NASCAR Information Sunday, September 3, 2023
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Darlington 9/23
Kyle Larson
Darlington 9/23 winner – Started 18th, finished 3rd in Stage 1 & 2nd in Stage 2, only led final 55 laps
Winner pit stops: Kyle Larson – 7 Stops 33 (G), 66 (G), 150 (G), 182, 218, 270 (G), 312
Stage 1 & 2 winner: Denny Hamlin 25th
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Denny Hamlin 1st & 1st, Tyler Reddick 2nd & 4th, Kyle Larson 3rd & 2nd
Most points scored: 57 Kyle Larson
Passed for final lead change: Tyler Reddick 2nd
Winner final laps led: Denny Hamlin 55
Cautions: 8
Failed to finish: 5
Longest green run: 116 (Lap 1-116)
Best free pass finisher: Ross Chastain 5th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 16th
Best starting rear of field finisher: Kyle Busch 11th
Best Hendrick: Kyle Larson 1st
Best Gibbs: Martin Truex Jr. 18th
Best Stewart-Haas: Aric Almirola 14th
Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 9th
Season
Most wins this season: 5 William Byron
Most top 3 finishes this season: 8 Martin Truex Jr.
Most top 5 finishes this season: 11 Kyle Larson
Most top 5 finishes without a win this season: 7 Chase Elliott
Most top 10 finishes this season: 15 Martin Truex Jr.
Most laps led this season: 877 William Byron
Most laps led without a win this season: 259 Brad Keselowski
Most races led this season: 20 Denny Hamlin
Season
14 Different winners in 27 races this season
Chris Buescher only repeat winner last 8 races (3 Wins) – 5 Others 1-win each
4 Different winners in 5 races on tracks 1.5-miles in length this season –
William Byron (Las Vegas & Atlanta July), Joey Logano (Atlanta March), Denny Hamlin (Kansas) & Ryan Blaney (Charlotte)
Kyle Larson best Playoff driver at Darlington – Winner
Chase Elliott: Best non-Playoff driver at Darlington – Finished 8th
Michael McDowell: Worst Playoff driver at Darlington – Finished 32nd
Final lead change with 2 or fewer laps to go 7 races this season
William Byron took lead for final time with 2 to go 3 of 5 wins this season
2 Won consecutive races this season –
William Byron (Las Vegas March & Phoenix March) & Chris Buescher (Richmond July & Michigan)
Chris Buescher winner in 2 closest finishes this season
William Byron: 3 Wins this season with under 1-second margin-of-victory
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)
5 Winless streaks of 42 races or longer ended this season
Chris Buescher best Ford finisher 5 of last 6 races
Ford: 6 Wins this season – 4 Wins last 6 races
9 Races finished in Overtime this season – Leader at scheduled distance failed to win 6
William Byron: 3 Overtime wins this season
Denny Hamlin leads all with 4 poles this season
3 Races won from pole this season – Joey Logano (Atlanta March), Kyle Busch (St. Louis) & Ross Chastain (Nashville)
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Most wins this season: 5 John Hunter Nemechek
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 4 John Hunter Nemechek
Most top 3 finishes this season: 10 John Hunter Nemechek
Most top 5 finishes this season: 14 Austin Hill
Most top 5 finishes without a win this season: 8 Josh Berry
Most top 10 finishes without a win this season: 14 Josh Berry
Most laps led this season: 761 John Hunter Nemechek
Most laps led without a win this season: 200 Josh Berry
Season
14 Different winners in 25 races this season
3 Winners in 4 races on tracks 1.5-miles in length this season – Justin Allgaier, Austin Hill & John Hunter Nemechek
Final lead change with 3 or fewer laps to go in 9 races this season
Winner started on front row in 11 races this season
11 Overtime races this season – Leader at scheduled distance won 6
Justin Allgaier leading at scheduled distance 3 races this season – 1 Win (Daytona Aug.)
First career win for 4 this season –
Sammy Smith (Phoenix March), Chandler Smith (Richmond), Ryan Truex (Dover) & Sam Mayer (Road America)
Only 5 winners started outside top 10 this season
John Hunter Nemechek started 2nd in 4 of 5 wins this season