NASCAR Information Sunday, August 22, 2021
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Michigan
Ryan Blaney
Michigan winner – Started 3rd, finished 11th in Stage 1 & 12th in Stage 2, only final 8 laps led
Winner pit stops: Ryan Blaney (4 Stops) 22, 63, 110 (Green), 159 (Green)
Longest green flag run: 55 Laps (67-121)
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Kyle Larson (2nd & 3rd), Denny Hamlin (4th & 5th), Chase Elliott (1st & 4th)
Speeding: Ross Chastain (35th)
Rear of field: Josh Berry (26th), Joey Gase (37th)
Best Hendrick: William Byron 2nd
Best Gibbs: Denny Hamlin 5th
Best Stewart-Haas: Chase Briscoe 11th
Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 1st
Most wins this season: 5 Kyle Larson
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 5 Chase Elliott & Kyle Larson
Most top 3 finishes this season: 12 Kyle Larson
Most top 5 finishes this season: 14 Kyle Larson
Most top 10 finishes this season: 18 Kyle Larson
Best average finish this season of drivers competing in every race: 8.9 Denny Hamlin
Most laps led this season: 1566 Kyle Larson (752 More than 2nd-most Denny Hamlin)
Most races led this season: 21 Denny Hamlin
| 2020 Wins | 2021 Wins | Winless Streak | Last Win | |
| Kevin Harvick | 9 | 0 | 32 | Bristol 9/20 |
| Denny Hamlin | 7 | 0 | 30 | Talladega 10/20 |
1-Kurt Busch: 9 Top 10 finishes this season – 7 Top 10 finishes last 10 races
5-Kyle Larson: Finished 7th or better last 4 races – 3 Straight top 3 finishes
5-Kyle Larson: Most laps led last 2 races – Finished 3rd at Indianapolis Road Course & 3rd at Michigan
9-Chase Elliott: Finished 8th or better last 3 races – 2 Top 5 finishes
11-Denny Hamlin: Winless this season – 13 Top 5 finishes & 814 laps led
12-Ryan Blaney: 7 Top 5 finishes this season – 4 Top 5 finishes last 5 races
12-Ryan Blaney: Best Team Penske finisher last 3 races
21-Matt DiBenedetto: Finished 11th or better last 6 races – 4 Top 10 finishes
24-William Byron: Finished 2nd in 2 closest finishes this season (Michigan & Talladega April)
24-William Byron: 1 Top 5 finish last 7 races – Finished 2nd at Michigan
14 Different winners in 25 races this season
8 Different winners last 8 races – Bowman, Kyle Busch, Elliott, Kurt Busch, Almirola, Larson, Allmendinger & Blaney
6 With multiple wins this season –
Kyle Larson 5, Alex Bowman 3, Martin Truex Jr. 3, Ryan Blaney 2, Kyle Busch 2 & Chase Elliott 2
Hendrick Motorsports: 156 of 200 Michigan laps led
Final lead change with 2 or fewer laps to go 6 races this season (24%)
3 Races settled by last lap pass this season – Daytona 500, Talladega April & Pocono June 26
Toyota winless last 6 races – Last win: Pocono June 27 (Kyle Busch)
Closest margin-of-victory this season: .077 Seconds – Ryan Blaney over William Byron (Michigan)
2nd closest margin-of-victory this season: .102 Seconds – Brad Keselowski over William Byron (Talladega April)
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 AJ Allmendinger & Austin Cindric
Most top 10 finishes this season: 17 Austin Cindric
Most Stage 1 & 2 wins this season: 9 Austin Cindric
Most laps led this season: 597 Austin Cindric
Most races led this season: 19 Austin Cindric
Michigan worst finish this season – Snider (36th), Cindric (37th), Hemric (39th), Brown (40th)
02-Brett Moffitt: 8 Top 10 finishes this season – Career-high
7-Justin Allgaier: Finished 12th or better last 9 races – 7 Top 10 finishes last 9 races
9-Noah Gragson: Finished 7th or better last 3 races – 2 Straight top 5 finishes
16-AJ Allmendinger: 3 Wins this season – Career-high
16-AJ Allmendinger: Michigan winner – 3 Straight top 2 finishes
16-AJ Allmendinger: Stage 2 winner last 3 races
19-Brandon Jones: Best finish last 19 races: 2nd – Michigan
20-Harrison Burton: 4 Straight top 10 finishes – Longest streak this season
20-Harrison Burton: Finished 9th or better last 4 races – Finished 5th three times
98-Riley Herbst: 8 Top 10 finishes this season – 5 Top 10 finishes last 8 races
9 Different winners in 22 races this season
5 With multiple wins this season – Busch 5, Cindric 5, Allmendinger 3, Gibbs 3 & Allgaier 2
5 Different winners last 5 races –
Busch (Atlanta), Bell (New Hampshire), Gibbs (Watkins Glen), Cindric (Indianapolis Road) & Allmendinger (Michigan)
First career win for 4 this season –
Ty Gibbs (Daytona Road Course), Myatt Snider (Homestead-Miami), Josh Berry (Martinsville April) & Jeb Burton (Talladega April)
Final lead change with 10 or fewer laps to go in 10 races this season
9 Races ended in Overtime this season – Leader at scheduled distance lost 2
Closest margin-of-victory this season: .085 Seconds – Homestead-Miami (Myatt Snider over Brandon Jones)