NASCAR Information Sunday, August 27, 2023
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Daytona 8/23
Chris Buescher
Daytona 8/23 winner – Started 11th, finished outside top 10 in Stage 1 & 2, only final 2 laps led
Winner pit stops: Chris Buescher – 6 Stops 37, 83 (G), 95, 101, 103, 147 (G)
Stage 1 winner: Martin Truex Jr. 24th
Stage 2 winner: Brad Keselowski 2nd
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: None
Most points scored: 45 Brad Keselowski
Passed for final lead change: Kevin Harvick 9th
Winner final laps led: Chris Buescher 2
Cautions: 3
Failed to finish: 10
Longest green run: 55 Laps (41-95)
Best free pass finisher: Chandler Smith 15th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Brennan Poole 39th
Best starting rear of field finisher: Ryan Preece 31st
Best Hendrick: Chase Elliott 4th
Best Gibbs: Christopher Bell 16th
Best Stewart-Haas: Aric Almirola 3rd
Best Penske: Joey Logano 5th
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 5 finishes without a win this season: 7 Chase Elliott
Most top 10 finishes this season: 15 Martin Truex Jr.
Most top 10 finishes without a win this season: 12 Kevin Harvick
Most laps led this season: 877 William Byron
Most laps led without a win this season: 259 Brad Keselowski
Most races led this season: 19 Denny Hamlin
Season
14 Different winners in 26 races this season
Chris Buescher only repeat winner last 7 races (3 Wins) – 4 Others 1-win each
Last 6 races won by 4 drivers without a championship – Buescher, Byron, Hamlin & McDowell
Closest margin-of-victory this season: .098 Seconds – Chris Buescher over Brad Keselowski (Daytona Aug.)
Chris Buescher winner in 2 closest finishes this season
William Byron: 3 Wins this season with under 1-second margin-of-victory
Final lead change with 2 or fewer laps to go 7 races this season including Daytona Aug.
Kevin Harvick passed for final lead change 3 races this season including Darlington May & Daytona Aug.
William Byron took lead for final time with 2 to go 3 of 5 wins this season
2 Won consecutive races this season –
William Byron (Las Vegas March & Phoenix March) & Chris Buescher (Richmond July & Michigan)
3 Races settled by last lap pass this season –
Atlanta March (Joey Logano winner), Talladega April (Kyle Busch winner) & Kansas May (Denny Hamlin winner)
Chris Buescher best Ford finisher 4 of last 5 races
Ford: 6 Wins this season – 4 Wins last 5 races
9 Races finished in Overtime this season – Leader at scheduled distance failed to win 6
William Byron: 3 Overtime wins this season
Kevin Harvick lost 2 Overtime races this season after leading at scheduled distance – Darlington May & Daytona Aug.
William Byron leads with 8 Stage wins this season
2 Swept Stage 1, 2 & race this season – William Byron (Las Vegas March) & Martin Truex Jr. (New Hampshire)
Denny Hamlin leads all with 4 poles this season
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
Youngest winner: William Byron – 25
Oldest winner: Martin Truex Jr. – 43
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 laps led this season: 662 John Hunter Nemechek
Most laps led without a win this season: 200 Josh Berry
Season
13 Different winners in 24 races this season
First career win for 4 this season –
Sammy Smith (Phoenix March), Chandler Smith (Richmond), Ryan Truex (Dover) & Sam Mayer (Road America)
1 Won consecutive races this season – John Hunter Nemechek (Atlanta July & New Hampshire)
Winner started on front row in 10 races this season
Only 5 winners started outside top 10 this season
John Hunter Nemechek started 2nd in 4 of 5 wins 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)
Kaz Grala best Toyota finisher at Daytona Aug. – Finished 20th
10 Overtime races this season – Leader at scheduled distance won 5
Justin Allgaier leading at scheduled distance 3 races this season – 1 Win (Daytona Aug.)
Youngest winner: Sammy Smith – 18
Oldest winner: AJ Allmendinger – 41
Closest margin-of-victory this season: .005 Seconds – Justin Allgaier over Sheldon Creed (Daytona Aug.)
Sheldon Creed 2nd in 2 of the 3 closest finishes this season – Talladega April & Daytona Aug.