NASCAR Kentucky Sunday, July 5, 2020
NASCAR CUP SERIES KENTUCKY STATS HIGHLIGHTS
Most Kentucky wins: 3 Brad Keselowski
Most Kentucky 2nd-place finishes: 2 Kyle Busch (2 Wins)
Most Kentucky top 3 finishes: 4 Kyle Busch & Brad Keselowski
Most Kentucky top 5 finishes: 7 Kyle Busch
Most Kentucky top 10 finishes: 8 Kyle Busch
Best Kentucky average start: 4.9 Brad Keselowski
Best Kentucky average finish: 4.7 Kyle Busch
Most Kentucky laps led: 621 Kyle Busch
Most 1.5-mile track 2nd-place finishes this season: 2 Chase Elliott
Most 1.5-mile track top 5 finishes this season: 4 Ryan Blaney
Top 10 all 5 races on 1.5-mile tracks this season: Brad Keselowski
Best 1.5-mile track average finish this season: 4.8 Ryan Blaney
Most 1.5-mile track laps led this season: 306 Kevin Harvick
Led all 5 races on 1.5-mile tracks this season: Chase Elliott & Joey Logano
2 Finished top 5 Stage 1 & 2 at 2019 Kentucky – Kyle Busch & Joey Logano
1-Kurt Busch: 2019 Kentucky winner – Only win last season
1-Kurt Busch: 2019 Kentucky winner – Closest Kentucky finish (76 Hundredths of a second over Kyle Busch)
2-Brad Keselowski average finish this season – 1.5-mile tracks: 6.8 / All others: 10.5
2-Brad Keselowski: 199 Laps led at Kentucky in 2014 – Most laps led in a Kentucky race
3-Austin Dillon: Finished 14th or better all 5 races on 1.5-mile tracks – 3 Top 10 finishes
3-Austin Dillon average finish this season – 1.5-mile tracks: 8.8 / All others: 21.5
4-Kevin Harvick: 17 Wins on 1.5-mile tracks – Tied for 2nd all-time (Jeff Gordon)
4-Kevin Harvick: 2014 Champion – Winless in 9 Kentucky races
6-Ryan Newman: Finished 9th at Kentucky – Started rear of field (Inspection failure)
9-Chase Elliott: 3 Top 2 finishes last 4 races on 1.5-mile tracks – 1 Win (Charlotte May 28)
9-Chase Elliott average finish this season – 1.5-mile tracks: 7.8 / All others: 15.9
9-Chase Elliott: Finished 8th or better last 4 races on 1.5-mile tracks – Average finish: 3rd
9-Chase Elliott: No laps led at Kentucky – Only track
11-Denny Hamlin finished 5th at Kentucky last season – First of 6 straight top 5 finishes last season
11-Denny Hamlin: 3 Straight top 5 finishes on 1.5-mile – 1 Win (Miami)
12-Ryan Blaney average finish this season – 1.5-mile tracks: 4.8 / All others: 18.5
12-Ryan Blaney: Finished 11th or better all 5 races on 1.5-mile tracks this season – Finished 4th or better last 4 races
18-Kyle Busch: Only driver to finish top 5 in Stage 1, 2 & races at 2019 Kentucky
18-Kyle Busch: 3 Straight Kentucky top 5 finishes
18-Kyle Busch finished on lead lap all 9 Kentucky races
18-Kyle Busch led most laps 4 of 9 Kentucky races – 2 Wins
18-Kyle Busch led most laps last Kentucky race (72) – Finished 2nd
18-Kyle Busch youngest Kentucky winner – 26-Years-old in 2011
19-Martin Truex Jr.: 2 Wins last 3 Kentucky races – Finished 19th last year
19-Martin Truex Jr. only driver to win consecutive Kentucky races (2017 & ’18)
19-Martin Truex Jr. led most laps 2 of last 3 Kentucky races (Won both) – 327 of 541 total laps led (60%)
19-Martin Truex Jr.: Finished 12th or better last 4 races on 1.5-mile tracks – 3 Top 10 finishes
20-Erik Jones: Finished 7th or better last 3 Kentucky races – Finished 3rd last season
22-Joey Logano winless at Kentucky – Passed for final lead change twice including 2019
22-Joey Logano: 3 Straight Kentucky top 10 finishes
22-Joey Logano: 2018 Champion – Winless in 9 Kentucky races
5 Different winners 9 NASCAR Cup Series Kentucky races
First win of season for 1 Kentucky winner – Kurt Busch 2019
Stage 1 winner won all 3 Kentucky races – Martin Truex Jr. (2017 & ’18) & Kurt Busch (2019)
3 Pit road speeding penalties by 3 drivers 2019 Kentucky
Driver starting first won 3 of 9 Kentucky races
Driver starting first failed to lead first lap 4 of 9 Kentucky races
Only 1 Kentucky race won by driver starting outside top 10 – Matt Kenseth started 16th in 2013
3 Won Kentucky & championship in same season – Brad Keselowski 2012, Kyle Busch 2015 & Martin Truex Jr. 2017
Leader of most laps won 5 of 9 Kentucky races
4 Teams won 9 Kentucky races:
Joe Gibbs Racing (3), Team Penske (3), Furniture Row Racing (2) & Chip Ganassi Racing (1)
Hendrick Motorsports winless at Kentucky – Only track
Stewart-Haas Racing winless at Kentucky – 1 of 2 tracks (Charlotte Roval)
2 Kentucky overtime races (2017 & ’19)
Latest point Kentucky winner took lead for first time: Lap 95 (Matt Kenseth 2013)
Only 2 led first lap & won Kentucky – Brad Keselowski (2014) & Martin Truex Jr. (2018)
Most consecutive laps led in a Kentucky race: 89 (Jimmie Johnson 2013)
Oldest Kentucky winner: 41 – Matt Kenseth (2013)
Best Rookie finisher at Kentucky – Erik Jones finished 6th 2017
Most leaders: 12 (2011)
Most lead changes: 20 (2011)
Most cautions: 11 (2015 & ‘16)
Most caution laps: 53 (2016)
Fastest race: 150.454mph (2018)
Final green-flag run 43 laps or longer 5 of last 8 Kentucky races
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES KENTUCKY STATS HIGHLIGHTS
Most wins on 1.5-mile tracks this season: 2 Chase Briscoe
Most 2nd-place finishes on 1.5-mile tracks this season: 2 Austin Cindric
Most top 3 finishes on 1.5-mile tracks this season: 3 Austin Cindric
Most top 5 finishes on 1.5-mile tracks this season: 4 Noah Gragson
Top 10 finishes all 5 races on 1.5-mile tracks this season: Harrison Burton & Ross Chastain
Most laps led on 1.5-mile tracks this season: 221 Austin Cindric
Led all 5 races on 1.5-mile tracks this season: Austin Cindric & Noah Gragson
16 Different winners in 25 NASCAR Xfinity Series Kentucky races
1-Michael Annett: 1 Top 5 finish last 7 Kentucky races – Finished 4th last year
7-Justin Allgaier: Finished 7th at 2019 Kentucky – First of 16 straight top 10 finishes last season
7-Justin Allgaier: 9 Kentucky top 10 finishes – 5 Straight Kentucky top 10 finishes
9-Noah Gragson: Finished 6th at 2019 Kentucky – First of 5 straight top 10 finishes last season
19-Brandon Jones: Finished 26th or worse 4 of 7 Kentucky races – Failed to finish 3 of last 4 Kentucky races
22-Austin Cindric:
Finished 14th at 2019 Kentucky – Pole, finished 2nd in Stage 1, lap 55 crash, finished 20th in Stage 2, 5th caution free pass
39-Ryan Sieg: 1 Top 10 finish in 10 Kentucky races – Finished 9th last year
98-Chase Briscoe: Finished 5th at 2019 Kentucky – First of 9 straight finishes of 8th or better last season
Cole Custer: 2019 Kentucky winner – Car chief ejected for pre-qualifying inspection failures
Kyle Busch only repeat winner in last 10 Kentucky Xfinity Series races (2 Wins) – 8 Others 1 win each
Tyler Reddick (9/17), Christopher Bell (2018) & Cole Custer (2019) won last 3 Kentucky races
First Kentucky win for last 3 winners – Tyler Reddick, Christopher Bell & Cole Custer
Cole Custer, Christopher Bell & Tyler Reddick finished 1-2-3 last Kentucky race
Stage 1 & 2 winner never went on to win Kentucky race
Christopher Bell Stage 1 & 2 winner last Kentucky race – Finished 2nd
6 Won first career race at Kentucky including Ryan Blaney, Austin Dillon & Joey Logano
11 Won first race of season at Kentucky
A remarkable 8 won Kentucky in first try
Most tries before first Kentucky win: Elliott Sadler won in 11th try
Kyle Busch won 3 Kentucky races with 2 different teams – Hendrick Motorsports & Joe Gibbs Racing
24 of 25 Kentucky winners qualified 12th or better – 2 Started rear of field
2 Kentucky winners started rear of field – Kyle Busch (2004) & Christopher Bell (2018)
Winner led 20 or fewer laps in 8 of 25 Kentucky races
Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota won 5 of last 7 Kentucky poles with 4 different drivers – Suarez, Kyle Busch, E. Jones & Benjamin
8 of 25 Kentucky races won from pole
Pole failed to lead any laps in 3 of 25 Kentucky races
Pole failed to lead first lap in 7 of 25 Kentucky races
Most consecutive laps led from start: 81 – Austin Dillon 6/12
Worst qualified position of Kentucky winner (2 Started rear of field): 19th – Brad Keselowski (6/13)
*Kyle Busch started from rear of field 2004 after qualifying 2nd (Backup)
*Christopher Bell started rear of field 2018 after qualifying 12th (Tire change)
Kevin Harvick only driver to win Kentucky & championship in same season (2001)
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 7 times at Kentucky – 1 Win in those 7 races (7/16)
Leader of most laps won 10 of 25 Kentucky races
Winner led first lap in 7 of 25 Kentucky races
Winner took lead for first time on lap 179 or later in 6 Kentucky races
Most consecutive laps led in a Kentucky race: 131 – Kevin Harvick (2001)
11 of last 19 Kentucky winners 23 years old or younger
15 of 25 Kentucky winners 25 years old or younger
Kyle Busch won Kentucky at 19-years-old & 32-years-old
Rookie candidates won 6 of 25 Kentucky races
Best Rookie candidate finished top 10 in 24 of 25 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: 151.728mph (9/17)
Closest Kentucky finish: .036 Seconds (2002) – Todd Bodine over Greg Biffle
Final 104 laps run under green in 2 of last 3 Kentucky races