NASCAR Information Sunday, July 11, 2021
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Most wins this season: 4 Kyle Larson
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 5 Kyle Larson
Most top 5 finishes this season: 11 Denny Hamlin & Kyle Larson
Best average finish this season of drivers competing in every race: 8.6 Denny Hamlin
Most laps led this season: 1441 Kyle Larson (671 More than 2nd-most Denny Hamlin)
Most races led this season: 17 Denny Hamlin
Most wins on 1.5-mile tracks this season: 2 Kyle Larson
Most top 3 finishes on 1.5-mile tracks this season: 4 Kyle Busch
Most top 5 finishes on 1.5-mile tracks this season: 5 Kyle Busch
Kyle Busch only driver to finish top 10 all 6 races on 1.5-mile tracks this season
Best average finish on 1.5-mile tracks this season: 4.0 Kyle Busch
Most laps led on 1.5-mile tracks this season: 836 Kyle Larson
Kevin Harvick: No laps led on 1.5-mile tracks this season – 479 Laps led on 1.5-mile tracks last season
| 2020 Wins | 2021 Wins | Winless Streak | Last Win | |
| Kevin Harvick | 9 | 0 | 28 | Bristol 9/20 |
| Denny Hamlin | 7 | 0 | 26 | Talladega 10/20 |
1-Kurt Busch: 33 Career wins – 14 Roush, 10 Penske, 6 Stewart-Haas & 3 Ganassi
1-Kurt Busch: 4 Atlanta wins – 1 Roush Ford (10/02), 2 Penske Dodge (3/09 & 3/10) & 1 Ganassi Chevrolet (7/21)
1-Kurt Busch: Last 12 wins came on 12 different tracks
Charlotte, Sonoma, Dover, Martinsville, Richmond, Michigan, Pocono, Daytona, Bristol, Kentucky, Las Vegas, Atlanta
8-Tyler Reddick: Best finish last 18 races: 6th – Atlanta July
8-Tyler Reddick: 3 Straight top 10 finishes – Ties career-long streak
12-Ryan Blaney: 4 Top 5 finishes this season – 2 Top 5 finishes last 4 races
18-Kyle Busch: 8 Top 3 finishes this season – 4 Straight top 3 finishes
19-Martin Truex Jr.: 1 Top 5 finish last 5 races – Finished 3rd at Atlanta
21-Matt DiBenedetto: Best finish last 10 races: 9th – Atlanta
48-Alex Bowman: 11 Top 10 finishes this season – 7 Top 10 finishes last 9 races
12 Different winners in 21 races this season
5 With multiple wins this season (3 Hendrick & 2 Gibbs drivers) –
Kyle Larson 4, Alex Bowman 3, Martin Truex Jr. 3, Kyle Busch 2 & Chase Elliott 2
5 Different winners in 6 races on 1.5-mile tracks this season – Kyle Larson 2 wins
4 Different winners from 4 different teams last 4 races on 1.5-mile tracks –
Ryan Blaney (Penske), Kyle Busch (Gibbs), Kyle Larson (Hendrick), Kurt Busch (Ganassi)
6 Winless streaks of 26 races or longer ended this season
Final lead change with 11 or fewer laps to go 9 races this season
Ford winless last 11 races – Last Ford win: Talladega April (Brad Keselowski)
Youngest winner: William Byron – 23
Oldest winner: Kurt Busch – 42
Hendrick Motorsports: 7 Wins last 9 races
Hendrick Motorsports: 10 Wins this season – 7 Wins all last season (4 in ’19 & 3 in ’18)
2 Races won starting from front row this season – Kyle Larson Charlotte (Pole) & Sonoma (1st)
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Most wins this season: 5 Kyle Busch
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 3 Austin Cindric
Most top 3 finishes this season: 8 Austin Cindric
Most top 5 finishes this season: 11 AJ Allmendinger & Austin Cindric
Most top 10 finishes this season: 13 Austin Cindric
Most Stage 1 & 2 wins this season: 7 Austin Cindric
Best average finish this season of drivers competing in every race: 7.8 Austin Cindric
Most laps led this season: 534 Austin Cindric
Most races led this season: 16 Austin Cindric
| NASCAR Xfinity Series Wins in 5 Straight Starts | ||
| 1993 | Mark Martin | Michigan, Darlington, Richmond, Charlotte & Rockingham |
| 2002-‘04 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Richmond, Daytona, Talladega, Daytona & Daytona |
| 2005 | Ryan Newman | Watkins Glen, Michigan, Bristol, Dover & Charlotte |
| 2021 | Kyle Busch | COTA, Texas, Nashville, Road America & Atlanta |
02-Brett Moffitt: Best finish last 17 races: 6th – Atlanta July
7-Justin Allgaier: Finished 12th or better last 5 races – 4 Top 10 finishes
8-Sam Mayer: 1 Top 15 finish in 3 career races – Finished 9th at Atlanta July
9-Noah Gragson: Finished 9th or better last 5 races – 2 Top 5 finishes
10-Jeb Burton: 1 Top 5 finish last 10 races – Finished 2nd at Atlanta
11-Justin Haley: 2 Top 5 finishes this season – Finished 2nd at Mid-Ohio & 4th at Atlanta July
51-Jeremy Clements: 6 Top 10 finishes this season – Career-high
8 Different winners in 18 races this season
5 With multiple wins this season – Busch 5, Cindric 4, Allgaier 2, Allmendinger 2 & Gibbs 2
5 Different winners in 6 races on 1.5-mile tracks this season
Joe Gibbs Racing #54 finished top 3 in last 8 races – 6 Wins
Final lead change with 10 or fewer laps to go in 9 races this season
8 Races ended in Overtime this season – Leader at scheduled distance lost 2