NASCAR Phoenix Sunday, November 3, 2024
Phoenix NASCAR Cup Series Stats Highlights
12-RYAN BLANEY
Best finisher of Championship 4 in 3 of 9 Phoenix races all 4 competed against each other
18th Phoenix NCS race (431 Laps led) – Best finish: 2nd (11/22, 3/23 & 11/23)
Finished 5th at Phoenix 3/24 – Started 16th, finished top 10 in Stage 1 & 2, avg. running pos.: 9.2
Finished 2nd at Phoenix 11/23 – 2023 NASCAR Cup Series champion
Finished 5th at Phoenix March – 3rd of 3 straight top 5 finishes this season
Finished 6th or better last 5 Phoenix Playoff races – 4 Top 5 finishes
6 Straight Phoenix top 5 finishes – Finished 2nd in 3 of last 4 races
12 Phoenix top 10 finishes – 8 Straight top 10 finishes
12 Phoenix top 10 finishes – Tied for most (Martinsville)
431 Phoenix laps led – Most of winless drivers
22-JOEY LOGANO
Best finisher of Championship 4 in 4 of 9 Phoenix races all 4 competed against each other (Most of Championship 4)
32nd Phoenix NCS race (908 Laps led) – 3 Wins (11/16, 3/20 & 11/22)
Finished 34th at Phoenix March – Lap 205 crash
3 Wins last 16 Phoenix races – 5 Top 3 finishes in last 16 Phoenix races
Only repeat winner last 11 Phoenix races (2 Wins) – 9 Others 1 win each
8 Phoenix top 5 finishes – 4 Top 3 finishes last 9 races
24-WILLIAM BYRON
Best finisher of Championship 4 in 1 of 9 Phoenix races all 4 competed against each other
14th Phoenix NCS race (186 Laps led) – 1 Win (3/23)
Finished 18th at Phoenix 3/24 – Started 5th, finished 6th in Stage 1 & 4th in Stage 2, avg. running pos.: 9.2
Finished 4th at Phoenix 11/23 – Finished 3rd of Championship 4
7 Phoenix top 10 finishes – Finished 6th or better 3 of last 4 Phoenix races
15 Laps led at Phoenix 3/18 – First NCS race led
2017 Phoenix NXS Playoff race winner (19-Years-old) – Went on to win championship
Phoenix NXS pole winner 3/17 – First pole in 4th career race
45-TYLER REDDICK
Best finisher of Championship 4 in 1 of 9 Phoenix races all 4 competed against each other
10th Phoenix NCS race (72 Laps led) – Best finish: 3rd (3/22 & 3/23)
Finished 10th at Phoenix 3/24 – Started 6th, Stage 1 winner & finished 2nd in Stage 2, 68 laps led, avg. running pos.: 4.7 (Best)
3 Top 10 finishes last 5 Phoenix races – Finished 3rd twice
8 Different winners last 8 Phoenix races –
Chase Elliott, Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Larson, Chase Briscoe,
Joey Logano, William Byron, Ross Chastain & Christopher Bell
First Phoenix win 7 of last 8 Phoenix winners –
Chase Elliott, Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Larson, Chase Briscoe, William Byron, Ross Chastain & Christopher Bell
10 Different winners in 12 Phoenix races since start/finish line moved
12 Different winners 20 Phoenix Playoff races
5 Different teams won last 5 Phoenix races – Stewart-Haas, Penske, Hendrick, Trackhouse & Gibbs
Joey Logano only repeat winner last 11 Phoenix races (2 Wins) – 9 Others 1 win each
Hendrick Motorsports won 13 Phoenix races with 9 different drivers
Leader of most laps failed to win last 5 Phoenix March 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 / 3/24: 1
Phoenix 3/24
Christopher Bell
Phoenix March winner – Started 13th, finished 13th in Stage 1 & Stage 2 winner, 50 laps led, lap 190 right rear pit issue
Winner pit stops: Christopher Bell – 4 Stops 65, 116 (G), 190, 217
Stage 1 winner: Tyler Reddick 10th
Stage 2 winner: Christopher Bell 1st
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Tyler Reddick (1st & 2nd), Denny Hamlin (3rd & 3rd)
Most points scored: 50 Christopher Bell 1st
Passed for final lead change: Martin Truex Jr. 7th
Winner final laps led: Christopher Bell 41
Lead changes: 10
Cautions: 6
Failed to finish: 4
Longest green run: 117 Laps (Lap 70-186)
Best free pass finisher: Kyle Busch 22nd
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Harrison Burton 27th
Best starting rear of field finisher: Josh Berry 26th
Best Hendrick: Kyle Larson 14th
Best Gibbs: Christopher Bell 1st
Best Stewart-Haas: Chase Briscoe 9th
Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 5th
Laps Led – Toyota: 298 (5 Drivers), Ford: 14 (1 Driver), Chevrolet 0
Phoenix 11/23
Ross Chastain
Phoenix winner – Started 8th, finished 3rd in Stage 1 & 2nd in Stage 2, 157 laps led
Winner pit stops: Ross Chastain – 5 Stops 64, 112, 189, 241 (G), 277
Stage 1 winner: William Byron 4th
Stage 2 winner: Chris Buescher 5th
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: William Byron 1st & 4th, Kevin Harvick 2nd & 3rd, Ross Chastain 3rd & 2nd
Most points scored: 57 Ross Chastain 1st
Passed for final lead change: Denny Hamlin 8th
Winner final laps led: Ross Chastain 31
Cautions: 4
Failed to finish: 1 Christopher Bell
Longest green run: 82 Laps (Lap 194-275)
Best free pass finisher: Chase Elliott 16th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Joey Logano 18th
Best starting rear of field finisher: Brad Keselowski 15th
Best Hendrick: Kyle Larson 3rd
Best Gibbs: Martin Truex Jr. 6th
Best Stewart-Haas: Kevin Harvick 7th
Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 2nd
Phoenix NASCAR Xfinity Series Stats Highlights
00-COLE CUSTER
10th Phoenix NXS race (201 Laps led) – 1 Win (11/23)
Finished 5th at Phoenix 3/24 – Pole, finished 2nd in Stage 1 & Stage 2 winner, 61 laps led
Phoenix 11/23 winner – Started 7th, finished 2nd in Stage 1 & Stage 2 winner, 96 laps led, champion
Finished 8th or better 7 of last 8 Phoenix races – 4 Top 5 finishes
Finished 12th or better last 8 Phoenix races – 7 Top 10 finishes
Finished on lead lap all 9 Phoenix races (1807 Laps complete) – 201 Phoenix laps led
7-JUSTIN ALLGAIER
29th Phoenix NXS race (596 Laps led) – 2 Wins (3/17 & 11/19)
Finished 29th at Phoenix 3/24 – Started 5th, finished 3rd in Stage 1 & 2nd in Stage 2, 52 laps led, lap 196 crash
22 Wins with JR Motorsports (Most all-time) – First win with JR Motorsports: Phoenix 3/17
18 Phoenix top 10 finishes – Tied for most (Las Vegas)
18 Phoenix top 10 finishes – 6 Top 10 finishes last 8 races
29th Phoenix race – Tied for most all-time (Jeremy Clements)
Running at finish 26 of 28 Phoenix races – Failed to finish 3/23 (Crash) & 3/24 (Crash)
16-AJ ALLMENDINGER
8th Phoenix NXS race (5 Laps led) – Best finish: 5th (3/21 & 11/22)
Finished 18th at Phoenix 3/24 – Started 10th, finished outside top 10 in Stage 1 & 2, first driver 1-lap down
Finished 7th or better 3 of last 5 Phoenix races – Finished 5th twice
21-AUSTIN HILL
6th Phoenix NXS race (43 Laps led) – Best finish: 4th (March)
Finished 4th at Phoenix 3/24 – Started 15th, finished 13th in Stage 1 & 10th in Stage 2, lap 144 involved in crash
Finished 9th or better last 4 Phoenix races – 1 Top 5 finish
7 Different winners last 7 Phoenix races –
Austin Cindric, Daniel Hemric, Noah Gragson, Ty Gibbs, Sammy Smith, Cole Custer & Chandler Smith
Last 6 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) & Chandler Smith (3/24)
Justin Allgaier: 2 Phoenix wins (3/17 & 11/19) – First win with JR Motorsports 3/17
Jeff Meendering: 3 Phoenix wins with 3 different drivers – Brandon Jones, Sammy Smith & Chandler Smith
Joe Gibbs Racing: 17 Phoenix wins – 8 Different drivers
3 Won first career race at Phoenix – Sam Hornish Jr. 11/11, Daniel Hemric 11/21 & Sammy Smith 3/23
Driver starting first won only 1 of last 15 Phoenix races – Ty Gibbs (11/22)
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
Phoenix wins:
Joe Gibbs Racing: 17; JR Motorsports: 4; Richard Childress Racing: 3; Stewart-Haas Racing: 1; Kaulig Racing: 0