NASCAR Information Sunday, May 5, 2024
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Kansas 5/24
Kyle Larson
Kansas 5/24 winner – Started 4th, finished 3rd in Stage 1 & 2nd in Stage 2, 64 laps led, last lap pass for win by .001 seconds
Winner pit stops: Kyle Larson – 6 Stops 33 (G), 84, 119 (G), 169, 202, 263
Stage 1 winner: Denny Hamlin 5th
Stage 2 winner: Chris Buescher 2nd
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Denny Hamlin 1st & 3rd, Kyle Larson 3rd & 2nd, Chris Buescher 5th & 1st
Most points scored: 57 Kyle Larson 1st
Passed for final lead change: Chris Buescher 2nd
Winner final laps led: Kyle Larson 1
Lead changes: 28
Cautions: 7
Failed to finish: 2 Austin Cindric & Jimmie Johnson
Longest green run: 81 Laps (Lap 1-81)
Best free pass finisher: John Hunter Nemechek 13th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: John Hunter Nemechek 13th
Best starting rear of field finisher: None
Best Hendrick: Kyle Larson 1st
Best Gibbs: Martin Truex Jr. 4th
Best Stewart-Haas: Noah Gragson 9th
Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 12th
Original green flag: 2:13pm/c / Actual green flag: 5:25pm/c
| GEN 7 | Wins | Career Wins |
| William Byron | 11 | 13 |
| Kyle Larson 2021 | 9 | 25 |
| Denny Hamlin | 8 | 54 |
| Christopher Bell | 6 | 7 |
| Chase Elliott 2020 | 6 | 19 |
| Tyler Reddick | 6 | 6 |
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
2 Finished top 20 every race this season: Chase Elliott & Martin Truex Jr.
Best average finish this season: 8.9 Martin Truex Jr.
Most Stage wins this season: 6 Kyle Larson
Most laps led this season: 634 Kyle Larson
Most laps led of winless drivers this season: 437 Martin Truex Jr.
Denny Hamlin only driver to lead every race this season
7 Different winners in 12 races this season
Stage 1 winner won only 1 race this season – Kyle Larson Las Vegas
Stage 2 winner failed to win last 8 races
William Byron: 3 Wins this season – No Stage wins
Ford: 6 of 24 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 –
57 Races by Daniel Suárez at Atlanta & 42 Races by Chase Elliott at Texas
2 Races settled by last lap pass this season – Atlanta Feb. (Daniel Suárez winner) & Kansas May (Kyle Larson winner)
Chris Buescher best Ford finisher 3 races this season including Kansas
Martin Truex Jr.: Best Toyota finisher at Kansas (Finished 4th) – First time best Toyota finisher this season
Last Ford win: Ryan Blaney at Martinsville 10/23
4 Races ended in Overtime this season – Richmond March, Martinsville April, Texas & Kansas May
Josh Berry best Rookie of the Year contender last 3 races
2 Different winners in 3 races on 1.5-mile tracks this season – Kyle Larson 2 & Chase Elliott 1 (Hendrick Motorsports)
Closest NASCAR Cup Series finish: .001 Seconds Kyle Larson over Chris Buescher Kansas May
Previous: .002 2003 Darlington & 2011 Talladega
Noah Gragson best Stewart-Haas Racing finisher 5 races this season including last 3
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Most wins this season: 2 Austin Hill & Chandler Smith
Most top 3 finishes this season: 5 Chandler Smith
Most top 5 finishes this season: 6 Chandler Smith
Most top 5 finishes of winless drivers this season: 5 Cole Custer
Most laps led this season: 271 Chandler Smith
Most laps led of winless drivers this season: 268 Justin Allgaier
8 Different winners in 10 races this season – Austin Hill & Chandler Smith have multiple wins
6 Different winners last 6 races –
Kyle Larson, Chandler Smith, Aric Almirola, Sam Mayer, Jesse Love & Ryan Truex
First win of season for last 4 winners
Jesse Love leads all with 3 pole wins this season
Justin Allgaier: 4 Stage wins this season (Tied for most) – No race wins
Final lead change with 3 or fewer laps to go 6 of 10 races this season
Last Ford win: Cole Custer – Phoenix 11/23
6 Overtime races this season – Leader at scheduled distance failed to win 4
Youngest winner: Jesse Love – 19
Oldest winner: Aric Almirola – 40
Crew Chief Tyler Allen – 3 Wins (John Hunter Nemechek, Aric Almirola & Ryan Truex)