NASCAR Information Sunday, May 2, 2021
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Kansas
Kyle Busch
Kansas May winner – Started 9th, Stage 1 winner & finished 2nd in Stage 2, 20 laps led
Winner pit stops: Kyle Busch (6 Stops) Lap 27, 83, 121 (Green), 163, 211 (Green), 231
Longest green flag run: 74 Laps (88-161)
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Kyle Busch (1st & 2nd), Kyle Larson (2nd & 1st), Brad Keselowski (4th & 4th)
Rear of field: 3 – Chastain 14th, Alfredo 23rd, Jones 25th
Pit Road Speeding: 2 – Briscoe 20th, Ware 36th
Best Hendrick: Chase Elliott 5th
Best Gibbs: Kyle Busch 1st
Best Stewart-Haas: Kevin Harvick 2nd
Best Team Penske: Brad Keselowski 3rd
Last 2 winners were champions who won for first time this season – Brad Keselowski (Talladega) & Kyle Busch (Kansas)
*Kurt Busch, Chase Elliott & Kevin Harvick champions winless this season
Most wins this season: 2 Martin Truex Jr.
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 2 Chase Elliott & Joey Logano
Most top 3 finishes this season: 5 Denny Hamlin
Most top 5 finishes this season: 8 Denny Hamlin
Most top 10 finishes this season: 9 William Byron
Most Stage 1 & 2 wins this season: 5 Denny Hamlin
Best average finish this season of drivers competing in every race this season: 7.5 Denny Hamlin
Most laps led this season: 744 Denny Hamlin
Most races led this season: 10 Denny Hamlin
Most laps completed this season: 3050 of 3052 Austin Dillon
| WINS | 2020 | 2021 |
| KEVIN HARVICK | 9 | 0 |
| DENNY HAMLIN | 7 | 0 |
| CHASE ELLIOTT | 5 | 0 |
| WINLESS STREAK | LAST WIN | |
| KEVIN HARVICK | 18 | BRISTOL 9/20 |
| KURT BUSCH | 17 | LAS VEGAS 9/20 |
| DENNY HAMLIN | 16 | TALLADEGA 10/20 |
| CHASE ELLIOTT | 11 | PHOENIX 11/20 |
NASCAR CUP SERIES WINNERS ON BIRTHDAY
| Birthdate | Driver | ||
| 3/27/77 | North Wilkesboro | 3/27/39 | Cale Yarborough |
| 3/27/83 | Atlanta | 3/27/39 | Cale Yarborough |
| 5/2/09 | Richmond | 5/2/85 | Kyle Busch |
| 3/10/13 | Las Vegas | 3/10/72 | Matt Kenseth |
| 5/2/21 | Kansas | 5/2/85 | Kyle Busch |
KYLE BUSCH CREW CHIEF WINS
| Wins | Adam Stevens | Dave Rogers | Steve Addington | Alan Gustafson | Ben Beshore |
| 28 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
1-Kurt Busch: Finished outside top 10 last 8 races
2-Brad Keselowski: 2 Straight top 3 finishes – Finished outside top 10 previous 4 races
2-Brad Keselowski: Finished 3rd at Kansas – Only Stewart-Haas Racing top 15 finisher
3-Austin Dillon: 5 Top 10 finishes this season – 3 Straight top 10 finishes
4-Kevin Harvick: Best Stewart-Haas Racing finisher 10 of 11 races this season
4-Kevin Harvick: Best Ford finisher 2 races this season – 5th at Homestead-Miami & 2nd at Kansas
5-Kyle Larson: Passed for final lead change 2 races this season – Atlanta (269 Laps led) & Kansas (132 Laps led)
5-Kyle Larson: Led more than 100 laps in 15 races – Only 3 wins (2017 California, Dover 10/19 & Las Vegas 3/21)
5-Kyle Larson: Only Hendrick Motorsports driver to lead Kansas (132 Laps) – Worst Hendrick Motorsports finisher (19th)
8-Tyler Reddick: 5 Top 10 finishes this season – 4 Top 10 finishes last 5 races
9-Chase Elliott: 4 Top 5 finishes this season – 2 Top 5 finishes last 6 races
11-Denny Hamlin: Finished outside top 10 last 2 races – Finished 4th or better previous 6 races
11-Denny Hamlin: Finished outside top 10 in 3 races this season – Finished outside top 10 last 2 races
17-Chris Buescher: 1 Top 10 finish last 5 races – Finished 8th at Kansas
18-Kyle Busch: 2008 Darlington winner (7th career win) – 51 Wins since only Darlington win (Winless last 14 Darlington races)
18-Kyle Busch: 17 Straight seasons with a win (2005-’21) – Tied with David Pearson 2nd all-time (Richard Petty 18)
18-Kyle Busch: Last 7 wins on 7 different tracks – Phoenix, California, Bristol, Pocono, Homestead-Miami, Texas & Kansas
18-Kyle Busch: Best Toyota finisher 2 races this season – 3rd at Las Vegas & Kansas winner
18-Kyle Busch: Best Joe Gibbs Racing finisher 2 races this season – 3rd at Las Vegas & Kansas winner
18-Kyle Busch: Only repeat winner last 10 races on 1.5-mile tracks (2 Wins last 5 races) – 8 Others 1 win each
19-Martin Truex Jr.: 2 Wins this season – Only driver with multiple wins
19-Martin Truex Jr.: Only repeat winner last 12 races (2 Wins) – 10 Others 1 win each
21-Matt DiBenedetto: 2 Straight top 5 finishes – First back-to-back top 5 finishes
21-Matt DiBenedetto: 3 Straight top 10 finishes – Ties career-long streak (2020)
22-Joey Logano: Finished outside top 10 last 2 races – Finished 6th or better previous 3 races
24-William Byron: 9 Straight top 10 finishes (Youngest ever) – Career-long streak & longest current streak
48-Alex Bowman: 1 Top 15 finish last 5 races – Richmond winner
10 Different winners in 11 races this season
4 Different winners in 4 races on 1.5-mile tracks this season – Ryan Blaney, Kyle Busch, William Byron & Kyle Larson
5 Different teams finished top 5 at Kansas – Gibbs, Stewart-Haas, Penske, Wood Brothers & Hendrick
No winner started front row this season
Final lead change with 11 or fewer laps to go 6 races this season including last 3
Leader of most laps failed to win 9 of 11 races this season – Including last 7 races
Last 4 winners led 20 or fewer laps – 7 of 11 races this season won by drivers leading 25 or fewer laps
Last to win consecutive races: Chase Elliott (Martinsville 11/20 & Phoenix 11/20)
Stage 2 winner failed to win last 4 races
Youngest winner: William Byron – 23
Oldest winner: Martin Truex Jr. – 40