indianapolis Road Course – Running 2nd with 2 to go & career-high 12 laps led
14-Chase Briscoe: 18 Career laps led – 12 Laps led at Indianapolis Road Course
17-Chris Buescher: 1 Top 15 finish last 9 races – Finished 12th at Indianapolis Road Course
21-Matt DiBenedetto: Best finish last 13 races: 5th – Indianapolis Road Course
23-Bubba Wallace: Best finish last 5 races: 13th at Indianapolis Road Course
33-Austin Cindric: Best career finish: 9th – Indianapolis Road Course
43-Erik Jones: Best finish this season: 7th – Indianapolis Road Course
47-Ricky Stenhouse Jr.: Best finish last 7 races: 11th – Indianapolis Road Course
77-Justin Haley: 2 Career top 10 finishes – Daytona 7/19 winner & finished 8th at 2021 Indianapolis Road Course
14 Different winners in 24 races this season
5 With multiple wins this season (3 Hendrick & 2 Gibbs drivers) –
Kyle Larson 5, Alex Bowman 3, Martin Truex Jr. 3, Kyle Busch 2 & Chase Elliott 2
4 Different winners in 6 road course races this season – Chase Elliott & Kyle Larson 2 wins each
Hendrick Motorsports won 4 of 6 road course races this season
Final lead change with 2 or fewer laps to go 6 races this season (25%)
2 Races won starting from front row this season – Kyle Larson Charlotte (Pole) & Sonoma (1st)
8 Winless streaks of 26 races or longer ended this season
No Toyota finished top 10 at Indianapolis Road Course – Best Toyota finisher: Bubba Wallace 13th
4 Overtime races this season – Bristol Dirt Race, Talladega April, Sonoma & Indianapolis Road Course
Hendrick Motorsports: 11 Wins this season – 7 Wins all last season (4 in ’19 & 3 in ’18)
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Most wins this season: 5 Kyle Busch & Austin Cindric
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 3 Justin Allgaier, AJ Allmendinger & Austin Cindric
Most top 3 finishes this season: 10 Austin Cindric
Most top 5 finishes this season: 14 Austin Cindric
Most top 10 finishes this season: 18 Austin Cindric
Most Stage 1 & 2 wins this season: 8 Austin Cindric
Best average finish this season of drivers competing in every race: 7.0 Austin Cindric
Most laps led this season: 585 Austin Cindric
Most races led this season: 18 Austin Cindric
Most wins on road courses this season: 2 Kyle Busch & Ty Gibbs
Most top 5 finishes on road courses this season: 5 AJ Allmendinger
Justin Haley only driver to finish top 10 all 6 road course races this season
Most laps led on road courses this season: 122 Austin Cindric
AJ Allmendinger & Austin Cindric only drivers to lead laps all 6 road course races this season
2-Myatt Snider: 6 Top 10 finishes this season – 3 Top 10 finishes last 6 races
11-Justin Haley: 5 Straight top 10 finishes – Ties career-long streak (2019 & ’20)
16-AJ Allmendinger: 3 2nd-place finishes this season (Tied for most) – 2 Straight 2nd-place finishes
20-Harrison Burton: 3 Straight top 10 finishes – Finished 5th twice
22-Austin Cindric: 6 Straight top 10 finishes (Longest streak this season) – 2 Wins & 4 top 5 finishes including 3 straight
98-Riley Herbst: 7 Top 10 finishes this season – 4 Top 10 finishes last 7 races
9 Different winners in 21 races this season
5 With multiple wins this season – Busch 5, Cindric 5, Gibbs 3, Allgaier 2 & Allmendinger 2
4 Different winners in 6 road course races this season
Joe Gibbs Racing #54 won 4 of 6 road course races this season
Final lead change with 10 or fewer laps to go in 10 races this season