NASCAR Information Sunday, August 29, 2021
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Daytona
Ryan Blaney
Daytona winner – Started 6th, finished 13th in Stage 1 & 6th in Stage 2, 7 laps led including final 2
Winner pit stops: Ryan Blaney (4 Stops) 22, 52, 102, 123 (Green)
Longest green flag run: 35 Laps (106-140)
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: None
Speeding: Aric Almirola (14th), Austin Dillon (17th)
Rear of field:
Corey LaJoie (16th), Kyle Larson (20th), Anthony Alfredo (26th), Joey Gase (31st), Kaz Grala (35th), Michael McDowell (39th)
Best Hendrick: Alex Bowman (7th)
Best Gibbs: Denny Hamlin (13th)
Best Stewart-Haas: Aric Almirola (14th)
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: 9.1 Denny Hamlin
Most laps led this season: 1566 Kyle Larson (745 More than 2nd-most Denny Hamlin)
Most races led this season: 22 Denny Hamlin
| 2020 Wins | 2021 Wins | Winless Streak | Last Win | |
| Kevin Harvick | 9 | 0 | 33 | Bristol 9/20 |
| Denny Hamlin | 7 | 0 | 31 | Talladega 10/20 |
1-Kurt Busch: Finished 12th at Daytona – Final lap crash while running 4th
3-Austin Dillon: Finished 17th at Daytona – Running 4th entering final lap
4-Kevin Harvick: Finished 15th at Daytona – Final lap crash while running 2nd
6-Ryan Newman: Finished 3rd at Daytona – Running 11th entering final lap
6-Ryan Newman: Best finish last 64 races: 3rd – Daytona Aug.
7-Corey LaJoie: Finished 16th at Daytona – Running 2nd entering final lap
8-Tyler Reddick: Finished 5th at Daytona – Running 17th entering final lap
8-Tyler Reddick: 2 Top 5 finishes this season – Finished 2nd at Homestead-Miami & 5th at Daytona Aug.
9-Chase Elliott: Finished 8th at Daytona – Running 20th entering final lap
9-Chase Elliott: Finished 8th or better last 4 races – 2 Top 5 finishes
9-Chase Elliott: 3 Stage wins this season – Stage 1 winner last 2 races
12-Ryan Blaney: 3 Wins this season – 2 Straight wins (Finished top 2 last 3 races)
12-Ryan Blaney: 2 Straight wins (First back-to-back wins) – 3 Straight top 2 finishes
12-Ryan Blaney: 7 Career wins – Took lead for final time with 10 or fewer laps to go in all 7 wins
12-Ryan Blaney: Best Team Penske finisher last 4 races – 2 Straight wins
17-Chris Buescher: Finished 40th at Daytona – Disqualified after 2nd-place finish
23-Bubba Wallace: Finished 2nd at Daytona – Running 10th entering final lap
23-Bubba Wallace: 5 Career top 5 finishes – 3 Daytona top 5 finishes
23-Bubba Wallace: Best Toyota finisher 2 of last 3 races – Finished 13th at Indianapolis Road Course & 2nd at Daytona
37-Ryan Preece: Finished 4th at Daytona – Running 14th entering final lap
37-Ryan Preece: 2 Career top 5 finishes – Finished 3rd at Talladega 4/19 & 4th at Daytona Aug.
42-Ross Chastain: Finished 18th at Daytona – Running 6th entering final lap
48-Alex Bowman: Finished 7th at Daytona – Running 13th entering final lap
48-Alex Bowman: 1 Top 15 finish last 4 races – Finished 7th at Daytona
52-Josh Bilicki: Finished 10th at Daytona – Running 21st entering final lap
77-Justin Haley: 3 Career top 10 finishes – 2 Top 10 finishes last 3 races
78-B.J. McLeod: Finished 9th at Daytona – Running 19th entering final lap (30th on lap 156)
99-Daniel Suarez: Finished 19th at Daytona – Final lap crash while running 3rd
14 Different winners in 26 races this season
6 With multiple wins this season –
Kyle Larson 5, Ryan Blaney 3, Alex Bowman 3, Martin Truex Jr. 3, Kyle Busch 2 & Chase Elliott 2
3 Different winners in 3 superspeedway races this season – Ryan Blaney, Brad Keselowski & Michael McDowell
Team Penske won 2 of 3 superspeedway races this season
Ford won all 3 superspeedway races this season
7 Different teams finished top 7 at Daytona
Last to win 3 straight races: Kyle Larson (2021 Charlotte, Sonoma & Nashville) – Ryan Blaney won last 2 races
2 Races won starting from front row this season – Kyle Larson Charlotte (Pole) & Sonoma (1st)
Final lead change with 2 or fewer laps to go 7 races this season (27%)
2 Disqualified this season – Chase Elliott (Nashville) & Chris Buescher (Daytona Aug.)
8 Winless streaks of 26 races or longer ended this season
Toyota winless last 7 races – Last win: Pocono June 27 (Kyle Busch)
5 Overtime races this season – Leader at scheduled failed to win 3 races
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Most wins this season: 5 Kyle Busch & Austin Cindric
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 4 AJ Allmendinger
Most top 3 finishes this season: 10 Austin Cindric
Most top 5 finishes this season: 15 AJ Allmendinger
Most top 10 finishes this season: 17 Austin Cindric
Most Stage 1 & 2 wins this season: 9 Austin Cindric
Best average finish this season of drivers competing in every race: 8.1 AJ Allmendinger
Most laps led this season: 597 Austin Cindric
Most races led this season: 19 Austin Cindric
2-Myatt Snider: 7 Top 10 finishes this season – 3 Top 10 finishes last 5 races
7-Justin Allgaier: Finished 12th or better last 10 races – 8 Top 10 finishes
9-Noah Gragson: Finished 7th or better last 4 races – 2 Top 5 finishes
10-Jeb Burton: 1 Top 5 finish last 5 races – Finished 4th at Daytona
11-Justin Haley: 4 Wins last 6 Superspeedway races – 3 By last lap pass
16-AJ Allmendinger: 4 Straight top 2 finishes – 1 Win (Michigan) & 3 2nd-place finishes
16-AJ Allmendinger: Passed for final lead change 4 of last 7 races
18-Daniel Hemric: 1 Top 10 finish last 4 races – Finished 5th at Daytona
19-Brandon Jones: Failed to finish 8 races this season – Failed to finish 4 of last 6 races
20-Harrison Burton: Finished 9th or better last 5 races – Finished 5th three times
22-Austin Cindric: 2nd in points – Points leader since season-opener in Daytona
22-Austin Cindric: Failed to finish 4 races this season – Failed to finish last 2 races
98-Riley Herbst: 3 Straight top 10 finishes – Longest streak this season
10 Different winners in 23 races this season
5 With multiple wins this season – Busch 5, Cindric 5, Allmendinger 3, Gibbs 3 & Allgaier 2
6 Different winners last 6 races –
Busch (Atlanta), Bell (New Hampshire), Gibbs (Watkins Glen),
Cindric (Indianapolis Road), Allmendinger (Michigan) & Haley (Daytona)
3 Different winners in 3 superspeedway races this season – Jeb Burton, Austin Cindric & Justin Haley
Kaulig Racing won 5 of last 6 Superspeedway races
Closest margin-of-victory this season: .023 Seconds – Daytona Aug. (Justin Haley over AJ Allmendinger)
Final lead change with 10 or fewer laps to go in 11 races this season (48%)
9 Races ended in Overtime this season – Leader at scheduled distance lost 2
Dash 4 Cash winners: Noah Gragson (Martinsville, Talladega & Darlington) & Josh Berry (Dover)