NASCAR Information Sunday, September 24, 2023
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
2023 Texas
William Byron
2023 Texas winner – Started 18th, finished 4th in Stage 1 & 15th in Stage 2, only final 6 laps led
Winner pit stops: William Byron – 5 Stops 39 (G), 83, 115, 168, 211
Stage 1 winner: Tyler Reddick 25th
Stage 2 winner: Kyle Larson 31st
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Chris Buescher 2nd & 5th
Most points scored: 47 William Byron 1st
Passed for final lead change: Bubba Wallace 3rd
Winner final laps led: William Byron 6
Cautions: 11
Failed to finish: 10
Longest green run: 48 Laps (Lap 119-166)
Best free pass finisher: Daniel Suárez 8th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Daniel Suárez 8th
Best starting rear of field finisher: B.J. McLeod 22nd
Best Hendrick: William Byron 1st
Best Gibbs: Christopher Bell 4th
Best Stewart-Haas: Kevin Harvick 6th
Best Penske: Joey Logano 21st
Season
Most wins this season: 6 William Byron
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 4 Denny Hamlin
Most top 3 finishes this season: 9 Denny Hamlin
Most top 5 finishes this season: 13 Kyle Larson
Most top 5 finishes without a win this season: 7 Chase Elliott
Most top 10 finishes without a win this season: 15 Brad Keselowski
Most laps led this season: 897 Kyle Larson
Most laps led without a win this season: 282 Brad Keselowski
Most races led this season: 22 Denny Hamlin
Season
14 Different winners in 30 races this season
William Byron only repeat winner last 7 races (2 Wins) – 5 Others 1 win each
5 Different winners last 5 races –
Chris Buescher, Kyle Larson, Tyler Reddick, Denny Hamlin & William Byron
4 Different winners in 4 Playoff races this season –
Kyle Larson (Darlington), Tyler Reddick (Kansas), Denny Hamlin (Bristol) & William Byron (Texas)
William Byron best Playoff finisher at Texas – Winner
Kevin Harvick best non-Playoff finisher at Texas – Finished 6th
Kyle Busch worst Playoff finisher at Texas – Finished 34th
2 Won consecutive races this season –
William Byron (Las Vegas March & Phoenix March) & Chris Buescher (Richmond July & Michigan)
5 Different winners in 7 races on tracks 1.5-miles in length this season
William Byron: 3 Wins on tracks 1.5-miles in length this season – Only driver with multiple wins
Closest margin-of-victory this season: .098 Seconds – Chris Buescher over Brad Keselowski (Daytona Aug.)
Chris Buescher winner in 2 closest finishes this season
William Byron: 3 Wins this season with under 1-second margin-of-victory
Leader of most laps failed to win last 5 races
Final lead change with 2 or fewer laps to go 8 races this season
William Byron took lead for final time with 6 or fewer laps to go 4 of 6 wins this season
Bubba Wallace: 111 Laps led at Texas – Career-high
3 Races settled by last lap pass this season –
Atlanta March (Joey Logano winner), Talladega April (Kyle Busch winner) & Kansas May (Denny Hamlin winner)
Christopher Bell leads all with 5 poles this season
3 Races won from pole this season – Joey Logano (Atlanta March), Kyle Busch (St. Louis) & Ross Chastain (Nashville)
William Byron leads with 8 Stage wins this season
2 Swept Stage 1, 2 & race this season – William Byron (Las Vegas March) & Martin Truex Jr. (New Hampshire)
Christopher Bell swept Stage 1 & 2 in 2 races this season (Chicago Street Race & Bristol) – Failed to win both races
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Most wins this season: 7 John Hunter Nemechek
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 4 John Hunter Nemechek
Most top 3 finishes this season: 13 John Hunter Nemechek
Most top 5 finishes without a win this season: 9 Josh Berry
Most top 10 finishes this season: 21 John Hunter Nemechek
Most laps led this season: 954 John Hunter Nemechek
Most laps led without a win this season: 200 Josh Berry
Most races led this season: 19 Justin Allgaier
Season
14 Different winners in 28 races this season
5 Different winners in 7 road course races this season
3 Winners in 6 races on tracks 1.5-miles in length this season – Justin Allgaier, Austin Hill & John Hunter Nemechek
Justin Allgaier leads all with 11 Stage 1 & 2 wins this season
Best Playoff finisher at Texas: John Hunter Nemechek – 1st
Best non-Playoff finisher at Texas: Brandon Jones – 9th
Worst Playoff finisher at Texas: Sam Mayer – 38th
1 Won consecutive races this season – John Hunter Nemechek (Atlanta July & New Hampshire)
Winner started on front row in 11 races this season
Only 6 winners started outside top 10 this season
John Hunter Nemechek started 2nd in 4 of 7 wins this season
Final lead change with 3 or fewer laps to go in 9 races this season
11 Overtime races this season – Leader at scheduled distance won 6
Justin Allgaier leading at scheduled distance 3 Overtime races this season – 1 Win (Daytona Aug.)