NASCAR New Hampshire Sunday, July 11, 2021
NEW HAMPSHIRE NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS
Brad Keselowski:
2020 New Hampshire winner – Started 4th, finished 5th in Stage 1 & Stage 2 winner, 184 laps led (most)
2 Finished top 5 in 2020 New Hampshire Stage 1 & 2 – Denny Hamlin (1st & 2nd), Brad Keselowski (5th & 1st)
4-Kevin Harvick: 4 New Hampshire wins – 3 Wins last 6 New Hampshire races (Winless previous 19)
18-Kyle Busch: 3 New Hampshire wins – 2 Wins last 9 New Hampshire races (Winless previous 17)
18-Kyle Busch led most laps 2 of last 4 New Hampshire races – Winner 9/17 & Finished 8th 2019
18-Kyle Busch led most laps 3 of last 7 New Hampshire races
24 Different winners in 49 NASCAR Cup Series New Hampshire races
2020: 22 Lead changes – Most in last 34 New Hampshire races
2020: 11 Cautions for 52 laps – Most in last 9 New Hampshire races
Stage 1 winner winless in 5 New Hampshire races
Drivers won first race of season 18 times at New Hampshire
5 Won first career race at New Hampshire – Joe Nemechek, Robby Gordon, Ryan Newman, Clint Bowyer & Joey Logano
2 Rookies won New Hampshire races – Ryan Newman 9/02 & Joey Logano 6/09
Winner took lead for first time after lap 200 in 11 New Hampshire races
Winner led first lap in 7 New Hampshire races
6 New Hampshire races won from pole – Ryan Newman only driver to win more than once from pole (2)
1 Winner from pole last 16 New Hampshire races – Kyle Busch 9/17
9 New Hampshire winners from front-row start position – Only 1 in last 14 races (Kyle Busch 9/17)
Worst start position of New Hampshire winner: 38th – Jeff Burton 7/99
Leader of most laps failed to win 8 of last 10 New Hampshire races
Leader at 10 to go mark failed to win 13 of 49 New Hampshire races
4 Shortened races at New Hampshire won by 4 different drivers
2 Rescheduled New Hampshire races
4 Overtime finishes at New Hampshire – Leader at scheduled distance won all 4
Most tries before first New Hampshire win: Matt Kenseth won in 28th try (9/13)
Rusty Wallace only driver to win New Hampshire in first try (7/93)
Chevrolet leads all manufacturers with 19 New Hampshire wins – 1 Win last 14 races (Kevin Harvick 9/16)
9 New Hampshire wins by Toyota – Toyota won 8 of last 14 races
Ford won last 3 New Hampshire races
NEW HAMPSHIRE NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS
26 Different winners in 33 NASCAR Xfinity Series New Hampshire races
Kyle Busch (6), Christopher Bell (2) & Brad Keselowski (2) only drivers to win more than one New Hampshire race
Joe Gibbs Racing won 10 of last 12 New Hampshire races including last 5
6 of last 8 New Hampshire races won from pole – Last 8 won from front-row starting position
7 New Hampshire races won by driver leading first lap including last 4 races
Winner took lead for first time on lap 140 or later in 8 races scheduled for 200 laps
Most tries before first New Hampshire win: Mike McLaughlin won in 11th try
Tommy Ellis & Christopher Bell only drivers to win New Hampshire in first try
Christopher Bell won both New Hampshire races he competed – 2018 & ‘19
9 New Hampshire races won from pole including 6 of last 8
Pole finished top 2 last 8 races
Kyle Busch leads all with 3 New Hampshire wins from pole
Worst start position of New Hampshire winner: 26th – Buckshot Jones 5/98
Drivers won first race of season at New Hampshire 9 times
2 Won first career race at New Hampshire – Derrike Cope 5/94 & Bobby Hamilton Jr. 5/02
Toyota leads all manufacturers with 10 New Hampshire wins
Chevrolet: No wins last 12 New Hampshire races
Ford: 1 Win last 13 New Hampshire races – Brad Keselowski 2014
Toyota won 10 of last 12 New Hampshire races