NASCAR Information Sunday, February 22, 2026
NASCAR CUP SERIES RACE WINNERS THIS SEASON
>1 Winner in 2 races this season
>Most different winners to start season in Playoff era: 7 (2014, ’21 & ‘22)
>Most different winners to start a season: 10 (2000)
>Record for consecutive different winners: 13 (Twice in 1961)
>Record for different winners in a season: 19 (1956, ’58, ’61, ’01 & ‘22)
>Record for different winners before start of Playoffs: 16 (2022)
>Fewest number of different winners after 26 races in Playoff era: 10 (2008 & ’18)
GEN 7 Wins Career Wins
Kyle Larson 16 32
William Byron 14 16
Denny Hamlin 14 60
Christopher Bell 12 13
Ryan Blaney 10 17
Joey Logano 10 37
Tyler Reddick 10 10
Chase Elliott 8 21
Ross Chastain 6 6
Shane van Gisbergen 6 6
Chase Briscoe 5 5
Chris Buescher 5 6
Kyle Busch 4 63
Austin Cindric 3 3
Austin Dillon 3 6
Martin Truex Jr. 3 34
Alex Bowman 2 8
Kevin Harvick 2 60
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 2 4
Daniel Suárez 2 2
Bubba Wallace 2 3
AJ Allmendinger 1 3
Josh Berry 1 1
Harrison Burton 1 1
Kurt Busch 1 34
Erik Jones 1 3
Brad Keselowski 1 36
Michael McDowell 1 2
NASCAR CUP SERIES POLE WINNERS THIS SEASON
Kyle Busch 1 Daytona 500
>1 Pole winner this season
STAGE FINISHES THIS SEASON
Race Stage 1
Winner Finish Stage 2
Winner Finish Stage 3
Winner Finish Winner Stage 1
Finish
Stage 2
Finish
Stage 3
Finish
Daytona 500 Smith 6th Wallace 10th Reddick 20th 8th
Atlanta Cindric 26th Wallace 8th Reddick 6th 4th
2026
Wins
Career
Wins
Tyler Reddick 2 10 Daytona 500 & Atlanta Feb.
STAGE 1, 2 & 3 WINNERS THIS SEASON
2026
Wins
Stage
Wins
Bubba Wallace 0 2 T Daytona 500 (2) & Atlanta Feb. (2)
Austin Cindric 0 1 F Atlanta Feb. (1)
Zane Smith 0 1 F Daytona 500 (1)
Tyler Reddick 2 0 T
>Bubba Wallace Stage 2 winner both races this season
NASCAR CUP SERIES WINNERS OF NON-POINTS EVENTS THIS SEASON
2/1 Clash Ryan Preece Ford RFK Racing
2/12 Duel – Race 1 Joey Logano Ford Team Penske
2/12 Duel – Race 2 Chase Elliott Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports
REPEAT WINNERS TO START SEASON FINISH IN 3RD RACE
1957 Marvin Panch Lancaster, CA & Concord, NC 3rd
1959 Bob Welborn Fayetteville, NC & Daytona 41st
1976 David Pearson Riverside & Daytona 29th
1997 Jeff Gordon Daytona & Rockingham 4th
2009 Matt Kenseth Daytona & Fontana 43rd
2026 Tyler Reddick Daytona & Atlanta ?
>6 Won first 2 races to start season
Marvin Panch (1957), Bob Welborn (1959), David Pearson (1976),
Jeff Gordon (1997), Matt Kenseth (2009) & Tyler Reddick (2026)
NASCAR CUP SERIES CONSECUTIVE WINS THIS SEASON
Tyler Reddick 2 Daytona 500 & Atlanta Feb.
>1 Won consecutive races this season – Tyler Reddick (Daytona 500 & Atlanta Feb.)
REPEAT WINNERS IN FIRST 4 RACES
1 2 3 4 Race 5 Finish Wins That Season
1954 H. Thomas L. Petty H. Thomas H. Thomas 10th 12
1992 Da. Allison Elliott Elliott Elliott 1st 5
2018 A. Dillon Harvick Harvick Harvick 35th 8
2025 Byron Bell Bell Bell 12th 4
>4 Started season with 3 wins in first 4 races –
Herb Thomas (1954), Bill Elliott (1992), Kevin Harvick (2018) & Christopher Bell (2025)
*Previous 3 didn’t win championship that season
REPEAT WINNERS IN FIRST 5 RACES
1 2 3 4 5 Race 6 Finish
1992 Da. Allison Elliott Elliott Elliott Elliott 20th
>Bill Elliott only driver to start season with 4 wins in first 5 races – 1992
LAST 8 TO WIN 4 STRAIGHT RACES
Cale Yarborough 1976
Darrell Waltrip 1981
Dale Earnhardt 1987
Harry Gant 1991
Bill Elliott 1992
Mark Martin 1993
Jeff Gordon 1998
Jimmie Johnson 2007
>Last to win 4 straight races: Jimmie Johnson (2007 Martinsville, Atlanta, Texas & Phoenix)
>Last to win 5 straight races: Richard Petty (1971 Malta, Islip, Trenton, Nashville & Atlanta)
3 STRAIGHT WINS SINCE 2008 – FINISH IN 4TH RACE
2015 Kyle Busch 21st
2015 Joey Logano 37th
2018 Kevin Harvick 35th
2018 Kyle Busch 13th
2018 Brad Keselowski 9th
2021 Kyle Larson 9th
2021 Kyle Larson 14th
2025 Christopher Bell 12th
>Last to win 3 straight races: Christopher Bell (2025 Atlanta, Austin & Phoenix)
>3 Straight wins 8 times since 2008
RACE WINNERS BEST TO WORST OFFICIAL STARTING POSITION THIS SEASON
Race Winner Official Starting Position
Atlanta Feb. Tyler Reddick 1st
Daytona 500 Tyler Reddick 26th
*Started Rear of Field
RACE WINNERS WINLESS STREAK ENDED THIS SEASON
Race
Winner
Winless Streak
Going Into Race
Daytona 500 Tyler Reddick 38
Atlanta Tyler Reddick 0
SEASON SUMMARY
Race
Started 1st
Team
Car
Finish
Winner
Team
Car
Career
Win
Season
Win
Daytona 500 Busch RCR Chevrolet 15th Reddick 23XI Toyota 9th 1st
Atlanta Reddick 23XI Toyota 1st Reddick 23XI Toyota 10th 2nd
LAP LEADER SUMMARY
Race Most Laps Led Laps Led Finish Winner Laps Led Final Laps Led Took Lead From
Daytona 500 Wallace 40 10th Reddick 1 1 Hocevar
Atlanta Reddick 53 1st Reddick 53 2 Wallace
>Final lead change with 2 or fewer laps to go both races this season
RACES SETTLED BY A LAST LAP PASS THIS SEASON
Race Leader Into Final Lap Finish Winner
Daytona 500 Carson Hocevar 18th Tyler Reddick
BEST FINISH OF MANUFACTURERS THIS SEASON
Race Chevrolet Ford Toyota
Daytona 500 Stenhouse Jr. (2nd) Logano (3rd) Reddick (1st)
Atlanta Chastain (3rd) Smith (7th) Reddick (1st)
LAST WIN BY MANUFACTURER & STREAK
Chevrolet William Byron Martinsville 10/26/25
Ford Ryan Blaney Phoenix 11/2/25
Toyota Tyler Reddick Atlanta 2/22/26 2 Wins
OVERTIME RACES THIS SEASON
Date
Race
Scheduled
Distance
Leader at
Scheduled Distance
Actual
Distance
Winner
> 1 2/22 Atlanta 260 Bubba Wallace 271 Tyler Reddick
>1 Race finished in Overtime this season – Atlanta Feb.
>Most Overtime races in a season: 13 (2024)
>5 Overtimes at 2024 Nashville – NCS record
>Most involved in a crash: 28 – Talladega 10/24
MOST RECENT ROOKIE OF THE YEAR CANDIDATES TO WIN A NCS RACE
Juan Pablo Montoya Sonoma 6/24/07
Joey Logano New Hampshire 6/28/09
Chris Buescher Pocono 8/1/16
Cole Custer Kentucky 7/12/20
Austin Cindric Daytona 2/20/22
Shane van Gisbergen Mexico City 6/15/25
Shane van Gisbergen Chicago 7/6/25
Shane van Gisbergen Sonoma 7/13/25
Shane van Gisbergen Watkins Glen 8/10/25
Shane van Gisbergen Charlotte Roval 10/5/25
>Most recent Rookie of the Year contenders to win:
Shane van Gisbergen (2025 Charlotte Roval), Shane van Gisbergen (2025 Watkins Glen), Shane van Gisbergen (2025 Sonoma),
Shane van Gisbergen (2025 Chicago), Shane van Gisbergen (2025 Mexico City)
NASCAR CUP SERIES DRAFTING TRACK RACE WINNERS THIS SEASON
Tyler Reddick 23XI T 2 Daytona 500 & Atlanta Feb.
GEN 7 WINNERS ON 1.5-MILE TRACKS
3/6/22 Las Vegas 48 Alex Bowman Chevrolet Greg Ives Hendrick Motorsports
5/15/22 Kansas 45 Kurt Busch Toyota Billy Scott 23XI Racing
5/29/22 Charlotte 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota Sam McAulay Joe Gibbs Racing
9/11/22 Kansas 45 Bubba Wallace Toyota Bootie Barker 23XI Racing
9/25/22 Texas 8 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet Randall Burnett Richard Childress Racing
10/16/22 Las Vegas 22 Joey Logano Ford Paul Wolfe Team Penske
10/23/22 Miami 5 Kyle Larson Chevrolet Cliff Daniels Hendrick Motorsports
3/5/23 Las Vegas 24 William Byron Chevrolet Rudy Fugle Hendrick Motorsports
5/7/23 Kansas 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota Chris Gabehart Joe Gibbs Racing
5/28/23 Charlotte 12 Ryan Blaney Ford Jonathan Hassler Team Penske
9/10/23 Kansas 45 Tyler Reddick Toyota Billy Scott 23XI Racing
9/24/23 Texas 24 William Byron Chevrolet Rudy Fugle Hendrick Motorsports
10/15/23 Las Vegas 5 Kyle Larson Chevrolet Cliff Daniels Hendrick Motorsports
10/22/23 Miami 20 Christopher Bell Toyota Adam Stevens Joe Gibbs Racing
3/3/24 Las Vegas 5 Kyle Larson Chevrolet Cliff Daniels Hendrick Motorsports
4/14/24 Texas 9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet Alan Gustafson Hendrick Motorsports
5/5/24 Kansas 5 Kyle Larson Chevrolet Cliff Daniels Hendrick Motorsports
5/26/24 Charlotte 20 Christopher Bell Toyota Adam Stevens Joe Gibbs Racing
9/29/24 Kansas 1 Ross Chastain Chevrolet Phil Surgen Trackhouse Racing
10/20/24 Las Vegas 22 Joey Logano Ford Paul Wolfe Team Penske
10/27/24 Miami 45 Tyler Reddick Toyota Billy Scott 23XI Racing
3/16/25 Las Vegas 21 Josh Berry Ford Miles Stanley Wood Brothers Racing
3/23/25 Miami 5 Kyle Larson Chevrolet Cliff Daniels Hendrick Motorsports
5/4/25 Texas 22 Joey Logano Ford Paul Wolfe Team Penske
5/11/25 Kansas 5 Kyle Larson Chevrolet Cliff Daniels Hendrick Motorsports
5/25/25 Charlotte 1 Ross Chastain Chevrolet Phil Surgen Trackhouse Racing
9/28/25 Kansas 9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet Alan Gustafson Hendrick Motorsports
10/12/25 Las Vegas 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota Chris Gayle Joe Gibbs Racing
GEN 7 WINNERS 1.5-MILE TRACKS
Kyle Larson 6
Joey Logano 3
Denny Hamlin 3
Tyler Reddick 3
Christopher Bell 2
William Byron 2
Ross Chastain 2
Chase Elliott 2
Josh Berry 1
Ryan Blaney 1
Alex Bowman 1
Kurt Busch 1
Bubba Wallace 1
GEN 7 WINNERS ON SHORT TRACKS
Date Track Winner Team Manufacturer
4/3/22 Richmond Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
4/9/22 Martinsville William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
8/14/22 Richmond Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
9/17/22 Bristol Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford
10/30/22 Martinsville Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
4/2/23 Richmond Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
4/16/23 Martinsville Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
7/30/23 Richmond Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford
9/16/23 Bristol Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
10/29/23 Martinsville Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
3/17/24 Bristol Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
3/31/24 Richmond Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
4/7/24 Martinsville William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6/16/24 Iowa Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
8/11/24 Richmond Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9/21/24 Bristol Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
11/3/24 Martinsville Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
3/30/25 Martinsville Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
4/13/25 Bristol Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
8/3/25 Iowa William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
8/16/25 Richmond Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9/13/25 Bristol Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
10/26/25 Martinsville William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
GEN 7 WINNERS SHORT TRACKS
Denny Hamlin 5
William Byron 4
Kyle Larson 4
Ryan Blaney 3
Christopher Bell 2
Chris Buescher 2
Austin Dillon 2
Kevin Harvick 1
GEN 7 WINNERS ON ROAD COURSES
3/27/22 Austin 1 Ross Chastain Chevrolet Phil Surgen Trackhouse Racing
6/12/22 Sonoma 99 Daniel Suárez Chevrolet Travis Mack Trackhouse Racing
7/3/22 Road America 8 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet Randall Burnett Richard Childress Racing
7/31/22 Indy Road Course 8 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet Randall Burnett Richard Childress Racing
8/21/22 Watkins Glen 5 Kyle Larson Chevrolet Cliff Daniels Hendrick Motorsports
10/9/22 Charlotte Roval 20 Christopher Bell Toyota Adam Stevens Joe Gibbs Racing
3/26/23 Austin 45 Tyler Reddick Toyota Billy Scott 23XI Racing
6/11/23 Sonoma 19 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota James Small Joe Gibbs Racing
7/2/23 Chicago Street Course 91 van Gisbergen Chevrolet Darian Grubb Trackhouse Racing
8/13/23 Indy Road Course 34 Michael McDowell Ford Travis Peterson Front Row Motorsports
8/20/23 Watkins Glen 24 William Byron Chevrolet Rudy Fugle Hendrick Motorsports
10/8/23 Charlotte Roval 16 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet Matt Swiderski Kaulig Racing
3/24/24 Austin 24 William Byron Chevrolet Rudy Fugle Hendrick Motorsports
6/9/24 Sonoma 5 Kyle Larson Chevrolet Cliff Daniels Hendrick Motorsports
7/7/24 Chicago Street Course 48 Alex Bowman Chevrolet Blake Harris Hendrick Motorsports
9/15/24 Watkins Glen 17 Chris Buescher Ford Scott Graves RFK Racing
10/13/24 Charlotte Roval 5 Kyle Larson Chevrolet Cliff Daniels Hendrick Motorsports
3/2/25 Austin 20 Christopher Bell Toyota Adam Stevens Joe Gibbs Racing
6/15/25 Mexico City 88 Shane van Gisbergen Chevrolet Stephen Doran Trackhouse Racing
7/6/25 Chicago 88 Shane van Gisbergen Chevrolet Stephen Doran Trackhouse Racing
7/13/25 Sonoma 88 Shane van Gisbergen Chevrolet Stephen Doran Trackhouse Racing
8/10/25 Watkins Glen 88 Shane van Gisbergen Chevrolet Stephen Doran Trackhouse Racing
10/5/25 Charlotte Roval 88 Shane van Gisbergen Chevrolet Stephen Doran Trackhouse Racing
GEN 7 WINNERS ROAD COURSES
Shane van Gisbergen 6
Kyle Larson 3
Tyler Reddick 3
Christopher Bell 2
William Byron 2
AJ Allmendinger 1
Alex Bowman 1
Chris Buescher 1
Ross Chastain 1
Michael McDowell 1
Daniel Suárez 1
Martin Truex Jr. 1
AGE BREAKDOWN OF WINNERS THIS SEASON
Age Wins
18-19
20-25
26-30 2
31-35
36-40
41-45
46+
MARGINS OF VICTORY THIS SEASON
Race Winner 2nd-Place Margin-of-Victory
Atlanta Feb. Tyler Reddick Chase Briscoe .164
Daytona 500 Tyler Reddick Ricky Stenhouse Jr. .308
>Closest finish this season: .164 Seconds Atlanta Feb.
WINNING CREW CHIEF & TEAM THIS SEASON
Race Crew Chief Wins Team
Daytona 500 Billy Scott 8 23XI Racing
Atlanta Billy Scott 9 23XI Racing
BEST FINISHING TEAMS THIS SEASON
Race 23XI Finish HMS Finish JGR Finish RFK Finish TP Finish
Daytona 500 Reddick 1st Elliott 4th Gibbs 23rd Keselowski 5th Logano 3rd
Atlanta Reddick 1st Elliott 11th Briscoe 2nd Preece 9th Blaney 10th
TEAMS 1-5 FINISH THIS SEASON
RACE Winner 2nd Place 3rd Place 4th Place 5th Place
Daytona 500 23XI Racing HYAK Motorsports Team Penske Hendrick Motorsports RFK Racing
Atlanta 23XI Racing Joe Gibbs Racing Trackhouse Racing Spire Motorsports Spire Motorsports
MOST RECENT MULTI-DAY RACES
Started Finished Race Winner
5/4/02 5/5/02 Richmond Tony Stewart 66 Laps Run on 5/4
10/26/03 10/27/03 Atlanta Jeff Gordon 39 Laps Run on 10/26
2/24/08 2/25/08 Fontana Carl Edwards 88 Laps run on 2/24
8/20/16 8/21/16 Bristol Kevin Harvick 48 Laps run on 8/20
4/15/18 4/16/18 Bristol Kyle Busch 204 Laps run on 4/15
10/13/19 10/14/19 Talladega Ryan Blaney 57 Laps run on 10/13
2/16/20 2/17/20 Daytona Denny Hamlin 20 Laps run on 2/16
10/25/20 10/28/20 Texas Kyle Busch 52 Laps run on 10/25
4/10/21 4/11/21 Martinsville Martin Truex Jr. 42 Laps run on 4/10
5/1/22 5/2/22 Dover Chase Elliott 78 Laps run on 5/1
8/6/23 8/7/23 Michigan Chris Buescher 74 Laps run on 8/6
8/18/24 8/19/24 Michigan Tyler Reddick 51 Laps run on 8/18
WINNING STAGE 1, STAGE 2, (3) & RACE
Started
1 3/12/17 Las Vegas Martin Truex Jr. 2nd
2 7/8/17 Kentucky Martin Truex Jr. 2nd
3 3/4/18 Las Vegas Kevin Harvick 2nd
4 3/18/18 Fontana Martin Truex Jr. 1st
5 5/6/18 Dover Kevin Harvick 2nd
6 5/27/18 Charlotte Kyle Busch 1st
7 7/14/18 Kentucky Martin Truex Jr. 1st
8 8/12/18 Michigan Kevin Harvick 3rd
9 11/4/18 Texas Kevin Harvick 3rd
10 3/17/19 Fontana Kyle Busch 4th
11 3/24/19 Martinsville Brad Keselowski 3rd
12 8/4/19 Watkins Glen Chase Elliott 1st
13 10/27/19 Martinsville Martin Truex Jr. 3rd
14 6/14/20 Miami Denny Hamlin 1st
15 8/8/20 Michigan Kevin Harvick 3rd
16 8/22/20 Dover Denny Hamlin 2nd
17 8/23/20 Dover Kevin Harvick 17th
18 5/9/21 Darlington Martin Truex Jr. 4th
19 5/31/21 Charlotte Kyle Larson 1st
20 6/6/21 Sonoma Kyle Larson 1st
21 7/10/22 Atlanta Chase Elliott 1st
22 10/23/22 Miami Kyle Larson 5th
23 3/5/23 Las Vegas William Byron 2nd
24 7/17/23 New Hampshire Martin Truex Jr. 2nd
25 10/15/23 Las Vegas Kyle Larson 2nd
26 3/3/24 Las Vegas Kyle Larson 2nd
27 9/21/24 Bristol Kyle Larson 2nd
28 4/13/25 Bristol Kyle Larson 3rd
29 5/11/25 Kansas Kyle Larson 1st
30 8/31/25 Darlington Chase Briscoe 1st
31 10/26/25 Martinsville William Byron 1st
Most Races To First Career Win
Races Race Age
Michael Waltrip 463 2001 Daytona 500 37
Michael McDowell 358 2021 Daytona 500 36
Sterling Marlin 279 1994 Daytona 500 36
Dave Marcis 227 Martinsville 9/28/75 34
Johnny Benson 226 Rockingham 11/3/02 39
FIRST CAREER WIN ON ROAD COURSE
1 11/20/55 Lancaster Chuck Stevenson
2 8/4/57 Bremerton Parnelli Jones
3 6/1/58 Riverside Eddie Gray
4 1/20/63 Riverside Dan Gurney
5 11/3/63 Riverside Darel Dieringer
6 1/10/71 Riverside Ray Elder
7 1/21/73 Riverside Mark Donohue
8 6/13/82 Riverside Tim Richmond
9 6/5/83 Riverside Ricky Rudd
10 11/20/83 Riverside Bill Elliott
11 8/13/00 Watkins Glen Steve Park
12 6/24/07 Sonoma Juan Pablo Montoya
13 8/15/11 Watkins Glen Marcos Ambrose
14 8/10/14 Watkins Glen AJ Allmendinger
15 8/5/18 Watkins Glen Chase Elliott
16 2/21/21 Daytona Road Course Christopher Bell
17 3/27/22 Austin Ross Chastain
18 6/12/22 Sonoma Daniel Suárez
19 7/3/22 Road America Tyler Reddick
20 7/2/23 Chicago Street Race Shane van Gisbergen
>First career win for 20 drivers came on a road course
DRIVERS TO WIN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN CONSECUTIVE RACES
Billy Wade 4 7/10/64 Old Bridge, NJ, 7/12/64 Bridgehampton, NY,
7/15/64 Islip, NY & 7/19/64 Watkins Glen, NY
Dick Linder 2 8/20/50 Dayton, OH & 8/27/50 Hamburg, NY
Ned Jarrett 2 8/1/59 Myrtle Beach, SC & 8/2/59 Charlotte, NC
>Jim Reed only other driver to win first races back-to-back – Race 14 & 17 of 1958 season
DRIVERS TO WIN DAYTONA 500 & NEXT RACE OF SEASON
1973 Richard Petty Richmond
1977 Cale Yarborough Richmond
1997 Jeff Gordon Rockingham
2009 Matt Kenseth Fontana
2026 Tyler Reddick Atlanta
>5 Won Daytona 500 & next race of season – Last: Tyler Reddick 2026
>First race with Choose Zone: Michigan August 8, 2020
(First used on non-Points 2020 All-Star Race)
>NASCAR began double-file restarts at Pocono June 7, 2009
>First race on road course without caution for Stage break: 2023 Circuit of the Americas
*Stage breaks returned for 2023 Charlotte Roval
>First race on road course with choose rule: 2023 Circuit of the Americas
>2025: First year awarding point for fastest lap
2000 NASCAR CUP SERIES
10 DIFFERENT WINNERS IN FIRST 10 RACES
FEB 20 DAYTONA DALE JARRETT
FEB 27 ROCKINGHAM BOBBY LABONTE
MARCH 5 LAS VEGAS JEFF BURTON
MARCH 12 ATLANTA DALE EARNHARDT
MARCH 19 DARLINGTON WARD BURTON
MARCH 26 BRISTOL RUSTY WALLACE
APRIL 2 TEXAS DALE EARNHARDT JR.
APRIL 9 MARTINSVILLE MARK MARTIN
APRIL 16 TALLADEGA JEFF GORDON
APRIL 30 FONTANA JEREMY MAYFIELD
DALE EARNHARDT JR. FIRST 2-TIME WINNER
RICHMOND MAY 6
Different Winners
To Start Season
Different Winners
Before Playoffs
Winners
That Season
2004 2 12 13
2005 5 12 15
2006 2 11 13
2007 3 14 16
2008 2 10 12
2009 1 13 14
2010 2 11 13
2011 5 15 18
2012 4 14 15
2013 5 13 17
2014 7 13 13
2015 3 11 12
2016 4 13 13
2017 5 14 15
2018 2 10 12
2019 4 11 13
2020 3 11 13
2021 7 14 16
2022 7 16 19
2023 3 14 15
2024 5 15 18
2025 2 14 14
NASCAR CUP SERIES WINNERS ON BIRTHDAY
Birthdate Driver
3/27/77 North Wilkesboro 3/27/39 Cale Yarborough
3/27/83 Atlanta 3/27/39 Cale Yarborough
5/2/09 Richmond 5/2/85 Kyle Busch
3/10/13 Las Vegas 3/10/72 Matt Kenseth
5/2/21 Kansas 5/2/85 Kyle Busch
NASCAR Cup Series
First Win of Season by Champion
Year Champion Race No. Track
2004 Kurt Busch 6 Bristol
2005 Tony Stewart 16 Sonoma
2006 Jimmie Johnson 1 Daytona
2007 Jimmie Johnson 3 Las Vegas
2008 Jimmie Johnson 8 Phoenix
2009 Jimmie Johnson 6 Martinsville
2010 Jimmie Johnson 2 Fontana
2011 Tony Stewart 27 Chicago
2012 Brad Keselowski 4 Bristol
2013 Jimmie Johnson 1 Daytona
2014 Kevin Harvick 2 Phoenix
> 2015 Kyle Busch 16 Sonoma
2016 Jimmie Johnson 2 Atlanta
2017 Martin Truex Jr. 3 Las Vegas
2018 Joey Logano 10 Talladega
2019 Kyle Busch 4 Phoenix
2020 Chase Elliott 8 Charlotte
2021 Kyle Larson 4 Las Vegas
2022 Joey Logano 12 Darlington
2023 Ryan Blaney 14 Charlotte
2024 Joey Logano 19 Nashville
2025 Kyle Larson 6 Miami
>5th race of season for Kyle Busch
HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS NASCAR CUP SERIES 1-2-3-4 FINISHES
Date Race Winner 2nd 3rd 4th
1 7/31/88 Talladega Ken Schrader Geoffrey Bodine
2 2/19/89 Daytona Darrell Waltrip Ken Schrader
3 6/20/93 Michigan Ricky Rudd Jeff Gordon
4 9/10/94 Richmond Terry Labonte Jeff Gordon
5 3/31/96 Bristol Jeff Gordon Terry Labonte
6 4/14/96 N. Wilkesboro Terry Labonte Jeff Gordon
7 6/2/96 Dover Jeff Gordon Terry Labonte
8 9/22/96 Martinsville Jeff Gordon Terry Labonte
9 2/16/97 Daytona Jeff Gordon Terry Labonte Ricky Craven
10 6/22/97 Fontana Jeff Gordon Terry Labonte
11 3/29/98 Bristol Jeff Gordon Terry Labonte
12 10/19/03 Martinsville Jeff Gordon Jimmie Johnson
13 5/2/04 Fontana Jeff Gordon Jimmie Johnson
14 7/3/04 Daytona Jeff Gordon Jimmie Johnson
15 10/16/04 Charlotte Jimmie Johnson Jeff Gordon
16 3/13/05 Las Vegas Jimmie Johnson Kyle Busch
17 9/25/05 Dover Jimmie Johnson Kyle Busch
18 3/11/07 Las Vegas Jimmie Johnson Jeff Gordon
19 4/1/07 Martinsville Jimmie Johnson Jeff Gordon
20 4/29/07 Talladega Jeff Gordon Jimmie Johnson
21 5/6/07 Richmond Jimmie Johnson Kyle Busch
22 10/7/07 Talladega Jeff Gordon Jimmie Johnson
23 10/19/08 Martinsville Jimmie Johnson Dale Earnhardt Jr.
24 4/5/09 Texas Jeff Gordon Jimmie Johnson
25 5/9/09 Darlington Mark Martin Jimmie Johnson
26 6/14/09 Michigan Mark Martin Jeff Gordon
27 7/11/09 Chicagoland Mark Martin Jeff Gordon
28 7/26/09 Indianapolis Jimmie Johnson Mark Martin
29 9/27/09 Dover Jimmie Johnson Mark Martin
30 10/11/09 Fontana Jimmie Johnson Jeff Gordon
31 9/6/11 Atlanta Jeff Gordon Jimmie Johnson
32 8/5/12 Pocono Jeff Gordon Kasey Kahne
33 2/24/13 Daytona Jimmie Johnson Dale Earnhardt Jr.
34 8/4/13 Pocono Kasey Kahne Jeff Gordon
35 9/29/13 Dover Jimmie Johnson Dale Earnhardt Jr.
36 11/3/13 Texas Jimmie Johnson Dale Earnhardt Jr.
37 10/26/14 Martinsville Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jeff Gordon
38 5/3/15 Talladega Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jimmie Johnson
39 7/5/15 Daytona Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jimmie Johnson
40 2/28/16 Atlanta Jimmie Johnson Dale Earnhardt Jr.
41 4/28/19 Talladega Chase Elliott Alex Bowman
42 9/29/19 Charlotte Roval Chase Elliott Alex Bowman
43 8/29/20 Daytona William Byron Chase Elliott
44 5/16/21 Dover Alex Bowman Kyle Larson Chase Elliott William Byron
45 5/23/21 Austin Chase Elliott Kyle Larson
46 5/30/21 Charlotte Kyle Larson Chase Elliott
47 6/6/21 Sonoma Kyle Larson Chase Elliott
48 8/8/21 Watkins Glen Kyle Larson Chase Elliott
49 10/17/21 Texas Kyle Larson William Byron
50 10/24/21 Kansas Kyle Larson Chase Elliott
51 3/6/22 Las Vegas Alex Bowman Kyle Larson
52 3/5/23 Las Vegas William Byron Kyle Larson Alex Bowman
53 4/2/23 Richmond Kyle Larson Josh Berry
54 2/19/24 Daytona William Byron Alex Bowman
55 4/7/24 Martinsville William Byron Kyle Larson Chase Elliott
56 9/21/24 Bristol Kyle Larson Chase Elliott
57 3/23/25 Miami Kyle Larson Alex Bowman
>Hendrick Motorsports swept top finishing positions 57 races
JOE GIBBS RACING NASCAR CUP SERIES 1-2-3 FINISHES
Date Race Winner 2nd 3rd
9/11/99 Richmond Tony Stewart Bobby Labonte
11/14/99 Miami Tony Stewart Bobby Labonte
8/12/07 Watkins Glen Tony Stewart Denny Hamlin
3/9/08 Atlanta Kyle Busch Tony Stewart
8/10/08 Watkins Glen Kyle Busch Tony Stewart
3/22/09 Bristol Kyle Busch Denny Hamlin
3/29/10 Martinsville Denny Hamlin Joey Logano
6/6/10 Pocono Denny Hamlin Kyle Busch
9/11/10 Richmond Denny Hamlin Kyle Busch
4/30/11 Richmond Kyle Busch Denny Hamlin
5/11/13 Darlington Matt Kenseth Denny Hamlin
9/15/13 Chicagoland Matt Kenseth Kyle Busch
9/22/13 New Hampshire Matt Kenseth Kyle Busch
11/17/13 Miami Denny Hamlin Matt Kenseth
9/12/15 Richmond Matt Kenseth Kyle Busch
9/20/15 Chicagoland Denny Hamlin Carl Edwards
9/27/15 New Hampshire Matt Kenseth Denny Hamlin
4/24/16 Richmond Carl Edwards Kyle Busch
7/24/16 Indianapolis Kyle Busch Matt Kenseth
9/3/17 Darlington Denny Hamlin Kyle Busch
7/29/18 Pocono Kyle Busch Daniel Suarez
2/17/19 Daytona Denny Hamlin Kyle Busch Erik Jones
3/10/19 Phoenix Kyle Busch Martin Truex Jr.
6/23/19 Sonoma Martin Truex Jr. Kyle Busch
7/28/19 Pocono Denny Hamlin Erik Jones Martin Truex Jr.
9/21/19 Richmond Martin Truex Jr. Kyle Busch Denny Hamlin
11/10/19 Phoenix Denny Hamlin Kyle Busch
11/17/19 Miami Kyle Busch Martin Truex Jr. Erik Jones
5/20/20 Darlington Denny Hamlin Kyle Busch
8/22/20 Dover Denny Hamlin Martin Truex Jr. Kyle Busch
10/4/20 Talladega Denny Hamlin Erik Jones
10/28/20 Texas Kyle Busch Martin Truex Jr.
9/11/21 Richmond Martin Truex Jr. Denny Hamlin Christopher Bell
5/29/22 Charlotte Denny Hamlin Kyle Busch
3/17/24 Bristol Denny Hamlin Martin Truex Jr.
3/9/25 Phoenix Christopher Bell Denny Hamlin
3/30/25 Martinsville Denny Hamlin Christopher Bell
6/22/25 Pocono Chase Briscoe Denny Hamlin
7/20/25 Dover Denny Hamlin Chase Briscoe
9/7/25 St. Louis Denny Hamlin Chase Briscoe
RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING NASCAR CUP SERIES 1-2 (3) FINISHES
Date Race Winner 2nd 3rd
3/16/08 Bristol Jeff Burton Kevin Harvick Clint Bowyer
10/31/10 Talladega Clint Bowyer Kevin Harvick
10/23/11 Talladega Clint Bowyer Jeff Burton
7/19/20 Texas Austin Dillon Tyler Reddick
8/28/22 Daytona Austin Dillon Tyler Reddick
TEAM PENSKE NASCAR CUP SERIES 1-2 FINISHES
Date Race Winner 2nd
2/17/08 Daytona Ryan Newman Kurt Busch
8/23/14 Bristol Joey Logano Brad Keselowski
3/6/16 Las Vegas Brad Keselowski Joey Logano
4/30/17 Richmond Joey Logano Brad Keselowski
9/2/18 Darlington Brad Keselowski Joey Logano
3/3/19 Las Vegas Joey Logano Brad Keselowski
11/6/22 Phoenix Joey Logano Ryan Blaney
11/10/24 Phoenix Joey Logano Ryan Blaney
>Team Penske swept top finishing positions 8 races
RFK RACING NASCAR CUP 1-2 (3, 4) FINISHES
Date Race Winner 2nd 3rd 4th
8/8/93 Watkins Glen Mark Martin Wally Dallenbach
3/1/98 Las Vegas Mark Martin Jeff Burton
4/5/98 Texas Mark Martin Chad Little
7/12/98 Loudon Jeff Burton Mark Martin
8/22/98 Bristol Mark Martin Jeff Burton
4/9/00 Martinsville Mark Martin Jeff Burton
5/26/02 Charlotte Mark Martin Matt Kenseth
3/23/03 Bristol Kurt Busch Matt Kenseth
7/5/03 Daytona Greg Biffle Jeff Burton
8/22/04 Michigan Greg Biffle Mark Martin
9/19/04 New Hampshire Kurt Busch Matt Kenseth
9/10/05 Richmond Kurt Busch Matt Kenseth Greg Biffle
10/9/05 Kansas Mark Martin Greg Biffle Carl Edwards
11/6/05 Texas Carl Edwards Mark Martin Matt Kenseth
11/20/05 Miami Greg Biffle Mark Martin Matt Kenseth Carl Edwards
6/4/06 Dover Matt Kenseth Jamie McMurray
9/23/07 Dover Carl Edwards Greg Biffle
9/21/08 Dover Greg Biffle Matt Kenseth Carl Edwards
7/2/11 Daytona David Ragan Matt Kenseth
3/16/14 Bristol Carl Edwards Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
8/26/23 Daytona Chris Buescher Brad Keselowski
TOP 4 ONE TEAM SWEEP
Date Location Team Winner 2nd 3rd 4th
12/30/56 Titusville Peter DePaolo Engineering Fireball Roberts Curtis Turner Marvin Panch Ralph Moody
4/7/57 North Wilkesboro Peter DePaolo Engineering Fireball Roberts Paul Goldsmith Ralph Moody Marvin Panch
11/20/05 Miami RFK Racing Greg Biffle Mark Martin Matt Kenseth Carl Edwards
5/16/21 Dover Hendrick Motorsports Alex Bowman Kyle Larson Chase Elliott William Byron
WET WEATHER TIRES USED IN POINTS RACES
10/11/20 Charlotte Roval Chase Elliott
5/23/21 Austin Chase Elliott
8/21/22 Watkins Glen Kyle Larson
7/2/23 Chicago Street Shane van Gisbergen
3/31/24 Richmond Denny Hamlin
6/23/24 New Hampshire Christopher Bell
7/7/24 Chicago Street Alex Bowman
6/15/25 Mexico City Shane van Gisbergen
>Wet weather tires used 8 times in points races –
2020 Charlotte Roval, 2021 Austin, 2022 Watkins Glen, 2023 Chicago Street,
Richmond 3/24, New Hampshire 6/24, 2024 Chicago Street & 2025 Mexico City
>2023 All-Star Heat Race 1 used wet weather tires
BUSCH BROTHERS 1-2 FINISHES
6/28/15 Sonoma Kyle Kurt
4/7/19 Bristol Kyle Kurt
7/13/19 Kentucky Kurt Kyle
7/11/21 Atlanta Kurt Kyle
ROOKIES TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS
2006 Denny Hamlin
2016 Chris Buescher
2016 Chase Elliott
2022 Austin Cindric
2025 Shane van Gisbergen
MOST CONSECUTIVE TOP 10 FINISHES AT A TRACK
Kevin Harvick 21 Phoenix
Dale Earnhardt 18 North Wilkesboro
Richard Petty 18 North Wilkesboro
>Most consecutive top 10 finishes at a track:
21 Kevin Harvick (Phoenix)
18 Dale Earnhardt (N. Wilkesboro) & Richard Petty (N. Wilkesboro)
MOST 2ND-PLACE FINISHES WITHOUT A WIN
G.C. Spencer 7
Jimmie Lewallen 5
Tommy Irwin 4
Neil Castles 4
Ted Musgrave 4
MOST 2nd-PLACE FINISHES BEFORE FIRST WIN
First Win
James Hylton 12 Richmond 3/70
Harry Gant 10 Martinsville 4/82
Sterling Marlin 9 Daytona 2/94
Bill Elliott 8 Riverside 11/83
Chase Elliott 8 Watkins Glen 8/18
Lennie Pond 7 Talladega 8/78
Kasey Kahne 6 Richmond 5/05
Mark Martin 6 Rockingham 10/89
Marvin Panch 6 Montgomery 7/56
Glen Wood 6 Bowman Gray 4/60
Ryan Newman 5 New Hampshire 9/02
Tyler Reddick 5 Road America 7/22
Ricky Rudd 5 Riverside 6/83
NASCAR CUP SERIES WINNERS BORN OUTSIDE UNITED STATES
Mario Andretti Italy Daytona 500 2/26/67
Earl Ross Canada Martinsville 9/29/74
Juan Pablo Montoya Colombia Sonoma 6/24/07 & Watkins Glen 8/8/10
Marcos Ambrose Australia Watkins Glen 8/15/11 & Watkins Glen 8/12/12
Daniel Suárez Mexico City Sonoma 6/12/22 & Atlanta 2/25/24
Shane van Gisbergen New Zealand
Chicago 7/2/23, Mexico City 6/15/25,
Chicago 7/6/25, Sonoma 7/13/25,
Watkins Glen 8/10/25 &
Charlotte Roval 10/5/25
>Foreign-born winners:
Marcos Ambrose, Mario Andretti, Juan Pablo Montoya, Earl Ross, Daniel Suárez & Shane van Gisbergen
LONGEST STREAK BETWEEN WINS
Bill Elliott 226 11/11/01 Homestead-Miami 9/4/94 Darlington
Chris Buescher 222 9/17/22 Bristol 8/1/16 Pocono
Martin Truex Jr. 218 6/23/13 Sonoma 6/4/07 Dover
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 199 2/19/23 Daytona 7/1/17 Daytona
Clint Bowyer 190 3/26/18 Martinsville 10/13/12 Charlotte
Jeff Burton 175 9/24/06 Dover 10/28/01 Phoenix
Sterling Marlin 170 8/19/01 Michigan 7/6/96 Daytona
Jamie McMurray 165 7/7/07 Daytona 10/13/02 Charlotte
BROTHERS TO WIN O’REILLY SERIES & NASCAR CUP SERIES RACES
SAME TRACK ON SAME WEEKEND
NOAPS NCS
Darlington 9/5/92 Michael Waltrip 9/6/92 Darrell Waltrip
Dover 6/4/94 Mike Wallace 6/5/94 Rusty Wallace
Bristol 8/26/94 Kenny Wallace 8/27/94 Rusty Wallace
Darlington 9/1/01 Jeff Burton 9/2/01 Ward Burton
Bristol 3/25/06 Kyle Busch 3/26/06 Kurt Busch
Texas 11/7/09 Kyle Busch 11/8/09 Kurt Busch
Charlotte 5/29/10 Kyle Busch 5/30/10 Kurt Busch
Richmond 4/27/12 Kurt Busch 4/28/12 Kyle Busch
Michigan 6/13/15 Kyle Busch 6/14/15 Kurt Busch
Atlanta 7/10/21 Kyle Busch 7/11/21 Kurt Busch
Dover 4/29/23 Ryan Truex 5/1/23 Martin Truex Jr.
LAST DRIVER TO WIN FIRST CAREER POLE & FIRST CAREER RACE ON THE SAME WEEKEND
7/64 Old Bridge, NJ Billy Wade
LAST RELIEF DRIVER TO WIN A RACE
8/7/77 Donnie Allison relieved by Darrell Waltrip
LAST TO LEAD EVERY LAP IN A RACE
9/17/00 New Hampshire Jeff Burton
LAST TIME ONLY THE WINNER FINISHED ON LEAD LAP
10/2/94 North Wilkesboro Geoff Bodine