NASCAR Phoenix Sunday, March 3, 2024
Phoenix NASCAR Cup Series Stats Highlights
Top 5 both Phoenix races last season: Ryan Blaney 2nd & 2nd, William Byron 1st & 4th, Kyle Larson 4th & 3rd
Top 10 both Phoenix races last season: 4
Ryan Blaney, William Byron, Kevin Harvick (21st consecutive Phoenix top 10 finish) & Kyle Larson
Ryan Blaney: 7 Straight Phoenix top 10 finishes – Finished 4th or better last 5 Phoenix races (Finished 2nd last 3 races)
William Byron: Finished 6th or better last 3 Phoenix races – 2 Straight top 5 finishes
Kyle Larson: Finished 9th or better last 3 Phoenix races – 2 Straight top 5 finishes
William Byron
Phoenix 3/23 winner – Started 3rd, Stage 1 winner & finished 2nd in Stage 2, 64 laps led, 2 to go took lead for final time
Ross Chastain
Phoenix 11/23 winner – Started 8th, finished 3rd in Stage 1 & 2nd in Stage 2, 157 laps led
7 Different winners last 7 Phoenix races –
Chase Elliott, Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Larson, Chase Briscoe, Joey Logano, William Byron & Ross Chastain
First Phoenix win 6 of last 7 Phoenix winners –
Chase Elliott, Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Larson, Chase Briscoe, William Byron & Ross Chastain
Joey Logano only repeat winner last 10 Phoenix races (2 Wins) – 8 Others 1 win each
Hendrick Motorsports won 13 Phoenix races with 9 different drivers
Hendrick Motorsports: 3 Wins last 7 Phoenix races (3 Different drivers) – Winless previous 9 Phoenix races
Leader of most laps failed to win last 4 Phoenix March races
Stage 2 winner failed to win last 4 Phoenix races
Phoenix pit road speeding penalties:
11/18: 10 / 3/19: 3 / 11/19: 8 / 3/20: 6 / 11/20: 5 / 3/21: 11 / 11/21: 6 / 3/22: 8 / 11:22: 4 / 3/23: 10 / 11/23: 7
Phoenix NASCAR Xfinity Series Stats Highlights
Top 5 both Phoenix races last season: Sheldon Creed 3rd & 2nd, Riley Herbst 4th & 4th
Top 10 both Phoenix races last season: 6
Josh Berry, Sheldon Creed, Riley Herbst, Austin Hill, Chandler Smith & Sammy Smith
Sheldon Creed: Finished 6th or better last 3 Phoenix races – 2 Straight top 3 finishes
Riley Herbst: Finished 7th or better last 3 Phoenix races – Finished 4th last 2 races
Austin Hill: Finished 9th or better last 3 Phoenix races – Finished 7th last 2 races
Sammy Smith: Finished top 10 all 3 Phoenix races – 1 Win (3/23)
6 Different winners last 6 Phoenix races –
Austin Cindric, Daniel Hemric, Noah Gragson, Ty Gibbs, Sammy Smith & Cole Custer
Last 5 winners all first-time Phoenix winners –
Daniel Hemric (11/21), Noah Gragson (3/22), Ty Gibbs (11/22), Sammy Smith (3/23) & Cole Custer (11/23)
Justin Allgaier: 2 Phoenix wins (3/17 & 11/19) – First win with JR Motorsports 3/17
3 Won first career race at Phoenix – Sam Hornish Jr. 11/11, Daniel Hemric 11/21 & Sammy Smith 3/23
5 Rookie of the Year candidates won Phoenix –
Greg Biffle 2001, Carl Edwards 11/05, William Byron 11/17, Christopher Bell 11/18 & Sammy Smith 3/23
Driver starting first won only 1 of last 14 Phoenix races – Ty Gibbs (11/22)
Phoenix wins:
Joe Gibbs Racing: 16; JR Motorsports: 4; Richard Childress Racing: 3; Stewart-Haas Racing: 1; Kaulig Racing: 0
Joe Gibbs Racing: 16 Phoenix wins – 7 Different drivers
Most leaders: 8 (2001 & 3/23)
Most caution laps: 69 (3/23)