NASCAR Information Sunday, May 7, 2023
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Denny Hamlin
49 Career wins – 1 Behind Hall of Fame drivers Ned Jarrett & Junior Johnson
9/6/65: Ned Jarrett driving #11 won Southern 500 by 14 laps over 2nd-place Buck Baker (Jarrett’s 49th career win)
Kansas
Denny Hamlin
Kansas winner – Started 8th, Stage 1 winner & finished 10th in Stage 2, 34 laps led, took lead on final lap
Winner pit stops: Denny Hamlin – 7 Stops Lap 39 (G), 84, 110, 140, 159, 192, 208
Stage 1 winner: Denny Hamlin 1st
Stage 2 winner: Joey Logano 6th
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: None
Most points scored: 51 Denny Hamlin
Passed for final lead change: Kyle Larson Finished 2nd
Winner final laps led: Denny Hamlin 1
Cautions: 11
Longest green run: 72 Laps (10-81)
Best free pass finisher: William Byron 3rd
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: William Byron 3rd
Best starting rear of field finisher: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 12th
Best Hendrick: Kyle Larson 2nd
Best Gibbs: Denny Hamlin 1st
Best Stewart-Haas: Kevin Harvick 11th
Best Penske: Joey Logano 6th
Kyle Larson led 46 of final 47 laps
Kansas record 37 lead changes (Previous record: 26)
8 Green flag runs of 11 laps or less
Season
Most wins this season: 2 Kyle Busch, William Byron & Kyle Larson
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 2 Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson & Joey Logano
Most top 5 finishes this season: 5 Christopher Bell, William Byron, Ross Chastain & Kyle Larson
Most top 5 finishes without a win this season: 5 Ross Chastain
Most top 10 finishes this season: 8 Christopher Bell
Most laps led this season: 589 William Byron
Most laps led without a win this season: 254 Ross Chastain
Most races led this season: 9 Ross Chastain, Denny Hamlin & Brad Keselowski
Kansas
Denny Hamlin: 4 Kansas wins – Most all-time
Denny Hamlin only repeat winner last 12 Kansas races (3 Wins) – 9 Others 1 win each
Denny Hamlin won 3 of last 8 Kansas races
Denny Hamlin last back-to-back Kansas winner (10/19 & 7/20) – Kansas May winner
Kyle Larson passed for final lead change 3 of last 5 Kansas races
Kyle Larson was leading with 10 to go in 3 of last 4 Kansas races – Only 1 win (10/21)
6 Different winners last 6 Kansas races – Logano, Kyle Busch, Larson, Kurt Busch, Wallace & Hamlin
1 of 35 Kansas races settled by last lap pass (5/23) – Denny Hamlin passed Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports: 8 Kansas wins – Tied for most all-time
Joe Gibbs Racing: 8 Kansas wins – Tied for most all-time
9 Won first race of season at Kansas including last 3 races
Toyota won last 3 Kansas races
Denny Hamlin: 4 Straight Kansas top 5 finishes
Kyle Larson: 3 Top 2 finishes last 4 Kansas races
William Byron: Best Kansas finish: 3rd (5/23)
Bubba Wallace: 3 Straight Kansas top 10 finishes – 2 Straight top 5 finishes
Ross Chastain: Finished 7th or better last 3 Kansas races
Joey Logano: Best finish last 5 Kansas races: 6th (5/23)
Martin Truex Jr.: Finished 9th or better last 8 Kansas races
Tyler Reddick: 1 Top 20 finish last 4 Kansas races – Finished 9th (5/23)
Austin Dillon: Finished 10th in 3 of last 5 Kansas races
Career Laps Led
Kyle Busch: 17 from 19,000
Chase Elliott: 76 from 5,000
Kevin Harvick: 25 from 16,000
Kyle Larson: 18 from 7,000
Denny Hamlin
16 Playoff appearances (9 Straight) – 4 Championship 4 appearances (2014, ’19, ’20 & ’21)
18th full season / All with Joe Gibbs Racing
Best championship finish: 2nd (2010)
626 NASCAR Cup Series races
49 Wins
1 Win this season – Kansas May (Ended 33-race winless streak)
Kansas May winner – Started 8th, Stage 1 winner & finished 10th in Stage 2, 34 laps led, took lead on final lap
Chris Gabehart: 4 Playoff appearances – All with Denny Hamlin
49 Career wins – 1 Behind Hall of Fame drivers Ned Jarrett & Junior Johnson
9/6/65: Ned Jarrett driving #11 won Southern 500 by 14 laps over 2nd-place Buck Baker (Jarrett’s 49th career win)
49 Career wins – No championships (2nd in 2010 – Lost lead in season finale)
49 Career wins – No championships (Junior Johnson 50 career wins without a championship)
49 Career wins – 4 By last lap pass (2016 Daytona 500, Talladega 10/20, 2022 Charlotte & Kansas May)
17th season with a win (5th straight season with a win) – 11 Multiple-win seasons
Back-to-back wins twice in career – Pocono 6/10 & Michigan 6/10 and Bristol 8/12 & 2012 Atlanta
3 Top 5 finishes last 4 races – No top 5 finishes previous 8 races this season
1 of 2 to finish on lead lap every race this season (Martin Truex Jr.)
193 Laps led this season – 4 Straight races led (81 Laps led)
21 Darlington NCS races (792 Laps led) – 4 Wins (2010, ’17, 5/20/20 & 9/21)
Finished 21st at Darlington 5/22 – Started rear of field, finished 7th in Stage 1 & 4th in Stage 2, 42 laps led, lap 261 involved in crash
Finished 2nd at Darlington 9/22 (Best Playoff finisher) – Started 11th, finished 2nd in Stage 1 & 14th in Stage 2, 6 laps led
4 Darlington wins – Leads active drivers
4 Darlington wins – Finished 2nd four times (9 Top 3 finishes in 21 Darlington races)
4 Wins last 17 Darlington races – 8 Top 3 finishes last 17 Darlington races
4 Darlington wins with 3 different crew chiefs – Mike Ford (2010), Michael Wheeler (2017) & Chris Gabehart (5/20/20 & 9/21)
2013 Darlington was first full race after Fontana back injury – Finished a remarkable 2nd
Average Darlington Start – 9.2 / Finish: 7.5
19 Lead lap finishes in 21 Darlington races – 7325 of 7337 Laps completed
Running at finish all 21 Darlington races – Completed all but 12 laps (7325 of 7337 laps)
6 Straight Darlington races led – 230 Laps led
Daytona 500, Coca-Cola 600 & Southern 500 winner
5 Darlington NXS wins – Most of all tracks
Mom: Mary Lou
2023
9 Different winners in 12 races this season – Kyle Busch, William Byron & Kyle Larson 2 wins each
Stage 2 winner failed to win last 6 races
William Byron leads all with 6 Stage wins this season
Last to win consecutive races: William Byron (Las Vegas 3/23 & Phoenix 3/23)
1 Race won from pole this season – Joey Logano (Atlanta March)
5 Winless streaks of 28 races or longer ended this season
Leader of most laps failed to win 8 of 12 races this season including last 4
Final lead change with 2 or fewer laps to go 5 of last 10 races
Kyle Larson led most laps 2 races this season – Phoenix passed for lead with 2 to go & Kansas passed for lead on final lap
3 Races settled by last lap pass this season –
Atlanta March (Joey Logano winner), Talladega April (Kyle Busch winner) & Kansas May (Denny Hamlin winner)
Toyota won last 2 races – Last time Toyota won 3 straight: 2019 Phoenix, 2019 Miami & 2020 Daytona 500
Ford: 1 Win this season – Joey Logano Atlanta (Winless last 7 races)
5 Races finished in Overtime this season – Leader at scheduled distance failed to win 4
Youngest winner: William Byron – 25
Oldest winner: Denny Hamlin & Martin Truex Jr. – 42
All 4 Stewart-Haas Racing drivers finished outside top 10 in 5 races this season
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
7 Different winners in 10 races this season – Austin Hill (3) & John Hunter Nemechek (2) only drivers with multiple wins
7 Different winners last 7 races – S. Smith, Hill, Allmendinger, C. Smith, Nemechek, Burton & Truex
Justin Allgaier leads all with 4 Stage wins this season
2 Swept Stage 1, 2 & race this season – John Hunter Nemechek (Martinsville April) & Ryan Truex (Dover)
First career win for 3 this season –
Sammy Smith (Phoenix March), Chandler Smith (Richmond) & Ryan Truex (Dover)
First career win – 2017: 7; 2018: 4; 2019: 3; 2020: 3; 2021: 6; 2022: 1; 2023: 3
2023 Dash 4 Cash winners: Justin Allgaier (Richmond), John Hunter Nemechek (Martinsville) & Cole Custer (Talladega & Dover)
Only 2 winners started outside top 10 this season – Sammy Smith 11th at Phoenix March & Ryan Truex 12th at Dover
Final lead change with 14 or fewer laps to go 7 of 10 races this season
Sheldon Creed passed for final lead change 3 of last 5 races including last 2
Ryan Truex 191 career laps led – 124 laps led at Dover
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
Jason Ratcliff: 6 Dover wins with 4 different drivers – Christopher Bell, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin & Ryan Truex
Largest margin-of-victory this season: 4.820 Seconds – Ryan Truex over Josh Berry at Dover