NASCAR Information Sunday, September 5, 2021
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Darlington
Denny Hamlin
Darlington winner – Started 2nd, Stage 1 winner & finished 4th in Stage 2, 146 laps led (2nd most)
Winner pit stops: Denny Hamlin (10 Stops) 27, 49, 81 (G), 118, 158 (G), 165, 196 (G), 233, 279 (G), 320
Longest green flag run: 82 Laps (238-319)
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Denny Hamlin (1st & 4th), Kyle Larson (2nd & 1st), Kevin Harvick (5th & 5th)
Speeding: Martin Truex Jr. (4th)
Rear of field: Austin Dillon (10th)
Best Hendrick: Kyle Larson (2nd)
Best Gibbs: Denny Hamlin (1st)
Best Stewart-Haas: Kevin Harvick (5th)
Best Penske: Brad Keselowski (7th)
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 Kyle Larson
Most top 10 finishes this season: 19 Kyle Larson
Best average finish this season of drivers competing in every race: 8.8 Denny Hamlin
Most laps led this season: 1722 Kyle Larson (755 More than 2nd-most Denny Hamlin)
Most races led this season: 23 Denny Hamlin
| 2020 Wins | 2021 Wins | Winless Streak | Last Win | |
| Kevin Harvick | 9 | 0 | 34 | Bristol 9/20 |
1-Kurt Busch: Finished 6th at Darlington – Started 3rd, finished 3rd in Stage 1 & 6th in Stage 2, 13 laps led
1-Kurt Busch: Finished 13th or better last 5 races – 3 Top 10 finishes
2-Brad Keselowski:
Finished 7th at Darlington – Started 16th, finished 17th in Stage 1 & 14th in Stage 2, avg. running pos.: 14th
2-Brad Keselowski: Best finish last 5 races: 7th – Darlington
3-Austin Dillon: 1 Top 10 finish last 12 races – Finished 10th at Darlington (Started rear of field)
4-Kevin Harvick: Finished 5th at Darlington – Started 9th, finished 5th in Stage 1 & 2, 20 laps led, 10th caution free pass
4-Kevin Harvick: 1 Top 5 finish last 8 races – Finished 5th at Darlington
5-Kyle Larson: Finished 2nd at Darlington – Started 6th, finished 2nd in Stage 1 & Stage 2 winner, 156 laps led (most)
5-Kyle Larson: 13 Top 3 finishes this season – 4 Top 3 finishes last 5 races
8-Tyler Reddick: Finished 18th at Darlington – Started 7th, finished 7th in Stage 1 & 11th in Stage 2
9-Chase Elliott: Finished 31st at Darlington – Lap 327 crash
9-Chase Elliott: Failed to finish 2 races this season – Atlanta March & Darlington Sept.
10-Aric Almirola: Finished 16th at Darlington – Started 8th, finished 8th in Stage 1 & 18th in Stage 2, 2 laps in top 5
11-Denny Hamlin: Darlington winner – Ended 31-race winless streak
Tony Stewart:
2011 Champion – Winless in first 26 races, 5 wins in 10 Playoff races starting with first 2 races at Chicago & New Hampshire
11-Denny Hamlin: Best Joe Gibbs Racing finisher last 3 races – Best JGR finisher 5 times previous 24 races this season
11-Denny Hamlin: 7 Straight races led – 199 Laps led
12-Ryan Blaney: Finished 22nd at Darlington – Started 1st, finished 4th in Stage 1 & 9th in Stage 2, 17 laps led, lap 319 spin
17-Chris Buescher: 1 Top 10 finish last 12 races – Finished 9th at Darlington
18-Kyle Busch: Finished 35th at Darlington – Lap 125 crash
18-Kyle Busch: Failed to finish 4 races this season – Failed to finish last 2 races
19-Martin Truex Jr.:
Finished 4th at Darlington – Started 10th, finished 6th in Stage 1 & 23rd in Stage 2, lap 319 pit road speeding penalty, 9th caution free pass
19-Martin Truex Jr.: 1 Top 5 finish last 4 races – Finished 4th at Darlington
20-Christopher Bell: Finished 20th at Darlington – Started 13th, finished 15th in Stage 1 & 2nd in Stage 2, 10 laps led
22-Joey Logano: Finished 8th at Darlington – Started 11th, finished 10th in Stage 1 & 7th in Stage 2, 7th caution free pass
22-Joey Logano: 1 Top 20 finish last 5 races – Finished 8th at Darlington
24-William Byron: Finished 34th at Darlington – Lap 200 crash
24-William Byron: Failed to finish 4 races this season – Failed to finish 3 of last 4 races
34-Michael McDowell: Finished 37th at Darlington – Lap 31 crash
34-Michael McDowell: Failed to finish 4 races this season – Failed to finish 3 of last 4 races
41-Cole Custer: Best finish last 14 races: 11th – Darlington
42-Ross Chastain: 1 Top 10 finish last 5 races – Finished 3rd at Darlington
48-Alex Bowman: Finished 26th at Darlington – Lap 16 crash & finished 4 laps down
15 Different winners in 27 races this season
6 With multiple wins this season –
Kyle Larson 5, Ryan Blaney 3, Alex Bowman 3, Martin Truex Jr. 3, Kyle Busch 2 & Chase Elliott 2
6 Different winners last 6 short track races – All Playoff drivers
Keselowski, Harvick, Elliott, Logano, Truex Jr. & Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports: 2 Wins last 4 short track races – Winless previous 20 short track races
Joe Gibbs Racing (8) & Team Penske (5) won 13 of last 16 short track races
Ross Chastain: Best non-Playoff finisher at Darlington – Finished 3rd
Michael McDowell: Worst Playoff finisher at Darlington – Finished 37th
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
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 Austin Cindric
Most Stage 1 & 2 wins this season: 9 Austin Cindric
Best average finish this season of drivers competing in every race: 8.6 AJ Allmendinger
Most laps led this season: 598 Austin Cindric
Most races led this season: 20 Austin Cindric
2-Myatt Snider: 8 Top 10 finishes this season – 4 Top 10 finishes last 6 races
7-Justin Allgaier: Finished 12th or better last 11 races – 9 Top 10 finishes
9-Noah Gragson: Darlington winner – Ended 49-race winless streak
9-Noah Gragson: Finished 7th or better last 5 races – 3 Top 5 finishes
10-Jeb Burton: 2 Straight top 5 finishes – 2 Top 5 finishes previous 19 races
11-Justin Haley: 5 Top 5 finishes this season – 3 Top 5 finishes last 4 races
16-AJ Allmendinger: 4 Top 2 finishes last 5 races – Finished 20th at Darlington
19-Brandon Jones: 12 Top 10 finishes this season – 10 Finishes of 33rd or worse
20-Harrison Burton: Finished 9th or better last 6 races – 4 Top 5 finishes
22-Austin Cindric: Last 6 races – 4 Top 5 finishes & failed to finish 2
51-Jeremy Clements: 7 Top 10 finishes this season – Career-high
98-Riley Herbst: 3 Top 10 finishes last 4 races – Finished 38th at Darlington
11 Different winners in 24 races this season
5 With multiple wins this season – Busch 5, Cindric 5, Allmendinger 3, Gibbs 3 & Allgaier 2
7 Different winners last 7 races –
Busch (Atlanta), Bell (New Hampshire), Gibbs (Watkins Glen),
Cindric (Indianapolis Road), Allmendinger (Michigan), Haley (Daytona) & Gragson (Darlington)
Final lead change with 10 or fewer laps to go in 12 races this season (50%)
10 Races ended in Overtime this season – Leader at scheduled distance lost 2