NASCAR Information Sunday, October 4, 2020
2020 NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS
Most wins: 9 Kevin Harvick (Career-high)
Most 2nd-place finishes: 5 Denny Hamlin
Most top 3 finishes: 14 Denny Hamlin
Most top 5 finishes: 19 Kevin Harvick
Most top 5 finishes by winless driver: 12 Kyle Busch
Most top 10 finishes: 25 Kevin Harvick
Most Stage 1 & 2 wins this season: 9 Denny Hamlin
Most laps led: 1418 Kevin Harvick
Most laps led by winless driver: 414 Kyle Busch
Most races led: 22 Kevin Harvick & Joey Logano
Most laps complete: 8390 of 8392 Kevin Harvick
Winner pit stops & lap last race: Denny Hamlin (12 Stops) 27, 62, 64, 70, 72, 89, 91, 110, 124, 149, 151, 184
88-Alex Bowman finished 14th (16 Stops) 27, 58, 61, 63, 69, 71, 89, 91, 110, 112, 122, 149, 151, 189, 190, 194
Longest green flag run last race: 31 Laps (153-183) – 8 Green runs of 8 or fewer laps
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2 last race: Chris Buescher (1st & 3rd), Brad Keselowski (4th & 2nd)
Speeding last race: 3 – Denny Hamlin (1st), Chase Elliott (5th), John Hunter Nemechek (8th)
Rear of field last race: Brennan Poole (9th), Timmy Hill (15th), Cody Ware (19th)
Best HMS last race: William Byron 4th
Best JGR last race: Denny Hamlin 1st
Best SHR last race: Kevin Harvick 20th
Best TPR last race: Brad Keselowski 18th
Most Playoff race wins this season: 2 Kevin Harvick
Most Playoff race top 5 finishes this season: 3 Erik Jones
Most Playoff race top 10 finishes this season: 4 Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick & Erik Jones
Best Playoff race average finish this season: 7.8 Kevin Harvick & Erik Jones
Most Playoff laps led this season: 301 Kevin Harvick
Most Playoff races led this season: 5 Chase Elliott & Denny Hamlin (Every race)
Playoff drivers involved in Talladega crashes:
1-Kurt Busch: Lap 109
2-Brad Keselowski: Lap 109 & 193
3-Austin Dillon: Lap 58, 109 & 193 (11th & 12th caution free pass)
4-Kevin Harvick: Lap 188 & 193 (Lap 62 Uncontrolled tire)
10-Aric Almirola: Lap 58
14-Clint Bowyer: Lap 109
18-Kyle Busch: Lap 58, 109 & 188
19-Martin Truex Jr.: Lap 188 & 193 (13th caution free pass)
22-Joey Logano: Lap 188 (Race-high 10 times led for 45 laps)
88-Alex Bowman: Lap 58
11-Denny Hamlin: Talladega winner last week – Advanced to Round of 8 (3rd into Talladega +58)
1-Kurt Busch: Las Vegas winner – Advanced to Round of 8
4-Kevin Harvick: 3rd in Playoff standings (+68) – Finished 10th at Las Vegas & 20th at Talladega (2nd into Talladega +61)
9-Chase Elliott: 4th in Playoff standings (+44) – Finished 22nd at Las Vegas & 5th at Talladega (7th into Talladega +10)
2-Brad Keselowski: 5th in Playoff standings (+41) – Finished 13th at Las Vegas & 18th at Talladega (4th into Talladega +16)
19-Martin Truex Jr.: 6th in Playoff standings (+32) – Finished 4th at Las Vegas & 23rd at Talladega (5th into Talladega +15)
88-Alex Bowman: 7th in Playoff standings (+22) – Finished 5th at Las Vegas & 14th at Talladega (8th into Talladega +9)
22-Joey Logano: 8th in Playoff standings (+21) – Finished 14th at Las Vegas & 26th at Talladega (6th into Talladega +11)
18-Kyle Busch: 9th in Playoff standings (-21) – Finished 6th at Las Vegas & 27th at Talladega (9th into Talladega -9)
3-Austin Dillon: 10th in Playoff standings (-21) – Finished 32nd at Las Vegas & 12th at Talladega (12th into Talladega -32)
14-Clint Bowyer: 11th in Playoff standings (-38) – Finished 12th at Las Vegas & 33rd at Talladega (10th into Talladega -20)
10-Aric Almirola: 12th in Playoff standings (-48) – Finished 17th at Las Vegas & 37th at Talladega (11th into Talladega -27)
1-Kurt Busch: Finished 32nd at Talladega – 10th of Playoff drivers
1-Kurt Busch: 1 Top 5 finish in 5 Playoff races this season – Las Vegas winner
2-Brad Keselowski: Finished 18th at Talladega – 5th of Playoff drivers
2-Brad Keselowski: Finished outside top 10 last 3 races – Longest streak this season
2-Brad Keselowski: Eliminated Round of 12 last 2 seasons
3-Austin Dillon: Finished 12th at Talladega – 3rd of Playoff drivers
3-Austin Dillon: Finished 12th or better 4 of 5 Playoff races this season – 2 Top 10 finishes
4-Kevin Harvick: 2 Wins in 5 Playoff races this season – Darlington & Bristol
4-Kevin Harvick: Finished 20th at Talladega – 6th of Playoff drivers
4-Kevin Harvick: 4 Top 10 finishes last 5 races – Finished 20th at Talladega
4-Kevin Harvick: Only repeat winner last 7 races (3 Wins) – 4 Others 1 win each
4-Kevin Harvick: Best Stewart-Haas Racing finisher all 5 Playoff races this season
6-Ryan Newman best finish last 33 races: 6th – Talladega Oct.
8-Tyler Reddick: 2 Top 10 finishes last 3 races – Finished outside top 10 previous 8 races
9-Chase Elliott: Finished 5th at Talladega – 2nd of Playoff drivers
9-Chase Elliott: Finished 7th or better 3 of last 4 races – Finished 5th twice
10-Aric Almirola: Finished 37th at Talladega – Worst Playoff finisher
10-Aric Almirola worst finish this season: 37th – Talladega
11-Denny Hamlin: 7 Wins this season – 2nd most in a season (8 Wins in 2010)
11-Denny Hamlin:
Finished 12th or worse first 3 Playoff races this season (Avg. finish: 15th) – Finished 3rd & 1st last 2 Playoff races
11-Denny Hamlin: Finished 26th & 28th in Talladega Stage 1 & 2 – Average running position: 20th
13-Ty Dillon: 2 Career top 5 finishes – Career-best 3rd place at Talladega Oct.
14-Clint Bowyer: Finished 33rd at Talladega – 11th of Playoff drivers
14-Clint Bowyer worst finish last 24 races: 33rd – Talladega Oct.
14-Clint Bowyer: Eliminated Round of 12 last season
17-Chris Buescher: Talladega Stage 1 winner – First career Stage win
18-Kyle Busch: Finished 27th at Talladega – 9th of Playoff drivers
18-Kyle Busch: Finished 7th or better 4 of last 5 races – Finished 27th at Talladega
19-Martin Truex Jr.: Finished 23rd at Talladega – 7th of Playoff drivers
19-Martin Truex Jr.: 2 Top 5 finishes in 5 Playoff races this season – Finished 22nd or worse other 3 Playoff races
19-Martin Truex Jr.: 5 Stage wins this season – Winless this season after winning Stage
20-Erik Jones: Best non-Playoff finisher 3 of 5 races this season – 3 Top 5 finishes
20-Erik Jones best finish last 42 races: 2nd – Talladega Oct.
20-Erik Jones: 3 Straight top 10 finishes – Longest streak this season
20-Erik Jones: Finished 8th or better last 3 races – Average finish: 4th
21-Matt DiBenedetto: Passed for final lead change last 2 races – Finished 2nd at Las Vegas & 21st at Talladega
22-Joey Logano: Finished 26th at Talladega – 8th of Playoff drivers
22-Joey Logano: Finished 3rd in first 2 Playoff races this season – Finished outside top 10 last 3 Playoff races
24-William Byron: 1 Top 20 finish last 4 races – Finished 4th at Talladega
37-Ryan Preece: 2 Top 10 finishes last 3 races – No top 10 finishes previous 41 races
38-John Hunter Nemechek: 1 Top 10 finish last 18 races – Finished 8th at Talladega
88-Alex Bowman: Finished 14th at Talladega – 4th of Playoff drivers
88-Alex Bowman: Eliminated Round of 12 last 2 seasons
12 Drivers either tied or had best finish of season at Talladega including top 3 finishers
3 Drivers either tied or had worst finish of season at Talladega – Daniel Suarez 34th, Aric Almirola 37th & Christopher Bell 39th
12 Different winners in 31 races this season – Kevin Harvick (9) & Denny Hamlin (7) 52%
4 Different winners in 5 Playoff races this season – Kurt Busch, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick & Brad Keselowski
4 Different teams won last 4 races – Team Penske, Stewart-Haas Racing, Chip Ganassi Racing & Joe Gibbs Racing
3 Races settled by last lap pass this season – Talladega June, Kentucky & Talladega Oct.
Stage 1 winner failed to win last 6 races
2 Won first career race this season – Cole Custer (Kentucky) & William Byron (Daytona Aug.)
Hendrick Motorsports: 15 Stage wins this season – 4 Wins
Hendrick Motorsports: 43 Talladega laps led – Chase Elliott 41 laps led (Finished 5th)
Stewart-Haas Racing finished 20th or worse at Talladega – 3 Failed to finish due to crashes
Team Penske: 61 Talladega laps led – All 3 finished 18th or worse
Team Penske driver passed for final lead change 7 races this season
Chevrolet: 6 Wins this season – 5 Different drivers (Alex Bowman, Kurt Busch, William Byron, Austin Dillon & Chase Elliott)
Ford won 3 of 5 Playoff races this season
Toyota: 8 Wins this season – Denny Hamlin won 7
9 Overtime races this season – Leader at scheduled distance lost 3
All 4 superspeedway races ended in Overtime this season
Youngest winner: Cole Custer – 22Y, 5M, 19D & William Byron – 22Y, 9M, 0D
Oldest winner: Kevin Harvick – 44
22 Races this season won by drivers 36-years-old or older
Closest margin-of-victory this season: .007 Seconds – Ryan Blaney over Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Talladega June)
2020 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS
Most wins: 8 Chase Briscoe
Most 2nd-place finishes: 5 Ross Chastain (Winless)
Most top 3 finishes this season: 13 Chase Briscoe & Austin Cindric
Most top 5 finishes: 17 Austin Cindric
Most top 5 finishes by winless driver: 13 Ross Chastain
Most top 10 finishes: 24 Ross Chastain
Most Stage 1 & 2 wins this season: 12 Justin Allgaier
Most laps led: 897 Justin Allgaier
Most laps led by winless driver: 475 Ross Chastain
Most laps complete: 4652 of 4665 Chase Briscoe
98-Chase Briscoe: Las Vegas winner – Advanced to Round of 8
11-Justin Haley: Talladega winner – Advanced to Round of 8 (5th into Talladega +14)
22-Austin Cindric: 3rd in Playoff standings (+50) – Finished 6th at Las Vegas & 34th at Talladega (2nd into Talladega +53)
9-Noah Gragson: 4th in Playoff standings (+47) – Finished 2nd at Las Vegas & 3rd at Talladega (3rd into Talladega +36)
19-Brandon Jones: 5th in Playoff standings (+34) – Finished 11th at Las Vegas & 4th at Talladega (6th into Talladega +13)
39-Ryan Sieg: 6th in Playoff standings (+27) – Finished 5th at Las Vegas & 2nd at Talladega (7th into Talladega +9)
7-Justin Allgaier: 7th in Playoff standings (+19) – Finished 4th at Las Vegas & 29th at Talladega (4th into Talladega +28)
10-Ross Chastain: 8th in Playoff standings (+7) – Finished 16th at Las Vegas & 6th at Talladega (9th into Talladega -2)
20-Harrison Burton: 9th in Playoff standings (-7) – Finished 9th at Las Vegas & 23rd at Talladega (8th into Talladega +2)
68-Brandon Brown: 10th in Playoff standings (-19) – Finished 15th at Las Vegas & 9th at Talladega (12th into Talladega -20)
18-Riley Herbst: 11th in Playoff standings (-36) – Finished 12th at Las Vegas & 35th at Talladega (11th into Talladega -14)
1-Michael Annett: 12th in Playoff standings (-38) – Finished 7th at Las Vegas & 37th at Talladega (10th into Talladega -10)
1-Michael Annett worst finish this season: 37th – Bristol June & Talladega Oct.
1-Michael Annett: Finished 37th at Talladega after penalty – Worst Playoff finisher
7-Justin Allgaier: 4 Top 5 finishes last 5 races – Finished 29th at Talladega
7-Justin Allgaier: 12 Stage wins this season (Leads all drivers) – 3 Race wins
8-Daniel Hemric: 5 Top 5 finishes this season – 8 Finishes of 24th or worse
8-Daniel Hemric: Finished 3rd at Talladega – Best non-Playoff finisher
9-Noah Gragson: Finished 8th or better last 6 races – 3 Top 5 finishes
9-Noah Gragson: Passed for final lead change 3 races this season including Talladega Oct.
9-Noah Gragson: Best JR Motorsports finisher both Playoff races this season – Finished 2nd at Las Vegas & 3rd at Talladega
10-Ross Chastain: Finished 6th or better 8 of last 9 races – 6 Top 5 finishes
11-Justin Haley: 3 Career wins – Took lead for final time all 3 with 2 or fewer laps to go
11-Justin Haley: 3 Straight superspeedway wins – Talladega June, Daytona Aug. & Talladega Oct.
18-Riley Herbst: 4 Top 5 finishes this season – 8 Finishes of 23rd or worse
19-Brandon Jones: 1 Top 5 finish last 5 races – Finished 4th at Talladega
20-Harrison Burton: 3 Top 10 finishes last 4 races – Finished 23rd at Talladega
20-Harrison Burton: 2 Career wins – No career Stage wins
20-Harrison Burton: Best Rookie finisher last 4 races
22-Austin Cindric: 2 Wins in 3 races on road courses this season – 2 Straight wins (Road America & Daytona)
22-Austin Cindric: 4 Top 10 finishes last 5 races – Finished 34th at Talladega
22-Austin Cindric: Passed for final lead change 5 races this season – Twice on final lap (Charlotte & Kansas July)
39-Ryan Sieg best career finish: 2nd – Iowa 6/17 & Talladega Oct.
39-Ryan Sieg: 1 of 3 to finish top 5 in both Playoff races this season – Daniel Hemric & Noah Gragson
68-Brandon Brown best finish last 21 races: 9th – Talladega Oct.
68-Brandon Brown: 1 Top 10 finish last 21 races – 3 Top 10 finishes previous 7 races
98-Chase Briscoe: 2 Wins last 3 races – Finished 19th at Talladega
98-Chase Briscoe: Won Stage 1 & 2 first 2 Playoff races this season – Las Vegas winner & finished 19th at Talladega
98-Chase Briscoe: Led most laps both Playoff races this season – 1 Win (Las Vegas)
98-Chase Briscoe: Winner of 2 closest finishes this season – Miami June 14 & Darlington May
9 Different winners in 28 races this season
2 Different winners in 3 road course races this season – Austin Cindric 2 & Chase Briscoe 1
2 Different winners in 2 Playoff races this season – Chase Briscoe & Justin Haley
Final lead change with 2 or fewer laps to go in 13 of 28 races this season
5 Races settled by last lap pass this season – Darlington May, Charlotte, Talladega June, Kansas July & Daytona Aug.
First career win for 3 this season – Noah Gragson (Daytona Feb.), Harrison Burton (California) & Justin Haley (Talladega June)
2 Won Stage 1, 2 & race this season – Kyle Busch (Charlotte) & Chase Briscoe (Las Vegas Sept.)
Youngest winner: Harrison Burton – 19
Oldest winner: AJ Allmendinger – 38
25-Years-old & younger won 23 of 28 races this season
3 Disqualified this season –
Kyle Busch (Texas July) – Finished 37th (Original finish: Winner)
Chad Finchum (Richmond Sept. 11) – Finished 37th (Original finish: 27th)
Michael Annett (Talladega Oct.) – Finished 37th (Original finish: 2nd)