NASCAR Information Sunday, August 6, 2023
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
2023 Michigan
Chris Buescher
Michigan winner – Started 4th, finished 11th in Stage 1 & 10th in Stage 2, 52 laps led (most), first lead on lap 123
Winner pit stops: Chris Buescher – 5 Stops 37, 47, 66, 104, 157 (G)
Stage 1 winner: Martin Truex Jr. 2nd
Stage 2 winner: Martin Truex Jr. 2nd
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Martin Truex Jr. 1st & 1st, Bubba Wallace 2nd & 4th, Brad Keselowski 4th & 3rd
Most points scored: 55 Martin Truex Jr.
Passed for final lead change: Martin Truex Jr.
Winner final laps led: Chris Buescher 12
Cautions: 9
Failed to finish – Berry, Bowman Busch, Byron, Elliott
Longest green run: 67 Laps (134-200)
Best free pass finisher: Austin Dillon 19th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Austin Dillon 19th
Best starting rear of field finisher: Corey LaJoie 15th
Best Hendrick: Kyle Larson 5th
Best Gibbs: Martin Truex Jr. 2nd
Best Stewart-Haas: Kevin Harvick 8th
Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 9th
Season
Most wins this season: 4 William Byron
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 3 Joey Logano
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: 6 Kevin Harvick
Most top 10 finishes without a win this season: 11 Kevin Harvick
Most laps led this season: 828 Martin Truex Jr.
Most laps led without a win this season: 253 Brad Keselowski
Season
13 Different winners in 23 races this season
Chris Buescher only repeat winner last 7 races (2 Wins) – 5 Others 1-win each
15 Different winners after 23 races last season
William Byron leads with 7 Stage wins this season
2 Swept Stage 1, 2 & race this season – William Byron (Las Vegas March) & Martin Truex Jr. (New Hampshire)
Last to win 3 straight races: Kyle Larson (2021 Charlotte Roval, Texas & Kansas)
2 Won consecutive races this season –
William Byron (Las Vegas March & Phoenix March) & Chris Buescher (Richmond July & Michigan)
First career win for 1 this season – Shane van Gisbergen (Chicago)
3 Races won from pole this season – Joey Logano (Atlanta March), Kyle Busch (St. Louis) & Ross Chastain (Nashville)
4 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 4 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: 4 Wins this season – 2 Straight wins
8 Races finished in Overtime this season – Leader at scheduled distance failed to win 5
William Byron: 3 Overtime wins this season
3 Different winners in 3 races on road courses this season –
Tyler Reddick (Austin), Martin Truex Jr. (Sonoma) & Shane van Gisbergen (Chicago Street)
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
3 Postponed races this season –
Dover (Martin Truex Jr. winner), Charlotte (Ryan Blaney winner) & New Hampshire (Martin Truex Jr. winner)
1 Multi-day race this season – Michigan (Chris Buescher winner)
First career win for 20 drivers came on a road course
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: 12 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: 198 Josh Berry
Season
12 Different winners in 21 races this season
4 Different winners in 5 road course races this season
John Hunter Nemechek: 3 Wins last 5 races
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)
Only 4 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 7 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)
8 Overtime races this season – Leader at scheduled distance won 4
Josh Berry best JR Motorsports finisher 1 of last 11 races – Finished 2nd at Michigan
Austin Hill best Richard Childress Racing finisher last 12 races
Riley Herbst best Stewart-Haas Racing finisher last 4 races