NASCAR Information Sunday, February 21, 2021
2020 NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS
20-Christopher Bell
26 Years Old (12/16/94)
Norman, OK
(5 Championships) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
(Since 11/17/20) Crew Chief: Adam Stevens Age: 42 (7/22/78) Portsmouth, OH
(3 Super Bowl wins) Car Owner: Joe Gibbs (11/25/40) 2020 NASCAR Hall of Fame & 1996 Pro Football Hall of Fame
2nd Year in NASCAR Cup Series / First with Joe Gibbs Racing
2017 NASCAR Truck Series champion
Finished 4th in 2018 & 3rd in 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series points
38 NASCAR Cup Series races
1 Career win (38th race) – 2021 Daytona Road Course
Last to win first career races back-to-back:
Billy Wade 7/10/64 Old Bridge, NJ, 7/12/64 Bridgehampton, NY, 7/15/64 Islip, NY & 7/19/64 Watkins Glen, NY
Billy Wade born 2/28/30 – 91 Years ago
Best career start: 5th – 2021 Daytona 500
2021 Daytona Road Course winner – Started 12th, finished 12th in Stage 1 & 4th in Stage 2, led 5 laps including final 2
No Stage wins
Adam Stevens: 6 Playoff appearances – All with Kyle Busch
8/4/20: Leavine Family Racing sold
8/10/20: Christopher Bell driving #20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota starting in 2021
55 Career laps led – 37 Laps led this season
Best 1.5-mile track finish: 3rd – Texas 10/20
8 Career top 10 finishes – 5 Top 10 finishes on 1.5-mile tracks
2nd Miami NCS race (2020) – Started 36th & Finished 8th
Finished 8th at 2020 Miami – Finished 22nd in Stage 1 & 12th in Stage 2, avg. running pos.: 16th
Best finish in first 13 career races: 8th – Miami
Best Miami NXS finish: 5th (2019) – 3rd of Championship 4
Finished 2nd in 2017 Miami NTS race – 2017 NASCAR Truck Series champion
Joe Gibbs Racing: 8 Miami wins – Most all-time
16 NASCAR Xfinity Series wins
7 NASCAR Truck Series wins
Wife: Morgan (2/2/20)
Only Oklahoma driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series race
Daytona Road Course 2/21/21
Winner pit stops: Christopher Bell (5 Stops) 17, 28, 35, 52 (Green), 57
Longest green flag run: 19 Laps (38-56)
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Kurt Busch 5th & 2nd, Denny Hamlin 3rd & 1st, Joey Logano 2nd & 3rd
Speeding: AJ Allmendinger 7th, Kyle Busch 35th, Bubba Wallace 26th
Rear of field: Justin Haley 24th, Erik Jones 14th, Garrett Smithley 27th
Best HMS: Alex Bowman 10th
Best JGR: Christopher Bell 1st
Best SHR: Kevin Harvick 6th
Best TPR: Joey Logano 2nd
4 Finished top 10 both races this season – Denny Hamlin (Top 5 both races), Kevin Harvick, Michael McDowell & Ryan Preece
4 Led laps both races this season – Christopher Bell, Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin & Joey Logano
1-Kurt Busch:
Finished 4th at 2021 Daytona Road Course – Wild ride through infield with 32 to go while leading, dropped to 27th
2-Brad Keselowski:
Finished 5th at 2021 Daytona Road Course – Lap 11 missed chicane, lap 15 off track, lap 24 missed bus stop, lap 41 spun by Kurt Busch
4-Kevin Harvick:
Finished 6th at 2021 Daytona Road Course – Started 5th, finished 9th in Stage 1 & 12th in Stage 2
9-Chase Elliott:
Finished 21st at 2021 Daytona Road Course – Stage 1 winner, 44 laps led (most), 12 to go in grass, 6 to go spin
9-Chase Elliott: Only repeat winner last 11 races (3 Wins) – 8 Others 1 win each
11-Denny Hamlin:
Finished 3rd at 2021 Daytona Road Course – Started 4th, finished 3rd in Stage 1 & Stage 2 winner, 5 laps led
11-Denny Hamlin: Only driver to finish top 5 both races this season – 5th in Daytona 500 & 3rd on Daytona Road Course
11-Denny Hamlin: Most laps led this season – 103 (Chase Elliott 2nd with 47)
11-Denny Hamlin: 3 Stage wins this season – Daytona 500 (Stage 1 & 2) & Daytona Road Course (Stage 2)
20-Christopher Bell:
2021 Daytona Road Course winner – Started 12th, finished 12th in Stage 1 & 4th in Stage 2, led 5 laps including final 2
20-Christopher Bell: 37 Laps led this season – 18 Laps led all last season
22-Joey Logano:
Finished 2nd at 2021 Daytona Road Course – Started 11th, finished 2nd in Stage 1 & 3rd in Stage 2, passed for lead with 2 to go
22-Joey Logano: Passed for final lead change last 3 races – Phoenix 11/20, 2021 Daytona 500 & 2021 Daytona Road Course
34-Michael McDowell:
Finished 8th at 2021 Daytona Road Course – Started 2nd, overshot turn 1, dropped to last, avg. running pos.: 20th
34-Michael McDowell: 2 Straight top 10 finishes – First back-to-back top 10 finishes
37-Ryan Preece:
Finished 9th at 2021 Daytona Road Course – Started 6th, finished 15th in Stage 1 & 23rd in Stage 2, avg. running pos.: 18th
37-Ryan Preece: 2 Straight top 10 finishes – First back-to-back top 10 finishes
37-Ryan Preece: 7 Career top 10 finishes – 4 Top 10 finishes last 10 races
48-Alex Bowman:
Finished 10th at 2021 Daytona Road Course – Started 36th, finished 16th in Stage 1 & 20th in Stage 2, avg. running pos.: 17th
48-Alex Bowman: Finished 10th at Daytona Road Course – Only Hendrick Motorsports driver in top 20
Stage 1 winner failed to win last 13 races
Only 1 Stewart-Haas Racing top 10 finisher on Daytona Road Course (Harvick 6th) – No Stewart-Haas Racing laps led
First career win for 16 drivers came on a road course
2020 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS
2 Different winners in 2 races this season
2 Finished top 5 each race this season – Jeb Burton (4th & 5th), Austin Cindric (1st & 2nd)
3 Led each race this season – Harrison Burton, Austin Cindric, Ryan Sieg
98-Riley Herbst only driver failing to finish each race this season
#8 Best JR Motorsports finisher first 2 races this season – Josh Berry 27th & Miguel Paludo 7th
10-Jeb Burton best Kaulig Racing finisher first 2 races this season
Chris Gayle: 21 Wins with 6 different drivers –
Kyle Busch, Ty Gibbs, Denny Hamlin, Sam Hornish Jr., Erik Jones, Elliott Sadler
Each race ended in Overtime this season
WINNERS IN FIRST NASCAR XFINITY SERIES RACE
| Dale Earnhardt | 2/13/82 | Daytona |
| Joe Ruttman | 5/15/82 | Dover |
| Ricky Rudd | 5/14/83 | Dover |
| Terry Labonte | 10/5/85 | Charlotte |
| Kurt Busch | 4/8/06 | Texas |
| Ty Gibbs | 2/20/21 | Daytona |
YOUNGEST NASCAR XFINITY SERIES FIRST-TIME RACE WINNERS
| Age | Driver | Track | Year |
| 18 years, 21 days | Joey Logano | Kentucky | 2008 |
| 18 years, 4 months, 7 days | Chase Elliott | Texas | 2014 |
| 18 years, 4 months, 17 days | Ty Gibbs | Daytona Road Course | 2021 |
| 18 years, 10 months, 9 days | Casey Atwood | Milwaukee | 1999 |
| 18 years, 10 months, 11 days | Erik Jones | Texas | 2015 |