NASCAR Information Sunday, October 15, 2023
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Las Vegas Oct.
Kyle Larson
Las Vegas winner – Started 2nd, Stage 1 & 2 winner, 133 laps led, lap 141 wild slide
Winner pit stops: Kyle Larson – 7 Stops 33 (G), 68, 83, 114, 146, 168, 212
Stage 1 & 2 winner: Kyle Larson winner
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Kyle Larson 1st & 1st, Christopher Bell 2nd & 3rd, Brad Keselowski 3rd & 5th
Most points scored: 60 Kyle Larson winner
Passed for final lead change: Brad Keselowski 4th
Winner final laps led: Kyle Larson 45
Cautions: 7
Failed to finish: 2
Longest green run: 65 Laps (Lap 1-65)
Best free pass finisher: Daniel Suárez 14th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Ross Chastain 5th
Best starting rear of field finisher: Daniel Suárez 14th
Best Hendrick: Kyle Larson 1st
Best Gibbs: Christopher Bell 2nd
Best Stewart-Haas: Aric Almirola 13th
Best Penske: Joey Logano 11th
Season
Most wins this season: 6 William Byron
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 4 Denny Hamlin
Most top 5 finishes this season: 14 Kyle Larson
Most top 10 finishes this season: 19 William Byron
Most top 10 finishes without a win this season: 16 Brad Keselowski
Most laps led this season: 1031 Kyle Larson
Most laps led without a win this season: 325 Brad Keselowski
Most races led this season: 24 Denny Hamlin
Most Playoff race wins this season: 2 Kyle Larson
Most Playoff race top 10 finishes this season: 6 William Byron
Most Playoff race laps led this season: 408 Denny Hamlin
Season
15 Different winners in 33 races this season
6 Different winners in 7 Playoff races this season –
Kyle Larson (Darlington & Las Vegas), Tyler Reddick (Kansas), Denny Hamlin (Bristol),
William Byron (Texas), Ryan Blaney (Talladega) & AJ Allmendinger (Charlotte Roval)
6 Different winners last 6 races –
Tyler Reddick, Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Ryan Blaney, AJ Allmendinger & Kyle Larson
Kyle Larson only repeat winner last 8 races (2 Wins) – 6 Others 1 win each
Kyle Larson best Playoff finisher at Las Vegas – Winner
Kyle Busch best non-Playoff finisher at Las Vegas – Finished 2nd
Ryan Blaney worst Playoff finisher at Las Vegas – Finished 36th
6 Different winners in 8 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
2nd closest finish this season: Las Vegas Oct. – Kyle Larson over Christopher Bell by .082 seconds
Las Vegas Oct. top 5 finishers from 5 different teams – Hendrick, Gibbs, Childress, RFK & Trackhouse
2 Won consecutive races this season –
William Byron (Las Vegas March & Phoenix March) & Chris Buescher (Richmond July & Michigan)
Final lead change with 2 or fewer laps to go 9 races this season
4 of last 8 winners led 8 or fewer laps
Christopher Bell leads all with 6 poles this season
Christopher Bell: Winless in 11 races after starting first
William Byron leads with 8 Stage wins this season
Brad Keselowski: 6 Stage wins this season – Winless
3 Swept Stage 1, 2 & race this season –
William Byron (Las Vegas March), Martin Truex Jr. (New Hampshire) & Kyle Larson (Las Vegas Oct.)
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Most wins this season: 7 John Hunter Nemechek
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 5 John Hunter Nemechek
Most top 3 finishes this season: 14 John Hunter Nemechek
Most top 5 finishes this season: 16 John Hunter Nemechek
Most top 5 finishes without a win this season: 10 Josh Berry
Most top 10 finishes this season: 23 John Hunter Nemechek
Most laps led this season: 956 John Hunter Nemechek
Most laps led without a win this season: 211 Josh Berry
Most races led this season: 20 Justin Allgaier
Season
15 Different winners in 30 races this season
4 Different winners in 4 Playoff races this season –
Justin Allgaier (Bristol), John Hunter Nemechek (Texas), Sam Mayer (Charlotte Roval) & Riley Herbst (Las Vegas)
Best Playoff finisher at Las Vegas: John Hunter Nemechek – 2nd
Best non-Playoff finisher at Las Vegas: Riley Herbst – Winner
Worst Playoff finisher at Las Vegas: Sammy Smith – 17th
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.)
4 Winners in 7 races on tracks 1.5-miles in length this season –
Justin Allgaier, Riley Herbst, Austin Hill & John Hunter Nemechek
Largest margin-of-victory this season: 14.959 Seconds – Riley Herbst over John Hunter Nemechek (Las Vegas Oct.)
Final lead change with 4 or fewer laps to go in 10 races this season
11 Overtime races this season – Leader at scheduled distance won 6
Justin Allgaier leading at scheduled distance 3 Overtime races this season – 1 Win (Daytona Aug.)
Justin Allgaier leads all with 12 Stage 1 & 2 wins this season
Cole Custer leads all with 5 poles this season
JR Motorsports won last 3 poles with 3 different drivers
Winner started on front row in 12 races this season
Only 6 winners started outside top 10 this season
John Hunter Nemechek started 2nd in 4 of 7 wins this season