NASCAR Information Sunday, June 30, 2024
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
2024 Nashville
Joey Logano
2024 Nashville winner – Started 26th, finished 21st in Stage 1 & 2, avg. running pos.: 15.1, only final 9 laps led, last pit lap 221 of 331
Winner pit stops: Joey Logano – 6 Stops 64 (G), 93, 117, 138, 188, 221
Stage 1 & 2 winner: Christopher Bell 36th
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2:
Christopher Bell 1st & 1st, Denny Hamlin 2nd & 4th, Tyler Reddick 3rd & 2nd, Kyle Larson 4th & 3rd, Brad Keselowski 5th & 5th
Most points scored: Tyler Reddick 51
Passed for final lead change: Denny Hamlin 12th
Winner final laps led: Joey Logano 4
Lead changes: 20
Cautions: 15
Failed to finish: 13
Longest green run: 91 Laps (Lap 1-91)
Best free pass finisher: Ryan Preece 4th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: John Hunter Nemechek 31st
Best starting rear of field finisher: Justin Haley 13th
Best Hendrick: Kyle Larson 8th
Best Gibbs: Denny Hamlin 12th
Best Stewart-Haas: Ryan Preece 4th
Best Penske: Joey Logano 1st
Season-high 13 failed to finish
Time of race: 4:03:54 – Longest this season
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 Kyle Larson
Most top 5 finishes without a win this season: 5 Chris Buescher
Most top 10 finishes this season: 12 Tyler Reddick
Most top 10 finishes without a win this season: 10 Alex Bowman
Chase Elliott only driver to finish top 20 every race this season
Best average finish this season: 10.1 Chase Elliott
Most Stage wins this season: 9 Christopher Bell
Most laps led this season: 755 Kyle Larson
Most laps led this season of winless drivers: 447 Martin Truex Jr.
Most races led this season: 15 Denny Hamlin
Most lead lap finishes this season: 18 Chase Elliott (Completed all but 1 lap – Bristol)
11 Different winners in 19 races this season
5 Different winners last 5 races – Austin Cindric, Kyle Larson, Ryan Blaney, Christopher Bell & Joey Logano
Christopher Bell only repeat winner last 7 races (2 Wins) – 5 Others 1-win each
Team Penske won 3 of last 5 races with 3 different drivers – Ryan Blaney, Austin Cindric & Joey Logano
Last to win 2 straight races: Chris Buescher (Richmond 7/23 & 2023 Michigan)
1 Race won from pole this season – William Byron (Austin)
Driver starting first finished 12th or worse last 5 races
8 Races won by drivers starting outside top 10 this season
Longest winless streaks broken this season –
110 Brad Keselowski at Darlington May, 85 Austin Cindric at St. Louis, 57 Daniel Suárez at Atlanta Feb,
49 Joey Logano at Nashville & 42 Chase Elliott at Texas
Final lead change with 9 or fewer laps to go 10 races this season
Martin Truex Jr. passed for final lead change 5 races this season
6 Races ended in Overtime this season – Leader at scheduled distance failed to win 3 times
5 Overtimes at Nashville – NCS record
Best finish by a Rookie of the Year candidate this season – Zane Smith finished 2nd at Nashville
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Most wins this season: 2 Austin Hill, Sam Mayer, John Hunter Nemechek, Chandler Smith & 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 Austin Hill
Most top 10 finishes this season: 14 Cole Custer (Winless)
Most laps led this season: 487 Justin Allgaier
Most laps led of winless drivers this season: 400 Cole Custer
Most races led this season: 11 Justin Allgaier
12 Different winners in 17 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
Shane van Gisbergen only repeat winner last 9 races (2 Wins) – 7 Others 1 win each
Final lead change with 4 or fewer laps to go 9 of 17 races this season
Last Ford win: Cole Custer – Phoenix 11/23
8 Overtime races this season – Leader at scheduled distance failed to win 5
Jesse Love leads all with 3 pole wins this season
Justin Allgaier: 10 Stage wins this season – Leads all drivers
2 Won consecutive races this season – Austin Hill (Daytona Feb. & Atlanta Feb.) & Shane van Gisbergen (Portland & Sonoma)