NASCAR Information Sunday, May 12, 2024
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Darlington 5/24
Brad Keselowski
Darlington 5/24 winner – Started 2nd, finished 3rd in Stage 1 & 2nd in Stage 2, 37 laps led, ended career-long 110-race winless streak
First win by car #6 since Daytona 7/11 – David Regan
Brad Keselowski: Last 11 wins on 11 different tracks –
Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Atlanta, Martinsville, Kansas, Charlotte, Bristol, New Hampshire, Richmond, Talladega, Darlington
Winner pit stops: Brad Keselowski – 7 Stops 38 (G), 94, 125, 166, 189, 238 (G), 256
Stage 1 winner: Kyle Larson 34th
Stage 2 winner: Tyler Reddick 32nd
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Kyle Larson 1st & 5th, Ty Gibbs 2nd & 3rd, Brad Keselowski 3rd & 2nd, Tyler Reddick 4th & 1st
Most points scored: 57 Brad Keselowski 1st
Passed for final lead change: Chris Buescher 30th
Winner final laps led: Brad Keselowski 9
Lead changes: 16
Cautions: 6
Failed to finish: 3 Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson & Zane Smith
Longest green run: 91 Laps (Lap 1-91)
Best free pass finisher: Ryan Preece 17th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Joey Logano 21st
Best starting rear of field finisher: None
Best Hendrick: William Byron 6th
Best Gibbs: Ty Gibbs 2nd
Best Stewart-Haas: Josh Berry 3rd
Best Penske: Austin Cindric 20th
Darlington
8 Different winners in last 8 Darlington races – Harvick, Truex Jr., Hamlin, Logano, Jones, Byron, Larson & Keselowski
Pole sitter finished 23rd or worse last 3 Darlington races
10 To go leader failed to win 3 of last 5 Darlington races
Leader of most laps finished 25th or worse last 4 Darlington races
Drivers won first race of season 41 times at Darlington including 4 of last 6 races
Only 1 Stage 2 winner went on to win Darlington – Martin Truex Jr. 5/21
Stage 2 winner finished 25th or worse last 4 Darlington races
Most wins this season: 3 William Byron & Denny Hamlin
Most top 3 finishes this season: 5 Kyle Larson
Most top 5 finishes this season: 6 Kyle Larson
Chase Elliott only driver to finish top 20 every race this season
Best average finish this season: 9.8 Chase Elliott
Most Stage wins this season: 7 Kyle Larson
Most laps led this season: 649 Kyle Larson
Most laps led this season of winless drivers: 437 Martin Truex Jr.
Denny Hamlin only driver to lead every race this season
2024
8 Different winners in 13 races this season
6 Different winners last 6 races –
William Byron, Chase Elliott, Tyler Reddick, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Larson & Brad Keselowski
Tyler Reddick career-high 174 laps led at Darlington – Finished 32nd
Most consecutive laps led in a race this season: 131 – Tyler Reddick at Darlington
Chris Buescher passed for final lead change last 2 races
Brad Keselowski best Ford finisher 3 of last 5 races – 3 Top 2 finishes last 5 races
Ty Gibbs: Best Toyota finisher at Darlington (Finished 2nd) – First time best Toyota finisher this season
Stage 1 winner won only 1 race this season – Kyle Larson Las Vegas
Stage 2 winner failed to win last 9 races
William Byron: 3 Wins this season – No Stage wins
Josh Berry best Rookie of the Year contender last 4 races
Ford: 6 of 26 Stage wins this season
Last to win 2 straight races: Chris Buescher (Richmond 7/23 & 2023 Michigan)
1 Race won from pole this season – William Byron (Austin)
7 Races won by drivers starting outside top 10 this season
Longest winless streaks broken this season –
110 Brad Keselowski at Darlington May, 57 Daniel Suárez at Atlanta Feb. & 42 Chase Elliott at Texas
Team Penske drivers finished outside top 10 in 7 races this season
Stewart-Haas Racing: 3 Top 5 finishes this season – 2 Finished top 5 at Darlington (Josh Berry & Chase Briscoe)
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Most wins this season: 2 Austin Hill & Chandler Smith
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 2 Austin Hill
Most top 3 finishes this season: 5 Chandler Smith
Most top 10 finishes this season: 9 Cole Custer
Most top 10 finishes this season of winless drivers: 7 Sheldon Creed
Most laps led this season: 387 Justin Allgaier
Most laps led of winless drivers this season: 222 Cole Custer
9 Different winners in 11 races this season – Austin Hill & Chandler Smith have multiple wins
7 Different winners last 7 races –
Kyle Larson, Chandler Smith, Aric Almirola, Sam Mayer, Jesse Love, Ryan Truex & Justin Allgaier
First win of season for last 5 winners
Final lead change with 3 or fewer laps to go 6 of 11 races this season
2 Races settled by last lap pass this season –
Austin (Kyle Larson passed Austin Hill & Shane van Gisbergen) & Texas (Sam Mayer passed Ryan Sieg)
6 Overtime races this season – Leader at scheduled distance failed to win 4
Jesse Love leads all with 3 pole wins this season
Justin Allgaier: 6 Stage wins this season – Leads all drivers
Justin Allgaier best Chevrolet finisher at Darlington (Winner) – First time best Chevrolet finisher this season
1 Won consecutive races this season – Austin Hill (Daytona Feb. & Atlanta Feb.)
Last Ford win: Cole Custer – Phoenix 11/23
Youngest winner: Jesse Love – 19
Oldest winner: Aric Almirola – 40