NASCAR Information Sunday, August 20, 2023
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
2023 Watkins Glen
William Byron
Watkins Glen winner – Started 2nd, finished 2nd in Stage 1 & Stage 2 winner, 66 laps led (most), avg. running pos.: 1.4 (best)
Winner pit stops: William Byron – 2 Stops 22 (G), 55 (G)
Stage 1 winner: Michael McDowell 36th
Stage 2 winner: William Byron 1st
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: William Byron 2nd & 1st, Denny Hamlin 3rd & 2nd, Ty Gibbs 4th & 3rd, AJ Allmendinger 5th & 5th
Most points scored: 59 William Byron
Passed for final lead change: Kyle Busch 14th
Winner final laps led: William Byron 33
Cautions: 1
Failed to finish: Michael McDowell
Longest green run: 56 Laps (1-56)
Best free pass finisher: Daniel Suárez 22nd
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Kyle Larson 26th
Best starting rear of field finisher: Brad Keselowski 15th
Best Hendrick: William Byron 1st
Best Gibbs: Denny Hamlin 2nd
Best Stewart-Haas: Ryan Preece 17th
Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 9th
Season
Most wins this season: 5 William Byron
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: 15 Martin Truex Jr.
Most top 10 finishes without a win this season: 11 Kevin Harvick
Most laps led this season: 876 William Byron
Most laps led without a win this season: 253 Brad Keselowski
Most races led this season: 18 Denny Hamlin
Season
14 Different winners in 25 races this season
5 Different winners from 5 different teams in 5 races on road courses this season –
Tyler Reddick (Austin), Martin Truex Jr. (Sonoma), Shane van Gisbergen (Chicago Street),
Michael McDowell (Indianapolis Road) & William Byron (Watkins Glen)
Denny Hamlin leads all with 4 poles this season
William Byron leads with 8 Stage wins this season
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)
5 Winless streaks of 42 races or longer ended this season
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 5 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)
Ford: 5 Wins this season – 3 Wins last 4 races
8 Races finished in Overtime this season – Leader at scheduled distance failed to win 5
William Byron: 3 Overtime 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
William Byron only Hendrick Motorsports top 20 finisher at Watkins Glen
All 4 Joe Gibbs Racing drivers finished top 6 at Watkins Glen
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 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 23 races this season
Final lead change with 3 or fewer laps to go in 8 races this season
2 Races settled by last lap pass this season –
Daytona Feb. (Austin Hill passed Justin Allgaier), Darlington May (Kyle Larson passed John Hunter Nemechek)
Closest margin-of-victory this season: .085 Seconds – Austin Hill over Daniel Hemric (Atlanta March)
9 Overtime races this season – Leader at scheduled distance won 4
Sam Mayer won last 2 Overtime races this season – Road America & Watkins Glen
Sam Mayer best JR Motorsports finisher 4 of last 5 races
Sheldon Creed best Richard Childress Racing finisher at Watkins Glen (Finished 2nd) – First time best RCR finish since April
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