NASCAR Information Sunday, July 14, 2024
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
2024 Pocono
Ryan Blaney
2024 Pocono winner – Started 8th, finished 29th in Stage 1 & 27th in Stage 2, final 44 laps led
Winner pit stops: Ryan Blaney – 4 Stops Lap 27 (G), 55, 92 (G), 117
Stage 1 winner: Martin Truex Jr. 8th
Stage 2 winner: Denny Hamlin 2nd
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Denny Hamlin 2nd & 1st, William Byron 4th & 4th, Chase Elliott 5th & 2nd
Most points scored: Denny Hamlin 54
Passed for final lead change: Chris Buescher 11th
Winner final laps led: Ryan Blaney 44
Lead changes: 8
Cautions: 8
Failed to finish: 13
Longest green run: 38 Laps (Lap 59-96)
Best free pass finisher: Josh Berry 20th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Chase Elliott 9th
Best starting rear of field finisher: Corey LaJoie 19th
Best Hendrick: Alex Bowman 3rd
Best Gibbs: Denny Hamlin 2nd
Best Stewart-Haas: Chase Briscoe 15th
Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 1st
13 Failed to finish Pocono – Tied for most this season (Nashville)
Most wins this season: 3 Christopher Bell, William Byron, Denny Hamlin & Kyle Larson
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 3 Brad Keselowski
Most top 3 finishes this season: 6 William Byron, Brad Keselowski & Kyle Larson
Most top 5 finishes this season: 8 Denny Hamlin, Kyle Larson & Tyler Reddick
Most top 10 finishes this season: 14 Tyler Reddick
Most Stage wins this season: 9 Christopher Bell
Most laps led this season: 755 Kyle Larson
Most laps led this season of winless drivers: 461 Martin Truex Jr.
Most races led this season: 16 Denny Hamlin
Most lead lap finishes this season: 20 Chase Elliott (Completed all but 1 lap – Bristol)
12 Different winners in 21 races this season
Ryan Blaney only repeat winner last 7 races (2 Wins) – 5 Others 1-win each
Team Penske: 4 Wins last 7 races
Driver starting first finished 21st or worse 5 of last 7 races
Chris Buescher passed for final lead change 3 of last 10 races including Pocono
Last to win 2 straight races: Chris Buescher (Richmond 7/23 & 2023 Michigan)
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Most wins this season: 3 Shane van Gisbergen
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 3 Sheldon Creed
Most top 3 finishes this season: 6 Chandler Smith
Most top 5 finishes this season: 8 Sheldon Creed, Cole Custer & Austin Hill
Most top 10 finishes this season: 15 Cole Custer
Most top 10 finishes without a win this season: 11 Sheldon Creed
Most laps led this season: 517 Justin Allgaier
Most races led this season: 12 Justin Allgaier & Austin Hill
13 Different winners in 19 races this season
Shane van Gisbergen only repeat winner last 11 races (3 Wins) – 8 Others 1 win each
5 Different winners last 5 races –
Sam Mayer, Christopher Bell, John Hunter Nemechek, Shane van Gisbergen & Cole Custer
Final lead change with 4 or fewer laps to go 10 of 19 races this season
Justin Allgaier: 11 Stage wins this season – Leads all drivers
Jesse Love leads all with 3 pole wins this season
2 Won consecutive races this season – Austin Hill (Daytona Feb. & Atlanta Feb.) & Shane van Gisbergen (Portland & Sonoma)