NASCAR Information Sunday, March 28, 2021
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Bristol Dirt
Longest green flag run: 49 Laps (102-150)
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Martin Truex Jr. (1st & 4th), Denny Hamlin (3rd & 3rd), Daniel Suarez (4th & 2nd)
Rear of field: Michael McDowell 12th, Matt DiBenedetto 13th, Kyle Larson 29th
Best Hendrick: William Byron 6th
Best Gibbs: Denny Hamlin 3rd
Best Stewart-Haas: Kevin Harvick 15th
Best Team Penske: Joey Logano 1st
Bristol Dirt Race top 5 finishers either had best finish of season or tied best finish of season:
Logano Winner (Best previous finish this season: 2nd – Daytona Road Course & Phoenix)
Stenhouse Jr. 2nd (First top 5 finish in last 30 races – Finished 2nd at Talladega 6/20) – Next race will be 300th career race
Hamlin 3rd (Tied Best – 4th straight top 5 finish)
Suarez 4th (First top 5 finish in last 44 races – Finished 3rd at Texas 11/19)
Newman 5th (First top 5 finish in last 45 races – Finished 2nd at Talladega 10/19)
24 Involved in Bristol Dirt Race crashes & spins
8 Failed to finish Bristol Dirt Race – Most since 18 failed to finish 2021 Daytona 500
Time of Race: 2:43:53 – Shortest this season
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 2 Joey Logano
Most top 5 finishes this season: 6 Denny Hamlin (Winless)
Most top 10 finishes this season: 6 Denny Hamlin
Only 3 finished top 20 every race this season: Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick & Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Most Stage 1 & 2 wins this season: 3 Denny Hamlin & Kyle Larson
Best average finish this season: 4.7 Denny Hamlin (Winless)
Most laps led this season: 379 Kyle Larson
Denny Hamlin is only driver to finish on lead lap every race this season
| 2000 NASCAR CUP SERIES 10 DIFFERENT WINNERS IN FIRST 10 RACES | ||
| FEB 20 | DAYTONA | DALE JARRETT |
| FEB 27 | ROCKINGHAM | BOBBY LABONTE |
| MARCH 5 | LAS VEGAS | JEFF BURTON |
| MARCH 12 | ATLANTA | DALE EARNHARDT |
| MARCH 19 | DARLINGTON | WARD BURTON |
| MARCH 26 | BRISTOL | RUSTY WALLACE |
| APRIL 2 | TEXAS | DALE EARNHARDT JR. |
| APRIL 9 | MARTINSVILLE | MARK MARTIN |
| APRIL 16 | TALLADEGA | JEFF GORDON |
| APRIL 30 | CALIFORNIA | JEREMY MAYFIELD |
| DALE EARNHARDT JR. FIRST 2-TIME WINNER RICHMOND MAY 6 |
| Different Winners From Start of Season | Different Winners Before Playoffs | Winners That Season | |
| 2004 | 2 | 12 | 13 |
| 2005 | 5 | 12 | 15 |
| 2006 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 2007 | 3 | 14 | 16 |
| 2008 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 2009 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 2010 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 2011 | 5 | 15 | 18 |
| 2012 | 4 | 14 | 15 |
| 2013 | 5 | 13 | 17 |
| 2014 | 7 | 13 | 13 |
| 2015 | 3 | 11 | 12 |
| 2016 | 4 | 13 | 13 |
| 2017 | 5 | 14 | 15 |
| 2018 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 2019 | 4 | 11 | 13 |
| 2020 | 3 | 11 | 13 |
| 2021 | 7 |
1-Kurt Busch: 2 Top 10 finishes this season – Finished outside top 10 last 4 races
2-Brad Keselowski: Finished outside top 10 last 2 races – First back-to-back finishes outside top 10 this season
4-Kevin Harvick best Stewart-Haas Racing finisher every race this season
4-Kevin Harvick: No laps led last 6 races – 17 Laps led in 2021 Daytona 500
5-Kyle Larson: Finished 7th or better 4 of last 5 races – Finished 29th at Bristol Dirt Race
8-Tyler Reddick: 1 Top 25 finish last 4 races – Finished 7th at Bristol Dirt Race
9-Chase Elliott: Only repeat winner last 10 races (2 Wins) – 8 Others 1 win each
9-Chase Elliott: 2 Top 5 & 3 Top 10 finishes in 7 races this season – 73 Laps led (No laps led last 3 races)
10-Aric Almirola: Finished 30th or worse 4 of 7 races this season – Failed to finish 3 races
11-Denny Hamlin: Finished 11th or better all 7 races this season – 6 Top 5 finishes
11-Denny Hamlin: 4 Straight races led – 108 Laps led
12-Ryan Blaney: 4 Straight top 10 finishes (Avg. finish: 6.0) – Finished outside top 10 previous 3 races this season (Avg. finish: 24.7)
18-Kyle Busch: 2 Top 5 & 3 Top 10 finishes in 7 races this season – 1 Race led (7 Laps led at Bristol Dirt Race)
19-Martin Truex Jr.: Most laps led Bristol Dirt Race (126) – Finished 19th
19-Martin Truex Jr.: 4 Top 10 finishes last 5 races – Finished 19th at Bristol Dirt Race
20-Christopher Bell worst finish this season: 34th – Bristol Dirt Race (First DNF this season)
22-Joey Logano: Postponed race wins – Texas 4/14, Charlotte 10/15, Michigan 6/19 & 2021 Bristol Dirt
22-Joey Logano: 1 Win this season (Bristol Dirt Race) – First with multiple wins last season
22-Joey Logano: 3 Top 2 finishes this season – 1 Win (Bristol Dirt) & 2 2nd-place finishes (Daytona Road & Phoenix)
22-Joey Logano: Passed for final lead change 3 of 7 races this season
24-William Byron: 5 Straight top 10 finishes – Career-long streak
24-William Byron finished 6th at Bristol Dirt Race – Best Hendrick Motorsports finisher
43-Erik Jones best finish last 11 races: 9th – Bristol Dirt Race
47-Ricky Stenhouse Jr.: 2nd in closest finish in 2020 (Talladega June) & 2021 (Bristol Dirt)
48-Alex Bowman: 3 Top 10 finishes this season – 3 Finishes of 22nd or worse
99-Daniel Suarez: Passed for final lead change at Bristol Dirt Race (Finished 4th) – 58 Laps led (Career-high)
7 Different winners in 7 races this season – All won for the first time at that track
First time 7 different winners in first 7 races since 2014
Last 9 races won by a driver winning for the first time at that track
Most different winners to start season in Playoff era: 7 (2014 & ‘21)
Most different winners to start a season: 10 (2000)
Record for consecutive different winners: 13 (Twice in 1961)
Record for different winners in a season: 19 (1956, ’58, ’61 & ’01)
Record for different winners before start of Playoffs: 15 (2011)
Hendrick Motorsports: 1 Win last 22 short track races – Chase Elliott Martinsville 11/20
Joe Gibbs Racing (7) & Team Penske (5) won 12 of last 14 short track races
Closest margin-of-victory this season: .554 Seconds – Joey Logano over Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Bristol Dirt)
Stage 1 winner failed to win last 18 races – Last to win Stage 1: Kevin Harvick (Dover 8/23/20)
Last to win consecutive races: Chase Elliott (Martinsville 11/20 & Phoenix 11/20)
No winner started front row this season
Leader of most laps failed to win 5 of 7 races this season
Hendrick Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Racing & Team Penske have 2 wins each this season
Top 7 Bristol Dirt Race finishers from different teams –
Penske, JTG Daugherty, Gibbs, Trackhouse, Roush Fenway, Hendrick & Childress
Youngest winner: William Byron – 23
Oldest winner: Martin Truex Jr. – 40