NASCAR Information Sunday, October 13, 2024
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
18 Different winners in 32 races this season
Record for different winners in a season: 19 (1956, ’58, ’61, ’01 & ‘22)
5 Different winners in 6 Playoff races this season – Kyle Larson only driver with multiple wins
Kyle Larson only repeat winner last 13 races (3 Wins) – 10 Others 1-win each
Last to win 2 straight races: Chris Buescher (Richmond 7/23 & 2023 Michigan)
4 Different winners in 5 races on 1.5-mile tracks this season –
Kyle Larson 2, Christopher Bell 1, Ross Chastain 1 & Chase Elliott 1
4 Different winners in 5 road course races this season – Kyle Larson only driver with multiple wins
Best Playoff finisher at Charlotte Roval: Kyle Larson – Winner
Best non-Playoff finisher at Charlotte Roval: AJ Allmendinger – 6th
Worst Playoff finisher at Charlotte Roval: Alex Bowman – 38th
1 Race won from pole this season – William Byron (Austin)
Chevrolet won last 4 races
10 Different teams won races this season
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 (3 Straight)
Most top 5 finishes this season: 13 Kyle Larson
Most top 10 finishes this season: 20 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: 1614 Kyle Larson
Most laps led this season of winless drivers: 498 Martin Truex Jr.
Most races led this season: 21 Kyle Larson
Most lead lap finishes this season: 29 Chase Elliott
Most laps completed this season: 8356 Tyler Reddick
Most poles this season: 6 Michael McDowell
2024 Charlotte Roval
Kyle Larson
2024 Charlotte Roval winner – Started 6th, finished 5th in Stage 1 & 9th in Stage 2, 62 laps led, avg. running pos.: 2.3
Winner pit stops: Kyle Larson – 3 Stops 21, 48, 76 (All green)
Stage 1 winner: Tyler Reddick 11th
Stage 2 winner: AJ Allmendinger 6th
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Joey Logano 2nd & 2nd, Chase Elliott 3rd & 3rd, Ryan Blaney 4th & 5th
Most points scored: Chase Elliott & Kyle Larson 48
Passed for final lead change: Christopher Bell 2nd
Winner final laps led: Kyle Larson 33
Lead changes: 7
Cautions: 5
Failed to finish: 5
Best free pass finisher: Ryan Preece 25th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: None
Best starting rear of field finisher: None
Longest green flag run: 26 Laps (1-26 & 84-109)
Best Hendrick: Kyle Larson 1st
Best Gibbs: Christopher Bell 2nd
Best Stewart-Haas: Josh Berry 22nd
Best Penske: Austin Cindric 4th
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Most wins this season: 3 Austin Hill, Sam Mayer & Shane van Gisbergen
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 6 Sheldon Creed
Most top 3 finishes this season: 9 Chandler Smith
Most top 5 finishes this season: 15 Sheldon Creed
Most top 10 finishes this season: 19 Sheldon Creed, Cole Custer & Chandler Smith
Most laps led this season: 663 Justin Allgaier
Most races led this season: 18 Justin Allgaier
Most Stage wins this season: 15 Justin Allgaier
16 Different winners in 29 races this season
Cole Custer only repeat winner last 13 races (2 Wins) – 11 Others 1-win each
10 Different winners last 10 races –
Riley Herbst, Justin Allgaier, Ryan Truex, Christopher Bell, Austin Hill,
Connor Zilisch, Cole Custer, Aric Almirola, Sammy Smith & Sam Mayer
Final lead change with 4 or fewer laps to go 14 of 29 races this season including last 3 races
14 Overtime races this season – Leader at scheduled distance failed to win 7
Best Playoff finisher at Charlotte Roval: Sam Mayer – Winner
Best non-Playoff finisher at Charlotte Roval: Josh Bilicki – 8th
Worst Playoff finisher at Charlotte Roval: Sheldon Creed – 35th