NASCAR Information Sunday, August 2, 2020
2020 NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS
Most wins: 5 Denny Hamlin
Most 2nd-place finishes: 3 Kyle Busch & Denny Hamlin
Most top 3 finishes: 8 Denny Hamlin
Most top 5 finishes: 13 Kevin Harvick
Most top 5 finishes by winless driver: 8 Kyle Busch
Most top 10 finishes: 17 Kevin Harvick
Most laps led: 706 Kevin Harvick
Most laps led by winless driver: 255 Aric Almirola
Most races led: 15 Brad Keselowski & Joey Logano
Winner pit stops & lap last race: Brad Keselowski (4 Stops) 64, 97, 173, 205
Longest green flag run last race: 83 Laps (219-301)
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2 last race: Brad Keselowski (5th & 1st), Denny Hamlin (1st & 2nd)
Speeding last race: Chase Elliott (9th), James Davison (30th), Corey LaJoie (35th)
Rear of field last race: Austin Dillon (13th), Bubba Wallace (23rd), Corey LaJoie (35th)
Best HMS last race: 9th Chase Elliott
Best JGR last race: 2nd Denny Hamlin
Best SHR last race: 5th Kevin Harvick
Best TPR last race: 1st Brad Keselowski
10-Aric Almirola: 11th in Standings (Best of winless drivers) – 145 Ahead of 17th-place Tyler Reddick
1-Kurt Busch: 12th in Standings – 112 Ahead of 17th-place Tyler Reddick (13th – 119 Ahead of 17th before New Hampshire)
18-Kyle Busch: 13th in Standings – 94 Ahead of 17th-place Tyler Reddick (12th – 120 Ahead of 17th before New Hampshire)
14-Clint Bowyer: 14th in Standings – 43 Ahead of 17th-Place Tyler Reddick (15th – 36 Ahead of 17th before Kansas)
21-Matt DiBenedetto: 15th in Standings – 40 Ahead of 17th-Place Tyler Reddick (15th – 35 Ahead of 17th before New Hampshire)
24-William Byron: 16th in Standings – 15 Ahead of 17th-place Tyler Reddick (17th – 2 Behind 16th before Kansas)
8-Tyler Reddick: 17th in Standings – 15 Behind 16th-place William Byron (18th – 41 Behind 16th before Texas)
48-Jimmie Johnson: 18th in Standings – 25 Behind 16th-place William Byron (16th – 24 Ahead of 17th before Texas)
20-Erik Jones: 19th in Standings – 31 Behind 16th-place William Byron (18th – 12 Behind 16th before New Hampshire)
43-Bubba Wallace: 20th in Standings – 118 Behind 16th-place William Byron (20th – 76 Behind 16th before Kansas)
1-Kurt Busch: 3 Top 10 finishes last 4 races – Finished 17th at New Hampshire
2-Brad Keselowski: Finished 9th or better last 5 races – 3 Top 5 finishes
2-Brad Keselowski: 6 Stage 2 wins this season – Only 1 win after winning Stage 2 (New Hampshire)
2-Brad Keselowski: 6 Stage wins this season (All Stage 2) – Leads all drivers
2-Brad Keselowski: Best Team Penske finisher 5 of last 7 races
2-Brad Keselowski: 184 Laps led at New Hampshire – Season high
2-Brad Keselowski: 4 Straight races led – 263 Laps led
4-Kevin Harvick: 7 Straight top 5 finishes – Career-long streak: 8 Straight (2014-’15)
4-Kevin Harvick: 8 Straight top 10 finishes – 7 Straight top 5 finishes
4-Kevin Harvick: 4 Wins this season – 2 Stage wins
4-Kevin Harvick: Best Stewart-Haas Racing finisher 6 of last 7 races
4-Kevin Harvick: 8 Straight races led – 164 Laps led
8-Tyler Reddick: Finished 13th or better last 5 races – 4 Top 10 finishes
9-Chase Elliott: 1 Top 10 finish last 5 races – Finished 9th at New Hampshire
9-Chase Elliott: Best Hendrick Motorsports finisher 4 of last 6 races
10-Aric Almirola: 9 Straight top 10 finishes – Longest current streak & career-long streak
11-Denny Hamlin: 3 Wins last 9 races – 5 Top 2 finishes last 9 races
11-Denny Hamlin: Passed for final lead change 2 of last 5 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: 4 Straight races led – 188 Laps led
18-Kyle Busch: 8 Top 5 finishes this season – 7 Finishes of 21st or worse
19-Martin Truex Jr.: 3 Top 3 finishes last 4 races – No top 5 finishes previous 5 races
20-Erik Jones: 5 Top 5 finishes this season – 9 Finishes of 21st or worse
21-Matt DiBenedetto: 6 Top 10 finishes this season – Career-high: 7 (2019)
22-Joey Logano: 2 Top 5 finishes last 3 races – 1 Top 5 finish previous 13 races
37-Ryan Preece: Finished 16th at New Hampshire – Failed to finish previous 4 races this season
38-John Hunter Nemechek: Failed to finish 2 of last 4 races – Running at finish previous 19 career races
41-Cole Custer: 5 Career top 10 finishes – 4 Top 10 finishes last 5 races
41-Cole Custer: Best Rookie finisher 5 of last 6 races
47-Ricky Stenhouse Jr. best finish last 7 races: 14th – New Hampshire
48-Jimmie Johnson best finish last 8 races: 12th – New Hampshire
88-Alex Bowman: 2 Top 5 finishes this season – No top 5 finishes last 15 races
95-Christopher Bell: Finished 21st or worse last 3 races – Average finish: 24th
10 Different winners in 20 races this season
Stage 1 winner failed to win last 8 races
Hendrick Motorsports: 12 Stage wins this season – 2 Wins
Team Penske driver passed for final lead change 7 races this season
Chevrolet: 3 Wins this season – 3 Different drivers (Alex Bowman, Austin Dillon & Chase Elliott)
Toyota: 6 Wins this season – Denny Hamlin won 5
5 Overtime races this season – Daytona 500, Phoenix March, Coca-Cola 600, Talladega June & Indianapolis
Most recent Rookie of the Year contenders to win:
Cole Custer (2020 Kentucky), Chris Buescher (2016 Pocono), Joey Logano (2009 New Hampshire) & Juan Pablo Montoya (2007 Sonoma)
Youngest winner: Cole Custer – 22
Oldest winner: Kevin Harvick – 44
13 Races this season won by drivers 36-years-old or older
Closest margin-of-victory this season: .007 Seconds – Ryan Blaney over Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Talladega June)