NASCAR Information Sunday, October 27, 2024
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
18 Different winners in 34 races this season
Record for different winners in a season: 19 (1956, ’58, ’61, ’01 & ‘22)
6 Different winners in 8 Playoff races this season – Kyle Larson & Joey Logano 2 wins each
5 Different winners in 6 short track races this season –
Denny Hamlin 2, Ryan Blaney 1, William Byron 1, Austin Dillon 1 & Kyle Larson 1
Tyler Reddick: Stage 1 winner 5 races this season including last 3
2 Races won from pole this season –
William Byron (Austin) & Tyler Reddick (Miami)
Final lead change with 9 or fewer laps to go 19 races this season
Ryan Blaney passed for final lead change 3 races this season –
1 Race with 2 laps to go (St. Louis) & 2 races on final lap (Atlanta Feb. & Miami)
Chase Elliott best Hendrick Motorsports finisher at Miami (Finished 5th) –
First time best HMS finisher since Texas win
3 Different leaders in final 3 laps at Miami –
Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney & Tyler Reddick
6 Races settled by last lap pass this season –
Atlanta Feb. (Daniel Suárez winner), Kansas May (Kyle Larson winner), Richmond Aug. (Austin Dillon winner)
Daytona Aug. (Harrison Burton winner), Watkins Glen (Chris Buescher winner), Miami (Tyler Reddick winner)
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: 14 Christopher Bell
Most top 10 finishes this season: 22 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: 1616 Kyle Larson
Most laps led this season of winless drivers: 505 Martin Truex Jr.
Most races led this season: 23 Kyle Larson
Most lead lap finishes this season: 30 Chase Elliott
Most laps completed this season: 8879 Daniel Hemric
Most poles this season: 6 Michael McDowell
2024 Miami
Tyler Reddick
2024 Miami winner – Pole, Stage 1 winner & finished 4th in Stage 2, 97 laps led (most), last lap pass for win
Winner pit stops: Tyler Reddick – 7 Stops 33 (G), 50, 83, 124 (G), 168, 188, 252 (G)
Stage 1 winner: Tyler Reddick 1st
Stage 2 winner: Denny Hamlin 3rd
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Tyler Reddick 1st & 4th, Chase Elliott 3rd & 2nd, Ryan Blaney 4th & 5th
Most points scored: Tyler Reddick 57
Passed for final lead change: Ryan Blaney 2nd
Winner final laps led: Tyler Reddick 1
Lead changes: 33
Cautions: 6
Failed to finish: 1
Best free pass finisher: Todd Gilliland 20th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Chad Finchum 37th
Best starting rear of field finisher: Chris Buescher 15th
Longest green flag run: 79 Laps (88-166)
Best Hendrick: Chase Elliott 5th
Best Gibbs: Denny Hamlin 3rd
Best Stewart-Haas: Ryan Preece 10th
Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 2nd
| 45 | Tyler Reddick | 28 (1/11/96) | Corning, CA |
23XI Racing Toyota
Miami winner – Advances to Championship 4 (6th in Standings -30 into Miami)
2024 NASCAR Cup Series regular season champion
4th Playoff appearance (2021, ’22, ’23 & ‘24) – 1st Championship 4
5th full season / 2nd with 23XI Racing
2-Time NASCAR Xfinity Series champion (2018 & ’19)
8 Wins
3 Wins this season – Talladega April, Michigan & Miami
2024 Miami winner – Pole, Stage 1 winner & finished 4th in Stage 2, 97 laps led (most), last lap pass for win
Billy Scott: 4th Playoff appearance (2015, ’18, ’23 & ‘24) – First Championship 4
8 Career wins – 3 Playoff race wins
8 Career wins – 8 Tracks (Austin, Indy Road Course, Kansas, Miami, Michigan, Road America, Talladega & Texas)
8 Career wins – 8 Wins in Gen 7 car
8 Career wins – 5 23XI Racing & 3 Richard Childress Racing
8 Career wins – No back-to-back wins
8 Career wins – 13 Career 2nd-place finishes
8 Career wins – 2 From pole
3 Seasons with a win (2022-‘24) – 3 Multiple-win seasons (2022-‘24)
3 Wins this season – Ties career-high (2022)
1 Top 5 finish last 10 races – Miami winner
12 Top 5 finishes this season – Career-high
12 Top 5 finishes this season – 1 Playoff race top 5 finish (Miami winner)
20 Top 10 finishes this season – Career-high
1 Top 10 finish last 7 races – Miami winner
597 Laps led this season – Career-high
Wife: Alexa / Son: Beau
23XI Racing: 8 Wins / 3 This season
9 Phoenix NCS races (72 Laps led) – Best finish: 3rd (3/22 & 3/23)
Best short track finish: 3rd – Richmond Aug.
5 Short track top 10 finishes – 3 Top 10 finishes last 5 races
10th Martinsville NCS race (No laps led) – Best finish: 7th (April)
Finished 7th at Martinsville 4/24 – Started 19th, finished 17th in Stage 1 & 12th in Stage 2, avg. running pos.: 13.3
1 Top 15 finish last 6 Martinsville races – Finished 7th (April)
23 Tracks with a top 5 finish – No Martinsville top 5 finishes
23XI Racing: Winless at Martinsville
10/2/19: Tyler Reddick driving #8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet starting in 2020
7/12/22: Tyler Reddick joining 23XI starting in 2024
10/15/22: Tyler Reddick released from Childress for 2023 – Moving to 23XI in 2023
7/25/24: Alexa & Tyler married
| Las Vegas | Miami | Martinsville | |
| Finish | 35th | Winner | |
| Pts. Pos. | 6th -30 | Advanced |
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Most wins this season: 4 Austin Hill
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 6 Sheldon Creed
Most top 3 finishes this season: 9 Cole Custer & Chandler Smith
Most top 5 finishes this season: 16 Sheldon Creed
Most top 11 finishes this season: 20 Sheldon Creed & Cole Custer
Most laps led this season: 755 Cole Custer
Most races led this season: 19 Justin Allgaier
Most Stage wins this season: 16 Justin Allgaier
17 Different winners in 31 races this season
Austin Hill only repeat winner last 12 races (2 Wins) – 10 Others 1-win each
7 Different winners last 7 races –
Connor Zilisch, Cole Custer, Aric Almirola, Sammy Smith,
Sam Mayer, AJ Allmendinger & Austin Hill
6 Different winners in 6 races on 1.5-mile tracks this season –
AJ Allmendinger, Aric Almirola, Chase Elliott, Austin Hill, Sam Mayer & John Hunter Nemechek
5 Different winners in 5 Playoff races this season –
AJ Allmendinger, Aric Almirola, Austin Hill, Sam Mayer & Sammy Smith
Best Playoff finisher at Miami: Austin Hill – Winner
Best non-Playoff finisher at Miami: Aric Almirola – 3rd
Worst Playoff finisher at Miami: Sammy Smith – 22nd
2 Won consecutive races this season – Austin Hill (Daytona Feb. & Atlanta Feb.) & Shane van Gisbergen (Portland & Sonoma)
Final lead change with 4 or fewer laps to go 14 of 31 races this season including last 3 races
Cole Custer passed for final lead change 4 races this season
Chevrolet: 4 Straight wins by 4 different drivers – Sammy Smith, Sam Mayer, AJ Allmendinger & Austin Hill