NASCAR Information Sunday, September 19, 2021
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Bristol
Kyle Larson
Bristol winner – Started 5th, finished 2nd in Stage 1 & Stage 2 winner, 7 times led for 175 laps (most), avg. running pos.: 2.5 (best)
Winner pit stops: Kyle Larson (5 Stops) 44, 130, 172, 254, 366
Longest green flag run: 104 Laps (260-363) – 93 Lap green flag run to finish (408-500)
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Denny Hamlin (1st & 2nd), Kyle Larson (2nd & 1st), Brad Keselowski (4th & 3rd), Chase Elliott (3rd & 5th)
Speeding: Chase Elliott (25th), David Starr (32nd), James Davison (33rd)
Rear of field: None
Best Hendrick: Kyle Larson (1st)
Best Gibbs: Martin Truex Jr. (7th)
Best Stewart-Haas: Kevin Harvick (2nd)
Best Penske: Ryan Blaney (4th)
Most wins this season: 6 Kyle Larson
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 6 Kyle Larson
Most top 3 finishes this season: 14 Kyle Larson
Most top 5 finishes this season: 16 Kyle Larson
Most top 10 finishes this season: 21 Kyle Larson
Best average finish this season of drivers competing in every race: 8.6 Denny Hamlin
Most laps led this season: 1905 Kyle Larson (676 More than 2nd-most Denny Hamlin)
Most races led this season: 25 Denny Hamlin
| 2020 Wins | 2021 Wins | Winless Streak | Last Win | |
| Kevin Harvick | 9 | 0 | 36 | Bristol 9/20 |
1-Kurt Busch: Failed to advance to Round of 12 (15th in Standings -6) – 12th in Standings into Bristol
2-Brad Keselowski: Best finish last 7 races: 6th – Bristol
4-Kevin Harvick: Finished 8th or better all 3 Playoff races this season – 2 Top 5 finishes (12th in Standings -12)
4-Kevin Harvick: Average finish this season – Playoff races: 5.0 / Regular season: 11.5
4-Kevin Harvick: 91 Laps led in 3 Playoff races this season – 109 Laps led previous 26 races this season
5-Kyle Larson: Bristol Playoff race winner – Passed for final lead change previous 2 Playoff races this season
5-Kyle Larson: 12 Career wins – 1 Win on remaining 7 tracks this season (Las Vegas)
5-Kyle Larson: 12 Career wins (2 Playoff race wins) – 6 Wins this season
5-Kyle Larson: Finished 6th or better all 3 Playoff races this season – 2 Top 2 finishes
5-Kyle Larson: Stage 2 winner 2 of 3 Playoff races this season – Finished 2nd at Darlington & Bristol winner
5-Kyle Larson: Last 9 wins came on 9 different tracks – Michigan, Richmond, Dover, Las Vegas, Charlotte, Sonoma, Nashville, Watkins Glen & Bristol
5-Kyle Larson: 11 Races led most laps this season – 5 Wins (Watkins Glen only win Larson didn’t lead most laps)
8-Tyler Reddick: Failed to advance to Round of 12 (13th in Standings -2) – 14th in Standings -5 into Bristol
8-Tyler Reddick: Finished outside top 10 all 3 Playoff races this season – No laps led
9-Chase Elliott: Finished 25th at Bristol (129 Laps led – 2nd most) – Only Hendrick Motorsports driver finishing outside top 5
9-Chase Elliott: 1 Top 20 finish in 3 Playoff races this season – 187 Playoff race laps led (3rd most)
9-Chase Elliott: Average finish this season – Playoff races: 20.0 / Regular season: 11.0
10-Aric Almirola: Failed to advance to Round of 12 (14th in Standings -2) – 11th in Standings +3 into Bristol
10-Aric Almirola: Finished outside top 10 all 3 Playoff races this season – No laps led
11-Denny Hamlin: Finished 9th or better all 3 Playoff races this season – 2 Top 2 finishes
11-Denny Hamlin: Stage 1 winner all 3 Playoff races this season – Stage 2 winner Richmond Playoff race
11-Denny Hamlin: 408 Playoff race laps led this season – Leads all drivers
11-Denny Hamlin: 9 Straight races led – 461 Laps led
12-Ryan Blaney: 9 Top 5 finishes this season – 6 Top 5 finishes last 9 races
18-Kyle Busch: 1 Top 20 finish in 3 Playoff races this season – Average Playoff race finish: 21.7
18-Kyle Busch: Average finish this season – Playoff races: 21.7 / Regular season: 12.1
19-Martin Truex Jr.: Finished 7th or better all 3 Playoff races this season – 2 Top 5 finishes
20-Christopher Bell: Worst Playoff finisher at Bristol – Finished 29th (Advanced to Round of 12)
21-Matt DiBenedetto: 1 Top 15 finish last 4 races – Finished 10th at Bristol
22-Joey Logano: 9 Top 5 finishes this season – 1 Top 5 finish last 7 races
22-Joey Logano: 409 Laps led this season – No Playoff race laps led
24-William Byron: Raced into Round of 12 (Finished 3rd at Bristol – 12th in Standings +2) – 15th in Standings -18 into Bristol
24-William Byron: Finished 3rd at Bristol – Finished 19th or worse previous 3 races
34-Michael McDowell: Failed to advance to Round of 12 (16th in Standings -49) – 16th in Standings -38 into Bristol
43-Erik Jones: Best non-Playoff finisher Bristol Playoff race – Finished 8th
43-Erik Jones: 1 Top 10 finish last 5 races – Finished 8th at Bristol
48-Alex Bowman: Raced into Round of 12 (Finished 5th at Bristol – 9th in Standings +10) – 13th in Standings into Bristol
48-Alex Bowman: 1 Top 5 finish last 8 races – Finished 5th at Bristol
15 Different winners in 29 races this season
3 Different winners in 3 Playoff races this season
5 Different winners in 6 races on 1.5-mile tracks this season – Kyle Larson 2 wins
4 Different winners from 4 different teams last 4 races on 1.5-mile tracks –
Ryan Blaney (Penske), Kyle Busch (Gibbs), Kyle Larson (Hendrick), Kurt Busch (Ganassi)
6 With multiple wins this season –
Kyle Larson 6, Martin Truex Jr. 4, Ryan Blaney 3, Alex Bowman 3, Kyle Busch 2 & Chase Elliott 2
Final lead change with 5 or fewer laps to go 9 races this season (21%)
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 & Austin Cindric
Most top 3 finishes this season: 12 Austin Cindric
Most top 5 finishes this season: 16 AJ Allmendinger & Austin Cindric
Most top 10 finishes this season: 19 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: 8.7 AJ Allmendinger
Most laps led this season: 723 Austin Cindric
Most races led this season: 22 Austin Cindric
2-Myatt Snider: 9 Top 10 finishes this season – 5 Top 10 finishes last 8 races
7-Justin Allgaier: Finished 6th or better last 5 races – 3 Top 5 finishes
8-Sam Mayer: Finished 9th at Bristol (49 Laps led) – Tied best career finish (Atlanta July)
8-Sam Mayer: 57 Career laps led – 49 Laps led at Bristol (Finished 9th)
9-Noah Gragson: 2 Wins last 3 races – Finished 12th at Bristol
9-Noah Gragson: Finished 7th or better 6 of last 7 races – Finished 12th at Bristol
10-Jeb Burton: 3 Top 10 finishes last 4 races – Finished 24th at Bristol
11-Justin Haley: Finished 6th or better last 4 races – 3 Top 5 finishes
16-AJ Allmendinger: 4 Wins this season – 3 Overtime race wins
16-AJ Allmendinger: 2 Wins last 5 races – 5 Top 2 finishes last 7 races
16-AJ Allmendinger: Finished 1st & 2nd in 2 closest races this season – Daytona Aug. (2nd) & Bristol (1st)
16-AJ Allmendinger: 10 Straight races led – 220 Laps led
18-Daniel Hemric: 7 Stage wins this season & 510 laps led – Best finish this season: 2nd (Twice)
19-Brandon Jones: Finished 5th at Bristol – Finished 20th or worse previous 3 races
20-Harrison Burton: Finished 9th or better last 8 races – 4 Top 5 finishes
22-Austin Cindric: 9 Top 2 finishes in 26 races this season (35%) – 5 Wins & 4 2nd-place finishes
98-Riley Herbst: Best finish this season: 3rd – Bristol
98-Riley Herbst: 4 Top 5 finishes this season – 2 Straight top 5 finishes (Never finished top 5 in 3 straight races)
11 Different winners in 26 races this season
6 With multiple wins this season – Busch 5, Cindric 5, Allmendinger 4, Gibbs 3, Allgaier 2 & Gragson 2
5 Different winners in 6 races on 1.5-mile tracks this season
Final lead change with 10 or fewer laps to go in 13 races this season (50%)
2 Races settled by last lap pass this season – Daytona Aug. & Bristol
Chevrolet won last 5 races
11 Races ended in Overtime this season – Leader at scheduled distance lost 3
Kaulig Racing: 3 Wins last 5 races