NASCAR Information Sunday, November 3, 2024
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
12-RYAN BLANEY
2nd Championship 4 (2023 & ’24) – 2023 Champion
Advanced to Championship 4 – Finished 32nd at Las Vegas, 2nd at Miami & Martinsville winner
Best finisher of Championship 4 in 10 races this season – Twice in Playoff races
22-JOEY LOGANO
6th Championship 4 (2014, ’16, ’18, ’20, ’22 & ’24) – 2018 & ’22 Champion
6th Championship 4 – Most all-time
Advanced to Championship 4 – Las Vegas winner, 28th at Miami & 10th at Martinsville
Best finisher of Championship 4 in 6 races this season – 3 Times in Playoff races
24-WILLIAM BYRON
2nd Championship 4 (2023 & ‘24)
Advanced to Championship 4 – Finished 4th at Las Vegas, 6th at Miami & 6th at Martinsville
Best finisher of Championship 4 in 10 races this season – 3 Times in Playoff races
45-TYLER REDDICK
First Championship 4
Advanced to Championship 4 – Finished 35th at Las Vegas, Miami winner & 34th at Martinsville
Best finisher of Championship 4 in 9 races this season – 1 Time in Playoff races
18 Different winners in 35 races this season
Record for different winners in a season: 19 (1956, ’58, ’61, ’01 & ‘22)
7 Different winners in 9 Playoff races this season – Kyle Larson & Joey Logano 2 wins each
Best Playoff finisher at Martinsville: Ryan Blaney – Winner
Best non-Playoff finisher at Martinsville: Austin Cindric – 4th
Worst Playoff finisher at Martinsville: Tyler Reddick – 34th
5 Different winners in 7 short track races this season –
Ryan Blaney 2, Denny Hamlin 2, William Byron 1, Austin Dillon 1 & Kyle Larson 1
Last to win 2 straight races: Chris Buescher (Richmond 7/23 & 2023 Michigan)
Final lead change with 9 or fewer laps to go 19 races this season
6 Races settled by last lap pass this season –
Atlanta Feb. (Daniel Suárez winner), Kansas May (Kyle Larson winner), Richmond Aug. (Austin Dillon winner)
Daytona Aug. (Harrison Burton winner), Watkins Glen (Chris Buescher winner), Miami (Tyler Reddick winner)
Chase Elliott: 2 Stage wins this season – Daytona 500 Stage 1 & Martinsville Nov. Stage 1
Brad Keselowski: 1 Stage win this season – Martinsville Nov. Stage 2
2 Races won from pole this season – William Byron (Austin) & Tyler Reddick (Miami)
First career win for 1 this season – Harrison Burton (Daytona Aug.)
Longest winless streaks broken this season –
110 Brad Keselowski at Darlington May, 97 Harrison Burton at Daytona Aug., 93 Chase Briscoe at Darlington Sept.,
85 Austin Cindric at St. Louis, 80 Alex Bowman at Chicago, 68 Austin Dillon at Richmond Aug.,
65 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. at Talladega Oct., 57 Daniel Suárez at Atlanta Feb.,
49 Joey Logano at Nashville & 42 Chase Elliott at Texas
Closest NASCAR Cup Series finish: .001 Seconds Kyle Larson over Chris Buescher Kansas May
13 Races ended in Overtime this season – Leader at scheduled distance failed to win 7 times
10 Different teams won races this season
Youngest winner: Harrison Burton – 23
Oldest winner: Denny Hamlin – 43
Most wins this season: 6 Kyle Larson
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 4 Brad Keselowski (1 Win)
Most top 3 finishes this season: 10 William Byron & Kyle Larson
Most top 5 finishes this season: 14 Christopher Bell & Kyle Larson
Most top 10 finishes this season: 22 Christopher Bell
Most top 10 finishes of winless drivers this season: 13 Bubba Wallace
Most Stage wins this season: 12 Kyle Larson
Most laps led this season: 1687 Kyle Larson
Most laps led this season of winless drivers: 546 Martin Truex Jr.
Most races led this season: 24 Kyle Larson
Most lead lap finishes this season: 31 Chase Elliott
Most laps completed this season: 9379 Daniel Hemric
Most poles this season: 6 Michael McDowell
Most Playoff race wins this season: 2 Kyle Larson & Joey Logano
Most Playoff race 2nd-place finishes this season: 2 Christopher Bell & Chase Elliott
Most Playoff race top 3 finishes this season: 3 Ryan Blaney, William Byron & Kyle Larson
Most Playoff race top 5 finishes this season: 5 Christopher Bell
Most Playoff race top 10 finishes this season: 7 Christopher Bell & William Byron
Best Playoff race average finish this season: 7.3 Christopher Bell
Most Playoff race laps led this season: 598 Kyle Larson
Martinsville 11/24
Ryan Blaney
Martinsville 11/24 winner – Started 14th, finished top 5 in Stage 1 & 2, 32 laps led, final 15 laps led
Winner pit stops: Ryan Blaney – 5 Stops 80, 134, 264, 373 (G), 401
Stage 1 winner: Chase Elliott 2nd
Stage 2 winner: Brad Keselowski 9th
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: William Byron 2nd & 5th, Ryan Blaney 5th, 2nd
Most points scored: Ryan Blaney 55
Passed for final lead change: Chase Elliott 2nd
Winner final laps led: Ryan Blaney 15
Lead changes: 15
Cautions: 9
Failed to finish: 4
Best free pass finisher: Shane van Gisbergen 12th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Austin Dillon 7th
Best starting rear of field finisher: Austin Cindric 4th
Longest green flag run: 128 Laps (271-398)
Best Hendrick: Chase Elliott 2nd
Best Gibbs: Denny Hamlin 5th
Best Stewart-Haas: Noah Gragson 11th
Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 1st
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
00-COLE CUSTER
4th Championship 4 (2018, ’19, ’23 & ’24) – 2023 Champion
Advanced to Championship 4 – Finished 8th at Las Vegas, 2nd at Miami & 4th at Martinsville
Best finisher of Championship 4 in 11 races this season – Twice in Playoff races
7-JUSTIN ALLGAIER
7th Championship 4 (2016, ’17, ’19, ’20, ’22, ’23 & ’24) – Most all-time
Advanced to Championship 4 – Finished 3rd at Las Vegas, 8th at Miami & 5th at Martinsville
Best finisher of Championship 4 in 6 races this season – 0 Times in Playoff races
16-AJ ALLMENDINGER
2nd Championship 4 (2021 & ’24)
Advanced to Championship 4 – Las Vegas winner, 10th at Miami & 38th at Martinsville
Best finisher of Championship 4 in 5 races this season – 3 Times in Playoff races
21-AUSTIN HILL
First Championship 4
Advanced to Championship 4 – Finished 10th at Las Vegas, Miami winner & 14th at Martinsville
Best finisher of Championship 4 in 10 races this season – 1 Time in Playoff races
Most wins this season: 4 Austin Hill
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 6 Sheldon Creed
Most top 3 finishes this season: 10 Chandler Smith
Most top 5 finishes this season: 16 Sheldon Creed & Chandler Smith
Most top 10 finishes this season: 22 Sheldon Creed & Cole Custer
Most laps led this season: 772 Cole Custer
Most races led this season: 19 Justin Allgaier & Cole Custer
Most Stage wins this season: 16 Justin Allgaier
Most Playoff race wins this season: 2 Aric Almirola
Most Playoff race 2nd-place finishes this season: 2 Cole Custer & Ryan Sieg
Most Playoff race top 3 finishes this season: 3 Aric Almirola
Most Playoff race top 5 finishes this season: 5 Chandler Smith
Most Playoff race top 10 finishes this season: 5 Sheldon Creed & Chandler Smith
Most Playoff race laps led this season: 189 Chandler Smith
Most Playoff race races led this season: 5 Chandler Smith
17 Different winners in 32 races this season
Aric Almirola only repeat winner last 8 races (2 Wins) – 6 Others 1-win each
5 Different winners last 5 races –
Sammy Smith, Sam Mayer, AJ Allmendinger, Austin Hill & Aric Almirola
5 Different winners in 6 Playoff races this season –
AJ Allmendinger, Aric Almirola, Austin Hill, Sam Mayer & Sammy Smith
Best Playoff finisher at Martinsville: Sammy Smith – 2nd
Best non-Playoff finisher at Martinsville: Aric Almirola – Winner
Worst Playoff finisher at Martinsville: AJ Allmendinger – 38th
Sheldon Creed, Riley Herbst, Parker Kligerman & Shane van Gisbergen eliminated Round of 12 in 2024
Jesse Love, Sam Mayer, Chandler Smith & Sammy Smith eliminated Round of 8 in 2024
Final lead change with 4 or fewer laps to go 14 of 32 races this season (44%)
5 Races settled by last lap pass this season
14 Overtime races this season – Leader at scheduled distance failed to win 7
#20 Wins this season:
John Hunter Nemechek Las Vegas March & Nashville, Aric Almirola Martinsville April, Kansas & Martinsville Nov.,
Ryan Truex Dover & Daytona Aug., Christopher Bell New Hampshire & Darlington Aug.
First career win for 3 this season –
Jesse Love (Talladega April), Shane van Gisbergen (Portland) & Connor Zilisch (Watkins Glen)
2 Won consecutive races this season – Austin Hill (Daytona Feb. & Atlanta Feb.) & Shane van Gisbergen (Portland & Sonoma)
Youngest winner: Connor Zilisch – 18
Oldest winner: AJ Allmendinger – 42