NASCAR Richmond Sunday, September 5, 2021
RICHMOND NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS
Richmond April
Alex Bowman
Richmond April winner – Started 24th, finished 7th in Stage 1 & 4th in Stage 2, lap 240 uncontrolled tire, only led final 10 laps
Winner pit stops: Alex Bowman (8 Stops) 32, 84, 137 (Green), 185 (Green), 240, 290 (Green), 340 (Green), 383
Longest green flag run: 134 Laps (248-381)
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Denny Hamlin (1st & 1st), Martin Truex Jr. (2nd & 2nd), Joey Logano (3rd & 3rd)
Rear of field: None
Best Hendrick: Alex Bowman 1st
Best Gibbs: Denny Hamlin 2nd
Best Stewart-Haas: Aric Almirola 6th
Best Team Penske: Joey Logano 3rd
Joe Gibbs Racing: 315 of 400 laps led at Richmond – All 4 finished 8th or better
2020 Richmond
Brad Keselowski:
2020 Richmond winner – Started 9th, finished 4th in Stage 1 & Stage 2 winner, 192 laps led (most), avg. running pos.: 2.5
Winner pit stops & lap: Brad Keselowski (6 Stops) 33, 84, 162, 239, 294, 342
Longest green flag run: 157 Laps (244-400)
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Austin Dillon (2nd & 2nd), Joey Logano (3rd & 4th), Brad Keselowski (4th & 1st)
Speeding: 5 – Austin Dillon (4th), Denny Hamlin, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ty Dillon & Jimmie Johnson
Rear of field: 2 – Kyle Busch (6th), Christopher Bell (15th)
Best Hendrick: 5th Chase Elliott
Best Gibbs: 2nd Martin Truex Jr.
Best Stewart-Haas: 7th Kevin Harvick
Best Penske: 1st Brad Keselowski
Only 1 finished top 5 all 3 short track races this season: Denny Hamlin (Finished top 3 all 3 races)
3 Finished top 10 all 3 short track races this season: William Byron, Denny Hamlin & Joey Logano
Most short track laps led this season: 484 – Denny Hamlin
11-Denny Hamlin
Finished 2nd at Richmond April – Started 2nd, Stage 1 & 2 winner, 6 times led for 207 laps, 55 points scored (most), passed for final lead change
22-Joey Logano
Finished 3rd at Richmond April – Started 5th, finished 3rd in Stage 1 & 2, 49 laps led
20-Christopher Bell
Finished 4th at Richmond April – Started 8th, finished 6th in Stage 1 & 9th in Stage 2, 3rd caution free pass
19-Martin Truex Jr.
Finished 5th at Richmond April – Started 1st, finished 2nd in Stage 1 & 2, 107 laps led, lap 294 pit road speeding
10-Aric Almirola
Finished 6th at Richmond April – Started 22nd, finished 12th in Stage 1 & 10th in Stage 2
24-William Byron
Finished 7th at Richmond April – Started 4th, finished 4th in Stage 1 & 8th in Stage 2
18-Kyle Busch
Finished 8th at Richmond April – Started 10th, finished 11th in Stage 1 & 7th in Stage 2, lap 294 pit road speedway & free pass final caution
21-Matt DiBenedetto
Finished 9th at Richmond April – Started 16th, finished 18th in Stage 1 & 6th in Stage 2
3-Austin Dillon
Finished 10th at Richmond April – Started 11th, finished 8th in Stage 1 & 11th in Stage 2
Richmond wins:
Kyle Busch 6
Denny Hamlin & Kevin Harvick 3
Kurt Busch, Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano & Martin Truex Jr. 2
Alex Bowman, Kyle Larson & Ryan Newman 1
Chase Elliott only champion competing winless at Richmond / 11 Richmond races – Best finish: 2nd (4/18)
Richmond pit road speeding penalties:
4/17: 4 9/17: 3 4/18: 5 9/18: 4 4/19: 3 9/19: 6 2020: 5 4/21: 2
Richmond commitment line violations:
4/17: 6 9/17: 0 4/18: 3 9/18: 3 4/19: 1 9/19: 1 2020: 4 4/21: 1
11-Denny Hamlin: Led most laps Richmond April (207) – Finished 2nd
11-Denny Hamlin: Stage 1 & 2 winner Richmond April – Finished 2nd
18-Kyle Busch: 6 Richmond wins – 5 in spring race & 1 in fall (2018)
18-Kyle Busch: 6 Richmond wins – 3 Crew chiefs (3 Dave Rogers, 2 Adam Stevens & 1 Steve Addington)
18-Kyle Busch: Passed for final lead change 6 times at Richmond
19-Martin Truex Jr.: 2 Wins last 4 Richmond races (4/19 & 9/19) – Winless previous 26 Richmond races
19-Martin Truex Jr. led most laps 5 of last 9 Richmond races – 2 Wins (4/19 & 9/19)
53 Different winners in 129 NASCAR Cup Series Richmond races
31 Different winners in 65 NASCAR Cup Series Richmond .75-mile track races
Kyle Busch & Rusty Wallace tied for most with 6 wins on .75-mile track
Kyle Busch (2) & Martin Truex Jr. (2) won 4 of last 6 Richmond races
Joe Gibbs Racing won 7 of last 11 Richmond races with 5 different drivers –
Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin & Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing won 4 of last 6 Richmond races – Kyle Busch 2 & Martin Truex Jr. 2
Joe Gibbs Racing (7) & Team Penske (4) won 11 of last 14 Richmond races
Todd Gordon: 2 Richmond wins – Joey Logano 4/14 & 4/17
Paul Wolfe: 1 Richmond win – Brad Keselowski 9/14
Jeremy Bullins: 1 Richmond win – Brad Keselowski 2020
Team wins:
Gibbs 16, Hendrick 11, Childress 9, Penske 9, Roush 5, Stewart-Haas 1, Ganassi 1
Joe Gibbs Racing: 16 Richmond wins (Tied for most – Pocono) – 8 Different crew chiefs
7 of 65 races won from pole on Richmond .75-mile track
Stage 1 winner only won Richmond once – Martin Truex Jr. 9/19
Stage 2 winner only won Richmond once – Brad Keselowski 2020
11 Richmond season sweeps – 8 Went on to win championship
1 of 129 Richmond races settled by last lap pass (4/16) – Carl Edwards passed Kyle Busch
Worst official starting position of Richmond winner: 32nd – Kyle Busch 4/18
*Joey Logano won Richmond from rear of field 4/17 (Transmission)
*Kyle Busch won Richmond from rear of field 9/18 (Unapproved adjustments)
6 Won first race of season in Richmond fall race – Last: 2004 Jeremy Mayfield
Last to win a Richmond race & championship in same season: Jimmie Johnson 9/08
Mid-race leader failed to win last 9 Richmond races
5 Won first career NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond
5 Richmond Overtime races (5/08, 4/13, 9/16, 9/17 & 4/18)
RICHMOND NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS
36 Different winners in 74 Richmond Xfinity Series races
Justin Allgaier won last 2 Richmond races
Harry Gant & Kevin Harvick lead all with 3 consecutive Richmond wins – Justin Allgaier won last 2 Richmond races
Justin Allgaier led most laps winning last 2 Richmond races
7 Won Richmond for first time in first try – Kurt & Kyle Busch, Edwards, Hamilton, Houston, Lindley & Martin
13 Won Richmond for first time in 1st or 2nd try
Justin Allgaier won Richmond for first time in 19th try (9/11/20) – Most of all drivers
6 Won first career Xfinity Series race at Richmond – Last: Robby Gordon (9/04)
Worst starting position of Richmond winner: 39th – Carl Edwards 9/09
7 Richmond Overtime races – Leader at scheduled distance won 5
4 Richmond Xfinity Series races settled by last lap pass