NASCAR Information Sunday, September 8, 2024
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Atlanta 9/24
Joey Logano
Atlanta 9/24 winner – Started 7th, finished 4th in Stage 1 & 12th in Stage 2, led only 9 of final 10 laps
Winner pit stops: Joey Logano – 4 Stops Lap 63, 116, 163, 178
Stage 1 winner: Ryan Blaney 3rd
Stage 2 winner: Austin Cindric 10th
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Ryan Blaney 1st & 2nd, Austin Cindric 2nd & 1st, Alex Bowman 3rd & 3rd
Most points scored: Ryan Blaney 53
Passed for final lead change: Daniel Suárez 2nd
Winner final laps led: Joey Logano 2
Lead changes: 24
Cautions: 8
Failed to finish: 6
Best free pass finisher: Shane van Gisbergen 32nd
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Daniel Hemric 11th
Best starting rear of field finisher: Ty Gibbs 17th
Longest green flag run: 56 Laps (1-56)
Best Hendrick: Alex Bowman 5th
Best Gibbs: Christopher Bell 4th
Best Stewart-Haas: Ryan Preece 18th
Best Penske: Joey Logano 1st
Most wins this season: 4 Kyle Larson
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 3 Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski & Tyler Reddick
Most top 3 finishes this season: 7 Christopher Bell, William Byron, Kyle Larson & Tyler Reddick
Most top 5 finishes this season: 11 Tyler Reddick
Most top 10 finishes this season: 19 Tyler Reddick
Most top 10 finishes without a win this season: 12 Chris Buescher
Most Stage wins this season: 10 Christopher Bell & Kyle Larson
Most laps led this season: 1089 Kyle Larson
Most laps led this season of winless drivers: 489 Martin Truex Jr.
Most races led this season: 19 Denny Hamlin
Most lead lap finishes this season: 25 Chase Elliott
15 Different winners in 27 races this season
3 Different winners in 3 road course races this season – Bowman, Byron & Larson (All Hendrick drivers)
Joey Logano only repeat winner last 10 races (2 Wins) – 8 Others 1-win each
8 Different winners in last 8 races –
Alex Bowman, Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson, Austin Dillon, Tyler Reddick, Harrison Burton, Chase Briscoe & Joey Logano
6 Different teams won last 6 races – Hendrick, Childress, 23XI, Wood Brothers, Stewart-Haas & Penske
3 of 4 Hendrick Motorsports drivers finished top 10 at Atlanta – Kyle Larson finished 37th
Christopher Bell only Joe Gibbs Racing driver to finish top 15 at Atlanta – Finished 4th
All 3 Team Penske drivers finished top 10 at Atlanta – 134 of 266 laps led (50%)
Final lead change with 9 or fewer laps to go 16 races this season
Final lead change with 2 or 1 lap to go 4 of last 5 races
Ford won last 3 races – 3 Different teams (Wood Brothers Racing, Stewart-Haas Racing & Team Penske)
Ford winless first 12 races this season – 8 Wins last 15 races
Last to win 2 straight races: Chris Buescher (Richmond 7/23 & 2023 Michigan)
1 Race won from pole this season – William Byron (Austin)
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Most wins this season: 3 Austin Hill & Shane van Gisbergen
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 4 Sheldon Creed
Most top 3 finishes this season: 7 Chandler Smith
Most top 5 finishes this season: 11 Sheldon Creed
Most top 10 finishes this season: 17 Cole Custer
Most laps led this season: 589 Justin Allgaier
Most races led this season: 15 Justin Allgaier
14 Different winners in 24 races this season
Shane van Gisbergen: 3 Wins in 4 road course races this season
8 Different winners last 8 races –
John Hunter Nemechek, Shane van Gisbergen, Cole Custer, Riley Herbst,
Justin Allgaier, Ryan Truex, Christopher Bell & Austin Hill
#20 Wins this season:
John Hunter Nemechek Las Vegas March & Nashville, Aric Almirola Martinsville April,
Ryan Truex Dover & Daytona Aug., Christopher Bell New Hampshire & Darlington Aug.
Justin Allgaier: 14 Stage wins this season – Leads all drivers
2 Won consecutive races this season – Austin Hill (Daytona Feb. & Atlanta Feb.) & Shane van Gisbergen (Portland & Sonoma)