NASCAR Information Sunday, November 5, 2023
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Phoenix 11/23
Ross Chastain
Phoenix winner – Started 8th, finished 3rd in Stage 1 & 2nd in Stage 2, 157 laps led
Winner pit stops: Ross Chastain – 5 Stops 64, 112, 189, 241 (G), 277
Stage 1 winner: William Byron 4th
Stage 2 winner: Chris Buescher 5th
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: William Byron 1st & 4th, Kevin Harvick 2nd & 3rd, Ross Chastain 3rd & 2nd
Most points scored: 57 Ross Chastain 1st
Passed for final lead change: Denny Hamlin 8th
Winner final laps led: Ross Chastain 31
Cautions: 4
Failed to finish: 1 Christopher Bell
Longest green run: 82 Laps (Lap 194-275)
Best free pass finisher: Chase Elliott 16th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Joey Logano 18th
Best starting rear of field finisher: Brad Keselowski 15th
Best Hendrick: Kyle Larson 3rd
Best Gibbs: Martin Truex Jr. 6th
Best Stewart-Haas: Kevin Harvick 7th
Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 2nd
Season
Most wins this season: 6 William Byron
Most top 3 finishes this season: 11 Denny Hamlin
Most top 10 finishes this season: 21 William Byron
Most top 10 finishes without a win this season: 16 Brad Keselowski
Most laps led this season: 1127 Kyle Larson
Most laps led without a win this season: 341 Brad Keselowski
Most races led this season: 27 Denny Hamlin
Most Playoff race top 5 finishes this season: 6 William Byron
Most Playoff race top 10 finishes this season: 8 William Byron
Most Playoff race laps led this season: 609 Denny Hamlin
Season Highs & Lows
Martinsville April: Most consecutive laps led from start of race: 135 – Ryan Preece
Martinsville April & Chicago Street Course: Best starting from rear: Joey Logano 2nd (Martinsville) & Justin Haley 2nd (Chicago)
Charlotte May: Most cautions: 16
Charlotte May: Most caution laps: 83
Charlotte May: Longest race: 4:58:50
Sonoma & Indy Road Course: Fewest cautions: 1
Atlanta July: Best free-pass finisher: William Byron winner
New Hampshire: Most laps led in a race: 254 – Martin Truex Jr.
Michigan: Fastest pole: 193.382 mph – Christopher Bell
Indy Road Course: Fewest caution laps: 3
Watkins Glen: Shortest race: 1:58:44
Bristol: Most laps led to end of race: 135 – Chris Buescher
Bristol: Fewest lead lap finishers: 10
Talladega Oct.: Most lead changes: 70
Talladega Oct.: Most leaders: 24
Talladega Oct.: Closest margin-of-victory this season: .012 Seconds – Ryan Blaney over William Byron
Charlotte Roval: Most lead lap finishers: 33
Martinsville Oct.: Longest green flag run: 168 Laps
Martinsville Oct.: Longest green flag run to finish: 168 Laps
Season
15 Different winners in 36 races this season
8 Different winners in 10 Playoff races this season –
Kyle Larson (Darlington & Las Vegas), Tyler Reddick (Kansas), Denny Hamlin (Bristol),
William Byron (Texas), Ryan Blaney (Talladega & Martinsville), AJ Allmendinger (Charlotte Roval),
Christopher Bell (Miami) & Ross Chastain (Phoenix)
Ryan Blaney only repeat winner last 9 races (2 Wins) – 7 Others 1 win each
Ryan Blaney best Playoff finisher 3 of last 6 races
Ross Chastain best non-Playoff finisher at Phoenix – Winner
Christopher Bell worst Playoff finisher at Phoenix – Finished 36th
William Byron: 9 Stage wins this season – Most
Christopher Bell: 6 Poles wins this season – Most
3 Races won from pole this season – Joey Logano (Atlanta March), Kyle Busch (St. Louis) & Ross Chastain (Nashville)
2 Won consecutive races this season –
William Byron (Las Vegas March & Phoenix March) & Chris Buescher (Richmond July & Michigan)
First career win for 1 this season – Shane van Gisbergen (Chicago Street Race)
6 Winless streaks of 42 races or longer ended this season
Final lead change with 2 or fewer laps to go 9 races this season
3 Races settled by last lap pass this season –
Atlanta March (Joey Logano winner), Talladega April (Kyle Busch winner) & Kansas May (Denny Hamlin winner)
Closest margin-of-victory this season: .012 Seconds Talladega Oct. (Ryan Blaney over William Byron)
10 Races finished in Overtime this season – Leader at scheduled distance failed to win 6
Hendrick Motorsports finished 1, 2, 3 at Las Vegas March & 1, 2 at Richmond April
RFK Racing finished 1, 2 at Daytona Aug.
3 Postponed races this season –
Dover (Martin Truex Jr. winner), Charlotte (Ryan Blaney winner) & New Hampshire (Martin Truex Jr. winner)
1 Multi-day race this season – Michigan (Chris Buescher winner)
7 Different winners in 9 races on tracks 1.5-miles in length this season
William Byron: 3 Wins on tracks 1.5-miles in length this season – Only driver with multiple wins
6 Different winners from 6 different teams in 6 races on road courses this season –
Tyler Reddick (Austin), Martin Truex Jr. (Sonoma), Shane van Gisbergen (Chicago Street),
Michael McDowell (Indianapolis Road), William Byron (Watkins Glen) & AJ Allmendinger (Charlotte Roval)
4 Different winners in 5 races on paved short tracks this season –
Kyle Larson 2, Ryan Blaney 1, Chris Buescher 1 & Denny Hamlin 1
Youngest winner: William Byron – 25
Oldest winner: Martin Truex Jr. – 43
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Most wins this season: 7 John Hunter Nemechek
Most top 3 finishes this season: 15 John Hunter Nemechek
Most top 5 finishes this season: 17 John Hunter Nemechek
Most top 5 finishes without a win this season: 11 Josh Berry
Most laps led this season: 1083 John Hunter Nemechek
Most laps led without a win this season: 211 Josh Berry
Most Playoff race 2nd-place finishes this season: 2 Sheldon Creed
Most Playoff race top 3 finishes this season: 4 John Hunter Nemechek
Most Playoff race top 5 finishes this season: 5 Riley Herbst
Most Playoff race top 10 finishes this season: 6 Riley Herbst
Most Playoff race laps led this season: 414 Cole Custer
Only driver to lead all 7 Playoff races this season: Cole Custer
Season
15 Different winners in 33 races this season
5 Different winners in 7 Playoff races this season – Justin Allgaier & Sam Mayer 2 wins each
Best Playoff finisher at Phoenix: Cole Custer – Winner
Best non-Playoff finisher at Phoenix: Sheldon Creed – 2nd
Worst Playoff finisher at Phoenix: John Hunter Nemechek – 28th
5 Winners in 8 races on tracks 1.5-miles in length this season –
Justin Allgaier, Riley Herbst, Austin Hill, Sam Mayer & John Hunter Nemechek
5 Different winners in 8 road course races this season
Justin Allgaier: 13 Stage wins this season – Most
Cole Custer: 6 Poles this season – Most
Winner started on front row in 13 races this season
Only 7 winners started outside top 10 this season
First career win for 5 this season –
Sammy Smith (Phoenix March), Chandler Smith (Richmond), Ryan Truex (Dover),
Sam Mayer (Road America) & Riley Herbst (Las Vegas Oct.)
First career win – 2017: 7; 2018: 4; 2019: 3; 2020: 3; 2021: 6; 2022: 1; 2023: 5
2023 Dash 4 Cash winners: Justin Allgaier (Richmond), John Hunter Nemechek (Martinsville) & Cole Custer (Talladega & Dover)
1 Won consecutive races this season – John Hunter Nemechek (Atlanta July & New Hampshire)
Final lead change with 4 or fewer laps to go in 11 races this season
3 Races settled by last lap pass this season –
Daytona Feb. (Austin Hill passed Justin Allgaier), Darlington May (Kyle Larson passed John Hunter Nemechek) &
Martinsville Oct. (Justin Allgaier passed Austin Hill)
13 Overtime races this season – Leader at scheduled distance won 7
Closest margin-of-victory this season: .005 Seconds – Justin Allgaier over Sheldon Creed (Daytona Aug.)
Largest margin-of-victory this season: 14.959 Seconds – Riley Herbst over John Hunter Nemechek (Las Vegas Oct.)
Sheldon Creed 2nd in 3 of the 4 closest finishes this season – Talladega April, Daytona Aug. & Martinsville Oct.
Youngest winner: Sammy Smith – 18
Oldest winner: Denny Hamlin – 42