NASCAR Information Sunday, October 10, 2021
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Charlotte Roval
Kyle Larson
Charlotte Roval winner – Started 10th, finished 11th in Stage 1 & 6th in Stage 2, led only final 8 laps, lap 34 battery change, lap 52 alternator belt replacement
Winner pit stops: Kyle Larson (5 Stops) 21, 34, 52, 74 (Green), 88
Longest green flag run: 30 Laps (58-87)
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Joey Logano (5th & 5th), Ryan Blaney (3rd & 4th), Chase Elliott (1st & 2nd)
Speeding: Denny Hamlin (5th), Christopher Bell (8th), Alex Bowman (10th), Josh Bilicki (28th), Corey LaJoie (35th)
Rear of field: Garrett Smithley (34th)
Best Hendrick: Kyle Larson (1st)
Best Gibbs: Kyle Busch (4th)
Best Stewart-Haas: Cole Custer (18th)
Best Penske: Joey Logano (7th)
Most wins this season: 7 Kyle Larson
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 6 Chase Elliott & Kyle Larson
Most top 3 finishes this season: 15 Kyle Larson
Most top 5 finishes this season: 17 Denny Hamlin & Kyle Larson
Most top 10 finishes this season: 23 Denny Hamlin & Kyle Larson
Best average finish this season of drivers competing in every race: 8.2 Denny Hamlin
Most laps led this season: 2011 Kyle Larson
Most races led this season: 28 Denny Hamlin
Most Playoff race wins this season: 2 Denny Hamlin & Kyle Larson
Most Playoff race top 3 finishes this season: 3 Denny Hamlin & Kyle Larson
Most Playoff race top 5 finishes this season: 4 Denny Hamlin
Most Playoff race top 10 finishes this season: 6 Denny Hamlin
Best Playoff race average finish this season: 4.2 Denny Hamlin
Most Playoff race laps led this season: 576 Denny Hamlin
2-Brad Keselowski: Finished 7th or better 3 of last 4 races – Finished 20th at Charlotte Roval
4-Kevin Harvick: Failed to advance to Round of 8 (9th in Standings -25) – 9th in Standings -9 into Charlotte Roval
4-Kevin Harvick: Worst Playoff finisher at Charlotte Roval – Finished 33rd
4-Kevin Harvick: Finished 9th or better 5 of 6 Playoff races this season – Finished 33rd at Charlotte Roval
4-Kevin Harvick: 216 Laps led this season – No laps led on 1.5-mile tracks
5-Kyle Larson: 2 Cutoff race wins this season – Bristol & Charlotte Roval
5-Kyle Larson: 7 Wins this season – 2 Wins last 4 races
5-Kyle Larson: 931 Laps led on 1.5-mile tracks this season (69 to 1000) – Leads all drivers
8-Tyler Reddick: Best non-Playoff finisher 2 of last 3 races – Finished 6th at Las Vegas & 2nd at Charlotte Roval
8-Tyler Reddick: 70 Career races – 0 Wins & 3 2nd-place finishes
9-Chase Elliott: 2 Top 5 finishes in 6 Playoff races this season – Finished 18th or worse in 3 Playoff races
11-Denny Hamlin: 2 Opening round wins this season – Darlington & Las Vegas
11-Denny Hamlin: Finished 9th or better all 6 Playoff races this season – 3 Top 2 finishes
11-Denny Hamlin: 12 Straight races led – 629 Laps led
17-Chris Buescher: Best finish last 67 races: 3rd – 2021 Charlotte Roval
17-Chris Buescher: 7 Top 10 finishes this season (2nd most in a season) – 2 Straight top 10 finishes
18-Kyle Busch: Finished 4th at Charlotte Roval – First time best Joe Gibbs Racing finisher last 11 races
18-Kyle Busch: 2 Top 5 finishes last 3 races – No top 5 finishes previous 6 races
18-Kyle Busch: 5 Top 3 finishes on 1.5-mile tracks this season – Leads all drivers
18-Kyle Busch: 6 Top 5 finishes on 1.5-mile tracks this season (6 Straight) – Leads all drivers
18-Kyle Busch: 4 Straight top 3 finishes on 1.5-mile tracks – Average finish: 2.3
18-Kyle Busch: Only driver to finish top 10 all 7 races on 1.5-mile tracks this season – Avg. finish: 3.9
19-Martin Truex Jr.: Finished outside top 10 last 2 races – Finished 7th or better previous 4 Playoff races this season
20-Christopher Bell: Failed to advance to Round of 8 (10th in Standings -28) – 10th in Standings -28 into Charlotte Roval
21-Matt DiBenedetto: Best finish last 7 races: 6th – Charlotte Roval
22-Joey Logano: Finished 11th or better all 6 Playoff races this season – 4 Top 10 finishes
24-William Byron: Failed to advance to Round of 8 (11th in Standings -43) – 11th in Standings -44 into Charlotte Roval
24-William Byron: 1 Top 10 finish in 6 Playoff races this season – Finished 18th or worse in 4 Playoff races
41-Cole Custer: Finished 18th at Charlotte Roval – First time best Stewart-Haas Racing finisher this season
48-Alex Bowman: Failed to advance to Round of 8 (12th in Standings -52) – 12th in Standings -52 into Charlotte Roval
48-Alex Bowman: 2 Top 10 finishes in 6 Playoff races this season – Finished 22nd or worse in 3 Playoff races
| 2020 Wins | 2021 Wins | Winless Streak | Last Win | |
| Kevin Harvick | 9 | 0 | 39 | Bristol 9/20 |
16 Different winners in 32 races this season
4 Different winners in 6 Playoff races this season – Denny Hamlin & Kyle Larson 2 wins each
6 Different winners in 7 races on 1.5-mile tracks this season – Kyle Larson 2 wins
5 Different winners last 5 races on 1.5-mile tracks –
Ryan Blaney, Kyle Busch, Kyle Larson, Kurt Busch & Denny Hamlin
4 Different winners in 7 road course races this season – Kyle Larson 3 wins & Chase Elliott 2 wins
Hendrick Motorsports won 5 of 7 road course races this season
7 With multiple wins this season –
Kyle Larson 7, Martin Truex Jr. 4, Ryan Blaney 3, Alex Bowman 3, Kyle Busch 2, Chase Elliott 2 & Denny Hamlin 2
Final lead change with 5 or fewer laps to go 10 races this season
Hendrick Motorsports: 13 Wins this season (Leads all teams) – 7 Wins all last season (4 in ’19 & 3 in ’18)
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Most wins this season: 5 AJ Allmendinger, Kyle Busch & Austin Cindric
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 5 Austin Cindric
Most top 3 finishes this season: 13 Austin Cindric
Most top 5 finishes this season: 18 Austin Cindric
Most top 10 finishes this season: 22 Austin Cindric
Most Stage 1 & 2 wins this season: 10 AJ Allmendinger
Best average finish this season of drivers competing in every race: 8.9 Austin Cindric
Most laps led this season: 788 Austin Cindric
Most races led this season: 25 Austin Cindric
7-Justin Allgaier: Finished 9th or better last 8 races – 5 Top 5 finishes
7-Justin Allgaier: 97 Playoff race laps led this season – Leads all drivers
11-Justin Haley: Finished 9th or better last 7 races – 4 Top 5 finishes
16-AJ Allmendinger: 5 Wins this season – 2 Wins last 4 races
16-AJ Allmendinger: Charlotte Roval winner – Worst Playoff finisher at Talladega (Finished 39th)
16-AJ Allmendinger: 5 Wins this season – 4 Wins in Overtime races
18-Daniel Hemric: 9 Stage 1 & 2 wins this season – Winless
18-Daniel Hemric: 5 Straight top 10 finishes – 3 Straight top 5 finishes
18-Daniel Hemric: 4.0 Average Playoff race finish this season – Best of all drivers
18-Daniel Hemric: 237 Laps led on 1.5-mile tracks this season – Leads all drivers
19-Brandon Jones: Finished 6th or better last 4 races – 3 Top 5 finishes
22-Austin Cindric: Finished 8th or better last 4 races – 3 Top 5 finishes
22-Austin Cindric: 5 Top 10 finishes on 1.5-mile tracks this season – Leads all drivers
90-Preston Pardus: Best non-Playoff finisher at Charlotte Roval – Finished 7th
12 Different winners in 29 races this season
4 Different winners in 7 road course races this season
6 Different winners in 7 races on 1.5-mile tracks this season
7 With multiple wins this season – Allmendinger 5, Busch 5, Cindric 5, Gibbs 3, Allgaier 2, Berry 2 & Gragson 2
3 Different winners in 3 Playoff races this season – AJ Allmendinger, Josh Berry & Brandon Brown
Jeb Burton, Jeremy Clements, Riley Herbst & Myatt Snider eliminated Round of 12 in 2021
Leader of most laps failed to win last 7 races
Final lead change with 10 or fewer laps to go in 14 races this season
Chevrolet won last 8 races
12 Races ended in Overtime this season – Leader at scheduled distance lost 3