NASCAR Information Sunday, March 31, 2024
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Richmond 3/24
Denny Hamlin
Richmond 3/24 winner – Finished 11th in Stage 1 & 5th in Stage 2, 17 laps led, 3rd to 1st in overtime pit stop, final 7 laps led
Winner pit stops: Denny Hamlin – 8 Stops 41, 74, 122 (G), 172, 235, 287 (G), 345 (G), 401
Stage 1 winner: Kyle Larson 3rd
Stage 2 winner: Martin Truex Jr. 4th
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Kyle Larson 1st & 4th, Martin Truex Jr. 4th & 1st, Joey Logano 5th & 3rd
Most points scored: 51 Kyle Larson 3rd
Passed for final lead change: Martin Truex Jr. 4th
Winner final laps led: Denny Hamlin 7
Lead changes: 16
Cautions: 5
Failed to finish: None
Longest green run: 159 Laps (Lap 241-399)
Best free pass finisher: Erik Jones 14th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Christopher Bell 6th
Best starting rear of field finisher: None
Best Hendrick: Kyle Larson 3rd
Best Gibbs: Denny Hamlin 1st
Best Stewart-Haas: Josh Berry 11th
Best Penske: Joey Logano 2nd
Most wins this season: 2 William Byron & Denny Hamlin
Most top 3 finishes this season: 3 Christopher Bell
Best average finish this season: 8.1 Martin Truex Jr.
Most laps led this season: 368 Kyle Larson
Denny Hamlin only driver to lead laps every race this season
Martin Truex Jr. only driver to finish on lead lap every race this season
5 Different winners in 7 races this season
Denny Hamlin: 3 Wins last 4 short tracks races – Finished 4th or better last 6 short track races
Denny Hamlin: 53 Wins – 1 from tying Lee Petty for 12th all-time
Denny Hamlin: 2 Top 5 finishes this season – Bristol March winner & Richmond March winner
Martin Truex Jr. passed for final lead change last 4 races
Martin Truex Jr. 9 laps from 3000 short track laps led
Martin Truex Jr. finished 4th at Richmond – Lap 152 first lead, Stage 2 winner, 228 of final 256 laps led, lost lead overtime pit stop
Kyle Larson 76 laps from 8000 career laps led
Kyle Larson finished 3rd at Richmond – Pole, Stage 1 winner & finished 4th in Stage 2, 144 of first 150 laps led, 51 points scored (most)
Kyle Larson: 3 Stage wins this season – Leads all drivers
Joey Logano: Finished 2nd at Richmond – Started 10th, finished top 5 in Stage 1 & 2, 44 laps in 2nd-place
Chase Elliott: Return at Martinsville 4/16/23 after missing 6 races – 134 Points below cut line with 18 races to Playoffs
Last to win 2 straight races: Chris Buescher (Richmond 7/23 & 2023 Michigan)
1 Race won from pole this season – William Byron (Austin)
4 Races won by drivers starting outside top 10 this season
Kyle Larson best Chevrolet finisher 2 races this season – Las Vegas & Richmond
Joey Logano best Ford finisher at Richmond – First time best Ford finisher since 2023 Charlotte Roval
Last Ford win: Ryan Blaney at Martinsville 10/23
1 Race finished in Overtime this season – Richmond March
Youngest winner: William Byron – 26
Oldest winner: Denny Hamlin – 43
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Most wins this season: 2 Austin Hill & Chandler Smith
Most top 3 finishes this season: 4 Chandler Smith
Most top 5 finishes this season: 5 Austin Hill & Chandler Smith
2 Finished top 10 every race this season: Austin Hill & Chandler Smith
2 Finished on lead lap every race this season: Austin Hill & Chandler Smith
Most laps led this season: 239 Chandler Smith
4 Different winners in 6 races this season – Austin Hill & Chandler Smith have multiple wins
Jesse Love: 3 Stage wins this season – No race wins
Jesse Love best Rookie finisher last 3 races
1 Won consecutive races this season – Austin Hill (Daytona Feb. & Atlanta Feb.)
3 of 6 races this season won by driver starting 2nd
Final lead change with 3 or fewer laps to go 3 of 6 races this season
3 Overtime races this season – Leader at scheduled distance failed to win 2