NASCAR Information Sunday, August 16, 2020
2020 NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS
Most wins: 6 Kevin Harvick
Most 2nd-place finishes: 5 Denny Hamlin
Most top 5 finishes: 15 Kevin Harvick
Most top 5 finishes by winless driver: 10 Kyle Busch
Most top 10 finishes: 19 Kevin Harvick
Most top 10 finishes by winless driver: 14 Kurt Busch
Most laps led: 888 Kevin Harvick
Most laps led by winless driver: 264 Aric Almirola
Most races led: 17 Joey Logano
Most laps complete: 5869 of 5871 Kevin Harvick
Winner pit stops & lap last race: Chase Elliott (3 Stops) 16, 27, 48
Longest green flag run last race: 21 Laps (40-60)
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2 last race: Clint Bowyer (4th & 2nd)
Speeding last race: 6 – Martin Truex Jr. (3rd), James Davison, Ryan Blaney, J.J. Yeley, Kyle Busch, Stanton Barrett
Rear of field last race: 4 – Kaz Grala (7th), Timmy Hill, Corey LaJoie, Stanton Barrett
Best HMS last race: 1st Chase Elliott
Best JGR last race: 2nd Denny Hamlin
Best SHR last race: 6th Clint Bowyer
Best TPR last race: 9th Joey Logano
24-William Byron
16th in Standings – 25 Ahead of 17th-place Jimmie Johnson (17th – 2 Behind 16th before Kansas)
48-Jimmie Johnson
17th in Standings – 25 Behind 16th-place William Byron (18th – 26 Behind 16th before Daytona)
20-Erik Jones
18th in Standings – 35 Behind 16th-place William Byron (17th – 26 Behind 16th before Daytona)
2-Brad Keselowski: Finished outside top 10 last 2 races – Only 2nd time this season (Phoenix & Darlington)
2-Brad Keselowski: 6 Stage 2 wins this season – Only 1 win after winning Stage 2 (New Hampshire)
2-Brad Keselowski: 1 Dover win (9/12) – 24 Wins since only Dover win (Winless last 14 Dover races)
4-Kevin Harvick: Finished 17th at Daytona Road Course – Ended career-long streak of 9 straight top 5 finishes
4-Kevin Harvick: Finished 17th at Daytona Road Course (2nd-worst finish this season) – Worst finish since June
8-Tyler Reddick: Finished outside top 15 last 3 races – Ties longest streak this season
8-Tyler Reddick best Rookie of the Year contender at Daytona – Finished 18th
9-Chase Elliott: 2 Wins this season – 3rd straight multiple-win season
9-Chase Elliott: 4 Straight top 10 finishes – Longest streak this season
9-Chase Elliott: Finished 9th or better last 4 races – Average finish: 6.5
9-Chase Elliott: 6 Stage wins this season – Tied for most (Keselowski)
9-Chase Elliott: Best Hendrick Motorsports finisher last 4 races
11-Denny Hamlin: Finished 2nd in 3 races since last win – Kansas July
11-Denny Hamlin: Finished 6th or better last 5 races – 4 Top 2 finishes
11-Denny Hamlin: 529 NASCAR Cup Series races
If Denny Hamlin wins championship this season – 2nd most races before winning first championship
*Bobby Allison: 589 Races before only championship (1983)
11-Denny Hamlin: 42 Career wins – Winless in 28 Dover races
12-Ryan Blaney winner of closest finish this season (Talladega June) & finished 2nd in 2nd-closest finish this season (Daytona 500)
12-Ryan Blaney: Finished 31st or worse 5 races this season – Finished 38th & 31st last 2 races
14-Clint Bowyer: Finished 6th at Daytona Road Course – Only top 5 finisher in Stage 1 & 2, 47 Points scored (2nd-most)
14-Clint Bowyer: Best Stewart-Haas Racing finisher at Daytona (Finished 6th) – First time best SHR finisher in last 14 races
14-Clint Bowyer: Finished 6th at Daytona – Only Stewart-Haas Racing driver in top 15
14-Clint Bowyer best finish last 14 races: 6th – Daytona Road Course
14-Clint Bowyer: 3 Stage wins this season – No race wins
17-Chris Buescher: Finished 5th at Daytona Road Course – Best finish since 3rd-place in 2020 Daytona 500
17-Chris Buescher: Best Ford finisher at Daytona (Finished 5th) – First time best Ford finisher this season
17-Chris Buescher: 5 Top 10 finishes this season – Career-high
18-Kyle Busch: 1 Playoff point this season – 29 Playoff points after 23 races last season (Most)
18-Kyle Busch: Winless this season
Last defending champion winless this far into season: 2012 champion Brad Keselowski won 31st race of 2013 (Charlotte)
18-Kyle Busch: 10 Top 5 finishes this season – 8 Finishes of 21st or worse
18-Kyle Busch: Finished 37th or worse 3 of last 9 races – Failed to finish all 3 (Pocono June 28, New Hampshire & Daytona Road)
19-Martin Truex Jr.: Finished 3rd last 5 races
19-Martin Truex Jr.: 1 Win last 26 races – 7 Wins previous 25 races
21-Matt DiBenedetto: Dover will be 200th NASCAR Cup Series race
22-Joey Logano: 4 Straight top 10 finishes – Longest streak this season
22-Joey Logano: Finished 9th or better last 4 races – Average finish: 6.5
22-Joey Logano: 2 Wins this season (Las Vegas Feb. & Phoenix March) – Winless in 19 races since season restart
24-William Byron best finish last 8 races: 8th – Daytona Road Course
34-Michael McDowell: 3 Top 10 finishes this season – Career-high
41-Cole Custer: Finished 22nd or worse last 3 races – Average finish: 27th
43-Bubba Wallace: Dover will be 100th NASCAR Cup Series race
43-Bubba Wallace best career Xfinity Series finish: 2nd – Dover (5/16)
48-Jimmie Johnson: 1175 Days since last career win – Dover 6/17 (6/4/17-8/22/20)
48-Jimmie Johnson: 1 Top 5 finish last 13 races – Finished 4th at Daytona Road Course
88-Alex Bowman: Finished 12th at Daytona – Only Hendrick Motorsports driver outside top 10
95-Christopher Bell: 5 Top 10 finishes this season – 13 Finishes of 21st or worse
10 Different winners in 23 races this season
Hendrick Motorsports: 13 Stage wins this season – 3 Wins
Team Penske driver passed for final lead change 7 races this season
2 Races settled by last lap pass this season – Talladega June & Kentucky
Youngest winner: Cole Custer – 22
Oldest winner: Kevin Harvick – 44
15 Races this season won by drivers 36-years-old or older
All 4 Hendrick Motorsports drivers finished 12th or better at Daytona
Stage 1 winner went on to win only 4 races this season
2 Winners started rear of field – Denny Hamlin (Daytona 500) & Brad Keselowski (Coca-Cola 600)
Chevrolet: 4 Wins this season – 3 Different drivers (Alex Bowman, Austin Dillon & Chase Elliott)
Toyota: 6 Wins this season – Denny Hamlin won 5
6 Overtime races this season – Kevin Harvick won last 2 (Indianapolis & Michigan Aug. 8)
2020 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS
Most wins: 5 Chase Briscoe & Austin Cindric
Most 2nd-place finishes: 3 Chase Briscoe & Austin Cindric
Most top 3 finishes this season: 10 Austin Cindric
Most top 5 finishes: 13 Austin Cindric
Most top 5 finishes by winless driver: 7 Ross Chastain
Most top 10 finishes: 16 Ross Chastain
Most Stage 1 & 2 wins this season: 8 Austin Cindric & Noah Gragson
Most races led: 15 Austin Cindric & Noah Gragson
Most laps led: 656 Austin Cindric
Most laps led by winless driver: 418 Justin Allgaier
Most laps complete: 2894 of 2905 Chase Briscoe
1-Michael Annett: 7 Top 10 finishes last 8 races – Finished 15th at Daytona Road Course
7-Justin Allgaier: 7 Stage wins this season – No race wins
9-Noah Gragson: 1 Top 5 finish last 6 races – Finished 3rd at Daytona Road Course
9-Noah Gragson: Best Chevrolet finisher at Daytona Road Course (Finished 3rd) – First time best Chevy finisher last 10 races
10-Ross Chastain: 11 Top 10 finishes last 12 races – Finished 36th at Daytona Road Course
11-Justin Haley: Finished 38th at Daytona Road Course – Tied worst career finish (2018 Watkins Glen)
18-Riley Herbst best Rookie finisher at Daytona Road Course – Finished 7th
18-Riley Herbst best finish last 5 races: 7th at Daytona Road Course
19-Brandon Jones: 4 Top 2 finishes this season – 2 Top 2 finishes last 3 races
19-Brandon Jones: Passed for final lead change at Daytona Road Course – Finished 2nd
19-Brandon Jones: Best Toyota finisher 7 races this season including last 3
20-Harrison Burton: 2 Career wins – No career Stage wins
22-Austin Cindric: 5 Wins last 6 races – 2nd driver in history (Sam Ard 1983)
Sam Ard: 7 Wins in 9 races (1983-’84)
22-Austin Cindric: 5 Wins last 6 races – Finished 2nd at Kansas
22-Austin Cindric won back-to-back races twice this season – Kentucky, Kentucky, Texas & Road America, Daytona Road
22-Austin Cindric: Passed for final lead change 3 races this season – Twice on final lap (Charlotte & Kansas July)
22-Austin Cindric: Daytona Road Course winner – Largest margin-of-victory this season (7.108 Seconds)
22-Austin Cindric: 12 Straight races led (Career-long streak) – 578 Laps led
39-Ryan Sieg: Finished 11th or better last 3 races – 2 Top 10 finishes
51-Jeremy Clements: 4 Top 10 finishes this season – Ties career-high (2019)
51-Jeremy Clements: 1 Top 10 finish last 7 races – Finished 6th at Daytona Road Course
93-Myatt Snider: 1 Top 10 finish last 7 races – Finished 10th at Daytona Road Course
98-Chase Briscoe: Finished 29th at Daytona Road Course (Crash) – Most laps led (26)
98-Chase Briscoe: Failed to finish Daytona Road Course – First DNF since Daytona 7/19
98-Chase Briscoe worst finish last 36 races: 29th at Daytona Road Course last week
98-Chase Briscoe: 5 Wins this season – 3 with Greg Zipadelli & 2 with Richard Boswell
98-Chase Briscoe: Winner of 2 closest finishes this season – Miami June 14 & Darlington May
98-Chase Briscoe won 2 overtime races this season – Miami June 14 & Pocono
8 Different winners in 19 races this season
Chase Briscoe (5) & Austin Cindric (5) won 10 of 19 races this season – 8 Wins last 10 races
4 Winners last 10 races – Austin Cindric 5, Chase Briscoe 3, Justin Haley 1 & Brandon Jones 1
Stage 2 winner failed to win last 4 races
3 Win streaks this season – Chase Briscoe (Pocono & Indianapolis) & Austin Cindric (2 Win streaks)
Final lead change with 2 or fewer laps to go in 10 of 19 races this season
Final lead change with 5 or fewer laps to go last 4 races
4 Races settled by last lap pass this season – Darlington May, Charlotte, Talladega & Kansas July
First career win for 3 this season – Noah Gragson (Daytona Feb.), Harrison Burton (Auto Club) & Justin Haley (Talladega)
Chevrolet winless last 8 races
7 Overtime races this season
Youngest winner: Harrison Burton – 19
Oldest winner: AJ Allmendinger – 38
25-Years-old & younger won 17 of 19 races this season