NASCAR Phoenix Sunday, October 30, 2022
PHOENIX RACEWAY NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS
1-ROSS CHASTAIN
First Championship 4
Finished 2nd at Las Vegas, 2nd at Miami & 4th at Martinsville (2nd into Martinsville +19)
Best finisher of Championship 4 in 7 races this season – 1 Time in Playoff races
9-CHASE ELLIOTT
3rd Championship 4 – 2020 Champion
Finished 21st at Las Vegas, 14th at Miami & 10th at Martinsville (3rd into Martinsville +11)
Best finisher of Championship 4 in 8 races this season – 2 Times in Playoff races
20-CHRISTOPHER BELL
First Championship 4
Finished 34th at Las Vegas, 11th at Miami & Martinsville winner (7th into Martinsville -33)
Best finisher of Championship 4 in 8 races this season – 3 Times in Playoff races
22-JOEY LOGANO
5th Championship 4 – 2018 Champion
Las Vegas winner, 18th at Miami & 6th at Martinsville
Best finisher of Championship 4 in 12 races this season – 3 Times in Playoff races
1-ROSS CHASTAIN
8 Phoenix NCS races – Best finish: 2nd (March)
Finished 2nd at Phoenix March – Started 17th, finished 18th in Stage 1 & 7th in Stage 2, 222 of 312 laps in top 10
9-CHASE ELLIOTT
13 Phoenix NCS races – 1 Win (11/20)
Finished 11th at Phoenix March – Started 19th, finished 3rd in Stage 1 & 2nd in Stage 2, 50 laps led, lap 304 spin
20-CHRISTOPHER BELL
5 Phoenix NCS races – Best finish: 9th (3/21 & 11/21)
Finished 26th at Phoenix March – Started 4th, finished 6th in Stage 1 & 29th in Stage 2, lap 119 spin
22-JOEY LOGANO
27 Phoenix NCS races – 2 Wins (11/16 & 3/20)
Finished 8th at Phoenix March – Started 10th, finished top 10 in Stage 1 & 2, 4 laps led
Phoenix March
Chase Briscoe
Phoenix 3/22 winner –
Started 6th, finished 2nd in Stage 1 & 8th in Stage 2, 101 laps led including final 24, avg. running pos.: 4.7, only 2 laps outside top 10
Winner pit stops: Chase Briscoe (6 Stops) Lap 28, 64, 121, 189, 225, 288
Chase Briscoe: 19 of first 229 laps led – 82 of final 83 laps led
Longest green flag run: 61 Laps (126-186)
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: William Byron (1st & 4th), Chase Elliott (3rd & 2nd)
Speeding:
Blaney (4th), Kyle Busch (7th), Suarez (9th), Hamlin (13th), McDowell (27th), Stenhouse Jr. (28th), McLeod (33rd), LaJoie (36th)
Best free pass finisher: Ty Dillon (15th)
Rear of field: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (28th), Harrison Burton (29th), Kyle Larson (34th)
Best Hendrick: Chase Elliott (11th)
Best Gibbs: Kyle Busch (7th)
Best Stewart-Haas: Chase Briscoe (1st)
Best Penske: Ryan Blaney (4th)
Phoenix March
Winner Chase Briscoe – Best previous Phoenix finish: 22nd
2nd-Place Ross Chastain – Best previous Phoenix finish: 14th
3rd-Place Tyler Reddick – Best previous Phoenix finish: 19th
4th-Place Ryan Blaney – 4th Straight Phoenix top 10 finish (Finished 4th last 2 Phoenix races)
5th-Place Kurt Busch – First top 5 finish last 11 Phoenix races
6th-Place Kevin Harvick – Record-tying 18th straight Phoenix top 10 finish
7 Different winners last 7 Phoenix races
First Phoenix win last 4 winners – Chase Elliott, Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Larson & Chase Briscoe
Phoenix 11/21
Kyle Larson
Phoenix 11/21 winner – Pole, finished 5th in Stage 1 & Stage 2 winner, 7 times led for 107 laps (most), champion
Winner pit stops: Kyle Larson (7 Stops) 8, 79, 131, 156, 193, 251, 285 (All under caution)
Longest green flag run: 56 Laps (21-76)
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Larson (5th & 1st), Truex Jr. (1st & 4th), Hamlin (4th & 3rd), Elliott (3rd & 2nd)
Speeding: Almirola (6th), Kurt Busch (16th), McLeod (27th), Starr (33rd), Hill (38th)
Rear of field: Bilicki (30th), Hill (38th)
Best Hendrick: Kyle Larson (1st)
Best Gibbs: Martin Truex Jr. (2nd)
Best Stewart-Haas: Aric Almirola (6th)
Best Penske: Ryan Blaney (4th)
28 Different winners in 52 NASCAR Cup Series Phoenix races
11 Different winners 18 Phoenix Playoff races
15 Won season finale & championship in same season including last 8
7 Won final 2 races to finish season – 2 Won first race the following season
7 Different winners last 7 Phoenix races –
Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, Chase Elliott, Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Larson & Chase Briscoe
First Phoenix win last 4 winners – Chase Elliott, Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Larson & Chase Briscoe
Joe Gibbs Racing won 4 of 8 Phoenix races since start/finish line moved –
Kyle Busch 2, Denny Hamlin 1 & Martin Truex Jr. 1
Kevin Harvick: Last win with Childress – Phoenix 11/10/13 / First win with Stewart-Haas – Phoenix 3/2/14
Kyle Busch only repeat winner last 11 Phoenix races (2 Wins) – 9 Others 1 win each
Hendrick Motorsports: 2 Wins last 4 Phoenix races – Winless previous 9 Phoenix races
Hendrick Motorsports won 12 Phoenix races with 8 different drivers
Martin Truex Jr. won first Phoenix race in 31st try (3/21) – Most of all drivers
Alan Kulwicki & Tony Stewart only drivers to win Phoenix in first try
Worst official start position of Phoenix winner: 29th – Ricky Rudd 1995 (Chase Elliott started rear of field 11/20)
Kevin Harvick only driver to win 4 straight Phoenix races – 11/13, 3/14, 11/14 & 3/15
Last to win back-to-back Phoenix races: Kyle Busch 11/18 & 3/19
Defending NASCAR Cup Series champion swept both Phoenix races once – Jimmie Johnson 2008
Last defending champion to win Phoenix: Kevin Harvick (2014 Champion & 3/15 winner)
9 Phoenix races finished in Overtime – Leader at scheduled distance won 7 times
Both Joey Logano Phoenix wins were Overtime races
2 Shortened Phoenix races – Rusty Wallace (1998) & Dale Earnhardt Jr. (11/15)
23 Won first race of the season at Phoenix
3 Won first career race at Phoenix – Alan Kulwicki 1988, Bobby Hamilton 1996 & Chase Briscoe 3/22
2 Rookie of the Year contenders won Phoenix – Tony Stewart 1999 & Kyle Busch 11/05
Chevrolet leads with 25 Phoenix wins
Ford: 18 Phoenix wins / Toyota: 7 Phoenix wins
Champion raced Chevrolet to championship 12 of 18 seasons in Playoff era
Champion raced Toyota to championship 3 of last 7 seasons
Champion raced Ford to championship only 2 seasons in Playoff era – 2004 Kurt Busch & 2018 Joey Logano
Closest Phoenix finish: .010 Seconds (3/16) Kevin Harvick over Carl Edwards
Stage 1 winner went on to win only 1 of 11 Phoenix races
Bobby Allison leads all with 5 season finale wins
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
1988 Phoenix Alan Kulwicki won for the first time in his career in the first race at Phoenix
Jeff Gordon tied Dale Earnhardt with 76 wins 4/07 & Cale Yarborough with 83 wins 2/11
Phoenix 3/18 Kevin Harvick passed Tony Stewart all-time Stewart-Haas Racing wins
Phoenix 4/09 Mark Martin won at 50-years-old driving for Hendrick Motorsports
PHOENIX RACEWAY NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS
7-JUSTIN ALLGAIER
5th Championship 4
Finished 3rd at Las Vegas, 10th at Miami & 5th at Martinsville (5th into Martinsville -5)
Best finisher of Championship 4 in 5 races this season – 0 Times in Playoff races
8-JOSH BERRY
First Championship 4
Las Vegas winner, 11th at Miami & 20th at Martinsville
Best finisher of Championship 4 in 6 races this season – 2 Times in Playoff races
9-NOAH GRAGSON
2nd Championship 4
Finished 2nd at Las Vegas, Miami winner & 4th at Martinsville
Best finisher of Championship 4 in 12 races this season – 2 Times in Playoff races
54-TY GIBBS
First Championship 4
Finished 4th at Las Vegas, 2nd at Miami & Martinsville winner (3rd into Martinsville +30)
Best finisher of Championship 4 in 9 races this season – 2 Times in Playoff races
7-JUSTIN ALLGAIER
24 Phoenix NXS races – 2 Wins (3/17 & 11/19)
Finished 10th at Phoenix March – Started rear of field, finished 6th in Stage 1 & 2nd in Stage 2, 5 laps led, last lead lap finisher
8-JOSH BERRY
2 Phoenix NXS races – Best finish: 3rd (March)
Finished 3rd at Phoenix March – Started rear of field, finished 9th in Stage 1 & 5th in Stage 2, lap 55 spun Ty Gibbs
9-NOAH GRAGSON
7 Phoenix NXS races – 1 Win (March)
Phoenix March winner – Started 2nd, finished 2nd in Stage 1 & Stage 2 winner, 7 times led for 114 laps (most)
54-TY GIBBS
2 Phoenix NXS races – Best finish: 2nd (3/21)
Finished 6th at Phoenix March – Started 3rd, finished 5th in Stage 1 & 24th in Stage 2, lap 55 spin
22 Different Winners in 41 NASCAR Xfinity Series Phoenix Races
7 Times drivers won season finale & championship in same year –
1983 Sam Ard, 2009 Kyle Busch, 2016 Daniel Suarez, 2018 Tyler Reddick,
2019 Tyler Reddick, 2020 Austin Cindric & 2021 Daniel Hemric
3 Lead changes last 3 laps at Phoenix 11/21 – Daniel Hemric winner
Joe Nemechek leads all with 3 season finale wins
2 Won first career race at Phoenix – Sam Hornish Jr. 11/11 & Daniel Hemric 11/21
Brad Keselowski won first Phoenix race in 16th try – Most of all drivers
Justin Allgaier won first Phoenix race in 14th try
Greg Biffle & Jeff Gordon only drivers to win Phoenix in first try
10 of 41 won Phoenix from pole
Driver starting first failed to win last 11 Phoenix races
Worst start position of Phoenix winner: 38th – Christopher Bell 11/18
Only 4 of 41 Phoenix races won by drivers starting outside top 10
Only 4 drivers won a Phoenix race & championship in same season –
Kevin Harvick (2006), William Byron (2017), Austin Cindric (2020) & Daniel Hemric (2021)
11 Phoenix races finished in Overtime – Leader at scheduled distance won 8
Last 2 Phoenix Championship races ended in Overtime – Leader at scheduled distance failed to win
Leader of most laps failed to win 4 of last 6 Phoenix races
First win of season for 15 Phoenix winners
4 Rookie of the Year candidates won Phoenix –
Greg Biffle 2001, Carl Edwards 11/05, William Byron 11/17 & Christopher Bell 11/18
Ford leads with 15 Phoenix wins
Most lead changes: 16 (11/20 & 3/22)
Most leaders: 8 (2001)
Most cautions: 14 (4/05)
Most caution laps: 67 (4/05)
Justin Allgaier: 2 Phoenix wins (3/17 & 11/19) – First win with JR Motorsports 3/17
Kyle Busch (Phoenix) & Mark Martin (Rockingham) record 11 wins at a single track