NASCAR Information Sunday, July 9, 2023
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Atlanta July
William Byron
Atlanta winner – Lap 63 safety violation, lap 80 spin, 4th caution free pass, only final 19 laps led
Winner pit stops: William Byron – 5 Stops 63, 80, 82, 96, 125 (All caution)
Stage 1 winner: Ryan Blaney 9th
Stage 2 winner: Brad Keselowski 6th
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Ryan Blaney 1st & 2nd
Most points scored: 47 Ryan Blaney
Passed for final lead change: AJ Allmendinger
Winner final laps led: William Byron 19
Cautions: 7
Failed to finish – Ross Chastain, Austin Hill & Kyle Larson
Longest green run: 38 Laps (24-61)
Best free pass finisher: William Byron 1st
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: B.J. McLeod 20th
Best starting rear of field finisher: Christopher Bell 23rd
Best Hendrick: William Byron 1st
Best Gibbs: Denny Hamlin 14th
Best Stewart-Haas: Aric Almirola 18th
Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 9th
Season
Most wins this season: 4 William Byron
Most top 3 finishes this season: 6 William Byron
Most top 5 finishes this season: 8 William Byron & Kyle Larson
Most top 5 finishes without a win this season: 5 Chase Elliott
Most top 10 finishes this season: 12 Kyle Busch
Most top 10 finishes without a win this season: 8 Chris Buescher
Most laps led this season: 741 William Byron (Career-high: 746 – 2022)
Most races led this season: 13 Denny Hamlin
Career Laps Led
Chase Elliott: 62 to 5,000
Kevin Harvick: 1 to 16,000
Season
12 Different winners in 19 races this season
6 Different winners in last 6 races – Blaney, Busch, Truex Jr., Chastain, van Gisbergen & Byron
13 Different winners after 19 races last season
William Byron leads all with 7 Stage wins this season
Last to win consecutive races: William Byron (Las Vegas 3/23 & Phoenix 3/23)
William Byron only repeat winner last 8 races (2 Wins) – 6 Others 1-win each
William Byron took lead for final time with 2 to go 3 of 4 wins this season
William Byron: 3 Overtime wins this season
Youngest winner: William Byron – 25
William Byron: 3 Wins this season with under 1-second margin-of-victory
Aric Almirola best Stewart-Haas Racing finisher last 2 races
Final lead change with 10 or fewer laps to go 8 races this season
Stage 2 winner failed to win last 13 races
Ford: 2 Wins this season – Joey Logano Atlanta & Ryan Blaney Charlotte
8 Races finished in Overtime this season – Leader at scheduled distance failed to win 5
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Most wins this season: 3 Austin Hill & John Hunter Nemechek
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 4 John Hunter Nemechek
Most top 3 finishes this season: 8 Justin Allgaier
Most top 5 finishes without a win this season: 7 Josh Berry
Most top 10 finishes this season: 14 John Hunter Nemechek
Most top 10 finishes without a win this season: 11 Josh Berry
Most laps led this season: 460 John Hunter Nemechek
Most laps led without a win this season: 159 Sheldon Creed
Season
11 Different winners in 17 races this season
Cole Custer only repeat winner last 9 races (2 Wins) – 7 Others 1-win each
John Hunter Nemechek started 2nd all 3 wins this season
Only 3 winners started outside top 10 this season –
Sammy Smith 11th at Phoenix March, Ryan Truex 12th at Dover & AJ Allmendinger 11th at Nashville
5 Overtime races this season – Leader at scheduled distance won 3