NASCAR Information Sunday, September 12, 2021
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Richmond
Martin Truex Jr.
Richmond winner – Finished 8th in Stage 1 & 3rd in Stage 2, 80 laps led (2nd most), penalized jumping start of race
Winner pit stops: Martin Truex Jr. (7 Stops) 32, 84, 133 (G), 179 (G), 239, 297 (G), 347 (G)
Longest green flag run: 148 Laps (89-236) – 146 Lap green flag run to finish (255-400)
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Denny Hamlin (1st & 1st), Joey Logano (3rd & 5th), Kyle Larson (4th & 4th)
Speeding: Chastain (7th), Kyle Busch (9th), McDowell (28th), LaJoie (29th), Wallace (32nd), Yeley (34th)
Rear of field: Kyle Larson (6th), Cole Custer (22nd), Garrett Smithley (31st)
Best Hendrick: Chase Elliott (4th)
Best Gibbs: Martin Truex Jr. (1st)
Best Stewart-Haas: Kevin Harvick (8th)
Best Penske: Joey Logano (5th)
Most wins this season: 5 Kyle Larson
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 6 Kyle Larson
Most top 3 finishes this season: 13 Kyle Larson
Most top 5 finishes this season: 15 Denny Hamlin & Kyle Larson
Most top 10 finishes this season: 20 Kyle Larson
Best average finish this season of drivers competing in every race: 8.5 Denny Hamlin
Most laps led this season: 1730 Kyle Larson (566 More than 2nd-most Denny Hamlin)
Most races led this season: 24 Denny Hamlin
| 2020 Wins | 2021 Wins | Winless Streak | Last Win | |
| Kevin Harvick | 9 | 0 | 35 | Bristol 9/20 |
1-Kurt Busch: Finished 37th at Richmond – Lap 41 crash
1-Kurt Busch: Worst Playoff finisher at Richmond – Finished 37th
2-Brad Keselowski: Finished 13th at Richmond – Started 7th, finished 7th in Stage 1 & 12th in Stage 2, finished 1-lap down
2-Brad Keselowski: 7 Top 5 finishes this season – Finished outside top 5 last 6 races
4-Kevin Harvick: Finished 8th at Richmond – Started 5th, finished top 10 in Stage 1 & 2
5-Kyle Larson: Finished 6th at Richmond – Started rear of field, finished 4th in Stage 1 & 2, 8 laps led
5-Kyle Larson: Started rear of field 5 times this season (3 Top 10 finishes) – Gave up first starting position 3 times
5-Kyle Larson: Started rear of field at Phoenix (Finished 7th), Bristol Dirt (29th), Pocono (2nd), Daytona (20th) & Richmond (6th)
5-Kyle Larson: Passed for final lead change both Playoff races this season
8-Tyler Reddick: Finished 15th at Richmond – Started 11th, finished outside top 10 in Stage 1 & 2, never ran in top 5
9-Chase Elliott: Finished 4th at Richmond – Started 13th, finished 2nd in Stage 1 & 13th in Stage 2, lap 181 bad pit stop
10-Aric Almirola: Finished 14th at Richmond – Started 9th, finished top 10 in Stage 1 & 2, lap 297 pit for loose wheel
11-Denny Hamlin: Finished 2nd at Richmond – Stage 1 & 2 winner, 197 laps led (most), avg. running pos.: 1.8
11-Denny Hamlin: Finished top 2 first 2 Playoff races this season – 343 of 767 laps led (45%)
11-Denny Hamlin: Stage 1 winner first 2 Playoff races this season – Stage 2 winner Richmond Playoff race
11-Denny Hamlin: 8 Straight races led – 396 Laps led
12-Ryan Blaney: Finished 10th at Richmond – Started 8th, finished 5th in Stage 1 & 11th in Stage 2, first driver 1-lap down
12-Ryan Blaney: Only repeat winner last 11 races (2 Wins) – 9 Others 1 win each
18-Kyle Busch:
Finished 9th at Richmond – Started 15th, finished 14th in Stage 1 & 2nd in Stage 2, 39 laps led, lap 344 pit road speeding penalty
18-Kyle Busch: 11 Top 5 finishes this season – Finished outside top 5 last 5 races
19-Martin Truex Jr.: 4 Wins this season – 5th season with 4 or more wins
19-Martin Truex Jr.: 4 Wins this season – 2nd to Kyle Larson (5 Wins)
19-Martin Truex Jr.: 1 Win last 16 races (Richmond) – 3 Wins previous 8 races
20-Christopher Bell: Finished 3rd at Richmond – Started 10th, finished 12th in Stage 1 & 6th in Stage 2, 10 laps led
20-Christopher Bell: 1 Top 10 finish last 5 races – Finished 3rd at Richmond
22-Joey Logano: Finished 5th at Richmond – Started 6th, finished to 5 in Stage 1 & 2, avg. running pos.: 4.9
22-Joey Logano: 1 Top 5 finish last 6 races – Finished 5th at Richmond
24-William Byron: Finished 19th at Richmond – Finished outside top 10 in Stage 1 & 2, never ran in top 5
34-Michael McDowell:
Finished 28th at Richmond – Started 16th, finished outside top 10 in Stage 1 & 2, 3 pit road speeding penalties
42-Ross Chastain: Best non-Playoff finisher both Playoff races this season – 3rd at Darlington & 7th at Richmond
42-Ross Chastain: 2 Straight top 10 finishes (2nd time in career) – Never finished top 10 in 3 straight races
48-Alex Bowman: Finished 12th at Richmond – Started 12th, finished 15th in Stage 1 & 9th in Stage 2, never ran in top 5
15 Different winners in 28 races this season
6 With multiple wins this season –
Kyle Larson 5, Martin Truex Jr. 4, Ryan Blaney 3, Alex Bowman 3, Kyle Busch 2 & Chase Elliott 2
Joe Gibbs Racing swept top 3 finishing positions at Richmond (All 4 drivers finished 9th or better) – Joe Gibbs Racing led 326 of 400 laps at Richmond (82%)
9 Winless streaks of 26 races or longer ended this season
Final lead change with 2 or fewer laps to go 7 races this season
5 Overtime races this season – Leader at scheduled failed to win 3 races
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Most wins this season: 5 Kyle Busch & Austin Cindric
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 4 AJ Allmendinger
Most top 3 finishes this season: 11 Austin Cindric
Most top 5 finishes this season: 15 AJ Allmendinger & Austin Cindric
Most top 10 finishes this season: 18 Harrison Burton & Austin Cindric
Most Stage 1 & 2 wins this season: 9 AJ Allmendinger & Austin Cindric
Best average finish this season of drivers competing in every race: 9.0 AJ Allmendinger
Most laps led this season: 648 Austin Cindric
Most races led this season: 21 Austin Cindric
7-Justin Allgaier: Finished 6th or better last 4 races – 2 Top 5 finishes
9-Noah Gragson: 4 Career wins – 2 Straight wins
9-Noah Gragson: 2 Straight wins – Finished 7th or better last 6 races (Avg. finish: 4th)
9-Noah Gragson: 2 Straight wins – Last to win 3-straight races: Austin Cindric (Kentucky 7/9/20, 7/10/20 & Texas 7/18/20)
9-Noah Gragson: Only repeat winner last 8 races (2 Wins) – 6 Others 1 win each
9-Noah Gragson: 6 Straight top 10 finishes – Career-long streak: 7 Straight (2019 & ’20)
9-Noah Gragson: Best Chevrolet finisher last 2 races (Winner) – First time best Chevrolet finisher this season
9-Noah Gragson: Best JR Motorsports finisher 3 of last 4 races
10-Jeb Burton: 3 Straight top 10 finishes – 2 Top 5 finishes last 3 races
11-Justin Haley: 3 Straight top 5 finishes – Career-long streak
11-Justin Haley: 6 Top 5 finishes this season – 3 Straight top 5 finishes
11-Justin Haley: Best Kaulig Racing finisher last 3 races
16-AJ Allmendinger: Finished 20th & 18th last 2 races – First back-to-back finishes outside top 15 this season
16-AJ Allmendinger: 9 Straight races led – 219 Laps led
19-Brandon Jones: Finished 20th or worse last 3 races – Average finish: 30.0
20-Harrison Burton: Finished 9th or better last 7 races – 4 Top 5 finishes
22-Austin Cindric: Finished 16th or worse 3 of last 4 races – Finished outside top 15 only twice in previous 21 races this season
22-Austin Cindric: Average finish last 4 races: 23.8 / Average finish previous 21 races this season: 7.0
68-Brandon Brown: 1 Top 10 finish last 12 races – Finished 8th at Richmond
98-Riley Herbst: 1 Top 5 finish last 17 races – Finished 5th at Richmond
11 Different winners in 25 races this season
6 With multiple wins this season – Busch 5, Cindric 5, Allmendinger 3, Gibbs 3, Allgaier 2 & Gragson 2
Final lead change with 10 or fewer laps to go in 12 races this season (48%)
10 Races ended in Overtime this season – Leader at scheduled distance lost 2