NASCAR Information Sunday, March 12, 2023
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Phoenix
William Byron
Phoenix winner – Started 3rd, Stage 1 winner & finished 2nd in Stage 2, 64 laps led, 2 to go took lead for final time
Winner pit stops: William Byron (6 Stops) 64, 119 (G), 142, 190, 245 (G), 305
Stage 1 winner: William Byron 1st
Stage 2 winner: Kyle Larson 4th
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: William Byron 1st & 2nd, Kyle Larson 2nd & 1st, Tyler Reddick 5th & 5th
Passed for final lead change: Kyle Larson 4th
Winner final laps led: William Byron 2
Cautions: 5
Longest green run: 108 Laps (195-302)
Best free pass finisher: Joey Logano 11th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Kyle Busch 8th
Best starting rear of field finisher: Zane Smith 31st
Best Hendrick: William Byron 1st
Best Gibbs: Christopher Bell 6th
Best Stewart-Haas: Kevin Harvick 5th
Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 2nd
William Byron first with multiple wins last season & this season
Ryan Blaney finished 2nd in 3 races since last win
Kevin Harvick best Stewart-Haas Racing finisher all 4 races this season
Christopher Bell best Joe Gibbs Racing finisher 3 of 4 races this season
Alex Bowman only driver to finish top 10 all 4 races this season
Kyle Larson most laps led this season – 270
Brad Keselowski only driver to lead all 4 races this season – 50 Laps led
PHOENIX
6 Different winners last 6 Phoenix races –
Chase Elliott, Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Larson, Chase Briscoe, Joey Logano & William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports: 3 Wins last 6 Phoenix races (3 Different drivers) – Winless previous 9 Phoenix races
Hendrick Motorsports won 13 Phoenix races with 9 different drivers
First Phoenix win 5 of last 6 Phoenix winners – Chase Elliott, Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Larson, Chase Briscoe & William Byron
Season-high 10 speeding penalties by 9 drivers at Phoenix
10 Phoenix races finished in Overtime – Leader at scheduled distance lost 3 times
Leader of most laps failed to win last 4 Phoenix March races
Stage 1 winner went on to win only 3 of 13 Phoenix races including last 2
Stage 2 winner failed to win last 3 Phoenix races
2023
3 Different winners in 4 races this season
Last to win 3 straight races: Kyle Larson (2021 Charlotte Roval, Texas & Kansas)
Leader of most laps failed to win 3 of first 4 races this season
Final lead change with 2 to go last 2 races – William Byron won both
4 Different drivers best Ford finisher in 4 races this season – Logano, Harvick, Cindric, Blaney
4 Different drivers best Toyota finisher in 4 races this season – Bell, Hamlin, Wallace & Reddick
Chevrolet won first 4 races this season – Last time winning more than first 4 races: 1995 (Won first 7 races)
3 of 4 races finished in Overtime this season – Leader at scheduled distance failed to win all 3
Closest margin-of-victory this season: .330 Seconds – William Byron over Ryan Blaney (Phoenix March)
Most consecutive top 10 finishes at a track:
20 Kevin Harvick (Phoenix)
18 Dale Earnhardt (N. Wilkesboro) & Richard Petty (N. Wilkesboro)
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Season
Most wins this season: 2 Austin Hill
Most top 3 finishes this season: 3 Justin Allgaier
Most top 5 finishes this season: 3 Justin Allgaier & Chandler Smith
Most top 10 finishes this season: 4 Riley Herbst, Austin Hill & John Hunter Nemechek
Most laps led this season: 121 John Hunter Nemechek & Chandler Smith
Most races led this season: 4 Justin Allgaier, Austin Hill & John Hunter Nemechek
PHOENIX
Sammy Smith led 92 of final 98 laps winning Phoenix
5 Different winners last 5 Phoenix races – Austin Cindric, Daniel Hemric, Noah Gragson, Ty Gibbs & Sammy Smith
Last 4 winners all first-time Phoenix winners –
Daniel Hemric (11/21), Noah Gragson (3/22), Ty Gibbs (11/22) & Sammy Smith (3/23)
Joe Gibbs Racing: 16 Phoenix wins – 7 Different drivers
3 Won first career race at Phoenix – Sam Hornish Jr. 11/11, Daniel Hemric 11/21 & Sammy Smith 3/23
Only 5 of 43 Phoenix races won by drivers starting outside top 10
First win of season for 16 Phoenix winners
5 Rookie of the Year candidates won Phoenix –
Greg Biffle 2001, Carl Edwards 11/05, William Byron 11/17, Christopher Bell 11/18 & Sammy Smith 3/23
Most leaders: 8 (2001 & 3/23)
Most caution laps: 69 (3/23)
Justin Allgaier won Phoenix March Stage 1 & 2 – Finished 36th
2023
3 Different winners in 4 races this season
Justin Allgaier: 3 Stage wins this season – Winless
Final lead change with 2 or fewer laps to go 2 of 4 races this season
Riley Herbst best Ford finisher all 4 races this season
Last Ford win: Cole Custer – Fontana 2/26/22
Youngest winner: Sammy Smith – 18
Oldest winner: Austin Hill – 28