NASCAR Information Sunday, July 2, 2017

• NASCAR MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES KENTUCKY STATS HIGHLIGHTS
• Most Kentucky wins: 3 Brad Keselowski
• Most Kentucky top 3 finishes: 3 Kyle Busch & Brad Keselowski
• Most Kentucky top 5 finishes: 4 Kyle Busch
• Most Kentucky top 10 finishes: 6 Matt Kenseth (Every race)
• Best Kentucky average finish: 5.2 Kyle Busch & Matt Kenseth
• Most Kentucky laps led: 483 Brad Keselowski
• Most 1.5-mile track wins this season: 2 Martin Truex Jr.
• Most 1.5-mile track 2nd-place finishes this season: 3 Kyle Larson (Winless)
• Most 1.5-mile track top 3 finishes this season: 3 Kyle Larson & Martin Truex Jr.
• Most 1.5-mile track top 5 finishes this season: 3 Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson & Martin Truex Jr.
• Most 1.5-mile track top 10 finishes this season: 5 Martin Truex Jr. (Finished 8th or better all 5 races)
• Most 1.5-mile track laps led this season: 536 Martin Truex Jr.
• Most 1.5-mile track races led this season: 4 Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson & Martin Truex Jr.
• 3 Different winners 6 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Kentucky races
• 2 Won Kentucky & championship in same season – Brad Keselowski 2012 & Kyle Busch 2015
• Leader of most laps won 3 of 6 Kentucky races
• Kyle Busch led most laps 3 of 6 Kentucky races – 2 Wins
• Latest point Kentucky winner took lead for first time: Lap 95 (Matt Kenseth 2013)
• Only 1 led first lap & won Kentucky – Brad Keselowski (2014)
• Most consecutive laps led in a Kentucky race: 89 (Jimmie Johnson 2013)
• Youngest Kentucky winner: 26 – Kyle Busch (2011)
• Oldest Kentucky winner: 41 – Matt Kenseth (2013)
• Driver starting first won 2 of 6 Kentucky races
• Driver starting first failed to lead first lap 4 of 6 Kentucky races
• Matt Kenseth passed for final lead change last Kentucky race
• 2 Teams won 6 Kentucky races – Joe Gibbs Racing (3) & Team Penske (3)
• Most leaders: 12 (2011)
• Most lead changes: 20 (2011)
• Most cautions: 11 (2015 & ‘16)
• Most caution laps: 53 (2016)
• Fastest race: 145.607mph (2012)
• Closest Kentucky finish: .175 (2016) – Brad Keselowski over Carl Edwards
• Final green-flag run 43 laps or longer 4 of last 5 Kentucky races

NASCAR XFINITY SERIES KENTUCKY STATS HIGHLIGHTS

• Most Kentucky wins: 3 Brad Keselowski & Joey Logano
• Most Kentucky 2nd-place finishes: 3 Greg Biffle
• Most Kentucky top 3 finishes: 6 Kyle Busch & Brad Keselowski
• Most Kentucky top 5 finishes: 7 Kyle Busch & Brad Keselowski
• Most Kentucky top 10 finishes: 9 Brad Keselowski
• Most Kentucky laps led: 696 Kyle Busch
• Austin Dillon: Only driver to finish top 10 all 4 races on 1.5-mile tracks this season
• Ryan Blaney: 150 Laps led on 1.5-mile tracks this season – Leads all drivers
• 13 Different winners in 21 NASCAR Xfinity Series Kentucky races
• 6 Different winners in last 6 NACAR Xfinity Series Kentucky races
• 10 Won first race of season at Kentucky
• 5 Won first career race at Kentucky
• Leader at 10 to go mark failed to win 4 of last 6 Kentucky races
• Final pass for lead took place with 9 or fewer laps to go 5 of last 6 Kentucky races
• Kyle Busch passed for final lead change 3 Kentucky races
• 1 Kentucky race settled by last lap pass – Todd Bodine passed Greg Biffle (2002)
• Joey Logano only driver to win 3 straight Kentucky races (2008, ’09 & ‘10)
• Most laps led in a Kentucky race: 192 – Austin Dillon 6/12
• Kyle Busch led most laps 6 times – 1 Win in those 6 races (7/16)
• Leader of most laps won 8 of 21 Kentucky races
• Leader of most laps failed to win 6 of last 9 Kentucky races
• Winner led first lap in 6 of 21 Kentucky races
• Winner took lead for first time on lap 179 or later in 5 Kentucky races
• Most consecutive laps led in a Kentucky race: 131 – Kevin Harvick (2001)
• 8 of last 15 Kentucky winners 22 years old or younger
• 12 of 21 Kentucky winners 25 years old or younger
• Kyle Busch won Kentucky at 19-years-old & 31-years-old
• Kyle Busch won 2 Kentucky races with 2 different teams – Hendrick Motorsports & Joe Gibbs Racing
• Rookie candidates won 5 of 21 Kentucky races
• Best Rookie candidate finished top 10 in 20 of 21 Kentucky races
• 7 of 13 won Kentucky in first try
• Most tries before first Kentucky win: Elliott Sadler won in 11th try
• Worst qualified position of Kentucky winner: 19th – Brad Keselowski (6/13)
• *Kyle Busch started from rear of field 6/04 after qualifying 2nd (Backup)
• Kevin Harvick only driver to win Kentucky & championship in same season (2001)
• Mid-race leader failed to win 7 of last 9 Kentucky races
• Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota won last 3 Kentucky poles with 3 different drivers – Daniel Suarez, Kyle Busch & Erik Jones
• 7 of 21 Kentucky races won from pole
• 1 of last 8 Kentucky races won from pole – Kyle Busch 7/16
• Most consecutive laps led from start: 81 – Austin Dillon 6/12
• 20 of 21 Kentucky winners started 11th or better
• Winner led 20 or fewer laps in 7 of 21 Kentucky races
• Most leaders: 9 (2002)
• Most lead changes: 17 (9/15)
• Most cautions: 12 (9/16)
• Most caution laps: 64 (9/16)
• Fastest race: 151.643mph (6/12)
• Closest Kentucky finish: .036 Seconds (2002) – Todd Bodine over Greg Biffle
• Final green-flag run 9 or fewer laps 7 of last 8 Kentucky races