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