NASCAR Information Sunday, September 20, 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: 12 Denny Hamlin & Kevin Harvick
Most top 5 finishes: 19 Kevin Harvick
Most top 5 finishes by winless driver: 12 Kyle Busch
Most top 10 finishes: 24 Kevin Harvick
Most Stage 1 & 2 wins this season: 8 Denny Hamlin
Most laps led: 1416 Kevin Harvick
Most laps led by winless driver: 408 Kyle Busch
Most races led: 21 Kevin Harvick
Most laps complete: 7922 of 7924 Kevin Harvick
Winner pit stops & lap last race: Kevin Harvick (4 Stops) 35, 130, 237, 412
Longest green flag run last race: 147 Laps (261-407)
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2 last race: Kevin Harvick (3rd & 2nd), Kyle Busch (2nd & 1st), Chase Elliott (1st & 3rd)
Speeding last race: 4 – Matt DiBenedetto (19th), Ryan Newman, J.J. Yeley, Garrett Smithley
Rear of field last race: 6 – Kyle Busch (2nd), Erik Jones (3rd), Denny Hamlin (21st), Bubba Wallace, J.J. Yeley, Corey LaJoie
Best HMS last race: 7th Chase Elliott
Best JGR last race: 2nd Kyle Busch
Best SHR last race: 1st Kevin Harvick
Best TPR last race: 11th Joey Logano
1-Kurt Busch: 4 Top 5 finishes this season – No top 5 finishes last 12 races
2-Brad Keselowski: Finished 34th at Bristol – Worst Team Penske finisher (Only TPR driver to lead – 82 Laps)
2-Brad Keselowski: 1 Top 10 finish in 3 Playoff races this season – Richmond winner
2-Brad Keselowski: 7 Stage 2 wins this season – Only 2 wins after winning Stage 2 (New Hampshire & Richmond)
3-Austin Dillon: Average finish – Regular season: 17th / Playoffs: 6th
4-Kevin Harvick: 2 Wins in 3 Playoff races this season – Darlington & Bristol
4-Kevin Harvick: Average finish – Regular season: 7th / Playoffs: 3rd
4-Kevin Harvick: Only driver to win consecutive races this season – Michigan Aug. 8 & Michigan Aug. 9
4-Kevin Harvick: Best Stewart-Haas Racing finisher all 3 Playoff races this season
8-Tyler Reddick: 1 Top 5 finish last 11 races – Finished 4th at Bristol
9-Chase Elliott: Finished 7th at Bristol – Only Hendrick Motorsports driver in top 15
10-Aric Almirola best finish last 13 races: 5th – Bristol
10-Aric Almirola: Finished 9th or better all 3 Playoff races this season – Average finish: 7th
10-Aric Almirola: Average finish – Regular season: 13th / Playoffs: 7th
11-Denny Hamlin: 6 Wins this season – Best Playoff race finish: 12th (Richmond)
11-Denny Hamlin: Average finish – Regular season: 9th / Playoffs: 15th
11-Denny Hamlin: 2 Wins last 4 races on 1.5-mile tracks
12-Ryan Blaney: 586 Laps led this season – No Playoff race laps led
14-Clint Bowyer: Finished top 10 all 3 Playoff races this season – Average finish: 9th
14-Clint Bowyer: Average finish – Regular season: 15th / Playoffs: 9th
14-Clint Bowyer: 182 Laps led this season – No Playoff race laps led
14-Clint Bowyer: 3 Stage wins this season – No race wins
17-Chris Buescher: 7 Top 10 finishes this season – Career-high
18-Kyle Busch: Finished 2nd in 4 races since last win – Twice to Kevin Harvick (Atlanta June & Bristol Sept.)
18-Kyle Busch: 3 Straight top 10 finishes – Longest streak this season
18-Kyle Busch: Finished 7th or better last 3 races – Average finish: 5th (Best 3-race average this season)
18-Kyle Busch: Finished 2nd at Bristol – First time best Joe Gibbs Racing finisher last 11 races
18-Kyle Busch best finish last 19 races: 2nd – Bristol
18-Kyle Busch: Average finish – Regular season: 15th / Playoffs: 5th
19-Martin Truex Jr.: 1 Top 20 finish in 3 Playoff race this season – Finished 2nd at Richmond
20-Erik Jones: Best non-Playoff finisher 2 of 3 Playoff races this season – Finished 4th at Darlington & 3rd at Bristol
20-Erik Jones best finish last 14 races: 3rd – Bristol
20-Erik Jones: 2 Top 5 finishes last 3 races – No top 10 finishes previous 7 races
21-Matt DiBenedetto: Finished outside top 10 last 7 races – Longest streak this season
22-Joey Logano: Best Team Penske finisher 2 of 3 Playoff races this season
22-Joey Logano: Average finish – Regular season: 14th / Playoffs: 6th
24-William Byron: Worst Playoff finisher last 2 Playoff races – Eliminated from Playoffs
24-William Byron worst finish last 28 races: 38th – Bristol Sept.
34-Michael McDowell: 4 Top 10 finishes this season – Career-high
37-Ryan Preece: 1 Top 10 finish this season – Finished 9th at Bristol Sept.
88-Alex Bowman: 4 Top 10 finishes last 5 races – Finished 16th at Bristol
11 Different winners in 29 races this season
2 Different winners in 3 Playoff races this season
Hendrick Motorsports: 14 Stage wins this season – 4 Wins
Joe Gibbs Racing: 15 Pre-race issues this season
Team Penske driver passed for final lead change 7 races this season
2 Races settled by last lap pass this season – Talladega June & Kentucky
Chevrolet: 5 Wins this season – 4 Different drivers (Alex Bowman, William Byron, Austin Dillon & Chase Elliott)
Ford won first 3 Playoff races this season
Toyota: 7 Wins this season – Denny Hamlin won 6
Youngest winner: Cole Custer – 22Y, 5M, 19D & William Byron – 22Y, 9M, 0D
Oldest winner: Kevin Harvick – 44
20 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)
Joe Gibbs Racing: 160 Laps led at Bristol – Kyle Busch led 159 laps
3 of 4 Stewart-Haas Racing drivers finished 6th or better at Bristol – Cole Custer finished 23rd
Stewart-Haas Racing: 227 Laps led at Bristol – Kevin Harvick led 226 laps
2020 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS
Most wins: 7 Chase Briscoe
Most 2nd-place finishes: 5 Ross Chastain (Winless)
Most top 3 finishes this season: 13 Austin Cindric
Most top 5 finishes: 17 Austin Cindric
Most top 5 finishes by winless driver: 13 Ross Chastain
Most top 10 finishes: 23 Ross Chastain
Most Stage 1 & 2 wins this season: 12 Justin Allgaier
Most laps led: 896 Justin Allgaier
Most laps led by winless driver: 460 Ross Chastain
Most laps complete: 4339 of 4352 Chase Briscoe
1-Michael Annett: 6 Top 10 finishes last 7 races – Finished 31st at Bristol
7-Justin Allgaier: 2 Wins last 3 races – Finished 5th at Bristol
7-Justin Allgaier: 12 Stage wins this season (Leads all drivers) – 3 Race wins
7-Justin Allgaier: Most laps led last 3 races (2 Wins) – 339 of 800 laps (42%)
9-Noah Gragson: Finished 8th or better last 4 races – Average finish: 6.8
10-Ross Chastain: 6 2nd-place finishes since last win – Daytona 7/19
10-Ross Chastain: 6 Straight races led – 282 Laps led
20-Harrison Burton: Finished 4th last 2 races – Only 2 top 5 finishes previous 7 races
20-Harrison Burton: 2 Career wins – No career Stage wins
22-Austin Cindric: 3 Wins on 1.5-mile tracks this season – Leads all drivers
22-Austin Cindric: Passed for final lead change 5 races this season – Twice on final lap (Charlotte & Kansas July)
22-Austin Cindric best finish last 5 races: 3rd – Bristol
98-Chase Briscoe: 9 Career wins on 9 different tracks
98-Chase Briscoe: 1 Top 10 finish last 4 races – Bristol winner
98-Chase Briscoe: Won back-to-back races once this season – Pocono & Indianapolis
98-Chase Briscoe: 7 Wins this season – 4 with Richard Boswell & 3 with Greg Zipadelli
98-Chase Briscoe: 6 Straight races led – 215 Laps led
98-Chase Briscoe: Winner of 2 closest finishes this season – Miami June 14 & Darlington May
9 Different winners in 26 races this season
6 Different winners in 9 races on 1.5-mile tracks this season
Final lead change with 2 or fewer laps to go in 12 of 26 races this season
5 Races settled by last lap pass this season – Darlington May, Charlotte, Talladega June, Kansas July & Daytona Aug.
Youngest winner: Harrison Burton – 19
Oldest winner: AJ Allmendinger – 38
25-Years-old & younger won 21 of 26 races this season
First career win for 3 this season – Noah Gragson (Daytona Feb.), Harrison Burton (California) & Justin Haley (Talladega June)