NASCAR Information Sunday, October 17, 2021
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Texas
Kyle Larson
Texas winner – Started 1st, finished 3rd in Stage 1 & Stage 2 winner, 256 of 334 laps led, avg. running pos.: 2.1
Winner pit stops: Kyle Larson (6 Stops) 27, 94 Green, 108, 167, 213, 277
Longest green flag run: 67 Laps (40-106) – Last 5 green runs: 1, 5, 2, 3, 2 laps
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Larson (3rd & 1st), Byron (5th & 2nd), Blaney (2nd & 3rd)
Speeding: Kyle Busch (8th), Suarez (10th), Almirola (18th), Chastain (28th)
Rear of field:
Best Hendrick: Kyle Larson (1st)
Best Gibbs: Christopher Bell (3rd)
Best Stewart-Haas: Kevin Harvick (5th)
Best Penske: Brad Keselowski (4th)
Most wins this season: 8 Kyle Larson
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 6 Chase Elliott & Kyle Larson
Most top 3 finishes this season: 16 Kyle Larson
Most top 5 finishes this season: 18 Kyle Larson
Most top 10 finishes this season: 24 Kyle Larson
Best average finish this season of drivers competing in every race: 8.2 Denny Hamlin
Most laps led this season: 2267 Kyle Larson
Most races led this season: 29 Denny Hamlin
Most Playoff race wins this season: 3 Kyle Larson
Most Playoff race top 3 finishes this season: 4 Kyle Larson
Most Playoff race top 5 finishes this season: 4 Denny Hamlin & Kyle Larson
Most Playoff race top 10 finishes this season: 6 Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick & Kyle Larson
Best Playoff race average finish this season: 5.1 Denny Hamlin
Most Playoff race laps led this season: 701 Kyle Larson
5-Kyle Larson: 3 Wins last 5 races – 2 Straight wins (Charlotte Roval & Texas)
5-Kyle Larson: 2 Straight wins (Charlotte Roval & Texas Oct.) – 3 Straight wins once (2021 Charlotte, Sonoma & Nashville)
5-Kyle Larson: 3 Wins in 7 Playoff races this season
5-Kyle Larson: 3 Wins on 1.5-mile tracks this season – Only driver to win more than once
5-Kyle Larson: 1187 of 2387 laps led on 1.5-mile tracks this season (50%)
5-Kyle Larson: Led all but 78 laps at Texas Oct. – Led final 218 laps
9-Chase Elliott: Started rear of field 6 races this season – 5 Top 10 finishes
11-Denny Hamlin: Finished 11th at Texas – Finished 7th or better 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 – Leads all drivers
18-Kyle Busch: Only driver to finish top 10 all 8 races on 1.5-mile tracks this season
18-Kyle Busch: Average finish on 1.5-mile tracks this season: 4.4 – Leads all drivers
19-Martin Truex Jr.: Failed to finish 2 races this season – COTA & Texas Oct.
20-Christopher Bell: Finished 8th or better last 3 races – 2 Top 5 finishes
22-Joey Logano: Worst Playoff finisher at Texas – Finished 30th
24-William Byron: 1 Win this season (Homestead-Miami) – 3 2nd-place finishes since last win
24-William Byron: Best non-Playoff finisher at Texas – Finished 2nd
99-Daniel Suarez: Best finish in last 16 races: 10th – Texas
| 2020 Wins | 2021 Wins | Winless Streak | Last Win | |
| Kevin Harvick | 9 | 0 | 40 | Bristol 9/20 |
16 Different winners in 33 races this season
7 With multiple wins this season –
Kyle Larson 8, Martin Truex Jr. 4, Ryan Blaney 3, Alex Bowman 3, Kyle Busch 2, Chase Elliott 2 & Denny Hamlin 2
4 Different winners in 7 Playoff races this season – Kyle Larson 3 wins & Denny Hamlin 2 wins
6 Different winners in 8 races on 1.5-mile tracks this season – Kyle Larson 3 wins
Last to win 3 straight races: Kyle Larson (2021 Charlotte, Sonoma & Nashville)
10 Winless streaks of 26 races or longer ended this season
Final lead change with 5 or fewer laps to go 10 races this season
Ford winless last 7 races
Hendrick Motorsports: 14 Wins this season (Leads all teams) – 7 Wins all last season (4 in ’19 & 3 in ’18)
Hendrick Motorsports swept top finishing positions 49 races including 6 races this season
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: 19 Austin Cindric
Most top 10 finishes this season: 23 Austin Cindric
Most Stage 1 & 2 wins this season: 10 AJ Allmendinger & Austin Cindric
Best average finish this season of drivers competing in every race: 8.8 Austin Cindric
Most laps led this season: 822 Austin Cindric
Most races led this season: 26 Austin Cindric
7-Justin Allgaier: Finished 9th or better last 9 races – 6 Top 5 finishes
11-Justin Haley: 8 Straight top 10 finishes – Career-long streak
16-AJ Allmendinger: 2 Wins last 5 races – Finished 7th or better 4 of last 5 races
16-AJ Allmendinger: 5 Wins this season – 4 Wins in Overtime races
16-AJ Allmendinger: 14 Straight races led – 277 Laps led
18-Daniel Hemric: Average Playoff race finish this season: 3.5 – Leads all drivers
18-Daniel Hemric: Only driver to finish top 5 all 4 Playoff races this season – Average finish: 3.5
18-Daniel Hemric: 4 Straight top 5 finishes – Ties career-long streak (2018 & ’20)
18-Daniel Hemric: Average finish this season – Playoff races: 3.5 / Regular season: 12.4
18-Daniel Hemric: 9 Stage 1 & 2 wins this season – Winless
18-Daniel Hemric: Best Playoff finisher at Texas – Finished 2nd
19-Brandon Jones: 5 Straight top 10 finishes – 3 Top 5 finishes last 5 races
19-Brandon Jones: Worst Playoff finisher at Texas – Finished 10th
20-Harrison Burton: Passed for final lead change at Texas – Finished 8th
22-Austin Cindric: Finished 8th or better last 5 races – 4 Top 5 finishes
22-Austin Cindric: 7 Straight races led – 225 Laps led
13 Different winners in 30 races this season
7 With multiple wins this season – Allmendinger 5, Busch 5, Cindric 5, Gibbs 3, Allgaier 2, Berry 2 & Gragson 2
4 Different winners in 4 Playoff races this season – AJ Allmendinger, Josh Berry, Brandon Brown & John Hunter Nemechek
Non-Playoff driver won 3 of 4 Playoff race this season –
Josh Berry (Las Vegas), Brandon Brown (Talladega) & John Hunter Nemechek (Texas)
7 Different winners in 8 races on 1.5-mile tracks this season
Final lead change with 10 or fewer laps to go in 14 races this season
12 Races ended in Overtime this season – Leader at scheduled distance lost 3