NASCAR Information Sunday, October 20, 2024
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
18 Different winners in 33 races this season
Record for different winners in a season: 19 (1956, ’58, ’61, ’01 & ‘22)
5 Different winners in 7 Playoff races this season – Kyle Larson & Joey Logano 2 wins each
Best Playoff finisher at Las Vegas: Joey Logano – Winner
Best non-Playoff finisher at Las Vegas: Daniel Suárez – 3rd
Worst Playoff finisher at Las Vegas: Tyler Reddick – 35th
5 Different winners in 6 races on 1.5-mile tracks this season –
Kyle Larson 2, Christopher Bell 1, Ross Chastain 1, Chase Elliott 1 & Joey Logano 1
Tyler Reddick: Stage 1 winner 4 races this season including last 2 – Winless all 4 races
Last to win 2 straight races: Chris Buescher (Richmond 7/23 & 2023 Michigan)
1 Race won from pole this season – William Byron (Austin)
Final lead change with 9 or fewer laps to go 18 races this season
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
Most top 5 finishes this season: 13 Christopher Bell & Kyle Larson
Most top 10 finishes this season: 21 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: 1615 Kyle Larson
Most laps led this season of winless drivers: 505 Martin Truex Jr.
Most races led this season: 22 Kyle Larson
Most lead lap finishes this season: 29 Chase Elliott
Most laps completed this season: 8612 Daniel Hemric
Most poles this season: 6 Michael McDowell
Las Vegas 10/24
Joey Logano
Las Vegas 10/24 winner – Started 10th, finished 8th in Stage 1 & 5th in Stage 2, led only final 6 laps
Winner pit stops: Joey Logano – 6 Stops 33 (G), 67, 83, 121 (G), 168, 195
Stage 1 winner: Tyler Reddick 35th
Stage 2 winner: Christopher Bell 2nd
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Christopher Bell 2nd & 1st, Martin Truex Jr. 3rd & 2nd, William Byron 4th & 3rd
Most points scored: Christopher Bell 54
Passed for final lead change: Daniel Suárez 3rd
Winner final laps led: Joey Logano 6
Lead changes: 13
Cautions: 5
Failed to finish: 5
Best free pass finisher: Kyle Larson 11th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Ross Chastain 7th
Best starting rear of field finisher: Ryan Blaney 32nd
Longest green flag run: 70 Laps (97-166)
Best Hendrick: William Byron 4th
Best Gibbs: Christopher Bell 2nd
Best Stewart-Haas: Noah Gragson 18th
Best Penske: Joey Logano 1st
Joe Gibbs Racing drivers led 189 of 267 laps (71%)
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 & Chandler Smith
Most top 10 finishes this season: 20 Sheldon Creed, Cole Custer & Chandler Smith
Most laps led this season: 705 Justin Allgaier
Most races led this season: 19 Justin Allgaier
Most Stage wins this season: 16 Justin Allgaier
17 Different winners in 30 races this season
4 Different winners in 4 Playoff races this season – AJ Allmendinger, Aric Almirola, Sam Mayer & Sammy Smith
Cole Custer only repeat winner last 14 races (2 Wins) – 12 Others 1-win each
11 Different winners last 11 races –
Riley Herbst, Justin Allgaier, Ryan Truex, Christopher Bell, Austin Hill, Connor Zilisch
Cole Custer, Aric Almirola, Sammy Smith, Sam Mayer & AJ Allmendinger
5 Different winners in 5 races on 1.5-mile tracks this season –
AJ Allmendinger, Aric Almirola, Chase Elliott, Sam Mayer & John Hunter Nemechek
Best Playoff finisher at Las Vegas: AJ Allmendinger – Winner
Best non-Playoff finisher at Las Vegas: Ryan Sieg – 2nd
Worst Playoff finisher at Las Vegas: Sammy Smith – 32nd
Final lead change with 4 or fewer laps to go 14 of 30 races this season including last 3 races
Ryan Sieg passed for final lead change 2 races this season
Oldest winner: AJ Allmendinger – 42