NASCAR Information Sunday, July 21, 2024
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
2024 Indianapolis
Kyle Larson
2024 Indianapolis winner – Started 5th, finished 2nd in Stage 1 & 20th in Stage 2, 8 laps led including final 7
Indianapolis winner followed with win in next race 4 times
Winner pit stops: Kyle Larson – 6 Stops Lap 25 (G), 52, 70, 72, 76, 123 (G)
Stage 1 winner: Denny Hamlin 32nd
Stage 2 winner: Bubba Wallace 5th
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Denny Hamlin 1st & 3rd, Ryan Blaney 3rd & 4th
Most points scored: Ryan Blaney & Kyle Larson 49
Passed for final lead change: Brad Keselowski 21st
Winner final laps led: Kyle Larson 7
Lead changes: 18
Cautions: 10
Failed to finish: 12
Best free pass finisher: Todd Gilliland 6th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Austin Cindric 7th
Best starting rear of field finisher: Austin Cindric 7th
Longest green flag run: 51 Laps (1-51)
Best Hendrick: Kyle Larson 1st
Best Gibbs: Christopher Bell 4th
Best Stewart-Haas: Noah Gragson 9th
Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 3rd
Most wins this season: 4 Kyle Larson
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 3 Brad Keselowski & Tyler Reddick
Most top 3 finishes this season: 7 Kyle Larson
Most top 5 finishes this season: 9 Kyle Larson & Tyler Reddick
Most top 10 finishes this season: 15 Tyler Reddick
Most Stage wins this season: 9 Christopher Bell
Most laps led this season: 772 Denny Hamlin
Most laps led this season of winless drivers: 461 Martin Truex Jr.
Most races led this season: 17 Denny Hamlin
Most lead lap finishes this season: 21 Chase Elliott (Completed all but 1 lap – Bristol)
12 Different winners in 22 races this season
3 Different winners in 4 short track races this season – Denny Hamlin 2, Ryan Blaney 1 & William Byron 1
Last to win 2 straight races: Chris Buescher (Richmond 7/23 & 2023 Michigan)
1 Race won from pole this season – William Byron (Austin)
8 Races won by drivers starting outside top 10 this season
Ryan Blaney only repeat winner last 6 races (2 Wins) – 4 Others 1-win each
Final lead change with 9 or fewer laps to go 12 races this season
Tyler Reddick best Toyota finisher 3 of last 4 races
Team Penske: 4 Wins last 8 races
Ryan Blaney best Team Penske finisher last 3 races
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: 9 Sheldon Creed & Cole Custer
Most top 10 finishes this season: 16 Cole Custer
Most top 10 finishes without a win this season: 12 Sheldon Creed
Most laps led this season: 517 Justin Allgaier
Most races led this season: 12 Justin Allgaier, Cole Custer & Austin Hill
14 Different winners in 20 races this season
Shane van Gisbergen only repeat winner last 12 races (3 Wins) – 9 Others 1 win each
6 Different winners last 6 races –
Sam Mayer, Christopher Bell, John Hunter Nemechek, Shane van Gisbergen, Cole Custer & Riley Herbst
Final lead change with 4 or fewer laps to go 11 of 20 races this season
4 Races settled by last lap pass this season
3 Different leaders last 3 laps at Indianapolis – Cole Custer, Aric Almirola & Riley Herbst
Ford: 2 Straight wins – Winless previous 18 races this season
#20 Wins this season:
John Hunter Nemechek Las Vegas March & Nashville, Aric Almirola Martinsville April, Ryan Truex Dover, Christopher Bell New Hampshire
Justin Allgaier: 11 Stage wins this season – Leads all drivers
2 Won consecutive races this season – Austin Hill (Daytona Feb. & Atlanta Feb.) & Shane van Gisbergen (Portland & Sonoma)