NASCAR Information Sunday, May 14, 2023
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Darlington
William Byron
Darlington winner – Started 4th, finished 2nd in Stage 1 & 4th in Stage 2, only led 7 of final 8 laps
Winner pit stops: William Byron – 7 Stops Lap 39, 94, 137 (G), 189, 212, 248 (G), 277
Stage 1 winner: Martin Truex Jr. 31st
Stage 2 winner: Ross Chastain 29th
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Byron 2nd & 4th, Chastain 4th & 1st, Busch 5th & 2nd
Most points scored: 56 William Byron
Passed for final lead change: Kevin Harvick Finished 2nd
Winner final laps led: William Byron 2
Cautions: 8
Longest green run: 87 Laps (99-185)
Best free pass finisher: Justin Haley 8th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 13th
Best starting rear of field finisher: Corey LaJoie 24th
Best Hendrick: William Byron 1st
Best Gibbs: Denny Hamlin 12th
Best Stewart-Haas: Kevin Harvick 2nd
Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 9th
William Byron first lead on lap 288 of 295
Martin Truex Jr. led 145 of first 150 laps
Season
Most wins this season: 3 William Byron (Most wins in a season – Previous career-high: 2 – 2022)
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 2 Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson & Joey Logano
Most top 5 finishes this season: 6 William Byron (Only 5 top 5 finishes all last season)
Most top 5 finishes without a win this season: 5 Ross Chastain
Most top 10 finishes this season: 8 Christopher Bell
Most top 10 finishes without a win this season: 7 Ryan Blaney
Most laps led this season: 596 William Byron
Most laps led without a win this season: 347 Ross Chastain
Most races led this season: 10 Ross Chastain & Denny Hamlin
*William Byron: 4 Straight races led – 211 Laps led
*Ross Chastain: 5 Straight races led – 228 Laps led
*Denny Hamlin: 5 Straight races led – 90 Laps led
*Kyle Larson: Passed 7000 career laps led at Darlington
*Martin Truex Jr.: 4 Straight races led – 311 Laps led
Darlington
53 Different winners in 124 NASCAR Cup Series Darlington races
Chevrolet: 2 Straight Darlington wins – Winless previous 11 Darlington races
9 Darlington winners led 10 or fewer laps
Final lead change with 10 or fewer laps to go in 27 Darlington races
5 Darlington Overtime finishes – Leader at scheduled distance won 2
Hendrick Motorsports: 15 Darlington wins – 8/86, 4/91, 9/95, 3/96, 9/96, 8/97, 9/98, 9/02, 8/03, 3/04, 11/04, 5/07, 5/09, 5/12 & 5/23
HENDRICK MOTORPORTS DARLINGTON WINS
| Jeff Gordon | 7 | 9/95, 3/96, 9/96, 8/97, 9/98, 9/02 & 5/07 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 3 | 3/04, 11/04 & 5/12 |
| William Byron | 1 | 5/14 |
| Terry Labonte | 1 | 8/03 |
| Mark Martin | 1 | 5/09 |
| Tim Richmond | 1 | 8/86 |
| Ricky Rudd | 1 | 4/91 |
Career Laps Led
Kyle Busch: 17 to 19,000
Chase Elliott: 76 to 5,000
Kevin Harvick: 20 to 16,000
SEASON
9 Different winners in 13 races this season – Kyle Busch, William Byron & Kyle Larson only drivers with multiple wins
6 Different winners in last 6 races – Bell, Larson, Busch, Truex Jr., Hamlin & Byron
Kyle Larson only repeat winner last 9 races (2 Wins) – 7 Others 1 win each
Last to win consecutive races: William Byron (Las Vegas 3/23 & Phoenix 3/23)
William Byron: All 3 wins this season under 1-second margin-of-victory
William Byron leads all with 6 Stage wins this season
Stage 2 winner failed to win last 7 races
1 Race won from pole this season – Joey Logano (Atlanta March)
Leader of most laps failed to win 9 of 13 races this season including last 5
Final lead change with 2 or fewer laps to go 6 of last 11 races
Ford: 1 Win this season – Joey Logano Atlanta (Winless last 8 races)
6 Races finished in Overtime this season – Leader at scheduled distance failed to win 5
All 4 Joe Gibbs Racing drivers finished outside top 10 at Darlington – First time all 4 finished outside top 10 this season
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Most wins this season: 3 Austin Hill
Most top 3 finishes this season: 5 Justin Allgaier
Most top 5 finishes this season: 6 Justin Allgaier & John Hunter Nemechek
Most top 10 finishes this season: 9 Josh Berry & John Hunter Nemechek
Most laps led this season: 397 John Hunter Nemechek
Most races led this season: 9 Austin Hill
DARLINGTON
Final lead change with 2 or fewer laps to go 6 of last 7 Darlington races – Last 2 races settled by last lap pass
4 Darlington races settled by last lap pass:
Most leaders: 9 (4/84, 5/05 & 5/23)
Most cautions: 10 (4/84, 5/07, 5/09 & 5/23)
Slowest race: 91.924 mph (5/23)
SEASON
8 Different winners in 11 races this season – Austin Hill (3) & John Hunter Nemechek (2) only drivers with multiple wins
8 Different winners last 8 races – S. Smith, Hill, Allmendinger, C. Smith, Nemechek, Burton, Truex & Larson
2 Races settled by last lap pass this season –
Daytona Feb. (Austin Hill passed Justin Allgaier), Darlington May (Kyle Larson passed John Hunter Nemechek)
John Hunter Nemechek passed for final lead change 2 races this season – Richmond & Darlington
Final lead change with 14 or fewer laps to go 8 of 11 races this season
Only 2 winners started outside top 10 this season – Sammy Smith 11th at Phoenix March & Ryan Truex 12th at Dover
First win of season for last 3 winners
First career win for 3 this season –
Sammy Smith (Phoenix March), Chandler Smith (Richmond) & Ryan Truex (Dover)
2 Swept Stage 1, 2 & race this season – John Hunter Nemechek (Martinsville April) & Ryan Truex (Dover)
Justin Allgaier: 4 Stage wins this season (Tied for most) – Winless
Last Ford win: Cole Custer – Fontana 2/26/22
2 Overtime races this season – Leader at scheduled distance won both
Youngest winner: Sammy Smith – 18
Oldest winner: AJ Allmendinger – 41