NASCAR Information Sunday, July 23, 2023
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
2023 Pocono
Denny Hamlin
Pocono winner – Started 8th, finished top 5 in Stage 1 & 2, 9 laps led, avg. running pos.: 8th
Winner pit stops: Denny Hamlin – 4 Stops 32, 72 (G), 96, 124 (G)
Stage 1 winner: Joey Logano 35th
Stage 2 winner: Kyle Larson 20th
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Denny Hamlin 3rd & 4th
Most points scored: 55 Denny Hamlin
Passed for final lead change: Kyle Larson
Winner final laps led: Denny Hamlin 7
Cautions: 11
Failed to finish – Austin Dillon, Justin Haley, Joey Logano & Daniel Suárez
Longest green run: 42 Laps (51-92)
Best free pass finisher: Cole Custer 25th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Austin Cindric 23rd
Best starting rear of field finisher: Chase Elliott 10th
Best Hendrick: Chase Elliott 10th
Best Gibbs: Denny Hamlin 1st
Best Stewart-Haas: Kevin Harvick 4th
Best Penske: Austin Cindric 23rd
Season
Most wins this season: 4 William Byron
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 3 Joey Logano
Most top 3 finishes this season: 7 Martin Truex Jr.
Most top 5 finishes this season: 9 Kyle Larson
Most top 5 finishes without a win this season: 6 Kevin Harvick
Most top 10 finishes this season: 12 Kyle Busch
Most top 10 finishes without a win this season: 9 Kevin Harvick
Most laps led this season: 810 William Byron
Career Laps Led
Chase Elliott: 62 to 5,000
Season
12 Different winners in 21 races this season
14 Different winners after 21 races last season
Martin Truex Jr. only repeat winner last 8 races (2 Wins) – 6 Others 1-win each
William Byron leads all with 7 Stage wins this season
Last to win consecutive races: William Byron (Las Vegas 3/23 & Phoenix 3/23)
Final lead change with 10 or fewer laps to go 9 races this season
William Byron took lead for final time with 2 to go 3 of 4 wins this season
Kyle Larson passed for final lead change 4 races this season
Ford: 2 Wins this season – Joey Logano Atlanta & Ryan Blaney Charlotte
No Chevrolet finished top 5 at Pocono – First time this season no Chevrolet finished top 5 in a race
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. best Chevrolet finisher twice this season – Daytona 500 & Pocono
8 Races finished in Overtime this season – Leader at scheduled distance failed to win 5
William Byron: 3 Overtime wins this season
William Byron: 3 Wins this season with under 1-second margin-of-victory
Chase Elliott best Hendrick Motorsports finisher 4 of last 6 races
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Most wins this season: 4 Austin Hill & John Hunter Nemechek
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 4 John Hunter Nemechek
Most top 5 finishes this season: 11 Austin Hill
Most top 5 finishes without a win this season: 7 Josh Berry
Most laps led this season: 597 John Hunter Nemechek
Most laps led without a win this season: 198 Josh Berry
Season
11 Different winners in 19 races this season
First career win for 3 this season –
Sammy Smith (Phoenix March), Chandler Smith (Richmond) & Ryan Truex (Dover)
Only 4 winners started outside top 10 this season
John Hunter Nemechek started 2nd all 4 wins this season
Final lead change with 3 or fewer laps to go in 6 races this season
7 Overtime races this season – Leader at scheduled distance won 4
Sammy Smith best Joe Gibbs Racing finisher 2 races this season – Phoenix March & Pocono
Sam Mayer best JR Motorsports finisher 3 of last 5 races
Daniel Hemric best Kaulig Racing finisher 3 of last 4 races
Austin Hill best Richard Childress Racing finisher last 10 races